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February 13, 2011

Book Review: Salinger laid bare? Just can’t be done

This look at the secretive legend is full of details but short on new insights.
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February 13, 2011

Book Review: Murphy as author illuminates Fisher as landmark

Many observers probably shared my initial thought upon picking up Kevin D. Murphy’s attractive new book, “Jonathan Fisher of Blue Hill, Maine: Commerce, Culture, and Community on the Eastern Frontier.” Why another examination of one of the state’s most studied individuals? Good heavens, the house that Parson Fisher built in Blue Hill is an historic […]
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February 13, 2011

Behind the really bad poetry, a big heart

PORTLAND – Sir William Topaz McGonagall was a lost, wonderful soul. A Scotsman, he lived from 1825 to 1902, and went down in history as one of the worst poets of his time — or any time, for that matter. The American playwright Willy Holtzman has been interested in McGonagall since he spent time in […]
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February 13, 2011

Taste & Tell: Falmouth’s version of Hug’s a popular pasta place

FALMOUTH – From crowing little girls in high chairs reveling in a full table’s attention to older couples focused contentedly on each other, the customers of Hug’s Italian Restaurant showed off their pleasure in dinner on a recent Saturday night. The room bustled as the kitchen filled enormous soup-rim plates with linguine, fettuccine, angel hair […]
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February 13, 2011

Author Q &A: He cast a wide net

Preacher, painter, prolific writer: Jonathan Fisher was all this and more as a man uniquely of 18th and early 19th century Maine.

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February 13, 2011

Bob Keyes: J.Crew dabbles in Homer’s palette

PORTLAND – Winslow Homer, fashionista. Homer, the long-deceased American artist lovingly known for his paintings of the Maine coast, is also gaining a bit of reputation for his influence on what we wear and how we look. The trendy clothing retailer J.Crew turned to Homer’s earthy watercolors when it launched its new spring line. Frank […]
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February 13, 2011

Art Review: Kalischer at Colby: Not to be missed

WATERVILLE – As usual, the Colby College Museum of Art has a bunch of great shows on display. Between its scale, collections and accessibility, I think Colby is currently Maine’s greatest champion of visual arts. And it’s hard to compete with the fact that Colby is always free to the public. There was a busload […]
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February 13, 2011

Society Notebook: Light amid loss

Proceeds top $150,000 when a generous crowd turns out to support the Center for Grieving Children, which provides free bereavement help in the community.
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February 13, 2011

Mainers can root for the home team

As Maine goes, so go the Grammys. OK, that might be a bit of an exaggeration, but Maine will be well-represented at tonight’s Grammy Awards. Andrew Cyr, a product of the Fort Kent music program, has a nomination in the classical category for his work in the Manhattan-based Metropolis Ensemble. The chamber group, which Cyr […]
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February 13, 2011

MFA’s Maine Connection

The Boston museum looked to the north for artisans with the old-school skills needed to help with the restoration of two of its historic period rooms.

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