Arts & Culture

🔒Ogunquit Playhouse sets stage for $62M renovation

A proposal calls for a fully reconstructed theater, a new arts and education center, concessions building, courtyard, offices, and on-site housing to accommodate 75 performers and staff.

🔒Portland hits proposed music hall with more roadblocks

Opponents of the Live Nation Music Hall are calling for a buffer zone from residential areas.

🔒Portland approves fee for larger entertainment venues

Portland City Council has voted to amend the city code to direct a percentage of ticket prices from large venues to support the local arts community.

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University of Southern Maine plans $15M building for visual arts on Gorham campus

The arts help prepare students for the workforce by strengthening creative, critical-thinking and communication skills. Construction will break ground in early January.

From ‘Home Alone’ to ‘Die Hard’: Holiday movie picks from the Mainebiz staff

From the funny to the nostalgic, here's what the Mainebiz crew is watching this holiday season.

Encore presentation: Portland Symphony renews contract of music director Preu

The music ensemble has renewed the contract for music director Eckart Preu through July 31, 2029.

Factory 3 maker space in Portland fills niche for startups and small businesses

It took about year to find the right space — affordable, industrial and open so it could be built out. Membership took off from the start.
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Creative studio with a co-working element opens in Portland’s Arts District

The studio is designed to be akin to a co-working or maker-space model, but specifically built for musicians and creative professionals.

🔒Newsworthy people and performances for Dec. 1, 2025

A roundup of new hires, promotions and achievements at businesses, nonprofits, health care operations and professional services firms in Maine.
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