After 12 novels, the Allagash-based author has developed a passion for narrative nonfiction and the research that goes with it. Her latest book, ‘Northeaster,’ follows the stories of a dozen or so people impacted by a huge Maine storm in 1952.
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In his latest novel, Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Paul Harding fictionalizes Maine’s Malaga Island
In luminous prose, ‘This Other Eden’ tells a wrenching tale of mixed race islanders forcibly removed by the state.
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Death Wings Project launches workshops, performances geared toward grief
Death Wings Project, produced by Portland’s Dramatic Repertory Company, Brunswick’s The Theater Project, Freeport’s Meetinghouse Arts and Maine theater artist Bess Welden, announces a series of community art-making workshops, an interactive art installation, and the premiere performances of Welden’s award-winning play, “Death Wings,” beginning this month through April 2023. Death Wings Project is a web […]
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What kind of Valentine do you want to be?
Southern Maine offers plenty of ways to celebrate – or avoid – Valentine’s Day, including a rock concert, a symphony performance, snuggling with puppies, romantic getaways and a walking tour.
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Eat & Run: A tropical plant store with a surprise. Terrarium also has a small cafe
Have some humus with your hummus at the garden store in Portland.
Posted inCoastal Journal, The Forecaster
Midcoast artists join forces to expand reach
The revived Midcoast chapter of the Union of Maine Visual Artists provides artists with more venues to show their work, including a juried show this month in Belfast.
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A taste of African cuisine comes to Lincoln Theater
Damariscotta’s Lincoln Theater will host a screening of “Our Roots,” the first episode in a documentary series “High on the Hog: How African American Cuisine Transformed America,” on Feb. 7 as part of its recognition of Black History Month. Keleen Watson and Peter Ebanks of J&J Jamaican Grocery and Gift Shop will serve free appetizers […]
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Bath’s Winterfest set for Feb. 10-11
Main Street Bath, a non-profit that partners to promote and preserve historic downtown Bath, is bringing back Bath’s Winterfest for a second time, Feb. 10-11. Sparked by the desire to bring some light into the dark season of the year, Winterfest aims to bring joy and laughter to all ages, according to Main Street Bath. […]
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Artist says Rockland museum’s placement of her Lunar New Year work was racially insensitive
The Center for Maine Contemporary Art initially offered Evelyn Wong a wall near public bathrooms for her installation. When she objected, they said they had no ill intent and offered her another spot.
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Folk group Bold Riley performance to support local nonprofit
UUCB Concerts for a Cause will host folk quintet Bold Riley at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 4, at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Brunswick. Concerts for a Cause brings concerts to the Greater Brunswick area while raising money for local charities. This concert will benefit the Brunswick Area Teen Center and Maine Family Planning. Bold […]