For a half-century, Cal Shakes has been known for its outdoor summer season of plays by Shakespeare and other artists.
Life & Culture
Stories about life, culture, entertainment and arts from the Portland Press Herald.
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Bridge over bottled water? Hannaford shoppers sing praises for new in-store music
An employee survey led the Hannaford supermarket chain to revamp its music selection.
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Ticket sales for live music rebounds after pandemic previously shut venues down
2023 brought all-time highs in both attendance and ticket sales.
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Hoda Kotb offers Kelly Rowland ‘Today’ show ‘redo’ after alleged dressing room walkout
Rowland was set to co-host a segment of the ‘Today’ show with Kotb before her abrupt exit.
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A chilly day spent watching films in Camden? Here’s 7 things to do this weekend
Try Thai takeout in Biddeford, see a comedy at Footlights Theatre in Falmouth or hang around the Midcoast for a mind-blowing art show from one of Maine’s most promising artists.
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In ‘The Taste of Things,’ Juliette Binoche is Mona Lisa in the kitchen
In “The Taste of Things,” a radiant Juliette Binoche plays Eugénie, a gifted cook who for the past 20 years has been running the kitchen of a 19th-century epicurean named Dodin Bouffant (Benoît Magimel). As the movie opens, Eugénie is harvesting vegetables from Dodin’s garden, smiling beatifically and delicately rearranging wisps of hair as she […]
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Wendy Williams diagnosed with same form of dementia as Bruce Willis
The 59-year-old’s diagnoses of primary progressive aphasia and frontotemporal dementia ‘have already presented significant hurdles in Wendy’s life,’ a statement released Thursday says.
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Beyoncé becomes first Black woman to top Billboard country music chart
Beyoncé is also the first woman to have topped both Billboard’s country and R&B/hip-hop lists since records began in 1958, Billboard reported.
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Waterville science fiction author whose career spanned genres and universes dies at 73
Steve Miller was a prolific author in the science fiction community, having written hundreds of stories with his wife, Sharon Lee. They built a dedicated following and sold millions of books worldwide.
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Jury selection begins for trial of ‘Rust’ armorer in fatal 2021 shooting by Alec Baldwin
Before Baldwin’s case progresses, the armorer on the set is being tried on charges of involuntary manslaughter and tampering with evidence.