Here are highlights of things to do in the area in the next week.
Arts & Entertainment
Arts, entertainment and books news from the Sun Journal.
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7 Maine events include Tig Notaro and ‘Once Upon a Mattress’
Also, see James Austin Johnson from ‘Saturday Night Live’ in Waldoboro and Bangor.
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Barry Manilow’s Portland concert rescheduled for July
The pop singer’s show scheduled for April 19 at Cross Insurance Arena had been postponed due to his health.
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The Maine Jewish Film Festival kicks off its most ambitious lineup yet
The film festival celebrates its 27th year with a slate of films in theaters across southern and central Maine.
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Mystery Photo for April 19, 2026
Correctly guess where this photo was taken and you could win a $25 Hannaford Supermarket gift card.
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Record Store Day spins into Portland music stores
Music lovers shopped exclusive records and deals during Saturday’s event.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Life & Culture, Maine
3 Mainers win Guggenheim fellowships
Two faculty members at Bates College in Lewiston and a photographer from Rockport were among this year’s fellows.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Life & Culture, Maine, New England
This Maine author’s YA novel could be headed for Broadway
‘Freak the Mighty,’ by Rodman Philbrick of Kittery, was published in 1993. It will make its theatrical debut in Cleveland next month, a test run for Broadway.
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UMaine professor looks for ghosts in Stephen King’s work
In ‘Monsters in the Archives,’ Caroline Bicks chronicles a year in Stephen King’s archives.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Leslie Bridgers, Life & Culture, Maine
More Mainers are learning to play mahjong, many from Melanie | Column
Hoping to play more while she’s here, a part-time Peaks Island resident started teaching the game. People want in.