http://kennebecvalleypodium.forumotion.com/the-arts-and-artists-f26/-t1.htm What's showing and what they're saying. Sun, 28 Dec 2008 21:49:29 GMT 10 http://i18.servimg.com/u/f18/11/65/21/31/banner10.jpg http://kennebecvalleypodium.forumotion.com/the-arts-and-artists-f26/-t1.htm http://kennebecvalleypodium.forumotion.com/the-arts-and-artists-f26/sculptor-robert-graham-dies-in-california-at-70-t16249.htm Outspoken Sculptor Robert Graham dies in California at 70 Reuters News Service LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Robert Graham, a California sculptor whose works were incorporated into civic monuments including the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial in Washington, D.C., has died at the age of 70. Graham, who also created monuments to boxer Joe Louis and jazz legends Charlie Parker and Duke Ellington, died on Saturday at Santa Monica UCLA Medical Center and Orthopaedic Hospital. At his side were ... The Arts and Artists Sun, 28 Dec 2008 21:49:29 GMT http://kennebecvalleypodium.forumotion.com/the-arts-and-artists-f26/sculptor-robert-graham-dies-in-california-at-70-t16249.htm#19180 http://kennebecvalleypodium.forumotion.com/the-arts-and-artists-f26/sculptor-robert-graham-dies-in-california-at-70-t16249.htm http://kennebecvalleypodium.forumotion.com/the-arts-and-artists-f26/rare-islamic-artifact-sells-for-55-million-t13664.htm Outspoken Rare Islamic artifact sells for $5.5 million By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press Writer LONDON – A rare Islamic crystal jug that was mistaken earlier this year for a cheap French claret pitcher has sold at auction for almost $5.6 million. An anonymous bidder bought the 1,000-year-old rock crystal ewer — one of only seven of its kind known to exist — during a sale of Islamic and Indian art at Christie's auction house in London. The sale price of $5.58 million includes the ... The Arts and Artists Wed, 08 Oct 2008 00:26:18 GMT http://kennebecvalleypodium.forumotion.com/the-arts-and-artists-f26/rare-islamic-artifact-sells-for-55-million-t13664.htm#16215 http://kennebecvalleypodium.forumotion.com/the-arts-and-artists-f26/rare-islamic-artifact-sells-for-55-million-t13664.htm http://kennebecvalleypodium.forumotion.com/the-arts-and-artists-f26/italy-museum-defies-pope-anger-over-crucified-frog-t12322.htm Outspoken Italy museum defies pope anger over crucified frog By ARIEL DAVID Associated Press Writer ROME - An art museum in northern Italy said Thursday it will continue displaying a sculpture portraying a green frog nailed to a cross that has angered Pope Benedict XVI and local officials. The board of the foundation of the Museion in the city of Bolzano voted to keep the work by the late German artist Martin Kippenberger, the museum said in a statement. Earlier in August the pope ... The Arts and Artists Thu, 28 Aug 2008 22:54:41 GMT http://kennebecvalleypodium.forumotion.com/the-arts-and-artists-f26/italy-museum-defies-pope-anger-over-crucified-frog-t12322.htm#14702 http://kennebecvalleypodium.forumotion.com/the-arts-and-artists-f26/italy-museum-defies-pope-anger-over-crucified-frog-t12322.htm http://kennebecvalleypodium.forumotion.com/the-arts-and-artists-f26/a-rare-glimmer-of-wagner-is-worth-the-trip-t11479.htm Outspoken A Rare Glimmer Of Wagner Is Worth the Trip By Philip Kennicott Washington Post Staff Writer COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. -- Wagner finished three operas before he composed the first of the 10 works for which he is famous. "Das Liebesverbot," which is receiving an exceedingly rare production here at the Glimmerglass Opera Festival, was second in the trio of scores he produced before the 1843 "Flying Dutchman," which set the great Wagnerian juggernaut rolling. Based on ... The Arts and Artists Sat, 02 Aug 2008 13:25:03 GMT http://kennebecvalleypodium.forumotion.com/the-arts-and-artists-f26/a-rare-glimmer-of-wagner-is-worth-the-trip-t11479.htm#13736 http://kennebecvalleypodium.forumotion.com/the-arts-and-artists-f26/a-rare-glimmer-of-wagner-is-worth-the-trip-t11479.htm