Stephen King, Bob Woodward and Rachel Kushner also offer tributes to Carolyn Reidy, who died Tuesday at age 71.
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Prince concert from Purple Rain Tour will be streamed for free starting Thursday
Prince & the Revolution drummer Bobby Z will talk about the tour in a live Q&A with Andrea Swensson, a host and writer at Minnesota Public Radio’s The Current.
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St. Peter’s church in Portland cancels Italian Bazaar
The street festival, held annually in August, plans to return in 2021.
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Creative Portland, Haystack distribute money to artists
A fund and an anonymous donor provided the money to make up for lost wages.
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Disney makes filmed version of ‘Hamilton’ streamable in July
The release comes more than a year early as it was slated to be in theaters October 2021.
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Broadway shutdown extended until at least Labor Day
Broadway producers are now offering refunds and exchanges for tickets purchased for shows through Sept. 6.
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Prince breaks ground with new channel on SiriusXM
The new Prince Channel this month makes Prince the first artist of color to have a 24/7 music channel on SiriusXM devoted exclusively to his catalog.
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Jerry Stiller, comedian and ‘Seinfeld’ actor, dies at 92
Stiller earned an 1997 Emmy nomination for his indelible “Seinfeld” performance.
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Children’s Museum and Theatre reaches out through the screen
Its suite of new programming for kids at home is finding an audience in more parts of Maine.
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There’s a lot on TV that’s totally free, if you know where to look
Short on cash but long on time? Now’s a good time to discover what’s free on TV, from streaming services to more than two dozen over-the-air channels.