Arts & Entertainment

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September 12, 2010

Author Q&A: Fairy Tale

Maureen Heffernan's new book celebrates the 'fun and magic' of these fanciful creations.
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September 12, 2010

Taste & Tell: Like its Bar Harbor sister, Havana South will be a go-to spot for Latin lovers

Havana South is a branch office of the original Havana, a Bar Harbor mainstay since 1999. Its success there over the years and this summer, when President Obama and his wife, Michelle, dined there, has no doubt provided the impetus for owners Michael Boland and Deirdre Swords to undertake the expansion south. And an expansion […]
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September 12, 2010

Signings, etc.

GERRY BOYLE Maine author Gerry Boyle will be at the Portland Public Library this week to talk about “Damaged Goods,” the ninth novel in his Jack McMorrow series. The series follows a freelance journalist/investigator working and investigating in Maine. His talk is part of the library’s Brown Bag Lecture Series, so feel free to bring […]
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September 12, 2010

Visitors to Haberle exhibit will get an eyefool

PORTLAND – The Portland Museum of Art opens an exhibition next weekend focusing on the life and work of John Haberle, considered to be one of the most accomplished American trompe l’oeil painters. The term references a style of painting meant to fool one’s eye. The show opens on the second floor on Saturday, and […]
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September 12, 2010

‘Juliet’ is fiction so good it reads real

'Da Vinci Code' plotting combines with Fortier's elegant, witty writing.

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September 12, 2010

‘Light’ reads? Make that ‘delightful’

Two books that seemed to offer fun summer reading provided that and a good deal of substance as well. In fact, David Buckman’s “Bucking the Tide: Making and Discovering the Wild New England and Fundy Coast in a $400 Yacht” and Michelle Souliere’s “Strange Maine: True Tales From the Pine Tree State” are modest, tightly […]
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September 12, 2010

New Tube

What’s new on the major television networks this fall? Dramas that use their locations – Detroit, Houston, Honolulu – as crucial parts of the shows, for one thing. Plus, the much-awaited remake of “Hawaii Five-0” and a show that allows William Shatner to say lots of bleepin’ stuff. Most premieres will air this week and […]
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September 12, 2010

Scene & Heard: Datebook

IF YOU’RE LOOKING to party, network or support a good cause this week, check out: MONDAY *Portland Greendrinks, 5:30 to 8 p.m., Bayside Bowl, Portland. Network with green-minded business people during an event that benefits the League of Young Voters Education Fund. Free if you bring your own drinking vessel. www.portlandgreendrinks.com. THURSDAY * Wine Tasting, […]
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September 12, 2010

Calendar

ART “2010 Book Arts at Stone House Program,” work by students who participated in USM’s Book Arts program, University of Southern Maine (Glickman Family Library), Portland. 780-4270. 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. Today; 7:45 a.m. to 11 p.m. Monday to Thursday; 7:45 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday; 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday. Runs through […]
Published
September 5, 2010

Summer’s end is no reason to stop reading

Since it's a good book you'll want, here are nearly two dozen worthy works.

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