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Chapels

FEATURE-May 2011 By Tyler Boucher Photographs by Thomas Birtwistle Some of the oldest and most revered buildings in Maine are chapels. After decades filled with ecclesiastical gatherings and non-denominational celebrations alike, these sanctuaries are still in use today, serving their

Vinyl State

FEATURE-May 2011 By Sandy Lang Photographs by Peter Frank Edwards What happens when a 1970s- era record player spurs a weekend search for vinyl vendors? This yarn just might need a soundtrack.   Play a record, and you can almost 

Pete Miller

PROFILE-May 2011 By Celeste Parke Photographs by Michael Winters On a stretch of shoreline east of Higgins Beach, a pale glow trembles on the horizon. On another morning, you might find Pete Miller riding his longboard here, but today he

Robert Pinsky

POETRY-May 2011 Poem by Robert Pinsky Edited by Christopher Seid Artwork by Dan Daly  The Favorite Poem Project   Pinsky’s Passion: The Favorite Poem Project While serving as poet laureate of the United States from 1997 to 2000, Robert Pinsky initiated

Susan Hiller

SEE-May 2011 By Deborah Weisgall Still from The J. Street Project, 2002Ð2005.  Video installation: single-channel projection, color, stereo, 67 minutes.  Colby College Museum of Art. Gift of Sally and Michael Gordon.   A grid of 303 small, numbered photographs with

Jewelers

A-LIST-May 2011 By Melissa Coleman Photographs by Kari Herer   01 Brown Goldsmiths As a Freeport resident, this lovely husband-and-wife shop, established in 1971, is the first place I would go for a top-quality, Maine-made ring with style. The personalized

48 Hours In…Rangeley

May 2011 | By Melissa Coleman  | Illustration by Josh Brill 48 hours of our favorite places to stay, eat, fish, or tie the knot May is a quiet month in Rangeley, Maine. The hum of snowmobiles has faded from

Frank Glazer

Q+-May 2011 Text + photograph by Evan McGlinn   NAME: Frank Glazer Age: 96 Occupation: Artist in residence, Bates College What contemporary composers and compositions do you admire? I like the Copland Variations very much, and I have played them a lot and

May

LISTEN-May 2011 Text + photograph by Bryan Bruchman Bryan Bruchman doesn’t miss a beat when it comes to music happenings around Maine. Every issue, he fills the calendar with the best concerts, album releases, and news from your favorite artists