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January 13, 2013

Signings, etc.

PHILLIP HOOSE
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January 13, 2013

Art Review: Spirited away by a ‘Fantastic’ exhibition at Bowdoin

Bowdoin College’s “Fantastic Stories: The Supernatural in Nineteenth-Century Japanese Prints” is fantastic in every sense of the word. The Brunswick show features several dozen Japanese woodblock prints (Ukiyo-e) from the collection of Cornell professor Dan McKee that relate to the Japanese vision of the supernatural world: Spirits, ghosts, demons, magically endowed animals, witches, hell and […]
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January 13, 2013

Classical Beat: Symphony to take daring plunge into the erotic

I was thinking of writing about Beethoven’s Fifth this week, because it will be featured in the Feb. 5 concert of the Portland Symphony Orchestra, but everything that can be said about this symphony has already been written. One can only hope that, as he and pianist Andrew Russo did with the recent performance of […]
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January 13, 2013

Book Review: Understanding ‘Maine’s psychic sculptor’

When sculptor Harry Stump of Warren died at age 82 on an early fall day in 1998, he left behind a population of athletes and other lithe and graceful figures he had created to mark the human race. It is a legacy to treasure. Now, 14 years after his death, Maine journalist Lloyd Ferriss has […]
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January 13, 2013

Book Review: ‘Zion’ a search for a place to call home

The author's journey is bumpy -- both for her and for her readers.

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January 13, 2013

In The Arts: Along for the ride with Eddie, and other good stuff

Traveling with Eddie is not easy. It requires patience and an unlimited amount of good will. I know; I’ve been there. The Eddie in this article is the redoubtable Eddie Fitzpatrick, restaurateur, collaborator with artists and former features editor of this newspaper. He is also a frequent subject of the amiable and shrewd eye of […]
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January 13, 2013

Calendar

Art “Between Past and Present: The Homer Studio Photographic Project,” contemporary photography made with historic processes, Portland Museum of Art. portlandmuseum.org. Through Feb. 17. “The Portland Society of Art and Winslow Homer’s Legacy in Maine,” exploring the artistic relationship between Homer and the architect John Calvin Stevens and the early years of the Portland Society […]
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January 13, 2013

The new flat-earth society

Two friends from Portland have taken the theme of Thomas Friedman’s book 'The World Is Flat' and applied it to an edgy trans-Atlantic art show.
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January 13, 2013

Dine Out Maine: The Bayou Kitchen’s a brunch joint worth the early visit

Given the complexity, subtlety, history and character in Cajun and Creole cooking, Maine’s lack of sit-down dinner options featuring this style of food perplexes me. My husband Travis maintains that Cajun food is “poor people” food (in a good way), and that aesthetic might explain why a higher-end restaurant might offer an entree or two […]
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January 13, 2013

UMaine museum opens three new exhibits

BANGOR – The University of Maine Museum of Art opens three new exhibitions this week along with a selection from the museum’s permanent collection titled “Steve’s Picks.” The new shows are “Michael Crouser: Dog Run,” “Robert Rivers: The Promised Land” and “Candace Ivy: Honey from the Belly of the Lion.” All shows open Friday and […]

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