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May 26, 2013

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MORGAN CALLAN ROGERS
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May 26, 2013

Movie review: Story not as imaginative as the animation in ‘Epic’

Derivative as all get out and plainly concocted by a committee, “Epic” is a children’s animated film that is more entertaining and emotional than it has any right to be. Characters make sacrifices and die, miss their parents and mourn. And we’re touched. At least a little. Hard (if over-familiar) lessons are learned and laughs […]
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May 26, 2013

Summer TV offers plenty more than reruns

Summer television used to be a wasteland, nothing but reruns and a handful of originals that weren’t worthy of airing during the fall, winter or spring. But thanks largely to the ambitious and inventive offerings on cable, the TV landscape has transformed into a bountiful programming paradise. Here are 10 promising new series and a […]
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May 26, 2013

Bob Keyes: Traditional musicians get chance to learn from renowned performers

Michael Doucet, the Cajun fiddler best known for his work in the band BeauSoleil, generally doesn’t do a lot of teaching. But when his buddy Bruce Molsky turned him on to the Acadia School of Traditional Music & Arts, Doucet raised his eyebrows. “The name intrigued me,” Doucet said by phone from his home in […]
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May 26, 2013

Dine Out Maine: Wonderful food awaits at popular Enio’s Eatery

Ah, poco Enio’s. Such good food in such a tiny, out-of-the-way place. In most instances, small size is a plus — cozy nooks for romantic repasts and intimate conversations, the owner’s personal touch as he brings you the house special. Here, you get the distinctive food and that individual touch, but not the landscape you […]

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May 26, 2013

Classical Beat: Worms and evolution underlie new choral work

When I was a boy, my grandmother used to sing a little ditty when anyone had a fit of the sulks: “Nobody loves me, everybody hates me, I’m going out and eat worms.” Maine composer Elliott Schwartz uses another worm song from the 1950s, “A New Sound in the Old Ground” (Horrible Records H-100, 1952). […]
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May 26, 2013

Take Heart: A Conversation in Poetry

This poem for Memorial Day week comes to us from Bruce Guernsey of Bethel. He says that in the spring of 1987, his elderly father, a veteran and baseball fan, wandered off from a VA hospital and was never found. At the start of baseball season a few years later, Guernsey wrote “Extra Innings” to resolve his father’s disappearance.
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May 26, 2013

Society Notebook: Education Foundation celebrates success

The success of the Education Foundation of the Kennebunks and Arundel came from hard work trying to understand needs and make a difference.
Published
May 19, 2013

Abrams: ‘Trek’ first and foremost a thrill ride

The director acknowledges the risk involved in taking the franchise in new – but always 'fun' – directions.
Published
May 19, 2013

Calendar: Your Arts and Entertainment Guide

ART Philip Barter, new oil paintings and constructions in wood, Gleason Fine Art, Portland. gleasonfineart.com. Through June 29. “Voices of Design – 25 Years of Architalx,” interactive exhibition that showcases the power of design, through Sunday; “Blueberry Rakers,” photographs by David Brooks Stess, through Sunday; “A Taste of Modernism – The William S. Paley Collection,” […]

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