CHARLIE CHAPLIN STARS in the silent film blockbuster “The Kid” (1921), to be screened with live music at 2 p.m. Sunday at the historic Leavitt Theatre, 259 Main St. (Route 1) in Ogunquit. THE PROGRAM, which includes several short silent comedies, will be accompanied by silent film musician Jeff Rapsis. “THE KID,” hailed as Chaplin’s […]
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What Ales You: Despite buzz, Pumpkinhead doesn’t fill bill
Shipyard’s Pumpkinhead Ale has hit the stores and pubs of the nation, and a lot of people are really happy — the drinkers as well as the brewers. Pumpkinhead is big business. When I toured Shipyard’s brewery in late June, brewmaster Alan Pugsley told me he was just beginning to shut down all other brewing […]
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DVD Releases
NEW ON DVD AND BLU-RAY “THE CITY OF YOUR FINAL DESTINATION,” starring Anthony Hopkins and Laura Linney. A young student (Omar Metwally, “Rendition”) travels to Uganda in hope of persuading the relatives (which include Hopkins and Linney) of a deceased author to allow him to pen his biography. As with anything directed by James Ivory […]
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Music and Nightlife: Hot Ticket and Cheap Thrill
• HOT TICKET Jo Dee Messina and friends in Portland JO DEE MESSINA is bringing a whole lot of country with her to the Cumberland County Civic Center on Friday night. Messina, who’s touring behind her new hit EP “Unmistakable: Love,” will headline a country music concert that also includes John Michael Montgomery, Jack Ingram and […]
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Dining and Drink: Mmmmore on the menu
SoPo’s Ocean House Market has sandwiches for the beach, fixings for a meal, wine and much more.
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Et Cetera: Hot Ticket and Cheap Thrill
• HOT TICKET Sail on over to MS benefit THROW ON your nautical necktie or your favorite sailor-style cocktail dress tonight and head to Ocean Gateway for the MS Harborfest Benefit Auction. Bid on fun items, nibble on hors d’oeuvres and enjoy a cash bar. WHEN: 5 to 9 tonight WHERE: Ocean Gateway, Portland HOW MUCH: […]
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The Movies: No electricity from this ‘Switch’
Not a single moment rings true in “The Switch.” That’s too bad, because it’s actually about a situation in which a lot of women find themselves. Jennifer Aniston’s character, Kassie, is a single, 40-year-old New York TV producer who wants to have a baby but doesn’t want to wait around for a man — or […]
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Face the Music: Portland Music & Arts Festival a big deal for a great cause
The last time I saw Juliette Lewis perform was about five years ago with her old band, The Licks, at Asylum on Halloween night. It was an insane crowd on an insane night. Lewis, however, put on one hell of a show. With the berserk-in-a-good-way energy of Iggy Pop, she let us have it. This […]
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Et Cetera: Relaxed fit
Maine fashion bloggers capture the easy, breezy style – part boho, part Bean boot, all effortless cool – of the state.