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July 13, 2013

Dine out Maine: Krista’s worth the trip for excellent beef, sandwiches, drinks

A friend recently asked where to find a good, reasonably priced steak away from downtown Portland, and the question stumped me. I thought of a dozen restaurants with excellent beef preparations, but none that screamed “steak.” I ticked off a mental list of unique salads, banquet-style slab locations, barbecue joints and mall-side chain options, but […]
Published
July 7, 2013

Art review: Bruno, Belasco and Page work well together

Since it opened in 2006, the Courthouse Gallery in Ellsworth has occupied an 1838 building listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The gallery has now expanded into its companion building, the old registry. A show of paintings by Colin Page hangs in the main gallery. I reviewed his recent show at Greenhut Galleries […]
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July 7, 2013

Society Notebook: Outwardly mobile

Grassroots environmental groups celebrate at the annual Toxics Action Center party.
Published
July 7, 2013

Book review: Are you going to finish that? Bet you will

Kate Christensen grabs our attention on the first page of her fierce, big-hearted memoir with a scene that readers won’t easily forget: A young family is eating breakfast when the husband erupts in a fit of rage and pummels his wife, their two small children looking on. Not only does the author witness this event […]
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July 7, 2013

Classical Beat: Bowdoin festival offers myriad musical choices

The Bowdoin International Music Festival (continuing through Aug. 3) is an embarrassment of riches — so many concerts, so little time, and at the height of the Maine regional festival season too. And then one begins to regret what one hasn’t seen and heard. Maybe there should be a complete, searchable archive of each BIMF. […]

Published
July 7, 2013

Calendar: Your Arts and Entertainment Guide

Art Annual Sculpture Garden Invitational, works by 10 artists, University of New England, Art Gallery, Portland. une.edu/artgallery. Through Oct. 31. “Monhegan Island” by Kevin Beers, and “Drawing on Porcelain” by Tim Christensen, Gleason Fine Art, Boothbay Harbor. gleasonfineart.com. Through July 27. Kennebec Valley Art Association Presents “The Vaughan Legacy,” special exhibition celebrating the Vaughan family […]
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July 7, 2013

Felicity Sidwell to show new paintings

PHIPPSBURG — Sidwell Art Gallery is showing new work by gallery owner and artist Felicity Sidwell. There is an opening reception from 1 to 4 p.m. July 14 at the gallery on Wallace Circle in Westpoint village. The reception will feature music by Pat Colwell, member of the Colwell Brothers and Soul Sensations. Sidwell’s work, […]
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July 7, 2013

Dine Out Maine: Humble El El Frijoles takes Mexicali dining to joyful height

Maybe it was the summer solstice, a stretch of sunshine so long it was hard not to feel the world was bursting with positive energy. Maybe it was the day that preceded the meal, filled as it was with glorious views from the top of Blue Hill Mountain and the lookout at the Penobscot Narrows […]
Published
July 7, 2013

Signings, etc.: Andrew Carroll

Author, editor, activist and historian Andrew Carroll will discuss his new book, “Here Is Where: Discovering America’s Great Forgotten History,” detailing unmarked historic sites across America where extraordinary moments occurred. WHEN: Noon Wednesday WHERE: Portland Public Library’s Rines Auditorium, 5 Monument Square HOW MUCH: Free INFO: 871-1700; portlandlibrary.com
Published
July 7, 2013

Movie review: So much to love in ‘Despicable Me 2’

“Despicable Me 2” is a gag-filled delight from start to finish. It’s got more laughs in its first five minutes — from its larynx-bending voice actors, its loopy, goofy design and its milling, mewling Minions — than “Monsters University” managed over its entire length. And if much of the message, the warmth and the “changed […]

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