The Artful Blogger

Portland's theater scene gets a little more crowded in October.

Back on Monday from a week of vacation, I found this piece of exciting news in my inbox: Noted cryptozoologist Loren Coleman will open the International Cryptozoology Museum in Portland on Nov.

The good folks with Acorn Productions are still trying to figure out how to put their Naked Shakespeare program back in the bars, but for now they're

One of the regrets of my job is the inability to tell and write about all the Maine art stories worthy of attention.

Dale Rogers, a sculptor from Massachusetts, is traveling New England this summer with 20 of his oversized sculptures of dogs.

In the Audience section of the Maine Sunday Telegram on Aug.

Rocco Landesman, a Broadway producer with Maine ties, has been confirmed as the next National Endowment for the Arts chair. The U.S. Senate took the action last week, before its August recess.

OGUNQUIT — George H.W. Bush and his wife, Barbara, made an appearance Sunday at the Ogunquit Playhouse to take in a top-notch production of "Guys and Dolls."

With August around the bend, Portland is gearing up for one of the highlight's of the summer art season. At 7 p.m. Aug.

PORTLAND — The artists of Peaks Island in Casco Bay open their studios to visitors year-round by appointment.