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January 16, 2011

An unorthodox glimpse at Saco a century ago

SACO — The Saco Museum is showing a collection of photographs by Charles E. Moody from the late 19th and early 20th century. The photographer lived in town and made images that “transcended the documentary abilities of the medium to create photographs of astonishing quality, capturing the beauty, humor and contrasts of this idiosyncratic state,” […]
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January 16, 2011

Arts Planner

• Maestro Robert Moody and members of the Portland Symphony Orchestra return to Merrill Auditorium for two late-January concerts. At 7:30 p.m. Jan. 25, the orchestra and guest pianist Andrew von Oeyen present “From Russia with Love,” featuring Sergei Prokofiev’s Piano Concerto No. 3, and Dmitri Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 5. But the main event of […]
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January 16, 2011

Bob Keyes: At PMA, a well-earned teaching moment

PORTLAND – The Portland Museum of Art has long been recognized as one of the best regional museums in the country. It has a rich collection of art that tells a compelling regional story. It has a spectacular modern home with inviting exhibition spaces. It has an inventory of historically significant buildings that demonstrate the […]
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January 16, 2011

Audience Calendar

Art “Sit Down! Chairs from Six Centuries,” chair collection of American and European seating furniture from 1470 to the present, Bowdoin College (Museum of Art), Brunswick, free. 725-3275. 1 to 5 p.m. today. “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 […]
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January 16, 2011

Arts Dispatches

BRUNSWICK Bowdoin festival founder honored by Juilliard Bowdoin International Music Festival founder Lewis Kaplan, a member of the Juilliard School’s violin and chamber music faculties, has been named the 2011 recipient of the William Schuman Scholar’s Chair. The Schuman Chair is awarded each year by Juilliard’s Literature and Materials of Music Department to a Juilliard […]

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January 16, 2011

Taste & Tell: Looking for a lovingly made spoonful? Go Figa

The chef at Figa had me in the palms of her capable hands within two bites of the eggplant Napoleon ($6), one night’s appetizer special. Humble eggplant had been transformed into discs of creamy tenderness and lacy, crisp edges as slightly browned goat cheese chimed in with sour and tangy richness. Nothing slapdash came before […]
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January 16, 2011

Paul Haley: actor

He hasn't given up his day job, but he's nurtured his love of the craft and honed his skills to the point that he's sought after by directors, respected by fellow actors, and loved by audiences.
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January 16, 2011

Signings, etc.

DAN HARRINGTON Harrington, a Maine writer, will be signing his book “Who’s at the Door? A Memoir of Me and the Missionaries” at Borders today. The book is about Harrington becoming friends with missionaries for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Maine in 2007 and 2008, without converting to their faith. WHEN: […]
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January 16, 2011

Author Q&A: Smokin’ plot

Fast-moving, profane and engaging, writer Crash Barry's quirky new novel 'Sex, Drugs & Blueberries' describes a dodgier side of life Down East.
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January 16, 2011

‘Speech,’ ‘Network’ lead the race for Globes gold

'The Fighter' also carries a slew of nominations into tonight's 68th annual extravaganza.

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