Arts & Entertainment

Published
April 4, 2010

THAT ’70S SHOW

A new photography exhibition offers a look back at a very different Portland
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April 4, 2010

Book Q & A: ‘Code’ read

Winthrop writer Ben Thomas is out with an adventure novel about high schoolers trying to crack a World War II code.
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April 4, 2010

Scene & Heard Datebook

IF YOU’RE LOOKING to party, network or support a good cause this week, check out: TUESDAY AFRICAN FILM FESTIVAL OPENING PARTY, 5:30 to 7:15 p.m., Mayo Street Arts, Portland. View work by Nigerian artist Lemi Ghariokwu and enjoy Caribbean food, drinks and an African dance performance. Donations accepted. tmaff.org. WELCOME BACK SEA DOGS, 5:30 to […]
Published
March 28, 2010

Book Review: Korean War links ill-fated characters

Chang-rae Lee creates unsettling scenes, but it is a compelling read.
Published
March 28, 2010

Like spring, Wonderful Gallery show has highs and lows

Many of my favorite artists such as Matisse, Van Gogh, the Fauvists and Kandinsky were bold colorists. Color is a surprisingly difficult element of painting. The brighter it gets, the harder it is to handle. Mary Louise Town Jaqua, the featured artist in “Think Spring” at Freeport’s Wonderful Gallery, paints with bold colors. Jaqua is […]

Published
March 28, 2010

Book Review: Maine writer takes a fixer-upper, adds horror and humor

Sarah Graves’ most recent thriller in her Home Repair is Homicide series will have you turning pages, as you race toward this mystery’s surprising conclusion. “Crawl Space” departs from Graves’ previous mysteries in its heightened graphic description. Outlaw characters in this book are more fiendish and scary. The suffering they inflict upon victims is intense […]
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March 28, 2010

Abstraction’s Lynch-pin

Fred Lynch's art follows a geometric progression ... in a random kind of way.
Published
March 28, 2010

Arts Dispatches

YORK Russian icon maker offers workshop on icon painting Marina Forbes, a Russian icon maker, teacher and lecturer, will offer a workshop, “The Art of Icon Painting,” from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. for four Tuesdays beginning this week at the York Art Association, 393 York St. It is a hands-on studio workshop for students […]
Published
March 28, 2010

Arts Planner

This week • On Thursday, June Fitzpartrick Gallery at Maine College of Art opens an exhibition of work created at Vinalhaven Press from 1984 to 2002. In addition to prints made at the press, the “Vinalhaven Press” exhibition will include development work, proofs and drawings. Patricia Nick founded and directed the island press, and hosted […]
Published
March 28, 2010

Mozart’s ‘Requiem’ for the keep-it-local set

PORTLAND — When we hear “Buy Local,” our first thought runs toward the local merchants in the Old Port or across the harbor to Knightville in South Portland — or any other community with an active retail hub. Why can’t “Buy Local” also extend to our arts communities? In truth, anybody who buys a ticket […]

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