In ‘J. Edgar,’ director Clint Eastwood examines the triumphs and torments of perhaps the most famous U.S. law enforcement official of the 20th century.
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• BENEFITS TODAY “Runway: Fashion For Life,” fashion show, local food and beverages, and live music; benefits Home Healthcare for Children; MaineHealth, Portland. $45 in advance; $50 at door. homehealth.org/runway. 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. SATURDAY Homeless Animal Rescue Team Annual Litterbox Auction, silent auction, appetizers and live music, Italian Heritage Center, Portland. $25 in advance; […]
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Pop goes Portland
Here comes Comicon: At last, a whole weekend dedicated to anime, gaming, films, parties and more.
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Off Beat: Group emphasizes joy of dance without club scene distractions
You don’t have to be drunk to dance. There’s a revelation that could have saved many of us a lot of hangovers. And it’s one of the core tenets of a nonprofit Portland group called Ecstatic Dance ME, which has been hosting Sunday-morning dance parties for the past few months. The idea is for people […]
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What Ales You: Maine brewers do themselves very proud at recent festival
The advantage to an event like the Maine Brewers Festival held last Saturday at the Portland Expo is that you get to enjoy a lot of beers at one spot. The disadvantage is that there is no place to sit and quietly contemplate what you are drinking. It’s a huge party with live music, lots […]
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Bar Guide: Mulligan’s Irish pub: Friendly, creative, inexpensive
Sometimes you just want to go where everybody knows your name. For me, that means going to Mulligan’s. Situated at the edge of Biddeford’s mill district, the Irish pub is just off the beaten path and a hub for locals. It’s a casual place where families come to dine and friends meet for drinks. And […]
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Indie Film: Nerds of a feather, geek out: It’s the Coast City Comicon
Movie geeks and comics geeks have a lot in common. For one thing, we don’t really mind being called “geek” (at least in context). See, we take a certain perverse pride in our geekiness – in our hard-won expertise in areas of pop culture that, some might say, those of our ever-advancing age should have […]