BRUNSWICK – The Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum at Bowdoin College will feature a new exhibit, “Spirits of Land, Air, and Water: Antler Carvings from the Robert and Judith Toll Collection,” opening Thursday. The exhibit features more than 30 carvings from caribou antlers by Inuit from the Canadian Arctic. Also on display will be a selection of […]
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Society Notebook: Hungry for change
Good Shepherd Food Bank bestows its humanitarian award at a dinner for friends and supporters who help in its mission to ease hunger in Maine.
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Golf: Golfers are quick to take advantage of melting snow
Golf is back. Mainers started to tee it up last week, which was earlier than expected considering snow was still plentiful a couple of weeks ago. A few sunny, windy days did the trick. Some courses still have remnants of snow along perimeters and in the woods, but it’s quickly disappearing. “Anytime you can open […]
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Dine Out Maine: David’s Opus Ten creates a saga of culinary indulgence
Every once in a while, a writer gets to tell a story in food sophistication. From the first engaging opening sentence to that final sigh when the last page is turned. For David’s Opus 10, the story is an epic. I booked a 6:30 p.m. reservation, and I unlocked the car door for the drive […]
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Calendar
Art Lois Dodd: “Catching the Light,” career retrospective — 1955-2012 — for the Maine painter, through Sunday; “Voices of Design” — 25 Years of Architalx, interactive exhibition that showcases the power of design, through May 19; “Blueberry Rakers:” photographs by David Brooks Stess, through May 19, Portland Museum of Art. portlandmuseum.org. “Malaga Island: Fragmented Lives,” […]
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Art Review: At ICA, as interactive as it gets
Have you ever wanted to be an art student for a day? Sit in on a studio crit? Or join a conversation about art? You can do this by visiting a work of art so well camouflaged that you might not even realize it is art. The piece — “The Peninsula School of Art” by […]
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A poet’s promise
Leslea Newman feels a powerful and deeply personal connection with Matthew Shepard, and has made it a mission to keep his memory alive by spreading a message of tolerance and compassion.
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On the Move
NEW FACES • Ericka Temple joined Poulin Financial Services to provide tax-preparation and accounting services. She previously was a master tax preparer with H&R Block in Biddeford. • Don Oakes was named director of Delta Dental Plan of Maine. Oakes of Falmouth had a 20-year career with L.L. Bean, where he worked in various senior […]
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Dangerous convictions: What’s really wrong with the U.S. Congress
Democrats and Republicans are divided by deeply felt worldviews that appear to be incompatible but which, in fact, simply need to be balanced.
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Dan Demeritt: A ready-made envoy to LePage
Dems should capitalize on the mutual respect that the governor and Rep. Barry Hobbins enjoy.