Pop god Brian Wilson has always had an affinity for the stylings of George Gershwin. On a new album, Wilson gives the legend his due.
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Book review: ‘Anguish’ turns real ordeal into a revenge fantasy
Books are written for countless numbers of reasons, but those reasons generally should not have a lot to do with how a reviewer judges or presents a given volume. There are exceptions, of course, such as dying testaments or other highly emotional works and books that are themselves judgmental or combative. When a book is […]
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This week At 7 p.m. Saturday, Sarah Lee Guthrie and Johnny Irion will play a benefit concert for Ever After Mustang Rescue at Kennebunk Town Hall, 1 Summer St. Tickets cost $15 in advance and $20 at the door. Kennebunk singer-songwriter Jennifer Comeau will open the show. A Biddeford-based nonprofit organization, Ever After Mustang Rescue […]
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Arts Dispatches
NEW GLOUCESTER Native American market, demonstration on Aug. 28 Sabbathday Lake Shaker Museum on Route 26 will host the Maine Native American Summer Market & Demonstration from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Aug. 28. Admission is free. The event will include hand-woven ash splint and sweetgrass baskets, traditional etched birch bark vessels, stone sculptures, wood […]
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Bob Keyes: A new chapter for Writers & Publishers Alliance
BIDDEFORD – Joshua Bodwell views the beginning of his directorship of the Maine Writers & Publishers Alliance the same way a president might after taking over the White House. He has a 100-day plan, a one-year plan and myriad goals for the duration of his time in office. “My pitch to the board was unabashed […]
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Dance Review: Ballet juxtaposes formal ‘Concerti,’ abstract ‘Firebird’
Maine State Ballet’s summer offering is a balanced program including a crystalline new Bach ballet and a fiery Stravinsky classic. The program opened on Friday and continues next weekend in Maine State Ballet’s intimate theater in Falmouth. Placing artistic director Linda MacArthur Miele’s “Bach Concerti” (in its premiere) next to “The Firebird” raises interesting contrasts […]
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Scene & Heard Datebook
IF YOU’RE LOOKING to party, network or support a good cause this week, check out: TUESDAY Portland Greendrinks, 5:30 to 8 p.m., Portland Yacht Services. Network with other eco-minded folks and enjoy free beer and nonalcoholic beverages. Proceeds support Friends of Casco Bay. $2 with mug/$5 without. www.portlandgreendrinks.com. WEDNESDAY Steak & Burger Dinner, 5 to […]
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Book review: Marriage stunningly twisted
The reader will decide if the intertwined stories of ‘Mr. Peanut’ are too clever.
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Taste & Tell: Harraseeket Lunch & Lobster puts the ‘fresh’ in seafood
SOUTH FREEPORT – Most of us can imagine the work involved in opening a family summer camp, but what if we were opening it up for a few thousand visitors and had been hard at it for 40 summers? Congratulations are in order to the people who started and still run Harraseeket Lunch & Lobster […]
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Signings, etc.
Paul Doiron, editor-in-chief of Down East magazine, will talk about his debut novel, “The Poacher’s Son,” a thriller set in rural Maine. The story focuses on an estranged son pulled into the search for a fugitive murder suspect – his father. Doiron will be speaking as part of the Portland Public Library’s Brown Bag Lecture […]