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Addison Woolley Gallery
Address: 87 Market St, Portland
Phone: 207.775.0678
Email: inquiry@addisonwoolley.com
Web: SEP 18 “Portraits of Maine in Words: Three Storytellers” | 6 pm
SEP 25 Jazz & Poetry Jam with David Wade
A primarily photography gallery that also hosts literary events.
UPCOMING EVENTS
SEP 18 “Portraits of Maine in Words: Three Storytellers” | 6 pm
SEP 25 Jazz & Poetry Jam with David Wade
Addison Woolley Gallery at Studio 203A
Address: The Bakery Bldg, 61 Pleasant St, #203A, Portland
Phone: 207.450.8499
Email: inquiry@addisonwoolley.com
Web: OCT 2 THROUGH 9 “The Elements Series: Water,” featuring works by Alan Sockloff, Jim O’Reilly, Steven Jones, and the Associated Artists group
NOV 6 THROUGH 13 “The Element Series: Earth,” featuring works by the Associated Artists group
A primarily photography gallery. Open daily from 1:15 to 5 pm.
UPCOMING EVENTS
OCT 2 THROUGH 9 “The Elements Series: Water,” featuring works by Alan Sockloff, Jim O’Reilly, Steven Jones, and the Associated Artists group
NOV 6 THROUGH 13 “The Element Series: Earth,” featuring works by the Associated Artists group
DEC 4 THROUGH 11 “Artful Gifts”
Anthony’s Italian Kitchen
Address: 151 Middle St, Portland
Phone: 207.221.2267
Email: info@anthonysdinnertheater.com
Web: SEP Anthony’s Idol Junior
OCT British Invasion
Broadway-style dinner theater with a five-course Italian meal; beer and wine available. Shows Fri and Sat at 7 pm. Dinner and show cost $55 per couple. Call for reservations.
UPCOMING EVENTS
SEP Anthony’s Idol JuniorOCT British Invasion
Bates College
Address: 305 College St, Lewiston
Phone: 207.786.8272
Email: vtoppses@bates.edu
Web: OCT 2 AND 3 Bates College Modern Dance Company, noon on Sat
OCT 16 Gregory Maqoma Residency Performance of Beautiful Me
DEC 4 Fall Studio Showing, Merrill Gym, noon, free
Performances are at 7:30 pm in Schaeffer Theater. Tickets are $6, $3 students and seniors; call or go online to www.batestickets.com.
UPCOMING EVENTS
OCT 2 AND 3 Bates College Modern Dance Company, noon on Sat
OCT 16 Gregory Maqoma Residency Performance of
Beautiful MeDEC 4 Fall Studio Showing, Merrill Gym, noon, free
Boothbay Region Art Foundation
Address: 1 Townsend Ave, Boothbay Harbor
Phone: 207.633.2703
Open Mon through Sat from 10 am to 5:30 pm, and Sun from 1 to 5 pm. Closes for the season in mid-Oct.
Bowdoin College
Address: Brunswick
Phone: 207.725.3000
7:30 pm, Studzinski Recital Hall. Call for time and tickets.
CALAMUS BOOKSTORE
Address: 92B South St, Boston, MA
Phone: 617.338.1931
Web: OCT 6 Christopher Bram’s Exiles in America, 7 pm
Boston’s complete GLBT bookstore. Open Mon-Sat from 9 am-7 pm, and on Sun from noon to 6 pm.
UPCOMING EVENTS
OCT 6 Christopher Bram’s
Exiles in America, 7 pm
CALAMUS BOOKSTORE
Address: 92B South St, Boston, MA
Phone: 617.338.1931
Web: OCT 26 Launch party for Joe Hayes's new book, A Map of the Harbor Islands, at Club Cafe, 209 Columbus Avenue, Boston, 6:30 pm
Boston’s complete GLBT bookstore.
UPCOMING EVENTS
OCT 26 Launch party for Joe Hayes's new book,
A Map of the Harbor Islands, at Club Cafe, 209 Columbus Avenue, Boston, 6:30 pm
Chocolate Church Arts Center
Address: 804 Washington St, Bath
Phone: 207.442.8455
Web: OCT 17 THROUGH NOV 15 “Juror’s Picks,” photography invitational curated by David Higgins
NOV 21 THROUGH DEC 20 “Annual Member Holiday Show”
Open Tues through Sat from noon to 4 pm, with receptions on opening dates of exhibitions from 5 to 7 pm.
UPCOMING EVENTS
OCT 17 THROUGH NOV 15 “Juror’s Picks,” photography invitational curated by David Higgins
NOV 21 THROUGH DEC 20 “Annual Member Holiday Show”
Frontier Cafe, Cinema, and Gallery
Address: Fort Andross, 14 Maine St, Brunswick
Phone: 207.725.5222
Email: info@explorefrontier.com
Web: THROUGH SEP 26 David Wells, “Concurrence: An Evolving India”
This three-year-old multi-hyphenate shows mostly photography, but also displays sculptures and paintings. The venue also runs art films and sells paninis and plates to share with a local, organic focus. Frontier is open Mon through Thurs from 9 am to 9 pm, Fri until 10 pm, and Sat from 11 am to 10 pm.
