All families are different—and some more different than others—but Lauren Wayne at the State Theatre has programmed a weekend of wide ranging (and eccentric) family fun. Tomorrow, Friday, December 3, Eternal Otter Records is presenting "1930s Night at the State Theatre". 
The light you will see in the Portland sky on the night of Tuesday, December 7th, will not only be emanating from the heads of the assembled geeks at the TechMaine Annual Conference Dinner near the airport, but from an outdoor projection by New York artist Jenny Holzer, commissioned by the Portland Museum of Art. Holzer will be in town to give a lecture is the centerpiece of the 2010 Nelson Social Justice Fund Program.
The writer's art is solitary and time-consuming, and what we see on the page rarely reveals the often torturous process of the writing itself. Live storytelling, by contrast, lets it all hang out.
/ Two Organizations Join Forces to Invest in City’s Creative People and Businesses
Portland, Maine—The Creative Portland Corporation and the Portland Arts and Cultural Alliance (PACA) announce the appointment of Jennifer Hutchins as full-time executive director, serving both organizations as of December 1, 2010. The hire follows several years of planning by Portland businesses, cultural institutions, artists and city officials to invest in the development and promotion of the city’s creative economy.
We're proud to announce that Creative Portland has hired Jennifer Hutchins to be our executive director. Jennifer will oversee all aspects of the Creative Portland Corporation including Portland Arts and Cultural Alliance (PACA) and LiveWork Portland.
It is obvious, but true, that Halloween is the quintessential creative economy holiday. Arts, crafts, theater, music, dance, edibles—zombie impersonation—it's got it all.
"Viva la State. " That's how Lauren Wayne ends her auto-reply email apologizing for not returning messages right away because.
Guster, the acoustic alternative band co-founded by Portland resident Adam Gardner, had a big week. Their new album 'Easy Wonderful,' four years in the making, debuted at #3 on iTunes Top 10 Album Chart.
