Arts & Entertainment

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April 28, 2013

Gleason opens Barter, Chatterton exhibits

PORTLAND – Gleason Fine Art will present two new shows Friday at its Portland gallery: “Philip Barter: New Work,” and “Clarence K. Chatterton (1880-1973): An Artist’s Artist.” The exhibit will start with an opening reception from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at the gallery, 545 Congress St. Barter began creating art in the 1960s. He […]
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April 28, 2013

Television: Harvey hits on a winning daytime formula

CHICAGO – “Steve Harvey” is not everyone’s cup of afternoon tea. Devotees of, say, “The Colbert Report” will find “Harvey’s” right-down-the-middle humor uninspiring. Funny newspaper headlines and jokes about how men behave versus how women behave — where have we seen that before? “Dr. Phil” fans might consider the veteran stand-up comic’s version of common […]
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April 28, 2013

Movie Review: Heavyweight cast makes for a happy ‘Big Wedding’

Coarse, crude but often cute, “The Big Wedding” serves up the spectacle of its title, and the bigger spectacle of four AARP-eligible Oscar winners cursing like sailors. A teasing sex farce littered with f-bombs and c-words, it’s the filthiest (sounding) movie of the year — so far. Justin Zackham’s adaptation of the French comedy “Mon […]
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April 28, 2013

Must-see modernism at Portland museum

The Portland Museum of Art unveils its main event for summer, a gift from a media titan who had an astute eye for art.
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April 28, 2013

Dine Out Maine: New restaurant makes splash with interesting spices, dishes

A cavernous space in a small strip mall on Route 1 in Falmouth that was once home to O’Naturals is now Bueno Loco, which literally means “Good Crazy.” Or, as the website says, “Crazy good.” The new restaurant’s renovation is attractive and cheerful. The long open kitchen and the wavy counter from the natural foods […]

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April 28, 2013

Classical Beat: PSO calls on Mahler to honor victims of marathon bombings

The Portland Symphony Orchestra, under music director Robert Moody, will devote almost the entire final concerts of the season on May 5 and 7 to Mahler’s Fifth Symphony in memory of the victims of the Boston Marathon bombings. According to a press release, “The Adagietto movement of the Mahler Symphony particularly serves as music for […]
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April 28, 2013

Society Notebook: Rack and roll

Supporters don Goodwill finds and head to the Little Black Dress fundraiser to aid veterans.
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April 28, 2013

Movie Review: Redford’s ‘Company’ character running to and from dark past

Some actors are lucky. In the third act of their careers, they become dream versions of their own parents, or grandparents. Paul Newman did that. So did Katharine Hepburn. We got to know them, and love them, at one age; then, against every Hollywood dictum, they were allowed to mature, to mellow, as they acquired […]
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April 28, 2013

Signings, etc.: R. Ann Rousseau

Author Robin Ann Rousseau will discuss her new novel, “Portsmouth: A Love Story,” which takes readers on a journey through the main streets and back doors of New Hampshire’s Seacoast, past and present. Meet the ghost of Hannah at the Three Chimneys Inn in Durham; walk the beautiful beach at Wallis Sands in Rye; and […]
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April 28, 2013

Author Q&A: Sleuth-telling

For Victoria Doudera, a detour into selling real estate opened the door that led to writing what's become a series of mystery books.

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