Stephen King’s foundation covered the $6,500 cost of publishing a 290-page manuscript by students participating in Farwell Elementary School’s Author Studies Program.
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Amanda Gorman, in a first, brings poetry to Super Bowl
“Poetry at the Super Bowl is a feat for art and our country, because it means we’re thinking imaginatively about human connection even when we feel siloed,” she said Sunday on Twitter.
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Oscar winner, ‘Sound of Music’ star Christopher Plummer dies
Christopher Plummer played Captain von Trapp in “The Sound of Music” and at 82 became the oldest Academy Award winner in history.
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Maine poets to read in celebration of Edna St. Vincent Millay’s 129th birthday
The Farnsworth Art Museum will host a special event on Zoom that will open to the public titled: ‘Edna St. Vincent Millay: Balancing Grief & Renewal.’
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Harris’ historic election as vice president celebrated in cracked glass portrait
Vice President Kamala Harris’ barrier-breaking career has been memorialized in a portrait that depicts her face emerging from the cracks in a massive sheet of glass.
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Waterville Creates! launches new website to celebrate consolidated brand identity
The new website, launched Wednesday, allows patrons an overview of all events and performances happening across the organization’s three subdivisions.
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‘Ma Rainey,’ ‘Minari’ and Chadwick Boseman lead SAG nominations
Chadwick Boseman received 2 posthumous nominations for Screen Actors Guild Awards on Thursday, while the Korean American family drama “Minari” and Spike Lee’s “Da 5 Bloods” were among the nominees for best ensemble.
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Cinemagic closing its movie theaters until spring
The New Hampshire-based chain has locations in Saco, Westbrook and South Portland.
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Passamaquoddy artist Geo Neptune wins national fellowship
Neptune, who works in traditional arts, is among this year’s 60 recipients of the $50,000 award from United States Artists.
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‘Mank’ leads all Golden Globe nominees with 6
A year after fielding no female nominees for best director, the Hollywood Foreign Press nominated more female filmmakers than it had before.