Their sharp observations about couplehood and a series of surprises give the movie some extra sizzle.

STONINGTON – This year marks the centennial of the Stonington Opera House, as well as the 100th anniversary of “Renascence,” one of the most famous and award-winning poems by Maine poet Edna St. Vincent Millay. In celebration of this shared milestone, Opera House Arts brings an original musical production, “The Millay Sisters: A Cabaret,” to […]

By DANIEL KANY Although not traditionally considered a Maine strong point, two of the best shows I have seen this year feature geometrical abstraction: Duane Paluska’s “New Paintings and Sculpture” at Icon Contemporary Art in Brunswick, and Ken Greenleaf’s “Intercept” at the Center for Maine Contemporary Art in Rockport. It’s fascinating that the pictorial work […]

This week • Fresh off its successful run of the Red Sox version of “Damn Yankees,” the Ogunquit Playhouse opens its next show of the summer this week with Dolly Parton’s “9 To 5: The Musical.” This production is based on the movie about three office workers and their plan to get even with their […]

At a fundraising gala, Portland Ballet offers sneak peeks of some of this year’s upcoming shows.

Norman, the young hero of the animated delight “ParaNorman,” hears dead people. He sees them, too. So there’s no sense trying to comfort him because you think he’s missing his dead grandma too much. “Grandma’s in a better place.” “In the LIVING room?” Since Norman has grown up in Blithe Hollow, a town with a […]

Art “Two Visions,” paintings by Lenora Leibowitz and photo- graphs by Rita Spinella Olsen, 3Fish Gallery, Portland. 3fish gallery.com. Through Saturday. “Illustrated Passages,” Maine Art Gallery, Wiscasset. maineartgallery.org. Artists chose a piece of text to accompany their art. Ends Sunday. “The Draw of the Normandy Coast (1860–1960),” European and American paintings and works on paper, […]

The author’s portrait of the celebrity cook looks at her place in American history.