Ebenezer Baptist Church, once attended by the late Martin Luther King Jr., is hosting a three-day conference to help communities fight the rising prison industrial complex.
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Arts and entertainment news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Hollywood’s sequel factory churns out worrisome duds this summer
Box office results indicate fans are getting pickier about the glut of reboots that studios have force-fed moviegoers for years.
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Exhibit explores how a vision blossomed into Haystack center of craft
The Portland Museum of Art blockbuster tells the school’s early story, providing the context for its continued success and influence.
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Children’s museum’s new director touts motherhood as her greatest qualification
Julie Butcher Pezzino will lead the Children’s Museum & Theatre of Maine through a fundraising campaign and its relocation to Thompson’s Point.
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A new Maine film looks at a couple’s isolated island life
Filmmaker Peter Logue tells the story of Art and Nan Kellam, who lived alone on 522 acres, in ‘We Were An Island.’ It stars Loudon Wainwright III and Becky Ann Baker and premieres this week.
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Olivia Colman gets royal honor ahead of debut in ‘The Crown’
The Academy Award-winning actress is named a Commander of the Order of the British Empire, or CBE, by Queen Elizabeth II.
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Ogunquit Playhouse director says the show won’t go on without theater renovation
A measure on Tuesday’s ballot would change the way the historic theater is zoned, enabling it to plan for a future that includes better accommodations for actors and the public.
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‘Dr. John,’ funky New Orleans musician, dies at 77
A white man who found a home among black New Orleans musicians, he combined rhythm ‘n blues with psychedelic rock to create a unique, irresistible style.
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Gretchen Carlson steps down as Miss America chairwoman
Carlson pushed to eliminate the swimsuit competition in a bid to make the pageant more relevant.
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Tony Hawk to revive Huckjam format as part of music festival
SAN DIEGO — Skateboarding pioneer Tony Hawk says he’s bringing back his Huckjam format as part of the Wonderfront Music & Arts Festival on San Diego’s waterfront Nov. 22-24. Two other San Diego athletes, baseball Hall of Famer Trevor Hoffman and surfer Rob Machado, are investors and ambassadors for the festival. The Huckjam format features […]