Cape Elizabeth native Tucker Pillsbury is following his pop music success with a role in ‘Good Sex,’ which also stars Mark Ruffalo and will be directed by Lena Dunham.
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Arts and entertainment news from the Portland Press Herald.
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Five-year campaign aims to secure Victoria Mansion’s future in Portland
‘Every generation essentially has to save this building anew, and we’re having that moment now,’ says Executive Director Timothy Brosnihan.
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60 years of Ralph Steadman’s art coming to Bates College
‘Ralph Steadman: And Another Thing’ showcases 149 original works, sketchbooks, personal photos and handwritten notes from the artist known for collaborating with Hunter S. Thompson.
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Edward Hopper’s watercolor of a Cape Elizabeth landmark fetches $1 million
Sotheby’s sold Hopper’s 1927 painting ‘Spurwink Church’ to an unidentified buyer. The meeting house, the oldest public building in Cape Elizabeth, has been named to the National Registry of Historic Places.
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Portland’s Space gets weird with 2 ambitious documentaries
‘Swamp Dogg Gets His Pool Painted’ follows the blues-country singer and songwriter, while ‘Japanese Avant-Garde Pioneers’ takes a look at art in post-WWII Japan.
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Avril Lavigne, Billy Idol, Willie Nelson and Bob Dylan headline Maine concerts
In Portland, the Back Cove Music & Arts Festival with Lord Huron and Lucy Dacus is Aug. 2 and 3, and Guster on the Ocean is slated for Aug. 9 and 10.
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Why more big-name musicians are playing in Portland | Column
Ten years after concerts came to Thompson’s Point, the outdoor venue is about to have its biggest season yet, while a new festival launches and more venues are in the works.
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Here’s our list of more than 50 big concerts in Maine this summer
Several genres of music, along with some comedy, will be happening on big outdoor stages this summer.
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Wabanaki film fest in Portland aims to tell the stories of Indigenous peoples
The free program will be Sunday at the Portland Museum of Art and includes 5 films — including 3 involving Maine filmmakers.
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Musicians asked Portland kids about growing up in Maine. This concert is their answer.
Classical Uprising paired with students from Reiche Elementary and King Middle schools to produce ‘Growing Up in Maine,’ a concert-length piece of music born out of their poetry, interviews and play.