As the festival enters its 17th year, local art enthusiasts line up to get their first pick of the art, with proceeds going to three Maine nonprofits.
Life & Culture
Stories about life, culture, entertainment and arts from the Portland Press Herald.
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A Roman water cure — in Portland’s Lincoln Park | Column
Some public spaces remind us to slow down and enjoy the moment.
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Bestsellers: ‘The Correspondent’ and ‘History Matters’ top local lists
Here are the week’s top-selling fiction and nonfiction books at Nonesuch Books & More in South Portland.
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Poet Samaa Abdurraqib looks back while looking ahead
In her new collection, ‘Towards a Retreat,’ she examines foundational experiences and extols the natural world as refuge.
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Read the poem ‘Worms,’ by John Paul Caponigro
Maine poems edited and introduced by Megan Grumbling.
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From Cooper Flagg to L.L.Bean totes, Maine’s influence is everywhere this year | Column
A competitive U.S. Senate race and a Cape Elizabeth native’s hit song are adding to the outsize cultural impact our small state is having.
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Maine Wabanaki artists join Yo-Yo Ma to explore the musical power of water
Portland Ovations will present ‘We Are Water’ on Monday, featuring Passamaquoddy singers Chris Newell and Lauren Stevens.
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‘Swallows’ reveals the ugly, awkward thoughts we’re too ashamed to say
Natsuo Kirino’s novel follows a young woman in Tokyo as she navigates the world of egg donation and surrogacy.
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Guillermo del Toro builds a handsome, grand ‘Frankenstein’ all his own
Instead of a by-the-letter adaptation of Mary Shelley’s novel, this is an interpretation by a filmmaker who has always had a soft spot for the monster.
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Former workers say they reported abuse, neglect at Waterville nursing home
Mount Joseph, now facing a lawsuit over the 2021 death of a resident, has been investigated by the state over complaints of inadequate staffing and alleged abuse.