Table of Contents
Summerguide 2017

Summerguide 2017

Maine Life 40 Maine Classics 53 Concierge 73 Chowder 75 Portland After Dark “Night is a Cabaret” Just the ticket for the shy and retiring types. By Olivia Gunn 195 New Oyster Cult Bite into the briny history of Maine’s oyster industry. By Sarah Moore 198 The Oyster...

May 2017

May 2017

Maine Life 15 Maine Classics 25 Concierge 31 Chowder 33 Portland After Dark “Dinner Is The Show” You’ll know the Recession’s over when you order flambé. By Colin W. Sargent 41 New Port Summer signals enticing new mix of bars, restaurants, and retail. By Mike Schoch 53...

April 2017

April 2017

Art&Style 37 David Driskell: Portrait of the Artist: Maine’s celebrated artist and scholar takes us into his new work. By Daniel Kany Personalities 47 Bright Spark Anita Shreve lights up our bookshelves with her latest literary offering, inspired by the deadly...

February / March 2017

February / March 2017

Shelter&Design 15 Love in Bloom: New England Garden & Home Shows 31 At the Top of the Market Imagine owning one of these stunning oceanfront mansions, including a palace being sold by Maine summer resident Louise Tefaafana Murfey, one of the Tahitian actresses...

Winterguide 2017

Maine Life 13 Maine Classics 15 Winterguide Experience & Ski Guide 25 Chowder Personalities 51 Dreamboat at the Expo The charismatic star of the silver screen and his explosive visit to crown Miss Maine at the Expo in 1927.  By Herb Adams Shelter&Design  ...

December 2016

December 2016

Personalities 36 Desire Under the Firs In the welcome rush of recognition for LGBTQ dimension inside and outside art, a 21st-century examination of the “Boston Marriage” between South Berwick novelist Sarah Orne Jewett and Boston socialite Annie Adams Field is not...

November 2016

November 2016

Personalities 27 Most Intriguing Mainers making change: Dinah Minot, Lady Lamb, Paul Greene, Anthony Doerr, Sherri Mitchell, Lucas St. Clair, Ashley Bryan, Elle Logan, and Dr. Rich Silkman Interviews by Michael Schoch, Sarah Moore, Olivia Gunn, and Benjamin Rybeck...

October 2016

October 2016

Perspectives 10 From the Editor 12 Letters 33 Vital Statistics Portland’s magic numbers show a city in evolution. From Staff & Wire Reports 39 When? What cultural tipping points turned Portland around to give us international cachet? By Jamie Holt 45 Dark Horses,...

September 2016

Art&Style 49 Maine Sculptors: A Catalog A guide to sculpture in Maine. Curated by Anne Zill, Andres Verzosa & Bruce Brown 75 Beyond Sculpture Pushing the boundaries of creativity by any medium necessary. From Staff & Wire Reports 79 Maine Painters, A...

July/August 2016

July/August 2016

Perspectives 16 From the Editor 18 Letters 23 2016 Festival Guide 34 Experience 101 L’Esprit de l’Escalier “Journey Across the Language Bridge” By Rhea Côté Robbins Art&Style 25 Blue Skies & Red Claws The Maine Lobster Festival comes to life in Rockland this...

Summerguide 2016

Summerguide 2016

Personalities 40 I Fooled Around and Fell in Love…With Maine Blues legend Elvin Bishop  talks Maine, music, and Japanese ahead of his stop at Rockland’s North Atlantic Blues Festival July 17. Interview by Colin W. Sargent 191 The Last Picture Show? Drama behind the...

May 2016

May 2016

Personalities 37 Shape Shifter Impresario Andy Verzosa surprises in Ogunquit. Interview by Sarah Moore 77 Fantastic Voyage Dr. Deb Walters finishes her epic kayak voyage–after spinal surgery. Interview by Claire Z. Cramer 96 Flash Perspectives 10 From the Editor 12...