Inspired by the recent PBS series on our national parks, we left the yard chores behind on a recent Sunday and set out to enjoy a two-hour walk on the beautiful 44-acre Tidebrook property on the shores of the Harraseeket River in Freeport. The generous property owners at 38 Staples Point Road formed an easement […]

BRUNSWICK — Local filmmakers will show off their finest productions when Brunswick Theater Project hosts its first Brunswick Student Film Night on Oct. 16 at 7:30 p.m. The films will range from short animation to documentary to psychodrama. Each film is an original created by a local student. The event, which will be held at […]

I’m finally back to work. My four-month layoff is a thing of the past and I’m earning a steady paycheck again. I close my eyes and let out a long, slow sigh of relief, as I feel the weight of the world slide off my shoulders. “Man, that feels good!” I say to myself, rolling […]

A venerable regional arts presenter has a new name this season, and its first offering for 2009-2010 is a venerable modern dance company from the New England region. We’re talking about Portland Ovations, the new name for PCA Great Performances, and the terpsichorean troupe is Pilobolus, a Connecticut-based company that originated in New Hampshire. Let’s […]

Greater Portland Books, Authors Thursday 10/8 Nicole Chaison, author of “The Passion of the Hausfrau,” 5 p.m., Sarton Room, Abplanalp Library, UNE-Portland Campus, Stevens Ave., Portland, kids and babies in arms welcome, www.passionofthehausfrau.com. Thomas Memorial Library Annual Book and Bake Sale, proceeds benefit the library, Early Bird Night $5, foundation donors free, 5-8 p.m. Thursday; […]

The White Heart in Portland had a goodbye party Saturday night, Sept. 26. The Congress Street bar is temporarily closed while it goes through a change in ownership, according to the White Heart page on Facebook. Prepare to see sad hipsters roaming aimlessly. Maple’s Organics at 151 Middle St. (above Videoport and Bull Moose) has […]

Frost is in Maine’s forecast and the fall-winter-spring seasons for our state’s many performing arts organizations are now in full swing. Top choices for early October are several diverse offerings. But first let’s finish summer. Ogunquit Playhouse, which now runs an extended season, is currently offering a wonderfully engaging production of “All Shook Up,” a […]

Greater Portland Books, Authors Thursday 10/1 Nicholson Baker, author of “The Anthologist,” 7 p.m., Longfellow Books, One Monument Way, Portland, 772-4045, www.longfellowbooks.com. Friday 10/2 Fred Brancato, author of “Ancient Wisdom and the Measure of Our Days,” 7 p.m., Longfellow Books, One Monument Way, Portland, 772-4045, www.longfellowbooks.com. Thursday 10/8 Nicole Chaison, author of “The Passion of […]

Pretend we’re at a party and I offer you a hot crab and artichoke filo tartlet or a roasted mushroom cap holding an oyster drizzled with warm garlic butter, or a chilled scallop marinated in basil and lemon. You’d love those hors d’oeuvres and you you’d wonder where I got the recipes. They’re from Leslie […]

Greater Portland Auditions, Calls for Art Wednesday 9/23 Musica de Filia, choir auditions for girls and women, Sept. 23; 550 Forest Ave., Portland, call Cyndy, 807-2158 for appointment, www.musicadefilia.com.  Friday 9/25 Inaugural Yarmouth Art Festival is seeking entries for art show and sale held Oct. 15-17 at St. Bartholomew’s Episcopal Church, 396 Gilman Road, Yarmouth, […]