Top 10 for Portland store Nov. 28-Dec. 4: 1. “Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim” for X360 2. Tom Waits, “Bad as Me” 3. She and Him, “A Very She and Him Christmas” 4. Adele, “21” 5. “Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3” for X360 6. “Super 8” (DVD) 7. “30 Minutes or Less” (DVD) 8. “Conan […]
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At the Movies
OPENING FRIDAY “THE DESCENDANTS” (R) (1:55) Stars George Clooney, Shailene Woodley and Amara Miller. Directed by Alexander Payne. A Hawaiian land baron tries to re-connect with his two daughters after his wife’s boating accident leaves her on life support. Opening at: Nickelodeon (Portland) Fri-Wed 1:10, 4, 6:50, 9:30; Cinemagic Westbrook Fri-Wed 12:20, 3, 6:50, 9:30 “NEW […]
Fashion forward
Maine-born designer Ashley Lauren Kerr continues to make dramatic strides in the world of upscale couture.
Off Beat: Campy holidays
Is eccentricity on your wish list this year? Then check out ‘A John Waters Christmas.’
Hot Tickets and Cheap Thrills, Dec. 8, 2011
• HOT TICKETS Music and Nightlife: Spyro Gyra plays Jonathan’s SPYRO GYRA were pioneers of jazz-pop fusion in the 1970s, or maybe it was pop-jazz fusion. Either way, “Morning Dance” was a big radio hit, and some 30 years later, the guys in Spyro Gyra still sound smooth. WHEN: 8 p.m. Friday WHERE: Jonathan’s, 92 Bourne […]
From the Editor: City by the Sea missing the boat on the holidays
Michael Brennan became Portland’s first elected mayor since 1923 on Monday, and he’s already called for a number of initiatives that range from making investments in education to revisiting the city’s long-term planning vision and reinstituting heavy-item trash pickup. I wish Brennan luck with all these endeavors, but there’s something he did not talk about […]
Eilen Jewell: Notes to self
The singer-songwriter has built a promising career by staying true to herself. She’s at The Strand in Rockland on Friday.