Arts & Entertainment

Published
March 21, 2010

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 […]
Published
March 21, 2010

Social Notebook: A moving experience

A hopping Portland crowd boogies for the benefit Rock Around the World.
Published
March 21, 2010

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.
Published
March 21, 2010

Review: Dancers offer deliriously lovely Shakespearean ‘Dream’

FALMOUTH — Maine State Ballet’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” is delectable. Artistic director Linda Miele’s choreography and staging tell Shakespeare’s sometimes-confusing story with impressive clarity, with nothing apparently missing from the interwoven plot lines. Furthermore, she’s achieved a lyrical lightness, sustained throughout both dramatic and humorous sequences, to match the spirit of the play and […]
Published
March 21, 2010

Arts Planner

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 […]

Published
March 21, 2010

scene & heard datebook

IF YOU’RE LOOKING to party, network or support a good cause this week, check out: TUESDAY SCARBOROUGH BUY LOCAL LAUNCH PARTY, 5 to 7:30 p.m., The Landing at Pine Point. Join business owners for the kick-off of this new group with food, door prizes and a cash bar. Free. 831-9568. WEDNESDAY FALMOUTH/CUMBERLAND CHAMBER BUSINESS AFTER […]
Published
March 21, 2010

‘From the Top’ brings young talent to Merrill

“From the Top,” a National Public Radio program that profiles talented young musicians, will come to Portland for a show at 7 p.m. Wednesday at Merrill Auditorium. Hosted by concert pianist Christopher O’Riley, the program will be recorded for national broadcast. “From the Top” offers serious music, light-hearted skits and informal interviews, and listeners are […]
Published
March 7, 2010

Society Notebook: A creative mix

The Maine Bartenders Bash inspires tough competition – but it's a smooth finish.
Published
March 7, 2010

‘Here and There’ is an evocative, compelling exhibit

“The Odyssey” is a Greek epic about Odysseus’ trek home after the Trojan War. The flip side of the story is about Penelope, the hero’s wife and mother of their son, who was just a month old when Odysseus left. Faithful Penelope thwarts the scores of suitors insisting she remarry by saying she will choose […]
Published
March 7, 2010

Review: Good Theater offers saucy ‘Earnest’

PORTLAND – Spring is less than two weeks away, and many have begun ticking off the days on the calendar, eager for sunshine and the promise of new beginnings. Of course, as all of us Irish and Irish at heart know, that also means St. Patrick’s Day is just around the corner, poised to pay […]

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