The Maine artist known for his geometric murals applies his signature style to smaller-scale works at new Portland gallery Notch8.
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Arts, entertainment, food and books news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books
Bedside table: Vacation reading
Book recommendations from readers.
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Maine Gardener: When buying new plants, don’t believe the hype
Chasing award-winning plants has its perils. Despite the plaudits, they won’t necessarily be winners in your garden.
Posted inFood & Dining, Green plate special, Recipes
Green Plate Special: Save the Jacob’s Cattle heirloom bean!
Given that they are a ‘fine eating bean’ – rich, nutty, dense, meaty and fragrant – this assignment is a cinch.
Posted inArts & Entertainment
Deep Water: ‘Crossing,’ by Karin Spitfire
Maine poems edited and introduced by Megan Grumbling.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books, Maine Authors
Book review: ‘Mother Brain’ delves into the science of how our brains are rewired by parenthood
The book interweaves research and data with personal stories from new parents.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Nation & World
Activists in UK court after soup thrown at Van Gogh picture
Two women, age 20 and 21, were charged in relation to the soup-throwing protest on Friday, while a third was charged over paint sprayed on a rotating sign at the Metropolitan Police’s headquarters in central London.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Maine
Filmmaker group pictures a brighter future for Maine’s movie industry
A new group called Picture Maine is part of a growing effort by local film professionals to create a larger media production industry in the state.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Life & Culture, Maine
Influential Midcoast artist Harold Garde dies at age 99
The New York native and abstract expressionist painter moved to Belfast in the 1980s and had his most productive period there.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Nation & World, News
Actor Robbie Coltrane, Harry Potter’s Hagrid, dies at 72
The Scottish actor, who played a crime boss in 2 Bond films and well known as the beloved Hagrid in the ‘Harry Potter’ movies, has died.