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Arts & Entertainment

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June 26, 2011

Signings, etc.

JIM WITHERELL
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June 26, 2011

Book Review: ‘Conflagration’ best account of Portland fire

It was a turning point in the development of Maine's largest city, and the largest urban blaze in the United States up to that time.
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June 26, 2011

Book Review: ‘Sleep’ explores power of memory

British author S.J. Watson bends his psychological thriller in myriad ways.
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June 26, 2011

Dine Out Maine: Bandaloop’s dishes surprise with their originality and vigor

Cue the stirring overture. Train the spotlight directly on the food. The table is full of an energetic and colorful cast of characters. Think of this as the opening act of an exotic musical you suspect is going to end happy. This is Bandaloop. The word is fun to say as well as puzzling. The […]
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June 26, 2011

Arts Dispatches

NEWCASTLE Frances Perkins’ FDR book reissued as Penguin Classic The Frances Perkins Center has announced the reissue as a Penguin Classic of “The Roosevelt I Knew,” Perkins’ memoir of her years working with Franklin D. Roosevelt. Perkins was secretary of labor during Roosevelt’s 12-year presidency. Originally published in November 1946, Perkins’ book was the first […]

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June 26, 2011

Society Notebook: A real home run

Hall of Famer Dwight Evans and other friends of the Cromwell Center for Disabilities raise $70,000 to support the nonprofit.
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June 26, 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 3. Through July 21. “Maine Moderns: Art in Seguinland, 1900-1940,” 65 paintings, sculptures, drawings, and photographs by a small group of American modernists who worked in Maine in the first half of […]
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June 26, 2011

Author Q & A: Keep the change

For Portland money coach Jane Honech, the key to real -- and lasting -- financial transformation lies in first understanding how we look at money.
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June 26, 2011

Take Heart: A Conversation in Poetry

Maine is such a diverse state, it can sometimes seem unfamiliar even to people who live here. Robert Chute of Poland Spring explores that theme in this week’s poem about Down East. Driving Down East By Robert M. Chute Crossing the Penobscot on Route One we enter a different country. Our home state on […]
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June 19, 2011

Book Review: ‘Coffins’ sneaks up and nails this tale

A story about an 83-year-old obit writer in Nebraska hearkens to Stephen King.