Also, see James Austin Johnson from ‘Saturday Night Live’ in Waldoboro and Bangor.
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Arts and entertainment news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Barry Manilow’s Portland concert rescheduled for July
The pop singer’s show scheduled for April 19 at Cross Insurance Arena had been postponed due to his health.
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The Maine Jewish Film Festival kicks off its most ambitious lineup yet
The film festival celebrates its 27th year with a slate of films in theaters across southern and central Maine.
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Record Store Day spins into Portland music stores
Music lovers shopped exclusive records and deals during Saturday’s event.
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3 Mainers win Guggenheim fellowships
Two faculty members at Bates College in Lewiston and a photographer from Rockport were among this year’s fellows.
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This Maine author’s YA novel could be headed for Broadway
‘Freak the Mighty,’ by Rodman Philbrick of Kittery, was published in 1993. It will make its theatrical debut in Cleveland next month, a test run for Broadway.
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UMaine professor looks for ghosts in Stephen King’s work
In ‘Monsters in the Archives,’ Caroline Bicks chronicles a year in Stephen King’s archives.
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More Mainers are learning to play mahjong, many from Melanie | Column
Hoping to play more while she’s here, a part-time Peaks Island resident started teaching the game. People want in.
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6 Maine events this week include the Maine Culinary Festival in Augusta
See The Second City improv comedy troupe in Gardiner, and singer Mary Fahl in Portland.
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19 big concerts across Maine to put on your calendar now
There are pop, rock and country shows all over the state, from Portland to Bangor, now through Labor Day weekend.