A fundraising challenge to renovate the upper theater at the historic opera house in Gardiner is within 90% of its $5.5 million goal.
Arts & Entertainment
Arts and entertainment news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Dean Stockwell of ‘Quantum Leap,’ ‘Blue Velvet’ dies at 85
Stockwell garnered an Oscar nomination for “Married to the Mob” and Emmy nominations for “Quantum Leap.”
A new ‘Trump.’ New ‘SNL’ cast member attracts attention for mimicry
Only five shows into his rookie season at ‘Saturday Night Live,’ comic James Austin Johnson has turned in a breakout performance imitating Donald Trump.
Norman Rockwell painting sells for whopping $3.6 million
A veterans organization in Massachusetts sold the original ‘Home for Thanksgiving’ painting at auction.
Alec Baldwin calls for police on movie and TV sets with guns after fatal ‘Rust’ shooting
The actor fatally shot “Rust” cinematographer Halyna Hutchins last month when he fired a gun mistakenly loaded with live bullets.
Victims identified in Astroworld concert tragedy
Investigators are still trying to determine what went wrong when the crowd rushed the stage during a performance by the rapper Travis Scott.
Portland street photographer’s negatives from the ’70s make for nostalgia-inducing book
John Duncan’s ‘Take It Easy: Portland in the 1970s’ is a reminder of how much has changed.
The Hartley show at Bates is a must-see, but don’t delay
The exhibition of the Lewiston-born painter’s masterworks is open only until Nov. 18.
Live Music Lineup: Paula Cole, The Boneheads and Half Waif with Lightning Bug
Cole has shows this weekend in Brownfield and Gardiner.
Face the Music: Listen to Laurie Jones’ ‘Dark Horse’ with the volume up
You can see her play at Blue on Sunday.