The Portland Planning Board discusses options Tuesday to manage vehicular and pedestrian traffic at the proposed Portland Music Hall.
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 filmmaker asked, ‘What does being American mean to you?’ These Mainers answered.
‘Path of Liberty: That Which Unites Us’ is an immersive installation in New York City that features photos and videos of people from across the country.
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OUT Maine plans to send more diverse books across the state
The nonprofit, which is based in Rockland and supports LGBTQ+ youth across the state, got three grants to expand its Read the Rainbow program.
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See the new sculpture coming to City Hall Plaza in Portland
Artist Gillian Christy felt inspired by underwater plant life as she designed this sculpture of winged kelp.
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Bates College Museum of Art hires a new director
Carrie Cushman will come to Maine from Connecticut, starting her job in August.
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Edward Hopper’s watercolor of a Cape Elizabeth landmark fetches $1 million
Sotheby’s sold Hopper’s 1927 painting ‘Spurwink Church’ to an unidentified buyer. The meeting house, the oldest public building in Cape Elizabeth, has been named to the National Registry of Historic Places.
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Musicians asked Portland kids about growing up in Maine. This concert is their answer.
Classical Uprising paired with students from Reiche Elementary and King Middle schools to produce ‘Growing Up in Maine,’ a concert-length piece of music born out of their poetry, interviews and play.
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Maine’s summer dance scene includes ‘Swan Lake,’ South Indian classical and feminist choreography
The Bates Dance Festival in Lewiston will also present a night of dance cinema in partnership with The Flatlands Dance Film Festival.
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Classical music will be everywhere in Maine this summer
Favorite festivals across the state return for another season.
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Summer in Maine will be stocked with theater
Plays, musicals and opera are all on the calendar this season.