If you want to know what it felt like to be a kid in small-town Maine between Bangor and Ellsworth right after World War II, you should read Bruce Wallace’s “Dedham Days.”
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‘The Grand Budapest Hotel’ … fully booked
“Room service? Send up a larger room.” — Groucho Marx My plans for spring break travel have changed. I was going to check in at the “Best Marigold Hotel,” but now, after I’ve seen Wes Anderson’s fresh, sparkling, dynamic, insane, comedic masterpiece, I’ve booked rooms at the “Grand Budapest Hotel.” I know I will be […]
TRAVELIN’ MAINE(RS)
Belfast is filled with great art, shops, an awesome co-op, nice lodging and wonderful food.
BUSHNELL ON BOOKS
‘The Daugher of Francis Martin’ and ‘Mi’kmaq Sun’ are new novels from Maine authors
BOOK SIGNINGS AND WRITERS SERIES
Upcoming book events feature both national and local authors.
‘Gloria’ … dancing to the end of love
Gloria (an extraordinary Paulina Garcia) is one of God’s dancers who kept her own beat. Though still a lovely woman in her “mid years” who sports a happy face, a thin veil of sadness floats about her. She once had a happy marriage that went off the rails somewhere. We can tell that it was […]
J.T. Lockwood Band returns to Slates
Quartet’s CD release party is part of the restaurant’s Monday Night Concert Series Let’s face it ⦠Maine has some wonderful local acts. One that has been mentioned here before is The J.T. Lockwood Band — their self-titled album was released in December 2012 with a CD party at Slates, in Hallowell, to celebrate. Well, […]
TRAVELIN’ MAINE(RS)
At 45 North, they try hard to avoid using any out-of-season products and aim for high customer satisfaction.
POETRY AND MUSIC AT LITHGOW
Program will showcase some of the area’s artists with evening presentations in March and April
DANA WILDE
Recent news stories about D.F. Mortland, who died last month at the age of 87, mentioned the great respect people felt for him, but they neglected to indicate he was also a man of letters.