PORTLAND Photographer donates image to support cancer cure group Award-winning photographer Donald Verger has donated a pink rose image valued at $1,000 to support the Pink Tie Ball, an annual event of the Maine affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure. The event was held Saturday at Holiday Inn by the Bay. Verger is […]
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Fascinating tome of Mainers who ‘went away’
Maine has a special capacity – out of all proportion to its size – to lead by example. We tend to think of this dynamic in communal or civic terms, but in his latest book Neil Rolde ratchets it up to the plane of individual destiny. “Maine in the World” celebrates the deeds of a […]
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Butler’s getting better – a little – at romantic comedy
Three films into his romantic comedy career, Gerard Butler has finally reached “watchable.” With “The Bounty Hunter,” the bemused Scots leading man comes closer to setting off sparks with his newest leading lady, Jennifer Aniston. Well, closer than he came with Hilary Swank (“P.S. I Love You”) or Katherine Heigl (“The Ugly Truth”). The comedy […]
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Book Q&A: Passport renewal
Michael Mewshaw’s 65th birthday present to himself: A trip to an often dicey corner of the world, adventure, discovery and understanding.
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Keyes: Weekend lineup’s got serious Punch
This week, it’s all about the mandolin, that wonderful teardrop-shaped stringed instrument that gives bluegrass and acoustic music its high notes. Few people are more adept at coaxing beautiful sounds from the instrument than Chris Thile, a 29-year-old plucker from California. Thile is best known for his work in the bluegrass band Nickel Creek, but […]
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Trio of Max Beckmann print exhibitions must not be missed
Art galleries often match their shows to the exhibitions at nearby museums. From the public standpoint, this can be a great thing: Galleries don’t charge admission, staff members answer questions and many people like seeing work they could actually buy. Conversely, museums and their public audiences are often the ultimate beneficiaries of the activities of […]
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This week Musicians from the Portland Chamber Music Festival will perform a benefit concert in support of St. Luke’s Soup Kitchen at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at the Cathedral of St. Luke, 143 State St., Portland. New York Philharmonic double-bassist William Blossom, who performed last year with the Portland Chamber, will bring his Cicada Chamber Players […]
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Social Notebook: A moving experience
A hopping Portland crowd boogies for the benefit Rock Around the World.
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Niche carver
Wayne Robbins has the skills to whittle most anything, but he chooses to focus on the great whales for their ‘absolutely graceful’ mien.
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Classical Beat: Famed percussionist bringing different drumming to PSO
And now for something entirely different. The April 6 concert of the Portland Symphony Orchestra with guest conductor Alfred Savia, music director of the Evansville Philharmonic Orchestra, promises to be a fascinating exploration of the unusual in the company of world-renowned percussionist Dame Evelyn Glennie. The polyrhythmic performances on her Web site would make Gene […]