Arts & Entertainment

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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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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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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December 18, 2011

Signings, etc.

PAM BURR SMITH
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December 18, 2011

Society Notebook: Stage hand

Friends of Freeport Factory Stage hope to raise money and a corps of volunteers to keep the theater running.
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December 18, 2011

Anita Stewart does stage right …

By all accounts, her visionary leadership skills are one of the main reasons Portland Stage has become an enviable success story.
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December 18, 2011

Bob Keyes: Take pride in these pipes

Portland’s magnificent Kotzschmar Organ will be undergoing extensive repairs next year. No doubt, we will miss the historic organ while it is out of commission for up to 18 months. This means that every concert that utilizes the Kotzschmar between now and its 100th anniversary next summer should be treasured. With that as context, Tuesday’s […]
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December 18, 2011

Movies: With ‘Mission: Impossible,’ director leaves comfort zone

Brad Bird has made some of the more brilliant and thrilling animated movies of the past two decades, if not of all time. He pushed the boundaries of feature animation with “The Iron Giant” and won best-animated-feature Oscars with “The Incredibles” and “Ratatouille,” merging commercial and critical success. But Bird scorns complacency, quoting Steve Jobs’ […]

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