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January 29, 2012

Dine Out Maine: On wine list and menu, Espo’s Trattoria puts it all together

Categorizing Italian food is like categorizing United States food. It varies. Alabama is not famous for its clam chowder, and it takes an effort to find hush puppies in Maine. Likewise, many of us are familiar with the Italian central region’s red sauce and pasta without realizing the northern Swiss border areas are more likely […]
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January 29, 2012

Roll with your Oscar instincts

The nominations are out, meaning it's time for our annual 'Readers Pick' poll.
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January 29, 2012

Signings, etc.

Lisa Genova, author of the popular novels “Still Alice” and “Left Neglected,” will speak at Bates College Wednesday evening. Genova, a 1992 Bates graduate with a doctorate in neuroscience from Harvard, lives on Cape Cod. WHEN: 7:30 p.m. Wednesday WHERE: Olin Concert Hall, Bates College, 75 Russell St., Lewiston. HOW MUCH: Free INFO: 207-786-6487
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January 29, 2012

Take Heart: A Conversation in Poetry

Poet and nonfiction writer Linda Buckmaster lives in Belfast, a town of poets and artists. In these two brave poems she describes the sudden death of her husband, and his mysterious return. Sudden Death By Linda Buckmaster You were an electric current leaping between contact points, living always so bright, so hot until that moment […]
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January 29, 2012

Author Q&A: War stories

Portland author George Daughan's new book '1812' helps shed some light on one of the nation's lesser-known conflicts.

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January 29, 2012

Book Review: ‘Odds’ a gem both timely and timeless

A long-married couple on the verge of bankruptcy play the odds for a future.
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January 29, 2012

Book Review: ‘A Landscape History of New England’

Thirty years ago, when I was living in the little town of Harvard, Mass., a wild rumor took flight: Time magazine was coming to town to write about Harvard as THE quintessential New England village. Stockbrokers exchanged Brooks Bros. suits and Gucci loafers for plaid shirts and Bean boots, in which they lounged about our classic […]
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January 22, 2012

Grants to aid in ballet’s production of ‘Swan Lake’

FALMOUTH – Maine State Ballet has received two grants that will help the dance company present the ballet “Swan Lake” at Portland’s Merrill Auditorium on March 31 and April 1. The Sam L. Cohen Foundation and the Davis Family Foundation each contributed $7,500. The funds will be used to offset technical costs of the ambitious […]
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January 22, 2012

Book review: A detailed world of a life under Kim Jong

The hero's story is a well-written tale of terror in everyday North Korea.
Published
January 22, 2012

Arts Planner

• The Portland Symphony Orchestra resumes its performance season with two guest conductors this week. At 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Christopher Warren-Green leads the orchestra through a program of music by Jean Sibelius and Anton Dvorak. Warren-Green, who conducts the Charlotte Symphony in North Carolina, also is music director and principal conductor of the London Chamber […]

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