Arts & Entertainment

Published
September 23, 2012

Classical Beat: Portland Ovations rises to Stravinsky’s grand ‘Rite’

It is hard to believe that next May will mark the 100th anniversary of the riotous premiere of Stravinsky’s “The Rite of Spring” in Paris. The 2012-13 season will also mark the 100th anniversary of Merrill Auditorium and the Kotzschmar Organ. To commemorate the occasions, Portland Ovations will present a series of programs as audacious […]
Published
September 23, 2012

Dine Out Maine: Pricey, not pretentious, Five Fifty-Five worth every nickel

“If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a much merrier world.” This quote, from J.R.R. Tolkien and written on the dining room wall at Five Fifty-Five in Portland, set the tone for the evening, and because I was dining on the 39th anniversary of Tolkien’s death, […]
Published
September 23, 2012

Signings, etc.

PHILLIP HOOSE
Published
September 23, 2012

Book Review: Young-adult novel leaps into heart of dance world

Sarah Rubin grew up on an island off the Maine coast. But if you’re eager for a story about herring gulls, fishing boats and the mystery of the tides, you won’t find it in her new book, “Someday Dancer.” She lives now in Winchester, England. And in this book, you’ll find little hint of that […]
Published
September 23, 2012

Scene & Heard: ‘Weatherbeaten’ look

A gala at the Portland Museum of Art provides a sleek preview of the Winslow Homer exhibition, now open to the public.

Published
September 23, 2012

Take Heart: A Conversation in Poetry

Today’s featured poet is Martin Steingesser, Portland’s former poet laureate. His ecstatic poem celebrates a morning on the road, paying tribute along the way to two American poets noted for their own ecstatic celebrations.
Published
September 16, 2012

Author Q & A: Behind the seen

A new book on Harry Stump offers insight into his art, his interest in psychic phenomena, and a lesser-known episode as a resistance fighter in World War II.
Published
September 16, 2012

Calendar

Art “Addiction to Perfection,” encaustic paint and mixed media by Kimberly Curry and graphite on paper by Jeanne Titherington, 3Fish Gallery, Portland. 3fishgallery.com. Through Oct. 27. Frederick Lynch and James Linehan, “Geometry Meets Nature,” Littlefield Gallery, Winter Harbor. littlefieldgallery.com. Through Oct. 15. “Continuing Connections,” Michael Alpert, orchard photographs, Turtle Gallery, Deer Isle. turtlegallery.com. Through Oct. […]
Published
September 16, 2012

In The Arts: Enter the altered world of Victoria Wulff

Some shows strike me as compulsory, and they get reviewed. Others strike me as major efforts of their type, and they get reviewed too. A third category offers me personal enhancement, and I sometimes write about them. A final group floats in from out of the blue. Catalogs, announcements, requests and notes from informed people […]
Published
September 16, 2012

Book Review: Exploring the trials of fading enterprise

Michael Chabon's latest covers a vast universe of characters and culture.

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