Arts & Entertainment

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May 30, 2010

How America came to modern art (and vice versa)

The Bowdoin College Art Museum is featuring a compelling pair of exhibitions about how pictorial modern art came to America. “Learning to Paint” focuses on American art’s relationship to 19th-century Europe and the development of an American art world. It showcases some fantastic talent: John Sloan, Albert Bierstadt, Maurice Prendergast, Mary Cassatt and Winslow Homer, […]
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May 30, 2010

Maine hits a Homer run

The iconic painter is the star of several events this summer.
Published
May 30, 2010

Signings, etc.

Local author Josh Pahigian will be signing his latest baseball-themed book: “Seventh Inning Stretch: Baseball’s Most Essential and Inane Debates.” The book includes debates about players left out of the Hall of Fame, about the worst uniforms, and about lopsided trades. Pahigian’s other baseball books include: “The Ultimate Minor League Baseball Road Trip”; “101 Baseball […]
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May 30, 2010

Society Notebook: Toast to good health

The University of New England celebrates its robust achievements in the health professions at its annual President's Gala.
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May 30, 2010

Weekend gallery openings usher in season

It’s Memorial Day weekend, which means that many of our favorite far-flung galleries are opening their doors for another season. Here are a few gallery openings of note from across Maine: • The New Era Gallery, 60 Main St., Vinalhaven, opens for the season this weekend with an exhibition titled “Winter Works,” featuring a collection […]

Published
May 30, 2010

Scene & Heard Datebook

IF YOU’RE LOOKING to party, network or support a good cause this week, check out: THURSDAY PURSES WITH A PURPOSE, 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., the Woodlands, Falmouth. Bid on donated purses and accessories, enjoy lunch and watch a fashion show at this fundraiser for the Ronald McDonald House. $40. 780-6282. SLOW FOOD NIGHT AT […]
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May 30, 2010

Making Homer’s house his home again

– BOB KEYES Staff Writer SCARBOROUGH – When Winslow Homer lived at Prouts Neck, the exterior of his studio was painted a dark olive green with brick-red trim. It was understated and quiet. Within a year after his death in 1910, his family changed the color to light green and added sharp white trim. With […]
Published
May 23, 2010

In ‘Illyria,’ drama unfolds as a talent withers

– JOAN SILVERMAN In the last two decades, Elizabeth Hand has written a dozen books and racked up almost as many awards. Readers know her as an author of sci-fi, horror and fantasy tales, some of them set in Maine. Hand’s latest title, “Illyria,” is being marketed for young adults, though this lyrical, edgy novel […]
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May 23, 2010

Freeport brings alive more than ’20 years of retail history’

FREEPORT – The Freeport Historical Society is bringing stories to the streets. The society is raising money to erect a series of signs marking important historical and cultural events in the development of the town. The Freeport Heritage Trail would include key sites in Freeport Village, as well as outlying areas. In all, there could […]
Published
May 23, 2010

Arts Dispatches, May 23, 2010

FREEPORT Historical Society speaker to discuss farmstead design The Freeport Historical Society will host its 41st annual meeting from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday at the Freeport Community Center. The speaker is Tom Hubka, an educator and author who will talk about his book “Big House, Little House, Back House, Barn” and the story of […]