The festival, which runs through Saturday, enters its final days this week with shows at Railroad Square Cinema in Waterville and the Waterville Opera House.
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J.P. Devine: It’s still a wonderful life
Enjoying the summer delights isn’t as easy as it used to be, but J.P. Devine has some ideas.
J.P. Devine: They got done
Checking in on some friends and local businesses, J.P. Devine ponders that Maine code phrase signifying the many ways in which someone is no longer around.
J.P. Devine: The broom room
Once a shadowy crime scene with the odor of a morgue and dust balls in the corners, the broom room has been transformed into an enhanced space that J.P. Devine is proud to call his own handiwork.
Photos: In Skowhegan, wigwam rises as part of culture series
Official unveiling of hut highlights History House’s Wabanaki Voices program, expected to include exhibits, children’s programs and a speaker series.
J.P. Devine: Oh, yeah, him
Separating the stereotypes from the serious this Father’s Day, J.P. Devine wonders what to make of the celebration.
J.P. Devine: Bite of the browntail
Humor, and horror, await those this summer who pass by the Rugosa rose bush, J.P. Devine writes.
Dana Wilde: Red-winged blackbirds and the phenomena of beauty
The experience of beauty is not hypothetical and can be observed in nature, Dana Wilde writes.
J.P. Devine: Sit, Fauci, sit!
Naming kids and dogs has always been a fun pastime, but J.P. Devine wonders about the names coming during the pandemic.
J.P. Devine: A memory of two Sundays
Reflecting on magical events in Waterville’s Sacred Heart Church, J.P. Devine sees a future there as colorful as the past.