Bob Keyes

Staff Writer

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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Published
April 15, 2010

Anything new with Cowboy Junkies? Only four CDs in past year and a half

Look out. The Cowboy Junkies are entering one of their legendary creative periods. The Canadian band, which formed in 1985 and earned a hard-won reputation as one of the smartest indie rock bands of its generation, is on the cusp of releasing four records in 18 months. Bassist Alan Anton explains: “We were working on […]
Published
April 15, 2010

‘Passion of the Hausfrau’ will play for fresh laughs

The Hausfrau is back. Tonight and Friday in Lewiston and beginning Wednesday in Brunswick, actress Bess Welden restages “The Passion of the Hausfrau: An Illuminated Solo Comedy.” The one-woman play chronicles the misadventures of a mother riding the roller coaster of parenthood. Welden helped create the play with writer Nicole Chaison. In 2003, Chaison started […]
Published
April 15, 2010

Cover Story: Easy does it

A relaxed Vince Gill visits Portland on Wednesday to play ‘what people want to hear’
Published
April 14, 2010

Orchestra executive leaving on high note

Ari Solotoff, who secured strong artistic leadership and healed PSO finances, is headed to Philadelphia.
Published
April 13, 2010

PSO executive director takes job in Philly

Ari Solotoff, 29, has served as executive director with the PS0 for four seasons. He is considered one of the top young administrators in the orchestra world.
Published
April 13, 2010

Berwick teen’s art on display in D.C.

Amanda Morin’s digital photograph represents Maine’s 1st District in an exhibition that features artwork from every congressional district in the country.
Published
April 11, 2010

Book Q&A: Meet the neighbors

Buddy Doyle’s portraits introduce Mainers to the citizen-soldiers in their midst.
Published
April 11, 2010

Arts Dispatches

PORTLAND Portland Symphony wins governor’s excellence award The Portland Symphony Orchestra received the 2010 Maine Association of Nonprofits Governor’s Award for Nonprofit Excellence in the mid-sized organization category, which consists of organizations with budgets between $1.2 million and $3 million. The PSO is the first arts organization to earn first place in any of the […]
Published
April 11, 2010

Arts Planner

This week • The New England alt-country scene gets spotlight treatment on Friday. At One Longfellow Square, 181 State St., local favorite Roy Davis and his band celebrate the release of “We Are a Lightning Bolt” while hosting a taping party for a live CD and DVD. The Boston-based band Girls Guns & Glory shares […]
Published
April 11, 2010

Keyes: Water Girl assumes her ‘place of honor’

PORTLAND — For more than 30 years, one of the most popular pieces in Portland’s public art collection has languished behind bars, literally and figuratively. With the reopening of the Portland Public Library this week, the Little Water Girl fountain finally has come out from behind the forboding, fenced-in courtyard in front of the library […]

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