The Front Room’s recessed doorway straddles the right angle of a residential intersection as if to say, is it time for brunch — or supper? Served daily, both are very popular at this cozy restaurant located on Portland’s Munjoy Hill. It is just the kind of place about which you might suggest going down to […]
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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. […]
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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 […]
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Society Notebook: How ya gonna keep ’em?
Maine Farmland Trust celebrates its mission to help farms and farmers.
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Book Review: Another killer ‘Dexter’ from Jeff Lindsay
Believable storytelling and large doses of dark humor mark the latest tale of this avenging serial killer.
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Author Q&A: Storm Chaser
Intrigued by an episode from her family’s past, Maine writer Barbara Walsh investigates, only to find much more: A tale of loss, love and redemption.
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Penn and Cho still get a kick out of being Harold & Kumar
The third movie in the stoner-buddy franchise takes on the holiday movie genre and aims for new levels of comedic outrageousness.
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Audience Calendar
ART Jason Larkin, “Past Perfect,” photography, Farnsworth Art Museum, Rockland. 596-6457; farnsworthmuseum.org. Through Nov. 27. “Courting the Muse,” watercolors by Ken Fellows, York Public Library. 363-2818. Through Dec. 30. “The Photographs of Madeleine de Sinety,” Portland Museum of Art. 775-6148; portlandmuseum.org. Through Dec. 31. “Gather Up the Fragments: The Andrews Shaker Collection,” Shaker art and […]
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Art Review: Wendy Klemperer’s ‘Glimpse’
On Friday, Wendy Klemperer’s seven-part sculpture “Glimpse” was unveiled on the access road to the Jetport. “Glimpse” consists of eight metal sculptures in the form of six deer, one porcupine and a lone wolf. It is the most recent work added to Portland’s public art collection by the Public Art Committee. What did it cost […]