Isabelle St. Cyr wants to use her platform to challenge stereotypes about trans people.
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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‘Chronicle of A Fall’ showcases Bates College’s immersive media studio
The multimedia installation uses video projections and 3D mapping to depict the experience of immigrant workers in the cultural sector in the United States.
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At the Portland Museum of Art, florists offer a fresh perspective
Art in Bloom showcases the work of more than 20 artists creating floral installations in response to specific works on view at the museum.
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Faust meets a climate activist in Snowlion Rep’s new play
Snowlion Repertory Co. is presenting the work this week and next at The Hill Arts.
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Maine cultural organizations reeling from canceled grants, threats to funding
Letters were sent Thursday to recipients of grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities, telling them their grant awards were terminated.
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Cumberland, Fryeburg fairs argue over shared Saturday in September
The overlapping date – Sept. 27 – is now a matter of contention between the 2 longtime events.
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Judge clears way for demolition of former children’s museum
The Portland Museum of Art wants to raze it to make way for a sweeping glass-and-timber expansion on that site, but Greater Portland Landmarks filed a lawsuit last year to save the building at 142 Free St.
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Everything you want to know about going to saunas but were afraid to ask
Don’t sweat the details.
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These are the most popular comics at Portland Public Library
Patrons can find comics and graphic novels in every part of the Portland Public Library. Here are the most popular titles right now by demographic. CHILDREN “Dog Man” series “Wings of Fire” series “Baby-Sitters Club” series TEENS “Lumberjanes” series “Heartstopper” series “Bleach” manga series ADULTS “Monstress” series Any Alison Bechdel memoir Anything in the […]
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New festival at Portland Public Library celebrates the comic arts
The free event – Comic Arts Maine Portland, or CAMP for short – is scheduled for April 5.