Pete Hamill’s new novel, ‘Tabloid City,’ is a lament for newspaper journalism.
Arts & Entertainment
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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 […]
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Dine out Maine: Topsham’s Sea Dog is more than just a pretty view
You hear it before you see it, the pounding and frothy Androscoggin as it tumbles over the dam and roars under the bridge at the Brunswick/Topsham boundary. As you step down the brick walkway to the entrance of the Sea Dog Brewing Co. in Topsham, the broad river rushes just underfoot, green steel and bridge […]
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Scene & Heard Datebook
TUESDAY • Portland Greendrinks, 5:30 to 8 p.m., Bayside Bowl, Portland. Network with business owners and others interested in the environment with drinks, bowling at $2 a game and support of Maine Academy of Modern Music. $2 with drinking vessel/$5 without.www.portlandgreendrinks.com. WEDNESDAY • Rainbow Business & Professional Association Scholarship Awards Banquet, 5:45 p.m., Holiday Inn […]
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Classical Beat: Lack of success with fusion underscores classical greatness
The Choral Art Society’s recent performance of Carol Barnett’s “Bluegrass Mass” got me thinking about fusion in general and its influence, or lack thereof, on classical music. The classical example of fusion that didn’t work is the experiment, many years ago, that proclaimed the existence of “cold fusion,” a nuclear process that was to produce […]
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Art Review: Barnet’s savvy geometry sparkles brighter than ever
PORTLAND — Will Barnet spent many of his summers painting in Maine. Considering the artist turns 100 this month, we’re talking about a lot of summers and very deep roots. To celebrate Barnet’s milestone, the Portland Museum of Art has mounted a disappointingly limited but nonetheless delightful little show, “Will Barnet at 100.” Barnet is […]
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Audience Calendar
Art “The Lay of the Land,” work from the museum’s permanent collection, Portland Museum of Art, Portland, $4-$10. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. today. “European Drawings,” portraits, figure studies, landscapes and architectural studies by various artists, Portland Museum of Art, $4-$10. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. today through Thursday; 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Friday; […]
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Poetry: Take heart
A Conversation in Poetry
Edited by Wesley McNair, Maine Poet Laureate
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Book Review: ‘Like the Willow Tree’ a story for all ages
From the simple beauty of its barns and buildings to the odor of thin-sliced lemons baking in a two-crust pie, Maine’s Shaker Village at Sabbathday Lake testifies to the faith of dedicated people. That dedication emerges strong and compelling in Bridgton writer Lois Lowry’s new book, “Like the Willow Tree: The Diary of Lydia Amelia […]