The performer, who had been battling cancer, appeared on some of the world’s top stages in a nearly 30-year career.
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Arts, entertainment, food and books news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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BUSHNELL ON BOOKS: ‘Statesman: George Mitchell and the Art of the Possible’ and ‘Hauling Through’
New releases from Douglas Rooks and Peter Bridgford
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Portland council opts to negotiate deal to build solar array at landfill
The city would pay $150,000 over six years to have the panels installed, and expects to save $3.2 million in energy costs over the life of the project.
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Hanks, Eckhart take flight as real-life heroes in ‘Sully’
Tom Hanks and Aaron Eckhart, playing the pilots in the “Miracle on the Hudson,” remind the public just how skilled and quietly courageous pilots are every time the wheels go up.
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MaineToday Magazine: Apple picking, bowling and more
There’s always plenty to do in Maine on the weekend.
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‘Eat Pray Love’ author reveals lesbian relationship
In a Facebook post, Elizabeth Gilbert says learning that her best friend was terminally ill uncovered Gilbert’s true feelings for the woman.
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In key advance, food waste recycling-to-energy program begins in Portland area
Ecomaine is ready to compile and ship large quantities of the area’s organic trash, offering the potential for a dramatic drop in the non-recycling waste stream.
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Bret Michaels says two men stole his cellphone in N.H.
The former Poison frontman says items were taken from his dressing room during a concert at Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom.
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Kristin Chenoweth will light up Broadway in song
The “Glee” and “Wicked” star returns to New York with “My Love Letter to Broadway” in November, singing a different combination of songs from musicals each night.
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Former Portland museum to house collection of New York abstract artist
The Leo Rabkin Foundation chooses the now-closed Museum of African Art and Culture as its new home.