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June 13, 2010

Keyes: CMCA back in a big way

ROCKPORT – The Center for Maine Contemporary Art is back in the headlines this month, for all the right reasons. The art center, which has championed contemporary art in Maine since 1952, recently reopened after flirting with financial doomsday. The center closed its doors last fall after its board dismissed the staff, citing a lack […]
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June 13, 2010

In the Arts: Exhibition celebratesan artist of dark imagination

The principal exhibition of work by an artist who lives in Maine — of this season and likely this year — is “Joseph Nicoletti: A Retrospective” at the Bates College Museum of Art. Nicoletti teaches at Bates, but this isn’t the obligatory one-person show accorded a senior faculty member. (Those often demonstrate why they are […]
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June 13, 2010

Maine connection links trio of Tony hopefuls

Three theater professionals with ties to Maine are in the running for Tony Awards, which will be presented tonight in New York. Christopher Fitzgerald, Donald Holder and Linda Lavin each received nominations last month. The awards celebrate the best of Broadway. Fitzgerald was nominated for best performance by a featured actor in a musical for […]
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June 13, 2010

The 2010 Tony Awards:The Great White Way’s Show of shows

A ratings hit it will not be, but for theater lovers, tonight's festivities hosted by Sean Hayes are a chance to celebrate the best of Broadway.
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June 13, 2010

Taste & Tell: The Captain’s does the comfort food style right

CAPE PORPOISE – Weekends are bustling in Cape Porpoise, with its small village of eateries and shops, and The Captain’s has stood among them for 58 years doing its share to appease summer appetites. For 30 years, the Persson family has owned and run the restaurant, opening up every spring and keeping the place clean […]

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June 13, 2010

UNE exhibits work of Diane Noble

BIDDEFORD – The University of New England is hosting an exhibition of artwork by Diane Noble, “Hills Beach Marsh & Beyond,” at the Campus Center at UNE’s Biddeford Campus. Noble is an acrylic painter, primarily of landscapes, and an art teacher in Saco. In the summer, she spends much of her time painting plein-air on […]
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June 13, 2010

With ‘Drowsy Chaperone,’ it’s a very good night

OGUNQUIT – Looking at the credits for “The Drowsy Chaperone,” now playing at the Ogunquit Playhouse, one realizes that it took a small committee of writers, musicians, lyricists and choreographers to put together this award-winning musical. That seems about right, given the show’s long and wide reach into theater history. Some have called the play […]
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June 13, 2010

Signings, etc.Douglas Kennedy

Douglas Kennedy, who divides his time between England, France and Wiscasset, will be at Longfellow Books to celebrate the release of his new novel “Leaving the World.” It’s the story of an American academic who experiences a terrible tragedy and flees to Canada in search of isolation. WHEN: 7 p.m. Thursday WHERE: Longfellow Books, 1 […]
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June 13, 2010

Book review: New York dining laid bare, if you care

The foul-mouthed author of 'Kitchen Confidential' delivers a tasty sequel.
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June 13, 2010

Books Q & A: Singing lessons

Peter Yarrow of Peter, Paul and Mary fame is coming to South Portland to give a free concert as part of a book tour for his 'Songs for Little Folks.'

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