The Gibbs Library, at at 40 Old Union Road, in Washington, will feature the work of Maine painter, John Lovejoy from Thursday, Sept. 5, through Tuesday, Nov. 6. Lovejoy, a Maine native, has been drawing and painting for the last 20 years. He started by taking night classes from Stan Keirstead of Farmington doing realistic […]
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Mallet Brothers Band to perform in Madison
The Mallet Brothers Band will perform from 7 to 10 p.m. Friday, Sept. 6, at Somerset Abbey, 98 Main St., in Madison. The band’s busy tour schedule over the past seven years has helped them to build a dedicated fanbase across the U.S. and beyond while still calling Maine their home. With a style that can […]
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Tap Lines: Baxter says goodbye to founder and shifts focus
The Lewiston brewery plans to tweak its branding and beer lineup.
Posted inFood & Dining, Green plate special, Recipes
Before you recycle that jar, reuse it
Rather than waste water to wash used food jars and tubs, first make vinaigrette, dessert sauce, sweetener for tea and more right in the containers.
Posted inFood & Dining, Vegan Kitchen
At USM’s renovated Brooks Dining Hall, vegans will eat better
The cafeteria heard student complaints about the lack of options – and took a big step forward.
Posted inFood & Dining, Maine Gardener
Volunteers hope to restore the original Peary gardens on Eagle Island
But it’s not as straightforward as weed, till and plant.
Posted inBusiness, Food & Dining
Airlines are trying to improve their food
But feeding people at 35,000 feet is no easy task.
Posted inFood & Dining, Restaurant reviews
Dine Out Maine: Technique, balance, simplicity. The Other Side Diner gets almost everything right
British food writer Elizabeth David famously wrote, “As everybody knows, there is only one infallible recipe for the perfect omelette: your own.” Judging by the Portland diner’s spinach omelette, she got that wrong.
Posted inCookbook Reviews, Food & Dining
Cookbook offers pasta favorites, but beware translation errors
“The Long and the Short of Pasta: A Collection of Treasured Italian Dishes” is filled with practical, accessible recipes.
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‘The Divine Sister’ opens Sept. 5
The Waterville Opera House will bring a heavenly production to its historic opera house stage with its fall comedy “The Divine Sister,” a not-so-sinful show featuring everything you love about nuns with a fiendishly comedic gospel. Show times are 7:30 p.m. Sept. 5, 6 and 7; and at 2 p.m. Sept. 8, at the opera […]