The morning after the puppy moved in, I started seeing things I had been missing for weeks. I noticed a grasshopper, resting vertically on a support beam of the shed; it stayed in the same spot for more than 36 hours. I found three phoebes’ nests in the rafters of the shed porch and the […]
September 2013
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John Christie: It’s a perfect time for a paddle on pristine ponds
As much as I love ocean kayaking and the ever-changing face of the waters along the coast of Maine, this is the time of year when I’ll head to a pristine pond or two, usually up in the western mountains, to catch the first fall colors as they paint the mixed forest hillsides. Last week […]
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Best Bets
SUNDAY Great Outdoor Weekend All day, all over Maine Events will take place from sunrise to twilight at state parks, land trusts and venues hosted by outdoor organizations in celebration of Great Maine Outdoor Weekend. Go to www.greatmaineoutdoorweekend.org to learn more. TUESDAY Turtle Tuesday 2 p.m. in Bangor Join Bangor Land Trust and turtle rehabilitator […]
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Book review: ‘More Company Men’ can be hard to follow
PR Hersey, a prolific mystery writer whose earlier novels pit noble-minded “Smoke” Lassiter and detective Murch against evil forces, continues the duo’s crime-fighting saga in her latest book. In this opus, the two confront a plot to wipe out democracy worldwide. The genius behind the scheme is Nick Palmer, the CEO of GreatCo/ADNICK. Like Smoke […]
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Portland Museum of Art spotlights Maine artists
‘Piece Work,’ the Portland Museum of Art biennial, samples the best of the state’s contemporary art scene.
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Art review: Sendak inspires love and controversy
A School Library Journal survey named Maurice Sendak’s “Where the Wild Things Are” as the top picture book of 2012. First published 50 years ago, “Wild Things” won the prestigious Caldecott Medal as the most distinguished children’s book of 1963. Twenty million copies have since been sold. Yet “Where the Wild Things Are” was controversial […]
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Classical Beat: Romantic Ripper to enact dark deeds in chilling ballet
A ballet about Jack the Ripper? After all, it will soon be Halloween, and Nell Shipman, choreographer and associate artistic director of the Portland Ballet Company, was looking for a new and appropriate subject, after the success of “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow.” She rejected vampires, which have been reduced to the level of a […]
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Book review: Heeere’s Danny!
Stephen King’s sequel to ‘The Shining’ focuses on the now-grown son of mad Jack Torrance, with mixed results.
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Film fest, gallery to spotlight Fiore
ROCKLAND — The Camden International Film Festival will show the film “Joseph Fiore – The Nature of the Artist” at 1:30 p.m. Sunday at the Strand Theatre in Rockland. An exclusive exhibit of Fiore’s work will be on display during the festival at Orlando Johnson’s gallery, Somewhere on Winter Street, in Rockland. The exhibit offers […]