UPCOMING EVENTS
THROUGH SEP 26 David Wells, “Concurrence: An Evolving India”
HARVARD BOOK STORE
Address: 1256 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA
Phone: 617.661.1515
Email: info@harvard.com
Web: SEPT 29 Roderick MacFarquhar’s Mao’s Last Revolution, 3 pm
OCT 3 Ari L. Goldman’s Living A Year of Kaddish: A Memoir, Harvard Hillel, 6:30 pm
OCT 6 Professor Lisa Randall, “Warped Passages: Unraveling the Mysteri
Open Mon-Thurs from 9 am-11pm, on Fri and Sat from 9 am-noon, and on Sun from 10 am-10 pm. Used book-buying Tues-Sat from 10 am-4 pm. All readings taking place in the Brattle Theatre begin at 6 pm and cost $3, unless otherwise noted.
UPCOMING EVENTS
SEPT 29 Roderick MacFarquhar’s
Mao’s Last Revolution, 3 pm
OCT 3 Ari L. Goldman’s
Living A Year of Kaddish: A Memoir, Harvard Hillel, 6:30 pm
OCT 6 Professor Lisa Randall, “Warped Passages: Unraveling the Mysteries of the Universe’s Hidden Dimensions,” 3 pm
OCT 9 Professor Marc D. Hauser, “Moral Minds: How Nature Designed Sense of Right and Wrong,” Brattle Theatre, $3, 5:30 pm
OCT 10 Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s
Half A Yellow Sun 6:30 pm
OCT 11 Michael Cox’s
The Meaning of Night: A Confession, 6:30 pm
OCT 12 Alice McDermott’s
After This, 6:30 pm
OCT 13 Professor Janet Halley, “Split Decisions: How and Why To Take A Break from Feminism,” 3 pm
OCT 13 Charles C. Mann, “1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus”
OCT 17 Nell Freudenberger’s
The DissentOCT 19 Richard Dawkins’s
The God Delusion, First Parish Church, $3
OCT 20 Professor Owen Gingerich, “God’s Universe,” 3 pm
OCT 20 Madhur Jaffrey’s
Climbing the Mango Trees: A Memoir of a Childhood in IndiaOCT 24 William Boyd’s
RestlessOCT 27 Professor Alan Wolfe, “Does American Democracy Still Work?” 3 pm
OCT 30 Ben Schott’s
Schott’s Almanac 2007
LONGFELLOW NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE
Address: 105 Brattle St, Cambridge, MA
Phone: 617.876.4491
Open Wed-Sunday from 10 am-4:30 pm through Oct. Visit web site for updated schedule
NEW ENGLAND CRIME BAKE MYSTERY WRITING CONFERENCE
Address: 50 Warren St, Lowell, MA
Phone: 978.452.1200
Email: crimebake@aol.com
The fifth annual New England Crime Bake conference for mystery writers and readers will be held Nov 10 through 12 at the DoubleTree Hotel in Lowell, MA. NY Times best-selling author Lisa Scottoline will be the Guest of Honor. See Web site for scheduling information.
Ogunquit Playhouse
Address: 10 Main St, Ogunquit
Phone: 207.646.5511
Email: boxoffice@ogunquitplayhouse.org
Web: SEP 16 THROUGH OCT 11 All Shook Up, featuring Sally Struthers
Equity house primarily showing musicals, occasionally starring celebrities. Call or go online for tickets.
UPCOMING EVENTS
SEP 16 THROUGH OCT 11 All Shook Up, featuring Sally Struthers
OUT OF THE BLUE ART GALLERY
Address: 106 Prospect St, Cambridge, MA
Phone: 617.354.5287
Email: ootb@att.net
Web: MON Stone Soup Poetry, $4, 8 pm,
SAT “Open Bark” poetry/music/stories, $3-$5, 8:15 pm
Open daily from noon-8 pm. Check weekly Phoenix listings for updated schedules.
UPCOMING EVENTS
MON Stone Soup Poetry, $4, 8 pm,
SAT “Open Bark” poetry/music/stories, $3-$5, 8:15 pm
PORTER SQUARE BOOKS
Address: 25 White St, Cambridge, MA
Phone: 617.491.2220
Email: info@portersquarebooks.com
Web: SEPT 28 Jacqueline Winspear’s Messenger of Truth
SEPT 29 Lee Montgomery’s Things Between Us
OCT 3 Claire Messud’s The Emperor’s Children
OCT 4 Patrick Somerville’s Trouble
OCT 6
All events begin at 7 pm and are free of charge, unless otherwise noted. Check the Web site and weekly Phoenix listings for updated schedules.
