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  • Out & About: ‘Best of Broadway’ promises tuneful, inspiring evening

    Readers of “Out & About” have known for nearly two decades that the annual “Best of Broadway,” a benefit for the Barbara Bush Children’s Hospital at Maine Medical Center, is one of my favorite shows. And it’s certainly my top choice for this Saturday.

    Scott Andrews • Lifestyle •
    Monday, May 3, 2010 at 1:00 pm

  • Arts and Entertainment Calendar: May 5 - 16

    Greater Portland Auditions, Calls for Art  North Yarmouth Fun Day Logo Contest, entry deadline May 15, any medium accepted, submit in person or by mail to Darla Hamlin, c/o Town of North Yarmouth, 10 Village Sq...

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    Monday, May 3, 2010 at 12:40 pm

  • Arts and Entertainment Calendar: April 28 - May 9

    Greater Portland Auditions, Calls for Art  North Yarmouth Fun Day Logo Contest, entry deadline May 15, any medium accepted, submit in person or by mail to Darla Hamlin, c/o Town of North Yarmouth, 10 Village Sq...

    Lifestyle •
    Monday, April 26, 2010 at 12:30 pm

  • Out & About: End of seasons loom on arts calendar

    The leaves are getting greener every day as spring asserts itself in full vigor, but most of the major arts producers and presenters in southern Maine are ending their 2009-2010 seasons over the next few weeks. Among those with final offerings are Portland Ovations, Portland Symphony Orche...

    Scott Andrews • Lifestyle •
    Monday, April 26, 2010 at 11:20 am

  • The Great Outdoors: Biking the back roads of Woolwich and Wiscasset

    April is one of the finest months of the year to go exploring by bicycle. Crisp, comfortable days coupled with tourist-free roads make for ideal riding conditions. We recently enjoyed a leisurely four-hour loop trip from the Woolwich Town Hall up to Wiscasset and back, covering 24 miles of...

    Michael Perry • Lifestyle •
    Monday, April 26, 2010 at 9:50 am

  • Out & About: Symphonic funk to modern folk

    The upcoming weekend boasts an amazing variety of musical styles and performers, ranging from symphonic funk to modern folk. Top billing goes to the Portland Symphony Orchestra’s final two Pops concerts of the season, slated for Saturday and Sunday. The PSO’s guest ensemble is ...

    Scott Andrews • Lifestyle •
    Monday, April 19, 2010 at 11:50 am

  • Eating Well: The pleasures of cooking with Judith Jones

    When you need to find the best recipe for a particular dish, reach for a cookbook edited by Judith Jones. Jones has dished up the works of Julia Child, Lidia Bastianich, Edward Giobbi, James Beard, Nina Simonds, Claudia Roden, Marcella Hazan, Jacques Pepin, Joan Nathan, Marion Cunningham,...

    Susan Lovell • Lifestyle •
    Monday, April 19, 2010 at 10:00 am

  • Arts and Entertainment Calendar: April 21 - May 2

    Greater Portland Auditions, Calls for Art  North Yarmouth Fun Day Logo Contest, entry deadline May 15, any medium accepted, submit in person or by mail to Darla Hamlin, c/o Town of North Yarmouth, 10 Village Sq...

    Lifestyle •
    Monday, April 19, 2010 at 7:50 am

  • Out & About: Showcases for Maine creativity

    Two outstanding showcases of Maine creativity top this weekend’s arts and entertainment activities. Biggest and longest-running is the Maine Playwrights Festival, which starts April 15 and runs through May 2 at the St. Lawrence Arts Center in Portland. It’s a production of West...

    Scott Andrews • Lifestyle •
    Monday, April 12, 2010 at 3:40 pm

  • Back Bay Contemporary Music Festival celebrates Maine composers, unusual compositions

    PORTLAND — Fans of new music can get their fix this weekend when a group of Maine composers and performers come together for the Back Bay Contemporary Music Festival at Portland Conservatory. The second annual festival will consist of three free concerts on Saturday and Sunday at the...

    Emily Parkhurst • Lifestyle •
    Monday, April 12, 2010 at 3:00 pm
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