Arts & Entertainment

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October 7, 2012

Movie Review: ‘Pitch Perfect’ a fine farce sure to bring laughs of glee

Who knew there was this much fun left in glee clubs so long after “Glee” jumped the shark? “Pitch Perfect” is a frothy, funny, dizzy and derivative farce set in the competitive world of college a cappella groups — “Glee” without the soap opera or the sex, but stuffed with comic caricatures, hilarious one-liners and […]
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October 7, 2012

AIRE puts its faith in playwright Brian Friel

We have the White Mountains to thank for giving us Will Rhys. Rhys, a veteran New York actor, relocated to Maine more than three years ago, in part because of our proximity to the White Mountains. He and his wife, Nancy Kluck, are avid outdoors people. They like to bike, camp and kayak. But mostly, […]
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October 7, 2012

‘Sisters’ holds sway at Portland Stage

Director Chris Gabrowski had a singular advantage when he agreed to direct Wendy Wasserstein’s classic family drama “The Sisters Rosensweig.” One of his former students worked for Wasserstein as a personal assistant. As he prepared this show for Portland Stage Company, Gabrowski kept his phone number on speed dial. The former student offered not only […]
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October 7, 2012

Take Heart: A Conversation in Poetry

Elizabeth Coatsworth’s literary family includes her daughter, former state poet laureate Kate Barnes, and her husband, the nature writer Henry Beston. A noted author of children’s books during her life, she also wrote remarkable poems like this one about the territory around her homeplace of Nobleboro.
Published
September 30, 2012

Book Review: Here it is – the compendium of Maine’s ‘wilder’ past

William David Barry’s “Maine: The Wilder Half Of New England” is comprehensive in breadth. The book is so full of detail, it seems that Barry erred on the side of including every fact, event and personality rather than risk leaving something out. It’s not a book to be read in one or two sittings. There’s […]

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September 30, 2012

Calendar

Art “Weatherbeaten: Winslow Homer and Maine,” 35 major oils and watercolors, Portland Museum of Art. portlandmuseum.org. Through Dec. 30. “Iconic America: The U.S. Outline as National Symbol,” University of Southern Maine (Osher Map Library and Smith Center for Cartographic Education), Portland. usm.maine.edu/maps. Through Feb. 28. Maine Art Gallery Artists Exhibit, art depicting the open road […]
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September 30, 2012

Author Q & A: Cook illustrated

In 'Dearie,' biographer Bob Spitz offers an in-depth portrait of the much-beloved American culinary icon Julia Child.
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September 30, 2012

Edward Hopper in a whole new light

Portland Ovations launches its 2012-13 season with 'Voyeur,' a multi-media/motion piece created by Bridgman | Packer Dance and inspired by the great American painter.
Published
September 30, 2012

Scene & Heard: Splendor in the grass

It would be difficult to paint a more idyllic setting for an art installation than that of Hawk Ridge Farm in Pownal. Driving into this quiet country town nestled along rolling hills, lush foliage becoming bright with the first touch of fall, a scene is being set. Quietly. Unobtrusively. Only 20 minutes out, the steady […]
Published
September 30, 2012

Book Review: Rowling’s adult tale falls short of magic

The book lacks depth, fails to engage us and doesn't know what it wants to be.

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