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Arts, entertainment, food and books news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books
What Mainers read in 2023
Maine authors and subjects were big sellers at the state’s indie bookstores this year, including recent releases ‘Big Heart, Little Stove’ by Lost Kitchen owner Erin French and ‘Maine: A Love Story” by artist Blue Butterfield.
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Dec. 30, 1985: Woman plummets 35 feet in Eaton Mt. lift accident in Skowhegan, new business magazine coming to Maine later this winter, and fixed-rate home mortgages are gaining popularity in Maine
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Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Life & Culture
Photo Column: Kwanzaa families celebrate Kwanzaa
“Anybody can do Kwanzaa, Black, white, Hispanic, anybody,” Shantrice Deschaine of Auburn, says.
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Dec. 29, 1993: Hallowell restaurant owner ‘grudgingly’ partially removes roof of his structure in ordinance with court order, Augusta-area homeless shelters are empty or below capacity, and are two competing bridal shows coming to Augusta?
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Posted inJ.P. Devine, Life & Culture, Movie Review J.P. Devine
Golden moment in ‘Archie’ makes entire series worth seeing, J.P. Devine writes
What we have here is a story, one of many, of the man we all loved and thought we knew. Archibald Alexander Leach, better known as Cary Grant, was arguably, the most famous, best known and imitated movie star in film history. Director Paul Andrew Williams’ (“The Cottage,” 2008) “Archie” is partly based on “Dear […]
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Dec. 28, 1977: Waterville Area Humane Society to move to brand new shelter on Drummond Avenue next month, Winslow town manager candidates narrowed from 53 to five, and a Pittsfield hotel & restaurant is back on the public bidding block
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Posted inLife & Culture, On Music Lucky Clark
Musician Charles Sawyer shares photography of king of blues
Sometimes stories pop up in the darnedest of places. For example: today’s interview with Mr. Charles Sawyer — photographer, writer, musician, blues history and software engineering teacher at Harvard Extension School (from 1990 to 2017), software engineer at Google (retired 2015) and consultant for the B.B. King Museum. His wife, Cherie Hoyt, sent me an […]
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Dec. 27, 1986: Hallowell postman to retire after 31 years on the job, new water system for Readfield Corner area expected next summer, and the Kennebec Valley YMCA to entertain overnight on New Year’s
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Posted inBusiness, Food & Dining, Nation & World, News
Whiskey wooing young Chinese as top distillers target a growing market
A French wine and spirits group says the whisky is produced using traditional whiskey-making techniques combined with Chinese characteristics including locally grown barley.