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beadwork lightning bug by Melanie Chouinard

Forget Baubles and Bangles — Portland’s Newest Museum Is All About the Beads

The Museum of Beadwork draws a bead on what the tiny, decorative orbs reveal about history and culture.
Alison Hildreth

On the Cusp of 90, Alison Hildreth Is Everywhere All at Once

The Portland artist is the subject of three big solo exhibitions this fall.
In Other Words, Leadership: How a Young Mother’s Weekly Letters to Her Governor Helped Both Women Brave the First Pandemic Year

Sneak a Peek into Janet Mills’s Pandemic Diary

A new book, In Other Words, Leadership, gives a behind-the-scenes look at the pandemic's impact on the public and private life of Maine's governor.
whale tail illustration from "Burt Dow, Deep-Water Man," by Robert McCloskey

A Maine Library Sketches Out the Career of Children’s-Book Virtuoso Robert McCloskey

The exhibition is a rare chance to examine the loose, lively feel of McCloskey's lines up close.
ring made of preserved ladybugs set in epoxy

Find Crystals, Diaphonized Critters, and More at Maine’s Odd and Unusual Show

The biannual Augusta craft fair welcomes makers of unusual wares.
Three New Novels Ask: Can Maine Fix Your Troubled Relationship?

Three New Novels Ask: Can Maine Fix Your Troubled Relationship?

Caitlin Shetterly, Emily Henry, and William Dameron each have their own takes.
Mary Ellen Mark’s The Damm Family in Their Car, Los Angeles, California (1987)

Sharp Images From 50 Years of Maine Media Workshops

A Portland Museum of Art exhibit takes a snapshot of a half-century of boundary-blurring photo workshops in Rockport.
At a circa 1960 festival, King Neptune poses with the Sea Goddess. Photo courtesy of the Maine Lobster Festival

Rockland’s Maine Lobster Festival Says Goodbye to Its Sea Goddess

Instead, the long-running fest will crown a Maine Lobster Festival Delegate.
Melissa Crowe

Melissa Crowe’s Aroostook Upbringing Inspires Her Award-Winning New Poetry Collection

“Every time I write about the people I grew up around, I’m writing a love poem.”
Hamilton Easter Field, the libertine (left), and Charles Woodbury, the traditionalist (right).

How a Pair of Rivals Birthed Maine’s Archetypal Art Colony

Charles Herbert Woodbury and Hamilton Easter Field made Ogunquit a destination for aspiring artists but also began a feud.
Maine International Film Festival attendees watching a film

The Maine International Film Festival Celebrates Its Biggest Premiere Yet

The 26th annual festival debuts its stunning new $18 million venue.

11 Maine Arts Residencies Where Creativity Thrives

Maine has long been a hub for artists looking for a productive escape.
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Longfellow Books, Portland, Maine

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