1. After a whole week of 70-degree daytime weather and unlimited sunshine, I’d dare say we’re getting a bit spoiled. Start your weekend out with First Friday Jazz featuring saxophonist Roy de Klerk at Nocturnem Drafthaus, the funky sounds of … Continue reading →

Tony’s Donuts, the iconic Portland bakery located on 9 Bolton St., just off Congress Street near the Amtrak station, got a very special visitor on Wednesday morning – actor and activist Michael J. Fox, who was in town to attend … Continue reading →

Four hours. That’s how long it took Aroostook County band Mellow Endeavor to record their debut LP, “All Paths Lead Home,” available this weekend at their Aroostook County CD release parties, and for download and purchase on May 21. To … Continue reading →

1. A rather low key weekend in the Queen City and surrounding areas; it is, however, supposed to be the nicest weather we’d had so far this year. Friday night, enjoy some tunes from the likes of the Pitch Black … Continue reading →

The Belfast Free Range Music Festival is set for Saturday, April 27, and it’s one of my favorite weekends of the year – tons of bands, a beautiful setting and lots of interesting people to meet. Tickets are $25 for … Continue reading →

The praise keeps piling up for Nebo Lodge, the inn and restaurant on the Penobscot Bay island of North Haven. Last summer Food & Wine magazine named Nebo Lodge chef Amanda Hallowell (pictured at left) as one of its best … Continue reading →

Christopher Knight – the North Pond Hermit, as he was almost immediately nicknamed, upon his arrest – has a story too strange to be believed. 27 years in the Maine woods, with no heat, no running water, no health care, … Continue reading →

For the past year and a half, the Mallett Brothers Band have spent most of their time on the road. In the middle of the week singer-guitarist Luke Mallett might be back in the Portland area to pick up a … Continue reading →