Arts & Entertainment

Published
November 27, 2011

‘Arthur Christmas’ is wild fun

“Arthur Christmas” is a spirited, comically chaotic and adorably anarchic addition to the world’s over-supply of holiday cartoons. It’s very British, in other words — from its producers (Aardman, the folks who gave us “Wallace & Gromit”) to its voice casting to the slang slung by the assorted Santas in this 3-D computer-animated farce. “Assorted […]
Published
November 27, 2011

Society Notebook: Fashionable

The Empowering Disabled Maine show proves to be a runway success.
Published
November 27, 2011

Signings, etc.

TOMIE dePAOLA
Published
November 20, 2011

A peek inside Woody Allen’s world

NEW YORK – You will see his typewriter, the Olympia portable Woody Allen has used for pounding out everything he’s written since his teens. You will see the contents of the “idea drawer” in his bedside table where he stashes random paper scraps, any of which might inspire his next film. You will see him […]
Published
November 20, 2011

Bob Keyes: An angel who shall remain nameless

BRUNSWICK – On Saturday, Wendy Poole gathered friends and supporters to celebrate good news. Poole, executive director of the Theater Project in Brunswick, wanted everyone who cares about the theater to know about its 40-year history and to lay out plans for the yearlong anniversary celebration. And then she let them in on a secret […]

Published
November 20, 2011

Arts Planner

• Maine State Ballet’s “The Nutcracker” returns to Merrill Auditorium in Portland with the largest cast of performers in the show’s history. Almost 300 dancers from Maine State Ballet and other dance schools will present seven performances beginning Saturday. “The Nutcracker” features live music by the Maine State Ballet Orchestra, the Musica de Filia Girlchoir […]
Published
November 20, 2011

Book Review: Boyle makes Portland the locale for cinematic drama

“Port City Black and White” is a dialogue-driven book sprinkled with diamond-sharp description. Calling it fast-paced is an understatement. This mystery gallops. It’s author Gerry Boyle’s second Brandon Blake novel, with Blake appearing here as a too-eager rookie cop in the Portland Police Department. The case Brandon faces involves drug smuggling, Portland’s immigrant community, murder […]
Published
November 20, 2011

Author Q&A: Brothers in yarns

Longtime friends Christopher Ayres and Stephen W. Hyde collaborate on a book of essays and photographs that's a paean to rural Maine.
Published
November 20, 2011

Audience Calendar

Art “Past Perfect,” photography by Justin Larkin, Farnsworth Art Museum, Rockland. 596-6457; farnsworthmuseum.org. “Madeleine de Sinety: Photographs,” Portland Museum of Art. 775-6148; portlandmuseum.org. Through Dec. 31. “Gather Up the Fragments: The Andrews Shaker Collection,” Shaker furniture, printed works, visual art, tools, textiles and small crafts, Portland Museum of Art. 775-6148; portlandmuseum.org. Through Feb. 5. “Imagination […]
Published
November 20, 2011

Cutting edge looks sharp at CMCA

I have always liked the Center for Maine Contemporary Art. I was worried when it was on the ropes for a while, but against the odds and above all expectations in such economically lean times, it seems more alive than ever. Each of the four shows currently on view at the CMCA is markedly original, […]

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