Arts & Entertainment

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February 19, 2012

Maine FiberArts shows work of Vendituoli

Maine fiber artist Jill Vendituoli shows needlepoint tapestries through April 28 in a newly opened exhibition at Maine Fiberarts in Topsham. The exhibition, “The Art of the Needle,” highlights the meticulously executed needlepoint tapestries of a dedicated Maine artist who has been making work for more than two decades. Vendituoli lives in West Newfield on […]
Published
February 19, 2012

Movie Review: McAdams and Tatum make good in ‘The Vow’

What a difference five years can make. For Paige (Rachel McAdams), it meant a new life free from her rich, controlling parents, free-spirited new friends, a loving marriage to Leo (Channing Tatum), and a promising career as a sculptor. Then she loses her memory after a car crash, and without those experiences, who is she? […]
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February 19, 2012

Nicolas Cage continues to do things his way

The Oscar-winning actor is unapologetic about taking roles like Johnny Blaze in the latest 'Ghost Rider.'
Published
February 19, 2012

TAKE HEART: A Conversation in Poetry

The late Theodore Enslin of Milbridge was one of Maine’s most distinguished poets. Shortly before his death in November, he wrote that today’s poem was influenced by Benjamin Franklin’s glass harmonica. According to experts, the beautiful music of this instrument is in a range that makes the brain uncertain about where the sound comes from. […]
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February 19, 2012

Movie Review: Tiny characters make a big impression in gentle ‘Arrietty’

When is the last time you saw an animated film for children that was soothing? Most studios feel obliged to pump up the little tykes with nonstop bustle, eye-frying color and action figure tie-ins, the entertainment equivalent of heavily sugared breakfast cereal. “The Secret World of Arrietty,” a Disney release from the Japanese Ghibli animation […]

Published
February 12, 2012

Grammy forecast: all Adele, all night

Some are even predicting a clean sweep of the major awards tonight by the chart-topping British artist.
Published
February 12, 2012

John Wulp: The cure for what ails…

VINALHAVEN — John Wulp felt certain he was dying. “Elaine,” he croaked into the phone, barely audible. “I can’t seem to breathe.” Elaine Crossman, who runs the New Era Gallery on Vinalhaven island, treated Wulp’s plaintive wail cautiously but without alarm. She’d heard it before. Wulp, a painter and Tony Award-winning theater director and producer, […]
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February 12, 2012

Bob Keyes: Time to honor best of Maine literature

The submission deadline for the 2012 Maine Literary Awards is fast approaching.
Published
February 12, 2012

Society Notebook: Flex time

Partygoers at Thursday's Bubbly & Ballet event were treated to a sneak peek of 'Giselle.'
Published
February 12, 2012

Author Q&A: Got Moxie?

Thirsting for knowledge about the iconic New England beverage? You won't be after reading Mainer Jim Baumer's new book, due out in April.

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