You could hardly wish for a more stylistically varied slate than Thursday night’s program of the Gamper Festival of Contemporary Music.
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Bates Dance Festival says goodbye to its founder, good luck to its longtime director
Outgoing director Laura Faure ‘put Maine on the map’ in the dance world.
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Boston bards assemble anthology of poetry
‘City of Notions’ refers to the 19th-century nickname of the metropolis as a font of innovation and ideas.
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Marine’s service dog gets hero’s farewell
The cancer-stricken canine had served three tours in Afghanistan.
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For Phish fan, it’s time to make the doughnuts
The co-owner of a Philadelphia doughnut and fried chicken shop answers the band’s call.
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British author shines light on sustainability at Skowhegan’s Kneading Conference
Francis Percival tells attendees that revisiting forgotten practices is “a narrative of hardship.”
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Patrick Dempsey is getting boxing lessons from a Portland firefighter
Dempsey has been spotted around Maine more frequently in recent months and is rumored to have bought a house in Kennebunkport.
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BUSHNELL ON BOOKS: ‘Maine Stories’ and ‘Diamonds in the Rough’
Recent releases from Maine authors
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Boy from Gray tells Senate committee about his life with diabetes
Charlie Albair, 10, who was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes when he was 6 and wants to play for the Red Sox, offered senators a deal if they continue to push for diabetes research funding.
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E-cigarettes help smokers quit, study finds
Those who vaped were more likely to succeed for at least three months than those who did not – 8 percent versus 5 percent.