Louise Jonaitis says she intends to use what’s left after the fire to make furniture and other wood products.
2011
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Upward Bound
Climbing a mountain on skis before descending — also known as randonnee skiing or Alpine touring — gains converts in Maine.
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Skiing in Maine: Legendary skier still follows his passion at 95
I’ve had more wonderful and memorable Christmas presents in my life than I’ll ever deserve, but I received an early one this year that might just top them all. You see, on Dec. 11, I got to meet for the first time one of my true skiing heroes, and it was right here on a […]
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New on the Shelf
“Witch & Wizard: The Gift.” James Patterson and Ned Rust. Little,Brown. 342 pages. $17.99. Books, movies, music and art have been outlawed by an evil regime and its hateful leader, The One Who Is The One. Gone are the days of individualism and integrity, and with it the easy availability of cheeseburgers and rock ‘n’ […]
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Significant American films selected for registry
BALTIMORE – Darth Vader proclaiming he’s Luke Skywalker’s father, John Travolta preening in his underwear and an early 20th-century deaf activist communicating in sign language are among the images that will be preserved by the Library of Congress as part of its National Film Registry. The 25 films selected this year include “The Empire Strikes […]
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Gosling keeps trying to make a big indie film
The eclectic actor’s latest, ‘Blue Valentine,’ was a festival favorite, but isn’t likely to be his ‘Avatar.’
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Signings, etc.
GLENNA JOHNSON SMITH Ninety-year-old Presque Isle resident Glenna Johnson Smith will sign copies of her book, “Old Maine Woman, Stories from the Coast to the County,” on Saturday in Brunswick and on Jan. 9 in South Portland. Smith’s book is a collection of her columns for “Echoes” magazine and other works pondering life in Maine. […]
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Art Review: Show at City Hall a worthwhile drive into the imagination
An art market bubble burst in the late 1980s. An age of intoxicating indulgence was superseded by a new focus on craftsmanship, effort, skill and material mastery. Painters began using a wider range of materials, such as encaustic, and reinvigorated processes like glazing with oil paints. A high sense of finish came back into vogue, […]
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Author Q&A: Making the best of the worst of times
Charles Dickens’ wife of 22 years wasn’t the loser he claimed she was when he dumped her, a Bates College professor discovers.
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Life really is a cabaret: ‘Is There Fat in That?’
Beginning Jan. 13, Good Theater presents the one-woman cabaret “Is There Fat in That?” at the St. Lawrence Arts Center, 76 Congress St., Portland. Ellen Domingos stars. The show tells Domingos’ story of growing up in Maine, winning a national beauty pageant and becoming a working actress and model in New York City. Through it […]