Bob Keyes writes about the visual and performing arts for the Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram. He appreciates that his job requires him to visit museums and attend plays and concerts across Maine, and most enjoys interviewing artists in their studios. He’s a New Englander by birth, and has lived in Maine off and on, most recently since 2002. He lives in Berwick with his wife, Vicki, and their son Luke.
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PublishedOctober 1, 2012
Off the Trail: Strong views in small, struggling town
Another in a weekly series on what Mainers across the state say about the race for the White House – and what they want from the next president. MILLINOCKET – There’s a verse in the Bruce Springsteen song “My Hometown” that could have been written about Millinocket: “Now Main Street’s whitewashed windows and vacant stores […]
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PublishedSeptember 30, 2012
Edward Hopper in a whole new light
Portland Ovations launches its 2012-13 season with ‘Voyeur,’ a multi-media/motion piece created by Bridgman | Packer Dance and inspired by the great American painter.
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PublishedSeptember 30, 2012
From U.S.A. to far corners, a lineup of global proportions
Portland Ovations begins its season this week with “Voyeur by Bridgman | Packer Dance. It continues into spring with a series of concerts, musicals, family events and dance performances featuring performers from the United States, across North and South America, and across the globe. Although the concert is not part of the regular season, Portland […]
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PublishedSeptember 27, 2012
‘The Vinyl Show’ opens at Engine
Artists imagine new lives for vinyl records in an exhibition running through Oct. 20.
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PublishedSeptember 26, 2012
’10×10 Brunswick’ benefits local students in a big way
In five years’ time, the 10×10 art show and sale has become the primo art event of the year in Brunswick. The show, which features about 300 works of art priced at $200, benefits the local nonprofit organization Arts Are Elementary, which provides artist-in-residence experiences to all Brunswick students in kindergarten through fifth grade. This […]
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PublishedSeptember 23, 2012
Off the Trail: Blue-collar workers seek candidate who’ll make life less of a struggle
Money issues, from personal earnings to social spending, are critical to some making a living in the fishing industry.
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PublishedSeptember 23, 2012
Author Q &A: Ida-ology
Susan Poulin gathers her stage character’s wit and wisdom in a self-help book filled with Maine humor.
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PublishedSeptember 23, 2012
If it’s ‘Pure’ country you seek … walk This Way
The Portland band has a mostly true story to tell with its new CD, which it will unveil at Empire on Friday.
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PublishedSeptember 23, 2012
Bob Keyes: Maine-made indie thriller hits the open road
Dana Packard and Jennifer Nichole Porter feel like they are letting go of their baby. Their Maine-made indie film, “40 West,” gets its first taste of national distribution this week. Packard and Porter, a husband-and-wife team, have kept tight reins on the film until now, shopping it around to various festivals across the country and […]
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PublishedSeptember 20, 2012
Fabric of Portland’s neighborhoods stitched stronger by arts
The Meeting Place program uses poetry, murals and photos to boost civic pride in four Portland locales.
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