Staff Photo Illustration/Michael Fisher ONLINE gamers reap what they sow
It's drawing enthusiasts in droves to Farmville (Pop. 74 million), and fueling a growing national obsession with social gaming.

BOB KEYESMaine artists' works bear the weight of war

Kendrick splash makes waves in the Oscar pool

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N.L. ENGLISHJewel of India treats the palate, from subtle to spicy

CHRISTOPHER HYDEOne person's noise is another person's steam heat

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'Inspired' work by craft artists at Atrium

Indie Films: A month of epicurean delights at Museum of Art

Flawed 'Still Life' still stirs the senses

Signings, etc.
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Inside out
Brian Irwin's 'Recompense' marries the inner life with outdoor inspiration.

'City by the Sea' lacking soul, grit of today's Portland

Go Red for Women an event full of heart, full of fun

AVERY YALE KAMILA / SOCIETY NOTEBOOKHappily, Maine can seem like one big small town

ONLINE gamers reap what they sow
It's drawing enthusiasts in droves to Farmville
(Pop. 74 million), and fueling a growing national obsession with social gaming.

The beginning of the end of 'LOST'
ABC`s groundbreaking series is about to begin its final season, and its legion of hardcore Maine addicts has great expectations.

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Brevetto Kitchen does diners a wonderful flavor

Guy walks into the Grammy Awards ...
... but this is no joke. Maine humorist and folk singer Kendall Morse and his wife Jacqui have seats at tonight's ceremonies, and are in the running for a statuette.

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The imaginarium of Randy Regier

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BOB KEYESAs the arts go, so goes Maine

N.L. ENGLISHBeat monotony with Olive Cafe's lively Mediterranean fare

APRIL BOYLE / THEATER REVIEW'Spitfire Grill' musical delivers soul satisfaction

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Portland Museum of Art hosts traveling still-life exhibit

DANIEL KANY / ART REVIEW'Dress Code' shows fashion can speak to us with style

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Books: Back to Nature
Dean Bennett's new book is about the vanished village of Hastings and the wilderness that reclaimed it.

Books: Debut should hook readers with its depth and heart

Books: Signings, etc.
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CHRISTOPHER HYDEFor a small nation, Haiti heavy on classical composers

AVERY YALE KAMILA / SOCIETY NOTEBOOKFarmers, thespians cultivate cool collaboration

Good News
'King' Corriero 101 years young

Fasten your seat belts

BOB KEYESBold stroke: A medical mystery set to music

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N.L. ENGLISHTastes of summer on the menu this winter in Arundel

Exhibitions up for Arts in the Capitol

PHILIP ISAACSON / IN THE ARTSThere's aesthetic nourishment in even the dullest month

Two emerging artists excel with mature sensibilities, styles

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Theater opens program for children

History of a timber area is a vivid account

Happy ending
Beth Cadena toiled for years to become a children's book author and in October celebrated the publication of 'Supersister.'

Go Red and help Maine women