Grab tickets for vocal group Pentatonix, who will be playing a Christmas show in Portland on Dec. 2.
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Arts, entertainment, food and books news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Posted inArts & Entertainment
Wilbur Smith, prolific author of adventure tales, dies at 88
He set many of his stories in Africa, where he grew up on a cattle ranch and hunted game.
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Posted inArts & Entertainment
‘Eternals’ wins box office over ‘Clifford the Big Red Dog’
The Marvel blockbuster maintains dfirst place with $27.5 million.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books, Maine Authors
Native authors share their culture through stories about Indigenous people in Maine
New books from the viewpoint of Maine’s Native peoples are out this year, and librarians are putting a focus on the subject area, including compiling reading lists.
Posted inFood & Dining, Green plate special, Recipes
Green Plate Special: Freezing pie crusts can help save on time and cleanup
You can also freeze whole, unbaked pies ahead of time to reduce stress on Thanksgiving.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Local & State
Art installation at Bigelow Lab takes deep dive into ocean health
A new, two-story exhibition features a life-size whale, comb jellies and ghost gear to highlight the beauty and perils of what’s happening below the ocean’s surface.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books
Chris Newell pens children’s book about the ‘Plimoth Thanksgiving,’ from the Native perspective
The former Abbe Museum director dispels myths and adds context about the encounter.
Posted inBooks, Food & Dining, Maine Gardener
Maine Gardener: In ‘Plants Go to War,’ readers can observe history through an unusual lens
Ethnobotanist Judith Sumner has written a surprising, plants’-eye view of World War II, chock full of fascinating facts.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Nation & World, News
Judge dissolves conservatorship that controlled Britney Spears
The pop singer wins the freedom to make her own medical, financial and personal decisions for the first time since 2008.
Posted inNation & World, Religion and Values
If canonized, Detroit priest Father Solanus Casey would be a rarity among saints: American
While there are more than 10,000 saints in the Roman Catholic Church, fewer than a dozen are from the United States.