Across more than 50 plays and additional libretti for operas and ballets, Bond explored the rage and brutality that he saw as an essential part of the human condition.
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Performing arts program at Waterville high school wins national award
A surprise ceremony was held Thursday at Waterville Senior High School to award students and staff the Performing Arts School of Excellence award given by the National Federation of State High School Associations.
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Wyeth paintings destroyed in Port Clyde fire depicted life in New England, Pennsylvania
A pizza-eating seagull and oxen crossing a snowy field were among the subjects of works by Jamie and N.C. Wyeth that burned in the blaze.
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Novel that fictionalizes real-life atrocity of Maine’s Malaga Island a finalist for top award
Paul Harding’s third novel, ‘This Other Eden,’ was one of six finalists announced Thursday for the Booker Prize.
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New chapter unfolds at Colby College as the arts take flight with $95 million facility
The Gordon Center for Creative and Performing Arts is poised to open soon as the latest investment over several years to transform the college and city into a cultural destination.
Posted inAmerican Journal, Lakes Region Weekly, Portland Forecaster, The Forecaster
Beyond bracelets: Museum of Beadwork opens in Portland
The museum features varied, intricate work of accomplished bead artists and will offer programs so beaders can take their own art to new levels.
Posted inTimes Record
Freeport Players bring rom-com musical ‘Love and Lobsters’ to stage
The Freeport Players will present “Love and Lobsters,” a musical romantic comedy, on weekends Aug. 11-20 at Freeport Performing Arts Center. Laura Lawson, a nightclub singer, leaves her conflicted life in Manhattan and hops on a tour bus to a small town in Maine, where she learns about love and lobsters, as well as whoopie […]
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Wiscasset Bay Gallery debuts new art exhibit
Wiscasset Bay Gallery’s latest exhibit, “Impressionism and Beyond: American and Continental Art,” opened Thursday. The gallery is celebrating its 39th year and the exhibition opening coincides with the Wiscasset Village Art Walk, which runs from 5-8 p.m. “Impressionism and Beyond” will explore the artistic movement of Impressionism and Post-Impressionism, Modernism and contemporary art by artists […]
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Portland Stage announces renovation plans, next season of shows
Installing a new marquee is among the work that will be done to its Forest Avenue building before the season starts in the fall.