september 2013
Avant Garde

Avant Garde

September 2013
Call him a 90-day and a 90-year wonder. To celebrate the start of his tenth decade, modernist Harold Garde has just finished 90 paintings in 90 days.

Portland Museum of Art’s PMA Café

September 2013 Art of the Meal Review by Diane Hudson Try a sensuous stop at the museum cafe Blockbuster art exhibits can make you hungry! The PMA Café, managed by Aurora Provisions, takes museum dining seriously. At first glance, you think…OK, sandwiches, salads....

Our Antipode

Our Antipode

September 2013 If you dig straight down, you’ll come out in China, as the saying goes. What a startling cultural disconnect. If you dig straight down, say, from Deering Oaks, the closest civilized spot (I use “civilized” in the lightest sense) on the extreme opposite...

Singular Sensations

Singular Sensations

September 2013
Could an understanding of qualia lead to breakthrough marketing for Maine?

Near East, Downeast

Near East, Downeast

September 2013
Time was, Maine nightclubbers would walk a mile for a camel…because Middle Eastern decor was all the rage.

The Secret Sharer

The Secret Sharer

September 2013
A talented artist sets up her studio in another artist’s Old Port gallery!