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Arts, entertainment, food and books news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Best-Sellers: ‘The Midcoast,’ ‘Downeast’
The current top-selling fiction and nonfiction books at Longfellow Books in Portland.
A ‘lavish melting pot’ of essays from Maine writers on food – and the lack of it
The book encompasses tomato sandwiches, school lunch, illness, immigration and so much more.
Bedside table: Father and son share stories of survival
Book recommendations from readers.
‘Game of Thrones’ prequel keeps dragons, adds diversity
The 10-episode prequel begins Sunday on HBO.
Vatican shelves assault probe into Canadian cardinal claims
The Vatican determined there were no grounds to proceed further with a canonical investigation or trial.
Rosalynn Carter marking 95th birthday with butterflies
The Rosalynn Carter Butterfly Trail was established in Georgia after the former first lady grew concerned about the future of butterflies.
Gardiner art walk returns for the first time since 2019
ArtWalk Gardiner, with the exception of a brief hiatus due to the pandemic, has been going on strong for nearly two decades.
Fire hits vacant Grossinger’s resort, cited as inspiration for ‘Dirty Dancing’
In its heyday after World War II, the Catskills resort drew hundreds of thousands of vacationers a year, and featured a 27-hole golf course and a 1,500-seat dining room.
Musician Scott Kirby to take stage at One Longfellow Square in Portland Aug. 25
By now, most of you folks reading this column are aware that I really enjoy talking with people for the first time (it usually leads to more conversations down the road, too) and so it should be no surprise when I say that my recent chat with singer/songwriter/guitarist Scott Kirby was a total delight. He’s […]