http://kennebecvalleypodium.forumotion.com/the-arts-and-artists-f26/circus-smirkus-draws-kids-to-the-big-top-t11213.htm Outspoken Circus Smirkus draws kids to the big top Each year, hundreds apply for spots in the popular circus that will be coming to Maine again in August. The Associated Press GREENSBORO, Vt. — Fourteen-year-old Thula Martin knows exactly what she'll say if her teacher asks the class what they did this summer: "I ran away and joined the circus." She did, sort of: Thula, a ninth- grader from Pahoa, Hawaii, is one of 30 teenagers from around the world spending their summer performing ... The Arts and Artists Fri, 25 Jul 2008 10:45:51 GMT http://kennebecvalleypodium.forumotion.com/the-arts-and-artists-f26/circus-smirkus-draws-kids-to-the-big-top-t11213.htm#13444 http://kennebecvalleypodium.forumotion.com/the-arts-and-artists-f26/circus-smirkus-draws-kids-to-the-big-top-t11213.htm http://kennebecvalleypodium.forumotion.com/the-arts-and-artists-f26/monet-painting-smashes-record-art-boom-goes-on-t10116.htm Outspoken Monet painting smashes record, art boom goes on By Mike Collett-White Reuters News Service LONDON (Reuters) - A Monet water-lily painting sold for 41 million pounds ($80.5 million) Tuesday, doubling the previous auction record for the artist and ensuring London's key art market season got off to a flying start. "Le Bassin aux Nympheas" had been expected to fetch 18-24 million pounds, but after an intense bidding battle it smashed the previous Monet auction record of $41.5 million ... The Arts and Artists Wed, 25 Jun 2008 00:56:51 GMT http://kennebecvalleypodium.forumotion.com/the-arts-and-artists-f26/monet-painting-smashes-record-art-boom-goes-on-t10116.htm#12202 http://kennebecvalleypodium.forumotion.com/the-arts-and-artists-f26/monet-painting-smashes-record-art-boom-goes-on-t10116.htm http://kennebecvalleypodium.forumotion.com/the-arts-and-artists-f26/revival-of-south-pacific-takes-5-tonys-t9778.htm Outspoken Revival of 'South Pacific' takes 5 Tonys By MICHAEL KUCHWARA AP Drama Writer NEW YORK - The lavish revival of "South Pacific" took five prizes, including director of a musical, and "Boeing-Boeing, a 1960s sex farce filled with slamming doors and eager stewardesses, was named best-revival play, as the 2008 Tony Awards got under way Sunday. Bartlett Sher, who oversaw "South Pacific," thanked the show's legendary creators, composer Richard Rodgers, lyricist Oscar Hammerstein II, ... The Arts and Artists Mon, 16 Jun 2008 01:39:22 GMT http://kennebecvalleypodium.forumotion.com/the-arts-and-artists-f26/revival-of-south-pacific-takes-5-tonys-t9778.htm#11831 http://kennebecvalleypodium.forumotion.com/the-arts-and-artists-f26/revival-of-south-pacific-takes-5-tonys-t9778.htm http://kennebecvalleypodium.forumotion.com/the-arts-and-artists-f26/newport-music-fest-expands-beyond-folk-t9765.htm Outspoken Newport music fest expands beyond folk Organizers mix up the genres of marquee performers to revitalize the venerable event. The Associated Press Trey Anastasio probably wouldn't be confused with a folk act, even if the former frontman for the jam band Phish stepped on stage solo with an acoustic guitar. The same goes for the Black Crowes, whose bluesy guitar-driven rock would easily drown out the average acoustic troubadour. But both acts are on the bill for the upcoming Newport ... The Arts and Artists Sun, 15 Jun 2008 12:55:06 GMT http://kennebecvalleypodium.forumotion.com/the-arts-and-artists-f26/newport-music-fest-expands-beyond-folk-t9765.htm#11814 http://kennebecvalleypodium.forumotion.com/the-arts-and-artists-f26/newport-music-fest-expands-beyond-folk-t9765.htm http://kennebecvalleypodium.forumotion.com/the-arts-and-artists-f26/wagner-s-siegfried-in-vienna-a-treat-t7535.htm Outspoken Wagner's 'Siegfried' in Vienna a treat By GEORGE JAHN Associated Press Writer VIENNA, Austria - Wotan's moment of truth has been depicted thousands of times in opera houses across the world since Wagner's "Siegfried" premiered 130 years ago — but probably seldom as starkly as Sunday at the Vienna State Opera. For just a second the chief god stoops, picks up a handful