Art Gallery Talk by Dan Mills, Bates College Museum of Art, Lewiston, free. 786-6158. 7 p.m. Friday. Lecture on Andrew and Jamie Wyeth, Olin Concert Hall, Lewiston, free. 786-6158. Victoria Wyeth discusses their lives and work, 3:30 p.m. Saturday. Museum Day, Saco Museum, Saco, free. sacomuseum.org. Celebration of the dissemination of knowledge to anyone and […]
Arts & Entertainment
Take Heart: A Conversation in Poetry
Kate Barnes, a resident of Appleton, is a former poet laureate of our state. Just behind the anecdote of her poem is a story with implications for mothers and daughters everywhere.
Author Q & A: Intrigue, infighting, industry … and Allen
A new biography of the Revolutionary War hero has lots of good stuff about the colonies, too.
Big names in the running to claim an elusive Emmy
Among the winners of the TV awards tonight could be actors who’ve been perennial losers.
Dine Out Maine: Mixed Linda Bean bag contains some tasty choices
Entrepreneur Linda Bean opened her first full-service restaurant across from L.L. Bean, her family namesake, a little more than two months ago. The shrewd move nets her instant branding and a great spot for snagging tourists. But will Mainers and out-of-staters in the know want to consume their lobster in a converted retail space with […]
Comedy playing at Schoolhouse Arts Center
STANDISH – Two cops. Three crooks. Eight doors. Go. In a cheap motel room, an embezzling mayor is supposed to meet with his female accountant, while in the room next door, two undercover cops wait to catch the meeting on videotape. But there’s some confusion as to who’s in which room, who’s being videotaped, who’s taken […]
Movie Review: ‘Apollo 18’: Silly, derivative, but . . . surprisingly effective
A thin but fairly diverting entry in the low-fi fakeumentary horror genre, “Apollo 18” explains what’s really on the moon and why the U.S. space program decided against further study. Why? Because a “Blair Witch Project” filmmaking seminar set up camp there first, that’s why! Spanish director Gonzalo Lopez-Gallego’s exercise in “found” footage scares was […]
Society Notebook: World View
Works by Maine artists now can be seen exhibited in an African nation, thanks to Ambassador Pamela White and some art-loving friends.
Book review: Journey to core of marriage finds love, pain
How does one assess a marriage of 42 years? Which joys and grievances sum up a life together, and what questions linger? And how reliable are those recurring memories, anyway? These are among the questions posed by Lily Tuck’s fearless and absorbing new novel, “I Married You For Happiness.” Tuck, a part-time Maine resident who […]