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Out & About: Maine premiere of 'Piazza' is a must-see

We're still more than a week away from the "official" start of summer, but southern Maine's arts and entertainment organizations aren't waiting for the solstice. For them, summer is already here. Maine State Music Theatre, one of the pillars of our summer cultural scene, opened its 2...

Scott Andrews • Lifestyle •
Monday, June 8, 2009 at 10:50 am
Arts and Entertainment Calendar: June 10 - June 21

Greater Portland Auditions, Calls for Art Call for Artists: Paint for Preservation, second annual wet paint auction held Aug. 30 to benefit the Cape Elizabeth Land Trust, must submit two samples (slides or digital images...

Heather Gunther • Lifestyle •
Friday, June 5, 2009 at 4:20 pm
Arts and Entertainment Calendar: June 3 - June 14

Greater Portland Auditions, Calls for Art Call for Artists: Paint for Preservation, second annual wet paint auction held Aug. 30 to benefit the Cape Elizabeth Land Trust, must submit two samples (slides or digital images...

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Wednesday, June 3, 2009
The Great Outdoors: Exploring the Kelsey Brook Trail in Freeport

With a variety of never-ending yard chores and home repair projects on tap, it is hard to make a guilt-free getaway up into the western Maine mountains for a day of wilderness solitude. Wilderness is nearby, however, in most southern Maine towns on a network of under-utilized trails that most p... 1

Michael Perry • Lifestyle •
Monday, June 1, 2009 at 3:00 pm
Out & About: Seasonal shift in music, theater

Early June marks the finales of the fall-winter-spring programs at a few of southern Maine's arts producers and presenters, and simultaneously represents the start of the summer season at some others. This week's pick of the tix reflects that seasonal shift. Portland Symphony Orches...

Scott Andrews • Lifestyle •
Monday, June 1, 2009 at 12:20 pm
Arts and Entertainment Calendar: May 27 - June 7

Greater Portland Auditions, Calls for Art Wednesday 5/27

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Wednesday, May 27, 2009 at 1:10 am
Arts and Entertainment Calendar: May 20 - May 31

Greater Portland Auditions, Calls for Art Monday 5/25 Portland's Choral Art Society Auditions, for CAS Singers and CAS Camerata, 7-9 p.m., open audition, Allen Avenue Unitarian Universalist Church, 524...

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Wednesday, May 20, 2009
Arts and Entertainment Calendar: May 13 - May 24

Greater Portland Auditions, Calls for Art Monday 5/18 Portland's Choral Art Society Auditions, for CAS Singers and CAS Camerata, 5:30-9 p.m. May 18, tenors and basses; 7-9 p.m. May 25, open audition, ...

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Wednesday, May 13, 2009
Out & About: 2 great concerts, 1 classic Broadway musical

Two of southern Maine's finest community-based musical ensembles wrap up their 2008-2009 seasons this weekend with concerts north of Portland. And both programs will be presented twice. The Oratorio Chorale tackles Franz Joseph Haydn's monumental "The Seasons" in Topsham o...

Scott Andrews • Lifestyle •
Monday, May 11, 2009 at 11:40 am
Eating Well: Inside Bittman's 'Food Matters'

Mark Bittman, cookbook author, ood columnist for The New York Times and star of the 2005 television series "Bittman Takes on America's Chefs," is a self-taught cook who teaches us how to cook simply and to feed ourselves well in his latest book, "Food Matters: A Guide to Consciou...

Susan Lovell • Lifestyle •
Monday, May 11, 2009 at 10:30 am