• Art “The Lunder Collection,” works by Whistler, Homer, O’Keefe and many more American masters, plus “Spaces and Places” and “American Weathervanes.” Through June 8. Colby College Museum of Art, 5600 Mayflower Hill Drive, Waterville. colby.edu/museum. “The Object Show,” small and rarely seen objects from diverse collections. Through June 8. Bowdoin College Museum of Art, […]
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Food Dispatches
Cooking for a crowd workshops and more food and drink events
Society Notebook: Portland Symphony announces 90th season at gala celebration
A roster including everything from the music of Beethoven to the music of ABBA lands on the PSO play list for its gala 90th season.
Movie Review: ‘Lego Movie’
If the Looney Toons team had played with plastic blocks that snap together, “The Lego Movie” is the kind of surreal subversion they might have made. Their Looney heirs, the guys behind the original “Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs” (Phil Lord and Christopher Miller), have turned a 90-minute exercise in product placement into a […]
Art Review: ‘Fine Lines: American Drawings from the Brooklyn Museum’
The Portland Museum of Art show is an extraordinary opportunity for scholars and lovers of the form to see excellent and rarely seen work.
Ying brothers prepare to succeed a legend
The world-renowned musicians will follow Lewis Kaplan in directing the Bowdoin International Music Festival.
Book Review: ‘Leaving the Sea’ worth its salt for some
Award-winning Maine writer Ben Marcus’ new short story collection is sure to elicit debate.
Book Review: ‘Tiger Mom’: Some ethnic groups arm kids better for success
Critics taking aim at Amy Chua’s ‘The Triple Packcage.’