Arts & Entertainment

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October 9, 2011

Art Review: A mother lode of subversive feminine energy

Two of the most important works of art in American history were propaganda images by Benjamin Franklin and Paul Revere. Revere’s famous engraving of the Boston Massacre had no equal in fanning the flames of outrage throughout the colonies. Franklin printed his image of a severed snake (the inspiration for the Gadsden flag) with the […]
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October 9, 2011

Arts Dispatches

Three marine artists’ works chosen to show across U.S. The works of three Maine artists have been selected for the American Society of Marine Artists’ 15th National Exhibition. Linda Norton’s watercolor painting “Topmast, 1812 Privateer Lynx,” Gordon Bok’s woodcarving “Carrier and Seiner” and Loretta Krupinski’s oil painting “Moon Over the Peapod” were among hundreds of […]
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October 9, 2011

Arts Planner

In Lewiston, The Public Theatre opens its 21st season with the comic adventure “Around the World in 80 Days” by Jules Verne and adapted by Mark Brown. It opens Friday and runs through Oct. 23. Five actors portray 39 characters who travel seven continents. Audiences will join Phileas Fogg and his faithful French servant as […]
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October 9, 2011

Audience Calendar

Art Jason Larkin: “Past Perfect,” photography, Farnsworth Art Museum, Rockland. 596-6457; farnsworthmuseum.org. Through Nov. 27. Paintings by Lea Peterson, The Bakery, Damariscotta. 563-2867. Through Nov. 30. “John Marin: Modernism at Mid-century,” with work from Marin’s career between 1870 and 1953, Portland Museum of Art. 775-6148; portlandmuseum.org. Ends Monday. “The Dorothy and Herbert Vogel Collection: Fifty […]
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October 9, 2011

In the Arts: De Sinety’s Poilley photographs strike a delicate balance

One of the few perks that go with writing this column is an occasional pre-publication catalog. An early arrival can set the tone for an ensuing show. It can suggest things to look for and spare the reading of wall texts. (Extensive wall texts account for more reduction of my gallery energy than the art […]

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October 9, 2011

Book Review: Family quest a tense thriller

A search for a relative in Somalia is full of danger, risk and uncertainty.
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October 9, 2011

Book Review: How ‘Uncle Tom’s Cabin’ changed what and why we read

It can be a challenge to grasp the full historical context of a novel, even one as well known as Harriet Beecher Stowe’s “Uncle Tom’s Cabin.” This is in spite of the fact that the novel is swollen with contextualized historical significance regarding race and slavery in antebellum America. After the Bible, in the 1850s […]
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October 9, 2011

Author Q & A: Kidding around

'Strega Nona's Gift' author Tomie dePaola stays in touch with the child inside.
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October 9, 2011

Lady grand

A new documentary from Portland filmmaker Huey explores the life and jazz of pianist Marian McPartland.
Published
October 9, 2011

Bob Keyes: Madeleine de Sinety and the power of observation

Madeleine de Sinety pulls her arms tight to her body, edges her wheelchair up to the cafe table, and takes a small bite of quiche. She savors the morsel, then turns and looks me in the eye. “I’m interested in people who live simple lives (on) small pieces of land,” says de Sinety, a tiny […]

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