Top 10 for Portland store June 14-20 1. “The Book of Eli” (DVD) 2. Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, “Mojo” 3. Sarah McLachlan, “Laws of Illusion” 4. The Black Keys, “Brothers” 4. Drake, “Thank Me Later” 6. The Gaslight Anthem, “American Slang” 7. “Youth in Revolt” (DVD) 8. “Family Guy” — Vol. 8 (DVD) 9. […]

The new CD from Honey Clouds is called “Cover the Forest” and it’s the follow-up to last year’s debut, “Fall on the Honey Clouds” (Peapod Recordings). The band is guitarist and Mr. Peapod, Ron Harrity, rhythm guitarist/songwriter Trey Hughes, bassist/vocalist Mandy Wheeler and drummer Sean Wilkinson. Their sound covers a lot of ground and as […]

Cameron Diaz and Tom Cruise make the sparks fly in more ways than one in the action thriller with a heart of rom/com, ‘Knight and Day.’

THE FALMOUTH ROTARY holds its second annual LobsterFest on the Maine State Pier off Commercial Street in Portland on Saturday. The festival benefits the Maine Children’s Cancer Program. THE DAY’S EVENTS include a lobster dinner ($12.50), live music, a mechanical bull, and a drawing for a Webber Genesis S-310 grill (you’re automatically entered into the […]

Reliable Damon finds all heck breaking loose in ‘Green Zone’

PORTLAND – Some of my profound dining memories involve Japanese restaurants. Two in particular stand out — a family trip to Toronto when I was a kid, to visit relatives, and a second as an adult to Chicago, also to visit relatives. Both involved a talented chef with a very sharp knife, and lots of […]

FALCONS ARE NATURE’S fastest fliers. They’re also rather cool-looking birds. Learn the ancient art of falconry with licensed Maine Master Falconer Larry Barnes and his peregrine falcon. Keep the camera handy and your arms free — you never know when a falcon might come to rest. WHEN: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday WHERE: Maine […]

To call Clara Berry a dead ringer for Fiona Apple is doing her a disservice. Ms. Apple has her famous caged danger, and Maine’s Berry has an appreciation for chromatic subtlety, lingering on leading tones as though she likes to dwell in the moment before the plunge. With the release of her first full length, […]

Concerts and shows currently on sale:  • THE LATEST On sale 10 a.m. Friday – Jerry Seinfeld, 7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. Sept. 11, Citi Performing Arts Center Wang Theatre, Boston. $48 to $78. Citicenter.org; (866) 348-9738 On sale 10 a.m. Friday – Saving Abel, 7 p.m. Aug. 22, Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom, Hampton Beach, […]