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July 3, 2011

Loon Auction kicks off summer for Art Guild

BRIDGTON — On Friday, the Bridgton Art Guild will host an auction that will feature 45 wooden loons bearing the designs of local artists. The money will be used for an ongoing capital campaign. The guild, which operates Gallery 302 in Bridgton, wants to own its own building that will accommodate a gallery and learning […]
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July 3, 2011

Book Review: Music mirrors troubled water

Stories of four albums from 1970 offer insights into a time of upheaval.
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July 3, 2011

Author Q & A: On the long run

One of the rare runners who has finished marathons on all seven continents chronicles his adventures, while helping kids fight cancer.
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July 3, 2011

In The Arts: Show strikes fine balance between Maine history and art

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, […]
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July 3, 2011

Signings, etc.

JANET MENDELSOHN

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July 3, 2011

Poetry: Take Heart

Do you have the blues? With its surprising images and infectious music, this poem by Mekeel McBride of Kittery is bound to take your blues away.
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July 3, 2011

Society Notebook: Virtuoso fans

The Dine On! gala kicks off this year's Bowdoin International Music Festival and raises money to bring more world-class artists to it.
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July 3, 2011

Art Review: With ‘Fathom’ and ‘Counterpoint,’ CMCA has never looked better

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 […]
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July 3, 2011

Audience Calendar

Art “New Works” by Craig Mooney and Henry Isaacs, Gallery on Chase Hill, Kennebunkport. maine-art.com. 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. today through July 10. Through July 21. “Maine Moderns: Art in Seguinland, 1900-1940,” 65 paintings, sculptures, drawings, and photographs will examine the personal and professional relationships of a small group of American modernists who worked […]
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July 2, 2011

Dine out Maine: Savor the spectacular view and keep it simple at Dolphin

Many moons ago, a friend steered me to a cafe that she claimed would soothe palate and soul. And, she said, be sure to get “chowder-muffin-coffee.” She spoke this fast, as if it were one word. I complied, and I’ve been grateful for her advice ever since. Back then, the Dolphin Marina was a year-round […]

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