The Arts
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The art of rediscovery: citydrift/Portland
by Peter Weed / Broaden your viewpoints this weekend with citydrift/Portland, a three-day event designed to help people "shed their ideas of themselves for just 72 hours and discover what Portland means to them outside of work, outside of their normal routines."
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Portland Forge caught in gentrification's web
by Clare Morin / Will Portland’s most historic forge—a remarkable, 168-year old workspace—be saved?
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A Portland life in poetry: Steve Luttrell
by Clare Morin / Steve Luttrell, founder of The Café Review and past Portland Poet Laureate, on the deep roots of poetry in Portland and his roll in keeping the flame alive.
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Portland in Hong Kong
by Clare Morin / For Australian artist Tricia Flanagan, Portland offers international arts students an oasis of space and fertile grounds for inspiration.
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Film incentives redux: Upping the ante for Maine
by Peter Weed / Legislators are revisiting film incentives—the financial catnip designed to lure movie producers to the state. What would it mean to make Maine film competitive and how do you measure impact?
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Opening our streets
by Peter Weed / The closure of Congress Street for a First Friday Art Walk is part of a national trend for reclaiming streets (however briefly) for pedestrians. It is a welcome trend for Portland.
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In search of a new indie film theater: How it might work here
by Peter Weed / There are some early rumblings about the viability of a dedicated indie cinema. We look at what might work.