Monday, September 19,2005 Sanford Maine Stage Company – Auditions have been extended for Sanford Maine Stage Companyʼs production of Charles Dickens great classic: GREAT EXPECTATIONS, Directed by John Alexander Monday, 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. *Especially in need are adult men 18-60* Please contact : 207-324-9691 or online at: www.
Category: Arts & Culture
Rockwell Kent
Since installed in late June, Rockwell Kent continues to light up the Portland Museum of Art. To commemorate Kent’s move to Maine 100 years ago, the museum is running a multi-level exhibit dedicated to the work created by Kent. With visions spanning from Greenland to Alaska to right here in Maine, Kent’s paintings strongly focus on the way light plays on the landscapes.
Lounging at the Lounge
ALEX VELIGOR
CONTRIBUTING WRITER
As I walked into the lounge I
was hit by a wall of scent – Chanel
Crystal to be precise. This scent
was a precursor of what was to come
when a visitor walks into Bubba’s.
It suggests sweet sensuality, with
overtones of excitement and
sexuality released like a caged
woman.
LifeStyle?
MIRANDA VALENTINE COLUMNIST When the new A and E editor Josh e-mailed and asked me to write a column for this week’s paper, I paused. At graduation, I had fully intended on deciding how I would answer that question by the end of the summer. I just didn’t realize that the end of summer would come so very quickly.
“Livin’ in Red, White and Blue”
Brooks N’ Dunn, a country band with family ties to Portland, performed Wednesday night at the Cumberland County Civic Center to a sold out crowd. This staffer was fortunate enough to be there. They put on a non-stop, action-packed show, complete with 30-foot blow up props-two of which were cowgirls riding mechanical bulls.
Laughing all the way to the bank
USM is well known for its often sharp and poignant-but not exactly comedic-plays. That changed this weekend, with “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” USM’s first full-blown comedy in over two years. The commotion surrounding the University’s production had been growing since tryouts were held last semester; by dress rehearsal this past Wednesday, the five-day performance, held in Gorham’s Black Box Theatre, was completely sold out.
Feel the Love with “Beautiful Locals”
It’s good to see a local music scene that has the ability to create an album like “Beautiful Locals.” The album is the brainchild of Mark Curdo, a local music aficionado who had the genius idea of having Portland musicians cover (now bear with me on this part) other Portland musicians.
Lifestyle
When my father Ethan and stepmother Amy started the almost-two-year process of adopting a baby girl from China, both my fianc? Matt and my best friend Ciera told me, “Well, I think you’re finally ready.” This may seem like an odd thing for them to say, but they were both right-had my dad and Amy begun such a process a few years earlier, I may not have been so “ready” to be a sister.
Editor’s Picks for Summer
So you’ve got a whole summer ahead of you-here are a few of the freakish festivals offered around the state, for those weekends when beer and blackouts in the Old Port seem just a little dull.
Fiddlehead Art and Cultural Festival. If mimes unnerve you, this may not be the festival for you; or, you can take the opportunity to overcome your phobia of the perpetually boxed-in and perennially pale little monkeys.
How creative is Maine’s economy?
Spring is in the air. The flowers are in bloom, Back Bay is rife with runners wearing only the bare essentials, and USM is overflowing with students anxiously awaiting that magic moment when term papers are done and finals behind them. For seniors completing their degrees, the wonders of imminent summer are overshadowed by questions common to anyone at the final leg of a long journey: What happens next? Is that perfect job out there, the one that provides not only monetary rewards, but a higher sense of satisfaction, a feeling of fulfillment beyond simply being able to pay the bills and afford beer, pizza and the occasional romantic getaway?
For students graduating in arts-related fields, some of those questions may seem arbitrary at best.
Concerts, exhibits and festivals, oh my!
For those students who reside in the Portland area year-round, there will be no shortage of events to keep you busy this summer. Care to check out the Rockwell Kent exhibit at the Portland Museum of Art? No problem! Want to rock ’till you drop with Def Leppard? Rock on! Or maybe you just want to see Portland at its finest during the Old Port Festival.
