Life & Culture
In a former Norway snowshoe factory, an arts hub is taking shape
A nonprofit is working to transform the large building into a multi-use space called Lights Out Gallery.
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Community hopes opera house will take center stage in Norway once again
The Norway Opera House has been quiet for some 40 years, but more than $1.7 million in federal money is earmarked for its renovation and revival.
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Art review: At a pair of Midcoast galleries, emotional evocations of a sense of place
Experience the profound depth at solo shows featuring the work of Elaine K. Ng at Interloc in Thomaston, and of Conrad Guertin at Triangle Gallery in Rockland.
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The author's first novel in a dozen years (her last was "Once Upon a River") sprinkles pixie dust on a world of resilient women and hardscrabble farmers.
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Writer Janna Malamud Smith draws from historical records and interviews with contemporary fishermen to depict the fishing community of Vinalhaven, from bounteous ocean to 'fished out.'
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Duane 'Keffe D' Davis is the only person ever charged in the 1996 drive-by shooting.
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A prolific and influential musician, he helped found the soul-jazz genre and became a favorite source for sampling by Dr. Dre, A Tribe Called Quest and other hip-hop performers.
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Floral floats, marching bands and equestrian units took to the streets for hundreds of thousands of spectators on New Year’s Day.
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Ticket sales improved on 2022’s grosses but fell about $2 billion shy of pre-pandemic norms.
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Grab tickets to see Big Head Todd & the Monsters on Feb. 8 in Portland.
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New material is on the way from Peter Gallway, Bait Bag, Jennifer Porter and others.
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Catch a singer-songwriter, a Celtic quintet and a sibling duo at shows in Portland.
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Making a point to streaming Maine-made movies and going out to local theaters more often are among the ways you could better support the local film scene this year.
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The lawsuit filed Friday in Los Angeles also accuses Lythgoe of sexually assaulting Abdul after she left 'American Idol' and became a judge on Lythgoe's other competition show 'So You Think You Can Dance.'
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Maine poems edited and introduced by Megan Grumbling.
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The top-selling titles, in genres from memoir to science fiction, at Maine bookstores.
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Recent novels by Jaime Lynn Hendricks, Jesse Q. Sutanto and Val McDermid feature crime writing in their plots.
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The current top-selling fiction and nonfiction books from Nonesuch Books & More in South Portland.
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In this book of essays, what the 'prodigiously talented' writer has to say is personal, revelatory and laser-precise.
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The fundraiser at The Cumberland Club will benefit the Portland music venue's mentoring and emerging artist programs.
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Maine authors and subjects were big sellers at the state's indie bookstores this year.
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U.S. law allows copyright to be held for 95 years after Congress expanded it several times during Mickey's life.
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A court filing submitted Thursday urges the judge to keep defendant Duane 'Keffe D' Davis behind bars until trial, alleging that a list of witnesses was given to his family members.
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A versatile character actor, Wilkinson often played intimidating, serious, or menacing roles on screen while telegraphing warmth and humor in interviews.
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The winter festival has changed its locations, dates and length since it was first held in 2020, and organizers say they will announce new plans in January.
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She created more than 500 choral arrangements, hymns and other pieces and became one of the most widely performed contemporary composers.
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Griffin and Bick had a New Year’s Day wedding at home in 2020 with 'Grace & Frankie' star Lily Tomlin officiating.
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Duane “Keffe D” Davis “confessed over and over again that he is responsible for the murder of Tupac Shakur,” prosecutor Binu Palal wrote in a court filing to a state court judge.
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A court-ordered conservatorship is 'urgently needed,' Cher's filing says. A judge scheduled a January hearing on the issue.
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The actor walked in an off-limits area at the national park on Nov. 1, according to two federal citations.
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