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Arts & Entertainment

Published
July 21, 2013

Author Q & A: Food swings

It took 50 years and a move to Portland for author Kate Christensen to discover how to manage her appetit so it's truly bon.
Published
July 21, 2013

Book Review: Genesio pools action, authenticity in ‘Lamb’s Blood’

For his second novel, Maine writer Jerry Genesio of Bridgton takes readers back to the 1970s to explore the interwoven violence of international power politics and the U.S. commercial blood trade. It’s a fascinating topic and, in Genesio’s hands, it unfolds in a frightening world. “Lamb’s Blood” exudes a strong sense of authenticity. Genesio draws on hard-won […]
Published
July 21, 2013

Signings, etc.

DR. GERALD GAWALT
Published
July 21, 2013

Island history project receives boost

The National Society of Daughters of the American Revolution is donating $10,000 to the Monhegan Historical and Cultural Museum Association for its Monhegan Light Station Doors and Windows Restoration Project. Funding for this project was made possible through the sponsorship of The Lady Knox Chapter, serving the Rockland area. The project will restore the windows, […]
Published
July 21, 2013

Society Notebook: It’s a grand site for singing

PORTopera singers make the rafters ring at a joint benefit at the Victoria Mansion.

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Published
July 21, 2013

Take Heart: A Conversation in Poetry

This week’s poem, by Richard Foerster of Cape Neddick, features two creatures familiar to those with birdfeeders in their backyards: a bird and a cat.
Published
July 14, 2013

Calendar

Art “Monhegan Island” by Kevin Beers, and “Drawing on Porcelain” by Tim Christensen, Gleason Fine Art, Boothbay Harbor. gleasonfineart.com. Through July 27. Kennebec Valley Art Association Presents “The Vaughan Legacy,” special exhibition celebrating the Vaughan family legacy in Hallowell, Harlow Gallery, Hallowell. harlowgallery.org. Through July 27. “A Taste of Modernism — The William S. Paley […]
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July 14, 2013

Book Review: Gritty stories indelibly moving

In the collection 'Dirtyville Rhapsodies,' the most idiosyncratic of the offerings work the best.
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July 14, 2013

Author Q & A: More, ‘Peas’

Jennifer Wixson is out with 'Peas, Beans & Corn,' the second in her series of novels set in a small, fictional Maine town.
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July 14, 2013

Shakespeare returns to Stonington

STONINGTON — Julia Whitworth, founding director of Shakespeare in Stonington, returns to Opera House Arts this week with another original production, “Cymbeline.” The presentation features an original score by composer and musician Phillip Owen (“Measure for Measure,” “Antony and Cleopatra”), and an 18-foot double revolving stage designed by Ray Neufeld, an installation artist and set […]