A survey shows the metro area’s rate of attendance at plays, concerts and other performances is well above the national average.
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Arts, entertainment and books news from the Sun Journal.
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Thousands of viewers missed Super Bowl plays because of Spectrum ad
Cable television customers in southern Maine were shown a commercial instead of two key plays early in the third quarter of Sunday night’s game.
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Portland salsa maker joins Coast 93.1 morning radio show
Kelly Towle, maker of Plucked salsa, will become a host of the show in March.
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Do-it-yourself music makers dare to dream
In their own bedrooms and basements, inspired young songwriters in Maine have access to the high-tech tools and distribution outlets to blossom on their own terms.
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Best known as a muralist, Rufus Porter was much more
An exhibition at Bowdoin College reveals that the greatest accomplishments of the painter, who grew up in Bridgton, were in science and invention.
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Super Bowl halftime has gone from marching bands to The Boss to Lady Gaga
Regardless of your musical tastes it seems the Super Bowl halftime show has gone there.
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Bloomberg, Trump spending millions on Super Bowl campaign ads
Each campaign is spending an estimated $10 million on 60 seconds of airtime.
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Ashley Bryan and Daniel Minter win national youth book awards
The American Library Association acknowledges the work of the Maine artists at annual awards in Philadelphia.
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Portland woman wins more than $10,000 on ‘Wheel of Fortune’
Giovanna Bechard, a former reporter for WGME-TV, competed on Monday night’s show but fell short of making it to the final bonus round.
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Why you can’t see Maine’s most iconic painting
The Museum of Modern Art has taken the Andrew Wyeth painting ‘Christina’s World’ off view, upsetting many in Maine, including the painter’s son Jamie Wyeth.