Arts & Entertainment

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September 12, 2010

Visitors to Haberle exhibit will get an eyefool

PORTLAND – The Portland Museum of Art opens an exhibition next weekend focusing on the life and work of John Haberle, considered to be one of the most accomplished American trompe l’oeil painters. The term references a style of painting meant to fool one’s eye. The show opens on the second floor on Saturday, and […]
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September 12, 2010

‘Juliet’ is fiction so good it reads real

'Da Vinci Code' plotting combines with Fortier's elegant, witty writing.
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September 12, 2010

‘Light’ reads? Make that ‘delightful’

Two books that seemed to offer fun summer reading provided that and a good deal of substance as well. In fact, David Buckman’s “Bucking the Tide: Making and Discovering the Wild New England and Fundy Coast in a $400 Yacht” and Michelle Souliere’s “Strange Maine: True Tales From the Pine Tree State” are modest, tightly […]
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September 12, 2010

New Tube

What’s new on the major television networks this fall? Dramas that use their locations – Detroit, Houston, Honolulu – as crucial parts of the shows, for one thing. Plus, the much-awaited remake of “Hawaii Five-0” and a show that allows William Shatner to say lots of bleepin’ stuff. Most premieres will air this week and […]
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September 12, 2010

Scene & Heard: Datebook

IF YOU’RE LOOKING to party, network or support a good cause this week, check out: MONDAY *Portland Greendrinks, 5:30 to 8 p.m., Bayside Bowl, Portland. Network with green-minded business people during an event that benefits the League of Young Voters Education Fund. Free if you bring your own drinking vessel. www.portlandgreendrinks.com. THURSDAY * Wine Tasting, […]

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September 12, 2010

Calendar

ART “2010 Book Arts at Stone House Program,” work by students who participated in USM’s Book Arts program, University of Southern Maine (Glickman Family Library), Portland. 780-4270. 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. Today; 7:45 a.m. to 11 p.m. Monday to Thursday; 7:45 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday; 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday. Runs through […]
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September 5, 2010

Summer’s end is no reason to stop reading

Since it's a good book you'll want, here are nearly two dozen worthy works.
Published
September 5, 2010

Bob Keyes: A banner day for the Maine arts community

A coalition of museums, foundations, corporations and individuals band together to amass a pile of money large to keep 17 rare hand-painted silk banners made by Portland tradesmen in the 1800s in Maine.
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September 5, 2010

Artists start with Matisse, then go creative

WASHINGTON — Downtown Gallery in Washington opens a new show Friday focusing on artists who use Henri Matisse as their reference point. To prepare, the artists created a collaborative large-scale copy of a painting by the master, then moved in their own direction. The show is up through Oct. 11 and includes the work of […]
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September 5, 2010

Arts Planner

On view Haynes Galleries in Thomaston will host an exhibition of portrait photography by Yousuf Karsh, one of the most important photographers of the 20th century. Karsh is best known for his grumpy portrait of Winston Churchill. His photography shows a talent for capturing an intimate moment as well as the essence of a personality. […]

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