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Arts and entertainment news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Best-Sellers: ‘The Midcoast,’ ‘Gender Queer’
The current top-selling fiction and nonfiction books at Longfellow Books in Portland.
Art review: Maine museums offer a survey of the state’s art history this fall
From Wabanaki baskets to Ashley Bryan and beyond, these institutions are covering a lot of local ground.
John Harwood exits CNN amid changes
The network is trying to be less confrontational politically.
On National Cinema Day, movie tickets are just $3
The initiative is the first of its kind on such a large scale in the U.S.
Jane Fonda announces she has lymphoma and doubles down on activism
Jane Fonda announced her diagnosis Friday on Instagram, saying she will undergo chemotherapy for six months and that she has been ‘handling the treatments quite well.’
Fall Arts Preview: 20 things to see this season
Mark your calendars now for theater, rock concerts, a puppet festival, author events, ballet, art openings and more this fall in Maine.
Anne Heche died without a will, son files to control estate
Homer Laffoon, Heche’s son with ex-husband Coleman Laffoon, filed a petition in Los Angeles Superior Court on Wednesday requesting that he be allowed to administer his mother’s estate.
The Ghost of Paul Revere says ‘Goodbye’ with new album
The Portland-based folk band is releasing its last album Friday, a day before its final performance.
R. Kelly tells judge he won’t testify at ongoing trial
The singer has been charged with child pornography, enticement of minors for sex and fixing his 2008 trial.