This week, it’s all about the mandolin, that wonderful teardrop-shaped stringed instrument that gives bluegrass and acoustic music its high notes. Few people are more adept at coaxing beautiful sounds from the instrument than Chris Thile, a 29-year-old plucker from California. Thile is best known for his work in the bluegrass band Nickel Creek, but […]
March 2010
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Maine Reports
BOOTHBAY HARBOR Schools installing cameras after several threats In the wake of three bomb threats and an incident where a student brought a pistol to school, Boothbay Harbor schools are installing 22 cameras to monitor activity inside and outside the buildings. Union 49 Superintendent Eileen King told a parents’ group Tuesday that contractors worked over […]
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Niche carver
Wayne Robbins has the skills to whittle most anything, but he chooses to focus on the great whales for their ‘absolutely graceful’ mien.
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Lynch show is a love triangle of art, ideas and architecture
CORRECTION: PHOTO CREDITS ON THIS STORY HAVE BEEN EDITED TO REFLECT THE PROPER PHOTOGRAPHER. There is a felicity to the Frederick Lynch exhibition at the Portland Museum of Art that I did not anticipate. That quality fosters a sense of good fortune in just being there. I attribute this heightened state to the work on view to what I know of the development of Lynch’s art to […]
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Taste & Tell: JP Thornton’s makes tried-and-true – and new – tasty
SOUTH PORTLAND – JP Thornton’s Bar and Grille is named after a man who died when his daughter, the mother of one of the restaurant’s owners, was 2 months old. Tom Francis Howard wanted his maternal grandfather’s name to live on. This winter, JP Thornton’s means a place to eat – and a lot of […]
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Classical Beat: Famed percussionist bringing different drumming to PSO
And now for something entirely different. The April 6 concert of the Portland Symphony Orchestra with guest conductor Alfred Savia, music director of the Evansville Philharmonic Orchestra, promises to be a fascinating exploration of the unusual in the company of world-renowned percussionist Dame Evelyn Glennie. The polyrhythmic performances on her Web site would make Gene […]
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Maine Maple Sunday: Tasty maple treats, from beans to doughnuts
The sweetness of early spring is almost here, which in this state means Maine Maple Sunday. Sugarhouse treats abound next weekend, with plenty of free samples to be found around the state. John Wallace of Harvest Hill Farms says he’s looking forward to another great event at his Megquier Hill Road location in Poland. “We’re […]
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It matters when Census comes knocking
The bureau’s dogged attempts to find every resident could mean more federal funds for Maine.
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Arts Dispatches
PORTLAND Photographer donates image to support cancer cure group Award-winning photographer Donald Verger has donated a pink rose image valued at $1,000 to support the Pink Tie Ball, an annual event of the Maine affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure. The event was held Saturday at Holiday Inn by the Bay. Verger is […]
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Maine Voices: Teaching kids to write is an important task
That’s why it’s not good news when a program that spurs teachers on is threatened with dissolution.