Barney Balch talks about upcoming Augusta concert.
Lifestyle
Arts, entertainment, food and books news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Posted inLifestyle, Maine Authors
BUSHNELL ON BOOKS: ‘RAIDER’S WAKE’ and ‘Can I Carry Your Luggage?’
Books by Maine authors explore 9th-century Ireland and tales of traveling sisters
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Posted inArts & Entertainment, Arts & Entertainment, Life & Culture, Nation & World
Fats Domino, rock ’n’ roll pioneer, dies at 89
He sold more than 110 million records, and had 22 million-selling singles, including ‘Blueberry Hill,’ ‘Ain’t It a Shame,’ and other rock ‘n’ roll standards.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Arts & Entertainment, Food & Dining, Recipes
Documentary on Israeli cuisine to be screened in Portland Nov. 5
The new film on the complex, diverse and ancient cookery will be shown at the Jewish Community Alliance, followed by a reception and tastings.
Posted inFood & Dining, Green plate special, Source
More than 2,000 tasting portions later, ruminations from a Brunswick cookbook writer
Christine Burns Rudalevige takes stock after launching a full-court press to promote her first collection of recipes.
Posted inAnimals, Local & State, News
Right whales could be extinct in less than 25 years, scientists warn after spate of deaths
Researchers meeting in Halifax put hopes on a technological fix for lobster traps.
Posted inBusiness, Life & Culture, Lifestyle, Local & State, News, Source
Western Kennebec County towns look for ways to keep farmers on farms
After Winslow successfully launched a similar program, Manchester, Winthrop and Monmouth are looking for ways to lower taxes or protect farmland so it doesn’t get developed.
Posted inGrow, Source
Camassia is a bulb you can eat as well as plant
If you want to eat camassia, you must be patient. The bulbs have to be cooked at low temperatures for at least 12 hours, or they cause painful gas
Posted inMeet, Source
Portland-area writer Kathryn Miles can shake up a dinner conversation
Hosts fear that her subject matter – doom and gloom about natural disasters – makes her a dinner party downer.