Arts & Entertainment

Published
May 21, 2011

Dine Out Maine: Kennebec Tavern boasts big portions, river view

Kennebec Tavern has a splendid setting. Large windows offer close-up views of the broad Kennebec River and the Sagadahoc Bridge to Woolwich from almost every spot in the 80-seat interior. Outside is a patio with awning and many more tables just a few steps from the water. The dining room is furnished with booths and […]
Published
May 15, 2011

Art Honors will toast four of Maine’s creative leaders

Maine College of Art rolls out the proverbial red carpet on Thursday, as it hosts the 15th annual Art Honors celebration to recognize leaders in Maine’s creative sector. The college in downtown Portland will present three awards to four people. • An Award for Entrepreneurship in the Arts will be given to businesswoman Roxanne Quimby. […]
Published
May 15, 2011

Artful healing

A new Mercy health-care center gives works by local artists a big role in creating a healthy atmosphere.
Published
May 15, 2011

Arts Dispatches

PORTLAND ‘Two Maines’ authors will read at St. Lawrence Arts Center Local authors Crash Barry and John McDonald will host a reading of their books at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the St. Lawrence Arts Center, 76 Congress St., Portland. The event is titled “Two Maines.” Admission is $10. Barry and McDonald will present an evening […]
Published
May 15, 2011

Arts Planner

• Freeport Historical Society introduces its new Heritage Trail with a ceremony at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday at Old First Parish Meetinghouse and Burial Ground at Lower Main Street and Meetinghouse Road. The 17-sign, self-guided trail directs visitors to significant spots in Freeport history. State historian Earl Shettleworth will speak at Tuesday’s event. The trail reinforces […]

Published
May 15, 2011

Bob Keyes: Audiences riveted when ‘old soul’ climbs on stage

With due respect to the individuality of 15-year-olds everywhere, it’s safe to say that Dylan Chestnutt is not your typical 15-year-old — if there were such a thing. Chestnutt, a ninth-grader at Waynflete School in Portland, acts in plays. Not school plays. Not community theater. Professional plays. He’s on stage this week in Mad Horse […]
Published
May 15, 2011

In The Arts: Drawings with a pulse and digital works that fascinate

We are well into “Where to Draw the Line: The Maine Drawing Project,” a year-long series of exhibitions dedicated to drawing. A statewide project, it touches many places and times. I report on two that bear on my thoughts about current drawing in Maine. The Farnsworth — which has been holding project-related events since January […]
Published
May 15, 2011

Art Review: Shows in Freeport let our eyes decide

FREEPORT — Tom Crotty is the owner of the Frost Gully Gallery in Freeport. Founded in 1966, it’s the oldest commercial gallery in Maine and shows several artists of note, including 93-year-old Dahlov Ipcar. Crotty is also a talented landscape painter who had a solo exhibition at the Portland Museum of Art in 2003. On […]
Published
May 15, 2011

Book Review: Book’s hook: No news isn’t good news

Pete Hamill's new novel, 'Tabloid City,' is a lament for newspaper journalism.
Published
May 15, 2011

Society Notebook: They Mean Business

Wednesday was a night to celebrate Junior Achievement and its mission and the new inductees to the Maine Business Hall of Fame.

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