Lifestyle
I am graduating in one week. As you can imagine, it’s been something of a stressful time-scrambling to combat an acute case of senioritis, getting my school work done, trying to find a job, all the while attempting to figure out “what I want to be when I grow up.
A life of crime
When I was a kid, from about ages seven to, say, 12 or 13, I wanted to be a jewel thief. Other girls in my class wanted to be teachers, veterinarians, ballerinas; I had no interest in any of these vocations. I wanted to scale fences, steal golden monkeys, frequent remote locales, invariably pursued by menacing strangers with exotic accents and freakish scars.
Gorham Spring Fling best yet
Last week’s annual Spring Fling, hosted by the Gorham Events Board and Residential Life, went off without a hitch, providing not only merriment and general ribaldry for all involved, but also raising much-needed cash for Habitat for Humanity. The Spring Fling is held every year in Gorham, with events this time around including a casino night, jamfest featuring Paranoid Social Club, and culminating with a semi-formal dance and drag show.
Poets, poets, everywhere
Words & Images hosted a poetry reading last Tuesday to present the Stephen Dunn Poetry Awards to this year’s winners.
Keith Foster said “The thing I always say about a small audience is that everyone who matters is there.” Foster is a member of Words & Images opened the poetry reading on the seventh floor of Glickman Library.
Editor’s Pick’s ‘Round Town
The sun, she shines. The air is warm, the tide is high, it’s time to get out and paint the town. Here are a few options.
The Passenger Release Party. We touted it last week, we’ll tout it again this issue. Writers, artists, and entrepreneurs from around the globe have put together a quarterly magazine called The Passenger, working with Portland’s Angioplasty Media.
LifeStyle
The recent sunny weather prompted me to consider my rather pasty winter complexion. A little color might be nice, I thought. But, as I burn very easily, and have no interest in skin cancer, lying out and tanning booths weren’t options. So I did what any pale girl in need of a tan does: I headed to my neighborhood drug store.
National magazine hosts release party at Casco Bay Books
A after a day’s worth of organized (and not-so-organized) activity in downtown Portland, on Monday, April 25, there’s a party at Casco Bay Books. The celebration will herald the first local-release of Passenger Magazine, and is brought to us by Portland’s very own Angioplasty Media.
Dance USM! takes the main stage
Neitzche is credited with saying, “I would believe only in a God who knows how to dance.” This weekend at Russell Hall, the wide world of Southern Maine has an opportunity to see firsthand just what inspired such a bold statement, when the USM Theatre Department presents Dance USM!, an annual event showcasing performances by students, faculty, and guest dancers and choreographers.
heart-comic #41
April’s here: Breathe deep and turn up the tunes
Last weekend, I had an opportunity to do something I rarely do in my daily life: I relaxed. I hung out. A friend was visiting for the weekend, which meant that, for 72 hours, I put aside my pen. No writing, no editing, no transcription, no thoughts of global domination.
Editor’s Picks ‘Round Town
All right, kids, we’re approaching the finish line to another rousing year at USM. Here are a few events to keep you lively through the final stretch.
Words and Images release party. Readings, music, scintillating banter from Maine’s literary elite. What better way to spend your Monday evening? Space, Portland.
April: A time of spring and music
The second half of April promises to be a busy time for the music department. In the next couple of weeks there are going to be seven performances, and since April is “New Music Month” there will be a strong emphasis on student and faculty compositions. Check out the listing below to see what upcoming events strike your fancy.
A winner on “The Wheel”
When commenting on her adventures on “Wheel of Fortune,” Mary Sylvain-Leonas said “It was an awesome experience.” Leonas, a USM staff member on the Lewiston-Auburn campus made her national television debut on March 31. After leaving Sony Studios in Burbank, California with $10,000 cash and an all expense paid trip to South Africa, some might say it was a success.