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Kinonik movie series revives classic screenings on Exchange
The marquee at the Movies on Exchange Street is lit back up, with a new nonprofit group taking over to bring movies on film to Portland again. The Kinonik movie series opened this past First Friday...
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Maine Dead Project: For them, the music never stopped
For more than 20 years now, local Deadheads have been able to get their jamfix of great cover music performed by talented musicians. That streak stays intact with a formation of a group from several...
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Ogunquit Museum of American Art boasts hidden treasures by the sea
The original Indian settlers of what would become our state named a short stretch of the Atlantic Ocean’s coastline Ogunquit, which means “beautiful place by the sea.” The Ogunquit Museum of American...
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HUD Gaming Lounge a clique-free experience
While most of his classmates were applying to college or frittering away their summer days, Gabe Letourneau was turning his love for gaming into a profitable enterprise. Two years ago, Letourneau...
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Carmen at Merrill: Opera portrays 'sexy femme fatale, a man-eating creature'
Maya Lahyani, a mezzo-soprano who sings the role of Carmen, and Dona D. Vaughn, artistic director at PORTopera for 22 years, previewed the famous Bizet work that combines Spanish flair and iconic...
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The Ossipee Valley Music Festival : 'You get to watch your heroes and your...
The Ossipee Valley Music Festival gets into swing Thursday, July 28 in Hiram. The four-day music jamboree features more than 20 bands from local lore to national renown, including the Ghost of Paul...
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The big hearts of B.A.C.A.: Bikers Against Child Abuse develop a Maine chapter
Bikers Against Child Abuse (B.A.C.A.) International is a 501c3 nonprofit group of volunteer bikers, men and women, that supports child-abuse victims by involving them with an established, united...
View ArticleThe music plays the band: Back stories of a Dead tribute band
They're a band beyond description Like Jehovah's favorite choir. People joining hand in hand While the music plays the band Lord they're setting us on fire. (from “The Music Never Stopped” by The...
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With local support, Krasno's new lead role: You can get blood from a stone
Eric Krasno just jammed with Phil Lesh, original member of The Grateful Dead. Now he’s bringing his musical acumen to Portland to showcase his first solo album, Blood from a Stone. “I’ve been playing...
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A romance behind Moby-Dick? Researcher provides compelling case
When you get your morning coffee, you might not realize that Starbuck’s is named for the first mate in Moby-Dick by Herman Melville. Starbuck is the voice of sanity when confronted by Captain Ahab’s...
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Get your groove on: Jaw Gems testing new album at PHOME Friday
A few years ago, when Jaw Gems played Tuesday nights at Local 188, the crowd was so packed into the Congress Street restaurant that patrons couldn’t really dance so much as groove in the spot they were...
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Rybeck on the Port City: Portland-born novelist explores legacy of places
Benjamin Rybeck was born in Portland and grew up in Falmouth. He went to the University of Southern Maine before moving to Arizona at age 23. It took that move away from his hometown to be able to use...
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'A better connection': Bulgaria Redux brings vibrant dance to Mayo Street
When Mayo Street Arts began its International Heritage Music Series four years ago, they set a high standard for performance value, attendance and community enthusiasm. Kabile, the Bulgarian...
View ArticleHealth through art: Maine Music & Health taps musical interest to spur well...
Students in Jean Davis’s ninth grade Gorham High School English class were assigned a research paper on a topic of their own choosing. It just had to be something they were interested in. “I chose...
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†he Peruvian connection: Portland artist to join indigenous art exhibition
Portland artist Mei Selvage has been invited to participate in an Intercontinental Biennial of Indigenous and Millennial Arts exhibition in Piura, Peru. The Chinese native will travel there from Oct.10...
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Botto's Bakery anchors East Deering: Longtime business adjusts to changing...
When the Korean War ended in 1953, Bob Mathews returned home and began working for Joe Botto, founder of Botto’s Bakery. Mathews managed the store until 1983 when he bought it from Botto, keeping the...
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Farmer's market meals: Outing provides ingredients, people add the spice
We wandered into the Farmers’ Market on Monument Square last Wednesday, tasked with finding a day's worth of meals from the produce here and at the Deering Oaks Saturday market. My friend was going to...
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Greater Portland Landmarks lauding locals: Awards honor passion
Recipients of the Greater Portland Landmarks 2016 Preservation Awards were scheduled to be honored Wednesday, Sept. 28 at the Maine Irish Heritage Center, one of 12 organizations and people being...
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Audio overflow: Waking Windows takes over Portland venues
Waking Windows takes over Congress Street this Saturday, Oct. 1. The all-day audio arts festival hits nine venues with music, comedy and a lit crawl, and runs from noon to the waking hours. The...
View ArticleOn stage at 12: Django By The Sea festival features guitar prodigy
A musical prodigy takes the stage at the second annual Django By The Sea festival in Kittery and Portsmouth on Oct. 6-9. Henry Acker, a 12-year-old guitarist from Massachusetts, will be strutting...
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