Arts & Entertainment

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August 18, 2013

Movie Review: A unique perspective on eight U.S. presidents

Forest Whitaker stars as Eugene Allen, who served from Truman to Reagan as a White House butler.
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August 18, 2013

Classical Beat: After some false starts, composers of ‘fusion’ may be hitting their stride

Fusion. Done cold, it could power the world. In warm, human terms, it is a force now in infancy but one that could lead classical music in new and exciting directions. So far, most experiments in “fusion” have been duds — pastiche, one-sided mixtures, impressionistic tone paintings and childish juxtapositions of cliches such as the […]
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August 18, 2013

Al Jazeera America faces more than the usual share of new-kid challenges

The newest news network launches Tuesday with some names you'll know and a skeptical audience.
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August 18, 2013

Calendar

Art William Irvine, “New Work,” and David Peterson, “Boats,” Gleason Fine Art, Boothbay Harbor. gleasonfineart.com. Through Aug. 31. Micah Webbert & Allen Ponziani, drawings, paintings and sculptures, Harlow Gallery, Hallowell. harlowgallery.org. Through Aug. 24. “Tell Me a Story: About Maine,” works by 14 artists who have illustrated children’s books about Maine, University of Southern Maine […]
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August 18, 2013

Dine out Maine: Fromviandoux hits the right notes of aesthetics and dining

A chic, urbane atmosphere welcomes visitors to Fromviandoux, located on a side street off Main Street in downtown Camden. But it’s far from a cold ambiance. Even the lounge seating draped with white faux fur says that this spot aims for a warm and relaxing feel. Guests linger at the bar in subdued conversation or […]

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August 18, 2013

Art Review: Paintings from the melting pot by the great David Driskell

How much conscious control does an artist have over the content of his work? This is an important question about any artist or work of art. Artists, especially blossoming professionals, inevitably overstate their control of their work’s content. (The public, however, must share the blame for this, because we pressure artists to speak with authority […]
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August 18, 2013

Five places to find really cool sculptures

Artfully rendered rock, metal and wood are big in Maine, and out there in public for all to enjoy.
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August 18, 2013

Book Review: Barrett ponders universe brilliantly

Five tales draw on history, science and matters of the human mind and heart.
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August 18, 2013

Signings, etc.

ANDREW VIETZ
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August 18, 2013

Book Review: We yearn for more in Maine native’s ‘I Shall Not Want’

Julia Spencer-Fleming’s mystery-romance novel “I Shall Not Want,” originally published in hardcover in June 2008, has just been re-issued in trade paperback. The title is the sixth in the Clare Fergusson/Russ Van Alstyne series. “I Shall Not Want” reprises the star-crossed, tormented love relationship between Fergusson — an Episcopalian priest in Miller’s Kill, a small […]

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