Lots of fascinating material in ‘Diggio, Haybis Korpus & E Plewrisy Unicorn!’ if you can get past the fact that the imaginary Ethan Spike was a ‘reprehensible bigot.’
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Arts, entertainment, food and books news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books
Best-Sellers: ‘This Time Tomorrow,’ ‘River of the Gods’
The current top-selling fiction and nonfiction books at Nonesuch Books & More in South Portland.
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Posted inFood & Dining, Green plate special, Recipes
Green Plate Special: Get to know the versatile Hakurei turnip
Thank you, Japan, for this sweet, mild spring root vegetable and the many, delightful ways we can cook it.
Posted inArts & Entertainment
Art review: Dozier Bell exhibit makes for a mystical experience
The setting – Sarah Bouchard’s Woolwich gallery – only adds to the spirituality of the paintings.
Posted inFood & Dining, Maine Gardener
Maine Gardener: Maine Audubon shifts the focus of its annual native plants sale
Less sale, more educational festival. Also, one of the day’s programs to offer a multicultural perspective on fighting the invasive emerald ash borer.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Local & State
Society Notebook: Creative couture inspires generous giving
The Blue Wrap Project Runway fashion show raised $290,000 for Partners for World Health.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books
Bedside table: Solace, and a new perspective, in a difficult time
Book recommendations from readers.
Posted inArts & Entertainment
Long before Bean Boots, Mainers were on the forefront of fashion
Maine Historical Society has three exhibits that merge history and fashion, including ‘Northern Threads,’ which features Maine clothes from the society’s collection spanning 200 years.
Posted inNation & World, Religion and Values
Woman uplifted by support after confrontation with pastor goes viral
Nearly a million viewers watch him admit to committing ‘adultery’ 20 years earlier, when she was 16.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Nation & World, News
Rock band Queen, Paddington Bear kick off Queen’s Jubilee concert
Queen Elizabeth II may have to miss a star-studded concert in her honor, but she brought the house down when she appeared in a surprise video recorded with another British national treasure: Paddington Bear.