It’s that time again — for the Maine Sunday Telegram’s special Scene & Heard section devoted to prom.
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History-making dance troupe comes to Maine
From the Olympics to Sesame Street to breaking down barriers in the U.S.S.R. and China, the Alvin Ailey American Dance Company occupies a singular place in American cultural history and today’s dance scene.
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New Freeport play a labor of love
“A Life in the Theatre,” which just opened at Freeport Factory Stage, showcases some of the best on-stage talent in Maine.
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Art Review: Math and earthy science at Aucocisco
The works of Grace DeGennaro and Brece Honeycutt currently on display in the exhibition “Woven Mysteries” at Aucocisco Galleries in Portland have an immediate effect on each other. For starters, the literal folds of Honeycutt’s work put the binary logic of DeGennaro’s paintings in the folded context of mirror imagery. Conversely, DeGennaro’s tight connection to […]
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Bob Keyes: There are praises to be sung at USM
This coming weekend will be one of celebration for the University of Southern Maine School of Music, when generations of USM alumni return for a musical homecoming. The centerpiece will be a performance of the epic choral work “Carmina Burana,” scheduled for 3 p.m. April 22 at Merrill Auditorium. The USM Concert Band and Chorale […]
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He survived to tell a Titanic tale
A century ago today, Marshall Drew was in a lifeboat as the ‘unsinkable’ vessel vanished beneath the waves.
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Book Review: ‘Arcadia’ a fictional romp in author’s peerless fashion
Once in a great while, a book comes along that is so strikingly singular yet so pleasingly spot-on, it deserves a “Hurrah!” before anything else. So “Hurrah!” to Agnes Bushell’s “Death in Arcadia,” a detective novel and fictional romp through Portland’s contemporary social strata, centered on what is undoubtedly the Maine College of Art. Although […]
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Book Review: Outlasting hardship, bloodshed for rebirth
Kambri Crews writes about her rise from a troubled Texas family to a stable life.
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Audience Calendar
Art Edgar Degas: “The Private Impressionist,” drawings, prints, pastels, photographs and sculptures, Portland Museum of Art. 775-6148; portlandmuseum.org. Through May 28. “The Portland Show,” biennial invitational, work of more than 50 artists on the theme “Portland,” Greenhut Galleries, Portland. 772-2693; greenhutgalleries.com. Through April 27. “Springtime Floriade,” multi-disciplinary exhibit, Chocolate Church Art Gallery, Bath. chocolatechurcharts.org. Through […]
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Art Review: The mysteries and joys of printmaking
A long time ago, Pat Nick invited me to come to the Vinalhaven Press and make a print. It was an aberration on her part and an epiphany for me. Deprived of functional skill in the arts, I fumbled my way through two etchings. One was a disgrace; the other so fills me with wonder […]