Arts & Entertainment

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April 24, 2011

Audience Calendar

Art Frederick Lynch: New Work, Icon Contemporary Art, Brunswick. 725-8157. Today through Saturday. Runs through May 14. August Ventimiglia, new drawings, June Fitzpatrick Gallery at MECA, Portland. 699-0583. Today through Saturday. “The Lay of the Land,” work from the museum’s permanent collection, Portland Museum of Art, Portland, $4-$10. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. today, Tuesday, […]
Published
April 24, 2011

Art Dispatches

LEWISTON Students’ artwork wins congressional honors Jeremy Vroom of Bangor and Whitney Wei of Farmingdale recently won the 2011 Congressional Arts Competition. The competition features student artwork from congressional districts around the nation. Maine’s winners, chosen by jurors selected by the Maine Arts Commission, will have their work displayed in the halls of the U.S. […]
Published
April 24, 2011

In The Arts: Current shows illustrate why galleries deserve support

A few words about galleries: Their role in the arts is so paramount that we treat them as we do free nights at the museums. They nourish our eyes, and someone else pays the bill. That someone is the gallery owner who we covertly expect to get by on good intentions. These thoughts are prompted […]
Published
April 24, 2011

Scene & Heard Datebook

MONDAY • Music Industry & Community Mixer, 7 p.m., Bayside Bowl, Portland. Join others working in the music industry for a casual mixer with a cash bar. Free. THURSDAY • Counseling Services Inc.’s Kudos, 5:30 p.m., River Tree Arts Center, Kennebunk. Enjoy a reception and see Maine author Millicent Monks honored for her work to […]
Published
April 24, 2011

Arts Dispatches

– LEWISTON Students’ artwork wins congressional honors Jeremy Vroom of Bangor and Whitney Wei of Farmingdale recently won the 2011 Congressional Arts Competition. The competition features student artwork from congressional districts around the nation. Maine’s winners, chosen by jurors selected by the Maine Arts Commission, will have their work displayed in the halls of the […]

Published
April 23, 2011

Dine Out Maine: Seagrass Bistro menu is a strategy for success

It’s a chef’s conundrum. Do you create a big menu with a lot of variety and daring, change it often and work your darndest to make all the dishes sing? Or do you go smaller, have fewer and less challenging dishes, and scrutinize every plate that leaves the kitchen? From all appearances, chef/owner Stephanie Brown […]
Published
April 19, 2011

Scene & Heard: ‘I can help’

The Heroes with Heart awards honor those who step up to help neighbors in need.
Published
April 17, 2011

Arts Dispatches

PORTLAND Discussion on controversial mural can be seen online The panel discussion “Whose Art Is It?” hosted April 8 by the Portland Museum of Art is available to watch at vimeo.com/22247879 and on the museum home page, portlandmuseum.org. The discussion featured a range of opinions about public art and the labor murals that were recently […]
Published
April 17, 2011

Author Q & A: 20/20 version

Melissa Coleman embraces the benefits of hindsight in her memoir of growing up in Maine's back-to-the-land movement of the '60s and '70s.
Published
April 17, 2011

Arts Planner

This week • Maine writer Sarah Braunstein reads from and discusses her book, “The Sweet Relief of Missing Children,” at noon Wednesday at the Portland Public Library. Her book is based in New York City, where a girl named Leonora vanishes without a trace. Years earlier and miles upstate, Goldie searches for a man to […]

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