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PublishedAugust 25, 2023
As renovation costs climb, Skowhegan warily eyes future of its opera house
Town officials met this week to consider the next chapter of the 104-year-old venue and considered the possibility of separating the venue from the municipal building, as Waterville did, to broaden funding opportunities.
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PublishedJuly 1, 2023
Photos: Follow local artists’ 4-year process to create, install ‘The Hallowell Mural’
Back in July 2019, Hallowell artists Christopher Cart and Jen Greta Cart worked together in City Hall improvising a compass with a tape measure and pencil to draw a large circle on the 700 square feet of canvas sections taped together that would guide the composition of his Hallowell mural project. All photos by Joe Phelan/Kennebec Journal.
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PublishedMarch 21, 2023
Maine poet Richard Blanco among arts luminaries honored by Biden
The Maine poet and author receives a National Humanities Medal at a White House ceremony.
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PublishedFebruary 22, 2023
Leiji Matsumoto, known for anti-war anime, space tales, dies at 85
His manga works 'Galaxy Express 999' and 'Space Pirate Captain Herlock' were adapted into television anime series in the 1970s and became huge hits in and outside Japan.
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PublishedFebruary 16, 2023
Hank Beebe, prolific composer and founder of Schoolhouse Arts in Standish, dies at 96
Before he came to Maine, Beebe had a successful career on and off Broadway. A service and sing-along will be held Saturday.
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PublishedDecember 17, 2022
It’s official: Paul J. Schupf Art Center opens to public
The opening of the $18 million center, which included a preview reception Friday and a "Joy to the Ville" opening day event on Saturday in Waterville, drew a supportive crowd despite a major snowstorm across central Maine.
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PublishedNovember 30, 2022
Six artists awarded $5,000 fellowships from Maine Arts Commission
The recipients range from musicians and craft artists to writers and photographers.
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PublishedOctober 23, 2022
Bodies of work: Colby exhibit shows influence of performing arts on painter Alex Katz
'Alex Katz: Theater & Dance' is among several recent exhibitions of work by the 95-year-old New York painter, who has been returning to Maine for decades since he first came for an artist residency in 1949.
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PublishedOctober 12, 2022
Maine Arts Academy in Sidney looks to relocate to former Maine Veterans’ Home in Augusta
The large, vacant Cony Road building would be occupied by 225 students and 30 staff members for high school arts education.
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PublishedSeptember 20, 2022
‘Brilliance sparkles’ in Lewiston Public Theatre’s ‘Morning After Grace’
Performances of the comedy-drama run through Sunday, Sept. 25.
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