WATERBURY, Conn. — A trove of paintings and other artwork found in an abandoned barn has turned out to be worth millions. Notified by a contractor, Waterbury auto mechanic Jared Whipple retrieved the dirt-covered pieces in 2017 from a dumpster containing materials from a barn in Watertown. Whipple later found out they were by Francis […]
Arts & Entertainment
Arts and entertainment news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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‘Sonic 2’ steals weekend box office, but ‘Ambulance’ stalls
“Sonic the Hedgehog 2″earned an impressive $71 million.
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Society Notebook: Film screening celebrates two Lewiston residents’ French connection
Hosted by Alliance Francaise du Maine, the event featured the stars of a documentary about two Mainers with different backgrounds but a shared language.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books
Review: An ambitious novel set in the 1950s-60s tackles the story of ‘America’ through four linked characters
Writer Mike Bond’s novel, the first of seven in a series about this nation, is a departure from his usual thrillers.
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Best-Sellers: ‘A Sunlit Weapon,’ ‘Atomic Habits’
The top-selling fiction and nonfiction books at Nonesuch Books & More in South Portland.
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Art review: Take a tour of photographer Jona Frank’s childhood in ‘Model Home’
The immersive four-room installation is up at the Bowdoin College Museum of Art through June 5.
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Maine author probes 1996 murders of hiking couple in ‘Trailed’
Kathryn Miles’ book, coming out in May, is about the unsolved murders in Shenandoah National Park of two women, including a Unity College student.
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Accused shooter in Lady Gaga dog theft mistakenly freed
A ‘clerical error’ is cited in the release of James Howard Jackson, 19, who was facing an attempted murder charge.
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Will Smith gets 10-year Oscars ban over Chris Rock slap
The academy also apologized for its handling of the situation and allowing Smith to stay and accept his best actor award for ‘King Richard.’
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Portland author Richard Russo’s ‘Straight Man’ on track to become a TV series
Bob Odenkirk of ‘Better Call Saul’ has been cast to star in the series, being developed for the AMC cable network.