Freddie Roman made his name performing at hotels and resorts in the Catskill Mountains, also referred to as the Borscht Belt for the largely Jewish crowd that vacationed there.
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Arts and entertainment news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Music superstar Dua Lipa granted Albanian citizenship
President Bajram Begaj said Lipa was granted citizenship ahead of Albania’s 110th anniversary of independence from the Ottoman Empire.
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Feast and famine for Disney at Thanksgiving box office
The top spot for the holiday corridor, which runs from Wednesday through Sunday, instead went to another Disney movie, Marvel’s ‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.’
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Two old friends grapple with land, inheritance and friendship in ‘Fellowship Point’
Alice Elliott Dark has written an immersive, insightful new novel set in a pristine point on Maine’s coast.
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Art review: Colby shows a deeper side of Alex Katz
‘Alex Katz: Theater & Dance’ explores lesser known aspects of the artist’s work.
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Irene Cara, Oscar-winning singer of hits including ‘Fame,’ dies at 63
She was behind some of the most joyful, high-energy pop anthems of the early ’80s.
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Wilko Johnson, British rocker who defied cancer, dies at 75
The Dr. Feelgood guitarist had an unexpected career renaissance after being diagnosed with terminal cancer.
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Famed ‘Goonies’ house for sale in coastal Oregon
The nostalgic home – listed at $1.7 million – has drawn upward of 1,000 visitors a day.
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Taylor Swift ticket trouble could drive political engagement
The sheer power and size of Swift’s fandom has spurred conversations about economic inequality, merely symbolized by Ticketmaster.
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Kelly Rowland tells booing crowd to ‘chill out’ after Chris Brown wins AMA
After presenting the award for male R&B artist at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, the former member of Destiny’s Child accepted the prize on Brown’s behalf.