Since it is now the 200th anniversary of Franz Liszt’s birth, perhaps I should consider Ezra Pound’s thought about Walt Whitman: “I have detested you long enough.” “Detested” is probably too strong a word. When I was a boy, I played “Liebestraum” and the Hungarian Rhapsodies and attempted the Transcendental Etudes, thinking that Liszt was […]
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• Portland Ovations continues its string of bringing hit shows to Portland with “Avenue Q,” the Tony Award-winner for best musical, best score and best book. The national tour stops at Merrill Auditorium in Portland for a single performance at 7:30 p.m. Thursday. “Avenue Q” is about trying to make it in Manhattan with big […]
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Dine Out Maine: Step back in time at One Stanley Avenue in Kingfield
KINGFIELD — In the town of Kingfield, the lights of a Victorian inn dazzle and enliven a streetscape of large old homes. Located just across the Carrabassett River from Main Street at its eponymous address, One Stanley Avenue has been serving locals and winter vacationers to nearby Sugarloaf for 39 seasons. I’d visited twice in […]
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Book Review: New noir thriller fills big gumshoes
P.G. Sturges, son of the legendary Preston, shows he has the right stuff.
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Scene and Heard Datebook
IF YOU’RE LOOKING to party, network or support a good cause this week, check out: TUESDAY • Local Foods Networking Breakfast, 8 a.m., Local Sprouts Cafe, Portland. Join others interested in local food and farms for a casual breakfast of locally grown food. Free/Charge for breakfast items. [email protected]. WEDNESDAY • Aucocisco Galleries Reception, 5 to […]
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This week • The Midcoast Symphony Orchestra, with guest conductor Graybert Beacham at the podium, presents “Spring the Light Fantastic,” a concert featuring the music of Suk, Debussy, Pierne and Schumann, at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at the Franco-American Heritage Center in Lewiston and at2:30 p.m. March 20 at Orion Performing Arts Center, Topsham. The concerts […]
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Art review: Art suitable for the fridge … and the PMA
March is Youth Art Month. While the Portland Museum of Art’s “Youth Art Month Exhibition” may be the most interesting of the dozens of exhibitions and events throughout Maine, it also reminds us to take a broader look at the value and effect of art education in Maine. Art is the first real vocational subject […]
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Audience Calendar
Art “Weston: Leaves of Grass,” Edward Weston photographs, Portland Museum of Art, $4-$10, free under age 6. 775-6148. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. today. Ends today. “Rackstraw Downes: Onsite Paintings, 1972-2008,” Portland Museum of Art, $4-$10. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. today through Thursday; 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Friday; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. […]
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Dine Out Maine: Solo Bistro takes sophistication to an innovative level
BATH – Do you go out of your way to seek excellent cuisine? So do I. When you travel, do you spend a good chunk of your time determining where and how you’ll get good local food? Me too. Do you spend your weekends butchering a pig or fermenting libations? You lost me there. All […]
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Society Notebook: Best in Shows
The 2011 Portland Flower Show wins high praise — and if you haven’t yet seen it, there’s still time today.