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Posted inArts & Entertainment, Maine
Society Notebook: New and improved Children’s Museum hosts first big fundraiser
The art auction at the museum and theater’s new Thompson’s Point location raised money for membership scholarships.
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Posted inFood & Dining, Green plate special, Recipes
Lilac blossoms smell great, look great and – did you know? – taste great, too
Bring lilacs into your kitchen for baking or lemonade.
Posted inFood & Dining, Maine Gardener
Maine Gardener: Water neither too much, nor too little, but just right
The key: The newest plants in your garden are the thirstiest/neediest ones.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books, Maine Authors
Half sisters wrestle with their father’s death and their sibling ties in ‘I Know You Love Me, Too’
Amy Neswald structures her debut novel as linked stories that take place over decades.
Posted inArts & Entertainment
Deep Water: ‘Divulgence,’ by Myronn Hardy
Maine poems edited and introduced by Megan Grumbling.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Nation & World
Show’s over for famed cabaret at Lido in Paris
Its high-kicking, high-glamour dance shows date back decades and include onstage waterfalls, an ice rink and a pool.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, New England, News
Maine couple sells home that inspired ‘The Conjuring’ movie for $1.525 million
The Rhode Island farmhouse where the paranormal happenings that inspired the 2013 horror movie “The Conjuring” was bought by a Mexico, Maine couple in 2019.
Posted inNation & World, Religion and Values
Southern Baptist leaders release secret accused abuser list
Top Southern Baptists called publishing the list ‘an initial, but important, step towards addressing the scourge of sexual abuse and implementing reform in the Convention.’
Posted inArts & Entertainment, New England
Boston Pops July Fourth show returning for 1st time in 3 years
The performance was canceled in 2020 and moved in 2021 because of the pandemic.