Arts & Entertainment

Published
November 20, 2011

‘Breaking Dawn 1’ mixes the campy with the blood

At long last, “The Twilight Saga” sinks utterly into camp with “Breaking Dawn — Part 1.” When you’re not giggling at the jokes — and this is the first film in this absurdly self-serious series to take itself lightly — you’ll be rolling your eyes at the dull melodramatics, or rolling on the floor at […]
Published
November 13, 2011

Arts Planner

We have lots of great theater choices in and around Portland. • At Portland Stage, this is the final week of “God of Carnage.” It’s a Tony Award-winning comedy about two sets of parents who are unable to control their own emotions and act out their uncivil tendencies over the course of a very uncomfortable […]
Published
November 13, 2011

Books: Best-Sellers

FICTION HARDCOVER 1. “The Marriage Plot,” by Jeffrey Eugenides (Farrar Straus Giroux) 2. “The Son of Neptune,” by Rick Riordan (Hyperion Books) 3. “Barnyard Dance!” by Sandra Boynton (Workman Publishing) 4. “The Splendid Spotted Snake,” by Betty Ann Schwartz (Workman Publishing) 5. “Home for Christmas,” by Jan Brett (Putnam Publishing Group) 6. “Moo Baa La […]
Published
November 13, 2011

Audience Calendar

ART “Past Perfect,” photography by Jason Larkin, Farnsworth Art Museum, Rockland. 596-6457; farnsworthmuseum.org. “Madeleine de Sinety: Photographs,” Portland Museum of Art, Portland. 775-6148; portlandmuseum.org. Through Dec. 31. “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. […]
Published
November 13, 2011

Classical Beat: Challenging choral work coming to the cathedral

I was happy to hear that the Choral Art Society has programmed R. Murray Schafer’s “Snowforms” for its Christmas in the Cathedral Concerts, Dec. 3 and 4 at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Portland. Schafer, a Canadian composer, writer, musicologist, musical ecologist, calligrapher and all-around Renaissance man, is arguably one of the musical world’s […]

Published
November 13, 2011

In the Arts: Fascinating Shaker show speaks of spirit occupying form

Thomas Merton, the Trappist sage, has written that the Shakers believed their furniture was designed by angels. I note this because I have been rereading his admirable introduction to “Religion in Wood,” the seminal book on the material culture of the Shakers by Edward Deming Andrews and Faith Andrews. My excursion into the 50-old book […]
Published
November 13, 2011

Art Review: Feminism goes pop in entertaining Hallowell show

Contemporary art is usually understood as Western art since World War II. It might seem an arbitrary line in the sand, but Western culture was shaken to the core by the war. New York became the new Paris. Abstract Expressionism roared to life. And the faith in Eurocentric cultural historicism was shattered and replaced by myths […]
Published
November 13, 2011

Classical musicians find themselves happily homeless

Janna Hymes and her Maine Pro Musica orchestra are always on the road, bringing classical music to the far, underserved corners of the state.
Published
November 13, 2011

Society Notebook: It’s a gift

Knowing how to 'Give Smart' really gets results, author Thomas Tierney tells those gathered for the 'Inspiring Philanthropy' event sponsored by Maine Community Center.
Published
November 13, 2011

Author Q&A: Liquid asset

Joshua M. Bernstein's passion for craft beers -- many from Maine -- has provided him with a career based on tasting and writing.

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