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August 14, 2011

Book Review: Darkness and dysfunction in a Maine mill town

“Quinton Deane had a reputation around the paddock. The other grooms usually shot their horses up with diuretics or mixed drugs. Quinton had his own method of coaxing a sore horse.” From the first paragraph of his interesting second novel, “Parts North: A Back-Roads Noir,” Kevin Cohen creates a dark, brooding atmosphere that’s consistent throughout this […]
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August 14, 2011

Author Q &A: Hanging Around

Travel writer Janet Mendelsohn finds treasure right under our noses: Nearly 80 Maine museums, from the world-class to the slightly wacky.
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August 14, 2011

Art Review: Hiding in plain sight: Welcome to the world of Carly Glovinski

When I reviewed the 2011 Biennial at the Portland Museum of Art, I called Carly Glovinski’s “Cheeseburger Wrapper” — a crumpled drawing pretending to be disrespectfully discarded detritus — the “wittiest piece in the show.” I also lauded her walkway of sheared phone books for its ironic invisibility, as it was trod upon by all […]
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August 14, 2011

In The Arts: Photographers and a painter, icons all, on brilliant display

Among the shows of summer, two are privileges of a high order. They provide the work of artists that we have applauded for decades. One show is at the Colby College Museum of Art in Waterville, the other is at Bowdoin College Museum of Art in Brunswick, and both are warmed by familiarity. The Colby […]
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August 14, 2011

Signings, etc.

Crash Barry

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August 14, 2011

Take Heart: A Conversation in Poetry

Edited and Introduced by Wesley McNair, Maine Poet Laureate
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August 14, 2011

Arts Disptaches

PORTLAND Snowlion Repertory to hold ‘Christmas Bride’ auditions Portland’s newest professional theater company, Snowlion Repertory Company, has announced auditions for the New England premiere of the Charles Dickens holiday musical “The Christmas Bride” by MK Wolfe and Noel Katz. The play will run Dec. 15-21 at Lucid Stage in Portland. Al D’Andrea will direct, with […]
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August 14, 2011

Society Notebook: Ink

It’s part of what drew Mike Perry to screen printing – and art lovers to the opening of Perry’s ‘Pulled’ at Space Gallery.
Published
August 13, 2011

Dine Out Maine: Earth to diner: Come experience an out-of-this-world meal

Travel a speck of this planet, drive into an exclusive resort called Hidden Pond, and end up at Earth, a new restaurant. The name may seem a bit grandiose, but you’ll want to enter its orbit. At 8 p.m., the free-standing building that houses the eatery — it resembles an immaculate barn — pulses with […]
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August 7, 2011

Arts Planner

• The Bates Dance Festival in Lewiston puts the wraps on its season with a series of weekend performances. The “Different Voices” concerts offer choreography by established and emerging artists from around the globe. Performances are at 8 p.m. Thursday and Friday in Bates College’s Schaeffer Theatre, 305 College St. Tickets cost $24 ($12 for […]

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