Art “Between Past and Present: The Homer Studio Photographic Project,” contemporary photography made with historic processes, through Feb. 17; and Lois Dodd: “Catching the Light,” career retrospective — 1955-2012 — for the Maine painter, through April 7, Portland Museum of Art. portlandmuseum.org. “The Portland Society of Art and Winslow Homer’s Legacy in Maine,” exploring the […]
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This poet’s life
Wesley McNair’s new memoir charts the writer’s course from demanding childhood to recognition as a leading poetic voice of his generation and Maine’s poet laureate.
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Book Review: ‘Supper’ is served, and laced with irony
Da Vinci did not seek — or likely even want — to work on what became one of art’s great masterpieces.
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Art Review: The economy and eloquence of Lois Dodd
I once gave a talk about Lois Dodd when she was sitting 10 feet from me. Intimidated, I hesitated, then began with her quote, “I am cheap with the paint.” She nodded. That only reinforced my image of Dodd as the archetypical Maine painter. Sure, she is from away, but she has had a place […]
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Smithsonian exhibit makes one stop in Maine
LEWISTON — The Smithsonian is coming to Museum L-A. The museum, which documents and celebrates the economic, social and technological legacy of Lewiston-Auburn and its people, is the only stop in Maine for the Smithsonian traveling exhibition, “The Way We Worked.” The show explores America’s work history, depicting how work spans time, cultures and economic […]
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Dine out Maine: 188 a sweet, cozy place offering a superb dining experience
Google “splinathes gin” and, oddly, Local 188’s name tops the search results. What is splinathes? It’s a plant that creates a numbing sensation for teeth, and when infused into gin, makes a tongue tingle too. According to the website, splinathes is among the infusions available at Local 188, but because options rotate, it was not […]
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Bob Keyes: Nice touch: Architalx celebrates 25 years
Please, feel free to touch the tower. On Saturday, the Portland Museum of Art opens an exhibition that celebrates 25 years of the Portland architecture and design lecture series, Architalx. The centerpiece of the third-floor installation is a sculptural piece that stands 17 feet tall and mirrors, in its shape, the skylight at the top […]
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Take Heart: A Conversation in Poetry
The distinguished poet Lewis Turco, of Dresden Mills, has been writing poetry of great variety over many years. In today’s poem he describes the onset of a snowstorm.
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‘Three Stooges’ a coffee table book for the low-brow
Here’s forehead-smacking news for anyne who can’t get enough of Moe, Curly and Larry: “The Three Stooges Hollywood Filming Locations” (Santa Monica Press, $39.95), by Jim Pauley. It’s an actual grown-up book, chock full of careful research and hundreds of black-and-white photos documenting almost every cinematic move the Stooges made from 1934 to 1958 — […]
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Classical Beat: ETHYL builds an evening around a Philip Glass film score
I am going to hear a concert by the contemporary string quartet ETHYL, “Present Beauty,” at University of Southern Maine’s Hannaford Hall at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday (also at Camden Opera House on Saturday) because of the group’s interest in, and support of, Native American music. The quartet serves as the ensemble-in-residence at the Grand Canyon Music […]