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  • Published
    June 5, 2011

    Portland Camera Club names best of the best

    One of the oldest continuously operating camera clubs in America recently selected its Image of the Year.

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    June 5, 2011

    Take Heart: A Conversation in Poetry

    Roses have long been associated with love, but seldom so movingly as in this sonnet by Thomas Carper of Cornish.  ROSES By Thomas Carper  During the night of fever, as she lay Between an exhausted wakefulness and sleep, I sat beside her fearfully, in dismay When her slow breathing would become so deep It seemed […]

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    June 5, 2011

    Audience Calendar

    Your Arts & Entertainment Guide

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    June 5, 2011

    Author Q & A: French lessons

    David McCullough's latest book tells stories about Americans – one a Mainer – who went abroad to study and came back agents of change.

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    June 5, 2011

    Society Notebook: O what a lineup

    Portland Ovations announces its new slate of shows.

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    June 5, 2011

    Signings, etc.

    JIM NICHOLS Author Jim Nichols, who lives in Warren, will be reading from and discussing his novel “Hull Creek” (Down East Books, $24.95). The novel deals with change on the Maine coast and the challenges it presents to young fishermen. Nichols is appearing as part of the library’s Brown Bag Lecture Series, so people are […]

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    June 5, 2011

    Theater Review: Able cast makes fascinating work of Wilde story

    The times they were a-changin’, even in the late 19th century. But not as fast as Oscar Wilde would have liked. The famed author was found guilty by an English court for living his life based on the idea that pleasure should not be accompanied by guilt. That’s one of several important thematic ironies that […]

  • Published
    May 29, 2011

    Society Notebook: Playing with Aire

    Theater supporters turn out for a party celebrating Jim Sharkey's film on AIRE's 2010 production of 'Juno and the Paycock.'

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    May 29, 2011

    Book Review: Secret ties two families together

    The daughters in 'Silver Sparrow' share a father, but not the same lives.

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    May 29, 2011

    Dine Out Maine: Big portions or small, Damariscotta River Grill delivers

    At Damariscotta River Grill in Damariscotta, you’ll have no trouble indulging in an all-out dinner of uncomplicated, upscale food. Let the fresh local oysters slide right down. Follow with duck confit risotto or baby-back ribs. The menu features many seafood and American choices, but you’ll find some retro, ethnic and fusion dishes thrown in the […]