Portland artist Aaron Stephan has been making concrete blocks for years, and for about a week, he’s realized an idea he had for them.
Megan Gray
Staff Writer
Megan Gray is an arts and culture reporter at the Portland Press Herald. A Midwest native, she moved to Maine in 2016. She has written about presidential politics and local government, jury trials and jails. Her current beat is her favorite yet, and she loves the stories that take her to behind the scenes to an artist studio or theater backstage. Outside of work, she likes to explore Maine’s hiking trails and coastal islands with her husband, and she definitely wants to pet your dog.
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A city growing in diversity is attracting more diverse theater this summer
Arts residency Hogfish opens ‘CarmXn’ on Wednesday, and Portland Theater Festival is in rehearsals for ‘Sanctuary City.’
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Eat & Run: Smoked food comes in all forms at Meet on the Street
The food truck’s menu includes tacos, sandwiches, rice bowls and dips.
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Excerpts from ‘Rainbow Parenting: Your Guide to Raising Queer Kids and Their Allies’
Lessons for parents and kids at different ages.
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With this wig designer backstage, there will no bad hair days on the set of ‘9 to 5 The Musical’
Kevin S. Foster II designed 40 wigs for the workplace musical comedy, opening this week at Maine State Music Theatre in Brunswick.
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Don’t judge this book by its cover. ‘Rainbow Parenting’ isn’t just for parents.
Lindz Amer, who lives in Maine, wrote this guide to help any adult create a queer- and gender-affirming environment for the kids in their lives.
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New executive director takes the helm at Indigo Arts Alliance
Jordia Benjamin takes over the role from co-founder Marcia Minter, who will focus on development and philanthropy for the nonprofit.
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‘The Jazz Continuum’ celebrates a century of Black American dance
LaTasha Barnes is the creator and artistic director of the work, which will be performed at the Bates Dance Festival this month.
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Theater company hopes to find a home and fill a hole in Boothbay Harbor
Snowlion Repertory, which has been performing in Portland and Freeport since it was founded in 2011, has started fundraising to build a new summer theater up the coast.
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After closure announced last year, curtains to rise again at Hackmatack Playhouse
The Guptill family planned to close the Berwick barn theater last year after 50 summers, but the community response to the news prompted them to reconsider.