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December 11, 2011

Dine Out Maine: A-1 indeed – Gardiner diner takes flavor to new heights

Housed in an authentic Worcester lunch car (the original food truck) and set on pilings over a gully, the A-1 Diner in Gardiner remains a classic. There are no additions or extensions, no up-to-date decor. It’s a stainless steel box with a couple of neon signs, 16 round stools at the counter and a row […]
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December 11, 2011

Arts Planner

• A new theater company in Portland offers its first show this week. Snowlion Repertory Company presents “The Christmas Bride” at 8 p.m. Thursday and Friday; 2 and 8 p.m. Saturday; 3 p.m. Dec. 18; and 8 p.m. Dec. 20-21 at Lucid Stage, 29 Baxter Blvd., Portland. The story, written by MK Wolfe with music […]
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December 11, 2011

Audience Calendar

Art “Madeleine de Sinety: Photographs,” Portland Museum of Art. 775-6148; portlandmuseum.org. Through Dec. 31. “Gather Up the Fragments: The Andrews Shaker Collection,” Shaker works, Portland Museum of Art. 775-6148; portlandmuseum.org. Through Feb. 5. “Paul Caponigro: The Hidden Presence of Places,” photography, Farnsworth Art Museum, Rockland. 596-6457; farnsworthmuseum.org. Through Jan. 5. “Focus on India,” photos by […]
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December 11, 2011

Chris Van Dusen on hand for opening of ‘Circus’ exhibit

SEARSPORT – Children’s author-illustrator Chris Van Dusen will appear from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at the Penobscot Marine Museum for an event highlighting the opening of its winter exhibit “The Circus Comes to Town.” Van Dusen will read and sign his book “The Circus Ship,” and the museum will engage children with circus-themed […]
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December 11, 2011

Book Review: Fascinating visit to ‘American Nations’

One sure sign of a good book is that you can read it straight through enjoyably. The sign of a superb book is that you find yourself debating its propositions and arguments weeks after reading it. “American Nations: A History of the Eleven Rival Regional Cultures of North America” by journalist-historian Colin Woodard is a […]

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December 11, 2011

Classical Beat: Herr Hoffman had a score to settle with the Mouse King

If it’s Christmas, there must be a “Nutcracker.” The Maine State Ballet’s 300-member version has come and gone, and lovers of Victorian sentimentality, lavish sets and good dancing have to wait until Dec. 23 for the Portland Ballet’s production, “The Victorian Nutcracker.” Press releases and a “Maine Voices” article about “The Nutcracker” brought back memories […]
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December 11, 2011

Author Q&A: Magical mystery tour

Set in Maine, John Connolly's latest is a thriller that marries crime fiction with elements of the supernatural.
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December 11, 2011

Society Notebook: Photo finish

Partygoers celebrate the inauguration of Portland Mayor Michael Brennan at a gala event Monday at Ocean Gateway.
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December 11, 2011

Signings, etc.

KRISTINE BERTINI
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December 11, 2011

Take Heart: A Conversation in Poetry

The brief poems of today’s column were written by Edward Nobles of Bangor about his father, who abandoned Nobles’ family. The absence his father left behind was “silent and ominous,” Nobles says, adding: “These two poems are aftershocks.” Sentences The sledgehammer cracks like my father’s heavy shouts until the stone starts to break. The […]

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