Stanley Kramer gave us “High Noon” 1952 and “Judgement at Nuremberg” 1961 and that alone is enough to cast Kramer in gold. His “The Defiant Ones” in 1958 wasn’t in the same league with those brilliant pieces. Tony Curtis got to play chain-gang baddie Johnny Jackson, a snarling racist small-time criminal, in a time when […]
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Livingston Taylor still going strong, talks career, upcoming Gardiner concert
Getting back in touch with artists after a long period of time is always fun and usually very rewarding, and such is the case with today’s performer, Livingston Taylor, whom I’ve chatted with several times over the years. As the fourth child in a musical family (which includes James, Kate, Hugh and Alex Taylor) he […]
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Livingston Taylor plans to perform in Gardiner
Livingston Taylor will take the stage at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 12, at Johnson Hall, 280 Water St. in Gardiner. He picked up his first guitar at the age of 13, which began a 50-year career that has encompassed performance, songwriting, and teaching. Born in Boston and raised in North Carolina, Livingston is the fourth […]
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Things to Do: Legendary basketball team, art, theater and poetry
View four new art exhibits in Rockland.
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Live Music Lineup: Palaver Strings, Annie & The Fur Trappers and GoldenOak perform on Saturday
Shows are happening in Portland and Kittery.
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Eat & Run: Flip adds to Brunswick brunch options
The Maine Street restaurant opened in late December.
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Face the Music: For Valentine’s Day, a soundtrack of love songs by local artists
Plus, a love-themed concert presented by Portland Chamber Music Festival.
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Ways to explore Black History Month in Maine
Events planned in February include museum exhibits about Maine’s ties to the slave trade and early communities of formerly enslaved people here, plus virtual talks and tours.
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Indie Film: Aspiring actor and Windham resident Anthony Carignan stars in the first episode of a new series
Local boy goes on an adventure, several of them.
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Tap Lines: Early worries about the pandemic-era beerscape in Maine allayed by study
There’s been plenty of tough times, but by spring of 2021 there was a ‘broad sense of optimism,’ according to a new study by UMaine economists and the Maine Brewers’ Guild.