Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue will take the stage at 8 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 20, at State Theatre, 609 Congress St. in Portland. Trombone Shorty brings his Shorty Gras tour though Portland for a New Orleans-style party. Shorty, whose real name is Troy Andrews, has every right to toot his own horn because the music […]
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Face the Music: Have you heard? Some major acts are headed to Maine this summer
It’s time to mark your calendars and buy some tickets.
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King Charles heartened as cancer disclosure raises awareness in U.K.
According to Britain’s Guardian newspaper, the cancer charity Prostate Cancer UK has seen a substantial increase in the number of people using its online risk checker.
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In haunting vignettes, ‘Held’ considers whether love can survive death
Anne Michaels’s novel may be one of the most romantic of all time.
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The art of love: 6 works that embody deep affection are on display at Maine museums
The state’s major art institutions each chose a piece they felt represented the heartfelt sentiment associated with Valentine’s Day.
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Here’s what you can expect from Super Bowl commercials this Sunday
Advertisers will be pulling out all the stops on Super Bowl Sunday – enlisting the biggest actors, investing in the most dazzling special effects and going for laughs as they seek to win over viewers.
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Prince Harry settles tabloid phone hacking claim, says ‘mission’ to tame U.K. media continues
Harry’s attorney said at a court hearing that Mirror Group Newspapers had agreed to pay all of the prince’s legal costs, plus ‘substantial’ damages.
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Maine museums to create ‘visual dictionary’ of Wabanaki basketry
The Penobscot Nation Museum and the Hudson Museum at the University of Maine Orono received a $100,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities for the project.
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There’s nothing animated about corpse comedy ‘Lisa Frankenstein’
The equal parts forgettable and regrettable teen comedy “Lisa Frankenstein” stars Kathryn Newton (best known as Paul Rudd’s daughter in the latest “Ant-Man” movie) as the title character, a mopey high school misfit whose spiritual predecessors are “Beetlejuice”-era Winona and “Desperately Seeking Susan”-era Madonna. Those references are just two in a zillion that hang on […]
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Snoop Dogg, Master P sue Walmart for allegedly ‘hiding’ their cereal
The rappers say the chain kept ‘Snoop Cereal’ in stockrooms and prevented it from going out for sale.