Lily King’s newest novel revisits key characters from an earlier work.
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Meet a Peaks Island artist and his ‘Wicked’ work
Douglas Smith illustrated the original ‘Wicked’ novel in 1995 and has done new art for a special edition timed to the release of the movie ‘Wicked: For Good.’
6 Maine events this week include holiday cheer – and vampires
Catch ‘Twilight’ in Concert at Merrill Auditorium.
13 Maine sports bars where you can catch the big game
Find places to watch with friends and have a beer and a bite in Portland, Falmouth, Brunswick, Lewiston-Auburn, Waterville and Winslow.
Maine’s Amy Allen nominated for songwriting Grammy for work with Sabrina Carpenter and others
Allen, who grew up in Windham and South Portland, was nominated for her work on Carpenter’s ‘Man’s Best Friend’ album, as well as work with several other artists. A win in February would give her the award for a second straight year.
Go beyond the multiplex with these off-the-beaten-path movies showing in Maine
From new releases to classics, here’s a handful of the best cinema on the big screen.
Read the poem ‘River Otters,’ by Jenn Carter
Maine poems edited and introduced by Megan Grumbling.
Portland artists reimagine ‘The Messiah’ as a modern immigration story
‘Gospel Messiah: A Refugee Oratorio’ will bring spoken word poetry and gospel music to The Hill Arts from Nov. 14 to 16.
Portland exhibit shows off multifaceted artists’ personal narratives | Column
‘otherwise,’ a new exhibit at the Institute of Contemporary Art at MECA, shows us how the stories artists tell are too varied to contain a single vision of America.
5 Maine events this week include The Lone Bellow and ‘Charlie and the Chocolate Factory’
There’s also Rennie Harris’ Puremovement hip-hop dance event in Westbrook and a play about emergency medical responders in Bath.