Arts & Entertainment

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November 27, 2011

Author Q&A: Peak experience

Donn Fendler, who famously was lost for days on Mount Katahdin as a young boy, co-writes his story in graphic novel form.
Published
November 27, 2011

Dine Out Maine: Savor the splendid Asian cooking at Long Grain

Many pan-Asian restaurants have mammoth menus with dishes that read a lot alike. You’ve got your Kung Pao chicken, shrimp tempura, Pad Thai, moo shu pork. Preparation quality may vary, but it’s a little like paint by numbers. You know the rough outline, and the ingredients are standard issue. It’s just a matter of how […]
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November 27, 2011

Take Heart: A Conversation in Poetry

Bruce Guernsey is a poet from Bethel appearing for the second time in this column. His unusual poem features the hands of a married couple, which express at night a closeness the couple can no longer manage in the daytime. The Hands By BRUCE GUERNSEY The only time we touch now is in our sleep, […]
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November 27, 2011

The Muppets are back, as charming and witty as ever

You know times are tough when even the Muppets are facing bankruptcy, or worse, playing in a Muppet tribute band. What happened to the “rainbow connection”? That and more will be answered with nostalgic charm and big, splashy production numbers in the very warm and fuzzy musical comedy of “The Muppets.” The movie stars Jason […]
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November 27, 2011

‘Arthur Christmas’ is wild fun

“Arthur Christmas” is a spirited, comically chaotic and adorably anarchic addition to the world’s over-supply of holiday cartoons. It’s very British, in other words — from its producers (Aardman, the folks who gave us “Wallace & Gromit”) to its voice casting to the slang slung by the assorted Santas in this 3-D computer-animated farce. “Assorted […]

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November 27, 2011

Society Notebook: Fashionable

The Empowering Disabled Maine show proves to be a runway success.
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November 27, 2011

Signings, etc.

TOMIE dePAOLA
Published
November 20, 2011

A peek inside Woody Allen’s world

NEW YORK – You will see his typewriter, the Olympia portable Woody Allen has used for pounding out everything he’s written since his teens. You will see the contents of the “idea drawer” in his bedside table where he stashes random paper scraps, any of which might inspire his next film. You will see him […]
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November 20, 2011

Bob Keyes: An angel who shall remain nameless

BRUNSWICK – On Saturday, Wendy Poole gathered friends and supporters to celebrate good news. Poole, executive director of the Theater Project in Brunswick, wanted everyone who cares about the theater to know about its 40-year history and to lay out plans for the yearlong anniversary celebration. And then she let them in on a secret […]
Published
November 20, 2011

Arts Planner

• Maine State Ballet’s “The Nutcracker” returns to Merrill Auditorium in Portland with the largest cast of performers in the show’s history. Almost 300 dancers from Maine State Ballet and other dance schools will present seven performances beginning Saturday. “The Nutcracker” features live music by the Maine State Ballet Orchestra, the Musica de Filia Girlchoir […]

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