of earth and sniffs at it, in a powerfully telling gesture of what is about to come: an end his rule and with ... The Arts and Artists Mon, 28 Apr 2008 01:30:46 GMT http://kennebecvalleypodium.forumotion.com/the-arts-and-artists-f26/wagner-s-siegfried-in-vienna-a-treat-t7535.htm#9351 http://kennebecvalleypodium.forumotion.com/the-arts-and-artists-f26/wagner-s-siegfried-in-vienna-a-treat-t7535.htm http://kennebecvalleypodium.forumotion.com/the-arts-and-artists-f26/early-picasso-nude-found-in-english-bedroom-t6291.htm Outspoken Early Picasso nude found in English bedroom AFP News Service LONDON (AFP) - A nude painting by Pablo Picasso when he was aged about 20 has been found in the bedroom of a house in south-west England, the auctioneers selling it said Monday. "Etreinte" (Embrace), a watercolour, shows a nude Picasso entwined in an intimate embrace with his girlfriend Louise Lenoir, known as Odette. It was painted in 1901 or 1902, when the Spanish artist would have been 20 or 21 and still ... The Arts and Artists Tue, 01 Apr 2008 01:34:35 GMT http://kennebecvalleypodium.forumotion.com/the-arts-and-artists-f26/early-picasso-nude-found-in-english-bedroom-t6291.htm#7959 http://kennebecvalleypodium.forumotion.com/the-arts-and-artists-f26/early-picasso-nude-found-in-english-bedroom-t6291.htm http://kennebecvalleypodium.forumotion.com/the-arts-and-artists-f26/jefferson-premiere-thoroughly-enjoyable-t6263.htm Outspoken 'Jefferson' premiere thoroughly enjoyable By CHRISTOPHER HYDE Portland Press Herald Elliott Schwartz's Chamber Concerto VI: Mr. Jefferson received a fitting world premiere Saturday at Bowdoin College's Studzinski Recital Hall, which was filled for the occasion. The solo part was performed by noted British violinist Peter Sheppard Skaerved, who suggested Thomas Jefferson the violinist as a subject to the composer. The Portland Chamber Orchestra, under Robert Lehmann, was ... The Arts and Artists Mon, 31 Mar 2008 11:38:04 GMT http://kennebecvalleypodium.forumotion.com/the-arts-and-artists-f26/jefferson-premiere-thoroughly-enjoyable-t6263.htm#7931 http://kennebecvalleypodium.forumotion.com/the-arts-and-artists-f26/jefferson-premiere-thoroughly-enjoyable-t6263.htm http://kennebecvalleypodium.forumotion.com/the-arts-and-artists-f26/donkey-takes-final-bow-at-ballet-troupe-t5994.htm Outspoken Donkey takes final bow at ballet troupe Reuters News Service ST PETERSBURG, Russia (Reuters) - Russia's Mariinsky ballet has said farewell to one of its longest-serving artistes: a 21-year-old female donkey named Monika. The animal is to be pensioned off after 19 years carrying the knight's overweight servant Sancho Panza around the stage in productions of the ballet Don Quixote. The Mariinsky, previously known as the Kirov, is one of Russia's foremost ballet troupes. At her ... The Arts and Artists Tue, 25 Mar 2008 00:23:04 GMT http://kennebecvalleypodium.forumotion.com/the-arts-and-artists-f26/donkey-takes-final-bow-at-ballet-troupe-t5994.htm#7634 http://kennebecvalleypodium.forumotion.com/the-arts-and-artists-f26/donkey-takes-final-bow-at-ballet-troupe-t5994.htm http://kennebecvalleypodium.forumotion.com/the-arts-and-artists-f26/musical-violettes-dad-daughters-ready-to-perform-t5362.htm Outspoken MUSICAL VIOLETTES: Dad, daughters ready to perform FROM STAFF REPORTS Kennebec Journal Fresh, youthful enthusiasm and the wisdom of experience will merge when the Augusta Symphony Orchestra and the Maine Youth Orchestra present their fifth annual collaboration next Sunday. During the performance, Jay Violette of Waterville and his two daughters, Anne Violette, 17, and Grace Violette, 14, will blend their musical talents for the concert set for 3 p.m., March 16 at Yarmouth High ... The Arts and Artists Sun, 09 Mar 2008 12:15:57 GMT http://kennebecvalleypodium.forumotion.com/the-arts-and-artists-f26/musical-violettes-dad-daughters-ready-to-perform-t5362.htm#6924 http://kennebecvalleypodium.forumotion.com/the-arts-and-artists-f26/musical-violettes-dad-daughters-ready-to-perform-t5362.htm http://kennebecvalleypodium.forumotion.com/the-arts-and-artists-f26/king-tut-exhibit-returns-to-us-in-2008-t5211.htm