The city’s Historic Preservation Board selects a colorful design to replace the trompe l’oeil at Tommy’s Park.
Life & Culture
Arts, entertainment, food and books news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Theater review: Footlights’ riff on Dickens’ classic is giddy good fun
‘Humbug! A Spirited Christmas Carol’ runs through Dec. 22.
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City frogs’ songs sound sweeter to the ladies, research shows
A study released Monday examined why Panama’s tiny tungara frogs adapt their mating calls in urban areas, an example of how animals change communication strategies when cities encroach on forests.
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‘Fearless Girl’ statue has new home on Wall Street
The statue, which has inspired millions, was moved over concerns it was a traffic hazard for the millions who flocked to take selfies with it.
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LA Film Critics name ‘Roma’ best film of the year
Alfonso Cuaron’s drama adds to its award season honors.
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Kid Rock pays off layaway balances of 350 people
The singer spends $81,000 for the Nashville Walmart customers.
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Recipe: Milk and Honey Whole Wheat Sandwich Bread
This recipe makes two loaves.
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See migration, its ‘traces, tracks and pathways,’ at MECA
An exhibition at the Institute of Contemporary Art explores a 21st-century phenomenon.
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Two Maine authors’ children’s books – 1 fun, 1 serious – both ring true
‘Finchosaurus’ is a more light-hearted read, while ‘The Orphan Band of Springdale’ cautions about unbridled nationalism.
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Robert Shetterly’s 238 portraits of ‘Americans Who Tell the Truth’ shown together for the first time
The series, which the Brooksville painter began in response to the Iraq War, is on display at Syracuse University in New York.