After a record-breaking start, October’s box office closed out quietly this weekend
Life & Culture
Arts, entertainment, food and books news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books
Warren man’s career in storytelling takes a supernatural turn
Paul Guernsey edits The Ghost Story website and anthologies of contemporary supernatural fiction.
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Posted inBusiness, Food & Dining
Harvest on the Harbor returns and reboots as hybrid festival
After a year off because of COVID-19, a smaller version of Portland’s signature food and wine festival is back Nov. 3-6.
Posted inFood & Dining, Maine Gardener
Can you skip the raking this year? Should you?
Whatever you do, please skip that noisy, noxious, polluting leaf blower.
Posted inFood & Dining, Green plate special, Recipes
Upcycle Halloween candy into truffles, pudding and cake
Employ these baking tricks to turn unpopular Halloween leavings into real treats: Butterfinger Truffles, Whopper Bread Pudding and Almond Joy Bundt Cake.
Posted inFood & Dining, Vegan Kitchen
An annual Halloween transformation, and no we don’t mean small children turning into ghosts
This mom makes her child’s candy disappear and magically replaces it with vegan versions of the sweet treats.
Posted inBooks, Life & Culture, Maine Authors, Uncategorized
Local author, artist announce book-signing event
Barbara Walsh and Helene Farrar team up for ‘The Deer Man’
Posted inBooks, Life & Culture, Maine Authors
OFF RADAR: ‘Billy Summers’ by Stephen King
This is best King novel in a while, writes Dana Wilde.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Life & Culture, Nation & World
British college hands over looted bronze to Nigeria
It’s part of a modest but growing effort in some European countries to return African art taken by colonial powers.
Posted inBusiness, Food & Dining
The Wrap: ‘The Lost Kitchen’ streaming 2nd season, MOFGA book launch
Norimoto Bakery makes its move, Yobo serving takeout lunch, and Chick Fil-A arrives Thursday.