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Arts & Entertainment
Arts and entertainment news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Maine’s new poet laureate lives and writes the rural life
Julia Bouwsma of New Portland brings a different sort of background to the role and hopes to spread poetry to all corners of the state.
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Actor Mitchell Ryan of ‘Lethal Weapon, TV’s ‘Santa Barbara’ dies at 88
His career spanned more than a half-century.
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King Kyote to represent Maine on NBC’s ‘American Song Contest’
The Portland singer-songwriter is one of 56 competitors on the show, which premieres March 21 and will be hosted by Snoop Dogg and Kelly Clarkson.
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Anna Netrebko out of Met Opera over her support of Putin
The invasion of Ukraine has led to a show of solidarity with Ukrainians in the arts and culture world and a backlash against the Russian government.
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Got Tix: Where to find concert tickets to upcoming shows
See acoustic folk quintet Punch Brothers in Portland on Saturday.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Nation & World
Interest in comedy series starring Zelensky peaks
‘Servant of the People’ stars the Ukrainian president, as the Ukrainian president.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Local & State, Politics
Ahead of Portland show, Al Franken talks about his Maine connections, comedy and current events
An original writer for Saturday Night Live, Franken resigned his U.S. Senate seat in 2018, has since returned to comedy, and will visit the State Theatre on Sunday.
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New lawsuit in Robert Indiana saga pits ‘HOPE’ against ‘LOVE’
Michael McKenzie, who has marketed Indiana’s ‘HOPE’ images, is suing the company that has promoted his iconic ‘LOVE’ image for falsely claiming a copyright.
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is indeed the voice of ‘Paddington’
Before he became the president of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy also the voice of Paddington Bear in the Ukrainian version of the hit 2014 live-action comedy film and its sequel.