UPCOMING EVENTS
SEPT 28 Jacqueline Winspear’s Messenger of Truth
SEPT 29 Lee Montgomery’s Things Between Us
OCT 3 Claire Messud’s The Emperor’s Children
OCT 4 Patrick Somerville’s Trouble
OCT 6 Greg Spatz and Alexander Parsons’s Fiddler's Dream and In the Shadows of the Sun
OCT 11 Emily Franklin’s The Girl’s Almanac
OCT 13 Debbie Brisson’s The Museum of Kitschy Stitches
OCT 18 Karen Cushman’s Loud Silence of Francine Green, 10:30 am
ROSE ART MUSEUM
Address: Brandeis University, 415 South St, Waltham, MA
Phone: 781.736.3434
Email: rosemail@courier.brandeis.edu
Web: THROUGH SEPT 20 “Numbers, Color, and Text: Works from the Collection”
Featuring one of the largest collections of contemporary and modern art in New England. Free. Fall season starts Oct 28; call for hours.
UPCOMING EVENTS
THROUGH SEPT 20 “Numbers, Color, and Text: Works from the Collection”
SEMITIC MUSEUM OF HARVARD UNIVERSITY
Address: 6 Divinity Ave, Cambridge, MA
Phone: 617.495.4631
Email: davis4@fas.harvard.edu
Web: ONGOING "Nuzi and the Hurrians," "The Houses of Ancient Israel," and "The Cesnola Collection from Ancient Cyprus"
The museum houses Harvard’s collection of more than 40,000 Near Eastern archaeological artifacts. Exhibits are semi-permanent. Lecture series for 2009-2010 will be announced in Sept. Open Mon through Fri from 10 am to 4 pm, and on Sun from 1 to 4 pm. Free, donations appreciated.
UPCOMING EVENTS
ONGOING "Nuzi and the Hurrians," "The Houses of Ancient Israel," and "The Cesnola Collection from Ancient Cyprus"
SMITH COLLEGE MUSEUM OF ART
Address: Elm St at Bedford Terrace, Northampton, MA
Phone: 413.585.2760
Email: artmuseum@smith.edu
Web: THROUGH DEC 31 "William Kentridge: What Will Come"
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THROUGH DEC 31 "William Kentridge: What Will Come"
OCT 9 THROUGH FEB 28 "Touch Fire: Contemporary Japanese Ceramics by Women Artists"
Permanent collection consists of works dating from 2500 BC to the present, with emphasis on 19th- and early-20th-century American art. Open Tues through Sat from 10 am to 4 pm, on Sun from noon to 4 pm, and on every second Fri of the month from 10 am to 8 pm (4 to 8 pm free admission). General admission $5 adults, $4 seniors, $3 students, $2 children six through 12. Free to members, Smith College students and faculty, and children under six.
UPCOMING EVENTS
THROUGH NOV 1 "Framework V: Restoring the Boundaries"
THROUGH DEC 31 "William Kentridge: What Will Come"
OCT 9 THROUGH FEB 28 "Touch Fire: Contemporary Japanese Ceramics by Women Artists"
THE PROVINCETOWN THEATER
Address: The Provincetown Theater, 238 Bradford St, Provincetown, MA
Phone: 508.487.9793
Email: info@provincetowntheater.com
This state-of-the-art facility has been years in the making. In 1977 the Playhouse on the Wharf was destroyed by fire. Since then, one of the primary goals of the town’s performing arts community has been to build a new venue, created specifically for live entertainment.
University of New Hampshire
Address: Paul Creative Arts Center, Durham NH
Phone: 603.862.2290
Web: OCT 7 THROUGH 11 Curtains
NOV 4 THROUGH 8 A Midsummer Night’s Dream, $12.50
DEC 2 THROUGH 6 Tintypes, at the Hennessy Theatre
Performances are held in the Johnson Theatre and cost $15.50, unless noted otherwise. Shows start at 7 pm Wed through Sat, with 2 pm matinees on Sun and select Sat. Tickets can be purchased at the MUB box office on weekdays from 10 am to 4 pm, by phone, or online.
UPCOMING EVENTS
OCT 7 THROUGH 11 CurtainsNOV 4 THROUGH 8 A Midsummer Night’s Dream, $12.50
DEC 2 THROUGH 6 Tintypes, at the Hennessy Theatre
WORLD MUSIC/CRASH ARTS
Address: 720 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA
Phone: 617.876.4275
Email: info@worldmusic.org
Web: OCT 4 Paco Peña Flamenco Company A Compás, In the Rhythm . Berklee Performance Center, 7:30 pm. Tickets $30 to $42.
NOV 20 THROUGH 22 Trey McIntyre Project Serious and other works. ICA, Fri at 7:30 pm, Sat at 8 pm, and Sun
World Music features live music and dance performances from around the world. Their extensive schedule can be found on the Web site. Tickets can be purchased by phone, by mail, and at the venue.
UPCOMING EVENTS
OCT 4 Paco Peña Flamenco Company
A Compás, In the Rhythm . Berklee Performance Center, 7:30 pm. Tickets $30 to $42.
NOV 20 THROUGH 22 Trey McIntyre Project
Serious and other works. ICA, Fri at 7:30 pm, Sat at 8 pm, and Sun at 3 pm. Tickets $40.
