According to the Waterville Opera House website, the rules that Bela Fleck and Abigail Washburn record by are strict. That is, if taking the sound of a banjo to where, as Fleck said, “We’re expressing different emotions through past techniques and going to deeper places” can qualify as strict. The duo performed Thursday. One member […]
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Reporters at Venice Film Festival focus on Roman Polanski’s film, not his crime
The director, whose movie ‘An Officer and a Spy’ is among those in competition, fled the U.S. after pleading guilty to unlawful sex with a 13-year-old girl.
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Alex Trebek, saying he’s ‘on the mend,’ back at ‘Jeopardy!’
The game show posts a video on Twitter showing the 79-year-old host back on set and promising “a good year” ahead.
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Maren Morris leads CMA nominations with 8
The biggest song of 2019, ‘Old Town Road’ by rapper Lil Nas X and Billy Ray Cyrus, will compete for musical event of the year.
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Matthew McConaughey named professor at University of Texas
The Oscar-winning actor will teach in the Department of Radio-Television-Film.
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TV viewership down, social media up for VMAs
Not even Taylor Swift, Missy Elliott and a 1990s rap reunion could halt the steady decline in television viewership for MTV’s Video Music Awards.
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The places it’ll go: Dr. Seuss exhibition hitting the road
The exhibit is centered on a maze based on “Oh, the Places You’ll Go,” the Dr. Seuss book that urges children to explore the world and move mountains despite the pitfalls and challenges.
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Leslie Jones leaving ‘SNL,’ Kate McKinnon back next season
Jones, who started on the show as a writer, leaves after 5 seasons as a cast member.
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Netflix to give ‘The Irishman’ exclusive theatrical release
Netflix will give theaters most of November to play Martin Scorsese’s big-budget crime epic before it lands on the streaming service.
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Now free from legal limbo, rapper Meek Mill eyes prison reform
Meek Mill pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor gun charge in a deal that spared him additional prison time.