Most folks know today’s artist as a singer/songwriter with 14 albums under her belt but Dar Williams is also an educator, urban-planning expert and an author, so when I learned that she would be making her venue debut at Snow Pond Center for the Arts in Sidney on the 28th of this month I wanted […]
Life & Culture
Arts, entertainment, food and books news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Posted inLife & Culture, Things to Do
New England fiddler, folk singer to play in Farmington
The Old South Church Concert Series welcomes Lissa Schneckenburger, New England fiddler and folk singer, live in concert at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 27, at the 235 Main St. church in Farmington. Raised in a small town in Maine and now living in Vermont, Schneckenburger grew up with music. She began playing fiddle at […]
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Posted inArts & Entertainment, Life & Culture
El Faro memorial to be dedicated in Rockland, nearly seven years after cargo ship tragedy
The memorial sculpture was made by Warren artist Jay Sawyer, who had a career in the maritime industry before becoming an artist.
Posted inGreen plate special, Recipes
Green Plate Special: Making ketchup is perfect cooking project for less patient little ones
The process is amenable to stopping and starting in accordance with kids’ attention spans.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books, Maine Authors
Bedside table: A book you won’t want to put down
Book recommendations from readers.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books
Best-Sellers: ‘The Midcoast,’ ‘I’m Glad My Mom Died’
The current top-selling fiction and nonfiction books at Longfellow Books in Portland.
Posted inVegan Kitchen
Author who catapulted vegetarianism to speak at Common Ground Fair
Frances Moore Lappé’s ‘Diet for a Small Planet’ was published in 1971, the same year the fair started.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books, Maine Authors
Review: In Elizabeth Strout’s latest novel, Lucy Barton confronts the pandemic
Despite its grim backdrop, ‘Lucy by the Sea’ offers considerable pleasures, among them a chance to spend more time with Barton, a recurring Strout character.
Posted inFood & Dining, Maine Gardener
Maine Gardener: Falmouth gardens that feed the hungry are growing
Tidewater Farm is expanding its gardens and building structures, where it plans to hold classes.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Life & Culture, Maine
Apple orchard car show draws hundreds to Kents Hill
The idea came about roughly one year ago when show manager Brent St. Clair approached Kents Hill Orchard operator John Harker about how the farm looked like it was fertile ground for a car show.