Julie Richard, who is leaving to become director of an arts center in Arizona, announces grants to 7 artists across a range of fields and disciplines.
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Champion Ken Jennings will be first interim ‘Jeopardy!’ host
Jennings won a record 74 games in a row.
Waterville Opera House to stream production of ‘Almost, Maine’ online
The play ‘Almost, Maine,’ written by John Cariani, a native of Presque Isle, is the first revenue earning show the opera house has put on since March.
Cher visits Pakistan to save the ‘world’s loneliest elephant’
The singer/actress met with the prime minister to thank him for making Kavaan’s relocation possible.
J.P. Devine Series Review: ‘The Crown’
Emma Corrin as Diana, and Gillian Anderson as Thatcher make this a brand new viewing adventure, J.P. Devine writes.
Lucky Clark On Music: Paul Sullivan
Of pandemics and silver-linings trilogy: Blue Hill pianist is taking his “playing up a notch or two.”
Fox News viewership slips post-election, prodded by Trump
With the president encouraging his followers to abandon Fox, the network’s viewership fell 32% from the two weeks before Election Day to the two weeks after it.
2021 Grammy Awards: List of nominees in top categories
In the top categories at the 63rd annual Grammy Awards, Beyoncé leads all nominees with nine.
Beyoncé, Taylor Swift, Dua Lipa top 2021 Grammy nominations
‘Black Parade,’ Beyonce’s sweeping salute to Blackness released on Juneteenth, is up for record and song of the year, while Swift’s quietly introspective ‘Folklore’ earned a nod for album of the year.
Mexico’s Catholic Church cancels Guadalupe pilgrimage over pandemic
Millions of pilgrims travel to Mexico City to celebrate the Virgin every Dec. 12.