The tour — supporting the group’s fourth Korean language album, “Map of the Soul: 7” — was originally set to kick off in April 2020.
Arts & Entertainment
Arts and entertainment news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Maine State Music Theatre to require proof of vaccination or negative test
The policy applies to shows starting next month at the Westbrook Performing Arts Center.
‘Jeopardy!’ host Mike Richards quits amid uproar over past comments
He says moving forward would be a ‘distraction.’
Chuck Close, artist of monumental grids, dies at 81
Close, who had a solo exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art in New York in 1973, was known for using a grid structure for the representation of an image in nearly all of his works.
Garth Brooks cancels tour dates due to COVID surge
Foxborough, Mass., is among the five cities where shows are canceled.
Surprise! Scarlett Johansson, Colin Jost welcome baby boy
Johansson is a mom to two now.
Major Portland music venues adopt vaccine requirements
The State Theatre and Thompson’s Point in Portland will require vaccination proof or a negative test starting this weekend, while the Portland House of Music will do the same starting Aug. 26.
Waterville Opera House promotes its interim director to permanent position
Michelle Sweet had been serving as the opera house’s interim executive director since Tamsen Brooke Warner left the post about three months ago.
Maine concert venues consider requiring proof of vaccination
The Opera House at Boothbay Harbor and Stone Mountain Arts Center in Brownfield have policies, while others are following the lead of concert giant Live Nation, which says it will start similar requirements in October.
Sudoku maker Maki Kaji, who saw life’s joy in puzzles, dies at 69
Kaji created the puzzle to be easy for children and others who didn’t want to think too hard.