Top 10 for Portland store Sept. 6-12:  1. Interpol, “Interpol” 2. Arcade Fire, “The Suburbs” 3. Ray LaMontagne and The Pariah Dogs, “God Willin’ and the Creek Don’t Rise” 4. “The Office” — Season Six (DVD) 5. Eminem, “Recovery” 6. Aaron Marshall, “Take It and Like It” 7. Richard Thompson, “Dream Attic” 8. The Black […]

TODAY Local Harvest Ale, release of new craft brew; benefits Easter Seals of Maine. Sebago Brewing Company, Portland. www.sebagobrewing.com. 5 to 7 p.m.  SATURDAY Supper Club, series presented by the New England Farm 2 Fork Project, Raven Hill Orchard, East Waterboro. www.thenewenglandfarm2forkproject.com. National Cheeseburger Cookout, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday; Cox’s orange pippen cider […]

Feathered boas and pencil-thin heels are often considered the trademark of a diva. But diva seekers shouldn’t be distracted by flashy accouterments. True leading lady finesse comes from within — that “make room for the diva” attitude. The same holds true for a diva-worthy martini. The discerning lady drinker knows a classy libation when she […]

NEW ON DVD AND BLU-RAY “JUST WRIGHT,” starring Queen Latifah and Common. Love unexpectedly blooms between a physical therapist (Latifah, lovely and likable as always) and a pro basketball player (rapper Common, acquitting himself nicely in a rare film role) recovering from a career-threatening injury. Laid-back and believable throughout, “Wright” puts its focus on well-drawn […]

• BENEFITS SATURDAY Team Hope Walk-a-Thon, benefits Huntington’s Disease Society of America. Back Cove, Portland. www.hdsa-ne.org. 11 a.m. (registration), noon (walk).  TUESDAY Gardens Open Golf Tournament, benefits Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, Boothbay Country Club. www.mainegardens.org. 8:30 a.m. Epicurean Auction, featuring food and desserts by several local restaurants, silent and live auctions; benefits Portland Ovations. Merrill […]

Open Lighthouse Day offers a rare chance to peek inside the towers and keepers’ houses at 25 of Maine’s ocean, river and island lighthouses.

The robbers work with a confident, brutal and bracing efficiency. And the same could be said of their director. Ben Affleck’s “The Town” is the work of a filmmaker with an eye for faces, an ear for dialect and a light hand on the editor’s shoulder. It’s the best heist picture since “Heat,” and it […]

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