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January 30, 2011

Arts Planner

Today At 2:30 this afternoon at Merrill Auditorium, the Portland Symphony Orchestra will push itself as hard and stretch itself as far as it has been pushed or stretched since Robert Moody took over as music director three years ago. Under Moody’s direction and with guest musicians, vocalists and the Masterworks Chorus of the Choral […]
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January 30, 2011

Bob Keyes: MECA makes students an offer

PORTLAND – Don Tuski has been on the job six months, and during that time he’s heard more than once that Maine College of Art is too expensive. Tuski, the school’s new president, wants to change that perception. MECA recently announced that it will guarantee a scholarship of $12,000 each year for four years to […]
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January 30, 2011

New on the scene

Two public art projects – one by Mark Wethli and the other by Aaron Stephan – recently were unveiled in a pair of spaces that are sure to generate lots of 'hits.'
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January 30, 2011

Taste & Tell: Katahdin: Good food, drinks and a place for newcomers

After a year in a new location, Katahdin Wood Fire Grill and Bar in Portland continues to enjoy weekend crowds and faithful regulars who are enamored of bartender Winnie Moody’s generous martinis, the kitchen’s good food and a community that always has a place for a newcomer. Moody makes a good strong Old Fashioned ($10 […]
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January 30, 2011

Audience Calendar

Art “Islands and Sirens,” work by Tom Curry and Brian Mark, Thos. Moser Showroom, Freeport. www.thosmoser.com. 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. today; 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday. “Rackstraw Downes: Onsite Paintings, 1972 — 2008,” Portland Museum of Art, $4-$10. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. today through Thursday; 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Friday; 10 […]

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January 30, 2011

Karen Gelardi opens at Old Port gallery

PORTLAND – Gallery 37-A hosts a new exhibition by South Portland artist Karen Gelardi, opening Friday. “In the Outside” is an installation that configures and recombines Gelardi’s work across a variety of media, including drawing, painting and printmaking. Gelardi studied painting at Rhode Island School of Design, and has been influenced by the manufacturing processes […]
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January 30, 2011

Art Review: No smoke, but lots of mirrors in fun ICA show

Contemporary art is unpredictable. Sometimes it is dark and difficult, but every once in a while contemporary art is smart, fun and accessible to everyone — like the show about mirrors now on view at the Maine College of Art’s Institute of Contemporary Art. “Fracturing the Burning Glass: Between Mirror and Meaning” is an agonizing […]
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January 30, 2011

Oscar Picks: Show us your grit and vote

This year’s Oscar nominations instantly conjure up some universal truths. For instance, all women (the ones I know anyway) seem to love Colin Firth. But does that mean he can grab a best actor Oscar for his role in “The King’s Speech” and stop Jeff Bridges from snagging his second in a row for “True […]
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January 30, 2011

They won’t sit idly by

The program that trains young people to help govern nonprofits graduates its first 25 young professionals.
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January 30, 2011

Arts Dispatches

AUGUSTA LePage announces search for the next poet laureate Less than a month from the time he booted Maine poets from his inauguration, Maine Gov. Paul LePage has issued a call for nominations for the position of Maine State Poet Laureate. Nominations will be accepted until Feb. 25. The Maine Arts Commission and Maine State […]

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