The council voted to forgive the debt of nearly $104,000, with the festival disbanding because of financial struggles.
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Portland printer and his press leave mark on new ‘Little Women’ movie
David Wolfe’s Civil War-era press – and maybe the Portland printer himself – will appear in the movie that comes out on Christmas Day, along with another Mainer.
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Maine winters make for a writer’s wonderland
The beautiful and isolating season finds its way into the work of many Maine authors, both as setting and inspiration.
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Star Wars: A Last (fan) Hope
As the final movie in the saga approaches, anger and disappointment with the last ‘Star Wars’ movie in 2017 have many Maine fans wanting to be in a galaxy far, far away.
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‘Moonstruck,’ ‘Do the Right Thing’ actor Danny Aiello dead at 86
Aiello started out in small roles in the movies “Bang the Drum Slowly” and “The Godfather, Part II” before his breakout role as the hapless lover dumped by Cher in “Moonstruck.”
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New York Public Library recognizes debut novel by UMF professor
Shana Youngdahl’s novel for young readers ends up on the library’s list of best teen books of the year.
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‘Almost, Maine’ playwright John Cariani lands another Broadway acting role
He’ll begin rehearsing for Tony Kushner’s ‘Caroline, or Change’ in February, which has led Portland Stage to adjust the schedule for its revival of ‘Almost, Maine,’ in which he is starring.
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Gems, minerals and world’s largest moon rocks get their own museum in Bethel
With a collection of some 40,000 gems and minerals and 6,000 meteorites, the Maine Mineral & Gem Museum is set to open Dec. 12.
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Brunswick producer says her film helped lead to convicted murderer’s parole
Louise Rosen, part of a team that created the 2017 documentary, ‘Killing for Love,’ believes that Jens Soering, one of the two people convicted of murdering a Virginia couple in 1985, is innocent.
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Maine folk festival singing the blues about cancellation
This year’s 18th edition of the American Folk Festival in Bangor was its last.