Art “Forest for the Trees,” multi-artist show, Aarhus Gallery, Belfast. aarhusgallery.com. 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. “Decorating the Everyday: Popular Art from the Farnsworth,” […]
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Book Review: Allende’s new novel different — and not
Her lyrical writing remains, though it tells a much more gritty, violent tale.
Dine Out Maine: New restaurant makes splash with interesting spices, dishes
A cavernous space in a small strip mall on Route 1 in Falmouth that was once home to O’Naturals is now Bueno Loco, which literally means “Good Crazy.” Or, as the website says, “Crazy good.” The new restaurant’s renovation is attractive and cheerful. The long open kitchen and the wavy counter from the natural foods […]
Movie Review: Heavyweight cast makes for a happy ‘Big Wedding’
Coarse, crude but often cute, “The Big Wedding” serves up the spectacle of its title, and the bigger spectacle of four AARP-eligible Oscar winners cursing like sailors. A teasing sex farce littered with f-bombs and c-words, it’s the filthiest (sounding) movie of the year — so far. Justin Zackham’s adaptation of the French comedy “Mon […]
Art Review: Follow Stephan’s maze of ‘Paths’ at Coleman Burke
Aaron Stephan’s “Paths” at Coleman Burke Gallery in Brunswick is amazing. But it doesn’t look like an exhibition; it’s a work site. The huge gallery is filled with tools, materials, dust and the elements of a giant construction project. The completed art brought for display is hung around the corner out of immediate sight, leaned […]
Must-see modernism at Portland museum
The Portland Museum of Art unveils its main event for summer, a gift from a media titan who had an astute eye for art.
Book Review: Book a memoir for people of the woods
“Someone — I wish I could remember who — has since described me as ‘a man in the woods with his head full of books, and a man in books with his head full of the woods.’ “ So writes Sidney Lea, Vermont’s current poet laureate. Without sentiment but with a lot of love, his […]
Author Q&A: Sleuth-telling
For Victoria Doudera, a detour into selling real estate opened the door that led to writing what’s become a series of mystery books.
Society Notebook: Rack and roll
Supporters don Goodwill finds and head to the Little Black Dress fundraiser to aid veterans.
Classical Beat: PSO calls on Mahler to honor victims of marathon bombings
The Portland Symphony Orchestra, under music director Robert Moody, will devote almost the entire final concerts of the season on May 5 and 7 to Mahler’s Fifth Symphony in memory of the victims of the Boston Marathon bombings. According to a press release, “The Adagietto movement of the Mahler Symphony particularly serves as music for […]