Arts & Entertainment

Published
August 21, 2011

MECA alumni transform world with ‘Rally’

The Institute of Contemporary Art at the Maine College of Art in Portland will present “Rally,” a juried exhibition of works by artists who explore identity, memory, erasure, projected narrative and the architecture of image. The show runs Wednesday through Oct. 9, with an opening reception from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday. The five artists […]
Published
August 21, 2011

Take Heart: A Conversation in Poetry

Edited and Introduced by Wesley McNair, Maine Poet Laureate
Published
August 21, 2011

Author Q & A: Voice lessons

In the new book 'Salt and Pines,' stories of Maine from days gone by are told by the people who actually lived them.
Published
August 20, 2011

Dine Out Maine: Mediterranean Grill serves up an authentic taste of Turkey

When friends who used to live in the Middle East came to visit Maine recently, the four of us decided to visit the Mediterranean Grill in Freeport. Since 2004, co-owners and brothers Kemal and Erkan Cigri have been bringing authentic flavors from their native Turkey to this spot located just off Route 1’s stretch of […]
Published
August 14, 2011

Arts Planner

• Portland artist Toni Wolf shows recent work in “Skateboards and Storyboard,” on view through September at Trinket and Fern, 172 Middle St., Portland. The exhibition includes original hand-painted skateboards from Wolf’s new line called Honeyslide, as well as charcoal drawings from “Car Dealer’s Daughter,” a graphic novel she is writing. The decks are bold […]

Published
August 14, 2011

Bob Keyes: Creative force moving on from Monmouth

This summer feels a little surreal to David Greenham. The long-tenured producing director at the Theater at Monmouth announced long ago that this would be his final summer at the theater. For 14 years now, Greenham has assembled a company of hard-working actors, put together a summer schedule deep on Shakespeare, and staged some of […]
Published
August 14, 2011

Bands fill his studio like peas in a Peapod

Ron Harrity's tiny Peapod Recordings has grown into a big deal on the local music scene.
Published
August 14, 2011

Audience Calendar

Art Jason Larkin “Past Perfect,” photography exhibit, Farnsworth Art Museum, Rockland, $10-$12, under 16 free. 596-6457. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. today through Tuesday; 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday through Saturday. “Drawing the Line,” work in different drawing media on two-dimensional surfaces, Barn Gallery, Ogunquit. 646-8400. 1 to […]
Published
August 14, 2011

Littlefield Gallery showing Hartgen paintings

WINTER HARBOR — The Littlefield Gallery celebrates the life and legacy of longtime Maine painter and educator Vincent Hartgen with an exhibition that is on view through Sept. 15. The show is a retrospective of Hartgen’s paintings of the Schoodic Peninsula near the gallery. A reception with members of Hartgen’s family will be from 5 […]
Published
August 14, 2011

Book Review: Careful research sets apart Bean book

The comprehensive look at the family, 'L.L.' and the iconic business makes for a good read.

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