Art “Weatherbeaten: Winslow Homer and Maine,” 35 major oils and watercolors, Portland Museum of Art. portlandmuseum.org. Through Dec. 30. “Iconic America: The U.S. Outline as National Symbol,” University of Southern Maine (Osher Map Library and Smith Center for Cartographic Education), Portland. usm.maine.edu/maps. Through Feb. 28. Maine Art Gallery Artists Exhibit, art depicting the open road […]
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Take Heart: A Conversation in Poetry
Poet Lynn Ascrizzi, from Freedom, writes that in her garden she raises fruits, vegetables, “and those elusive crops, the perennial ones, that hide in between the sown and planted,” yielding “poems like ‘New England Asters.’”
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Art Review: ‘Not the Usual Politics’ a breath of fresh air
There is propaganda. There is art that is political. And then there is art about political structure. The work by the five artists in “Not the Usual Politics” at Rose Contemporary in Portland falls largely in the last category, but with a solid dose of political art as well. It is a handsome and thoughtful […]
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Book Review: Rowling’s adult tale falls short of magic
The book lacks depth, fails to engage us and doesn’t know what it wants to be.
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Scene & Heard: Splendor in the grass
It would be difficult to paint a more idyllic setting for an art installation than that of Hawk Ridge Farm in Pownal. Driving into this quiet country town nestled along rolling hills, lush foliage becoming bright with the first touch of fall, a scene is being set. Quietly. Unobtrusively. Only 20 minutes out, the steady […]
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Author Q & A: Cook illustrated
In ‘Dearie,’ biographer Bob Spitz offers an in-depth portrait of the much-beloved American culinary icon Julia Child.
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From U.S.A. to far corners, a lineup of global proportions
Portland Ovations begins its season this week with “Voyeur by Bridgman | Packer Dance. It continues into spring with a series of concerts, musicals, family events and dance performances featuring performers from the United States, across North and South America, and across the globe. Although the concert is not part of the regular season, Portland […]
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Book Review: Here it is – the compendium of Maine’s ‘wilder’ past
William David Barry’s “Maine: The Wilder Half Of New England” is comprehensive in breadth. The book is so full of detail, it seems that Barry erred on the side of including every fact, event and personality rather than risk leaving something out. It’s not a book to be read in one or two sittings. There’s […]
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Bob Keyes: Maine-made indie thriller hits the open road
Dana Packard and Jennifer Nichole Porter feel like they are letting go of their baby. Their Maine-made indie film, “40 West,” gets its first taste of national distribution this week. Packard and Porter, a husband-and-wife team, have kept tight reins on the film until now, shopping it around to various festivals across the country and […]