‘100 Years of Route One: A Centennial Road Trip’ by Bob Krist of Boothbay Harbor features sites and stories from Kittery to Fort Kent. The film will air on Maine Public TV.
Arts & Entertainment
Arts and entertainment news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Maine documentary filmmaker adds Elon Musk to his long resume
Oscar winner Alex Gibney is known for documentaries about Enron, Scientology, U.S. policies on torture, “The Sopranos” and many other topics.
Maine historian uncovers the legacy of a forgotten woman sea captain
Historian Tilar J. Mazzeo shares Mary Ann Patten’s story in ‘The Sea Captain’s Wife.’
UMaine alum, TV star Timothy Simons will give 2026 commencement speech
The Readfield native best known for his roles in ‘Nobody Wants This’ and ‘Veep’ graduated from the Orono university in 2001.
Maine’s April movie offerings include hometown films and a dream wedding gone dark
Also, the film that won an Oscar for Best Documentary is showing at the Strand.
5 Maine events this week include Art in Bloom, Diana Krall in Portland
Plus, catch a murder mystery at the Franco Center in Lewiston.
Melissa Etheridge brings songs from ‘Rise’ album to Waterville, Portland
The Grammy and Oscar-winning rock singer will perform in Maine on March 30 and April 4.
Portland Museum of Art’s Youth Art Month exhibit spotlights Maine’s young artists
Student artists from across the state are represented in an exhibit running through April 5 at the Portland Museum of Art.
Read our previous coverage of Maine’s ‘Survivor’ contestants
The Press Herald has written about the reality show since 2002, when Zoe Zanidakis was Maine’s first contestant. Click the headlines below to read a sampling of our stories.
7 Mainers tell their ‘Survivor’ stories
One was a $1 million winner, another dated the host, and yet another sought escape from a devastating loss. As the reality show celebrates its 50th season, we look at its impact on Maine contestants, and the world.