Arts & Entertainment

Published
May 1, 2011

Poetry: Take heart

A Conversation in Poetry Edited by Wesley McNair, Maine Poet Laureate As we say goodbye to April, which was National Poetry Month, it’s the perfect time to introduce Take Heart, my new column for Maine newspapers. Take Heart will feature one poem each week by a Maine poet. The column’s first poem, by Stuart Kestenbaum of Deer Isle, […]
Published
May 1, 2011

Time has added texture to Prine’s mastery of love songs

– By BOB KEYES Staff Writer PORTLAND – With all the talk of royalty and weddings, it seems appropriate to anoint John Prine as the king of the love song. Certainly, the highly regarded American songwriter has mastered the art of emotional devastation in verse, but does anyone write a better song of devotion? His […]
Published
April 30, 2011

Dine Out Maine: Metamorphosis complete, Henry and Marty still delivers

Disclosure: I’ve been eating at Henry and Marty since it opened in July 1998, when it was a hole in the wall for a vegan lunch run by partners Henry D’Alessandris (actor/dancer/chef) and Martin Perry (concert pianist). Soon it expanded and morphed into a spot for upscale dinners, frequented by locals and a slew of […]
Published
April 30, 2011

John Prine masters the love song at Merrill

PORTLAND — With all the talk of royalty and weddings, it seems appropriate to anoint John Prine as the king of the love song. Certainly, the highly regarded American songwriter has mastered the art of emotional devastation in verse, but does anyone write a better song of devotion? His brilliance was on display Friday night […]
Published
April 24, 2011

Book Review: Chill wind swirls in Wolitzer’s new novel

'The Uncoupling' raises questions more ancient than war, sex or love.

Published
April 24, 2011

Author Q & A: Author/illustrator doles out those lazy, hazy, Daisy days of summer

In Jamie Hogan's kids' book, her daughter counts down to a visit from Grandma.
Published
April 24, 2011

Society Notebook: Hungry for change

Author Anna Lappe captivates a committed Food+Farm audience.
Published
April 24, 2011

Signings, etc.

JULIA SPENCER-FLEMING
Published
April 24, 2011

Art Review: UNE delivers a family blockbuster of an art safari

“Critters” is a mammoth show at the University of New England’s Portland campus that fills all three floors of the gallery, the foyer and the grounds — even flowing out to Stevens Avenue. It includes about 300 works by almost 100 artists. Curated by Nancy Davidson (a grande dame of Maine art), “Critters” features major […]
Published
April 24, 2011

Book Review: ‘Made For You and Me’ sure to charm some, but not all

Generations of young Americans have long heeded the call to “go West.” Some have been clear-eyed and methodical in pursuit of a better life; others have been vague and wishful, blind to the realities at hand. Author and freelance radio producer Caitlin Shetterly and her photographer husband Dan Davis were among the latter. Lured by […]

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