Arts & Entertainment

Published
June 23, 2013

Take Heart: A Conversation in Poetry

Over the years Thomas Carper of Cornish has published his accomplished sonnets in some of this country’s best literary magazines. Today’s sample links piano music at twilight with the art of Corot.
Published
June 22, 2013

Dine Out Maine: Car-hop service adds flavor to Cameron’s Lobster House

At Cameron’s Lobster House in Brunswick, you can eat inside at wooden booths, outside on the covered deck at wrought iron tables or — wait for it — in your car, 1950s car-hop style. Turn your lights on for service, and a waitress will emerge to take your order. This may be the only drive-in […]
Published
June 16, 2013

Classical Beat: Native American themes dominate music festival

Mic-Mac storyteller David Lonebear Sanipass and the Portland String Quartet will present an evening of Native American legends and examples of that influence and inspiration in chamber music.
Published
June 16, 2013

Book Review: Greenlaw’s toughest catch? A role as mother

In 2000, Linda Greenlaw’s spry nonfiction book, “The Hungry Ocean: A Swordboat Captain’s Journey,” was chosen as one of 100 distinguished books that best revealed the history of Maine and the life of its people. By including such a recent work along with proven classics including Sarah Orne Jewett’s “Country of the Pointed Firs” (1898) and […]
Published
June 16, 2013

Calendar

Art Philip Barter, new oil paintings and constructions in wood, Gleason Fine Art, Portland. gleasonfineart.com. Through June 29. “A Taste of Modernism — The William S. Paley Collection,” 62 works from the Paley Collection at the Museum of Modern Art in New York, through Sept. 8; “Shangaa: Art of Tanzania,” first major exhibition in the […]

Published
June 16, 2013

Author Q & A: Fish toil

In his book 'End of the Line,' Markham Starr chronicles the last days of the last working sardine cannery in Maine.
Published
June 16, 2013

Television: Forget talent – big draw is the judges

Talent shows constantly revamp judging lineups, trying to appeal to the latest audience trend.
Published
June 16, 2013

Art Review: Hawk Ridge Farm provides vibrant lesson in outdoor sculpture

Maybe I spill far too much ink and too many tears lamenting the state of sculpture in America, and Maine in particular. But maybe not. While I think we as a culture have lost our sense of composition in the round, there is still excellent sculpture in Maine — like at June LaCombe’s Hawk Ridge […]
Published
June 16, 2013

Dine out Maine: Mainely Meat’s simplicity lets diners savor the BBQ flavors

Summer in Maine means road trips up the coast, and if you find yourself craving barbecue in the Ellsworth area, I suggest a detour to Mainely Meat on Main. One of three locations (two others are in Bar Harbor), Mainely Meat on Main is a welcome, leg-stretching presence after a few hours in the car. […]
Published
June 16, 2013

Movies: Reunited lovers fling zingers in ‘Before Midnight’

They met on a Vienna-bound train and fell in love with each other over a long night’s talk in “Before Sunrise.” Nine years later, they reconnected in Paris and fell in love all over again, no matter how much more complicated their lives had become. And now, nearly a decade after that, they’re older, settled, […]

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