The late celebrity chef became a beloved culinary travel guide with his CNN series ‘Parts Unknown.’
Arts & Entertainment
Arts and entertainment news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Grant process for shuttered arts venues restarts Monday
The Small Business Association website, which failed when it first launched, will begin accepting applications at noon.
Kendall Morse, renowned Maine humorist and folk singer, dies at 86
Morse, who most recently lived in Scarborough, spent more than 40 years performing around the country and recording his songs and stories.
Les McKeown, who fronted the Bay City Rollers, dies at 65
The band had a fanatical teen following and sold more than 100 million records.
LeVar Burton will be ‘Jeopardy!’ guest host
His supporters launched an online petition for the actor.
Robert Indiana’s estate responsible for $3.7 million in overpaid legal fees, Maine attorney general says
The AG’s office wants the late artist’s personal representative to repay the money to Indiana’s foundation.
Burning Man mulling mandatory COVID-19 vaccines for August festival
The organizers back off an earlier statement indicating that they had already decided to require the shots.
Prince fans headed to Paisley Park 5 years after death
A select 1,400 fans on Wednesday will mark the anniversary from inside his creative sanctuary in suburban Minneapolis.
Pingree urges SBA to fix problems with online grant applications for arts, music venues
One arts official in Portland calls the federal agency’s web portal, which went live on April 8, ‘a disaster waiting to happen.’
Ted Nugent, who called COVID-19 ‘not a real pandemic,’ is sick with coronavirus
Nugent, a supporter of ex-President Donald Trump, previously called the pandemic a scam and has railed against public health restrictions.