James Parker Foley’s second solo exhibition at Sarah Bouchard Gallery opens July 5.
Life & Culture
Stories about life, culture, entertainment and arts from the Portland Press Herald.
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Feds forced to return community paramedicine funding to Maine
The federal grants that were frozen in March have been returned to Maine’s programs.
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7 Maine ski resorts that offer summer fun
With the snow gone, Maine’s ski resorts transition to summer fun with hiking, biking, live music and more.
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This book about shepherding had me at baa
‘The Salt Stones: Seasons of a Shepherd’s Life’ by Helen Whybrow beautifully explores interconnectedness and disruption in nature.
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The New Yorker’s fact-checking started with a testy letter from a Maine poet’s mother
The magazine, which celebrates its 100th anniversary this year, traces its famously rigorous process to a 1927 letter from Edna St. Vincent Millay’s mother, pointing out several errors in a story about her daughter.
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With its architecture memo, the executive branch weighs in on what’s beautiful | Column
The current administration has sworn allegiance to ‘classical architectural heritage.’
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17 places to celebrate the Fourth of July across Maine
Festivities include live music, food trucks, parades, kids’ activities and plenty of fireworks.
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Jason Brown’s latest novel captures the power of place
‘Outermark’ tells the complicated story of trouble on a Maine island.
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Bestsellers: ‘My Friends’ and ‘Everything is Tuberculosis,’ top bestsellers locally
Here are the week’s top-selling fiction and nonfiction books at Nonesuch Books & More in South Portland.
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Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy event raises $125,000
Bestselling novelists Chris Whitaker, Claire Lombardo and Dani Shapiro spoke about the life-changing power of reading.