Outspoken King Tut exhibit returns to U.S. in 2008 The Associated Press DALLAS - A popular exhibit including objects buried with Egypt's King Tutankhamun will return to the United States next year with three stops, beginning in Dallas. The exhibit opening Oct. 3 at the Dallas Museum of Art will be followed by stops at two yet-to-be-name museums. "Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs" drew nearly 4 million visitors during its two-year, four-city tour that wrapped up ... The Arts and Artists Wed, 05 Mar 2008 18:45:36 GMT http://kennebecvalleypodium.forumotion.com/the-arts-and-artists-f26/king-tut-exhibit-returns-to-us-in-2008-t5211.htm#6747 http://kennebecvalleypodium.forumotion.com/the-arts-and-artists-f26/king-tut-exhibit-returns-to-us-in-2008-t5211.htm http://kennebecvalleypodium.forumotion.com/the-arts-and-artists-f26/new-york-philharmonic-to-play-nkorea-in-february-report-t2443.htm Outspoken New York Philharmonic to play N.Korea in February: report AFP News Service NEW YORK (AFP) - The New York Philharmonic, one of America's leading orchestras, has accepted a rare invitation from North Korea to play in the reclusive communist country in February, US media reported Monday. A Philharmonic spokesman refused to confirm the reports but said the orchestra's president and chairman would hold a news conference Tuesday alongside top US and North Korean diplomats. Backed ... The Arts and Artists Tue, 11 Dec 2007 03:52:55 GMT http://kennebecvalleypodium.forumotion.com/the-arts-and-artists-f26/new-york-philharmonic-to-play-nkorea-in-february-report-t2443.htm#3631 http://kennebecvalleypodium.forumotion.com/the-arts-and-artists-f26/new-york-philharmonic-to-play-nkorea-in-february-report-t2443.htm http://kennebecvalleypodium.forumotion.com/the-arts-and-artists-f26/gingerbread-houses-to-benefit-opera-house-t1935.htm Outspoken Gingerbread houses to benefit Opera House A contest will decide which entries are best, and then they all will be auctioned off. By MELANIE CREAMER News Assistant Portland Press Herald The key ingredients to creating a jaw-dropping gingerbread house are more than candy canes, gumdrops, and gingerbread -- it's about believing the magic of the holiday season. More than 35 people across the Boothbay region are expected to enter this year's Great Gingerbread Spectacular, held ... The Arts and Artists Wed, 28 Nov 2007 12:45:03 GMT http://kennebecvalleypodium.forumotion.com/the-arts-and-artists-f26/gingerbread-houses-to-benefit-opera-house-t1935.htm#2857 http://kennebecvalleypodium.forumotion.com/the-arts-and-artists-f26/gingerbread-houses-to-benefit-opera-house-t1935.htm http://kennebecvalleypodium.forumotion.com/the-arts-and-artists-f26/murder-at-the-howard-johnson-s-not-all-funny-t1420.htm Outspoken 'Murder at the Howard Johnson's' not all funny from the Morning Sentinel The deathbed words of British actor and director Sir Donald Wolfit (1902-1968) are famously reported to have been, "Dying is easy; comedy is hard." The current production at Waterville's Aqua City Actor's Theatre, "Murder at the Howard Johnson's," suggests that pulling off either one successfully can be pretty difficult indeed. For those unfamiliar with the venue, ACAT is an intimate performing ... The Arts and Artists Wed, 14 Nov 2007 12:07:19 GMT http://kennebecvalleypodium.forumotion.com/the-arts-and-artists-f26/murder-at-the-howard-johnson-s-not-all-funny-t1420.htm#2177 http://kennebecvalleypodium.forumotion.com/the-arts-and-artists-f26/murder-at-the-howard-johnson-s-not-all-funny-t1420.htm http://kennebecvalleypodium.forumotion.com/the-arts-and-artists-f26/ansel-adams-photo-proofs-on-view-t1331.htm Outspoken Ansel Adams' photo proofs on view By MARTHA WAGGONER Associated Press Writer ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. - They are photos Ansel Adams never intended anyone to see — tiny proofs taken with a handheld camera of a landscape that lacks the grandeur captured in his portraits of the Sierra Nevada and Yosemite National Park. But thanks to some connections and