This week’s artist, Phillip-Michael Scales, has a connection to a gentleman I worked with a couple of times over his illustrious career: the late, great B.B. King. The legendary bluesman was a close friend to Scales’ aunt and he even called the young man “nephew.” I learned this when I got the press release that […]
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Arts, entertainment, food and books news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Posted inAnimals, Nation & World
She’s the world’s most expensive cow, and part of Brazil’s plan to put beef on everyone’s plate
Viatina-19 is worth $4 million and weighs twice as much as an average adult of her breed. She is the product of years of efforts to raise meatier cattle.
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Posted inArts & Entertainment, Sports
Muhammad Ali’s childhood home for sale in Kentucky after being converted into museum
The 2-bedroom, 1-bathroom house in Louisville – along with 2 neighboring properties – is on the market for $1.5 million.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Maine, Things to Do
‘American Idol’ singer Julia Gagnon releases more Maine tour dates
It starts with a Portland show on June 30, and she’ll be bringing in fellow ‘Idol’ contestants along the way.
Posted inArts & Entertainment
Pat Sajak will bid farewell to ‘Wheel of Fortune’ this week. He’s ‘surprisingly OK’ with it
Sajak announced his retirement last June, writing on X (formerly Twitter) that the current season would be his last. His last show is Friday.
Posted inFood & Dining, Maine Gardener
Enjoy the lazy, hazy days of summer by planting perennial fruit and vegetables
Plant once, but harvest for years. More food, less effort.
Posted inFood & Dining, Green plate special, Recipes
Do urban farms make a difference when it comes to feeding city dwellers?
We lack the data to answer the question. But urban gardens and farms have educational and cultural value.
Posted inArts & Entertainment
Let the Colby Museum change the way you see Louise Nevelson
Find joy in discovering what you might not know about this legendary modernist. Plus, artist Shane Charles brilliantly bridges his British and Wabanaki ancestry at Interloc in Thomaston.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Nation & World, News
Romance Writers of America files for bankruptcy after tumultuous split spurred by racism allegations
Relationships within the group started to fray in 2019 over the way it treated one of its authors, Courtney Milan, a Chinese American writer.
Posted inArts & Entertainment
Jennifer Lopez cancels summer tour: ‘I am completely heartsick and devastated’
The tour was to be her first in 5 years, in support of her first solo album in a decade, ‘This Is Me…. Now’ and its companion film.