Karasira, who lives in Saco, sends a positive message through her music, and it’s catching on. She’ll perform songs and share her story at Maine Voices Live this month.
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Arts and entertainment news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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A Bowdoin graduate’s murder shapes the suspense novel ‘The Engagement Party’
In Darby Kane’s higher-order horror/thriller hybrid, six thirtysomethings get stuck on a private island in Maine with a vengeful killer.
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Dutch contestant kicked out of Eurovision hours before tension-plagued song contest final
Competition organizer the European Broadcasting Union said Swedish police were investigating ‘a complaint made by a female member of the production crew’ against Dutch performer Joost Klein.
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For Israel’s contestant, Eurovision Song Contest comes with tight security, boos and cheers
Eden Golan has become a focus for protests by pro-Palestinian demonstrators who want Israel kicked out of Eurovision over the war with Hamas.
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Prince’s ‘Purple Rain’ coat to be displayed for free at Minnesota History Center
To celebrate the 1984 movie that catapulted Prince to international stardom, the center will showcase one of his iconic outfits from the film.
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Beach Boys’ Brian Wilson put under conservatorship after wife’s death
Melinda Wilson had been the primary caregiver for the singer and musical innovator, who has dementia.
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Man who wrote famous Marden’s jingle back in the 1980s dies
Ed Boucher was co-founder of the Pal Hop dances and recorded his first record in 1961, squeezing his bandmates from the Royal Knights into the back of Maurice’s Music Mart in downtown Lewiston.
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Police investigating shooting outside Drake’s mansion
A security guard was severely wounded.
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Her ‘American Idol’ run has ended, but ‘it’s just the beginning’ for Julia Gagnon
The 22-year-old from Cumberland was voted out of the competition Sunday but will keep singing and could perform once more on the show on May 19.
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With help from AI, Randy Travis got his voice back. Here’s how
‘Where That Came From,’ released Friday, is a rich acoustic ballad amplified by Travis’ immediately recognizable, soulful vocal tone.