Arts & Entertainment Archives - Lewiston Sun Journal

Country rocker and fiddler Charlie Daniels dies at age 83

by KRISTIN M. HALL AP Entertainment Writer July 6, 2020July 7, 2020

Country music firebrand and fiddler Charlie Daniels, who had a hit with “Devil Went Down to Georgia,” has died at age 83

Arts & Entertainment, Maine, News

State pulls plug on music festival at Brunswick campground

by Bob Keyes July 2, 2020July 6, 2020

Promoters hoped to win state approval for Summer Jam Camp Out 2020 by promising to spread people out among campsites to minimize large gatherings. The state rejected that idea.

Arts & Entertainment, Maine

Eight Maine arts organizations each to receive a $50,000 coronavirus aid grant

by Emma Sorkin Staff Writer July 1, 2020July 6, 2020

The National Endowment for the Arts announced that 855 nonprofit arts organizations nationwide will receive a total of $45 million through the CARES Act.

Arts & Entertainment

Carl Reiner, beloved creator of ‘Dick Van Dyke Show,’ dies at 98

by Associated Press June 30, 2020July 1, 2020

Reiner mastered a genial but sophisticated brand of humor that others emulated.

Arts & Entertainment, Maine

Artist looks to honor El Faro victims with sculpture in Rockland

by Bob Keyes June 29, 2020June 29, 2020

Warren sculptor and Maine Maritime graduate Jay Sawyer begins a campaign to raise money for a memorial in Rockland Harbor to victims of the tragedy at sea.

Arts & Entertainment

How Maine crime writers are rethinking the way they portray police

by Ray Routhier June 28, 2020June 28, 2020

The current calls for police reform and ends to racism have prompted Maine writers of crime novels to rethink, and in some cases change, their work.

Arts & Entertainment, Maine

After helping other artists top the charts, Maine native Amy Allen to release first single

by Ray Routhier June 25, 2020June 29, 2020

The singer-songwriter’s ‘Queen of Silver Linings’ will be released Wednesday on Warner Records.

Arts & Entertainment

Blackface has long been an issue in comedy – look no further than ‘Saturday Night Live’ for proof

by Bethonie Butler Washington Post June 25, 2020June 25, 2020

Blackface as entertainment emerged from 19th-century minstrel shows that featured white actors in dark makeup, playing characters who embodied stereotypical depictions of African Americans.