Arts & Entertainment

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January 29, 2012

Movie Review: ‘Underworld: Awakening’

Beckinsale should have stayed away from this 'Underworld'
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January 29, 2012

Audience Calendar

Art Photographers Bruce Brown, Corliss Chastain, James Marshall and Mathew Smolinsky talk about their experiences in Asian countries and the “Eyes on Asia” exhibit, Addison Woolley Gallery, Portland. addisonwoolley.com. 3 p.m. today. First Friday Art Walk, photographer Robin Farren will be doing portraiture photography, Constellation Gallery, Portland. 409-6617. 5 to 8 p.m. Friday. Altered book […]
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January 29, 2012

Art Review: Celebrity, artistry explored in photographic exhibit at Portland Museum of Art

Photographs can be remarkable for their inherent qualities as works of art. Or they can be remarkable because of what they depict. That the best photographers would routinely combine both sets of qualities is obvious. But what is less obvious is how these affect each other. After all, sometimes the document and the work of […]
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January 29, 2012

Fiction with fangs

Portland author Sarah Thomson puts her own spin on the vampire tale and, say critics and her young-adult audience, it's a bloody good read.
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January 29, 2012

Dine Out Maine: On wine list and menu, Espo’s Trattoria puts it all together

Categorizing Italian food is like categorizing United States food. It varies. Alabama is not famous for its clam chowder, and it takes an effort to find hush puppies in Maine. Likewise, many of us are familiar with the Italian central region’s red sauce and pasta without realizing the northern Swiss border areas are more likely […]

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January 29, 2012

Roll with your Oscar instincts

The nominations are out, meaning it's time for our annual 'Readers Pick' poll.
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January 29, 2012

Signings, etc.

Lisa Genova, author of the popular novels “Still Alice” and “Left Neglected,” will speak at Bates College Wednesday evening. Genova, a 1992 Bates graduate with a doctorate in neuroscience from Harvard, lives on Cape Cod. WHEN: 7:30 p.m. Wednesday WHERE: Olin Concert Hall, Bates College, 75 Russell St., Lewiston. HOW MUCH: Free INFO: 207-786-6487
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January 29, 2012

Take Heart: A Conversation in Poetry

Poet and nonfiction writer Linda Buckmaster lives in Belfast, a town of poets and artists. In these two brave poems she describes the sudden death of her husband, and his mysterious return. Sudden Death By Linda Buckmaster You were an electric current leaping between contact points, living always so bright, so hot until that moment […]
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January 29, 2012

Author Q&A: War stories

Portland author George Daughan's new book '1812' helps shed some light on one of the nation's lesser-known conflicts.
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January 29, 2012

Book Review: ‘Odds’ a gem both timely and timeless

A long-married couple on the verge of bankruptcy play the odds for a future.

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