A student film and video showcase, a Maine filmmaker forum and the closing night film and ceremony are in store before the Maine International Film Festival draws to a close.
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Arts, entertainment, food and books news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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SNAP-Ed kids club aims to get more low-income Maine families to shop at farmers’ markets
Children’s activities highlight the Harvest Bucks program, which double the purchasing power of shoppers who use SNAP benefits at farmers’ markets.
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Winthrop Center Friends Church to celebrate 225 years of presence in Winthrop
The event Saturday is scheduled to include a historical lecture about the church at 2 p.m., followed by refreshments.
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J.P. Devine MIFF Movie Review: ‘Good Manners’
The film is the story “Rosemary’s Baby” should have been, J.P. Devine writes.
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Maine Literary Award withdrawn because of ineligibility; new winner named
The publisher for the original winner of the speculative fiction prize misidentified the author as a Maine resident.
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Foul play ruled out in death of Robert Indiana, but the saga is far from over
The artist’s death is ruled ‘undetermined’ and works covering decades are moved out of his Vinalhaven home, but legal showdowns lie ahead over fraud, missing art and whether Indiana was exploited.
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One giant sale: Neil Armstrong’s collection goes to auction
The astronaut’s collection includes artifacts from his 1969 lunar landing and pieces of a Wright Brothers plane that went to the moon.
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Latin American film talent on display at MIFF’s World Filmmakers’ Forum
Programming director Ken Eisen said the region is producing some of the most interesting films being made today.
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Airman who inspired ‘Good Morning, Vietnam’ film has died
During his service in Vietnam in 1965 and 1966, Adrian Cronauer opened his Armed Forces Radio show with the phrase, ‘Goooooood morning, Vietnam!’
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Lay’s is serving up lobster roll-flavored potato chips
The PepsiCo Frito-Lay chip company has released eight limited-edition flavors, including fried pickle, pimento cheese, pizza and one called ‘New England Lobster Roll.’