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February 3, 2013

Take Heart: A Conversation in Poetry

Poet Mekeel McBride, from Kittery, writes: “I told a friend that my goldfish had died. He scoffed, said, ‘I’m a journalist. I deal with things that really matter.’ I felt ashamed for even mentioning it but later, this poem taught me what really does matter and why.”
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February 3, 2013

Author Q & A: Good Dog

Eleanor Morse went to Botswana with her then-husband, a resident of the country, in the 1970s, shortly after graduating from Swarthmore. She worked there for several years. After living in Botswana, she moved to Maine – first the midcoast, then Portland, then Peaks Island, where she now lives. She worked at various jobs but she […]
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January 27, 2013

Book review: A single photo sparks remarkable tale of rural life

What stories do we tell ourselves that define who we are — to ourselves and others? As is the case in many families, the unbroken chain of life that reaches down through the generations presents significant challenges to our knowing or discovering “where we come from,” even when family roots run deep in one place. […]
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January 27, 2013

Bob Keyes: Nice touch: Architalx celebrates 25 years

Please, feel free to touch the tower. On Saturday, the Portland Museum of Art opens an exhibition that celebrates 25 years of the Portland architecture and design lecture series, Architalx. The centerpiece of the third-floor installation is a sculptural piece that stands 17 feet tall and mirrors, in its shape, the skylight at the top […]
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January 27, 2013

This poet’s life

Wesley McNair's new memoir charts the writer's course from demanding childhood to recognition as a leading poetic voice of his generation and Maine's poet laureate.

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January 27, 2013

Dine out Maine: 188 a sweet, cozy place offering a superb dining experience

Google “splinathes gin” and, oddly, Local 188’s name tops the search results. What is splinathes? It’s a plant that creates a numbing sensation for teeth, and when infused into gin, makes a tongue tingle too. According to the website, splinathes is among the infusions available at Local 188, but because options rotate, it was not […]
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January 27, 2013

Calendar

Art “Between Past and Present: The Homer Studio Photographic Project,” contemporary photography made with historic processes, through Feb. 17; and Lois Dodd: “Catching the Light,” career retrospective — 1955-2012 — for the Maine painter, through April 7, Portland Museum of Art. portlandmuseum.org. “The Portland Society of Art and Winslow Homer’s Legacy in Maine,” exploring the […]
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January 27, 2013

Classical Beat: ETHYL builds an evening around a Philip Glass film score

I am going to hear a concert by the contemporary string quartet ETHYL, “Present Beauty,” at University of Southern Maine’s Hannaford Hall at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday (also at Camden Opera House on Saturday) because of the group’s interest in, and support of, Native American music. The quartet serves as the ensemble-in-residence at the Grand Canyon Music […]
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January 27, 2013

Society Notebook: Freezin’ for a reason

Besides being fun, Portland's Ice Bar event benefits nonprofit organizations that feed, clothe and in many other ways, cater to the needs of those in crisis in Maine.
Published
January 27, 2013

Author Q & A: Mystery man

Kieran Shields of Bath finds his niche writing detective novels, weaving in his love of history through the setting.

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