Concerts and shows currently on sale
2011
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Indie Film: Erik Moody: hard worker on Maine’s indie film scene
Getting to know the people involved in the Maine filmmaking scene over this past year, I’ve been struck — and impressed — with the supportive, interconnected nature of that community. In the credits for project after project, there are the same names, different jobs. An actor in one film doubles as director, writer or “thanks […]
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Eat and Run: Lots of potential (with a side of beefs)
When I first saw the colorful sign for Johnny Rockets restaurant, I was interested. It looked like a cool place to grab a hamburger. Johnny Rockets is a national chain with restaurants reminiscent of a 1950s-’60s-era diner with lots of shiny chrome, upholstered bench and counter seating, and classic rock streaming from a jukebox. I […]
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Bull Moose Top 10
Top 10 for Portland store Jan. 3-9: 1. “Machete” (DVD) 2. Mumford and Sons, “Sigh No More” 3. “Dinner for Schmucks” (DVD) 4. Spose, “Happy Medium” 5. Florence and The Machine, “Lungs” 6. “Gun” (DVD) 7. “Resident Evil: Afterlife” (DVD) 8. Kanye West, “My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy” 9. “Archer” — Season 1 (DVD) 10. […]
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Et cetera: Hot Ticket and Cheap Thrill
• HOT TICKET Buildathon to give Habitat a LEGO up TRAVEL DOWN memory lane with an iconic building block during Habitat for Humanity’s LEGO Buildathon. Judges will determine which team built the best house, and all the money raised goes toward a Habitat house under construction in Westbrook. WHEN: 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday WHERE: Center […]
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Bates showcases works from Ogunquit collection
THE OGUNQUIT MUSEUM of American Art is closed for the season, but museum director Ron Crusan has arranged an off-season exhibition of key paintings from the collection. ON FRIDAY, Bates College Museum of Art in Lewiston will open “Selections from the Collection of the Ogunquit Museum of American Art.” It includes important paintings by Will […]
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Art and Theater: Waiting in the wings
One of the great surprises in the Portland theater community these past couple of years has been the success of the Old Port Playhouse in downtown Portland.
Against the backdrop of a down economy, the small theater company began operations in fall 2009. In many ways, the timing could not have been worse. The economy was spinning into a morass, and the local theater scene already felt crowded.
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The Movies: After all that hype, ‘The Green Hornet’ disappoints on a grand scale
Perhaps “The Green Hornet” is director Michel Gondry’s mocking wink at the Hollywood of masked heroes and the fanboys who made it that way. A violent, clumsy, jokey, badly plotted and miscast mess, “Hornet” almost makes sense, taken on those terms. Gondry is, after all, the director of “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.” “Green […]
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Dining and Drink: Hot Ticket and Cheap Thrill
• HOT TICKET 10 for $10 tasting at Havana South HAVANA SOUTH’S “10 Wines for $10 Wine Club” explores the wines of Spain, including whites and reds from Penedes, Rueda, Rias Biaxas, La Mancha, Yecla, Priorat and Bierzo. Snacks will be provided. And if you taste anything you like, the wines will be sold for 10 […]