Suzette McAvoy retires this fall, as the Rockland venue’s biennial opens.
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Arts, entertainment, food and books news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Nation & World
Banksy on migrant crisis: ‘All Black Lives Matter’
The street artist explains his sponsorship of a ship that picked up migrants in the Mediterranean Sea.
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Posted inArts & Entertainment
‘Black Panther’ star Chadwick Boseman dies of cancer at 43
His portrayal of the baseball’s Jackie Robinson in 2013′s ’42’ made him a star.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Morning Sentinel
Despite the pandemic’s pall over summer, Waterville still rocks
Portland band Rustic Overtones provided the music that kept Waterville rocking in the year of the pandemic.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Nation & World
J.K. Rowling returns award from group linked to Kennedy family
The Harry Potter author says she did so after the president of Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights criticized her comments about transgender issues.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Nation & World
Katy Perry gives birth to baby girl named Daisy
The pop superstar and her partner, actor Orlando Bloom, get UNICEF to announce the news on its Instagram account.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Nation & World
John Lennon’s killer denied parole for an 11th time
Mark David Chapman shot and killed the former Beatle on Dec. 8, 1980, in Manhattan.
Posted inOn Music Lucky Clark, Things to Do
Lucky Clark On Music: Jeff Corkery talks about upcoming concert
Tom Petty tribute band Won’t Back Down to perform Aug. 29 at Somerset Abbey in Madison.
Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel, Religion and Values
Waterville’s Temple Academy clashes in court with former parent over a decade of protesting
Tim White testified in court Tuesday that his First Amendment rights of free speech were at stake, while the private Christian school contended that White’s actions were harassment.
Posted inAnimals, Local & State, News
Neglected animals held in pandemic limbo slowly move toward adoption
The Animal Refuge League of Greater Portland finally got custody of 15 dogs and other animals seized by the state in March, but dozens more can’t be released until courts resume hearings in cruelty cases.