Ron Currie is adapting his 2025 novel ‘The Savage, Noble Death of Babs Dionne’ for Netflix. A prequel, ‘We Will See You Bleed,’ will be released July 7.
Arts & Entertainment
Arts and entertainment news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
4 Maine authors’ books are getting the Hollywood treatment, but when?
An update on books by Tess Gerritsen, Travis Kennedy, Adam White and Ron Currie that were being developed for TV or film in the last few years.
Grammy winner Shawn Colvin talks New England and why Maine’s in her top 5 places to play
The singer-songwriter will play in Brownfield and Gardiner.
Theater at Monmouth cancels summer season
The Shakespearean theater cites financial struggles in canceling the season’s shows at the town-owned Cumston Hall.
Maine movies this week play havoc with your emotions
From feel-good to bleak, there are movie showings to hit all the feels.
What does it takes to install an art exhibition at Colby’s museum?
Inside ‘Alex Katz | Out of Sight: A Drawing Survey’ and the work that went into creating it.
Maine author’s crime-solving game warden is still on the job
‘Storm Tide,’ the 16th Mike Bowditch mystery novel by Paul Doiron, goes on sale June 30.
Starling Hall in Fayette ready to open after Maine Cabin Masters renovation
Fayette’s historic Starling Hall will hold an open house June 6; the Maine Cabin Masters episode is scheduled to air June 15.
UMF Emery Center to show Phil Poirier landscapes this summer
The University of Maine at Farmington to present a solo exhibit of landscape paintings by Rumford native Phil Poirier from June 13 to Sept. 17 in Farmington.
17 Maine Pride celebrations to check out this month
There are festivals, dances, parades, drag shows and celebrations in more than two dozen communities all over the state.