Julie Richard, who is leaving to become director of an arts center in Arizona, announces grants to 7 artists across a range of fields and disciplines.
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Arts and entertainment news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Champion Ken Jennings will be first interim ‘Jeopardy!’ host
Jennings won a record 74 games in a row.
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Waterville Opera House to stream production of ‘Almost, Maine’ online
The play ‘Almost, Maine,’ written by John Cariani, a native of Presque Isle, is the first revenue earning show the opera house has put on since March.
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Cher visits Pakistan to save the ‘world’s loneliest elephant’
The singer/actress met with the prime minister to thank him for making Kavaan’s relocation possible.
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Fox News viewership slips post-election, prodded by Trump
With the president encouraging his followers to abandon Fox, the network’s viewership fell 32% from the two weeks before Election Day to the two weeks after it.
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2021 Grammy Awards: List of nominees in top categories
In the top categories at the 63rd annual Grammy Awards, Beyoncé leads all nominees with nine.
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Beyoncé, Taylor Swift, Dua Lipa top 2021 Grammy nominations
‘Black Parade,’ Beyonce’s sweeping salute to Blackness released on Juneteenth, is up for record and song of the year, while Swift’s quietly introspective ‘Folklore’ earned a nod for album of the year.
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Beppe Modenese, creator of Milan fashion system, dies at 90
He was dubbed ‘Italy’s Prime Minister of Fashion’ by Women’s Wear Daily in 1983.
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Portland Museum of Art selects artists for exhibition about 2020
The 25 artists were chosen from 900 submissions.
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Bruce, the last ‘Jaws’ shark, docks at the Academy Museum
He’s a replica and it’s the last of his kind.