Arts & Entertainment
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PublishedApril 8, 2020
Remember songwriter John Prine’s Maine concerts with these reviews from years past
Prine, considered ‘the Mark Twain of American songwriting,’ died on Tuesday from complications of the coronavirus. Here, we reviewed his previous appearances in Maine.
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PublishedFebruary 22, 2020
Concert review: New Orleans Jazz Orchestra brings Crescent City to Portland
Ahead of Mardi Gras, the 18-member big band centers an evening on the music of noted composer Allen Toussaint and early jazz masters.
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PublishedFebruary 2, 2020
Theater review: ‘The 39 Steps’ brings a sense of theater magic in Brunswick
The Theater Project's take on this affectionate parody of classic thrillers provides a perfect vehicle for audiences to forget all their troubles and get happy.
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PublishedDecember 2, 2019
Review: ‘Queen & Slim’ is romantic, urgent and beautiful
‘Queen & Slim’ is an urgent, beautiful and socially conscious trip through the American racial psyche in 2019.
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PublishedNovember 25, 2019
Fiery theater, film critic John Simon dies at 94
It was a rite of passage in the theater community to find your work skewered by Simon.
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PublishedNovember 22, 2019
Deer Isle arts colony receives $4 million gift, the largest in its history
The Haystack Mountain School of Crafts received the money to establish an endowment to preserve its campus overlooking the Atlantic Ocean.
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PublishedNovember 10, 2019
Theater review: Good Theater’s ‘Boxes’ suspenseful, fun and thought-provoking
The show is likely to engender some interesting conversations on the trip home from the Munjoy Hill venue.
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PublishedOctober 26, 2019
Roller rink rounds out 97th season in Smithfield
A mainstay in the rural Somerset County community and one of the last rinks in Maine, Sunbeam Roller Rink has no plans to slow down.
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PublishedOctober 11, 2019
New owner has modern plans for old Stimson Memorial Hall in Gray
Loon Island, a Cumberland real estate holding company, hopes to create a cultural center.
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PublishedOctober 6, 2019
How a boy from the coast of Maine became a world famous female circus star
The life of Samuel Wasgatt, who performed under the name of Lulu in the 1870s, is just as odd as it sounds.
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