Arts & Entertainment

Published
August 27, 2011

Dine Out Maine: Sidle on over to The Slipway, no ordinary seafood shack

The Slipway brings a Key West feel to the Maine coast — if you substitute pine trees for palms. The sprawling seafood shack and restaurant sits on the water’s edge at the public landing in Thomaston. Indoors and out blend in a haphazard collection of eating spaces — porch, bar, dining room and a wharf […]
Published
August 21, 2011

Bob Keyes: A gift deserving of an ovation

We all like to receive gifts. And while it’s true it’s the gesture that matters most, receiving gifts that include big wads of money is awfully nice too. Portland Ovations, which brings performing artists from around the world to Maine for concerts and educational opportunities, recently received a big wad of money. The Center for […]
Published
August 21, 2011

Arts Planner

• On Wednesday, the Ogunquit Playhouse opens the musical “Legally Blonde,” which will remain in production through Sept. 17. The musical is based on the hit 2001 movie and follows college sweetheart and homecoming queen Elle Woods (played by Broadway’s Becky Gulsvig) as she heads for Harvard Law School in pursuit of her boyfriend Warner, […]
Published
August 21, 2011

Art Review: Blue Wrap fashions make a passionate statement

The Blue Wrap Project features about 25 dresses, numerous accessories and photographs from a March 2011 runway show in support of the Scarborough-based Partners for World Health. The installation at the Portland Public Library’s Lewis Gallery makes for a very strong and interesting exhibition. The premise was to challenge local designers, art students and artists […]
Published
August 21, 2011

DaPonte String Quartet

It's been (mostly) a classical gas for the members of the Maine-based DSQ, born 20 years ago.

Published
August 21, 2011

Arts Dispatches

MONMOUTH McAndrews named theater’s producing artistic director The Theater at Monmouth has announced the appointment of Dawn McAndrews as the theater’s new producing artistic director, succeeding David Greenham, who is stepping aside in October. McAndrews is an experienced director, producer, educator and dramaturge who has worked at theaters across the country, including Shakespeare Theatre Company, […]
Published
August 21, 2011

Classical Beat: In the quest for virtuosity, is enjoyment being left behind?

A friend brought to my attention a recent article in the New York Times by Anthony Tommasini titled “Virtuosos Becoming a Dime a Dozen.” One of the new crop of pianists featured in the article was Kiril Gerstein, who played the Liszt B-minor Piano Sonata last season at Merrill Auditorium under the auspices of Portland […]
Published
August 21, 2011

Audience Calendar

Art Jason Larkin “Past Perfect,” photography exhibit, Farnsworth Art Museum, Rockland, $10-$12, under 16 free. 596-6457. Daily 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; until 8 p.m. Wednesday. “Second Show,” featuring the work of 20 member artists, Sebascodegan Artists Cooperative Gallery, Harpswell. 371-2015. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. Through Aug. 31. “Maine to France,” pastels, watercolors […]
Published
August 21, 2011

Book Review: Language and fear no match for youth

A Ghanaian boy rises above London's projects in Stephen Kelman's debut.
Published
August 21, 2011

Book Review: Psychopath, home fixer duel in ‘Knockdown’

It’s mystery No. 14 in Sarah Graves’ “A Home Repair is Homicide” series, and fans of the prolific Eastport writer will find surprises in “Knockdown.” For one, it’s darker than the usual Graves cozy in which kidnappings and murder happen with no graphic description of blood and gore. By contrast, “Knockdown” introduces a weird young […]

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