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  • Published
    March 6, 2011

    Art review: Pop Art sensibilities add excitement to show

    Aaron Stephan’s drawings at his Aucocisco show ribbons and sheets of hundreds of tiny images of Johannes Vermeer’s 1665 painting, “Girl with a Pearl Earring.” They directly reference Peter Webber’s 2003 film “Girl with a Pearl Earring,” based on the painting and starring Scarlett Johansson as the girl and Colin Firth as the dour Vermeer. […]

  • Published
    March 6, 2011

    Scene & Heard Datebook

    IF YOU’RE LOOKING to party, network or support a good cause this week, check out:  MONDAY • U.S. Poet Laureate Talk & Book Signing, 6 p.m., Holiday Inn by the Bay, Portland. Hear Robert Pinsky talk about Walt Whitman and poetry’s role in everyday life. Signing follows at the Portland Museum of Art. $15/$10 museum […]

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    March 6, 2011

    Songwriter turns ‘big stories’ of youth into book

    Rodney Crowell has lived an artist’s life. Texas born and bred, he was raised on a steady diet of authentic country music. His father, a frustrated musician, hauled the young boy to all the shows. Crowell, who performs Thursday at Stone Mountain Arts Center in Brownfield, remembers seeing Johnny Cash, Hank Williams and Jerry Lee […]

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    March 6, 2011

    Society Notebook: Sweet Start

    Maine Restaurant Week kicks off with a fabulous dessert and drinks competition.

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    March 6, 2011

    Book review: Teen love, celebrity in perfect collision

    The author delivers another delightfully funny novel that hits universal chords.

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    March 6, 2011

    Bob Keyes: Where there’s a Zill there’s a way . . .

    . . . to improve the lives of women.

  • Published
    March 6, 2011

    You didn’t take Academy Awards lying down

    Some years, picking the Oscar winners practically requires a degree in psychology. You’ve got to try to figure out Oscar voters’ choices based on track records, sentimentality or the fact that some actor is simply “due” to win some hardware. And some years it’s just obvious to everyone who the best actors are and which […]

  • Published
    February 27, 2011

    Taste & Tell: Music ‘Venue’ a great place to grab thoughtful bar food

    If it wasn’t precisely a popular notion, arriving at Venue American Grille before the music starts in order to eat from the long menu stuffed with just what you’d expect at a music club makes perfect sense. You can talk to a friend and pay attention to the good food before you turn to the […]

  • Published
    February 27, 2011

    Scene & Heard Datebook

    IF YOU’RE LOOKING to party, network or support a good cause this week, check out:  MONDAY • Maine Restaurant Week Signature Event, 5-8 p.m., Masonic Temple, Portland. Kick off Maine Restaurant Week by sampling creative cocktails from 13 of the state’s top bartenders (including the winner and runner-up of last year’s contest) and a selection […]

  • Published
    February 27, 2011

    Bob Keyes: In your face-off

    MECA's Daniel Fuller finds a way to introduce art in an unexpected place – at Portland Pirates games.