The SNL alum will also perform in Hampton and Gilford, New Hampshire, on his 2026 tour.
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Arts and entertainment news from the Portland Press Herald.
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A NatGeo photographer turned a road trip on Maine’s Route 1 into a film
‘100 Years of Route One: A Centennial Road Trip’ by Bob Krist of Boothbay Harbor features sites and stories from Kittery to Fort Kent. The film will air on Maine Public TV.
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2 spring exhibits in Portland highlight eccentric, curious art
Shows at Space and the Maine Jewish Museum provide a warmup for summer’s artistic bounty.
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Oscar-winning Maine filmmaker makes Elon Musk his next project
Oscar winner Alex Gibney is known for documentaries about Enron, Scientology, U.S. policies on torture, “The Sopranos” and many other topics.
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Read the poem ‘The Way of Ending,’ by Edward J. Rielly
Maine poems edited and introduced by Megan Grumbling.
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Maine historian uncovers the legacy of a forgotten female sea captain
Historian Tilar J. Mazzeo shares Mary Ann Patten’s story in ‘The Sea Captain’s Wife.’
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UMaine alum, TV star Timothy Simons will give 2026 commencement speech
The Readfield native best known for his roles in ‘Nobody Wants This’ and ‘Veep’ graduated from the Orono university in 2001.
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Maine’s April movie offerings include hometown films and a dream wedding gone dark
Also, the film that won an Oscar for Best Documentary is showing at the Strand.
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5 Maine events this week include Art in Bloom, Diana Krall in Portland
Plus, catch a murder mystery at the Franco Center in Lewiston.
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Melissa Etheridge brings songs from ‘Rise’ album to Waterville, Portland
The Grammy and Oscar-winning rock singer will perform in Maine on March 30 and April 4.