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October 28, 2012

Dante reimagined in Mack’s paintings and sculpture

Round Pond painter and sculptor Kathleen Mack is known for exploring her eclectic interests, from the construction of the Bath bridge to the lyrics of Van Morrison’s “Madame George.” Her attention now is focussed on the images evoked in the “Commedia Del Arte.” The result is “The Inferno Show” which is on view at River […]
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October 28, 2012

Art Review: Gorey exhibit is a major triumph

“Elegant Enigmas: The Art of Edward Gorey” is one of the most interesting and entertaining exhibitions of the year. It’s an impressively large show with about 180 drawings, objects and books featuring the work of one of America’s best loved artists, illustrators and writers — Edward Gorey (1925-2000) of Cape Cod. It might seem a […]
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October 28, 2012

Author Q & A: Near and ‘Deer’

The Maine connection to both an ancient Buddhist tale and a contemporary Indian school comes to light with the publication of 'The Radiant Deer.'
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October 28, 2012

Portland illustrator Scott Nash has been busy around town

The term might apply to both the author-illustrator and protagonist of a new book for young readers.
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October 28, 2012

Book Review: Russo ably lifts the curtain on his tangled family ties

Pulitzer Prize-winning Maine novelist Richard Russo has made a career of fictional storytelling. Not that his real life lacked for colorful people or places, but fiction would prove to be more malleable. He could reinvent the decaying mill town of his youth, recasting it as Empire Falls or Mohawk. Yet the relationship that dominated most […]

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October 28, 2012

Signings, etc.

Benjamin Busch
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October 28, 2012

Book Review: Sketching the decay of society in big city

Tom Wolfe's fictional tale lacks character depth and never fully comes to life.
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October 28, 2012

Society Notebook: All together spooky

'The Addams Family,' 'The Crow,' 'Windblown Man' and more earn nods at this year's creepy and creative Ghoulwill Ball.
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October 28, 2012

Audience Calendar

Art “ArtinMe,” statewide juried exhibition juried by Connie Hayes, Boothbay Region Art Foundation Gallery, Boothbay Harbor. 633-2815. Through Saturday. “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 […]
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October 27, 2012

Take Heart: A Conversation in Poetry

Edited and Introduced by Wesley McNair, Maine poet laureate. Author Grace Paley once remarked that she knew she had a story when she had two stories. In today’s poem Bruce Spang, the poet laureate of Portland, tells two stories at once – one about a dog, and the second about a marriage. Humane Society By […]

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