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June 26, 2011

Marin: Mainer

John Marin loved Maine for many reasons. The architecture of the built-up villages along the coast thrilled him. The rugged, unruly sea captivated his imagination. The language of the fishermen tickled his ears.<br><br> But the sunsets were something else altogether. They held Marin's imagination as little else could. He told his New York art dealer, Alfred Stieglitz, that the Maine sunsets were made to order, "the kind no artist can paint."
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June 26, 2011

Music takes center stage in Bar Harbor in July

The 45th season of the Bar Harbor Music Festival begins Friday with the return of Brass Venture for the eighth consecutive year. The season includes 12 performances, including recitals, chamber music, pops, new composers, opera, jazz and string orchestra concerts through July 31. Highlights will include the 28th annual New Composers Concert on July 13; […]
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June 26, 2011

Arts Planner

THIS WEEK The Bowdoin International Music Festival begins this week in Brunswick. More than 250 musicians from 25 countries are in Maine to study, teach and perform. Over six weeks, established artists and aspiring virtuosos will present more than 80 concerts, including Brahms’ double concerto, Mozart’s Sinfonia Concertante, and Beethoven’s Emperor Concerto, performed by pianist Yefim […]
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June 26, 2011

Bob Keyes: PORTopera voices soar ever higher

GORHAM — It’s been fun watching PORTopera grow up. Back in the day, Maine’s professional opera company hosted one mainstage production each summer featuring professional singers from New York, and a series of smaller shows with young singers from the University of Southern Maine School of Music. Each summer, the college singers would present a […]
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June 26, 2011

Signings, etc.

JIM WITHERELL

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June 26, 2011

Book Review: ‘Conflagration’ best account of Portland fire

It was a turning point in the development of Maine's largest city, and the largest urban blaze in the United States up to that time.
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June 26, 2011

Book Review: ‘Sleep’ explores power of memory

British author S.J. Watson bends his psychological thriller in myriad ways.
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June 26, 2011

Dine Out Maine: Bandaloop’s dishes surprise with their originality and vigor

Cue the stirring overture. Train the spotlight directly on the food. The table is full of an energetic and colorful cast of characters. Think of this as the opening act of an exotic musical you suspect is going to end happy. This is Bandaloop. The word is fun to say as well as puzzling. The […]
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June 26, 2011

Arts Dispatches

NEWCASTLE Frances Perkins’ FDR book reissued as Penguin Classic The Frances Perkins Center has announced the reissue as a Penguin Classic of “The Roosevelt I Knew,” Perkins’ memoir of her years working with Franklin D. Roosevelt. Perkins was secretary of labor during Roosevelt’s 12-year presidency. Originally published in November 1946, Perkins’ book was the first […]
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June 26, 2011

Society Notebook: A real home run

Hall of Famer Dwight Evans and other friends of the Cromwell Center for Disabilities raise $70,000 to support the nonprofit.

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