By far the longest movement (over 30 minutes) of Mahler’s gigantic Third Symphony — which was performed on Friday at Merrill Auditorium by artists associated with the University of Southern Maine under conductor Robert Lehmann — is the first movement, titled “The Awakening of Pan.” Besides being the god of critics, Pan, as the god […]

Andrew Vietze and Stephen Erickson collaborate on a book about the desperate, starving victims of an 18th-century shipwreck off Maine.

Naughty, yes — but this Mommy is outrageous in so many funny ways.

JOHN McDONALD

LEWISTON — The Atrium Art Gallery at the University of Southern Maine’s Lewiston-Auburn campus, 51 Westminster St., presents “The Figure Revealed IV,” a statewide juried exhibition focused on work created in the environment of a life-drawing group. The exhibition features more than 80 works by 53 artists with media ranging from pencil and charcoal to […]

You’d better be careful if you see Dustin Tucker on the street or working out at the club. He may be scouting you. “I meet people that are in the show all the time,” said Tucker, who reprises the role of the naughty elf in David Sedaris’ true-life comedy “The Santaland Diaries.” “I met this […]

If Christine Schutt lacks the name recognition of some authors, she has earned the acclaim that many seek. Her previous novels were chosen as finalists for the National Book Award in 2004 and the Pulitzer Prize in 2009. Flirting with greatness may well be an occupational hazard for this Blue Hill author. It’s certainly a […]

She grew out of her teens during the five movies, has new film roles lined up and plans to stay spontaneous.