BRUNSWICK — Local artist Matt Barter found unusual inspiration for his latest creative endeavor — memories of his home town’s gritty, once-thriving canning industry. Cantown Company Store is a collaborative installation exhibit between Matt Barter and his father, Maine artist Philip Barter, on display at Barter Art House in Brunswick through Aug. 15. Matt Barter […]
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Review: Coming of age on ‘Treasure Island’
The refreshing thing about Maine State Music Theatre is its willingness to sprinkle its season with rarities. For every “Grease” or “Hello Dolly” there’s a “Chamberlain” or “Million Dollar Quartet” — shows that are either unique to Maine State or have been off Broadway long enough to be considered rediscovered gems. And so we have “Treasure Island,” which […]
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Mural of Portland Harbor by Georgetown activist artist is saved, but it needs a home
Claude Montgomery used the money he earned from selling his paintings to help feed homeless people in Portland. An artist of national renown with roots in Maine and Oklahoma, Montgomery and his wife, Louise, tapped their savings to buy a home in Portland in 1985 and convert it into a homeless shelter for men. Five […]
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Artwork inspired two of Jamie Wyeth’s favorite things — his late wife, Monhegan Island — spark Farnsworth exhibits
ROCKLAND— Jamie Wyeth’s family has been helping to shape Maine art, drawing inspiration from the coast for more than a century. A new Farnsworth Museum exhibition focuses on two driving forces that influenced his work throughout his career: his love for his wife of 50 years and his attraction to Monhegan Island. The Farnsworth will […]
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Through a different lens: Olga Merrill’s coastal photos show shifted reality
BRUNSWICK — Olga Merrill’s coastal photography reflects a varied shape of reality. Merrill, who relocated to Maine from Russia, tries to challenge preconceived notions of traditional landscape photography through a surreal, dreamlike lens. Merrill’s latest body of work will be on display in “Secrets and Spirits,” an exhibition at Bath’s Green Lion Gallery from June 21 […]
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Review: Maine State Music Theatre’s ‘Sophisticated Ladies’ encapsulates music of Ellington in stunning song and dance
Maine State Music Theatre has kicked off its 2019 season with toe-tapping (literally) style with “Duke Ellington’s Sophisticated Ladies.” This is a revue, which means it’s essentially a showcase for Ellington’s work, brought to life by a powerhouse live big band and an ensemble of singers and dancers. It’s not designed to have a plot that connects each showpiece, there’s a […]
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Bowdoin Museum curator departs for job at Harvard
Joachim Homann, curator at Bowdoin College Museum of Art since 2010, will leave the Brunswick college to join the staff of the Harvard Art Museums as the Maida and George Abrams Curator of Drawings, effective Aug. 19. Bowdoin has focused much of its collecting and exhibition history on European and American drawings and works on […]
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When it comes to wine, this Freeport resident is now a master
PORTLAND — At 8:30 a.m. on April 29, Scott Tyree, wearing a dark navy suit with a lucky stone from a friend tucked into a pocket, entered a suite at the Four Seasons in St. Louis, the city’s acclaimed arch visible in a window behind him. Waiting for Tyree was a panel of four proctors, […]
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Maine State Music Theatre to premiere 61st season with pirates, munchkins and more
BRUNSWICK — This summer, swing dancers, pirates, New York City matchmakers and munchkins will grace Pickard Theater’s stage — just not all in the same show. Maine State Music Theatre kicks off its 61st season next month with a series of shows that Artistic Director Curt Dale Clark said will sell out fast. The season […]
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Book of poetry reflects on a Maine island’s erasure
BRUNSWICK — Maine poet Julia Bouwsma has spent the past decade immersing herself in fragments of the story of Malaga Island, a place that dwells in the shadows of a dark chapter of Maine’s history. Bouwsma explores the haunting tale of human tragedy by picking up the pieces of the lives that were shattered on the […]