She grew up in Windham and made her first recordings while at Waynflete School in Portland. On Sunday, she’ll try to win her second consecutive Songwriter of the Year Grammy.
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Arts and entertainment news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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In debut novel ‘Discipline,’ Maine’s islands become a place where reality bends
Larissa Pham takes readers to the edges of the world.
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Maine’s Patrick Dempsey takes on the role of a killer in new Fox series
In ‘Memory of a Killer,’ the actor known as McDreamy on the long-running ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ is an assassin for hire leading a double life and battling dementia. The series premiered Jan. 25.
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5 Maine events this week include ‘Macbeth,’ Camden Winterfest
Catch the Maine premiere of Off-Broadway hit ‘Still’ in Lewiston.
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There’s a lot more winter fun at Maine ski areas than just skiing. Here’s a few.
If skiing is not your thing, many places around the state offer tubing, sledding, skating and fat tire biking for winter fun.
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Mainer gets Oscar nomination for ‘Avatar’s’ visual effects
Eric Saindon, who grew up in Gorham, was nominated for his work on ‘Avatar: Fire and Ash.’ A documentary film, ‘Come See Me In the Good Light,’ about Maine-born poet Andrea Gibson, was also nominated.
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Maine actor makes her TV debut in current season of HBO Max’s ‘The Pitt’
Elysia Roorbach, a graduate of Mt. Blue High School in Farmington, plays an emergency room patient. She’ll next appear on the show Jan. 29.
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This Down East Maine village inspired the setting for Fox’s new show ‘Best Medicine’
The executive producer of the show, based on the long-running British hit ‘Doc Martin,’ went to Corea, east of Acadia National Park, for ideas and storylines.
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Portland writer’s new story collection takes on Lawrence Welk, Atticus Finch and Paul Bremer
Bowdoin professor Brock Clarke’s ‘Special Election’ looks at legacies under threat.
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5 Maine events this week include a Beatles tribute, dazzling dance
Plus, you can catch dueling pianos in Lewiston on Saturday.