Arts & Entertainment

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June 16, 2013

Television: Forget talent – big draw is the judges

Talent shows constantly revamp judging lineups, trying to appeal to the latest audience trend.
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June 16, 2013

Art Review: Hawk Ridge Farm provides vibrant lesson in outdoor sculpture

Maybe I spill far too much ink and too many tears lamenting the state of sculpture in America, and Maine in particular. But maybe not. While I think we as a culture have lost our sense of composition in the round, there is still excellent sculpture in Maine — like at June LaCombe’s Hawk Ridge […]
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June 16, 2013

Dine out Maine: Mainely Meat’s simplicity lets diners savor the BBQ flavors

Summer in Maine means road trips up the coast, and if you find yourself craving barbecue in the Ellsworth area, I suggest a detour to Mainely Meat on Main. One of three locations (two others are in Bar Harbor), Mainely Meat on Main is a welcome, leg-stretching presence after a few hours in the car. […]
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June 16, 2013

Movies: Reunited lovers fling zingers in ‘Before Midnight’

They met on a Vienna-bound train and fell in love with each other over a long night’s talk in “Before Sunrise.” Nine years later, they reconnected in Paris and fell in love all over again, no matter how much more complicated their lives had become. And now, nearly a decade after that, they’re older, settled, […]
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June 16, 2013

Show features geometry-infused landscapes

AUGUSTA — The Maine Arts Commission is hosting an exhibition of artwork by Maine landscape artist Brian Krebs in Maine’s Capitol Complex, 193 State St. The exhibit, which runs through August, is part of the agency’s Arts in the Capitol program. Visitors to the capitol will experience the way Krebs uses “various layers of geometric […]

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June 16, 2013

Signings, etc.

JULIA MUNROE MARTIN
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June 16, 2013

Bob Keyes: St. Vincent Millay returns to Maine roots in cabaret-style revival

This summer in Stonington, Linda Nelson and the creative team at Opera House Arts will explore the life and times of Maine-born poet Edna St. Vincent Millay with an original musical, “The Millay Sisters, A Cabaret.” Opera House Arts presented a one-act version last summer on the 100th anniversary of the publication of Nelson’s poem […]
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June 16, 2013

A barn-turned-theater in Berwick thrives

Since 1972, the quaint Hackmatack Playhouse has thrived in an idyllic setting in Berwick, complete with a herd of bison out back.
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June 16, 2013

What’s behind Door No. 1? An Emmy

At 92, Monty Hall finally gets his Emmy -- for lifetime achievement.
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June 16, 2013

Movies: ‘Man of Steel’ fills bill as a modern blockbuster

Thanks, “Man of Steel.” Because of the scene where Superman battles two of his adversaries from the planet Krypton in downtown Smallville, wrecking most of an IHOP and a Sears store, I now associate pancakes and appliances with pain and suffering. A sure hit, if only because of its 100 “global promotional partners” (according to […]

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