“The Hidden Presence of Places” is a respectful bow to a pre-eminent American artist, photographer Paul Caponigro. A large and beautifully composed effort by the Farnsworth, the show traces the work of a man whose presence in photography increases as the weight of that form diminishes. As classic photography – a system of producing images […]
2011
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Society Notebook: Maine teens fashionably great for prom ’11
Another prom season has come and gone, but the glamorous memories live on in the snapshots. This week we present you with a collection of photos featuring Maine students sporting the season’s hottest styles. While a handful of fashion-forward guys went with white, this year the black tuxedo again proved to be the favorite, with […]
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Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books
Book review: We can and will go home again
Jean Thompson’s novel explores elements that drag us back to our pasts.
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Two photography exhibits open this month at university
BANGOR — The University of Maine Museum of Art opens two new contemporary photography exhibitions this month. Photographer Thomas Hager pays homage to the early photographic processes of Sir John Herschel and Anna Atkins in “New Dawn Fades,” on view June 24 to Sept. 24. Hager re-examines early historical processes, and employs new techniques and […]
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Historic Maine house murals bound for new home
A remarkable series of 19th-century wall paintings is in the process of being moved to the Bridgton museum named for famed Maine muralist Rufus Porter.
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Arts Dispatches, June 12, 2011
OGUNQUIT Michelle Lee in ‘Summer of Love’ at Ogunquit Playhouse The Ogunquit Playhouse has announced that TV and film star Michelle Lee will headline the new Roger Bean musical “Summer of Love,” on stage June 22 through July 16. Lee has starred on Broadway and in feature and television films. She is known for her […]
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Bob Keyes: After 37 years of teaching, Thomas Block says farewell
WISCASSET — This week, former students of retiring high school art teacher Thomas Block will gather at a midcoast gallery to toast the man who changed their lives. “When I started at Wiscasset High School, I was a lonely, invisible outcast with nothing to pull me through the day except my love of art,” said […]
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Food
Dine Out Maine: 15 Exchange in enviable spot, but food doesn’t quite measure up
Blue awnings stretch invitingly over the brick and cobblestone sidewalk at 15 Exchange Grille, the spot where Walter’s restaurant used to be. Step inside to a long, narrow room with a bar and high tables. There is one customer downstairs on a warm and clear Friday night in late April. We are seated upstairs, in […]
Posted inLetters, Opinion
Letters to the editor, June 12, 2011Stolen sign loaded with meaning
Recently I read in your paper about the stolen “Open For Business” sign put up to greet visitors to our state. This incident appears to be politically motivated and payback for taking a union mural down. Is outright thievery considered a victory for state union members? Is an advertisement for out-of-state job creators considered anti-union? […]