PORTLAND — Kippy Rudy is the new executive director of One Longfellow Square, a Portland-based nonprofit arts organization devoted to live performance and education.

Rudy has more than 20 years of experience in fundraising and nonprofit arts management in Maine. She has worked at several Portland arts institutions, including PORTopera, Portland Stage Company and the Portland Museum of Art.

One Longfellow Square will host a free performance at 8 p.m. Oct. 24 to welcome Rudy to her post.