Arts & Entertainment

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March 28, 2010

One-woman show plays on April Fools’ Day

PORTLAND — It’s somehow appropriate that Karmo Sanders performs Thursday at the St. Lawrence Arts and Community Center in Portland. Thursday is April Fools’ Day. Sanders is better known as the “Marden’s Lady.” You may know her from her TV commercials, but those offer only a glimpse of her zaniness. For nearly three years, Sanders […]
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March 28, 2010

Books Q&A: Ready for his closeup

A longtime fan of old Hollywood, Lewiston native Mark Griffin views famed director Vincente Minnelli's story as one ripe for the telling.
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March 28, 2010

Taste & Tell: Sedgley a good place even when it’s out of season

GREENE —Opened in 1978 by an ambitious chef who owned a handsome old house, The Sedgley Place remains unique in Maine. Five-course, prix fixe or fixed- price meals ($28.95) are served by reservation only in a cheerful wallpapered dining room and the “patio,” an enclosed porch. An upstairs room comes in handy when business is […]
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March 28, 2010

Society Notebook: Here comes the groomed

It's equal time for local guys, who hit the catwalk at Port City Music Hall for a Meredith Alex fashion show focusing on menswear.
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March 28, 2010

Saco Museum’s ‘Mill-ennial’ connects with area artists

SACO — The Saco Museum opens its first biennial exhibition this week, featuring contemporary works by artists who live, work or are connected to Saco, Biddeford and Old Orchard Beach. The exhibition, “Mill-ennial,” opens with a reception Friday and runs through June 13. It will be on view at both the Saco Museum and the […]

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March 28, 2010

Signings, etc.

Joanne Dobson
Published
March 28, 2010

Scene & Heard Datebook

IF YOU’RE LOOKING to party, network or support a good cause this week, check out: TUESDAY DOWNEAST PRIDE ALLIANCE, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., Pearl, Portland. Enjoy cocktails and network with members of the gay and gay-friendly business community. Free. www.depabusiness.com. THURSDAY VINALHAVEN PRESS OPENING, 5 to 7 p.m., June Fitzpartick Gallery at MECA, Portland. View […]
Published
March 21, 2010

Trio of Max Beckmann print exhibitions must not be missed

Art galleries often match their shows to the exhibitions at nearby museums. From the public standpoint, this can be a great thing: Galleries don’t charge admission, staff members answer questions and many people like seeing work they could actually buy. Conversely, museums and their public audiences are often the ultimate beneficiaries of the activities of […]
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March 21, 2010

Butler’s getting better – a little – at romantic comedy

Three films into his romantic comedy career, Gerard Butler has finally reached “watchable.” With “The Bounty Hunter,” the bemused Scots leading man comes closer to setting off sparks with his newest leading lady, Jennifer Aniston. Well, closer than he came with Hilary Swank (“P.S. I Love You”) or Katherine Heigl (“The Ugly Truth”). The comedy […]
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March 21, 2010

Chick-lit dream to a zombie reality

Carrie Ryan watched a George Romero film, and it changed her life.

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