Melissa Reardon outlines two perfect days – one on her own and the other as part of the festival.
My Perfect Day
My Perfect Day: Café Review editor would write poetry between these Portland stops
Yes Books, a walk on the Prom and Sichuan Kitchen dumplings are among Steve Luttrell’s favorite things in the city.
My Perfect Day: Paula Poundstone scours Ogunquit for snacks, cool stamps and accommodating cooks
The comedian also appreciates the vast record collection at Stone Mountain Arts Center in Brownfield.
My Perfect Day: South Portland English teacher still gets an early start in summer
Tasha Graff would take an early-morning walk up Munjoy Hill in Portland and trips to Bath, Belfast and Peaks Island, then have a dessert and nightcap to wrap up the day.
My Perfect Day: Deering High junior enjoys sweets, stage time and the sunset
Merritt Holman’s perfect summer vacation day includes volunteering at the Children’s Museum & Theatre of Maine and an outdoor concert at Thompson’s Point.
My Perfect Day: Kettle Cove is on the itinerary for Maine State Parks spokesman
Jim Britt, director of communications for Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, would also get the Rebel Blend at Coffee By Design and work out at NXGen Fitness Center in Scarborough.
My Perfect Day: The man behind Bunny Wonderland makes the best of West End living
Knate Higgins, who performs as Bunny Wonderland, doesn’t have to venture far from his home on Portland’s Pine Street to do all his favorite things.
My Perfect Day: Hiking Old Speck, eating tacos and sweets, playing a show – for musician Toby McAllister, it all strikes a chord
The founder of Sparks The Rescue has an idyllic life in Poland and appreciates his family’s easy access to wilderness and urban areas alike.
My Perfect Day: Walk in Cherry Lemonade’s heels from Coffee By Design to Landrace Cannabis
The Portland drag queen is co-founder of the travelling drag show Curbside Queens, which will perform at City Theater in Biddeford on Saturday.
From gem digging in Paris to dancing in OOB, our intern maps out her perfect day
Emily Hedegard, a student at the University of New England, would also walk her dog along the Eastern Trail and have brunch at The Front Room.