Neal Gumpel said the abuse he suffered more than 50 years ago shaped his adult life.
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Stories about life, culture, entertainment and arts from the Portland Press Herald.
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Singer Lucy Dacus to marry fans at her Portland performance
The singer plans to officiate a wedding ceremony during her appearance Sunday at the Back Cove Music and Arts Festival.
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Deep Water: ‘Seagrass Makes a Lovely Bed,’ by Jeri Theriault
Maine poems edited and introduced by Megan Grumbling.
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The Woody Guthrie tapes you weren’t supposed to hear
‘Woody at Home,’ a new CD of some of Woody Guthrie’s last recordings, shows the effect of Huntington’s disease on the singer behind ‘This Land Is Your Land’ and ‘Deportee.’
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In a new biography, a Black writer and intellect gets the consideration he deserves
Bowdoin professor Tess Chakkalakal’s ‘A Matter of Complexion’ gives Charles W. Chesnutt his due and examines his place straddling two distinct literary eras.
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Beverly Hallam’s first posthumous solo show is in a place she loved — the York Public Library
‘Chasing Light’ examines the way photography impacted all aspects of the pioneering artist’s career.
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Her brilliant flower paintings will teach you all about abundance
A traveling exhibition resurrects Rachel Ruysch, an ambitious Dutch painter (and two-time lottery winner) whose intricate still lifes still stun.
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This true story of CIA book smuggling reads like an Ian Fleming novel
Charlie English provides a fascinating account of how the agency smuggled Camus, Orwell and Vonnegut behind the Iron Curtain in ‘The CIA Book Club.’
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Two exhibits in Wiscasset, Kittery showcase extraordinary artists now gone | Column
Joseph Fiore, who died in 2008, and Baxter Koziol, who died in February, both have ongoing retrospectives at galleries in Kittery and Wiscasset.
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Beer and history lovers mingle at Brownstone Brews & Bites
Two hundred people attended an annual summer lawn party July 18 co-hosted by Allagash Brewing Co. and Victoria Mansion as a fundraiser for the 19th-century home-turned-museum on Danforth Street in Portland. “Every penny raised through this event goes right into our mission,” said Victoria Mansion Executive Director Tim Brosnihan. “And we have some major […]