{"id":4677,"date":"2019-01-11T15:14:29","date_gmt":"2019-01-11T20:14:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mhc\/?post_type=tribe_events&#038;p=4677"},"modified":"2019-02-14T08:41:10","modified_gmt":"2019-02-14T13:41:10","slug":"adam-barr-made-for-tv-writing-to-keep-hollywood-relevant","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mhc\/event\/adam-barr-made-for-tv-writing-to-keep-hollywood-relevant\/","title":{"rendered":"Adam Barr: Keeping Hollywood Relevant"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>This event is part of the Stephen E. King Chair Spring Lecture Series<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Public Lecture Thursday, February 28th at the Orono High School library. 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