A place to be a kid: The country’s oldest children’s theater celebrates its 100th...
A hundredth birthday is a big one, and Maine’s children’s theater is the longest-running in the nation. The folks at the Children's Museum and...
Heavy Things: Thanks to Gravity release first album in two decades
Do college kids still get together in dorm rooms to take bong hits, turn off all the lights except for the Christmas strings around...
Art Seen: Maine Art Gallery at 65
The roots of the modern art scene in Maine were planted in the 1940s and 1950s, largely by artists themselves.
The Skowhegan School of Painting...
Sense of a Mending: A new record from Lisa/Liza that is out of time
It is the rare performer who doesn’t cultivate at least a couple personalities. The act of going on stage, putting oneself on display, for...
Game On: Corbin Burke makes the cut
This spring, you can catch Corbin Burke darting towards the lacrosse goal for Deering High School. Next fall, he’s juking out defenders on the...
On Stage: Bodies, ambitions and power in ‘Dance Nation’ at Mad Horse
Unsure exactly what to expect of Mad Horse’s “Dance Nation,” a show about a middle-school dance team performed by adult actors? I was, too....
Art Seen: Carlo Pittore at 80
Carlo Pittore (1943-2005) was both a much-loved artist, art activist and teacher and a somewhat intimidating figure. That’s because he was as passionate about...
Into the Wild: Polar bears in Portland? Woolly mammoths in Westbrook? It happened
Last month I wrote about how Maine’s geology was shaped in the wake of massive glaciers receding some 12,000 years ago. I ended with...
Authentically Manufactured: New Maine releases by Uno Lady & Waxfed are artfully constructed
The subtitle to Susan Rogers and Ogi Ogas’ new book is provocative: “What the music you love says about you.” Yikes. Don’t worry, though....
On Stage: Portland Stage’s ‘The Cake’ has ingredients for tasty, thoughtful comedy
In the opening scene of Portland Stage’s dramatic comedy “The Cake,” by Bekah Brunstetter, a North Carolina baker named Della (Sam Rosentrater) stands before...