Arts & Entertainment Archives - Lewiston Sun Journal

Inspired by his mom, North Berwick native on a mission to make space travel sustainable

by Bob Keyes February 16, 2020February 17, 2020

Kyle Flanagan learns a lesson from his artist mother and turns his attention toward developing a sustainable space rocket.

Arts & Entertainment, Business, Nation / World

Study shows explosive growth in time people spend streaming TV

by DAVID BAUDER Associated Press February 12, 2020February 13, 2020

Nearly one-fifth of television viewing in the U.S. comes on streaming services like Netflix or Hulu for people with connected TVs.

Arts & Entertainment

‘Parasite’ makes Oscars history

by JAKE COYLE Associated Press February 9, 2020February 10, 2020

Best actor and actress awards went to Joaquin Phoenix for ‘Joker’ and Renee Zellwegger for ‘Judy.’

Arts & Entertainment

Governor lends her voice to new televised poetry series

by Bob Keyes February 9, 2020February 14, 2020

Maine Poet Laureate Stuart Kestenbaum builds on the success of the ‘Poems from Here’ radio program and expands it into a TV series, featuring Mainers – including Gov. Janet Mills – speaking poems.

Arts & Entertainment, Nation / World

Robert Conrad, star of ‘The Wild, Wild West,’ dies at 84

by Associated Press February 8, 2020February 10, 2020

The rugged, contentious actor also starred in another hugely popular 1960s television series, “Hawaiian Eye.”

Arts & Entertainment

Portland’s a star among U.S. cities in turnout for performing arts

by Bob Keyes February 8, 2020February 8, 2020

A survey shows the metro area’s rate of attendance at plays, concerts and other performances is well above the national average.

Arts & Entertainment, Business, National Sports, Sports

Thousands of viewers missed Super Bowl plays because of Spectrum ad

by Glenn Jordan February 4, 2020February 4, 2020

Cable television customers in southern Maine were shown a commercial instead of two key plays early in the third quarter of Sunday night’s game.

Arts & Entertainment, News

Portland salsa maker joins Coast 93.1 morning radio show

by Ray Routhier February 3, 2020February 5, 2020

Kelly Towle, maker of Plucked salsa, will become a host of the show in March.

Arts & Entertainment, Maine, News

Do-it-yourself music makers dare to dream

by Eric Russell February 2, 2020February 1, 2020

In their own bedrooms and basements, inspired young songwriters in Maine have access to the high-tech tools and distribution outlets to blossom on their own terms.

Arts & Entertainment

Best known as a muralist, Rufus Porter was much more

by Bob Keyes February 2, 2020February 6, 2020

An exhibition at Bowdoin College reveals that the greatest accomplishments of the painter, who grew up in Bridgton, were in science and invention.