Zap2it.comUPN is sending “Veronica Mars” back to her old home for the remainder of the season, which may be both good and bad news for the series.Starting next week, “Veronica” will air at 9 p.m. ET Tuesdays – the same timeslot it held last season. Repeats are scheduled to air on Wednesdays for at least […]

NEW YORK (AP) – Yahoo Inc. and CBS Corp. have signed a deal to bring video from CBS’s popular “60 Minutes” program to Yahoo’s web sites, beginning this fall.The companies announced the arrangement Thursday, but didn’t disclose financial details. A preview of the offerings will be made available on Yahoo’s site this Sunday.The video from […]

PORTLAND – Portland Ballet Company’s “Signs of Spring” performance today and Saturday, March 25, will feature two world premieres. They are “The Three Cornered Hat,” a Spanish infused classical piece by Daielma Santos set to the music of Manuel de Falla, and “Spoke of the Wheel – the Winkler Project,” a collaboration of contemporary choreographer […]

By Emily Tuttle,Special to Encore hile catering to a nonhearing audience, Signstage on Tour frequently captivates hearing theater attendees with its unique integration of sign language and the spoken word, says William Morgan, producer and artistic director.Based in Cleveland, Ohio, Signstage on Tour will perform “Beauty and the Beast,” a Deaf Theatre adaptation by Morgan, […]

By Mark Laflamme,Staff Writer A family stranded in the desert, surrounded by cannibalistic mutants left over from the Atomic Age. Spooky desert nights and hideous things that lurk in the dark. The claustrophobic confines of a mobile home in dramatic contrast with the vastness of the New Mexico desert. These are the makings of one […]

Chicago – The anti-age limit league believes it has solved the problem of the men who are unable to obtain employment in Chicago because they have passed the “age limit.” If plans now under way are successful, such men are to be sent in great numbers to colonies in Canada and Florida, where they will […]

The 17th annual “All Maine Invitational” exhibition of work by artists from around the state will open with a reception on Thursday, March 30, from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Atrium Art Gallery, University of Southern Maine, Lewiston-Auburn College.The “All Maine Invitational” features paintings, drawings, prints, ceramics, jewelry, furniture and sculptural pieces in wood […]

March 24: BRUNSWICK, the Titus Abbott Collective Jazz Ensemble will perform at 8 p.m. at Abracadabra Fine Arts Gallery, 11 Pleasant St. $10 725-0386March 24: CAMDEN, Lunasa, Irish quartet, will perform at 8:30 p.m. at the Camden Opera House, 29 Elm St. $25/$20 236-7963March 24, 25: CARRABASSETT VALLEY, Kearney and the Olst Onion will perform […]

LEWISTON – King’s Bridge Theatre’s Winter Concert Series will continue Friday, March 31, with the zany antics of Wingnuts, a wacky comedy improv troupe from central Maine known for involving audiences in its skits.Wingnuts’ fast-paced, unscripted show – performed in the tradition of “Whose Line is it Anyway?” and “Saturday Night Live” – will begin […]

NEW YORK (AP) – “Bright. Crisp. Clean. Pure,” says the silky smooth, perfectly masculine voice on the beer commercial. “This is Budweiser. THIS is beer.”Quick, who is that? Hint: It’s a big movie star. Though his name’s never mentioned, the makers of Budweiser are banking on the fact that you’ll get it eventually – and […]