Gord Downie, 52, who has incurable brain cancer, and the Tragically Hip conclude a 15-date tour.
Arts & Entertainment
Arts and entertainment news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Are Maine State Pier concerts too loud? We checked.
The number of complaints is down from last year, but a Press Herald analysis shows sound levels have been about the same.
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Theater review: ‘Mamma Mia’ weaves a story into ABBA songs
The show is playing at Maine State Music Theatre.
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‘Suicide Squad’ takes a big hit after record opening
The film manages to stay atop the box office with $43.8 million, but its earnings drop 67 percent.
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Maine guitarist shares his long trip back from the brink of death
Jason Crigler’s recovery from a near-fatal brain hemorrhage is a testament to his strength, the support of his family and the power of music.
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How Baz Luhrmann captured the essence of hip-hop in Netflix’s ‘The Get Down’
The new series about the beginnings of the culture in the Bronx is streaming on Netflix.
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Prey’s paintings from her world travels are on view
‘On Site: Barbara Ernst Prey Travelogues’ will be shown in Port Clyde through Sept. 5.
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Movies used to distract us from the news; now they reflect it
Summer films have changed from vehicles of distraction to reflections of the world’s troubles.
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Kenny Baker, who played R2-D2 in ‘Star Wars,’ dies at 81
The 3-foot 8-inch Englishman was the actor inside R2-D2’s cylindrical costume.
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Gorham native Eric Saindon had a hand in ‘Pete’s Dragon,’ opening Friday
The film stars Bryce Dallas Howard, Robert Redford and an animated, 22-foot-tall dragon named Elliot. It is a remake of a 1977 musical that was set in Maine.