Austin Street Brewery has opened a new location at 115 Fox St., and Maine Beer Co. plans to open an expanded tasting room on March 9.
Life & Culture
Arts, entertainment, food and books news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Posted inAnimals, Life & Culture, Local & State, Schools and Education
Owl killed by car will help UNE students learn specimen preservation
Associate Professor Noah Perlut, an ornithologist and the chairman of the environmental studies department, is offering a class in specimen preservation that teaches students a museum skill and adds to the school’s wildlife collection.
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Posted inLife & Culture, Local & State, Schools and Education
Committee rejects Maine bill requiring parental notification of ‘obscene material’ in classrooms
Lawmakers were uncomfortable with the prospect of teachers facing criminal charges for failing to notify parents when using books that have literary value but contain descriptions of sexual situations.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Life & Culture
PSO offers Broadway love songs for Valentine’s Day
The PSO Pops! concert revisits classics from ‘West Side Story,’ ‘Carousel’ and others.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Life & Culture
Music’s Quill shows affinity for Elizabethan compositions with ‘First Book of Songs’
The concert follows the group’s performance last year of the ‘Second Book of Songs.’
Posted inArts & Entertainment
Kacey Musgraves snags album of the year at Grammys
Female acts and rap songs win big with awards given to Cardi B, Drake and Childish Gambino.
Posted inBusiness, Life & Culture, Nation & World
‘Lego’ is weekend’s top film, but falls a few bricks short of expectations
The sequel to the hugely successful ‘The Lego Movie’ debuts at half the box office take as the original.
Posted inFood & Dining, Green plate special, Recipes, Source
Recipe: Mixed Frozen Fruit Curd
This dish makes a great pick-me-up.
Posted inFood & Dining, Source
Now seeking Source Award nominees
The awards recognize those working to make Maine a greener, more sustainable place.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Life & Culture
Some call Greta Van Fleet the saviors of rock. But not them.
The young Michigan band, whose sound and classic rock look is reminiscent of Led Zeppelin, have had a massive last 18 months, capped by four Grammy Award nominations.