Arts & Entertainment

Published
January 29, 2012

Book Review: ‘A Landscape History of New England’

Thirty years ago, when I was living in the little town of Harvard, Mass., a wild rumor took flight: Time magazine was coming to town to write about Harvard as THE quintessential New England village. Stockbrokers exchanged Brooks Bros. suits and Gucci loafers for plaid shirts and Bean boots, in which they lounged about our classic […]
Published
January 22, 2012

Grants to aid in ballet’s production of ‘Swan Lake’

FALMOUTH – Maine State Ballet has received two grants that will help the dance company present the ballet “Swan Lake” at Portland’s Merrill Auditorium on March 31 and April 1. The Sam L. Cohen Foundation and the Davis Family Foundation each contributed $7,500. The funds will be used to offset technical costs of the ambitious […]
Published
January 22, 2012

Book review: A detailed world of a life under Kim Jong

The hero's story is a well-written tale of terror in everyday North Korea.
Published
January 22, 2012

Arts Planner

• The Portland Symphony Orchestra resumes its performance season with two guest conductors this week. At 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Christopher Warren-Green leads the orchestra through a program of music by Jean Sibelius and Anton Dvorak. Warren-Green, who conducts the Charlotte Symphony in North Carolina, also is music director and principal conductor of the London Chamber […]
Published
January 22, 2012

Audience Calendar

Art “Art 200: Fundamentals of Art,” works by UMFK art students, University of Maine (Blake Library), Fort Kent. 834-7527. Through January. “Gather Up the Fragments: The Andrews Shaker Collection,” Shaker furniture, printed works, visual art, tools, textiles and small crafts, Portland Museum of Art. 775-6148; portlandmuseum.org.Through Feb. 5. “Focus on India,” photographs by Lawrence Elbroch, […]

Published
January 22, 2012

Author Q&A: Change of habit

Mary Johnson's new memoir is about the 20 years she spent as a nun before leaving the Missionaries of Charity, the religious order led by Mother Teresa.
Published
January 22, 2012

Dine Out Maine: It’s a madd gladd world at the funky cafe called Bibo’s

Who is Bibo of Bibo’s Madd Apple Cafe, and why is he or she bad at spelling? Who cares, as long as the food is similarly freewheeling and perhaps delicious? Four of us headed to the cafe to discover this potential happy maddness (sic). Conveniently located a few steps from Portland Stage and open for […]
Published
January 22, 2012

More new shows to look for as post-holidays scene heats up

Other visual art openings in Maine in coming weeks: “Art of the Book,” through April 1 at the Farnsworth Art Museum in Rockland, highlights rare books in the museum’s library collection. Info: farnsworthmuseum.org “Insight Out: Exploring Gifts of Art from Private Collectors” runs Tuesday to April 15, and “Building a Collection: Select Recent Acquisitions” runs […]
Published
January 22, 2012

Photo show goes way beyond conventional

'Artifacts & Particles' features the exploratory photographic work of Caleb Charland and Peter Gruner Shellenberger.
Published
January 22, 2012

Art review: Show’s art is spare, but depth is there

One of the most obvious and yet oddest things about Brunswick’s Coleman Burke Gallery is the fact that no one sits to guard or supervise the art in the expansive, museum-like space. This seemingly simple quirk, however, has subtle but salient effects on your viewing experience. It is a refreshing expression of trust in humanity […]

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