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July 11, 2010

Paint for Preservation event coming July 18

CAPE ELIZABETH – The Cape Elizabeth Land Trust’s third annual Paint for Preservation event, highlighted by the juried Wet Paint Reception and Auction, happens July 18. During the day of the event, the public is invited to observe 29 artists painting on site at designated public and private locations chosen to highlight Cape Elizabeth’s natural […]
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July 11, 2010

Paying fans staying away from summer concert tours

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The recession has finally caught up with the lucrative concert touring industry. The industry trade magazine and website Pollstar says gross revenue for the top 100 tours in North America in the first six months of 2010 is down nearly $200 million from last year. That’s a 17 percent drop in an […]
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July 11, 2010

Sounds like a case for Rizzoli and Isles

Actually, it's no mystery: Tess Gerritsen's crime-fighting heroines are the stars of a new TNT series. She'll be watching Monday's premiere with her neighbors.
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July 11, 2010

Classical Beat:Whence musical inspiration? Research points to insanity

On July 19, at Studzinski Recital Hall, the chair of the Bowdoin Music Department, Mary Hunter, will give a lecture titled “Hearing the Life in the Work? Madness, Joy, Oppression and Genius.” The talk is part of the new “Extra” series of the Bowdoin International Music Festival and one that should be marked with a […]
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July 11, 2010

‘Even if I don’t want to paint, I paint. I have to. That’s what artists do.’

Mired in an unrewarding career, lapsed artist Francine Shrock took up the brush again three years ago and hasn't stopped creating since.

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July 11, 2010

Movies: ‘Predators’ lacking in fear factor

They are dropped from the sky, with only a parachute to save them. They land in a lush green jungle whose topography seems to resemble no known place on Earth. All they can remember, from the moments prior to their arrival, is a flash of bright white light. There are eight of them, all of […]
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July 11, 2010

Signings, etc.

JAMES HAYMAN Portland author James Hayman will talk about his latest mystery novel, “The Chill of the Night.” The book brings back Hayman’s Detective Michael McCabe, as he investigates the murder of a Portland lawyer. Hayman will appear as part of the library’s Brown Bag Lecture series, so feel free to bring your lunch. WHEN: […]
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July 11, 2010

Author Q&A:The dating aim

The game has changed – gee, thanks, Internet – but one important key is getting to date No. 2, says 'Have Him at Hello' author Rachel Greenwald.
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July 11, 2010

Book Review: Maine writer shines in her portrayal of Ogunquit clan

– NANCY GRAPE Maine writer Holly Chamberlin, author of “Tuscan Holiday” and “The Friends We Keep,” has created a sun-blessed portrait of Ogunquit in her new book, “The Family Beach House.” This lively novel, however, is about more than one of Maine’s most sophisticated beach sites and the colorful summer pleasures that abound on its […]
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July 11, 2010

Come to the cabaret and bid farewell to an old friend

BRUNSWICK — Charles Abbott looks over the walls of photos that hang in his office at Maine State Music Theatre, and the memories come washing down like rain. “There are so many people, so many friends,” he says. “It’s fun to look back over the years and see all the different people who have worked […]

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