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La Scala delays ballet season opener due to virus outbreak

by Associated Press December 11, 2021

Four ballerinas and 10 theater support personnel test positive for COVID-19.

Arts & Entertainment, Do This, Maine, Skiing

Freeport ski couple star in Warren Miller winter-sports hype movie

by Bob Keyes December 10, 2021December 11, 2021

See Amy and Phil Taisey, owners of Amalgam Skis, in ‘Winter Starts Now’ at the State Theatre on Saturday.

Arts & Entertainment

Mike Nesmith of The Monkees dies at 78

by Joe Erwin Tribune News Service December 10, 2021December 10, 2021

His death comes less than a month after his final concert with Micky Dolenz.

Arts & Entertainment, Do This, Review

Theater review: Fenix puts a festive twist on the Bard’s holiday play

by Steve Feeney December 10, 2021

’12th Night: A Holiday Celebration of Shakespeare and Song’ weaves modern Christmas songs into the performance.

Arts & Entertainment, Maine

‘America’s Funniest Home Videos’ to feature a Richmond family’s Santa clip Sunday

by Emily Duggan December 10, 2021December 10, 2021

Bob White forgot all about the video he submitted a year ago, until he received a text this week with the good news that the clip of him personating a Santa Claus statue would air on the show.

Arts & Entertainment

Biden set to make first late-night TV appearance as president

by associated press December 9, 2021

He’ll appear virtually Friday on NBC’s ‘The Tonight Show’ with comedian Jimmy Fallon.

Arts & Entertainment, Nation & World

Former reality TV star Josh Duggar found guilty in child porn trial

by Muri Assunção Tribune News Service December 9, 2021

Duggar, now 33, is the eldest child in the family featured in ‘19 Kids and Counting’ from 2008 to 2015.

Arts & Entertainment

Jussie Smollett convicted of staging attack, lying to police

by DON BABWIN and SARA BURNETT Associated Press December 9, 2021December 9, 2021

A jury in Chicago convicted the former ‘Empire’ actor on five of six charges he staged a racist, anti-gay attack on himself and lied to Chicago police about it.