He died Feb. 25, 11 days after having an operation to replace a heart valve.
Life & Culture
Arts, entertainment, food and books news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Life & Culture, Nation & World
‘Logan’ and Wolverine grab huge slice of tickets at box office
The film finishes first over the horror movie ‘Get Out,’ taking in $85.3 million in North America and another $152.5 million overseas.
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Posted inFood & Dining, Restaurant reviews
When the kitchen’s on, Petite Jacqueline’s classic French fare is pure bliss
Despite the move to the Old Port the menu remains comfortingly constant.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Life & Culture
A 2000-year-old mummy portrait opens doors at Bowdoin College Museum of Art
The second-century encaustic painting is rare and worth a visit.
Posted inFood & Dining, Green plate special, Recipes, Source
Students of butchering workshop probe inner workings of sustainable meat
A nose-to-tail class teaches how much there is to learn and to honor the animal to be consumed.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Life & Culture
Woodfords Corner is enjoying a ‘moment of light’ for the arts
With the opening of a new gallery and the return to Portland of the Bakery Photo Collective, Forest Avenue is emerging as a mini-arts district.
Posted inLife & Culture, Maine, News, Schools and Education
Maine College of Art hires new president
Laura Freid most recently worked with Yo-Yo Ma on the Silkroad Project.
Posted inBusiness, Food & Dining
‘Fake milk’ – spoiling for a food fight
Like chicken ‘wyngz’ and eggless mayo, plant-based ‘milks’ are just the latest ingredients in an industrywide stew about the authenticity of what we eat.
Posted inLife & Culture
Author Paula Fox dead at 93
Novels like “Poor George’ and ‘Desperate Characters’ posited ‘a dark energy’ behind human society.
Posted inLife & Culture, Nation & World, News
Ancient art of glass blowing has been steadily expanding
A drastic reduction in the size of the furnace needed has opened the practice to a much wider audience.