Arts & Entertainment

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September 11, 2011

Book Review: Pelecanos returns to his forte in ‘Cut’

He introduces Spero Lucas, a hard-driving Iraq war vet willing to wade into gray ethical areas.
Published
September 11, 2011

Take Heart: A Conversation in Poetry

Edited and Introduced by Wesley McNair, Maine Poet Laureate
Published
September 10, 2011

Dine Out Maine: Eat well, savor the great value at inventive Scarlet Begonias

In the old Scarlet Begonias of only 25 seats, you brought your own bottle, sat on a couple of out-of-the-way bar stools and waited for a table to open up. You ordered at the counter in full view of a miniscule kitchen, and a server brought over the food and water. This snug little spot […]
Published
September 4, 2011

Book Review: Exposing cracks in the foundation of privilege

The title, “Daughters of the Revolution,” may put off some readers who sense a book laden with American history. Not to worry: The “daughters” in this dazzling episodic novel are of more modern vintage, more brazen inclinations, and their history is decidedly latter-day. They make love, not war, as the ’60s mantra goes, blithely turning […]
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September 4, 2011

Arts Dispatches

FREEPORT Exhibit to showcase work of 20 women artists in Maine Thos. Moser Showroom in Freeport will showcase the work of 20 artists in “Celebrate Women Artists in Maine featuring Jill Hoy and Anne Ireland.” Artists showing new work include Liz Armstrong, Missy Asen, Linda Bail, Sissy Buck, Michelle Hero Clarke, Michele Dangelo, Julie Freund, […]

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September 4, 2011

Arts Planner

• The Biddeford Alumni and Italian Heritage Center bands will combine members for a pair of 9/11 tribute concerts. They will perform at 7 p.m. Saturday at First Parish Congregational Church, 12 Beech St., Saco; and at 4 p.m. Sept. 11 at the Freeport Performing Arts Center, 30 Holbrook St. The concerts will pay tribute […]
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September 4, 2011

Art Review: Beck, Marshall create exquisite works with graphite and paper

When the product in question is a highly finished object, the pairing of patience with technique often makes for a curious territory between process-oriented art and fine craft. This is one reason I don’t think there is ultimately a meaningful distinction between art and craft. As far as I am concerned, they are components of […]
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September 4, 2011

Bow wow

Artists have always been inspired by boats of every shape and size. A wide-ranging new show examines that happy obsession.
Published
September 4, 2011

Audience Calendar

Art “Maine to France,” pastels, watercolors and oils, Damariscotta River Grill, Damariscotta. 563-2992. Through Sept. 19. “Drawing the Line,” work in different drawing media on two-dimensional surfaces, Barn Gallery, Ogunquit. 646-8400. Jason Larkin: “Past Perfect,” photography, Farnsworth Art Museum, Rockland. 596-6457; farnsworthmuseum.org. Through Nov. 27. Jayne Adams, Patrick Plourde and David Witbeck, new works, Gallery […]
Published
September 4, 2011

Author Q & A: Fresh fare

Writer Kathy Gunst cooks up a new book that illustrates through food what it's like to live in Maine year-round.

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