Arts & Entertainment

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September 22, 2013

Signings, etc.

JULIE FISHER
Published
September 22, 2013

Fall TV Preview: The great, the pretty good and the soon-to-be-whacked

Warning: Your television set is about to be slammed with a deluge of new shows containing everything from vampires and cyborgs to super comic-book agents and headless horsemen wielding assault rifles. Yes, it sounds absolutely terrifying, but we’re here for you. What follows are bite-sized takes on the fall fare. Just proceed with caution and […]
Published
September 22, 2013

Take Heart: A Conversation in Poetry

Sometimes what saves a child from life’s hardships is her imagination, as Mekeel McBride explains in today’s poem.
Published
September 22, 2013

Art Review: MECA’s ‘Ardor’ a passionate prelude

The Portland Museum of Art Biennial, which opens on Oct. 3, is the art event that gets the most internal ink in Maine. One reason why there is so much Sturm und Drang surrounding the highest profile juried shows in any region is that such shows reach out to — and thereby implicate, for better […]
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September 15, 2013

Take Heart: A Conversation in Poetry

Through the haunting voice of this week’s poem, Tom Sexton of Eastport remembers the vanished world of sardine packers in the canneries of Lubec, Maine.

Published
September 15, 2013

5 views: Fine-arts picks for the fall

There is art beyond Labor Day, and quite often it's the best of the year. Check out these venues easily reached from Portland.
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September 15, 2013

Book Review: A sunny summer turns dark in Ogunquit

Unexpected happenings in “The Summer Everything Changed,” the new novel by Holly Chamberlin, unfold like the escape of evil from Pandora’s box. That’s the good part of the book. What’s less appealing is the pace of this long, 400-page mystery. Brevity would have improved it. Nevertheless, “The Summer Everything Changed” is a chilling and realistic […]
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September 15, 2013

Dine Out Maine: At Seabright, celebrated chef elevates the humble pizza pie

The blue awning shelters outdoor tables along Camden’s waterfront walk, just down the hill from Main Street. Stenciled on this covering is the restaurant’s name, Seabright, suggesting that this may be a good place to duck in for seafood, right? Wrong. This, the former home of beloved pizza purveyor Paolina’s Way, is still primarily pies. […]
Published
September 15, 2013

Calendar: Your Arts and Entertainment Guide

Art Alix Bacon, George Bayliss and Laura Hart, 31st annual showing of artist-made prints, Turtle Gallery, Deer Isle. turtlegallery.com. ThroughOct. 15. Jane Dahmen, “Through the Trees,” Gleason Fine Art, Portland. gleasonfineart.com. Through Sept. 28. “Unplugged,” Chris Cart, Harlow Gallery, Hallowell. harlowgallery.org. Through Sept. 28. “Redacted,” paintings and drawings by Ahmed Alsoudani, Iraqi artist and MECA […]
Published
September 15, 2013

Courthouse Gallery features moody narratives

ELLSWORTH – Courthouse Gallery Fine Art will present work from artists Paul Hannon, William Irvine, Ed Nadeau and John Neville in the exhibition “The Untold Story,” which opens Wednesday and runs through Oct. 20. An artists’ reception will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at the gallery, 6 Court St. The event is […]

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