Hmmm. It’s going to be a beautiful weekend. Where to start? Well, there’s Portland Flea-for-All, open Saturday and Sunday 10 am to 5 pm. Here’s my photo essay on the sights of opening day. Saturday is the last day of the Wonderama steampunk exhibit at Victoria Mansion. (11 am – 4 pm, now through Saturday, [...]
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First and foremost, credit to margaaretkilljoy on flickr for the terrific photo of what I believe to be the playground on the Eastern Prom used in the header of this page. Please be sure to check out the rest of her photos on her Flickr feed or visit her website, Birds Before The Storm. Here’s [...]
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Victoria Mansion is a movie star. Beautiful, spectacular, and one of a kind. But sitting right in the middle of Congress Street, anchoring the downtown, is another lovely lady – somewhat older, somewhat more conservative, but every bit as elegant and beautiful: the Wadsworth-Longfellow house and the Maine Historical Society. I’d wager that most people [...]
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Victoria Mansion is probably the best known of all the museums and landmarks in Portland, and there is likely no better time to see the mansion in all its opulent Italianate glory than at the holiday season. But what a lot of people – especially local people – don’t realize is that they have an [...]
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Looking for some fun things to do to make this weekend special? Here’s a few things that I suggest: A Celtic Christmas (Here’s a review from the Press Herald) AIRE (American Irish Repertory Ensemble) Presents A Child’s Christmas in Wales and The Legend of the Wren. Featuring dancers from the Stillson School of Irish Dance. [...]
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