Christmas is bringing the gift of a previously unreleased Aretha Franklin recording
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Arts and entertainment news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Emmy Awards viewership plunges to 6.9 million people
The Nielsen company says it’s the first time ever that viewership for television’s biggest awards show has slipped below 10 million viewers.
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One of B.B. King’s ‘Lucille’ guitars sells for $280,000 at auction
The Gibson ES-345 prototype was given to the blues legend for his 80th birthday.
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Comedians give it up for new club in downtown Portland
Empire Comedy Club will officially open in January above the Empire Chinese Kitchen on Congress Street.
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Silenced in the mall, Border Patrol takes its next piece of art to the cemetery
The art collective will host a performance about death at Highland Memorial on Saturday.
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Area 51 festival wraps up in Nevada; Earthlings head home
People from around the globe visited a remote U.S. military base this weekend, long the focus of UFO and space alien lore.
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Giant pumpkins, pig races and more as 148th Cumberland County Fair opens
There are also pulling competitions and a demolition derby as the weeklong autumnal celebration starts.
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‘Downton Abbey’ overpowers ‘Ad Astra,’ ‘Rambo’ at box office
The big-screen encore of the upstairs-downstairs TV series opens with an estimated $31 million.
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‘House Hunters’ host Suzanne Whang dies at 57
She was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2006, 2011 and 2018.
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Robert Indiana’s home is transferred to Star of Hope Foundation
The foundation is tasked with fulfilling the late artist’s vision for a museum to display his artwork.