The Maine Academy of Modern Music gave out six Rock Stars in Our Communities awards at a ceremony Thursday.
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Arts and entertainment news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Prison sentence caps long downfall for rap mogul ‘Suge’ Knight
Marion ‘Suge’ Knight is sentenced to 28 years for mowing down and killing a California businessman.
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‘Jersey Shore’ star ‘The Situation’ hopes to get off with probation
Michael Sorrentino will be sentenced Friday on tax charges.
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Lewiston filmmaker’s web series will debut Sunday at Saco Drive-In
‘Hearts of New England’ deals with three soldiers trying to grapple with a return from war, and features many Maine locales.
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Carrie Ann Inaba, Ross Matthews named co-hosts for Miss America competition
The next Miss America will be crowned in a nationally televised broadcast on Sept. 9.
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Fans mourn Aretha Franklin at gospel-infused public viewing
The two-day viewing is part of a week of commemorations for the music legend, who died on Aug. 16 at age 76 and will be laid to rest Friday.
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Robin Leach of ‘Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous’ dies
Leach covered the excesses and sometimes gaudy style of the 1980s, and was among the founders of the Food Network.
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Andy Gross accused of harassing woman onstage
Some Purdue students walk of of the performance by the ventriloquist who also does magic tricks.
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Wesserunsett council steps in with art, music event after Billy’s Belly Bluegrass festival falls through
Billy’s Belly Bluegrass Music Festival has been canceled because of the organizer’s health problems, but the arts council will hold a substitute festival at the bluegrass site.
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Concert review: Chamber festival’s opener emblematic of outgoing founder
Jennifer Elowitch’s programs often incorporate a variety of classic and contemporary pieces.