BOOKS: BIRDSEYE: In praise of curiosity

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May 17, 2012

BOOKS: BIRDSEYE: In praise of curiosity

The author who told us more than we ever thought there was to know about cod (“Cod: A Biography of the Fish That Changed the World”) and salt (“Salt: A World History”) is back with a more traditional biography.
Published
May 10, 2012

TRAVELIN’ MAINE(RS): Summer living is easy in Tenants Harbor

We’ve been “summering” at the East Wind Inn in Tenants Harbor for many years, spending a couple of days pretending to be wealthy summer visitors to Maine, luxuriating in the simple pleasures of the sea. Innkeeper Tim Watts keeps it simple.
Published
May 10, 2012

BUSHNELL ON BOOKS: “There Goes Ted Williams” and “Randy Riley’s Really Big Hit”

Baseball season is here, and who doesn’t like exciting stories of homeruns and heroes?
Published
May 10, 2012

BOOKS: ‘Dogfish Memory’ author will speak at Bailey Public Library

Joseph A. Dane will give a reading and discuss his book, “Dogfish Memory: Sailing in Search of Old Maine,” at the Bailey Public Library in Winthrop on Tuesday, May 22 at 6:30 p.m., as part of the library’s Lakes Region Forum. Dogfish is a meditative, unconventional memoir, chronicling a lifetime of sailing the Maine coast.
Published
May 10, 2012

BOOKS: Sailor releases double mystery set on Matinicus

Several years ago, a storm at sea forced author and sailor Darcy Scott to take refuge in the harbor at Matinicus — Maine’s most remote island and a place infamous both for its ongoing lobster wars and gun-toting, wild west-meets-beeper-generation lifestyle.

Published
May 10, 2012

BOOKS: Patriot on the Kennebec

In late 1775, a few months after the first shots of the Revolution were fired, Benedict Arnold led more than one thousand troops into Quebec to attack the British
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May 10, 2012

Three souls are adrift in ‘The Deep Blue Sea’

Terrence Davies' new version of Terrence Rattigan's play "The Deep Blue Sea," opening this weekend, has something for everyone. For women: a passionate, dark, tumbling doomed love affair full of heart break and despair. For men: Rachel Weisz.
Published
May 10, 2012

Casco Bay Tummlers

It's been a while since the quintet Casco Bay Tummlers have performed in the University of Maine at Augusta's Jewett Auditorium; but they will perform at 2 p.m. Sunday, May 20, with commentary called "History of Jewish Music." To that end bassist/vocalist Julie Goell took time to chat about the history of her group (which also includes Steve Gruverman on clarinet and sax; Phil McGowan on drums; Carl Dimow on flute, guitar and vocals; and Nancy Hoffman on accordion and vocals), from her Peaks Island home. To help prepare for this interview, Dimow sent a copy of the group's "Journey" CD which contains 13 tracks and clocks in at more than an hour of music.
Published
May 3, 2012

TRAVELIN’ MAINE(RS): Historic Hallowell has it all

Our 24-hour vacation included elegant lodging at Maple Hill Farm Bed & Breakfast Inn, a superb dinner at the Liberal Cup and a morning spent in the interesting shops. If you haven’t spent any time in Hallowell lately, you may be unaware of just how much Maine’s smallest city has to offer.
Published
May 3, 2012

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