Now in its 28th year, the Maine International Film Festival in Waterville will include a wide variety of feature films, shorts, restored classics and international movies.
Life & Culture
Arts, entertainment, food and books news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Posted inLife & Culture, Local & State, News
For Mainers, stacking firewood isn’t just a chore. It’s ritual, engineering and art.
As with any well-loved tradition, wood stacking invites strong opinions.
advertisement
Posted inBusiness, Guides, Life & Culture, Local & State, Things to Do
7 Maine ski resorts that offer summer fun
With the snow gone, Maine’s ski resorts transition to summer fun with hiking, biking, live music and more.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Life & Culture, Things to Do
17 places to celebrate the Fourth of July across Maine
Festivities include live music, food trucks, parades, kids’ activities and plenty of fireworks.
Posted inFood & Dining, Recipes
Baking my own pop-tarts took me unexpected places
This childhood treat has grown up and gone to finishing school.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Kennebec Journal, Life & Culture, Local & State, Morning Sentinel
Monmouth Fair opened Wednesday and runs through Saturday
Joe Phelan captures fair setup and first-day events at the fairgrounds.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books, Life & Culture, Maine Authors
Portland author has collected his dream library of books – and most of them don’t exist
Hemingway’s missing novel. Alice’s backwards-printed book in “Through the Looking Glass.” Sylvia Plath’s never-finished autobiography. Reid Byers owns copies of all those “invisible” books that bibliophiles wish were real.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Life & Culture
Maine Inside Out is raising $25k to bring theater to prisons
The nonprofit hopes to raise funds to replace a canceled federal grant and is touring the original play ‘Broken Clock’ this year, including a Tuesday performance in Lewiston ahead of Juneteenth.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Life & Culture, Things to Do
Check out 6 fun events going on in Maine this week
Events include local band Starling, the PortFringe theater festival and the Big Gay Dance Party.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Food & Dining, Life & Culture, Things to Do
Celebrate summer with 14 can’t-miss events across Maine
The Yarmouth Clam Festival, Shakespeare in the Park and Maine Open Lighthouse Day are among the offerings.