Arts & Entertainment Archives - Lewiston Sun Journal

DaPonte String Quartet rehired, and board members replaced

by Eric Russell June 15, 2022June 16, 2022

Attorneys helped the musicians reach an agreement in which the board members who fired the musicians last month have stepped down and been replaced by a new board.

Arts & Entertainment, News

Got a yen for acting? Mainers wanted to be extras in true crime series

by Ray Routhier June 10, 2022June 13, 2022

Scenes for ‘Wild Crime’ will be shot around Greater Portland from June 20-29.

Arts & Entertainment, Local & State

Crime story contest has a happy ending for Bangor teen who beat out professional writers

by Ray Routhier June 9, 2022June 9, 2022

Muhammad Drammeh, 17, won the Maine Writers and Publishers Alliance’s annual CrimeFlash Fiction contest, competing against more experienced writers and published authors.

Arts & Entertainment, Nation / World, News, Politics

Matthew McConaughey makes personal plea for gun legislation at White House

by AAMER MADHANI Associated Press June 7, 2022June 8, 2022

The Uvalde native met with President Biden before addressing the White House press corps.

Arts & Entertainment

Long before Bean Boots, Mainers were on the forefront of fashion

by Ray Routhier June 5, 2022June 4, 2022

Maine Historical Society has three exhibits that merge history and fashion, including ‘Northern Threads,’ which features Maine clothes from the society’s collection spanning 200 years.

Arts & Entertainment, Nation / World

Texas teen wins National Spelling Bee in 1st-ever tiebreaker

by BEN NUCKOLS Associated Press June 2, 2022June 3, 2022

Harini Logan has won the Scripps National Spelling Bee, defeating Vikram Raju in the bee’s first-ever lightning-round tiebreaker.

Arts & Entertainment, New England, News, River Valley

Mexico couple sells home that inspired ‘The Conjuring’ movie for $1.525 million

by Wire and Staff Reports May 27, 2022May 27, 2022

The Rhode Island farmhouse where the paranormal happenings that inspired the 2013 horror movie “The Conjuring” was bought by a Mexico couple in 2019.

Arts & Entertainment, Local & State, Schools & Education

Did Harry Styles record part of his latest album in central Maine?

by Emily Duggan May 26, 2022May 27, 2022

Maine-raised songwriter Amy Allen co-wrote one of the tracks on the British popstar’s new album, but fans think there’s another Maine connection — to a farm in Monmouth.