Posts By John Spritz
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The Arts
Our Piece of the Radio Dial
September 17, 2012 / / So you're thinking of coming to Portland. But you want to make sure it's got everything you need, so you work through your mental checklist.
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Living In Portland
A beautiful day for a Picnic
August 27, 2012 / / For five years now, the Picnic music and arts festival has been taking place in Lincoln Park, in downtown Portland. This blog has noted the 2010 and 2011 versions -- here we are at 2012, and Picnic just keeps getting better and better.
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The Arts
Pecha Kucha — A Modern Salon for Creative Inspiration
July 27, 2012 / / Nine years ago today, Pecha Kucha taught the world to play. And it was five years ago that Portland joined the Pecha Kucha movement.
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Living In Portland
The art of making art
June 27, 2012 / / In a city filled with creative people, where do they purchase their supplies? For many artists (and students and parents and kids and teachers), the answer is Artist & Craftsman. Located not on the peninsula but a short distance away, at Woodford’s Corner, Artist & Craftsman is northern New England’s largest art supplier.
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Living In Portland
Walkin' round the back of the Bay
June 22, 2012 / / Portland's most heavily used greenspace (and probably its most loved) is not Deering Oaks. Nor the Eastern Prom nor Evergreen Cemetery.
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The Arts
Maine's Culture of Fine Craftsmanship Lures the Furniture Society to Portland
May 21, 2012 / / Next month, the furniture world will revolve around Portland – in fact, around Congress Street. FS2012, shorthand for the Furniture Society’s national 2012 conference, will happen here from June 14 to the 16th.
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Living In Portland
Urban RAID: This Summer Portland Will Host a Unique 5K Fitness Challenge
April 24, 2012 / / Through the years, Portland has bestowed many gifts upon the world. Longfellow.
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The Arts
When Creativity Meet Philanthropy on a Portland Runway, It's a Wrap!
April 6, 2012 / / Once again, Portland is hosting Blue Wrap Project Runway, perhaps the world’s only fashion show combining surgical supplies and designer gowns. Considering the correlation of doctors and designers in this town, it's no wonder this fundraiser has taken hold here.