Bowdoin infuses its latest exhibition with color and charisma.

PORTLAND — “Mary’s Wedding,” the emotionally charged drama that opened over the weekend at Portland Stage Company, tells a heartbreaking story of love and loss on the Canadian prairie. It’s a two-actor play featuring Annie Purcell and Todd Lawson. Purcell plays Mary Chalmers, who is left behind in her quiet prairie town while her beau, […]

 I don’t give shopping advice. Like everyone else, I pay my money and I take my chances. But I’m a pretty deliberate person when it comes to art, and my acquisitions usually bolster my persona. Today, in aid of those whose personas could stand a boost, I’m going to descend from my perch and say […]

PORTLAND Portland Symphony wins governor’s excellence award The Portland Symphony Orchestra received the 2010 Maine Association of Nonprofits Governor’s Award for Nonprofit Excellence in the mid-sized organization category, which consists of organizations with budgets between $1.2 million and $3 million. The PSO is the first arts organization to earn first place in any of the […]

Buddy Doyle’s portraits introduce Mainers to the citizen-soldiers in their midst.

FRYEBURG — The downside to putting together a dish everyone loves is that you will never be allowed to take it off the menu. The upside is that people will show up to eat it. An example is the pulled duck at Oxford House Inn, complete with crunchy scallion pancakes, vibrant sticky sauce and braised […]

This week • The New England alt-country scene gets spotlight treatment on Friday. At One Longfellow Square, 181 State St., local favorite Roy Davis and his band celebrate the release of “We Are a Lightning Bolt” while hosting a taping party for a live CD and DVD. The Boston-based band Girls Guns & Glory shares […]