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March 3, 2013

Art Review: Collages and constructions form a fine ‘Confluence’

Noriko Sakanishi’s “Confluence” at June Fitzpatrick Gallery in Portland features two bodies of work: Her system-oriented wall constructions and her exquisitely intimate collages. And while Sakanishi’s painting-logic sculptures are her most ambitious work, her collages are more complex, striking and humanistic. The collages are small, float-framed squares comprising elements of her drawings, paintings, constructions and […]
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March 3, 2013

Grownups to movie studios: If it’s worth it, we will come

Older moviegoers are turning out in big numbers for non-popcorn fare. Lesson learned?
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March 3, 2013

Smithsonian to exhibit Portland metalsmith’s artwork

Jeffrey Clancy's reputation in the craft-art world just gained a substantial amount of weight, thanks to his inclusion in the prestigious exhibition.
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March 3, 2013

Book Review: Looking through the lens of life’s end

The splendid 'Benediction' offers views of a Plains life in a plain-spoken style.
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March 3, 2013

Society Notebook: One splashy bash

Rippleffect, which offers kayaking opportunities to Maine youths, celebrates past, present and future at a gala Thursday night.

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March 3, 2013

Signings, etc.

JAMES ARTHUR
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March 3, 2013

Dine Out Maine: White Barn Inn’s bistro puts high-end spin on comfort food

For the sake of argument, let’s say that cost isn’t an issue when you are choosing a place to eat this month. You have heard wonderful things about grand chef Jonathan Cartwright’s prix fixe menu at the White Barn Inn in Kennbunk Beach. That haute dinner experience has been reviewed in these pages (to a […]
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March 3, 2013

Young artists show what they can do

In celebration of National Youth Art Month in March, the Portland Museum of Art and the Maine Art Education Association are teaming up to present artwork by students in kindergarten through 12th grade. The exhibition, on view through March 31 at the museum, showcases more than 100 works by students throughout the state. This year […]
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March 3, 2013

Movie review: ‘Dark Skies’ chills but lacks thrills

The standard-issue alien abduction thriller gains a few paranormal touches and a taste of the living dead in “Dark Skies,” a sometimes hair-raising riff on all the “Communions” that have come before. It’s a passably chilling bit of nonsense that builds on the past, the tropes of the genre, and relies on them for the […]
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March 3, 2013

Take Heart: A Conversation in Poetry

Louise Bogan was born in Livermore Falls and returned often to Maine in her later life. Though her output was small, her brief lyrics are some of the most beautiful in American literature.

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