Arts & Entertainment
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PublishedJanuary 27, 2013
Bob Keyes: Nice touch: Architalx celebrates 25 years
Please, feel free to touch the tower. On Saturday, the Portland Museum of Art opens an exhibition that celebrates 25 years of the Portland architecture and design lecture series, Architalx. The centerpiece of the third-floor installation is a sculptural piece that stands 17 feet tall and mirrors, in its shape, the skylight at the top […]
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PublishedJanuary 27, 2013
This poet’s life
Wesley McNair's new memoir charts the writer's course from demanding childhood to recognition as a leading poetic voice of his generation and Maine's poet laureate.
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PublishedJanuary 27, 2013
Dine out Maine: 188 a sweet, cozy place offering a superb dining experience
Google “splinathes gin” and, oddly, Local 188’s name tops the search results. What is splinathes? It’s a plant that creates a numbing sensation for teeth, and when infused into gin, makes a tongue tingle too. According to the website, splinathes is among the infusions available at Local 188, but because options rotate, it was not […]
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PublishedJanuary 27, 2013
Calendar
Art “Between Past and Present: The Homer Studio Photographic Project,” contemporary photography made with historic processes, through Feb. 17; and Lois Dodd: “Catching the Light,” career retrospective — 1955-2012 — for the Maine painter, through April 7, Portland Museum of Art. portlandmuseum.org. “The Portland Society of Art and Winslow Homer’s Legacy in Maine,” exploring the […]
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PublishedJanuary 27, 2013
Classical Beat: ETHYL builds an evening around a Philip Glass film score
I am going to hear a concert by the contemporary string quartet ETHYL, “Present Beauty,” at University of Southern Maine’s Hannaford Hall at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday (also at Camden Opera House on Saturday) because of the group’s interest in, and support of, Native American music. The quartet serves as the ensemble-in-residence at the Grand Canyon Music […]
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PublishedJanuary 27, 2013
Society Notebook: Freezin’ for a reason
Besides being fun, Portland's Ice Bar event benefits nonprofit organizations that feed, clothe and in many other ways, cater to the needs of those in crisis in Maine.
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PublishedJanuary 27, 2013
Author Q & A: Mystery man
Kieran Shields of Bath finds his niche writing detective novels, weaving in his love of history through the setting.
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PublishedJanuary 27, 2013
Signings, etc.
TOM ALLEN
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PublishedJanuary 27, 2013
Smithsonian exhibit makes one stop in Maine
LEWISTON — The Smithsonian is coming to Museum L-A. The museum, which documents and celebrates the economic, social and technological legacy of Lewiston-Auburn and its people, is the only stop in Maine for the Smithsonian traveling exhibition, “The Way We Worked.” The show explores America’s work history, depicting how work spans time, cultures and economic […]
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PublishedJanuary 27, 2013
Art Review: The economy and eloquence of Lois Dodd
I once gave a talk about Lois Dodd when she was sitting 10 feet from me. Intimidated, I hesitated, then began with her quote, “I am cheap with the paint.” She nodded. That only reinforced my image of Dodd as the archetypical Maine painter. Sure, she is from away, but she has had a place […]
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