The beer aisle at Trader Joe’s can take you to beer heaven, beer hell and just about everywhere in between. In the three weeks that the Portland store has been open, I have not yet drunk everything on the store’s shelves, but I have tried enough to know that there is something to please everybody […]
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We’ve been wild about Harry from the start
For Hogwarts newbies or for diehards who need a refresher, here’s a brief summary of the previous six films: “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone” (2001): The first in the series was directed by Chris Columbus, famous for family-friendly adventures such as “Home Alone.” The young Harry Potter is rescued from the neglect of his […]
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With Brubeck as the tailor, PSO suits up with a Philly trio
Usually, when Chris Brubeck writes a piece of music, he does so in a vacuum. He writes what he thinks works best from a compositional perspective, regardless of who might be playing the music. But when Brubeck set about writing “Travels in Time for Three,” he did so with a specific group of players in […]
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Indie Film: ‘Cremaster’ is obscure – but also massive and outrageous
A man in argyle leggings and a fluffy pink drum major helmet climbs the circular ramps of the Guggenheim Museum, hoisting himself over railings and past choreographed ranks of costumed chorus girls, some topless, others dressed like sheep. A bloody towel hangs from the man’s mouth. A masked man scoops heated Vaseline and hurls it […]
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Dining and Drink Listings
TODAY Organic wine and chocolate party, benefits the Environmental Health Strategy Center, Whitney Art Works, Portland. www.preventharm.org. 5:30 to 8 p.m. FRIDAY Wine tasting with Michael Burke of Vias Wines, Rosemont Market & Bakery, Portland. rosemontmarket.com. 4 to 7 p.m. Lantern Walk and Potluck Dinner, meet at the church parking lot at High Road and […]
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Art and Theater Listings
CLASSICAL MUSIC FRIDAY KinderKonzert, for ages 3 to 7, with members of the Portland Symphony Orchestra, Scarborough High School. $4. “Strings: The Story of Abbie Burgess,” 9:30, 10:30 and 11:30 a.m. SATURDAY Bates and Bowdoin College Orchestra with pianist Frank Glazer, Bates College (Olin Arts Center), Lewiston. Free; tickets required. www.bates.edu. 7:30 p.m. Portland Symphony Orchestra […]
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Art and Theater: Two by four
Bates College hosts an exceptional quartet playing a masterpiece sonata plus ‘one of the coolest pieces ever written.’
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Bar Guide: The nitty Gritty’s – great brews, food, mug club and much more
Fall is the perfect time of year to hit Freeport for shopping at the outlet stores, leaf peeping and ending your day with dinner and homemade brews at Gritty McDuff’s Brew Pub and Restaurant. Founders Ed Stebbins and Richard Pfeffer created Gritty McDuff’s in the pattern of English-style pubs that the entire family can enjoy, […]
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Bull Moose Top 10
Top 10 for Portland store Nov. 1-7: 1. “Toy Story 3” (DVD) 2. Various artists, “The Rounder Records Story” 3. “Pacific” (DVD) 4. Mumford and Sons, “Sigh No More” 5. Brian Eno, “Small Craft on a Milk Sea” 6. Paul McCartney and Wings, “Band on the Run” (re-release) 7. Elvis Costello, “National Ransom” 8. “How […]