Arts & Entertainment

Published
April 3, 2011

Book Review: Genuine Maine voice creates an authentic ‘County’ tale

As powerhouse storms brought northern Maine landscapes to much of the country over the winter, they also bring added power to “Show Me Good Land,” a strong new novel about Aroostook County. For the flint beneath the sandy soil of Aroostook, this is a good book to read. For the flint beneath the surface of […]
Published
April 3, 2011

Book Review: Worldly mysteries inhabit a war novel

Tea Obreht displays great writing skill in a novel that unfolds after a civil war.
Published
April 2, 2011

Dine Out Maine: Good dining in extraordinary atmosphere at Eve’s

Our car slips into the underground garage at the Portland Harbor Hotel and curls alongside the valet station. Upstairs, the maitre d’ takes our coats and ushers us to a dining table. The chairs are ultra comfortable — two are upholstered; two are leather and dark wood. Loveseats, table lamps and a fireplace also occupy […]
Published
March 27, 2011

Book Review: Doctorow offers his adept gift of insight

In this collection of stories, many characters fall prey to emotional exhaustion.
Published
March 27, 2011

Arts Planner

This week • With barely time to pause between shows, Portland Stage Company opens its newest play, “Halpern & Johnson,” this week. The drama explores the nuances of marriage and friendship and secrets and lies. It alternates between funny and sad as it tells the story of two men who share an unusual bond: A […]

Published
March 27, 2011

Bob Keyes: Oh, to walk a mile in his dancing shoes

If you are not familiar with the world of ballet, Jacques d’Amboise may very well be the most famous person from Maine you know little about. If you are a fan of dance, then you know d’Amboise as a superstar. As a principal dancer with the New York City Ballet, d’Amboise, now 76, was a […]
Published
March 27, 2011

Arts Dispatches

PORTLAND Fostering creativity will be focus of forum at USM Public and private organizations are collaborating to present a forum “From Imagination to Innovation: Maine Participates in the Lincoln Center Institute’s Imaginat- ion Conversation,” from 4 to 8 p.m. April 5 in the Hannaford Lecture Hall at the University of Southern Maine on Bedford Street, […]
Published
March 27, 2011

Author Q&A: California or Bust

That could be the title of Caitlin Shetterly's memoir -- except she came away from a move west with a baby, closer ties and a deeper understanding of the American notion of 'doing well.'
Published
March 27, 2011

Art Review: Compare and, mostly, contrast at Elizabeth Moss

When I saw the pair of shows now on view at Elizabeth Moss Galleries, I was struck by the contrast. John Andrews makes abstract paintings very much in the vein of mainstream Abstract Expressionism: frolicking brushwork devoid of described form or rendered volumes that rides color, rhythm and mark-making through well-balanced compositions. He is a […]
Published
March 27, 2011

Book Review: Conley chronicles bumpy road trip to Beijing

Some books pull you into their orbit, taking you to another world. Susan Conley’s vivid memoir, “The Foremost Good Fortune,” is a case in point. It chronicles her family’s move in 2007 from Portland to Beijing, China, where her husband, Tony, has accepted a job. It also records Conley’s firsthand encounter with breast cancer in […]

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