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August 7, 2011

Audience Dispatches

PORTLAND USM art professor awarded Provost’s Research Fellowship University of Southern Maine art professor Rose Marasco has received the second annual University of Southern Maine Provost’s Research Fellowship for the 2011-12 academic year. The fellowship will allow Marasco to continue her photography project, “New Work: New York.” For the project, Marasco will use a pinhole […]
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August 7, 2011

Good call

Why would a world-renowned painter illustrate a children's book about the death of a family's dog? For starters, the writer picked up the phone.<br><br> Barbara Walsh figured the worst that could happen was he would say no.
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August 7, 2011

Bob Keyes: Maine creativity for sale at the mall

SOUTH PORTLAND – In an area like Portland, where Buy Local is not a slogan but a way of life, it’s easy to ignore the mall. If not for the Apple store, there might be little reason for folks like me to go out there. Things are different this summer, thanks to a nifty new […]
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August 7, 2011

University gallery exhibits art of children’s books

PORTLAND – The University of New England Art Gallery hosts the exhibition “Children’s Book Illustrators” through Oct. 30. The show, which features local and nationally known illustrators, is part of the statewide Maine Drawing Project, a collaboration of more than 20 museums and galleries. (See Page D3 for a review.) Children’s book illustrators are fine […]
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August 7, 2011

‘Children’s Book Illustrators’ at UNE great fun for all

If there is a more famous — or beloved — American artist than Dr. Seuss, I would like to meet that person. If there is an artist in this country who has tickled more imaginations than Maurice Sendak, I would like to know. The people who make illustrations for children’s books are among the most […]

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August 7, 2011

Best-Sellers

FICTION HARDCOVER 1. “Alice Bliss,” by Laura Harrington (Viking Books) 2. “Maine,” by J. Courtney Sullivan (Knopf) 3. “State of Wonder,” by Ann Patchett (HarperCollins) 4. “Go the **** to Sleep,” by Adam Mansbach (Akashic Books) 5. “A Dance With Dragons,” by George R.R. Martin (Bantam Books) 6. “Catching Fire,” by Suzanne Collins (Scholastic Press) […]
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August 7, 2011

Author Q&A: Wrestling with what’s right

Rushworth Kidder's new book offers insights on how we teach – and don't teach – our children to think about ethics.
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August 7, 2011

Book Review: Bewildered killer returns in fast-paced sequel

If you like suspenseful chase stories, Maine writer Al Lamanda has 289 new and exciting pages to entertain you this summer. They add up to “Running Homeless,” a sequel to Lamanda’s fast-moving novel, “Walking Homeless,” which garnered enthusiastic readers and positive reviews last year. The platform for both books is national intrigue. John Tibbetts, the […]
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August 7, 2011

Signings, etc.

GREG ZIELINSKI
Published
August 7, 2011

Art comes in many forms at outdoor shows

Several community art shows are on the schedule in coming weeks, including South Portland’s 32nd annual Art in the Park from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday at Mill Creek in the heart of downtown. The juried art show features original art work and photography by up to 185 artists in a variety of styles. […]

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