During this year’s event, which starts Sunday, some eateries are offering appetizer and cocktail pairings for $17.
Ray Routhier
Staff Writer
Ray Routhier has written about pop culture, movies, TV, music and lifestyle trends for the Portland Press Herald since 1993. He is continually fascinated with stories that show the unique character of Maine’s people and places. He’s written about why so many businesses use the made-up word “Mainely” in their names, how you can trace Portland’s history through its various smells and why Mainers lament the loss of Portland-made B&M baked beans. He’s interviewed a wide variety of filmmakers, actors, musicians and authors, including Patrick Dempsey, Tony Shalhoub, Richard Russo, Tess Gerritsen, Tony Bennett, Anna Kendrick, and Stephen King. His passions, besides writing, include baseball history, old movies and “Jeopardy!” A native of Manchester, New Hampshire, he graduated with a degree in political science from the University of New Hampshire. He lives in South Portland with his wife and two children.
Posted inArts & Entertainment
The study of medicine inspires 2 art shows at UNE
Exhibits at galleries in Portland and Biddeford focus on images of the body and the college’s medical programs and tradition.
advertisement
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Local & State
Piñata emoji coming to phones in the fall, thanks to Cumberland designer
Rebecca Blaesing’s idea for a piñata emoji was approved in January.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Do This, Times Record
Small-screen magic takes the State Theatre stage
A live version of the CW Network TV show ‘Masters of Illusion’ will bring its magicians to Portland on Saturday.
Posted inAsk ME, Local & State
Why does Maine have so many towns named for foreign countries and cities?
Mainers in the young United States were thinking globally, honoring nations that had struggled for independence, sent immigrants to help settle the state or were rich in history and culture.
Posted inDo This
Comedy shows make for a very funny Valentine’s
Laugh your heart out at these events around southern Maine, and one just over the border in New Hampshire, on Friday.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, Uncategorized
Service restored after another Spectrum outage
After repairing internet and cable TV outages Friday caused by the ice storm, the company encountered an additional outage Saturday afternoon that it fixed by about 5 p.m.
Posted inLocal & State
Power back on for nearly all CMP customers who lost it in ice storm
Just 131 remained without electricity Saturday night, and the company expected to have most back on line within hours.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
L.L. Bean wades into New York Fashion Week with clothing ‘inspired by the outdoors’
For the first time in its 108-year history, the Freeport retailer had a collection shown on a fashion runway in New York on Wednesday. The clothes will be on sale in the fall.
Posted inArts & Entertainment
Lights, camera, ayuh: These Mainers had a hand in Oscar-nominated movies
From recording sound to providing props, Mainers made contributions to several films up for Academy Awards on Sunday.