The civil rights activist and educator was killed in a car accident in 1938 after vacationing in Islesboro.
Arts & Entertainment
Arts and entertainment news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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‘Glee’ star Naya Rivera saved her son before she drowned, sheriff says
Authorities believe that Rivera drowned accidentally, and that her body was most likely trapped in the vegetation under the lake for several days before floating to the top.
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Colby College Museum of Art hires a new director
Jacqueline Terrassa comes to Maine with experience at major museums in New York and Chicago.
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Mills declares Ashley Bryan Day in Maine to honor artist as he turns 97
Bryan has written or illustrated more than 50 books, including ‘Beautiful Blackbird’ and ‘Freedom Over Me,’ about the African American experience.
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Kelly Preston, actor and wife of John Travolta, dies at 57
Travolta said in an Instagram post that his wife of 28 years died after a 2-year battle with breast cancer.
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Portland music venues need a vaccine to make indoor concerts viable
Maine music halls were allowed to reopen this month, but many don’t expect to this year.
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See a concert from your car at these drive-in shows
Live music lives on in Maine at a drive-in movie theater, a seafood restaurant and two rec departments.
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Search for missing ‘Glee’ star continues
Teams begin double-checking cabins and the surrounding area at Lake Piru in Southern California.
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New exhibition, old sites tell Maine’s Black history
The Portland Freedom Trail and Malaga Island preserve and memorial bring to life stories told in ‘State of Mind’ exhibition at the Maine Historical Society.
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Tucker Carlson writer resigns from Fox News after racist posts revealed
Blake Neff used a pseudonym to write bigoted comments about Black and Asian people, as well as women, on the online forum AutoAdmit.