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Arts & Entertainment, Maine

Chief curator leaving Portland Museum of Art

by Emma Sorkin Staff Writer June 18, 2020June 19, 2020

Jessica May, who joined the museum in 2012, will be replaced by Shalini Le Gall.

Arts & Entertainment

ABC’s fall TV schedule is set, but virus has say on timing

by LYNN ELBER Associated Press June 17, 2020June 18, 2020

CBS, NBC and Fox all are facing the same potential obstacles, with a smaller network, CW, already throwing in the towel on fall and pushing its new season to January 2021.

Arts & Entertainment, Nation & World

Black filmmakers and executives get honest about their experiences in Hollywood

by Ryan Faughnder and Stacy Perman Tribune News Service June 17, 2020June 17, 2020

The entertainment industry’s long history of failures when it comes to race continues to weigh on the minds of many of the black filmmakers, executives and others.

Arts & Entertainment, Life & Culture

National endowment allots nearly $1 million to Maine arts groups

by Emma Sorkin Staff Writer June 16, 2020June 17, 2020

Maine arts organizations hindered by the COVID-19 pandemic rely on federal funding for continued financial support.

Arts & Entertainment, Maine, News

Portland Museum of Art to reopen Wednesday, free of charge

by Ray Routhier June 16, 2020June 17, 2020

Closed since mid-March, the museum will require visitors to use timed-entry tickets, wear masks and keep their distance.

Arts & Entertainment

Warner Bros. to hold massive virtual event for DC Comics fans

by Associated Press June 16, 2020June 16, 2020

The studio announced Tuesday that DC FanDome will be held on Aug. 22 starting at 10 a.m. PDT.

Arts & Entertainment, Nation & World

Rescuers of treasure seekers are relieved after legendary cache is found

by MEAD GRUVER Associated Press June 15, 2020June 16, 2020

Forrest Fenn’s 24-line poem that he claimed led to a $2 million treasure has lured people to the rugged Rocky Mountains, where they often find themselves in peril.