Arts & Entertainment

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November 20, 2011

Gallery showcases Maine woodworkers

ROCKPORT – “Maine Wood 2012” will open with a public reception from 5 to 7 p.m. Dec. 2 at the Messler Gallery at the Center for Furniture Craftsmanship. This is the third juried “Maine Wood” biennial hosted by the center to showcase the breadth, creativity and excellence of wood craftsmanship in Maine. “The number and […]
Published
November 20, 2011

Good news for Webbheads

A show at Bowdoin explores photographer Todd Webb's work in New York and Paris at a defining time in his career.
Published
November 20, 2011

Book Review: Roaming the world with keen observer

A posthumous collection of Paul Bowles' travel writing shows once more his mastery of precise description.
Published
November 20, 2011

Signings, etc.

GEORGE DAUGHAN
Published
November 20, 2011

Take Heart: A Conversation in Poetry

This week’s column features Marta Finch, the president of the Maine Poetry Society, who lives for extended periods each year on Moosehead Lake. Marta’s poem is a dramatic monologue — that is, a poem spoken by a character. In this character’s description of a neighbor from away who lives in his town, he reveals as […]

Published
November 20, 2011

Dine Out Maine: Top of the East worth a visit for those drinks and that view

Christened at the height of 1927 Prohibition as part of the Eastland Hotel, the original Top of the East was called the Sun Parlor and conceived for well-heeled guests taking morning tea and lunch. (Interesting note: The hotel itself was named as a result of a public contest that yielded 100 dollars in gold to […]
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November 20, 2011

Society Notebook: Wheeling and dealing

Supporters raise more than $10,000 for the Community Bicycle Center, which teaches kids the pleasures of cycling while at the same time tackling problems and building life skills.
Published
November 20, 2011

‘Breaking Dawn 1’ mixes the campy with the blood

At long last, “The Twilight Saga” sinks utterly into camp with “Breaking Dawn — Part 1.” When you’re not giggling at the jokes — and this is the first film in this absurdly self-serious series to take itself lightly — you’ll be rolling your eyes at the dull melodramatics, or rolling on the floor at […]
Published
November 13, 2011

Arts Planner

We have lots of great theater choices in and around Portland. • At Portland Stage, this is the final week of “God of Carnage.” It’s a Tony Award-winning comedy about two sets of parents who are unable to control their own emotions and act out their uncivil tendencies over the course of a very uncomfortable […]
Published
November 13, 2011

Books: Best-Sellers

FICTION HARDCOVER 1. “The Marriage Plot,” by Jeffrey Eugenides (Farrar Straus Giroux) 2. “The Son of Neptune,” by Rick Riordan (Hyperion Books) 3. “Barnyard Dance!” by Sandra Boynton (Workman Publishing) 4. “The Splendid Spotted Snake,” by Betty Ann Schwartz (Workman Publishing) 5. “Home for Christmas,” by Jan Brett (Putnam Publishing Group) 6. “Moo Baa La […]

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