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Eating Well: Portuguese kale soup with smoked paprika

Is spring really here? Should I wear Bean boots or Birkenstocks? Prepare hot soup or an icy Vichyssoise? Signs of spring abound, but warmth comes slowly to the towns and cities surrounding Casco Bay and I’ll keep my Bean boots in the back hall in memory of the surprise ...

Susan Lovell • Lifestyle •
Monday, March 15, 2010 at 10:40 am
Out & About: Carrie Underwood steers into Portland

One of the biggest stars in country music is motoring toward the Cumberland County Civic Center, and it’s a concert I don’t intend to miss. Multiple-platinum-selling and multi-award-winning singer Carrie Underwood stops her national tour for one performance on Monday, March 15.

Scott Andrews • Lifestyle •
Monday, March 8, 2010 at 3:40 pm
Arts and Entertainment Calendar: March 10 - 21

Greater Portland Auditions, Calls for Art Friday 3/12

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Monday, March 8, 2010 at 1:10 pm
Arts and Entertainment Calendar: March 3 - 14

Greater Portland Auditions, Calls for Art Friday 3/12

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Monday, March 1, 2010 at 12:50 pm
Out & About: Ed Asner, playing FDR, kicks off Portland Ovations series

Portland Ovations has a slew of interesting programs planned over the next few weeks, and the next two on the calendar belong to theater sub-genres. First up is a theatrical recreation of key moments from the presidency of Franklin Delano Roosevelt, who was elected during the Great Depress...

Scott Andrews • Lifestyle •
Monday, March 1, 2010 at 12:10 pm
Out & About: Uncommon and unconventional music

Uncommon and unconventional are the twin themes of three of this weekend’s musical happenings in southern Maine. Top billing goes to a string quartet with an unconventional approach to classical music. Brooklyn Rider is a moniker that evokes modern music; this New York-based foursome...

Scott Andrews • Lifestyle •
Monday, February 22, 2010 at 12:50 pm
Arts and Entertainment Calendar: Feb. 24 - March 7

Greater Portland Auditions, Calls for Art Saturday 2/27

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Monday, February 22, 2010 at 12:30 pm
The Great Outdoors: Exploring Robinson Woods in Cape Elizabeth

Spend an hour walking through majestic white pine and oak on the ledge-dotted heights of 80-acre Robinson Woods, then scoot across the road to lie in the sun and peer far out to sea over Pond Cove. Robinson Woods is part of an impressive network of green spaces and walking trails under the stewar...

Michael Perry • Lifestyle •
Monday, February 22, 2010 at 10:50 am
The Art Forecast: Maine artists win New England Art Awards

The New England Journal of Aesthetic Research is a facetious, hi-falutin’ name for the best online art Web site in New England and possibly the United States. It’s the personal blog of Boston Phoenix art critic Greg Cook. In his never-ending quest to promote regional art and artists, C...

Edgar Allen Beem • Lifestyle •
Monday, February 15, 2010 at 2:30 pm
Eating Well: Good neighbors, good winter soups

If awards were given for the best neighborhoods in Maine, surely the Deering Center neighborhood in Portland would be honored for its congeniality. People happily care for each others’ children, return errant pets to their owners, help with snow removal, tend community gardens, host ...

Susan Lovell • Lifestyle •
Monday, February 15, 2010 at 2:20 pm