BALTIMORE – Darth Vader proclaiming he’s Luke Skywalker’s father, John Travolta preening in his underwear and an early 20th-century deaf activist communicating in sign language are among the images that will be preserved by the Library of Congress as part of its National Film Registry. The 25 films selected this year include “The Empire Strikes […]
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FICTION HARDCOVER 1. “The Confession,” by John Grisham (Knopf Doubleday) 2. “The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest,” by Stieg Larsson (Knopf Doubleday) 3. “Full Dark, No Stars,” by Stephen King (Simon & Schuster) 4. “Dead or Alive,” by Tom Clancy (Penguin) 5. “Cross Fire,” by James Patterson (Little, Brown) 6. “Diary of a Wimpy […]
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This week • Boston singer-songwriter Antje Duvekot performs at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at the Village Coffeehouse of New Gloucester. The show opens the season for the coffeehouse. Duvekot has been a darling of the Boston folk scene since 2006, when she released “Big Dream Boulevard.” Her latest release is “The Near Demise of the High […]
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Taste & Tell: Korea House stays true to its roots, satisfies the soul
Korea House, a restaurant revised from its first iteration as Happy Teriyaki into something truer to the chef/owners’ Korean roots, is a source of fiery stews; rich, satisfying soups; and braised, deeply flavored fish that will stir your soul and fill you with courage. At least the food there seemed to revitalize me and my […]
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Arts Dispatches
PORTLAND PORTopera’s Riddle receives national recognition award John (Jack) Riddle, founder of PORTopera, has received a 2011 National Opera Trustee Recognition Award from OPERA America, the national service organization for opera. Riddle is among four recipients of the award, which honors trustees of U.S. opera companies for leadership, generosity and audience-building efforts. Other recipients are […]
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Classical Beat: Some truly great performances, but, please, hold the encores
The last Christmas concert has come and gone, giving time to reflect on the year 2010 in music. Although it didn’t provide any transcendental experiences (well, maybe one), it came close several times, which is a pretty good record for a sparsely populated state like Maine. A couple of events jumped out before I even […]
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Audience Calendar
Art “Sit Down! Chairs from Six Centuries,” collection of American and European seating furniture from 1470 to the present, Bowdoin College Museum of Art, Brunswick, free. 725-3275. 1 to 5 p.m. today; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday; 10 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Thursday; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday. Through Jan. 16. […]
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Book Review: Two men, same name, both killed – no fluke
Alan Glynn’s ‘Winterland’ reveals powerful forces behind the seemingly unrelated deaths.
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The year Maine went GAGA
A couple of pop megastars came calling, several Mainers made their way across the national cultural stage, and there was no shortage of news of note on the state’s arts and entertainment front.
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Taste & Tell: Hot Suppa! lives up to its name by adding evening meals
Hot Suppa! is the neighborhood spot your neighborhood needs — because everyone should enjoy a good dinner that won’t put you back more than, say, $15 for a catfish fillet. This spot, with its exposed brick and ranks of booths, made its start with breakfast served daily, fine-tuning its kitchen for years until making the […]