Oscar voting begins – finally – this week, meaning we are one step closer to spring, one step closer to gaining a bit more clarity about this year’s strange awards season and one step closer to making sure the liquor cabinet is stocked with a bottle or three of good Irish whiskey for a few […]
February 2021
Posted inArts & Entertainment
Possible result of an upended Oscar season? ‘It might be the purest … and strangest’
A vast sub-industry of activity to influence Academy voters and other award givers has gone as dark as movie theaters during the pandemic, adding even more mystery to which films emerge as contenders.
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Posted inSports, Varsity Maine
Prep school programs forced to scramble for opponents
With out-of-state travel off the table during the pandemic, athletic schedules are greatly reduced and include a mix of public and private school opponents.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Local & State, Schools and Education
Pandemic hasn’t completely brought curtain down on student performers
Maine school drama groups, choruses and bands have dealt with limitations on practicing and performing by rehearsing over Zoom and putting together productions online, but restrictions are starting to loosen.
Posted inOutdoors, Sports
Birding: In a manner of speaking, birders have a language all their own
There is plenty of slang and jargon shared among those in the birding community.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Local & State, Times Record
Maine Arts Commission says hiring head of its board, though unusual, is the right move at a crucial time
David Greenham will step down from the board to begin a two-year term as the interim executive director.
Posted inOutdoors, Sports
Alpine touring numbers climb at Maine ski areas
Only time will tell if the trend translates into more backcountry skiers in remote wilderness areas.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books, Maine Authors, Outdoors
The first comprehensive guide to Maine’s birdlife in some 70 years gets everything right
Peter Vickery did not live to see his life’s work published, but ‘Birds of Maine’ – engaging, gorgeous and packed with information – is a great testament to a great ornithologist.