‘On Site: Barbara Ernst Prey Travelogues’ will be shown in Port Clyde through Sept. 5.
Arts & Entertainment
Arts and entertainment news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Movies used to distract us from the news; now they reflect it
Summer films have changed from vehicles of distraction to reflections of the world’s troubles.
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Maine guitarist shares his long trip back from the brink of death
Jason Crigler’s recovery from a near-fatal brain hemorrhage is a testament to his strength, the support of his family and the power of music.
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Kenny Baker, who played R2-D2 in ‘Star Wars,’ dies at 81
The 3-foot 8-inch Englishman was the actor inside R2-D2’s cylindrical costume.
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Gorham native Eric Saindon had a hand in ‘Pete’s Dragon,’ opening Friday
The film stars Bryce Dallas Howard, Robert Redford and an animated, 22-foot-tall dragon named Elliot. It is a remake of a 1977 musical that was set in Maine.
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Phish drummer’s wife, business partner to reopen Lincolnville general store
The Main Street store, which has been vacant for several years, is being readied for a spring opening.
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Superman’s debut comic book sells for $956,000
It’s one of about 100 copies of the 1938 edition known to exist.
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Stars turn out as Tony Bennett turns 90
The beloved singer celebrates his birthday at Rockefeller Plaza with Lady Gaga, John Travolta and others.
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Harry Connick Jr. to launch daytime show
‘I felt like this would be an opportunity to do all the things I love to do under one roof,’ he says.
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‘Game of Thrones’ set to end after Season 8
But a spinoff remains a possibility, though the network says there are no concrete plans.