In his latest book ‘Second Chances,’ Craig Grossi writes about his and Fred’s work with inmates at Maine State Prison.
Arts & Entertainment
Arts and entertainment news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Dancing like there’s no COVID-19: Paris hosts test concert
The 5,000 attendees are seeing the show for free but are required to take three virus tests.
Gavin MacLeod, captain of ‘Love Boat,’ dies at 90
He shot to fame with his portrayal of Murray Slaughter on ‘The Mary Tyler Moore Show.’
Actor Bill Cosby refuses sex offender program, so is denied parole
Cosby, who is 83, refuses to acknowledge wrongdoing even if it means serving the full 10-year sentence for sexual assault.
Maine Literary Awards names winners, honors Carolyn Chute
‘Blue Summer’ by Jim Nichols wins for fiction, and Kerri Asenault’s ‘Mill Town’ for nonfiction.
Usher: ‘Confessions’ sequel album coming out this year
Fans of Usher will not have to wait any longer for the sequel to his career-propelling 2004 album ‘Confessions.’
`School of Rock’ actor Kevin Clark killed in bike accident
Clark played drummer Freddy ‘Spazzy McGee’ Jones in the 2003 movie starring Jack Black, his only movie role.
‘Very Hungry Caterpillar’ author Eric Carle dies at 91
Carle wrote and-or illustrated more than 75 books, and his signature illustrations were made by piecing together chiefly tissue paper that he had painted with various colors and textures.
Howard names College of Fine Arts for Chadwick Boseman
The acclaimed movie actor, an alumnus of the university in Washington, D.C., died in August at 43 of colon cancer.
Bill to incentivize movie production in Maine put on hold for further review
The Legislature has carried over the bill to the next session, but supporters believe the issues with it should have been addressed earlier.