Art&Style

25 Up in Lights
Sam Bagala of Gray takes us behind the curtain of Hamilton’s groundbreaking national tour.
By Sarah Moore

27 Summer Theater Preview

57 Maine’s Close-Up
Five directors cast Maine as the star of the silver screen.
By Sarah Moore

101 Fiction
“The Pickup Artist”
By Hank Garfield

Personalities

43 Come to the Window
Melissa Etheridge looks back at 30 years in show business.
Interview by Sarah Moore

Maine Life

21 Maine Classics

23 Concierge

29 Experience

37 Chowder

39 Portland After Dark
“Naughty Portland”
Kitty Kentuck, the sexy spirit of Portland’s night life, leads us on an unforgettable bar crawl.
By Olivia Gunn Kostishevskaya

47 What’s New?
What a difference a year makes. It’s time to meet the stars who have set-up shops in Portland
to surprise you this summer.
By Sarah Moore

Perspectives

16 From the Editor

18 Letters

79 My Maine
“Four Nations”
Maine’s indigenous people reject a one-size-fits-all native narrative.
By Maulian Dana

77 L’Esprit de l’Escalier
“The Art of the Task”
A Cinderella moment at the root of a word.
By Rhea Côté Robbins

104 Flash

Shelter&Design

86 House of the Month
Living on the edge in Cape Elizabeth.
By Colin W. Sargent

92 New England Homes & Living

Food&Drink

67 Hungry Eye
Embark on fresh adventures with fungi.
By Claire Z. Cramer

73 Libations
“Trending Into Maine”
Navigate the hottest hop trends quenching Maine’s thirst this year.
By Josh Christie

82 Dining Guide

83 Restaurant Review

Benkay delivers familiar favorites in new spaces.
By Claire Z. Cramer