Arts Review
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PublishedMay 21, 2023
A new essay collection grapples with the dark underside of beautiful objects
In the wonderous 'Ugly History of Beautiful Things,' Kate Kelleher writes of flowers, perfume, silk and more, while boldly blending genres.
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PublishedMay 15, 2023
Classical review: Portland String Quartet wraps season with performance that showed its formal and folksy sides
Guest musicians joined the 2 remaining regular members at the Portland Conservatory of Music.
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PublishedMay 14, 2023
‘Book Club: The Next Chapter’ deserves better material
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PublishedMay 14, 2023
The terrors of climate change are front and center in ‘Blue Skies’
In this dark family drama, catastrophe looms large.
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PublishedMay 14, 2023
A World War I soldier sculpts masks to ‘repair’ the faces of fellow soldiers disfigured by war
Don J. Snyder's 'The Tin Nose Shop' is loosely based on a real life story.
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PublishedMay 10, 2023
Concert review: Natalie Merchant saturates Merrill with the rich songs of her solo career
The Portland venue served the complex arrangements well.
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PublishedMay 7, 2023
What did Shakespeare really look like? One writer’s quest to find out
In his lively new book 'Stalking Shakespeare,' Lee Durkee chronicles his adventure seeking answers about the Bard's identity.
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PublishedMay 7, 2023
‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ trilogy ends with whimper, not bang
The origin story of Rocket Raccoon is a bittersweet and smothered in special-effects sauce.
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PublishedMay 7, 2023
Art review: Diversity of contemporary art scene demonstrated by 3 shows
They're up for the next few weeks at Grant Wahlquist and Zero Station galleries in Portland and George Marshall Store Gallery in York.
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PublishedMay 7, 2023
‘Hatchet Island’ is multilayered and gripping from the get-go
With missing people, murder victims, endangered puffins, racism and romance, Paul Doiron's 13th Mike Bowditch mystery is jampacked.
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