Harini Logan has won the Scripps National Spelling Bee, defeating Vikram Raju in the bee’s first-ever lightning-round tiebreaker.
Arts & Entertainment
Arts and entertainment news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Portland Museum of Art launches competition to select architect for expansion
The museum announced plans this year to build a 60,000-square-foot building on its downtown campus. The $85 million project is likely to be completed in 2026, but an architectural firm will be hired in December.
Las Vegas chapels could become ‘Heartbreak Hotels’ over Elvis-themed weddings
The licensing company that controls the name and image of ‘The King’ is ordering Sin City chapel operators to stop using Elvis in themed ceremonies.
Depp-Heard defamation trial: What is the jury considering?
He says that a 2018 op-ed she wrote in The Washington Post damaged his reputation and hurt his career.
‘Top Gun: Maverick’ wins Tom Cruise 1st $100 million opening
Tom Cruise’s previous iggest domestic debut was in 2005, with Steven Spielberg’s “War of the Worlds,” which opened to $64 million
Ronnie Hawkins, patron of Canadian rock, dies at 87
He recruited Levon Helm, Robbie Robertson, Garth Hudson, Richard Manuel and Rick Danko – later known as The Band.
Midcoast theater company brings Farnsworth paintings to life with recordings
Everyman Repertory Theatre director Paul Hodgson has written fictional backstories for paintings from the collection of the Farnsworth Art Museum, which are then recorded by actors.
Bedside table: A ‘splendid’ and singular memoir
Book recommendations from readers.
Society Notebook: New and improved Children’s Museum hosts first big fundraiser
The art auction at the museum and theater’s new Thompson’s Point location raised money for membership scholarships.
Half sisters wrestle with their father’s death and their sibling ties in ‘I Know You Love Me, Too’
Amy Neswald structures her debut novel as linked stories that take place over decades.