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At the Movies
OPENING FRIDAY “CONTAGION” (PG-13) (1:45) Stars Matt Damon, Kate Winslet and Jude Law. Directed by Steven Soderbergh. An action thriller centered on the threat posed by a deadly disease and an international team of doctors contracted by the CDC to deal with the outbreak. Disturbing content and some language. Opening at: Nickelodeon (Portland) Fri-Wed 1:20, […]
Jude Law goes viral
The actor plays a crazy (or crazy like a fox) blogger in the new Steven Soderbergh sci-fi thriller ‘Contagion.’
A thrilling time is in your immediate future
Bowdoin College has the good fortune to exhibit ancient Chinese objects in a show opening Friday.
Hoppy days are here – amen
Beer lovers rejoice as this weekend’s inaugural Portland Brew Festival nears.
Eat and Run: At Lola’s Taqueria, savor imaginative Mexican meals
What began as an attempt to bag a quick taco turned into a trip down memory lane. In Brunswick last week on a perfect summer afternoon, I felt hunger pangs bringing me down. I spent the morning hauling boats at Phippsburg in advance of the hurricane, and rushed back to Portland to begin a work […]
From the Editor: Bangor show boasts B.B. and a host of other guitar heroes
Mainers lamenting the loss of Gregg Allman from Saturday’s B.B. King concert at the Bangor Waterfront Pavilion will be able to get their Allman Brothers Band fix after all. Allman, who canceled all tour dates through mid-September due to an upper respiratory condition, will be replaced by former Allman Brothers guitarist Dickey Betts, responsible for […]
Hot Tickets and Cheap Thrills, Sept. 1, 2011
• HOT TICKETS Music and Nightlife: Bluegrass and Brunswick back together THE THOMAS POINT BEACH Bluegrass Festival was officially “retired” after a 30-year run in 2008. But now it’s back as a three-day “bluegrass special” event with big-name acts including Del McCoury, Rhonda Vincent, Tony Rice and Peter Rowan. WHEN: 3 p.m. Friday through 11 p.m. Sunday […]