Q+A-January + February 2012 By Sophie Nelson Photograph by Sean Alonzo Harris NAME: Sean Slaughter Age: 40 Occupation: Singer, waiter, landscaper, recording engineer Portland-based musician Sean Slaughter of the rock band Clubber Lang entered and soared to the finals of the Queen Extravaganza
BOOKS-January + February 2012 By Sophie Nelson Illustration by Eric Hou Newly published from Maine: Recent favorites by local authors August Gale Barbara Walsh First inspired to report on the lives of her fishermen ancestors in Newfoundland,
POETRY-January + February 2012 Poem by Craig Morgan Teicher Edited by Gibson Fay-LeBlanc Artwork by Spenser MacLeod “Jazz” It’s not the idea of collective improvisation I like, not the show of instrumental virtuosity, not the hipster life. And jazz isn’t
SEE-January + February 2012 By Sharon Corwin A Curator’s Perspective: Fairfield Porters View from Upstairs 1966, oil on canvas, 24 x 20 Fairfield Porter (1907–1975) was a realist painter at a time when abstract art dominated the art world. He
Train or no train, this inn offers a new excuse to eat, drink, and stay the night in Brunswick Next time I visit the Inn at Brunswick Station, it may be via the Amtrak Downeaster from Freeport. The long-awaited Portland-to-Brunswick
January/February 2012 By Melissa Coleman | Illustration by Josh Brill 48 Hours of our favorite places to view, eat, play, shop, and stay “There is a most busy and important round of eating, drinking, dressing, walking, visiting,
WELLNESS-January + February 2012 By Genevieve Morgan Illustration by Jamie Hogan Oh baby, what to do when it’s this cold outside? If you are like me, when you are walking around Portland in a permanent down-shrouded half-stoop (à
A-LIST-January 2012 By Sophie Nelson Illustration by Kris 01 555 Reserve a two-top along the second-floor railing and treat yourself and your loved one to a most incredible dining experience. Creative comfort food enjoyed in low light above a
DRINK MAINE-January/February 2012 By Sophie Nelson | Illustration by Eric Hou Brian Smith, on Oyster River Winegrowers: “I didn’t realize that a person could make wine for a living until after college. I got a job at a vineyard and winery
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