“A Taste of It All: Celebrating the Mood of Food” is likely to become Maine’s – and maybe the country’s – new favorite cookbook. Georgia Manzo Joachim, of Millinocket, author, photographer and publisher of “A Taste of It All,” was, until recently when her job migrated to Massachusetts, a human resources professional for a major power […]

The hard-driving sounds of banjos, mandolins and other acoustic string instruments will blend with the “high lonesome tenor” voices in Brunswick for three days this weekend and July 23 in Portland. The traditional sound of bluegrass music returns to the Pine Tree State at the White’s Beach Traditional Family Bluegrass Festival, an alfresco gathering that […]

Greater Portland Auditions, Calls for Art Call for Art, for juried craft show hosted by The Maine Crafts Guild held Sept. 19-20 at Portland East End School, apply at www.mainecraftsguild.com, or Joelle, portland.show@mainecraftsguild.com. Call for Rebel Blend Arts Proposals, supported by Coffee By Design’s 2009 Rebel Blend Fund, applications accepted from July 1-Aug. 31, submit […]

Summer music festivals are as much a part of the Maine scene as clambakes and schooners, and three of them lead this week’s A&E calendar. Let’s start the weekend with country music. Stonehedge, an indoor/outdoor events venue in West Gray, hosts its annual Country Fest Friday through Sunday. Maine artists are featured, including Dirigo Highway, […]

Greater Portland Auditions, Calls for Art Call for Art, for juried craft show hosted by The Maine Crafts Guild held Sept. 19-20 at Portland East End School, apply at www.mainecraftsguild.com, or Joelle, portland.show@mainecraftsguild.com. Call for Rebel Blend Arts Proposals, supported by Coffee By Design’s 2009 Rebel Blend Fund, applications accepted from July 1-Aug. 31, submit […]

We may be suffering through a plague of soggy weather, but Maine’s straw hat theater season is sailing along quite nicely this July. Two excellent summer shows opened last week in Brunswick and Arundel. Tops by all measures is the fully professional production of “Crazy For You,” the so-called “New Gershwin Musical Comedy,” at Maine […]

When painter Jamie Wyeth was asked to write the catalog introduction to “Call of the Coast: Art Colonies of New England,” his initial response was, “I’m the wrong person; I hate art colonies and wouldn’t be caught dead working in one.” Then he realized that Monhegan, where he owns a home, is an art colony […]

July is a great month for enjoying wildflowers and birds. The Libby River Farm Preserve offers a profusion of both, all contained within the 0.6-mile Lucy R. Sprague Memorial Trail. If you love the vivid red and black colors of red-winged blackbirds and the blue sheen of tree swallows, this is the place for you. […]

Greater Portland Auditions, Calls for Art Call for Art, for juried craft show hosted by The Maine Crafts Guild held Sept. 19-20 at Portland East End School, apply at www.mainecraftsguild.com, or Joelle, portland.show@mainecraftsguild.com. Books, Authors Wednesday 7/1 Bob Crowley, author talk and book signing of “Making Waves, The Stories of Maine’s Bob Crowley as told […]

When summer finally comes to Maine, we are ready to have some serious fun, spending the long, sun-filled days playing tennis, sailing, fishing, gardening, golfing, hiking and biking, or lolling about on lawn chairs. Evening celebrations are often held outdoors, too, and involve some other fine Maine pastimes – grilling, eating and drinking. Maine is famous […]