Arts & Entertainment

Published
December 2, 2012

Dine out Maine: Tandoor still satisfies when craving for Indian food strikes

An upper Exchange Street fixture for as long as I can remember, Tandoor’s green awning and decorative elephant window welcome patrons with a familiar greeting. The decor? Undeniably kitschy, with colorful hand-painted walls, ornate sleigh-style booths, fabric-covered ceiling tiles and a Bollywood-inspired revolving crystal light fixture. Tandoor is not elegant, but the restaurant provides a […]
Published
December 2, 2012

The art doctors

Fine-art conservators Bonnie and Domenico Mattozzi treat each of their 'patients' with equal care, be it a high-priced work by a famous painter or one man's beloved hunting camp heirloom.
Published
December 2, 2012

Suspense novel brings Russian intrigue to Maine coast

Carla Neggers could have aptly given her latest suspense novel the classic title “Worlds in Collision,” by Russian writer Immanuel Velikovsky. But “Heron’s Cove” is fitting, for it is in this small seaside Maine town where multiple worlds collide, all centered around an anticipated theft of a priceless collection of jewelry that dates from Czarist […]
Published
December 2, 2012

Take Heart: A Conversation in Poetry

Robert Siegel of South Berwick is one of Maine’s most accomplished poets. In today’s poem he describes the encounter with a nude in a museum painting.
Published
November 25, 2012

Book Review: Maine humor overdone? Not if done well

I never had a fondness for books of “Maine humor.” You know, titles that focus on the supposed quirks of Down Easters and the oddness of the state’s locale. Oh, it’s not the political incorrectness thing that bugs me; every state and its “typical inhabitants” (think Texas) has its foibles and deserves to take some […]

Published
November 25, 2012

Art Review: A bold feminist statement at UNE

I am deeply conflicted about “Maine Women Pioneers III: Vanguard” at the University of New England in Portland. While it’s a rare opportunity to see a number of installations shown as a group, it will be an incoherent and potentially off-putting experience for many. “Vanguard” is ostensibly a follow-up to a pair of 1980s shows, […]
Published
November 25, 2012

Dine Out Maine: Gather succeeds in building community around local food

The new Yarmouth restaurant succeeds in providing good, locally-sourced fare at reasonable prices.
Published
November 25, 2012

Bob Keyes: How a Charlotte Bronte doorstop inspired one man’s digital revolt

Caleb Mason, a book lover in Portland, starts publishing ebooks because they increase readers’ access.
Published
November 25, 2012

Holiday TV Schedule

You're a good man, Charlie Brown, but with one TV critic, at least, Grinch rules.
Published
November 25, 2012

A quartet for the 21st century to play at Woodfords

The Cadillac Moon Ensemble includes flutist Roberta Michel, a Maine native.

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