Julia Bouwsma is a farmer and director of the Webster Library in Kingfield, and teaches at the University of Maine at Farmington.
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Arts, entertainment, food and books news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Broadway, Hollywood costumes go on exhibit in heart of New York City
‘Showstoppers! Spectacular Costumes from Stage & Screen’ opens Thursday.
Rihanna is a billionaire now, but not because of her music
At 33, with $1.7 billion, she is the wealthiest female musical artist in the world, and the second-richest woman in entertainment after Oprah.
Portland writer collaborates with his ER-doctor cousin on book about COVID-19
‘Every Minute Is a Day’ chronicles the turmoil and challenges of the pandemic as experienced at a hospital in the Bronx. It was published this week by Penguin Random House.
Portland celebrates its welcoming nature with ‘The Walk’ for refugee children
The art-and-culture festival begins with a free concert at 6 p.m. Wednesday on the Eastern Prom.
Haystack crafts school on Deer Isle featured among architectural elites
The labyrinth of cedar-shingled buildings perched on granite ledges that overlook Jericho Bay was named by The New York Times one of the most significant works of postwar architecture.
Blues Traveler talks about return to Maine for show at Waterville Opera House
It’s time to celebrate the return of concerts to the Waterville Opera House, and what better way of doing that then with a performance by Blues Traveler. I had the pleasure of interviewing them when they appeared at Colby College in the early 90s as they toured in support of their second CD, “Travelers & […]
Garth Brooks reassessing stadium tour because of COVID surge
The country star says he is still scheduled to play shows in Kansas City and Lincoln, Nebraska, but will not put tickets on sale for the next planned stop, Seattle in September.
Reese Witherspoon sells Hello Sunshine, joins new company
Hello Sunshine is a media company that focuses on putting women at the center of its stories.
U.S. Supreme Court declines to hear Maine church’s case against pandemic restrictions
Calvary Chapel in Orrington asked the court to stop Gov. Janet Mills from enforcing or reinstating any restrictions related to the rapid spread of the delta variant.