Ray Routhier has written about pop culture, entertainment, music, TV and lifestyle issues for the Portland Press Herald since 1993. He is continually fascinated with stories that show the unique character of Maine’s people and places. The word he uses most for stories he’s drawn to is “quirky.” He’s written about the changing cable TV and Internet landscapes, and what those changes mean for the future of information and entertainment. He’s dug clams, raked blueberries and rode on the back of a garbage truck, all in pursuit of stories about real Mainers. He’s had a ball interviewing a range of celebrities from Anna Kendrick and Patrick Dempsey to Billy Joel and Tony Bennett. His passions, besides writing, include baseball history, old movies and “Jeopardy!” A native of Manchester, N.H., he graduated with a degree in political science from the University of New Hampshire. He lives in South Portland with his wife and two children.
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PublishedMarch 20, 2022
At this year’s Maine Drama Festival, student actors can finally face the audience
The event Friday and Saturday at school across the state will showcase the work of students from more than 50 schools, who are putting on plays without masks and before their peers for the first time in two years.
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PublishedMarch 14, 2022
Get back to being Irish, for a day at least
St. Patrick’s Day festivities had been limited around Maine since the pandemic, but this year there’s plenty to choose from.
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PublishedMarch 7, 2022
Make your own Spring Break right here in Maine
While college students are traveling to the tropics, you can find ways to get away from winter without going anywhere.
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PublishedMarch 6, 2022
Maine’s new poet laureate lives and writes the rural life
Julia Bouwsma of New Portland brings a different sort of background to the role and hopes to spread poetry to all corners of the state.
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PublishedFebruary 28, 2022
Ghost of Paul Revere fans rally to replace music gear stolen on tour
The Portland band has raised $28,000 toward replacing its trailer and equipment, stolen in Colorado last week.
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PublishedFebruary 28, 2022
Eat & Run: A meal from Foulmouthed is just as good in front of the TV
The restaurant and brewery in South Portland adopted online ordering of both food and beer during the pandemic, but is open for in-person dining as well.
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PublishedFebruary 21, 2022
In one-man show at Footlights, Maine storyteller asks you to think
Chris Newcomb’s ‘Think You Might Be Wrong’ opens at the Footlights Theatre in Falmouth on March 2.
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PublishedFebruary 20, 2022
Maine Humanities Council head spent a decade making connections through ideas
Hayden Anderson has been the organization’s executive director for 10 years and is leaving the post in July.
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PublishedFebruary 14, 2022
What to expect at this year’s bigger, better Carnaval ME
Scheduled for Feb. 17-26, the winter festival on Portland’s Eastern Prom includes concerts, food and local brews, ice sculpting, theater, skiing, snowboarding and a fireworks show.
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PublishedFebruary 13, 2022
Portland cartoonist’s creations drawing a bigger audience
Based on the comic strip by Lincoln Peirce, the animated TV version of ‘Big Nate’ debuts this week. A series based on his ‘Max & the Midknights’ books is also in the works.
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