Before Baldwin’s case progresses, the armorer on the set is being tried on charges of involuntary manslaughter and tampering with evidence.
Life & Culture
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Posted inArts & Entertainment
Criminal case over handwritten lyrics to ‘Hotel California’ goes to trial
The trial concerns about 100 pages of drafts of the words to songs from the 1976 release ‘Hotel California,’ which is the third-biggest selling album ever in the U.S.
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Posted inArts & Entertainment, Life & Culture, Maine
Cumberland college student will appear on television to audition for ‘American Idol’
Julia Gagnon, a senior at the University of Southern Maine, will appear on the show in early March.
Posted inEvents, Spelling Bee
2024 Maine State Spelling Bee
Join us at Bowdoin College on Saturday, March 23 at 2:00 p.m.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Review
Spider-Verse-adjacent action flick ‘Madame Web’ has low-key appeal
Dakota Johnson isn’t an obvious choice for a superhero. Best known for “Fifty Shades of Grey,” the actress mostly exudes a laid-back, half-lidded, even soporific energy that only rarely rears up with intensity, as it did in her acclaimed supporting performance in “The Lost Daughter.” But that may be precisely the best argument for casting […]
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Feature Obituary, Life & Culture, Maine
Paul Vermel, former Portland Symphony Orchestra conductor, dies at 99
The PSO’s first full-time conductor died Feb. 14, just 5 days before his 100th birthday.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Business, Maine
Waterville’s former Railroad Square Cinema to house acting playhouse, cultural events center
Randy and Lisa Jones of Augusta bought the former Railroad Square Cinema complex, which they have renamed The Playhouse at Waterville Station. Their long-term goal is to make it a center for the arts and artisans.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Life & Culture, Review
Portland String Quartet plays ‘Music at the J’ show in Portland Sunday
Titled “PSQ III” to mark the quartet’s third concert of the season, the program featured works by an interesting variety of composers, past and present.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Do This
Indie Film: Doc appointment: Cabin Fever festival offers wintertime oasis for nonfiction film fans
On Saturday, the Camden International Film Festival is holding a single-day event that celebrates documentary storytelling.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Do This
Live Music Lineup: Jud Caswell, Portland Symphony Orchestra and Noun
Several genres of music can be heard in Brunswick and Portland.