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Arts & Entertainment, Do This

Press Play: Listen to ‘Dance With Me’ by Oshima Brothers

by Aimsel Ponti March 3, 2022March 3, 2022

Their new album drops on April 1.

Arts & Entertainment, Do This

Got Tix: Where to find concert tickets to upcoming shows

by Aimsel Ponti March 3, 2022March 7, 2022

See acoustic folk quintet Punch Brothers in Portland on Saturday.

Arts & Entertainment

Oscar-winning movie producer Alan Ladd Jr. dies at 84

by JAKE COYLE Associated Press March 2, 2022March 2, 2022

Ladd Jr., the son of ‘Shane’ star Alan Ladd, started in the film business as his father’s stuntman and rose to become one of its leading executives.

Arts & Entertainment, Nation & World

Interest in comedy series starring Zelensky peaks

by HILARY FOX Associated Press March 2, 2022

‘Servant of the People’ stars the Ukrainian president, as the Ukrainian president.

Arts & Entertainment, Maine, Politics

Ahead of Portland show, Al Franken talks about his Maine connections, comedy and current events

by Eric Russell March 2, 2022March 5, 2022

An original writer for Saturday Night Live, Franken resigned his U.S. Senate seat in 2018, has since returned to comedy, and will visit the State Theatre on Sunday.

Arts & Entertainment, Business, Maine, News

Saco Drive-In closing after more than 80 years in business

by Gillian Graham March 1, 2022March 2, 2022

The landmark theater, which has been sold to a trailer dealership, opened on Route 1 in Saco in 1939 and is the oldest drive-in in Maine and one of the oldest in the country.

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Nation & World, Religion and Values

Pat Robertson says Putin was ‘compelled by God’ to invade Ukraine

by Timothy Bella The Washington Post March 1, 2022

It’s hardly the first time that the televangelist, 91, has claimed the end is near.

Arts & Entertainment, Maine

New lawsuit in Robert Indiana saga pits ‘HOPE’ against ‘LOVE’

by Eric Russell March 1, 2022March 2, 2022

Michael McKenzie, who has marketed Indiana’s ‘HOPE’ images, is suing the company that has promoted his iconic ‘LOVE’ image for falsely claiming a copyright.