For some reason, “The 355” really wanted to be the first movie of the year – any year. It was originally scheduled to open in January 2021, but I guess the studio decided that since theaters in major markets weren’t open yet, it should be pushed back to January 2022. Things might have worked out […]
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Rufus Porter museum to host virtual lecture series
It is well known that Rufus Porter set up shop in taverns all over New England as an itinerant painter. This program will explore the sights, sounds, and personalities that Porter likely encountered in his travels.
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Movie Review: Holiday Leftovers
It has been well-established that “Spider-Man: No Way Home” dominated the box office over the Christmas and New Year weekends, with “Sing 2” putting in a strong showing at #2. After that came a cluster of also-rans, none of which did particularly well critically or commercially. Rather than single one out, I’ve decided to take […]
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New fiber artist at Gallery 302
BRIDGTON — One of several new artists at Gallery 302, Patty Sawyer specializes in fiber art and quilting. Sawyer first started quilting as her hobby in the mid-80s. In 2006, she began a professional career mastering her skills with longarming, lecturing, instructing, and quilt judging. She has won numerous awards for her work and delights […]
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Jim Warwick wood works at Gallery 302
BRIDGTON — Jim Warwick’s table woodworks are genuinely handsome and unique. Gallery 302 is happy to welcome this new artist to its company of artists and artisans. Jim “Hatch” Warwick is based in Sweden Maine and has a passion for utilizing local resources in his art. He spent any time he could, as a child, […]
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Movie Review: ‘House of Gucci’
Ridley Scott’s “House of Gucci” had an unimpressive third place box office debut on what was frankly an unimpressive Thanksgiving weekend. A week has passed, I’ve already reviewed “Encanto” at #1 and “Ghostbusters: Afterlife” at #2, and no studio wants to open anything new in the notoriously-abysmal first weekend in December. So the still #3 […]
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Photographer’s work benefits Harrison library
HARRISON — Harrison resident Lynn Hearl, who has been taking photographs since childhood, loves the play of light and fog found in Maine, and has found a wealth of rich images in both Harrison and further afield in the state. Some of her work is on view and for sale now at Harrison Village […]
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Artist gifts original painting to Cancer Resource Center
NORWAY — Norway artist and sculptor, Peter Herley, recently gifted one of his original paintings to the Cancer Resource Center of Western Maine, to be hung in their new office space, located at 59 Winter Street in Norway. Herley, a member of the Western Maine Art Group, is well-known throughout the country for his vivid, […]
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Movie Review: ‘Encanto’
Disney has done it again. The studio synonymous with animated movie musicals has given us another classic to add to the collection in “Encanto.” It’s a good one, with diligent animation, imagination on display in nearly every frame, and songs by current Broadway king Lin-Manuel Miranda. It’s such a well-polished movie that even though I […]
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New potter Traci Witham at Gallery 302
BRIDGTON — Gallery 302 is pleased to welcome potter Traci Witham to its cooperative gallery. Traci says that growing up in a small upstate New York town really set her roots in the wonders of nature. Her grandmother was an inspirational part of allowing her heart to grow and her love of nature to blossom. […]