It’s not clear where or how the Emmy and Grammy-winning musician and songwriter contracted the virus.
Arts & Entertainment
Arts and entertainment news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Artist David Driskell, part-time Maine resident and scholar, dies at 88
He studied at the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture and received the National Humanities Medal in 2000.
Jazz great Ellis Marsalis Jr. dead at 85; fought virus
Marsalis was the patriarch of the New Orleans clan that includes famed musician sons Wynton and Branford.
Looking ahead, arts groups cancel long-running summer traditions
The Bates Dance Festival and Haystack Mountain School of Crafts are among the entities that won’t schedule summer programming this year.
Freeport woman to appear on ‘Jeopardy!’ fulfilling lifelong goal
Tiffany Eisenhauer, a physician assistant, will appear on the famed game show Thursday at 7:30 p.m. It’s seen locally on Portland station WMTW.
Dolly Parton donates $1 million to coronavirus research
The country icon, ‘9 to 5’ actress and philanthropist is giving the money to Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville.
J.K. Rowling starts Harry Potter At Home for housebound families
The author has launched an online initiative, www.harrypotterathome.com, which features quizzes, games and other activities.
Not so funny: Edinburgh festivals canceled for first time
The wildly popular festivals the Scottish capital hosts every August won’t be held this year as a result of the coronavirus pandemic
‘Wicked’ movie release delayed, ‘Minions’ pushed to 2021
Universal Pictures is shuffling a handful of release dates for its films.
New online store offers help to shuttered indie booksellers
With independent bookstores shut down nationwide, a new online seller is offering help