One hundred years ago, O’Keeffe turned music into painting. Now composer Victoria Bond is doing the reverse. Bond’s work is meant to evoke the painting’s themes.
Life & Culture
Stories about life, culture, entertainment and arts from the Portland Press Herald.
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Bedside Table: Trees have a lot to teach us
“During the pandemic, many of us have found solace in nature. ‘Finding the Mother Tree, Discovering the Wisdom of the Forest,’ by Suzanne Simard (New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2021), took me on the most mind-expanding walk in the woods I’ve yet experienced. “Born into a family of foresters, Dr. Simard was led by her […]
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Art review: Two galleries entice viewers with a wealth of experiences
At New Systems Exhibitions and Zero Station, both in Portland, opportunities abound for eye-popping sensuality, beauty and lyricism.
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Following his lodestar, composer Robert Sirota comes home to Maine
He’s hosting two chamber music concerts with different programs and performers in his private studio.
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Best-Sellers: ‘Dead by Dawn’ and ‘Crying in H Mart’
Top 10 best-selling fiction and nonfiction books in hardcover and paperback at Longfellow Books in Portland.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Nation & World
Netflix documentary uncovers mushrooms’ strange, mysterious underground world
‘Fantastic Fungi’ sheds light on the workings of these strange organisms.
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‘Reservation Dogs’ smashes stereotypes of Indigenous people
The half-hour comedy is the first show on cable TV in which all the writers, directors and regular characters on the series are Indigenous.
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Kool & the Gang co-founder Dennis ‘Dee Tee’ Thomas dies at 70
He was the band’s alto sax player, flutist and percussionist – as well as wardrobe stylist.
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Lisa Loeb and fellow Brown University alumni put 2020 to music
‘Together Apart’ is a collection of 10 mini-musicals that explore moments during the pandemic year.
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Arrest made in hit-and-run death of ‘Gone Girl’ actor Lisa Banes
Police say they built the case on video showing Banes in a crosswalk in Manhattan when she was hit by the scooter after its rider ran a red light.