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Indie Film: Sick of movies botching the Maine accent? Call your legislator

by Dennis Perkins January 22, 2024January 18, 2024

Another bill is on the table that would incentivize films to shoot in Maine by increasing tax reimbursements.

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Got Tix: Where to find concert tickets to upcoming shows

by Aimsel Ponti January 22, 2024January 22, 2024

Tickets are on sale for Indigo Girls and Melissa Etheridge on Aug. 18 at Snow Pond Center for the Arts in Sidney.

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Face the Music: Blaze Brewing raises a glass to Maine music venues

by Aimsel Ponti January 22, 2024January 18, 2024

The Biddeford brewery, which is now hosting its own concert series, released Open Mic Session IPA to benefit the Maine Music Alliance.

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So fetch: ‘Mean Girls’ reaches $11.7 million in second weekend

by JAKE COYLE Associated Press January 21, 2024January 21, 2024

So far, it’s outpacing the tally for the 2004 original ‘Mean Girls.’

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Marlena Shaw, ‘California Soul’ singer, dead at 81

by Associated Press January 21, 2024January 21, 2024

Shaw, a charismatic and wide-ranging vocalist, was best known for 1969’s ‘California Soul,’ which has endured as a widely popular and often sampled song.

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Reformed mobster wanted ‘one last score’ when he stole Judy Garland’s ruby slippers

by JOSH FUNK Associated Press January 21, 2024January 21, 2024

Terry Jon Martin’s defense attorney finally revealed the 76-year-old’s motive for the 2005 theft from the Judy Garland Museum in the late actor’s hometown of Grand Rapids, Minnesota.