A security guard was severely wounded.
Arts & Entertainment
Arts and entertainment news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Her ‘American Idol’ run has ended, but ‘it’s just the beginning’ for Julia Gagnon
The 22-year-old from Cumberland was voted out of the competition Sunday but will keep singing and could perform once more on the show on May 19.
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With help from AI, Randy Travis got his voice back. Here’s how
‘Where That Came From,’ released Friday, is a rich acoustic ballad amplified by Travis’ immediately recognizable, soulful vocal tone.
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Cumberland singer Julia Gagnon’s ‘American Idol’ journey ends
Gagnon sang songs by The B-52’s and Adele, but fell short of votes to propel her into the top 5 Sunday night.
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Actor Bernard Hill, of ‘Titanic’ and ‘Lord of the Rings,’ has died at 79
His death came the same day the second series of the BBC drama ‘The Responder’ was to air, in which he played the father of the show’s star, Martin Freeman.
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Madonna’s biggest-ever concert transforms Rio’s Copacabana beach into a massive dance floor
City Hall produced a report in April estimating that the concert would bring $57 million into the local economy. Hotel capacity was expected to reach 98% in Copacabana, according to Rio’s hotel association.
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South Portland musician tells his grandfather’s Holocaust story in one-man show
Russell Kaback’s musical show, ‘25044,’ is about his grandfather’s four years in Nazi labor and concentration camps. He’ll perform it Tuesday at the Jewish Community Alliance of Southern Maine in Portland.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books
Collection spans the life of Maine poet Jeri Theriault
‘Self-Portrait as Homestead’ captures the loss of parents, marriage and more.
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‘Star Wars’ actor Mark Hamill drops by White House for a visit
Hamill said Biden told him to call him ‘Joe,’ to which Hamill offered an alternative suggestion: ‘Can I call you Joe-bi-Wan Kenobi?’
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Mick Jagger wades into politics, taking verbal jab at Louisiana state governor at performance
Gov. Jeff Landry clapped back, posting ‘You can’t always get what you want.’