Bryshere Gray, who plays a younger brother of Jussie Smollett’s character on the TV show, was pulled over because a temporary license plate didn’t match the 2014 Rolls Royce he was driving, Chicago police say.
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Arts and entertainment news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Maine writers – and a librarian – bring home book awards
The Maine Literary Awards honors recently retired Bangor Public Library director Barbara McDade.
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Four competing to design artwork for Portland’s 1st roundabout
The Portland Public Art Committee will present the concepts at a public meeting Wednesday.
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Rapper T.I. and Atlanta church work to end mass imprisonment
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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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.