Writing this column has some great moments, but it also has some tough ones. Receiving a bottle of Samuel Adams Utopias in the mail from Boston Beer Company turned out to be both great and tough. This is an extreme beer. A fancy 22-ounce bottle with accompanying Riedel wine glass retails for $150. This is […]
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From the Editor: It’s much more amusing if you arrive prepared
Even though the weather has been a roller coaster unto itself recently, the end of school this week means families will soon be flocking to theme parks in droves. The good news is that there are plenty of theme parks within driving distance of Greater Portland, so you don’t have to undergo the hassle and […]
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Hot Tickets and Cheap Thrills, June 16, 2011
HOT TICKETS • Music and Nightlife: Maine – the way music should be THE DECEMBERISTS are blowing up nationally, and we can’t help but think it’s in large part because their recent album was recorded in Maine. The title is “Live at Bull Moose,” and the cover art is a picture of the Bull Moose record store […]
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Et Cetera Listings
Benefits, fairs and festivals, books and authors, films, pro sports and participant dances.
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Art and Theater Listings
Classical music, auditions, art museums and art galleries.
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Face the Music: Three great shows on tap, and two of them are free
Alina Simone, Poor Howard Stith, and Pearl and the Beard perform this week.
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Green machine
That’s what Ryan Reynolds and Co. hope they’re about to unleash with the comic book thriller ‘Green Lantern.’
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At the Movies
OPENING FRIDAY “GREEN LANTERN” (PG-13) (1:54) Stars Ryan Reynolds, Blake Lively and Peter Sarsgaard. Directed by Martin Campbell. A test pilot is granted a mystical green ring that bestows him with otherwordly powers, as well as membership into an intergalactic squadron tasked with keeping peace within the universe. Opening at: Nickelodeon (Portland) Fri-Wed 1:10, 4:10, […]