• HOT TICKET Singer Paula Cole to play Jonathan’s PAULA COLE had a Top 10 hit in 1997 with “Where Have All the Cowboys Gone” and won a Grammy for best new artist. She hasn’t topped that yet, but fans continue to flock to her shows. WHERE: Jonathan’s, 92 Bourne Lane, Ogunquit WHEN: 8 p.m. Sunday […]
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Et Cetera:Hot Ticket and Cheap Thrill
Small wonders: Fairy house festival CHANNEL THE SPRITES and wood nymphs during this weekend’s Maine Fairy House Festival at Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens. If the magic of fairy house building isn’t your thing, go for the Gnome Toss and Gnome Bowling. WHEN: 1 to 4 p.m. Friday to Sunday WHERE: Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, Barters […]
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Eat and Run:Try New Morning Natural Foods for the health of it
Otherwise healthy eaters can find themselves in lunch-hour crisis during the workweek. Easy options are often not what the nutritionist would recommend. Diners can weigh the downsides of potato chips and fries or promise to burn off that burger with a few extra miles tacked onto tomorrow’s run. But New Morning Natural Foods Market & […]
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The Movies: Wahlberg wakes up ‘Other Guys’
The new Will Ferrell cop comedy, “The Other Guys,” is good. But it would have been great without Ferrell. His untethered performance beats the comedy life out of most of his scenes. Ferrell plays Allen Gamble, a numbers-crunching New York detective content to sit at his desk. Terry Hoitz (Mark Wahlberg), who’s been partnered with […]
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Indie Films: ‘Strongman’ a touching tale of muscles and misery
As much as I like a good, muckraking documentary that I can agree with and get all angry about, the documentaries that really stick with me are of a more intimate kind. Some are about someone fascinating enough that, if someone hadn’t decided to make a film about him/her, it seems one would just spontaneously […]
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CD Review: Local teen’s ‘Honey’ of a debut EP benefits African children – sweet
A few weeks ago, I reviewed the debut CD from Falmouth High School student Tommy Bazarian, a terrific musician despite being just a teenager. This week, allow me to introduce you to another young and certainly impressive artist, Waynflete graduate and South Portland resident Amy Allen. Allen has just released her debut EP, “Honey,” and […]
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On the road again with Willie stays fun as decades fly by
One might assume that Mickey Raphael would grow bored playing his harmonica alongside Willie Nelson for almost four decades. But Raphael says he still enjoys a musical rapport with his boss, and as much as he might like to slow down the near-constant touring — the band plays 130 shows a year — he finds […]
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At the Movies
OPENING THIS WEEK “A MATTER OF SIZE” (1:30) (NR) Stars Itzik Cohen, Dvir Benedek, Alon Dahan and Shmulik Cohen. Directed by Sharon Maymon and Erez Tadmor. A comedy about a “coming out” of a different kind — overweight people learning to accept themselves. Opening at: Nickelodeon (Portland) Fri-Wed 12:45, 3, 5, 7:15, 9:15 “THE OTHER […]
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Bar Guide:Flatbread has plenty of local beer to pair with that pizza
The Flatbread Co. is all about the experience. Founded in Amesbury, Mass., the company, owned by Jay Gould and John Meehan, used good food, talented employees and the help of many community members to expand into 10 successful locations. The Portland location is huge, open and airy, located right next to the Casco Bay Ferry […]
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Dining and Drink:Hot Ticket and Cheap Thrill
They’ve got game GET WILD Friday night at a six-course Maine Game Dinner at Raven Hill Orchard, where there will be moose burgers on the menu, along with local elk-and-black bear meatballs in cider gravy. Mmmmm. Or maybe you’d prefer the smoked Maine rabbit salad with forest mushrooms and milkweed pods. WHERE: New England Farm […]