Arts & Entertainment

Published
March 21, 2010

Fascinating tome of Mainers who ‘went away’

Maine has a special capacity – out of all proportion to its size – to lead by example. We tend to think of this dynamic in communal or civic terms, but in his latest book Neil Rolde ratchets it up to the plane of individual destiny. “Maine in the World” celebrates the deeds of a […]
Published
March 21, 2010

Arts Dispatches

PORTLAND Photographer donates image to support cancer cure group Award-winning photographer Donald Verger has donated a pink rose image valued at $1,000 to support the Pink Tie Ball, an annual event of the Maine affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure. The event was held Saturday at Holiday Inn by the Bay. Verger is […]
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March 21, 2010

Classical Beat: Famed percussionist bringing different drumming to PSO

And now for something entirely different. The April 6 concert of the Portland Symphony Orchestra with guest conductor Alfred Savia, music director of the Evansville Philharmonic Orchestra, promises to be a fascinating exploration of the unusual in the company of world-renowned percussionist Dame Evelyn Glennie. The polyrhythmic performances on her Web site would make Gene […]
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March 21, 2010

Taste & Tell: JP Thornton’s makes tried-and-true – and new – tasty

SOUTH PORTLAND – JP Thornton’s Bar and Grille is named after a man who died when his daughter, the mother of one of the restaurant’s owners, was 2 months old. Tom Francis Howard wanted his maternal grandfather’s name to live on. This winter, JP Thornton’s means a place to eat – and a lot of […]
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March 21, 2010

Lynch show is a love triangle of art, ideas and architecture

CORRECTION: PHOTO CREDITS ON THIS STORY HAVE BEEN EDITED TO REFLECT THE PROPER PHOTOGRAPHER. There is a felicity to the Frederick Lynch exhibition at the Portland Museum of Art that I did not anticipate. That quality fosters a sense of good fortune in just being there. I attribute this heightened state to the work on view to what I know of the development of Lynch’s art to […]

Published
March 21, 2010

Niche carver

Wayne Robbins has the skills to whittle most anything, but he chooses to focus on the great whales for their ‘absolutely graceful’ mien.
Published
March 21, 2010

Keyes: Weekend lineup’s got serious Punch

This week, it’s all about the mandolin, that wonderful teardrop-shaped stringed instrument that gives bluegrass and acoustic music its high notes. Few people are more adept at coaxing beautiful sounds from the instrument than Chris Thile, a 29-year-old plucker from California. Thile is best known for his work in the bluegrass band Nickel Creek, but […]
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March 21, 2010

Social Notebook: A moving experience

A hopping Portland crowd boogies for the benefit Rock Around the World.
Published
March 21, 2010

Book Q&A: Passport renewal

Michael Mewshaw's 65th birthday present to himself: A trip to an often dicey corner of the world, adventure, discovery and understanding.
Published
March 21, 2010

Review: Dancers offer deliriously lovely Shakespearean ‘Dream’

FALMOUTH — Maine State Ballet’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” is delectable. Artistic director Linda Miele’s choreography and staging tell Shakespeare’s sometimes-confusing story with impressive clarity, with nothing apparently missing from the interwoven plot lines. Furthermore, she’s achieved a lyrical lightness, sustained throughout both dramatic and humorous sequences, to match the spirit of the play and […]

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