Arts & Entertainment

Published
May 23, 2010

Books: Sea change

Linda Greenlaw's latest is on her experiences going back to sea after 10 years away.
Published
May 23, 2010

Biennial marks new beginning in Rockport

The Center for Maine Contemporary Art in Rockport reopens this week with the 2010 Biennial Juried Exhibition. The show features the work of 41 artists who are from Maine or have strong ties to the state. The exhibition is the first at CMCA since it laid off most of its staff and closed its doors […]
Published
May 22, 2010

Society Notebook: Family matters

Recognizing the value of family businesses to Maine and the nation is the theme of a recent awards event.
Published
May 16, 2010

Society notebook: So happy together

Maine College of Art celebrates its consolodation under one roof in style.
Published
May 16, 2010

Scene & Heard: Datebook

IF YOU’RE LOOKING to party, network or support a good cause this week, check out: MONDAY • MAINE FAMILY BUSINESS AWARDS, 5:30 to 8:30 p.m., Marriott at Sable Oaks, South Portland. Enjoy dinner and drinks and find out who wins this year’s awards. $75. 797-7130. • GOOD SHEPHERD FOOD BANK HUMANITARIAN AWARD DINNER, 5:30 […]

Published
May 16, 2010

Theater Review: Players do justice to ‘West Side Story’

To borrow some lyrics from the show, “there’s a place for us” theatergoers for the next couple of weeks. It’s in South Portland where The Portland Players are presenting an impressive production of the classic “West Side Story.” The Bernstein/Sondheim/Laurents musical based on Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet” was an ambitious choice for a local company. […]
Published
May 16, 2010

Arts Dispatches

BETHEL Local arts groups invited to participate in annual fair The Mahoosuc Arts Council will produce the 21st annual Bethel Art Fair on July 3. The council is creating an Open Space Gallery concept to accompany the fair, where any artist or arts group with a studio or gallery space can be included on a […]
Published
May 16, 2010

Arts Planner

Last week for Beckmann • Time is running out on “Modernism and Masquerade: Max Beckmann,” the second-floor exhibition of graphic work on view at the Portland Museum of Art. The show closes May 23. This exhibition features approximately 40 prints from the German master. The museum, at 7 Congress Square Plaza, is open 10 a.m. […]
Published
May 16, 2010

Book Review: Boston firm drove Maine’s cottage industry

While perusing “Peabody & Stearns: Country Houses and Seaside Cottages,” about the Gilded Age architectural firm Peabody & Stearns, one cannot help but think back to the 1960s, when historic American architecture was hardly a topic, let alone a field of study. In those days, even the brightest liberal arts student, unless hailing from an […]
Published
May 16, 2010

Classical Beat: Bowdoin hosts student virtuoso series

The Bowdoin International Music Festival, June 26-Aug. 7, one of the world’s best known – it was the only Maine festival listed in The New York Times summer festival preview this year – continues to evolve, with new programs, concert venues, artists, students and teachers. This year will see the first student virtuoso series; “Extra” […]

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