Hallowell author, teacher, musician to offer advanced copies of “Education Revolution.”
Life & Culture
Arts, entertainment, food and books news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Plenty to taste, see and hear at popular Taste of Waterville
Head of Falls along the Kennebec River teemed with people who ate, strolled, socialized and listened to music Wednesday during the 11-hour Taste of Waterville.
Stephen King testifies for government in book publishers’ antitrust trial
The bestselling author’s appearance in U.S. District Court in Washington brought a narrative of the evolution of book publishing toward the dominance of the Big Five companies.
Stephen King is star witness as government tries to block publishing giants’ merger
The Justice Department argues that the merger would shrink competition and, inevitably, the vital public discourse that books help engender.
‘An Evening at Dave’s Sauna’ tells the mostly true story of an Oxford County legend
The musical, playing Friday and Saturday at Deertrees in Harrison, focuses on Dave Graiver and his eponymous establishment in South Paris.
Maine Gardener: The thing about gardening? There are always surprises
This week it was the berries on the potato plants. You read that right: potato berries.
Book review: ‘Portraits of Racial Justice’ captures community of fighters, in paintings and words
Robert Shetterly adds context and quotations to turn his art project into a book.
Best-Sellers: ‘Horse,’ ‘An Immense World’
The current top-selling fiction and nonfiction books at Nonesuch Books & More in South Portland.
Patience and improvisation are keys to cooking over campfire
Girl Scouts and a Registered Maine Guide offer tips for making meals in the great outdoors.
In the eyes of Isle Theater, all the natural world’s their stage
The company, founded in 2020 by Deer Isle native Marvin Merritt IV and Anna Fitzgerald, is staging its latest site-specific play on a working farm in Penobscot.