Arts & Entertainment

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September 19, 2010

Society Notebook: Business Models

The Portland Regional Chamber gathers for a night celebrating vision, leadership and volunteerism in the business community this year.
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September 19, 2010

Author Q&A: FIND DINING

Tom Seymour of Waldo forages for a lot of his food. Now he's out with a new book sharing some of the secrets of his finesse.
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September 19, 2010

Book Review: Garcia’s new novel sees death as an art

'The Lady Matador's Hotel' is a ruthless romp through the lives of its characters.
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September 19, 2010

Art Review: Lockhart’s BIW photo exhibition ultimately disappoints

Sharon Lockhart’s “Lunch Break” at the Colby College Museum of Art has the look and feel of a major exhibition: video installations, photography, curated works by other artists, outsider art and, yes, lunchboxes. The show is the result of a year Lockhart spent photographing and observing the workaday culture at Bath Iron Works. She includes […]
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September 19, 2010

In the Arts: Masters of darkness deliver shades of brilliance

The title to the show notwithstanding — “Old Friends/New Work” — Tom Hall and Lissa Hunter struck me as an odd combination. Hall is a master of darkness. You grapple for light when you digest one of his paintings. That search gives them their urgency. Hunter, by long occupation, is a basket maker who has […]

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September 19, 2010

New on the Shelf

“Nashville Chrome.” By Rick Bass. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. 256 pages. $24. Back when Elvis was a scrawny teen dreaming of becoming a gospel singer, he spent two years on tour with the Browns, a trio of siblings whose gorgeous harmonies resulted in a series of country hits in the 1950s. In “Nashville Chrome,” Rick Bass […]
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September 19, 2010

Classical Beat: PSO opener appeals to bass-er instincts

How low can you go? About 20 Hz (Hertz, or cycles per second) is the point at which the human ear starts to lose the concept of pitch — where vibration, for most people, changes from sound to feeling. The lowest note on a pipe organ is a little above 16 Hz, and a double […]
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September 19, 2010

Signings, etc.: Rosemary Herbert

Rosemary Herbert, a former book review editor at the Boston Herald, will be talking about and signing her new mystery novel, “Front Page Teaser: A Liz Higgins Mystery” ($14.95, Down East Books). The book introduces Liz Higgins, a Boston reporter trying to move from light news to front-page stories. Herbert was editor-in-chief of “The Oxford […]
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September 19, 2010

Scene & Heard Datebook

IF YOU’RE LOOKING to party, network or support a good cause this week, check out: MONDAY • “Architecture of Environmental Landscapes” Opening Reception, 5 to 7 p.m., University of New England Art Gallery, Portland. View a group show of diverse art and enjoy refreshments. Free. www.une.edu/artgallery. TUESDAY • Portland Ovations’ Epicurean Auction, 5:30 p.m., Merrill […]
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September 19, 2010

Calendar, Sept. 19-26

ART “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, Wednesday and Thursday; noon to 6 p.m. Friday and Saturday. “Postcards from Maine,” member show, Maine Art Gallery, Wiscasset. www.maineartgallery.org. 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sundays; 10 […]

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