Arts & Entertainment

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August 8, 2010

Diverse lineup for chamber music festival

PORTLAND – The Portland Chamber Music Festival is known for its risk-taking and sometimes unusual programming. Such is the case with the festival-opening concert, scheduled for 8 p.m. Thursday at the Abromson Center at the University of Southern Maine. The program features all-harp, all the time. “The harp is not what you would normally hear,” […]
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August 8, 2010

Society Notebook:Homer’s view

Portland Museum of Arts supporters gather for a party at the famous painter's seaside studio on Prouts Neck.
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August 8, 2010

Book review: Marriage stunningly twisted

The reader will decide if the intertwined stories of 'Mr. Peanut' are too clever.
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August 8, 2010

Author Q&A: Running on faith

A USM professor makes the trek to a shrine in Spain with a photographer to capture the arduous journey made by pilgrims since the Middle Ages.
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August 8, 2010

Book review: ‘Anguish’ turns real ordeal into a revenge fantasy

Books are written for countless numbers of reasons, but those reasons generally should not have a lot to do with how a reviewer judges or presents a given volume. There are exceptions, of course, such as dying testaments or other highly emotional works and books that are themselves judgmental or combative. When a book is […]

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August 8, 2010

Scene & Heard Datebook

IF YOU’RE LOOKING to party, network or support a good cause this week, check out: TUESDAY Portland Greendrinks, 5:30 to 8 p.m., Portland Yacht Services. Network with other eco-minded folks and enjoy free beer and nonalcoholic beverages. Proceeds support Friends of Casco Bay. $2 with mug/$5 without. www.portlandgreendrinks.com. WEDNESDAY Steak & Burger Dinner, 5 to […]
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August 8, 2010

Signings, etc.

Paul Doiron, editor-in-chief of Down East magazine, will talk about his debut novel, “The Poacher’s Son,” a thriller set in rural Maine. The story focuses on an estranged son pulled into the search for a fugitive murder suspect – his father. Doiron will be speaking as part of the Portland Public Library’s Brown Bag Lecture […]
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August 8, 2010

Dance Review: Ballet juxtaposes formal ‘Concerti,’ abstract ‘Firebird’

Maine State Ballet’s summer offering is a balanced program including a crystalline new Bach ballet and a fiery Stravinsky classic. The program opened on Friday and continues next weekend in Maine State Ballet’s intimate theater in Falmouth. Placing artistic director Linda MacArthur Miele’s “Bach Concerti” (in its premiere) next to “The Firebird” raises interesting contrasts […]
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August 1, 2010

Book Review: ‘Sisters’ has staying power that’s first-rate

There are well-written books of Maine-based fiction appearing with ever increasing frequency. This is no doubt due to the growing number of college and work-shop trained authors and the fact that the novel is no longer “novel” in form but the “standard.” In the days of experiment most long works of fiction proved either popular […]
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August 1, 2010

Arts Dispatches

ORONO New England, Canadian arts groups to gather at UMaine Beginning Wednesday, the Maine Arts Commission will host a three-day conference, “Over the Edge,” for New England and Canadian arts presenters. The conference follows the signing of a memorandum of understanding between Gov. John Baldacci and New Brunswick Premier Shawn Graham to improve international cultural […]

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