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February 12, 2012

Book Review: High finance leads to high drama in ‘The Fear Index’

With fine pacing and detail — and yes, a few flaws — Robert Harris tells a thrilling tale.
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February 12, 2012

Readings, activities and cake to mark Longfellow’s birthday

PORTLAND — The Maine Historical Society will celebrate the birthday of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow with a party at 10 a.m. Feb. 25. The party includes readings of Longfellow poems by Maine Public Broadcasting’s Irwin Gratz, a reading of “Paul Revere’s Ride” by former state representative Herb Adams, craft activities and a birthday cake. The poet’s […]
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February 12, 2012

Signings, etc.: Kate Shaffer

Kate Shaffer, a chocolate expert, will be at Longfellow Books in Portland to share sweet recipes and stories in time for Valentine's Day.
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February 12, 2012

Dine Out Maine: Silly’s with a Twist adds liquor, late hours to dynamite menu

“When a man sits with a pretty girl for an hour, it seems like a minute,” Albert Einstein once famously explained. “But let him sit on a hot stove for a minute, and it’s longer than any hour.” His point? “That’s relativity.” In the relative world of dining, that’s also Silly’s. It is relative because […]
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February 12, 2012

In the Arts: ‘The Insipired Hand,’ other shows offers a splendid creative diversion

Writing about the craft arts is a refreshment. It is a moment away from an account about paintings — often a search for quality among the tedious — and from photography. The latter once came as a tonic to us. Less pretentious in its pure form than painting, it offered clarity, insight and a sense […]

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February 12, 2012

Take Heart: A Conversation in Poetry

Veteran author Elizabeth Garber is a former poet laureate of Belfast, who writes nonfiction as well as poetry. In this poem for Valentine’s week, she celebrates one of life’s great feasts. Feasting By Elizabeth W. Garber I am so amazed to find myself kissing you with such abandon, filling myself with our kisses astounding […]
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February 12, 2012

Classical Beat: There’s romance music, and then there’s Romance — try both

Two classical celebrations of Valentine’s Day are coming up soon. At 3 p.m. today, pianist Laura Kargul and violinist Ronald Lantz will present a program of French romantic music at Corthell Hall on the Gorham campus of the University of Southern Maine. On Tuesday, the Portland Symphony Orchestra’s regular concert will also be devoted to […]
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February 12, 2012

Art Review: ‘Painting of Landscapes and Trucks’ worth the ride

When I walked into the "Paintings of Landscapes and Trucks," I was immediately struck by the painting "Woodstock Ford".
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February 12, 2012

Book Review: Travel, history and poetry in New England

Reviewing three volumes on subjects as diverse as travel, history and the life of a poet may seem absurd, but there's a method to the madness.
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February 12, 2012

Wilder Oakes: Following his angel

SPRUCE HEAD — When he was 2 or 3 years old, Wilder Oakes emerged from the door of the fishing shack that he shared with his family at Port Clyde, walked out onto the gravel road that ran through his coastal village and noticed a bright light beaming down from the sky. Startled, he looked […]

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