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April 11, 2010

Taste & Tell: Oxford House Inn rates well above fair in Fryeburg

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 […]
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April 11, 2010

Keyes: Water Girl assumes her ‘place of honor’

PORTLAND — For more than 30 years, one of the most popular pieces in Portland’s public art collection has languished behind bars, literally and figuratively. With the reopening of the Portland Public Library this week, the Little Water Girl fountain finally has come out from behind the forboding, fenced-in courtyard in front of the library […]
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April 11, 2010

In the Arts: Vinalhaven Press a print gold mine

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 […]
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April 11, 2010

Webber’s ‘Phantom’ sequel delayed

NEW YORK — Broadway will have to wait a bit longer to find out what happens to Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Phantom. The producers of “Love Never Dies” announced last week that the sequel to “The Phantom of the Opera” will now open in New York in spring 2011 instead of this November. As a reason, […]
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April 11, 2010

‘Mary’s Wedding’ is emotionally charged

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, […]

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April 11, 2010

Scene & Heard Datebook

IF YOU’RE LOOKING to party, network or support a good cause this week check out: TUESDAY PORTLAND GREENDRINKS, 5:30 to 8 p.m., Portland Museum of Art. Network with green business people, see the “Objects of Wonder” show and enjoy free beverages. $2 with a mug/$5 without. Funds benefit Konbit Sante. portlandgreendrinks.com THURSDAY BUSINESS AFTER HOURS, […]
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April 4, 2010

Scene & Heard: Culture bash

CeleSoiree raises awareness and funds for the Immigrant Legal Advocacy Project.
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April 4, 2010

Opera Review: Attention to detail, sensitive direction pay off in ‘Porgy’

PORTLAND — Gershwin’s “Porgy and Bess” is a tough act to follow. So many great sopranos and bass-baritones have sung the title roles that it is little short of amazing that the new road show, which came to Merrill Auditorium on Friday night under the auspices of Portland Ovations, could hold the interest through three […]
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April 4, 2010

Hyde: Back Cove Music Festival to beat with the pulse of Maine composers

Anyone interested in contemporary music, and even those who aren’t sure, should set aside April 17 and 18 for the second annual Back Cove Contemporary Music Festival at the Portland Conservatory of Music in the Woodfords Congregational Church. Programs are scheduled for 2:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. April 17 and 7:30 p.m. April 18. Last […]
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April 4, 2010

Art Review: DeGennaro’s ‘Indigo’ show draws skillfully on Christian symbols

Western culture is steeped in Christian art. Modern musical notation was developed in the Catholic Church. Michelangelo worked directly for the pope. For centuries, most of our culture’s greatest art was commissioned by the church. Symbols, subjects, styles, aesthetics and much more that came out of the ecclesiastical tradition are still very much part of […]

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