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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PublishedJune 19, 2011
‘Visual person’ a pro at prose, too
CUMBERLAND — Writing does not come easily to Julia Maine. She’s a good student, but prefers science to English. She’s also a hands-on person, and feels comfortable articulating her emotions through the visual arts. “That’s why I like painting,” says Maine. “I find it easier to express my ideas with my hands instead of my […]
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PublishedJune 19, 2011
Tempered by grief, filled with hope
FREEPORT — Charles Baker has endured a kind of emotional loss that no teenager should ever have to endure. Just a few weeks before Christmas last year, his mother died from cancer. It started in her colon and spread to her liver. By the time doctors detected it three years ago, it was too late. […]
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PublishedJune 19, 2011
It’s just a cafe, but she sees ballet
CUMBERLAND — Sarah Mulcahy learned the first lesson about writing when she sat down to think about her essay for the contest “A Journey Into Writing.” The lesson: You can’t fake it. “I wanted to write something philosophical. I tried writing a poem about love. But it did not work out well, so I decided […]
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PublishedJune 16, 2011
Ivories tower
The Portland Conservatory’s International Piano Festival is part intensive study, part showcase for young musicians.
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PublishedJune 15, 2011
‘Out & Allied’ book-signing event tonight
The anthology focuses on the experiences of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning youth and the importance of allies.
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PublishedJune 12, 2011
Bob Keyes: After 37 years of teaching, Thomas Block says farewell
WISCASSET — This week, former students of retiring high school art teacher Thomas Block will gather at a midcoast gallery to toast the man who changed their lives. “When I started at Wiscasset High School, I was a lonely, invisible outcast with nothing to pull me through the day except my love of art,” said […]
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PublishedJune 12, 2011
Arts Dispatches, June 12, 2011
OGUNQUIT Michelle Lee in ‘Summer of Love’ at Ogunquit Playhouse The Ogunquit Playhouse has announced that TV and film star Michelle Lee will headline the new Roger Bean musical “Summer of Love,” on stage June 22 through July 16. Lee has starred on Broadway and in feature and television films. She is known for her […]
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PublishedJune 12, 2011
Historic Maine house murals bound for new home
A remarkable series of 19th-century wall paintings is in the process of being moved to the Bridgton museum named for famed Maine muralist Rufus Porter.
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PublishedJune 11, 2011
Scarborough men injured in plane crash
Investigators are not sure why the plane lost lift after climbing 100 feet.
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PublishedJune 10, 2011
Small plane crashes in Scarborough
SCARBOROUGH — A small plane with two occupants crashed nose-first in a field in Scarborough early this evening, sending two men to the hospital with serious injuries. The single-engine experimental plane crashed soon after take-off, after achieving lift of about 100 feet, said Scarborough Fire Chief Michael Thurlow. One of the occupants called 911 to […]
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