See the musical this weekend at the Waterville Opera House.
Life & Culture
Stories about life, culture, entertainment and arts from the Portland Press Herald.
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Throwback Photo: Taylor Swift plays outdoor show in Kennebunkport in 2010
The appearance was to promote the music video for ‘Mine,’ filmed in Maine.
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Posted inArts & Entertainment, Maine
Cumberland singer Julia Gagnon advances to top 8 on ‘American Idol’
Gagnon sang ‘Here I Am’ by Bryan Adams on Sunday night, once again winning praise from the ‘Idol’ judges. She vies for a spot in the top 7 on Monday.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Nation & World, News
Once dominant at CBS News before a bitter departure, Dan Rather makes his first return in 18 years
The veteran anchorman left in bitterness in 2006, following a discredited report on then-President George W. Bush.
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Nicole Kidman, who ‘makes movies better,’ gets AFI Life Achievement Award
Others honoring her included Zac Efron, Miles Teller, Zoe Saldana and Mike Myers, who came on stage in disguise in one of the eerie orgy masks from ‘Eyes Wide Shut.’
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books
Maine State Police and Warden Service clash in ‘Dead Man’s Wake’
The latest of Paul Doiron’s series, two incidents fall under the departments’ overlapping jurisdictions.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Maine
Society Notebook: Indigo Arts Alliance auctions work by residency program alums
The Spring is in the AiR benefit was also a celebration of the Portland nonprofit’s fifth anniversary.
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Portland musician Samuel James shares the Black American folk tradition any way he can
In addition to performing around the world, the singer, songwriter and storyteller has a column, a podcast and now a school program.
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Deep Water: ‘The Persistence of a Twinkie,’ by Kristin Davis
Maine poems edited and introduced by Megan Grumbling.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Review
At Bowdoin, drawings entrance and Asian American art is reframed
Two shows, on display through June 2 at the Brunswick college’s art museum, are worth a look.