Though two events have been canceled, a return to cold temperatures this week will allow the Skowhegan-area celebration to go on as planned.
Life & Culture
Arts, entertainment, food and books news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books, Nation & World
Nonfiction book publishing is dominated by men. A new prize hopes to help change that
Six finalists for the Women’s Prize for Nonfiction will be announced in March, and the winner will be unveiled at a ceremony in June.
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Posted inJ.P. Devine, Life & Culture, Movie Review J.P. Devine
MOVIE REVIEW: ‘The Taste of Things’ is a love story about food and lovers
“The Taste of Things” is so simple, so much a grand luminous romantic story, nothing written about it will charm and delight you as the watching of it., J.P. Devine writes.
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Feb. 15, 1985: Eight Waterville teachers notify superintendent that they plan on taking early retirement, Waterville bank renovating six-unit apartment in city’s South End, and Oakland ‘look-a-like’ drug dealer gets jail term
Visit Centralmaine.com/archive to view nearly 200 years’ worth of history at your fingertips.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Life & Culture, Maine
Monmouth man sings to others, calls it ‘instrumental’ after near-death accident
John Cyr uses his music to help himself heal while spreading joy and his faith.
Posted inLife & Culture, On Music Lucky Clark
ON MUSIC: Turcotte talks about upcoming comedy show in Gardiner
Maine Event Comedy founder, comedian, promoter, and booker will take the stage at The Blind Pig — Next Level in Gardiner on Saturday.
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Feb. 14, 1992: Farmingdale woman who needs new lungs gets OK to pack bags for Pittsburgh, Democratic nominee for president Charles Woods speaks in Augusta, and Erskine Academy tops in central Maine math contest
Visit Centralmaine.com/archive to view nearly 200 years’ worth of history at your fingertips.
Posted inFood & Dining, Nation & World, News
David Bouley, New York City chef known for his idiosyncratic approach to fine dining, dies at 70
Bouley was part of a culinary vanguard in the 1980s that created the New American style and turned fine dining into an expressive art form, leading to the rise of rock star chefs.
Posted inCommunity, Life & Culture
Children’s Festival set for Saturday at Mt. Blue High School in Farmington
Over 30 organizations are participating, along with law enforcement and fire service agencies.
Posted inLife & Culture, Maine, Religion and Values
Bishop Deeley to retire from Catholic Diocese of Portland
Bishop Robert Deeley, who has led the diocese in Maine for the past decade, will be succeeded by the Rev. James T. Ruggieri.