At a reception for an exhibit about the beginning of the Holocaust, guests are inspired to stand up for human rights.
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Signings: Read to Grace, literacy dog at Portland Public Library
Tuesday is going to the dogs at Portland Public Library.
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A ‘real’ portrait of ‘Big Eyes’ artist Margaret Keane
Margaret Keane sighs softly and shifts uncomfortably in her seat. She’s just been asked to describe what she felt the first time she saw “Big Eyes,” the new Tim Burton film about her life and her art – paintings of waifish children with weepy saucer eyes that became ubiquitous in the 1960s. Looking wistfully out […]
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Opera star Renee Fleming will play diva on Broadway
But she’ll only sing a little in the production, a comedy called ‘Living on Love.’
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Brother of imprisoned former governor: I refused to be pawn
Robert Blagojevich says he became ‘collateral damage’ after refusing to help the overzealous prosecutor convict his sibling.
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Joe Cocker, English rocker who made others’ songs his own, dies at 70
His performance of “With a Little Help From My Friends” at Woodstock in 1969 epitomized his growling, stylistically expansive style.
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Portland embraces Bernard Langlais
The wit and whimsy of one of Maine’s most beloved artists is on view all over the city, thanks to a gift of 10 of his sculptures.
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Work of Art: Berri Kramer finds balance as artist and college head
A move to a new studio opens a new avenue of creativity for the Heartwood College of Art president.
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Author Q&A: Tess Gerritsen talks about her characters and her fascination with pork
The best-selling Maine author talks writing habits, food and her new book, ‘Die Again.’
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University of Maine Museum of Art shows work of four artists
The exhibits will be on view in Bangor through Jan. 3.