Arts & Entertainment

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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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September 5, 2010

Bob Keyes: A banner day for the Maine arts community

A coalition of museums, foundations, corporations and individuals band together to amass a pile of money large to keep 17 rare hand-painted silk banners made by Portland tradesmen in the 1800s in Maine.
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September 5, 2010

Artists start with Matisse, then go creative

WASHINGTON — Downtown Gallery in Washington opens a new show Friday focusing on artists who use Henri Matisse as their reference point. To prepare, the artists created a collaborative large-scale copy of a painting by the master, then moved in their own direction. The show is up through Oct. 11 and includes the work of […]
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September 5, 2010

Arts Planner

On view Haynes Galleries in Thomaston will host an exhibition of portrait photography by Yousuf Karsh, one of the most important photographers of the 20th century. Karsh is best known for his grumpy portrait of Winston Churchill. His photography shows a talent for capturing an intimate moment as well as the essence of a personality. […]
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September 5, 2010

Classical Beat: DaPonte concert to help preserve the finest acoustics of them all

Listening to the DaPonte String Quartet concert last week, I was surprised by the bright acoustics of the large headquarters building at Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens in Boothbay. We have a lot of new concert venues in Maine, from the converted cathedral of the Franco-American Heritage Center in Lewiston to Hannaford Hall at USM’s Abromson […]

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September 5, 2010

Homer’s depth and width come through in three shows

Since 2010 is the centenary of Winslow Homer’s death, a spate of exhibitions was inevitable. After all, Homer (1836-1910) was not only Maine’s greatest artist, but for a time was also the most acclaimed artist in America. Homer was enormously influential as an illustrator, printmaker and painter. Largely self-taught, he was tremendously successful at a […]
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September 5, 2010

Life’s a PICNIC

Sculptor Wade Kavanaugh is working on a public art project at Peaks-Kenny State Park in Dover-Foxcroft.
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September 5, 2010

Calendar

Art Cape Elizabeth Fire Department Engine One Labor Day Art Show, with crafts, Fort Williams Park, Cape Elizabeth. capeelizabeth.com. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. today. “Postcards from Maine,” member show, Maine Art Gallery, Wiscasset. maineartgallery.org. 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. today; 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday to Friday; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday. […]
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September 5, 2010

Taste & Tell: Wine, of course, and also great food at Old Vines

KENNEBUNK – Old Vines Wine Bar serves wine by the taste, the glass and the bottle, while offering an array of excellent plates of food, from hot chorizo and shrimp with feta to silken thin slices of Serrano ham. Even if its own website doesn’t suggest you can dine here, because the food is simple […]
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September 5, 2010

Society notebook: Heartfelt thanks

SMCC throws a party for business partners helping to 'bridge the gap' between demand and the consequences of a down economy.

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