Arts & Entertainment

Published
October 28, 2012

Book Review: Sketching the decay of society in big city

Tom Wolfe's fictional tale lacks character depth and never fully comes to life.
Published
October 28, 2012

Society Notebook: All together spooky

'The Addams Family,' 'The Crow,' 'Windblown Man' and more earn nods at this year's creepy and creative Ghoulwill Ball.
Published
October 28, 2012

Audience Calendar

Art “ArtinMe,” statewide juried exhibition juried by Connie Hayes, Boothbay Region Art Foundation Gallery, Boothbay Harbor. 633-2815. Through Saturday. “Weatherbeaten: Winslow Homer and Maine,” 35 major oils and watercolors, Portland Museum of Art. portlandmuseum.org. Through Dec. 30. “Between Past and Present: The Homer Studio Photographic Project,” contemporary photography made with historic processes, Portland Museum of […]
Published
October 27, 2012

Take Heart: A Conversation in Poetry

Edited and Introduced by Wesley McNair, Maine poet laureate. Author Grace Paley once remarked that she knew she had a story when she had two stories. In today’s poem Bruce Spang, the poet laureate of Portland, tells two stories at once – one about a dog, and the second about a marriage. Humane Society By […]
Published
October 27, 2012

Dine Out Maine: Naral’s offers robust and enjoyable flavors in the wee hours

When we entered Naral’s and mentioned to the woman stationed at the front that we had a reservation, she responded with a smile, saying she was the dancer and not the hostess. Owner Nabin Naral quickly appeared and sat us at a booth that could have been in several establishments in Portland — exposed brick […]

Published
October 21, 2012

Audience Calendar

Art “Weatherbeaten: Winslow Homer and Maine,” 35 major oils and watercolors, Portland Museum of Art. portlandmuseum.org. Through Dec. 30. “Wearable Art,” jewelry, clothing and accessories by a wide array of Maine artists, Markings Gallery, Bath. 443-1499. Through Oct. 31. “Rocks Pebbles Stones,” recent paintings by Susan Myer Riley, plus work by Travis Roy, North Yarmouth […]
Published
October 21, 2012

Bob Keyes: For the love of Maine and its art scene

Two years before they got married, Julie Richard and her husband, Ed Buonvecchio, came to Maine for vacation. Their travels brought them to Camden, where the couple purchased a set of Maine-made wedding rings. They put those rings to good use when they wed in 1994. Ever since, the couple has appreciated Maine’s creative community. […]
Published
October 21, 2012

Community rallies for art

When a Hallowell gallery sounded the call for artists for its Community Supporting Arts (and agriculture) show, it turned into a veritable bucket brigade.
Published
October 21, 2012

Art Review: Biennial backs up good looks with visceral subtext

Juried exhibitions such as the 2012 Biennial at the Center for Maine Contemporary Art in Rockport tend toward one or the other end of a spectrum featuring inclusively comprehensive chaos at one pole and rarified refinement at the other. It takes initial restraint for jurors to exclude entries — but this has the ironical effect […]
Published
October 21, 2012

Book Review: Fonda bio probes his dark side

Oscar-winning actor Henry Fonda was a haunted man? The distinctly American characters he played in films and on stage — young Abraham Lincoln, Tom Joad, Wyatt Earp, Mister Roberts, the president of the United States — certainly dealt with their share of ghosts. But Fonda himself? Self-destruction, if not specters, did seem to trail Fonda. […]

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