Arts & Entertainment

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July 7, 2013

Book review: Summer scorcher sexy and sublime

'My Education' is at once smart, witty and extremely well-written.
Published
July 7, 2013

Bob Keyes: World-class dance troupes about to put their feet down in Lewiston

Nejla Yatkin has all the credentials a dancer needs. Dance Magazine put her in the “Top 25 to Watch.” Critics have called her “a fierce performer capable of haunting, gripping theatricality.” She’s young and multicultural, raised in Berlin to Turkish parents, and makes work about the Middle East that involves movement, shadow play, humor and […]
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July 7, 2013

Movie review: ‘The Bling Ring’ derides thieves, celebrity victims

It must be tough, being “average” and “middle class” and living within sniffing distance of L.A.’s rich and beautiful people. The designer clothes, the pricey homes, flashy cars and flashier jewelry must seem just within reach, especially to the young and avaricious. That’s the temptation of “The Bling Ring,” Sofia Coppola’s scintillating follow-up to the […]
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July 7, 2013

Author Q&A: Heroic couplet

Oliver Otis Howard headed the Freedmen’s Bureau, which directed Reconstruction after the Civil War. Born in Leeds, Howard graduated from Bowdoin, continued his education at West Point and was a general in the Civil War. He lost his right arm during the Battle of Fair Oaks early in the war, returned to duty three months […]
Published
July 6, 2013

10 key things to see at Alfond-Lunder Family Pavilion

The Lunders' collection represents a broad spectrum of American art.

Published
June 30, 2013

Book Review: A nautical thriller furls its romantic sails

Into the rigging, readers! The title and cleared-for-action dust jacket of S. Thomas Russell’s “Take, Burn or Destroy” pretty much signals a good nautical actioner in the tradition of C.S. Forster, Patrick O’Brien and Maine’s own James L. Nelson. This is the third in “The Charles Hayden Series,” preceded by “Under Enemy Colors” and “A […]
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June 30, 2013

Dine Out Maine: Abbondante gently coaxes diners away from typical Italian fare

Diners lamenting the demise of Kennebunk’s Grissini Italian Bistro have reason to celebrate. In its place is now Abbondante Trattoria and Bar. During our visit, Abbondante seemed to cater to an older, more affluent, casual crowd — if, according to my flip-flop-wearing husband, casual means unbuttoning the second button on an Oxford shirt or pulling […]
Published
June 30, 2013

Bob Keyes: An old school (Hudson River) revisited

BETHEL — It’s the inexplicable awe that Erik Koeppel and Lauren Sansaricq are after. They’re not merely interested in creating glowing, light-filled canvases that bring viewers back to a previous century of landscape painting. They want their paintings to inspire jaw-dropping awe. “I’m interested in expressing the feelings of a place, and not just recreating […]
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June 30, 2013

Society Notebook: Blooms’ day

Peonies and perfect weather mark the annual Audubon Society social.
Published
June 30, 2013

Calendar

Art “A Taste of Modernism — The William S. Paley Collection,” 62 works from the Paley Collection at the Museum of Modern Art in New York, through Sept. 8; “Shangaa: Art of Tanzania,” first major exhibition in the United States to focus on the traditional arts of Tanzania, through Aug. 25, Portland Museum of Art. […]

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