The Bowdoin Orient

If the hope for "27 Dresses" was an innovative gown of a film with bold style and a refreshing hue, the audience will have to settle for a reliable, simple, black dress of a movie: never the wrong choice, but not a remarkable one either. Directed by Anne Fletcher, the movie is pleasant enough, but similarly-themed romantic comedies such as "10 Things I Hate About You" easily outshine this fall-back date movie. With its inevitable happy ending and attractive actors, "27 Dresses" certainly succeeds in making its audiences feel warm and fuzzy inside, but it does no more than that.

The melodious harmonies of 17th century Italy will fill the air of Kanbar Auditorium this weekend at the University of Southern Maine's School of Music's performance of Claudio Monteverdi's "L'Orfeo?Favola in Musica."

This afternoon, pianist Duncan Cumming will present this year's second Teatime Concert in Studzinski Recital Hall's Kanbar Auditorium at 4 p.m., with refreshments provided by the Association of Bowdoin Friends.

Today's Teatime Concert, scheduled for 4:00 p.m. in Kanbar Auditorium, Studzinski Recital Hall, will feature Harlequine Quintet. The Teatime Concerts began more than five years ago, and they are so called because they are accompanied by midafternoon refreshments, like those one might enjoy during a traditional English tea hour.