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December 25, 2011

Art Review: Part 2 of the Vogel collection: Contemporary concepts rule

Christmas is when many of us spend more time standing in lines at the post office than any other time of the year. Have you ever wondered about those postal clerks and the passions of their private lives? One of the most famous postal clerks in America right now (though retired) is a guy named […]
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December 25, 2011

Dine Out Maine: Plush a prime spot to linger, converse and please the palate

I visited Plush, a new tapas bar and lounge in Portland’s West End neighborhood, in mid-December to see what kind of dinner a group might cobble together from small plates amid the chic bar scene. A satisfying one, as it turned out. Two clusters of lounge seating occupy one side of the entrance of this […]
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December 25, 2011

Saco Museum celebrates the art of rug hooking

SACO – The Saco Museum celebrates hooked rug innovator and entrepreneur Edward S. Frost with the show “Rugs All Marked Out,” opening Jan. 14. Frost launched a rug-pattern business in Biddeford in the mid-19th century. Originally presented at the Maine State Museum in 2006, “Rugs All Marked Out” features rugs, burlap patterns and metal stencils […]
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December 25, 2011

Classical Beat: Speaking of music, 2011 was a noteworthy year indeed

The time has come, as the Walrus said, to reflect back on the most memorable musical events of 2011. I hadn’t realized there were so many. To begin with, all of the Christmas concerts (at least the ones I was able to attend) were outstanding. The Portland Symphony Orchestra’s “Magic of Christmas” shone brightly by returning […]
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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 […]

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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 […]
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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!” […]
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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 […]
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December 18, 2011

Feast for your eyes: 13 books to display

Lavish photo books make great gifts, and there are options to suit everyone.

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