It’s the third year the Ellis-Beauregard Foundation has offered the commission.
Bob Keyes
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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Newman Prize photography contest deadline extended to Aug. 11
Maine Media Workshops administers the annual contest, which recognizes innovation in portraiture.
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Key figure at Monhegan Museum retires
Robert Stahl has been involved in various capacities for many years, including promoting the legacy of painter James Fitzgerald.
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Portland writer collaborates with his ER-doctor cousin on book about COVID-19
‘Every Minute Is a Day’ chronicles the turmoil and challenges of the pandemic as experienced at a hospital in the Bronx. It was published this week by Penguin Random House.
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Portland celebrates its welcoming nature with ‘The Walk’ for refugee children
The art-and-culture festival begins with a free concert at 6 p.m. Wednesday on the Eastern Prom.
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Actor puts on producer hat to stage play about male friendship
Dave Register has long wanted to produce ‘The Aliens,’ and the time came during the pandemic.
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With feelings of triumph and trepidation, Maine audiences return
Fans enthusiastically welcome back live music to Portland, but many also worry their celebrations will be short-lived because of the latest coronavirus surge.
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When it comes to playing Johnny Cash, he walks – and talks – the line
Scott Moreau, who grew up in Litchfield, has made a living out of portraying the Man in Black, including in ‘Ring of Fire,’ opening this week at Portland Stage.
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Hear the best of baroque, up close, at the Bach Virtuosi Festival
After last year’s successful virtual version, the programming returns to a week of in-person performances in Portland.
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Longtime illustrator lends expertise to Scarborough library group
The sketching group and their teacher, Michael David Brown, will show and sell their work at an event Saturday.