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December 25, 2011

Take Heart: A Conversation in Poetry

The recipient of a Pulitzer prize for poetry in 1935, Robert P. Tristram Coffin taught at Bowdoin College and was a well-known historian as well as a poet. Walking by himself on a winter night in this poem, Coffin makes an unexpected connection with a stranger. WINTER FRIENDS By Robert P. Tristram Coffin The high cold […]
Published
December 25, 2011

Book Review: ‘Cabin’ a reflection on regaining things lost

“The idea had taken hold of me that I needed nothing so much as a cabin in the woods — four rough walls, a metal roof that would ping under the spring rain and a porch that looked down a wooded hillside.” Thus begins Lou Ureneck’s second nonfiction book, “Cabin: Two Brothers, a Dream, and […]
Published
December 18, 2011

Book Review: Ancient mythology mixes with modern horror in ‘Fury’

Pick up Portland writer Elizabeth Miles’ first novel, “Fury,” and you might wonder if Stephen King once drove to her house from Bangor, sprinkling handfuls of “Carrie” dust along the way. In truth, however, the world of “Fury” is Miles’ own. Despite its focus on high schoolers and its aura of menace, “Fury” is by […]
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December 18, 2011

Arts Planner

This week • Skidompha Public Library, 184 Main St., Damariscotta, hosts an evening of poetry, readings and music with “A Little More Heartwood Christmas” at 7 p.m. Thursday. Heartwood Theater Company will bring back a few favorites from last year’s show, along with some new material. John Adams will narrate “How the Grinch Stole Christmas!” […]
Published
December 18, 2011

Audience Calendar

Art “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. “Paul Caponigro: The Hidden Presence of Places,” photography, Farnsworth Art Museum, Rockland. 596-6457; farnsworthmuseum.org. Through Jan. 5. “Focus on India,” photos by Lawrence Elbroch, Red Door […]

Published
December 18, 2011

Feast for your eyes: 13 books to display

Lavish photo books make great gifts, and there are options to suit everyone.
Published
December 18, 2011

Dine Out Maine: Go Gogi for a Korean-Mexican blend with (mostly) meat

Gogi, pronounced with two hard consonants, means “meat” in Korean. Add a prefix to the word for a more comprehensive descriptor – dalg-gogi for chicken meat or soe-gogi for beef (yeomso-gogi for goat), and this is the concept for both “gogi” the word and Portland’s Gogi the restaurant. Meat. Specifically, meat tacos and quesadillas. Gogi […]
Published
December 18, 2011

Television: Is ‘Glee’ on its way out or just no longer a supernova?

A recent subplot on “Glee” features an anguished dad trying to quash his son’s dreams of becoming a professional dancer because, he reasons, show business is so fickle. And indeed it is — as Fox has witnessed to its chagrin this fall. A rare TV/music double sensation just last year, “Glee” — an over-the-top romp […]
Published
December 18, 2011

Portland Ballet wraps up ‘Nutcracker’ season with its Victorian version

Portland Ballet Company stages “The Victorian Nutcracker” at 2 and 7:30 p.m. Friday at Merrill Auditorium in Portland. In a season of traditional Christmas programs, the production stands out for its originality and sense of place. It’s set in Victorian-era Portland with the city’s historical figures, and the stage sets are designed based on Deering […]
Published
December 18, 2011

Author Q&A: She’s the boss

A new book offers examples of successful female entrepreneurs as a way to inspire other women to turn their ideas into careers.

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