PARIS – Airline losses from the volcanic ash cloud surpassed $1 billion Monday, and the industry demanded compensation from the European Union as officials agreed to let flights resume on a limited basis. Airlines are losing as much as $300 million per day, with European companies like British Airways suffering the most. An umbrella group […]

The upcoming weekend boasts an amazing variety of musical styles and performers, ranging from symphonic funk to modern folk. Top billing goes to the Portland Symphony Orchestra’s final two Pops concerts of the season, slated for Saturday and Sunday. The PSO’s guest ensemble is Maine-based Motor Booty Affair, a quartet of self-described “funkateers” who dress, […]

When you need to find the best recipe for a particular dish, reach for a cookbook edited by Judith Jones. Jones has dished up the works of Julia Child, Lidia Bastianich, Edward Giobbi, James Beard, Nina Simonds, Claudia Roden, Marcella Hazan, Jacques Pepin, Joan Nathan, Marion Cunningham, Madhur Jaffrey, Edna Lewis and many other culinary […]

Greater Portland Auditions, Calls for Art  North Yarmouth Fun Day Logo Contest, entry deadline May 15, any medium accepted, submit in person or by mail to Darla Hamlin, c/o Town of North Yarmouth, 10 Village Square Road, North Yarmouth, ME 04097 or darla@softtrac.com, FMI, nymeevents.com or Darla Hamlin, 831-0160. Books, Authors Wednesday 4/21Walter Skold, founder […]

Two outstanding showcases of Maine creativity top this weekend’s arts and entertainment activities. Biggest and longest-running is the Maine Playwrights Festival, which starts April 15 and runs through May 2 at the St. Lawrence Arts Center in Portland. It’s a production of Westbrook-based Acorn Productions. All plays are new works by Maine authors. The Portland […]

PORTLAND — Fans of new music can get their fix this weekend when a group of Maine composers and performers come together for the Back Bay Contemporary Music Festival at Portland Conservatory. The second annual festival will consist of three free concerts on Saturday and Sunday at the Woodfords Church in Portland and is a […]

Greater Portland Auditions, Calls for Art  North Yarmouth Fun Day Logo Contest, entry deadline May 15, any medium accepted, submit in person or by mail to Darla Hamlin, c/o Town of North Yarmouth, 10 Village Square Road, North Yarmouth, ME 04097 or darla@softtrac.com, FMI, nymeevents.com or Darla Hamlin, 831-0160. Friday 4/16 Call for Art, Boston’s […]

Three concerts this weekend in two venues stand out among the region’s most intriguing arts and entertainment offerings. The University of Southern Maine School of Music has a pair of concerts on the Gorham campus that shouldn’t be missed. First up is Friday’s Spotlight Series concert by soprano singer Jenny Lynd Robinson. The following night […]

Greater Portland Auditions, Calls for Art  Call for Art, Boston’s Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, seeking design submissions for its 2010 holiday card and candle wrap collection; send designs in jpeg format to holiday_orders@dfci.harvard.edu by April 16; include name, email, and phone number; Suzanne Crane, 617-632-5344. North Yarmouth Fun Day Logo Contest, entry deadline May 15, any […]

If you were unfortunate enough during the past few weeks to have a French fry or milkshake craving, you probably found out the hard way that Duckfat closed for renovations March 21. Well, rejoice, because the Middle Street favorite is scheduled to reopen Monday, April 5. Speaking of French fries, Nosh, in the former White […]