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Megan Gray
Staff Writer
Megan Gray is an arts and culture reporter at the Portland Press Herald. A Midwest native, she moved to Maine in 2016. She has written about presidential politics and local government, jury trials and jails. Her current beat is her favorite yet, and she loves the stories that take her to behind the scenes to an artist studio or theater backstage. Outside of work, she likes to explore Maine’s hiking trails and coastal islands with her husband, and she definitely wants to pet your dog.
Posted inArts & Entertainment
History of the Children’s Theatre of Maine, the nation’s longest-running institution of its kind
Founded in 1923, the theater merged with the Children’s Museum of Maine in 2008.
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USM guitar teacher scores big, as Buffalo orchestra premieres his concerto
As an artist lecturer at the Osher School of Music, José Manuel Lezcano balances teaching, performing and composing.
Posted inLocal & State
Family from away found deep friendship in Maine decades before Bowdoin killings
The Egers and Eatons became friends when Joseph Eaton was 4. He’s now accused of killing both couples.
Posted inArts & Entertainment
Using clay sourced from Maine, these potters get their hands extra dirty
A small number of ceramic artists in Maine dig their own clay from the rich deposits across the state and use it to make their work.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Local & State
Colby receives trove of art from late collector, including prints by influential painter
The gift of 184 works also includes photographs that represent the passions of the donor, Norma Marin, who died last year.
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Change of art: John Bisbee puts down the nails and picks up a paintbrush
The first show of the next phase of his career is now on display in Portland.
Posted inBusiness, Food & Dining, Local & State, News
With an outpouring of branches, Maine breweries are tapping new markets
Battery Steele Brewing and Brickyard Hollow Brewing Co. are the latest beer makers to add new restaurants or taprooms.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News, Uncategorized
Maine unemployment fell below 3% in January
At the same time, the number of jobs in the state rose to an all-time high of 648,000.
Posted inBusiness, Food & Dining, Local & State, News, Uncategorized
As a Maine distillery grows, so does worry over ‘whiskey fungus’
The black blight is spreading near large distilleries and threatening home values in places such as Kentucky. Now some neighbors of Wiggly Bridge Distillery say the fungus has come to York.