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September 9, 2012

Calendar

Art “Addiction to Perfection,” encaustic paint and mixed media by Kimberly Curry and graphite on paper by Jeanne Titherington, 3Fish Gallery, Portland. 3fishgallery.com. Through Oct. 27. Frederick Lynch and James Linehan, “Geometry Meets Nature,” Littlefield Gallery, Winter Harbor. littlefieldgallery.com. Through Oct. 15. “Continuing Connections,” Michael Alpert, orchard photographs, Turtle Gallery, Deer Isle. turtlegallery.com. Through Oct. […]
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September 9, 2012

Classical Beat: Classical? Pops? ‘Magic’? PSO figures to have your number

The upcoming season of the Portland Symphony Orchestra promises to be a strange and wonderful creation, with the hoariest of old chestnuts — the Beethoven Fifth, the Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 1, Prokofiev’s “Classical” symphony, the “William Tell” overture — mixed with some lesser-heard works. Of the latter, some are highly unusual ones, and some […]
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September 9, 2012

Dine Out Maine: Experience the fun of island dining at Cockeyed Gull

Reducing an evening to a number grade is tough. Try it. For example, an oceanside drive is the stuff of Maine’s late-summer legend, with sun-filled blue sky and Springsteen on the radio. The route rates an immediate 5 out of 5, but add the glut of tourist vehicles vying for Old Port parking and the […]
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September 9, 2012

Movie Review: Well-cast ‘Bachelorette’ doesn’t quite measure up

You could, if you wanted, sit in a dark theater and simply check off the similarities between the blockbuster “Bridesmaids” and this fall’s “Bridesmaids” knockoff, titled “Bachelorette.” Female bodily function jokes? Check. Inappropriate come-ons on an airline flight? Check. Crass, crude and fearlessly frank talk about sex, once reserved for the fraternity house? Check. Wedding […]
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September 9, 2012

Art Review: Coes a mature painter, quirky to the core

In Rufus Coes’ “Coastal Route” at Elizabeth Moss Galleries in Falmouth, there are two paintings of plain boxes. One, an open and seemingly appreciated-until-empty case of Budweiser, doesn’t purport to contain any mystery. It’s a prosaically realistic watercolor, impressively stark and textured with dry-spackled drops. It sits on a slate gray porch in colorlessly silver […]

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September 9, 2012

Author Q & A: Criminal Intent

When Tess Gerritsen writes one of her wildly popular 'Rizzoli & Isles' mysteries -- her latest, 'Last to Die,' is out now -- she has a very specific modus operandi.
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September 9, 2012

Book Review: Plot, writing, narration shine in Mainer’s ‘Fingerprints’

Marcia Leonard’s novel has an intriguing plot and writing that sparkles. The book’s a winner in my opinion, and I think you’ll agree with that assessment. A chemist-turned-fiction writer living in Falmouth, Leonard accurately describes her own 212-page work. “Fingerprints,” she writes, “is a murder/suspense novel with a love story — and a multiple personality […]
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September 9, 2012

Book Review: Portrait of lives that lost direction

Zadie Smith's new novel depicts searches for the elusive gates to paradise.
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September 9, 2012

Signings, etc.

WILLIAM DAVID BARRY
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September 9, 2012

Savoring the Moment

The Portland Museum of Art -- and a legion of foodie fans -- gather to celebrate the publication of the new book 'Portland, Maine Chef's Table.'

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