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December 11, 2011

Classical Beat: Herr Hoffman had a score to settle with the Mouse King

If it’s Christmas, there must be a “Nutcracker.” The Maine State Ballet’s 300-member version has come and gone, and lovers of Victorian sentimentality, lavish sets and good dancing have to wait until Dec. 23 for the Portland Ballet’s production, “The Victorian Nutcracker.” Press releases and a “Maine Voices” article about “The Nutcracker” brought back memories […]
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December 11, 2011

Author Q&A: Magical mystery tour

Set in Maine, John Connolly's latest is a thriller that marries crime fiction with elements of the supernatural.
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December 11, 2011

Society Notebook: Photo finish

Partygoers celebrate the inauguration of Portland Mayor Michael Brennan at a gala event Monday at Ocean Gateway.
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December 11, 2011

Signings, etc.

KRISTINE BERTINI
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December 11, 2011

Take Heart: A Conversation in Poetry

The brief poems of today’s column were written by Edward Nobles of Bangor about his father, who abandoned Nobles’ family. The absence his father left behind was “silent and ominous,” Nobles says, adding: “These two poems are aftershocks.” Sentences The sledgehammer cracks like my father’s heavy shouts until the stone starts to break. The […]

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December 11, 2011

Book Review: Taking up where Austen left off

P.D. James pens a follow-up to Jane Austen's 'Pride and Prejudice.'
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December 11, 2011

In the Arts: The bizarre, the grotesque, the weird artfully displayed at Bates

The Bates College Museum of Art is in many ways the most favored of our principal museums. Because of its size — bright and tidy — and a supportive administration, it is able to pursue interests that are unusual. They tend to be eclectic, provocative and beyond what is offered for general stimulation. In short, […]
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December 11, 2011

Bob Keyes: ‘Retired’ Bruce Brown just keeps on curating

No matter how, Bruce Brown vowed to make better use of his time this winter. Last winter, he barely left the house. “I was pathetic,” he lamented over a cup of strong coffee last week at Arabica. “Last year, I didn’t have anything to do all winter. I just wasted away.” He need not worry […]
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December 11, 2011

Elizabeth Jabar imbues ‘Kindred’ with spirit of Lebanon

I had been waiting for years for a show like Elizabeth Jabar’s “Kindred” at Waterville’s Common Street Gallery. The reason is that Waterville has been home to a significant Lebanese population since the 19th century — a fact known by far too few Mainers who aren’t themselves of Lebanese descent. While I wish it were […]
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December 10, 2011

Building on a job weld done

Sculptor Jay Sawyer has made it his personal mission to carry on the work of his late friend Dave McLaughlin, who committed suicide last year.

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