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December 16, 2012

In The Arts: At home in Winslow’s house

A building is an extension of its owner’s persona. I extend that maxim to include the manner in which the owner outfits the building. You can tell a lot about a person by looking at where he or she lives. That is never more so than in the case of an artist. I read an […]
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December 16, 2012

Calendar

Art “Weatherbeaten: Winslow Homer and Maine,” 35 major oils and watercolors, Portland Museum of Art. portlandmuseum.org. Through Dec. 30. “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 […]
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December 16, 2012

Book Review: Hand creates new feast of uncommon stories

Like some of the characters she invents, Elizabeth Hand is a shape-shifter. At times, she’s a noir stylist leaving bloody tracks in the Icelandic snow. Other times, she’s a dystopian narrator searching for a cell signal, a hint of human connection, on a remote Maine island. Winner of multiple World Fantasy and Nebula awards, Hand […]
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December 16, 2012

Society Notebook: Hot spot for Ice

The Fire & Ice Bar at the Nonantum in Kennebunkport draws hundreds of Christmas Prelude revelers and benefits WinterKids.
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December 16, 2012

Dine out Maine: Joseph’s By the Sea, for a taste of nostalgic dining

Joseph’s By the Sea has been on my list for most of the year, but plans got delayed, summer slipped quickly into autumn, and now it is undeniably winter. That noted, there is magic in Maine’s off-season too. Gray skies replace blue, cold surf turns frigid, and an introspective spirit prompts us to reflect on […]

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December 16, 2012

Author Q & A: Laughing all the way

The author's wit enlivens 'The Irreverent Widow,' but writing about her husband's death and her adventures since was a sometimes tough and emotional journey.
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December 16, 2012

Book Review: Nature’s comeback proves to be a wild ride

The nature-challenged reader will discover many startling facts in Jim Sterba’s new book. One stands out: Not only are America’s Eastern forests roaring back to life, they’ve been doing so for more than a century. Sterba, a veteran reporter for the Wall Street Journal and The New York Times, literally stumbles onto this truth one […]
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December 16, 2012

Classical Beat: On tap at the PSO: A playful yet demanding work by Prokofiev

I don’t know whether it was deliberate or not, but the Portland Symphony Orchestra has programmed for its Jan. 27 concert a strange cousin of Stravinsky’s “Rite of Spring,” the 100th anniversary of whose tumultuous premiere is being celebrated this concert season. With his marketing antennae fully extended, ballet master Sergei Diaghilev was looking for […]
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December 16, 2012

Signings, etc.

CHRIS VAN DUSEN
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December 16, 2012

Simple spirituality and quiet complexity in two shows

We have this idea in America that important paintings should be big. Really big. While this is a holdover from Abstract Expressionism, the idea goes much deeper into 19th-century Paris-led culture of giant narrative tableaux. Yet it can be argued that Modernism painting developed as a response to these absurdly affected giant paintings. This came […]

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