a quirk of inheritance law, and over the objections of the trust that controls use of Adams' work, the few dozen 5-inch-square proofs ... The Arts and Artists Mon, 12 Nov 2007 02:46:34 GMT http://kennebecvalleypodium.forumotion.com/the-arts-and-artists-f26/ansel-adams-photo-proofs-on-view-t1331.htm#2074 http://kennebecvalleypodium.forumotion.com/the-arts-and-artists-f26/ansel-adams-photo-proofs-on-view-t1331.htm http://kennebecvalleypodium.forumotion.com/the-arts-and-artists-f26/collector-leaves-18-masterpieces-to-british-galleries-t555.htm Outspoken Collector leaves 18 masterpieces to British galleries AFP News Service LONDON (AFP) - A leading British art collector has left 18 paintings by artists including Claude Monet, Francis Bacon and Paul Gauguin to two of London's top galleries, they said Monday. Simon Sainsbury, who died last year, bequeathed works including one of Monet's "Water Lillies" to the Tate Gallery and the National Gallery. The paintings are thought to be worth up to 100 million pounds (140 ... The Arts and Artists Mon, 29 Oct 2007 16:56:50 GMT http://kennebecvalleypodium.forumotion.com/the-arts-and-artists-f26/collector-leaves-18-masterpieces-to-british-galleries-t555.htm#974 http://kennebecvalleypodium.forumotion.com/the-arts-and-artists-f26/collector-leaves-18-masterpieces-to-british-galleries-t555.htm http://kennebecvalleypodium.forumotion.com/the-arts-and-artists-f26/rembrandt-fever-over-auctioned-portrait-t486.htm Outspoken Rembrandt fever over auctioned portrait By THOMAS WAGNER Associated Press Writer LONDON - A museum in the Netherlands said the portrait was not by Rembrandt, and the provincial auction house in England was only advertising it as a work by one of his followers — valued at $3,078. But when 15 minutes of bidding on the painting ended Friday, it had sold for $4.5 million. "I was shocked," said Philip Allwood, who had conducted the auction in the town of Cirencester, ... The Arts and Artists Sun, 28 Oct 2007 19:07:57 GMT http://kennebecvalleypodium.forumotion.com/the-arts-and-artists-f26/rembrandt-fever-over-auctioned-portrait-t486.htm#901 http://kennebecvalleypodium.forumotion.com/the-arts-and-artists-f26/rembrandt-fever-over-auctioned-portrait-t486.htm http://kennebecvalleypodium.forumotion.com/the-arts-and-artists-f26/sotheby-s-to-auction-callas-letters-dresses-in-milan-t213.htm Outspoken Sotheby's to auction Callas letters, dresses in Milan Reuters News Service MILAN (Reuters) - From love letters to evening dresses, personal belongings of Greek-American opera diva Maria Callas will be put up for sale in Milan in December. The material, released by the estate of her late husband Giovanni Battista Meneghini, unlocks aspects of the life Callas shared with the man she left before having an explosive relationship with Greek shipping magnate Aristotle Onassis. There ... The Arts and Artists Wed, 24 Oct 2007 14:00:45 GMT http://kennebecvalleypodium.forumotion.com/the-arts-and-artists-f26/sotheby-s-to-auction-callas-letters-dresses-in-milan-t213.htm#213 http://kennebecvalleypodium.forumotion.com/the-arts-and-artists-f26/sotheby-s-to-auction-callas-letters-dresses-in-milan-t213.htm http://kennebecvalleypodium.forumotion.com/the-arts-and-artists-f26/pianist-composer-to-play-new-phantom-of-the-opera-score-t76.htm Outspoken Pianist-composer to play new 'Phantom of the Opera' score from the Morning Sentinel FARMINGTON -- On Sunday, Oct. 28, the Arts Institute of Western Maine will present Doug Protsik playing his original piano score to the silent 1925 thriller, "Phantom of the Opera" starring Lon Chaney. The film will be shown at 7 p.m. in Lincoln Auditorium in the Roberts Learning Center at the University of Maine at Farmington. Protsik, of Woolwich, has been performing old-time piano ... The Arts and Artists Wed, 24 Oct 2007 10:46:17 GMT http://kennebecvalleypodium.forumotion.com/the-arts-and-artists-f26/pianist-composer-to-play-new-phantom-of-the-opera-score-t76.htm#76 http://kennebecvalleypodium.forumotion.com/the-arts-and-artists-f26/pianist-composer-to-play-new-phantom-of-the-opera-score-t76.htm