The 48-year-old postal worker holds a viewing party at Thatcher’s Restaurant & Sports Pub in South Portland so his friends and fans can watch him on the show.
Arts & Entertainment
Arts and entertainment news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Portland filmmakers to debut ‘Tumbledown,’ a love story set in Maine, at Tribeca Film Festival
The film was made by Desiree Van Til, who wrote the screenplay, and Sean Mewshaw, who directed.
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Tragic loss leaves huge void in Portland’s theater scene
The future of the American Irish Repertory Ensemble remains uncertain in the wake of a Christmas-week auto accident that killed Susan Reilly and maimed Tony, her husband and theater partner.
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Gorham’s Dan Foley survives another week on ‘Survivor’
After three episodes, the 48-year-old postal worker remains in the running for the show’s $1 million prize.
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Maine College of Art offers yearly scholarships to MAMM SLAM winners
The competition of teen rock musicians, organized by the Maine Academy of Modern Music, will be held in Portland from April 11 through May 9.
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Signings, etc.: Author Alex Myer talks about his new book
The hero is a Revolutionary War soldier… who happens to be a woman.
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‘Closer All the Time’ draws small-town characters in detail
Everyday tragedies and moments of redemption carry these 13 linked stories by Jim Nichols.
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In ‘City by the Sea II,’ John Moon revisits Portland with compelling photos
The second volume pairs historic photos with images of the modern-day city.
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New on DVD
NEW ON THE SHELF “Foxcatcher,” Steve Carell, Channing Tatum. Comedian Carell makes an ultimately successful bid for dramatic respect in this disturbing fact-based tale, chronicling the unlikely and unfortunate union between Olympian wrestlers David (Tatum) and Mark Schultz (Mark Ruffalo) and impenetrable billionaire John E. du Pont (Carell), who takes it upon himself to help […]
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Television: ABC’s ‘American Crime’ series pushes hot buttons of race, culture
The show was created by the Oscar-winning writer of ’12 Years a Slave.’