The next two weekends offer a great variety of holiday entertainment in southern Maine. Here’s a sampling: • The Portland Symphony Orchestra launches the 2010 edition of “Magic of Christmas” at 7:30 p.m. Friday at Merrill Auditorium in Portland. “Magic” continues with 10 additional performances through Dec. 19. Maestro Robert Moody will lead the orchestra […]
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Audience Calendar
Art “Artful Ornaments,” metal, clay, mixed media and more, Markings Gallery, Bath. 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. today; 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday and Wednesday; 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday; 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Through Dec. 31. Holiday show, group exhibit, CRAFT Gallery, Rockland. 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. […]
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Scene & Heard Datebook
IF YOU’RE LOOKING to party, network or support a good cause this week, check out: WEDNESDAY • Gleason Fine Art PSO Benefit, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., Gleason Fine Art, Portland. View the “Winter Works” and “Eye Catchers” shows and enjoy drinks and food. Five percent from all the evening’s sales will go to the Portland […]
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Book Review: Two worthy new volumes about Maine history
Back in the 1970s, I recall, Maine history books generally came in two rather distinct forms: scholarly and popular. There was a tendency for the former to be rich in information and dull as dirt and the latter to be as colorful as a Roswell event and just as substantive. Times change. Now a variety […]
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Signings, etc.
JOHN MOON Portland author John Moon will discuss his new photo history book “City by the Sea: A Photographic History of Portland, Maine” (Elysium Press, $40). The book includes 19th century photos compared with Moon’s contemporary color photos of the same areas. WHEN: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. today WHERE: Nonesuch Books & Cards, Mill […]
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Best-Sellers
FICTION HARDCOVER 1. “Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Ugly Truth,” by Jeff Kinney (Abrams) 2. “Full Dark, No Stars,” by Stephen King (Simon & Schuster) 3. “The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest,” by Stieg Larsson (Knopf Doubleday) 4. “The Confession,” by John Grisham (Knopf Doubleday Publishing) 5. “Hell’s Corner,” by David Baldacci (Grand […]
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Taste & Tell: Mainers will warm to spicy Korean food at Little Seoul
Korean food is making inroads in Portland, winning devotees to its seafood dishes and soup. Little Seoul, which hedges its bets by offering customers teriyaki, sushi and specialty maki, cooks Korean cuisine to a T, at least when it comes to stir-fried octopus. In fact, as an American novelist wrote about one of his characters, […]
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Holiday TV programming
Whether it’s timeless classics, new specials or movies with a holiday theme, there’s plenty to watch on television to get you into the yuletide cheer between today and Dec. 25. More programming will likely be added at a later date, and times are subject to change, so check the daily TV grids in the Portland […]
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A day-by-day list of warm and fuzzy holiday programs
Whether it’s timeless classics, new specials or movies with a holiday theme, there’s plenty to watch on television to get you into the yuletide cheer between today and Dec. 25. More programming will likely be added at a later date, and times are subject to change, so check the daily TV grids in the Portland […]
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MECA students’ work on view for one more day
Monday is the is the last chance to view “Place,” an exhibition of work by first-year students at Maine College of Art. The group exhibition, on view in the Porteous Building through Monday, highlights students’ works and their collaborative venture with MECA’s community and business partners. The work on view represents six clusters of students […]