Arts & Entertainment

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September 29, 2013

Classical Beat: Romantic Ripper to enact dark deeds in chilling ballet

A ballet about Jack the Ripper? After all, it will soon be Halloween, and Nell Shipman, choreographer and associate artistic director of the Portland Ballet Company, was looking for a new and appropriate subject, after the success of “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow.” She rejected vampires, which have been reduced to the level of a […]
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September 29, 2013

Art review: Sendak inspires love and controversy

A School Library Journal survey named Maurice Sendak’s “Where the Wild Things Are” as the top picture book of 2012. First published 50 years ago, “Wild Things” won the prestigious Caldecott Medal as the most distinguished children’s book of 1963. Twenty million copies have since been sold. Yet “Where the Wild Things Are” was controversial […]
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September 29, 2013

Signings, etc.

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Published
September 29, 2013

Portland Museum of Art spotlights Maine artists

'Piece Work,' the Portland Museum of Art biennial, samples the best of the state's contemporary art scene.
Published
September 29, 2013

Book review: ‘More Company Men’ can be hard to follow

PR Hersey, a prolific mystery writer whose earlier novels pit noble-minded “Smoke” Lassiter and detective Murch against evil forces, continues the duo’s crime-fighting saga in her latest book. In this opus, the two confront a plot to wipe out democracy worldwide. The genius behind the scheme is Nick Palmer, the CEO of GreatCo/ADNICK. Like Smoke […]

Published
September 22, 2013

A circus environment at Maine Media

ROCKPORT — Maine Media Workshops + College will present Steven Laxton’s documentary series Circo El Salvador from Oct. 2 through Nov. 16 at Maine Media Gallery, 18 Central St. The exhibition portrays six nomadic circus families with evocative images that capture the vibrancy of the performances, and provide an intimate view of the circus families […]
Published
September 22, 2013

A matter of trust

Conductor Robert Moody hopes audiences put their faith in him and the musicians as their 'journey' together begins.
Published
September 22, 2013

Television: Big night for ‘House’ may be in the cards at 65th Emmy Awards

Netflix's entry into series TV marks yet another sea change and muddies the waters for voters.
Published
September 22, 2013

Calendar

Art Alix Bacon, George Bayliss and Laura Hart, 31st annual showing of artist-made prints, Turtle Gallery, Deer Isle. turtlegallery.com. Through Oct. 15. Jane Dahmen, “Through the Trees,” Gleason Fine Art, Portland. gleasonfineart.com. Through Saturday. Chris Cart “Unplugged,” Harlow Gallery, Hallowell. harlowgallery.org. Sunday. “Unplugged,” Chris Cart, Harlow Gallery, Hallowell. harlowgallery.org. Through Saturday. “Redacted,” paintings and drawings […]
Published
September 22, 2013

Society Notebook: Cornerstone for creativity

After 10 years as a venue for innovative artists in Portland, Space Gallery finally throws a fundraising party, and it's a wild one.

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