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October 31, 2010

Book review: Adaptation of Longfellow puts new life in an epic work

I have never come across anything that better explains in clear, short form the consistency of an epic poem than H.R. Coursen’s new adaptation of Longfellow’s “Evangeline.” No PowerPoint, no arcane academic bafflegab, no diagrams — just a total re-imagining of 19th-century English to 21st-century English, keeping the story and contents. For the non-poet or […]
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October 31, 2010

Book review: An Irish author’s artful passages

William Trevor's short stories are not sunny, but they are illuminating.
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October 31, 2010

Art review: No fooling, trompe l’oeil can amaze

Trompe l’oeil is a fancy but useful art term for illusionistic painting. Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel comes to mind, but there are several accessible examples around Portland, including the building-sized “Blueprint” at 40 Free St., in which a life-sized architectural drawing appears superimposed on a real building. The humor of the piece is underscored by how […]
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October 31, 2010

Bob Keyes: After making it big, MECA grad returns to artistic roots

PORTLAND – Ahmed Alsoudani came to Portland in 2001 with faint knowledge of Western society and minimal training in art. He left four years later with a degree from Maine College of Art and the confidence that he could make his life as a painter. Alsoudani, who grew up in Iraq and now lives in […]
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October 31, 2010

Almost there

Following his success with ‘Almost, Maine,’ playwright and actor John Cariani puts the final touches on a new Maine play, ‘Last Gas,’ before its premiere at Portland Stage.

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October 31, 2010

Arts Dispatches

PORTLAND MECA art auction fundraiser, school’s largest, is Saturday The Maine College of Art’s annual Art Auction will take place 6:30 to 11:30 p.m. Saturday at the Institute of Contemporary Art at MECA. It is the oldest charity art auction in Maine, and the college’s largest fundraising event. Since its inception in 1974, the auction […]
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October 31, 2010

Commission honors traditional arts masters

Four Maine artists have received the title of Traditional Arts Master through the Maine Arts Commission’s Traditional Arts Apprenticeship program. Through their work, these masters seek to preserve Maine’s cultural traditions by teaching apprentices in the coming year. Each received $4,000 to facilitate handing down Maine’s traditions to a new generation. The four masters are: […]
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October 31, 2010

Taste & Tell: Food and views put the Ramp a step above

CAPE PORPOISE — We had a 20-minute wait to sit down in a bar called the Ramp, literally down a ramp from the pavement at this scenic point of land. But I was more than content. For one, we’d been intending to review a place up the road, had called to confirm it was open […]
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October 31, 2010

Society notebook: The latest in ghoul cool

Goodwill's inaugural Ghoulwill Ball draws hundreds of partygoers dressed in fiendishly clever costumes.
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October 31, 2010

Herbie inspires art devoted to trees

YARMOUTH – The majestic elm tree known as Herbie succumbed to the ravages of Dutch elm disease this past winter. But Herbie’s legacy lives on. A group of artists from Yarmouth has kept the memory of the 217-year-old elm alive with an exhibition, “Majesty of Trees,” at Merrill Memorial Library. The exhibition includes two distinct […]

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