Arts & Culture Archives - Bangor Daily News

Bangor Pride draws throngs of festival-goers downtown

by Bill Trotter June 22, 2024June 23, 2024

Hundreds of people lined Main Street Saturday morning to cheer, wave and have fun while viewing the Bangor Pride parade.

Never-before-seen Andrew Wyeth works will go on display in Maine this spring

by Emily Burnham March 4, 2024March 4, 2024

Penobscot Theatre’s elaborate play brings a Wabanaki hero to life

by Emily Burnham March 1, 2024March 9, 2024

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Painting by Maine artist Marsden Hartley lost for nearly 40 years has been found

by The Associated Press January 12, 2022January 12, 2022

These long-hidden Maine folk songs are being heard for the 1st time in a century

by Troy R. Bennett January 5, 2022January 5, 2022

New children’s book tells the story of Beaver, the sled dog on the lam in Bangor

by Emily Burnham December 6, 2021December 6, 2021

Music, concerts and live bands

Bigfoot, a space alien and this Maine musician share a joint in a new music video

by Troy R. Bennett November 30, 2021November 30, 2021

‘Hopeful’ sculpture is slated to be installed in downtown Bangor next month

by Emily Burnham October 19, 2021October 19, 2021

Owen Smith, experimental artist with 30-year UMaine career, dies at 63

by Emily Burnham October 18, 2021October 18, 2021

Bangor artist created demonic dollhouses as ‘pandemic mental health project’

by Emily Burnham September 21, 2021September 21, 2021

Norm Macdonald, former ‘SNL’ cast comic, dies

by Leela Stockley September 14, 2021September 14, 2021

1st indigenous leader of Abbe Museum in Bar Harbor resigns after 18 months

by Bill Trotter September 10, 2021September 10, 2021

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Actor Michael K. Williams, Omar on ‘The Wire,’ dead at 54

by The Associated Press September 6, 2021September 6, 2021

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Restored 85-year-old theater reopens in Waldoboro after years of closure

by Lauren Abbate September 4, 2021September 3, 2021

Cast brings quirky spelling bee personalities to life in Belfast show

by Judy Harrison August 12, 2021August 12, 2021

Fantastical comedy ‘Aquitania’ tells the tale of a land between the mountains and the sea in Camden

by Judy Harrison July 28, 2021July 28, 2021

‘Agitators’ delivers poignant, sometimes funny, look at 2 freedom fighters

by Opinion Contributor July 10, 2021July 10, 2021

Maine country music stars were the genre’s heart and soul

by Troy R. Bennett June 23, 2021June 23, 2021

Bangor orchestra’s online concert reflects relief of easing pandemic

by Judy Harrison May 20, 2021May 20, 2021

‘Antique Roadshow’ flips the script with celebrity editions

by The Associated Press May 3, 2021May 3, 2021