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    September 26, 2010

    Society Notebook: Going … going … GONE

    The dining, the bidding, and the time fly by during a fun and fabulous auction fundraiser for Portland Ovations.

  • Published
    September 26, 2010

    Audience Calendar

    ART Veronica Cross, continues through Oct. 31, Lajos Matolcsy Art Center, Norway. 739-6161. Opening Friday. “One of a Kind: An Exhibition of Unique Prints,” handmade prints by six local artists; continues through Sept. 26, Harlow Gallery, Hallowell. Noon to 4 p.m. today. “Postcards from Maine,” member show, Maine Art Gallery, Wiscasset. www.maineartgallery.org. 11 a.m. to […]

  • Published
    September 25, 2010

    Concert Review: Crow show pulls crowd to feet

    Sheryl Crow's latest sound is a big, rollicking, '70s vibe dominated by horns and organ, strong guitar and plenty of funky wah-wah.

  • Published
    September 19, 2010

    Book Review: An illuminating look at the history of light

    It’s late. I have to finish this review before morning. Stumbling into my office, I switch on the light (and the computer and the printer and the fax machine). They spring to life — no big deal. It wasn’t always thus. To take only the most venerable of the above devices, it is more than […]

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    September 19, 2010

    Arts Dispatches

    LEWISTON Bharata natyam combines music, dance from India Bringing a 200-year-old performance tradition to Bates College, Aniruddha Knight performs a concert of bharata natyam, a combined practice of music, dance and drama from southern India, at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday in the Edmund S. Muskie Archives, 70 Campus Ave. The event is free and open to […]

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  • Published
    September 19, 2010

    Arts Planner

    CONTINUING • Two Maine College of Art alums, Kreh Mellick and Kimberly Convery, collaborate for a new show at Space Gallery, 522 Congress St., Portland. It is titled “Some. Things. Curious.” and is on view through Oct. 22. Convery lives in Portland and Mellick lives in North Carolina, where she was recently named one of […]

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    September 19, 2010

    Faces by Yousuf Karsh

    A portfolio of images by the great 20th-century portrait photographer is on display in Thomaston.

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    September 19, 2010

    Taste & Tell: Gustatory sparks shower from Burning Tree

    OTTER CREEK – Burning Tree stands like a beacon on Mount Desert Island, attracting lovers of fresh seafood, local produce, fine wine and great cooking. Surrounded by the restaurant’s own acre of gardens and supplied with more produce from local farms, the dinners at Burning Tree stand out for their fresh taste, lively flavors and […]

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    September 19, 2010

    Barn Gallery shows to linger into October

    OGUNQUIT – Barn Gallery’s fall exhibitions will be on view through Columbus Day on Oct. 11. The gallery features a variety of work in different media, including the popular “200 for $200” show and sale. Photographer Conrad Marvin and sculptor Lewis Woodaman will have the final showcase exhibitions of the season in the North Gallery. […]

  • Published
    September 19, 2010

    Books: Best-Sellers

    FICTION HARDCOVER 1. “Mockingjay,” by Suzanne Collins (Scholastic) 2. “The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest,” by Stieg Larsson (Knopf Doubleday) 3. “Freedom,” by Jonathan Franzen (Farrar, Straus, and Giroux) 4. “Clockwork Angel,” by Cassandra Clare (Simon & Schuster) 5. “The Help,” by Kathryn Stockett (Penguin) 6. “Catching Fire,” by Suzanne Collins (Scholastic) 7. “Spider […]