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Portland Museum of Art seeks city approval to tear down former Children’s Museum

by Megan Gray September 9, 2023September 9, 2023

The PMA’s chosen renovation design would require demolishing the building, which is considered a ‘contributing structure’ to a historic district.

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Poet Rita Dove to receive an honorary National Book Award medal for lifetime achievement

by HILLEL ITALIE September 8, 2023September 8, 2023

Besides the Pulitzer, she has received both a National Humanities Medal and National Medal of Arts, an NAACP Image Award, the Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize from the Poetry Foundation and a National Prize for Poetry from the Library of Congress.

Arts & Entertainment, Local & State

Parrot Heads flock to Kennebunk funeral home to share grief over Jimmy Buffett

by Ray Routhier September 8, 2023September 8, 2023

Bibber Memorial Chapel has invited grieving fans of Jimmy Buffett to celebrate the singer and sign a condolence book for his family. Calling hours continue Saturday.

Arts & Entertainment, Nation & World

‘That ’70s Show’ actor Danny Masterson gets 30 years to life in prison for raping 2 women

by ANDREW DALTON September 7, 2023September 7, 2023

Masterson waived his right to speak before he was sentenced and had no visible reaction after the judge’s decision, nor did the many family members sitting beside him.

Arts & Entertainment

Freddie Mercury’s prized piano and a ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ draft are champions at auction

by BRIAN MELLEY September 6, 2023September 6, 2023

Items connected to the operatic ‘Rhapsody,’ the band’s most enduring hit, brought a premium with hand-written lyrics to the song selling for about $1.7 million.

Arts & Entertainment, Nation & World

Design approved for memorial to victims and survivors of 2017 Las Vegas mass shooting

by RIO YAMAT September 5, 2023September 5, 2023

Fifty-eight people were killed when gunman Stephen Paddock opened fire on concertgoers.

Arts & Entertainment, Nation & World, New England, News

Ancient Roman bust seized from Massachusetts museum in looting probe

by Alex McCann September 4, 2023September 5, 2023

The bronze bust, believed to depict the daughter of an ancient Roman emperor, was turned over to New York authorities investigating antiquities stolen from Turkey.