A ten-foot-by-ten-foot room isn’t very big. Add boxes of CDs, records and packaging supplies, and you’re not left with much to work with. But beggars can’t be choosers, and Ron Harrity makes do.
Category: Arts & Culture
Metal Feathers and friends celebrating record release Saturday night
On Saturday night three of the area’s most prominent bands will take the stage at the historic Geno’s Rock Club in Portland as The RattleSnakes, Metal Feathers and Foam Castles will be joined by aLex kEaton for one of the most anticipated shows of the year.
Show your appreciation on Record Store Day
Do you love the sound of vinyl? The look, the feel of it? How about fantastic sales and free stuff? Even if you’re not a record collector, this year’s Record Store Day is sure to have something for everyone.
Celebrate the slow approach of summer with Wesley Hartley and the Traveling Trees
The always intense Portland-based folk singer Jacob Augustine will join Wesley Hartley and the Traveling Trees as part of the venue’s weekly TWO music series Tuesday.
Portland Museum of Art hosting public forum on labor mural
The Portland Museum of Art will be hosting a special public forum on Friday at noon to discuss Gov. Paul LePage’s controversial decision late last month to remove “The Maine Labor Mural Cycle” from the main lobby of Maine’s Department of Labor in Augusta.
STRFKR’s electronic dance party coming to SPACE Gallery
Still struggling to clear your head from the seemingly never-ending hibernation of the Maine winter? The SPACE Gallery might just have the perfect remedy, as electronic indie-pop savants STRFKR will be joined by Portland’s own Foam Castles for a show on Wednesday night that is sure to remind you that summer is quickly approaching.
And then there were 65: The 2011 PMA Biennial is set
After a submission period over the summer that included over 3,600 individual works from 902 local Maine and New England artists, the Portland Museum of Art has assembled a collection of 65 pieces for their annual Maine Biennial celebration opening on Thursday.
‘Sucker Punch’ lacks more than just clothing
Marketed as empowering to women, “Sucker Punch” proves to be just the opposite — Lolita-esque characters prancing about in tiny skirts and fishnets seem to be more about fetishism than empowerment. Baby Doll and her fellow femme fatales appear weak and one-dimensional, much like their dialogue.
Titus Andronicus to bring anarchy, Civil War imagery to SPACE Gallery
Instead of drowning your post-spring-break sorrows in an over-priced $10 beer, take that cash and buy a ticket to see Titus Andronicus play at the SPACE Gallery Tuesday night.
Find your niche at the Apohadion Theater
Apohadion. The word sounds like it could be the name of one of Godzilla’s enemies. In spite of its epic quality, the term has no relation to mutant dinosaurs.
Deciphering Bieber-mania with ‘Never Say Never’
I had never even heard a Justin Bieber song from beginning to end. I had heard a lot about him and his haircut, but I’m not in middle school, and I don’t subscribe to Teen Beat.
Lightning strikes twice with new Rick Riordan series
Rick Riordan first gained notoriety when his “Tres Navarre” mystery series for adults won multiple awards. But it wasn’t until his headfirst plunge into children’s literature with the “Percy Jackson and the Olympians” series that he became something of a bookshelf celebrity.
Local music and film find new home at Dispatch
The already full roster of Portland based music and film publications is about to…
Say bye-bye to boredom and hello to HillyTown
“There’s nothing to do in Maine. Maine is boring.” If you grew up in…
USM graduate earns global fame with photography
For fine art photographer Abigail Wellman, success wasn’t easy to find in the state…
E.P. McKnight’s ‘I Question America’ performed at USM
E.P. McKnight performed a one-woman play about the story of Fannie Lou Hamer, an…
Maine artists come together for The Jar Project
What’s so special about a jar? Stop in at Whitney Art Works at 492…
USM graduate finds success in film production
For many students, the period after graduation can prove to be challenging. For film…
Woody Allen’s ‘Tall Dark Stranger’ comes bearing scythe
In a fairer world, Woody Allen would be revered for his stability. He’s been…
‘127 Hours’: Human storytelling at its best
In the opening scenes of Danny Boyle’s “127 Hours,” we see Aron Ralston, played…
USM graduate explores time in photography
For many artists, developing a cohesive personal philosophy for their work takes years of…
Come ‘party naked’ with WARANIMAL
“I present Deathbot!” yelled Nick Reddy, as Kyle Scofield (aka “Deathbot”) appeared on stage. Deathbot wore a neon-colored cardboard mask, matching gloves and boots, and a full-length sleeveless fur coat over a Hawaiian shirt; he clubbed the cheering crowd with his silver, hot pink and lime green-colored foam war hammer. The beachwear-wearing and Silly String-covered crowd swung back with foam noodles. This is party metal. This is WARANIMAL.
Roger’s reboot: back ‘At the Movies’
In an op-ed in last month’s Wired, stand-up comic Patton Oswalt called for the…
Portland Stage Company brings ‘2 Pianos 4 Hands’ to life
“2 Pianos 4 Hands” is a clever, insightful exploration into what it takes to…