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Arts & Entertainment
Arts and entertainment news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Lifetime returns to R. Kelly with a new powerful series
‘Surviving R. Kelly Part II: The Reckoning’ will air when the R&B superstar is behind bars.
Monty Python collaborator Neil Innes dies at age 75
Innes created a Beatles parody group called the Rutles and frequently worked with the members of Monty Python.
Portland hip-hop artist featured in new Netflix documentary
Ian McGinley, who records as Phoniks, is one of four indie musicians in ‘Underdogs.’
Stave off cabin fever with these winter events
This season is packed with ice bars, festivals and all sorts of fun.
Large-scale stone sculpture installation planned for Eastern Prom
TempoArt, a privately funded art agency, commissions artist Jesse Salisbury to create and install a granite-and-basalt piece this spring.
The decade in Maine arts and culture
During the past 10 years, new venues changed the state’s entertainment scene while our artists showed the world their abundant talent.
Tina Turner mural defaced at North Carolina record store
Employees say an image of the pop star outside the store in Asheville was defaced with a red swastika.
Judge: Alec Baldwin didn’t slander man in comments on parking spat
But assault and battery allegations against the Emmy Award-winning actor can proceed toward trial.
Disney characters say tourists inappropriately touched them
Disney World employees who portray Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse and Donald Duck file reports with police.