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  • Published
    May 26, 2013

    Take Heart: A Conversation in Poetry

    This poem for Memorial Day week comes to us from Bruce Guernsey of Bethel. He says that in the spring of 1987, his elderly father, a veteran and baseball fan, wandered off from a VA hospital and was never found. At the start of baseball season a few years later, Guernsey wrote “Extra Innings” to resolve his father’s disappearance.

  • Published
    May 26, 2013

    Society Notebook: Education Foundation celebrates success

    The success of the Education Foundation of the Kennebunks and Arundel came from hard work trying to understand needs and make a difference.

  • Published
    May 19, 2013
    Zachary Quinto Benedict Cumberbatch Chris Pine

    Abrams: ‘Trek’ first and foremost a thrill ride

    The director acknowledges the risk involved in taking the franchise in new – but always 'fun' – directions.

  • Published
    May 19, 2013

    Calendar: Your Arts and Entertainment Guide

    ART Philip Barter, new oil paintings and constructions in wood, Gleason Fine Art, Portland. gleasonfineart.com. Through June 29. “Voices of Design – 25 Years of Architalx,” interactive exhibition that showcases the power of design, through Sunday; “Blueberry Rakers,” photographs by David Brooks Stess, through Sunday; “A Taste of Modernism – The William S. Paley Collection,” […]

  • Published
    May 19, 2013

    Society Notebook: Care in action

    Sweetser's life-altering services for children and adults receive enthusiastic support.

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  • Published
    May 19, 2013

    Author Q&A: Father and son explore new links

    Don Snyder tells the story of learning to be a professional caddie for his son and the journey they took while chasing a dream.

  • Published
    May 19, 2013

    In Boothbay Harbor, good opera-house keeping

    Thanks to a coterie of adoring supporters, the restored and revitalized Opera House at Boothbay Harbor has risen to prominence on the national scene.

  • Published
    May 19, 2013
    HBO SPECIAL MOVIE

    HBO Liberace film goes ‘Behind the Candelabra’

    The chatter surrounding the project, at a time when gay rights are at the forefront of public debate, is unusually intense.

  • Published
    May 19, 2013

    Bob Keyes: Job well done? Jury still out

    HALLOWELL — My position requires that I see a lot of art exhibitions. It’s the part of the job that I enjoy more than any other. I love meeting artists in their studios and seeing where and how they work. But the point of their existence is to produce work, so viewing finished work in […]

  • Published
    May 19, 2013

    MECA show portends good things for MEart

    The unsung – but very real – depth of Maine’s art education communities has a somewhat strange effect on Maine College of Art. As the apparent crown jewel, MECA’s reputation enjoys a certain sparkle. The flip side is that this raises expectations. You might think a Master of Fine Arts show comes after all the […]