The Blessed Immaculate Virgin community in the Torvaianica neighborhood on Rome’s outskirts opened its doors to transgender people during the coronavirus pandemic.
Life & Culture
Stories about life, culture, entertainment and arts from the Portland Press Herald.
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Theater review: Multitalented musicians shine in ‘Smoke on the Mountain’ at Portland Stage
The co-production with Maine State Music Theatre takes a different approach to some characters and the overall message than the version playing simultaneously at Hackmatack Playhouse.
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Got Tix: Where to find concert tickets to upcoming shows
See singer-songwriter Susan Werner in Boothbay Harbor on Friday.
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Portland Museum of Art narrows search for expansion architect to 4 international finalists
The museum has raised $30 million so far toward a $100 million campaign that would include construction of a new six- or seven-story building on its downtown campus, more than doubling its current space.
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Imagine Dragons hit road, mixing light, dark
The band is the first in history to have four certified diamond singles.
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‘The Snowman’ children’s author Raymond Briggs dies at 88
Briggs’ wordless book, about a boy’s wintry creation that comes to life, has sold more than 5.5 million copies around the world.
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Houshang Ebtehaj, prominent Iranian poet, dies at 94
Ebtehaj contributed to the popularity of the ghazal – a traditional form of Persian poetry set to music that expresses the writer’s feelings, especially about love, with moving intensity.
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Anne Heche in critical condition, on ventilator after crash
Four days after she was injured in a fiery car crash, actor Anne Heche remains hospitalized.
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Theater review: Monmouth wraps up season of classics with updated Greek myth ‘Eurydice’
The play, running through Aug.19, tells the heroine’s side of the legend.
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Lamont Dozier, who co-wrote dozens of memorable Motown hits, dies at 81
Lamont Dozier, of the celebrated Holland-Dozier-Holland team, wrote and produced ‘You Can’t Hurry Love,’ ‘Heat Wave’ and dozens of other hits, helped make Motown an essential record company of the 1960s.