This year’s young ‘Journey Into Writing’ winners take the craft very seriously … and personally.
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In the Arts: Farnsworth pays tribute to a master – Paul Caponigro
“The Hidden Presence of Places” is a respectful bow to a pre-eminent American artist, photographer Paul Caponigro. A large and beautifully composed effort by the Farnsworth, the show traces the work of a man whose presence in photography increases as the weight of that form diminishes. As classic photography – a system of producing images […]
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Book review: We can and will go home again
Jean Thompson’s novel explores elements that drag us back to our pasts.
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Dine Out Maine: 15 Exchange in enviable spot, but food doesn’t quite measure up
Blue awnings stretch invitingly over the brick and cobblestone sidewalk at 15 Exchange Grille, the spot where Walter’s restaurant used to be. Step inside to a long, narrow room with a bar and high tables. There is one customer downstairs on a warm and clear Friday night in late April. We are seated upstairs, in […]
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Theater Review: ‘Wonderettes’ musical relives antics of proms, class reunions
High school seniors are graduating and it’s a time of nonstop excitement and eager anticipation. And, for many, the festivities began with their senior prom. Maine State Music Theatre is paying tribute to these once-in-a-lifetime memories with Roger Bean’s nostalgic musical “The Marvelous Wonderettes,” which kicked off the theater’s summer season Wednesday. It was a […]
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Theater Review: ’39 Steps’ runs at full throttle with over-the-top attitude, fun
“The 39 Steps,” a Tony Award-winning comedy adapted from the legendary film directed by Alfred Hitchcock, has certainly proved popular with area theater companies. Portland Stage offered a production last fall and the Hackmatack Playhouse has scheduled a run for later this summer. But right now the comic thriller/farce is paying a visit to the […]
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Manning’s no cad who seduces visually – look for the intellect
William Manning is an elder statesman of Maine painting. His terrific exhibition at ICON Contemporary Art in Brunswick reveals he has always been about making paintings that function through visual intelligence rather than mere aesthetic charm. Manning long ago stopped trying to impress or seduce viewers. He challenges himself by making paintings that actually do […]
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Historic Maine house murals bound for new home
A remarkable series of 19th-century wall paintings is in the process of being moved to the Bridgton museum named for famed Maine muralist Rufus Porter.
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Bob Keyes: After 37 years of teaching, Thomas Block says farewell
WISCASSET — This week, former students of retiring high school art teacher Thomas Block will gather at a midcoast gallery to toast the man who changed their lives. “When I started at Wiscasset High School, I was a lonely, invisible outcast with nothing to pull me through the day except my love of art,” said […]