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Published
October 27, 2012

Dine Out Maine: Naral’s offers robust and enjoyable flavors in the wee hours

When we entered Naral’s and mentioned to the woman stationed at the front that we had a reservation, she responded with a smile, saying she was the dancer and not the hostess. Owner Nabin Naral quickly appeared and sat us at a booth that could have been in several establishments in Portland — exposed brick […]
Published
October 21, 2012

Audience Calendar

Art “Weatherbeaten: Winslow Homer and Maine,” 35 major oils and watercolors, Portland Museum of Art. portlandmuseum.org. Through Dec. 30. “Wearable Art,” jewelry, clothing and accessories by a wide array of Maine artists, Markings Gallery, Bath. 443-1499. Through Oct. 31. “Rocks Pebbles Stones,” recent paintings by Susan Myer Riley, plus work by Travis Roy, North Yarmouth […]
Published
October 21, 2012

Bob Keyes: For the love of Maine and its art scene

Two years before they got married, Julie Richard and her husband, Ed Buonvecchio, came to Maine for vacation. Their travels brought them to Camden, where the couple purchased a set of Maine-made wedding rings. They put those rings to good use when they wed in 1994. Ever since, the couple has appreciated Maine’s creative community. […]
Published
October 21, 2012

Community rallies for art

When a Hallowell gallery sounded the call for artists for its Community Supporting Arts (and agriculture) show, it turned into a veritable bucket brigade.
Published
October 21, 2012

Art Review: Biennial backs up good looks with visceral subtext

Juried exhibitions such as the 2012 Biennial at the Center for Maine Contemporary Art in Rockport tend toward one or the other end of a spectrum featuring inclusively comprehensive chaos at one pole and rarified refinement at the other. It takes initial restraint for jurors to exclude entries — but this has the ironical effect […]

Published
October 21, 2012

Book Review: Fonda bio probes his dark side

Oscar-winning actor Henry Fonda was a haunted man? The distinctly American characters he played in films and on stage — young Abraham Lincoln, Tom Joad, Wyatt Earp, Mister Roberts, the president of the United States — certainly dealt with their share of ghosts. But Fonda himself? Self-destruction, if not specters, did seem to trail Fonda. […]
Published
October 21, 2012

Classical Beat: Mahler’s monumental Third seems to move heaven and earth

On Nov. 16, the 70th anniversary of the Portland Youth Symphony Orchestra will be celebrated with a performance of Mahler’s monumental Symphony No. 3 at Merrill Auditorium. One rarely gets to hear this symphony live because of its length (about 100 minutes), and the demands that it makes upon orchestra and chorus. Conductor Robert Lehmann speculates […]
Published
October 21, 2012

Take Heart: A Conversation in Poetry

In this week’s column, poet Carolyn Locke of Troy begins with a description of the starfish and ends with a poem in praise of love. Regeneration By Carolyn Locke for Gerry I heard how the starfish learns the world through touch, how its chemical sense leads it to the mussel bed, how it feels its […]
Published
October 21, 2012

Book Review: Schooner chronicle veers into Down East history

Those who enjoyed Ingrid Grenon’s previous volume, “Lost Maine Coastal Schooners: From Glory Days to Ghost Ships” will be generally pleased by her latest entry, “Down East Schooners and Shipmasters,” which is propelled by the same nostalgic passions and interests. The new adventure finds the Maine-born Grenon aboard the Maine-built schooner Lewis R. French, now […]
Published
October 21, 2012

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