Ahmed Alsoudani emerged from MECA in 2005 with little more than a burning ambition to be a painter. Today his works are coveted by collectors across the globe.
Arts & Entertainment
Bob Keyes: A painterly call and response
PORTLAND – Con Fullam calls it one of his 3 o’clock in the morning ideas. “I was lying awake thinking about how in Maine, the painters, the poets and the composers are all over the map, and that speaks to the diversity and brilliance of Maine artists. I thought it would be interesting to bring […]
Arts Dispatches, May 23, 2010
FREEPORT Historical Society speaker to discuss farmstead design The Freeport Historical Society will host its 41st annual meeting from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday at the Freeport Community Center. The speaker is Tom Hubka, an educator and author who will talk about his book “Big House, Little House, Back House, Barn” and the story of […]
Biennial marks new beginning in Rockport
The Center for Maine Contemporary Art in Rockport reopens this week with the 2010 Biennial Juried Exhibition. The show features the work of 41 artists who are from Maine or have strong ties to the state. The exhibition is the first at CMCA since it laid off most of its staff and closed its doors […]
Taste & Tell: Lion’s Pride burgers divert palate between sips of beer
BRUNSWICK – Although the Lion’s Pride Restaurant & Pub does not border a narrow cobblestone street built a few centuries back, and in fact sits smack on Route 1, it holds all the elixirs — the beers — you could hope to find in the Old World and the New. chance we arrived on Wednesday, […]
How we’ve loved the labors of Lost’
If you’re tuning into “Lost” for the first time tonight, some advice: Don’t. You’d be better off watching a soap opera in Turkish. It will make no sense. People who’ve watching the show since day one are still confused. People who know the show so well they can tell you which kidney Locke gave his […]
Books: Ordinary lives, in exquisite detail
Aryn Kyle fairly taps the veins of mean girls, single moms and tender boys.
Freeport brings alive more than ’20 years of retail history’
FREEPORT – The Freeport Historical Society is bringing stories to the streets. The society is raising money to erect a series of signs marking important historical and cultural events in the development of the town. The Freeport Heritage Trail would include key sites in Freeport Village, as well as outlying areas. In all, there could […]
Books: Sea change
Linda Greenlaw’s latest is on her experiences going back to sea after 10 years away.
Movies: Farewell to a history-making ogre
With all the warmth of last night’s broccoli and the complexion of an avocado, Shrek has never been what one would call charismatic. “I really think he is a Tony Soprano for kids,” says “Shrek Forever After” director Mike Mitchell, not kidding. “But he’s allowed to be grumpy. ‘Cause at the same time, he’s lovable.” […]