I went to the Center for Maine Contemporary Art in Rockport with some trepidation about the shows. The last time I had seen Duane Paluska’s sculptures there, it was the weakest installation of his work I had ever seen. I was also concerned that Shannon Rankin’s work had been tilting too close to another artist’s […]

One of the rare runners who has finished marathons on all seven continents chronicles his adventures, while helping kids fight cancer.

Here’s a key thing to remember about summer in Maine — we’re all in this together. Summer in Maine can be a little overwhelming, what with so little time to enjoy the nice weather and so many different ways to enjoy it. Which fried fish place should you try this week? Where’s the best lobster […]

JANET MENDELSOHN

The theme of the Bowdoin International Music Festival this year is “Vienna: 150 Years of Musical Glory (1780-1930),” exploring the key role of that city in the development of classical music. Vienna is a kind of cultural black hole formed by the dying star of the Austro-Hungarian empire, spinning off whole new galaxies — not […]

CAPE ELIZABETH Land trust to hold auction of newly created artwork The Cape Elizabeth Land Trust will hold its Paint for Preservation 2011 on July 17. Participating artists will paint at designated public and private locations chosen to highlight Cape Elizabeth’s natural beauty. That evening, the newly created unframed artwork will be auctioned at a […]

The Dine On! gala kicks off this year’s Bowdoin International Music Festival and raises money to bring more world-class artists to it.

This story was updated at 10:30 a.m. to correct the site of Neill Ewing-Wegmann’s show last year.   I am not an art historian by training, and only slightly so by inclination. Too assiduous attention to the details of history can be the hobgoblin of aesthetics. In the end, art is a matter of passion, […]

Stories of four albums from 1970 offer insights into a time of upheaval.