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February 12, 2012

Grammy forecast: all Adele, all night

Some are even predicting a clean sweep of the major awards tonight by the chart-topping British artist.
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February 12, 2012

John Wulp: The cure for what ails…

VINALHAVEN — John Wulp felt certain he was dying. “Elaine,” he croaked into the phone, barely audible. “I can’t seem to breathe.” Elaine Crossman, who runs the New Era Gallery on Vinalhaven island, treated Wulp’s plaintive wail cautiously but without alarm. She’d heard it before. Wulp, a painter and Tony Award-winning theater director and producer, […]
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February 12, 2012

Bob Keyes: Time to honor best of Maine literature

The submission deadline for the 2012 Maine Literary Awards is fast approaching.
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February 12, 2012

Society Notebook: Flex time

Partygoers at Thursday's Bubbly & Ballet event were treated to a sneak peek of 'Giselle.'
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February 12, 2012

Author Q&A: Got Moxie?

Thirsting for knowledge about the iconic New England beverage? You won't be after reading Mainer Jim Baumer's new book, due out in April.

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February 12, 2012

Book Review: High finance leads to high drama in ‘The Fear Index’

With fine pacing and detail — and yes, a few flaws — Robert Harris tells a thrilling tale.
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February 12, 2012

Readings, activities and cake to mark Longfellow’s birthday

PORTLAND — The Maine Historical Society will celebrate the birthday of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow with a party at 10 a.m. Feb. 25. The party includes readings of Longfellow poems by Maine Public Broadcasting’s Irwin Gratz, a reading of “Paul Revere’s Ride” by former state representative Herb Adams, craft activities and a birthday cake. The poet’s […]
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February 12, 2012

Signings, etc.: Kate Shaffer

Kate Shaffer, a chocolate expert, will be at Longfellow Books in Portland to share sweet recipes and stories in time for Valentine's Day.
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February 12, 2012

Dine Out Maine: Silly’s with a Twist adds liquor, late hours to dynamite menu

“When a man sits with a pretty girl for an hour, it seems like a minute,” Albert Einstein once famously explained. “But let him sit on a hot stove for a minute, and it’s longer than any hour.” His point? “That’s relativity.” In the relative world of dining, that’s also Silly’s. It is relative because […]
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February 12, 2012

In the Arts: ‘The Insipired Hand,’ other shows offers a splendid creative diversion

Writing about the craft arts is a refreshment. It is a moment away from an account about paintings — often a search for quality among the tedious — and from photography. The latter once came as a tonic to us. Less pretentious in its pure form than painting, it offered clarity, insight and a sense […]

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