Arts & Entertainment

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March 27, 2011

Book Review: Doctorow offers his adept gift of insight

In this collection of stories, many characters fall prey to emotional exhaustion.
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March 27, 2011

Arts Planner

This week • With barely time to pause between shows, Portland Stage Company opens its newest play, “Halpern & Johnson,” this week. The drama explores the nuances of marriage and friendship and secrets and lies. It alternates between funny and sad as it tells the story of two men who share an unusual bond: A […]
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March 27, 2011

Bob Keyes: Oh, to walk a mile in his dancing shoes

If you are not familiar with the world of ballet, Jacques d’Amboise may very well be the most famous person from Maine you know little about. If you are a fan of dance, then you know d’Amboise as a superstar. As a principal dancer with the New York City Ballet, d’Amboise, now 76, was a […]
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March 27, 2011

Arts Dispatches

PORTLAND Fostering creativity will be focus of forum at USM Public and private organizations are collaborating to present a forum “From Imagination to Innovation: Maine Participates in the Lincoln Center Institute’s Imaginat- ion Conversation,” from 4 to 8 p.m. April 5 in the Hannaford Lecture Hall at the University of Southern Maine on Bedford Street, […]
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March 27, 2011

Author Q&A: California or Bust

That could be the title of Caitlin Shetterly's memoir -- except she came away from a move west with a baby, closer ties and a deeper understanding of the American notion of 'doing well.'

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March 27, 2011

Art Review: Compare and, mostly, contrast at Elizabeth Moss

When I saw the pair of shows now on view at Elizabeth Moss Galleries, I was struck by the contrast. John Andrews makes abstract paintings very much in the vein of mainstream Abstract Expressionism: frolicking brushwork devoid of described form or rendered volumes that rides color, rhythm and mark-making through well-balanced compositions. He is a […]
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March 27, 2011

Book Review: Conley chronicles bumpy road trip to Beijing

Some books pull you into their orbit, taking you to another world. Susan Conley’s vivid memoir, “The Foremost Good Fortune,” is a case in point. It chronicles her family’s move in 2007 from Portland to Beijing, China, where her husband, Tony, has accepted a job. It also records Conley’s firsthand encounter with breast cancer in […]
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March 27, 2011

Signings, etc.

JAMES L. NELSON Maine-based historian and novelist James L. Nelson will talk about the Battle of Bunker Hill, one of the subjects of his recent book “With Fire and Sword.” The book is about the early days of the American Revolution, culminating in the Battle of Bunker Hill. The talk and signing is being held […]
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March 27, 2011

AIRE presents ‘Brendan’ for spring show

The American Irish Repertory Ensemble returns to the stage for its spring show, “Brendan,” by Boston playwright Ronan Noone. The show opens Thursday and runs through April 16 in the studio theater at Portland Stage Company, 25A Forest Ave. “Brendan” is a comedy about the life of an Irish immigrant in Boston. The title character […]
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March 27, 2011

Books: From lessons learned in the potato fields

Shonna Milliken Humphrey grew up in Aroostook County without a writer for a role model. When she was 11, she signed up for a writing workshop for smart kids. It was then, for the first time, she thought to herself, “Maybe I can do this.” Now, at age 37, she has written her first novel. […]

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