Arts & Entertainment

Published
November 7, 2010

Release parties set for new ‘Wimpy’ book

Wimpy kids, unite. The fifth book in the incredibly popular “Diary of a Wimpy Kid” illustrated novel series, “The Ugly Truth,” is due in stores nationwide Tuesday. And at least two Maine bookstores are planning free book release parties to celebrate. The Borders store at 430 Gorham Road in South Portland, and the Borders at […]
Published
November 7, 2010

Scene & Heard Datebook

IF YOU’RE LOOKING to party, network or support a good cause this week, check out: TONIGHT • Cape Elizabeth Land Trust Annual Meeting & Social, 5 to 7 p.m., The Local Buzz, Cape Elizabeth. Network with other supporters and hear author and journalist Colin Woodard talk about the past, present and future of the Maine […]
Published
November 7, 2010

Theater Review: ‘Last Gas’ a full tank of unfulfilled desires

Maine-born playwright John Cariani’s latest work had its world premiere in Portland on Friday night. And while it may still be a work in progress, “Last Gas” is both very funny and surprisingly thought-provoking. It feels like it comes from the author’s heart. The play takes place at a gas station/convenience store run by three […]
Published
November 6, 2010

Calendar

Art “John Haberle: Master of Illusion,” Portland Museum of Art, Portland, $4-$10. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. today to Thursday; 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Friday; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday. Through Dec. 12. “Debating Modern Photography: The Triumph of Group f/64,” Portland Museum of Art, Portland, $4-$10. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. today […]
Published
November 5, 2010

Renowned Maine sculptor Don Meserve dies

Don Meserve, whose famed Stations of the Cross is housed in the Cathedral of St. Luke in Portland, died Wednesday from cancer at the age of 72.

Published
November 3, 2010

Monmouth theater director announces resignation

David Greenham has been producing artistic director at the Theater At Monmouth for 14 years.
Published
October 31, 2010

Book review: Adaptation of Longfellow puts new life in an epic work

I have never come across anything that better explains in clear, short form the consistency of an epic poem than H.R. Coursen’s new adaptation of Longfellow’s “Evangeline.” No PowerPoint, no arcane academic bafflegab, no diagrams — just a total re-imagining of 19th-century English to 21st-century English, keeping the story and contents. For the non-poet or […]
Published
October 31, 2010

Book review: An Irish author’s artful passages

William Trevor's short stories are not sunny, but they are illuminating.
Published
October 31, 2010

Art review: No fooling, trompe l’oeil can amaze

Trompe l’oeil is a fancy but useful art term for illusionistic painting. Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel comes to mind, but there are several accessible examples around Portland, including the building-sized “Blueprint” at 40 Free St., in which a life-sized architectural drawing appears superimposed on a real building. The humor of the piece is underscored by how […]
Published
October 31, 2010

Bob Keyes: After making it big, MECA grad returns to artistic roots

PORTLAND – Ahmed Alsoudani came to Portland in 2001 with faint knowledge of Western society and minimal training in art. He left four years later with a degree from Maine College of Art and the confidence that he could make his life as a painter. Alsoudani, who grew up in Iraq and now lives in […]

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