The event Saturday afternoon is a fundraiser for Theater at Monmouth, where he performed in the 1990s.
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South Portland native writes about life before and after becoming ‘Bernie’s Mitten Maker’
Jen Ellis, who lives in Vermont, gained fame in 2021 when Bernie Sanders wore her mittens at the presidential inauguration. She’ll speak about her book, ‘Bernie’s Mitten Maker,’ on Wednesday at Longfellow Books in Portland.
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Replicas of famous paintings mark trails at Maine state parks
The Portland Museum of Art has expanded a program that showcases its collection to people enjoying the outdoors.
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Maine actors say strike is about getting streaming services to play fair
Most union actors rely on residual pay from past work, but streaming services use a different payment model than the one broadcast networks have long used.
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Hollywood strike delays Emmy Awards for the first time in decades
The 75th Emmy Awards will no longer air Sept. 18 because of a historic double strike by Hollywood writers and actors.
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Randy Meisner, founding member of the Eagles and singer of ‘Take It to the Limit,’ dies at 77
He died Wednesday of complications from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
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Sinéad O’Connor, gifted and provocative Irish singer, dies at 56
Singer-songwriter Sinéad O’Connor was a lifelong non-conformist but her political and cultural stances and troubled private life often overshadowed her music.
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London jury acquits Kevin Spacey of sexual assault charges
Spacey had faced nine charges, including multiple counts of sexual assault and one count of causing a person to engage in penetrative sexual activity without consent.
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Films directed by Anna Kendrick, Chris Pine to premiere at Toronto festival
Anna Kendrick, who grew up in Portland, makes her directorial debut with ‘Woman of the Hour.’
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Tony Bennett, masterful stylist of American musical standards, dies at 96
The last of the great saloon singers of the mid-20th century, Bennett often said his lifelong ambition was to create ‘a hit catalog rather than hit records.’