RICHARD SHAIN COHEN
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This week • Beginning Friday, the Theater at Monmouth presents William Shakespeare’s “Pericles, Prince of Tyre,” an adventure of love, danger and mystery. Directed by Jeri Pitcher, “Pericles” opens at 7:30 p.m. Friday, with additional performances on Saturday and Aug. 1, 5, 11, 14 and 19. Tickets range from $22 to $26. Call 933-9999 or […]
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Book Review:Mainer spins taut tale of unknowing killer on the streets
Fast-moving. Polished. Taut. These are qualities that dominated my thoughts as I neared the end of “Walking Homeless,” a thriller by Al Lamanda of Raymond, author of “Dunston Falls” and a Maine writer with a firm hand on a good story. There’s little hint of Maine, however, in the book itself. Lamanda is a former […]
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Taste & Tell:Updated menu enhances island inn experience
CHEBEAGUE ISLAND – During the hottest time of the summer you want to escape the heat, even if only for dinner. A meal at an oceanside inn like the Chebeague Island Inn, presiding over the western side of the island and offering good dinners and a fabulous view, is just the ticket. But first you […]
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Galleries give us more reasons to love summer
For art galleries in Maine, summer is the best time of the year. In many ways, this is also true for the art-viewing public. One gallery owner seemed a bit surprised that I would want to discuss summer group shows in a review. In the broadest sense, he had a point, since most art reviews […]
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‘Chuck Roast’? Delicious
Maine State Music Theatre cooks up a hilarious send-off for its departing and much-beloved artistic director Charles Abbott.
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Author Q&A: French Toast
Through hundreds of vintage photographs, Dyke Hendrickson’s new book takes a fond look at the history and culture of Franco-Americans in Maine.
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Taste & Tell: White Lion adds flavorful bite to dining in Camden
CAMDEN – Oysters were a high point of a good dinner at the White Lion Raw Bar & Bistro. Someone in the kitchen had applied the salt and pepper to several dishes with gusto, but that made a lovely excuse for another glass of wine. The restaurant surrounds a wide granite bar, with ship models […]
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Bob Keyes: Colby shares its gifts
The public will benefit from the generosity of donors who gave the Colby College Museum of Art a major collection and the money to house it beautifully.
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This week • Harpswell artist John Bisbee will discuss his “Two Tons” installation at the Ogunquit Museum of American Art at 7 p.m. Tuesday. The installation is on view through Aug. 1. Bisbee, who teaches at Bowdoin College, constructs large, abstract sculptures from 12-inch steel spikes, which he welds together to create massive, patterned pieces. […]