3 Fish Gallery, 377 Cumberland Ave., Portland, presents “Not Like the Other,” featuring recent art by Max Leon and Erin Leon, a brother-sister art-making team. The exhibition runs through May. Gallery hours are noon to 6 p.m. Thursday to Saturday, and by appointment. Max Leon is a self-taught artist and draftsman. He has shown his […]
Arts & Entertainment
Bob Keyes: Cape’s leading lights inspire new music
CAPE ELIZABETH — It was in Chicago of all places that Tom Lizotte hatched the idea of commissioning a piece of music to celebrate the legacies of Cape Elizabeth’s famous former and current residents. Lizotte, the Cape high school band director, had completed a touristy afternoon and was leafing through a book about film director […]
Arts Planner
The spring theater season is in full swing, with several shows on stage in the region: • Mad Horse Theatre closes its season with “Spring Awakening” featuring local high school actors. The play (not the Tony-winning musical) runs through May 22 at Lucid Stage, 29 Baxter Blvd., Portland, with performances at 7:30 p.m. Thursday and […]
Voicing passion for classical music
As a radio host and as a singer, Suzanne Nance’s vibrancy and commitment attract audiences.
Author Q&A: Back Pages
Liz Thomson and Patrick Humphries restore Dylan biographer Bob Shelton’s original manuscript of ‘No Direction Home.’
Arts Dispatches
PORTLAND Meserve’s life and legacy subject of memorial exhibit From 4 to 6 p.m. Saturday, Gleason Fine Art, 540 Congress St., Portland, will host a memorial exhibition and reception for Round Pond sculptor Don Justin Meserve, who died in November. The exhibition, “Don Justin Meserve — Sculptor,” will run through June 25. Proceeds from the […]
Concert Review: Liszt’s compositions not worthy of young pianist’s great talent
Pianist Anastasia Antonacos gave it a good try Friday night at the University of Southern Maine’s Corthell Hall, but I’m still not convinced that Franz Liszt is on the short list of great composers. His virtuosity always gets in the way. Antonacos began the program celebrating the 200th anniversary of Liszt’s birth with three of […]
Theater Review: One actor deftly depicts many faces of apartheid
For its recent productions, the Portland Stage Company certainly couldn’t be accused of overpopulating its wide stage with actors. Their last show, “Halpern & Johnson,” featured just two performers, and their final offering of the season has a cast of one. Of course, Stephanie Cozart, the solo star of “The Syringa Tree,” plays close to […]
Society Notebook: Feeding a Need
Good Shepherd’s humanitarian dinner draws a crowd of committed supporters.
Book Review: The life and lines of a true Bard hater
Parental rebellion leads Arthur Phillips to take on Shakespeare — and himself.