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Arts and entertainment news from the Portland Press Herald.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Review
Grieving men look to a giant zucchini for guidance in ‘Manning’ at Portland Stage
The play is having its world premiere run.
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Posted inArts & Entertainment, Maine
Maine Arts Commission names new executive director
Amy Hausmann, who starts in August, is a veteran arts administrator who currently oversees the Olana State Historic Site in Hudson, New York.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Nation & World
Four Tops singer accuses hospital of racism, putting him in straitjacket
Alexander Morris says Michigan hospital workers assumed he was delusional for saying he was in the Motown band as he experienced ‘cardiac distress.’
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Nation & World, News
Library of Congress launches new ‘Collecting Memories’ exhibit in a bid to draw more tourists
The eclectic new exhibit draws on the institution’s vast historical archives and features everything from ancient Hebrew texts to the first sketches of Spider-Man.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Review
With its bounty of show tunes, ‘South Pacific’ conjures warmth at Maine State Music Theatre
The musical set during World War II is playing in Brunswick.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Do This
This year, Coast 93.1 host Blake Hayes is feeling ‘especially proud and especially out’
The voice of ‘The Blake Show’ has long participated in Pride events, but this year, he says, may be the most he’s ever done.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Do This
The man who revived Maine Gay Men’s Chorus says goodbye with Broadway showcase
Three shows in South Portland this weekend will be Larry Jackson’s last as artistic director.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Maine
Deer Isle home of late musician Dan Fogelberg is for sale
The waterfront property off Eggemoggin Reach is on the market for $2.4 million, and many of his belongings from the estate will be sold at auction this month.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Do This
Meet the dog who plays canine realtor Karen Bark and her sister, Joy
The English Terriers and their human have 19 million followers on the account mistermainer.