The policy applies to shows starting next month at the Westbrook Performing Arts Center.
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‘Jeopardy!’ host Mike Richards quits amid uproar over past comments
He says moving forward would be a ‘distraction.’
Chuck Close, artist of monumental grids, dies at 81
Close, who had a solo exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art in New York in 1973, was known for using a grid structure for the representation of an image in nearly all of his works.
Romance mini-series is a slice of cold bacon on the breakfast table
We have here on Amazon streaming, Emily Mortimer’s adaptation of Nancy Mitford’s 1945 novel, in a three-episode miniseries, and what is it? Yes, it’s pretty, the scenery and props, costumes all first rate. But do we care? Sadly, for those of us hungry for any kind of an upper, “Pursuit” is a drop. It’s a […]
Garth Brooks cancels tour dates due to COVID surge
Foxborough, Mass., is among the five cities where shows are canceled.
Surprise! Scarlett Johansson, Colin Jost welcome baby boy
Johansson is a mom to two now.
Major Portland music venues adopt vaccine requirements
The State Theatre and Thompson’s Point in Portland will require vaccination proof or a negative test starting this weekend, while the Portland House of Music will do the same starting Aug. 26.
Femmes of Rock to return to Waterville Opera House
Back in early 2020, the Femmes of Rock were scheduled to appear at the Waterville Opera House where the quartet of electrified string players—led by Nina DiGregorio—were going to wow the audience with their special brand of rock via classical instrumentation. Well, we know how that turned out—or in this case didn’t—so when I learned […]
Waterville Opera House promotes its interim director to permanent position
Michelle Sweet had been serving as the opera house’s interim executive director since Tamsen Brooke Warner left the post about three months ago.
Maine concert venues consider requiring proof of vaccination
The Opera House at Boothbay Harbor and Stone Mountain Arts Center in Brownfield have policies, while others are following the lead of concert giant Live Nation, which says it will start similar requirements in October.