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July 3, 2011

Poetry: Take Heart

Do you have the blues? With its surprising images and infectious music, this poem by Mekeel McBride of Kittery is bound to take your blues away.
Published
July 3, 2011

Society Notebook: Virtuoso fans

The Dine On! gala kicks off this year's Bowdoin International Music Festival and raises money to bring more world-class artists to it.
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July 3, 2011

Art Review: With ‘Fathom’ and ‘Counterpoint,’ CMCA has never looked better

I went to the Center for Maine Contemporary Art in Rockport with some trepidation about the shows. The last time I had seen Duane Paluska’s sculptures there, it was the weakest installation of his work I had ever seen. I was also concerned that Shannon Rankin’s work had been tilting too close to another artist’s […]
Published
July 3, 2011

Audience Calendar

Art “New Works” by Craig Mooney and Henry Isaacs, Gallery on Chase Hill, Kennebunkport. maine-art.com. 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. today through July 10. Through July 21. “Maine Moderns: Art in Seguinland, 1900-1940,” 65 paintings, sculptures, drawings, and photographs will examine the personal and professional relationships of a small group of American modernists who worked […]
Published
July 2, 2011

Dine out Maine: Savor the spectacular view and keep it simple at Dolphin

Many moons ago, a friend steered me to a cafe that she claimed would soothe palate and soul. And, she said, be sure to get “chowder-muffin-coffee.” She spoke this fast, as if it were one word. I complied, and I’ve been grateful for her advice ever since. Back then, the Dolphin Marina was a year-round […]

Published
June 26, 2011

Art Review: Magic of Marin on marvelous display at Portland museum

In 1942, Clement Greenberg, the most influential art critic in American history, considered that John Marin (1870-1953) might be “the greatest living American painter.” The Portland Museum of Art’s new exhibition “John Marin: Modernism at Midcentury” does more to buoy Greenberg’s comment than any exhibition in at least a generation. In fact, this show is […]
Published
June 26, 2011

Marin: Mainer

John Marin loved Maine for many reasons. The architecture of the built-up villages along the coast thrilled him. The rugged, unruly sea captivated his imagination. The language of the fishermen tickled his ears.<br><br> But the sunsets were something else altogether. They held Marin's imagination as little else could. He told his New York art dealer, Alfred Stieglitz, that the Maine sunsets were made to order, "the kind no artist can paint."
Published
June 26, 2011

Music takes center stage in Bar Harbor in July

The 45th season of the Bar Harbor Music Festival begins Friday with the return of Brass Venture for the eighth consecutive year. The season includes 12 performances, including recitals, chamber music, pops, new composers, opera, jazz and string orchestra concerts through July 31. Highlights will include the 28th annual New Composers Concert on July 13; […]
Published
June 26, 2011

Arts Planner

THIS WEEK The Bowdoin International Music Festival begins this week in Brunswick. More than 250 musicians from 25 countries are in Maine to study, teach and perform. Over six weeks, established artists and aspiring virtuosos will present more than 80 concerts, including Brahms’ double concerto, Mozart’s Sinfonia Concertante, and Beethoven’s Emperor Concerto, performed by pianist Yefim […]
Published
June 26, 2011

Bob Keyes: PORTopera voices soar ever higher

GORHAM — It’s been fun watching PORTopera grow up. Back in the day, Maine’s professional opera company hosted one mainstage production each summer featuring professional singers from New York, and a series of smaller shows with young singers from the University of Southern Maine School of Music. Each summer, the college singers would present a […]

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