A career-spanning exhibit of his paintings – including work taken off the walls of his home – is on view at the Ogunquit Museum of American Art.
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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Late artist Childe Hassam’s love for Maine island explored
This summer, the Peabody Essex Museum in Salem, Massachusetts, takes a comprehensive look at the impressionist painter’s passion for Appledore.
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Penobscot basketmaker wins nation’s highest honor in the traditional arts
Theresa Secord is one of nine artists nationwide to receive a National Heritage Fellowship, including a $25,000 stipend, from the National Endowment for the Arts.
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Maine musician says she was ‘sexually attacked’ after gig in Boston-area nightclub
The manager of the club is fired after Morgan Lindenschmidt, 19, of New Gloucester alleges on her website that he tried to force himself on her.
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Haystack Mountain craft school’s new director seeks his own identity
The biggest challenge facing Paul Sacaridiz is escaping the shadow of his predecessor.
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When it comes to art, Rockland’s ‘where all the cool kids are’
The stylish new Center for Maine Contemporary Art epitomizes a broader renaissance that some say gives this midcoast city an edge over Portland as the arts hub of Maine.
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For architect Toshiko Mori, it’s all about the light
In her vision for the new Center for Maine Contemporary Art, the New Yorker with a home in Maine creates something with her artist friends in mind.
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Robert Moody won’t conduct PSO’s season finale
Assistant conductor Norman Huynh will take his place, because of an illness in Moody’s family.
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Kristen Chenoweth changes date of Portland performance
The concert is now scheduled for Oct. 1 at Merrill Auditorium; tickets go on sale Monday.
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Beloved Bach gets his own Portland festival
The inaugural festival begins Sunday and continues through June 24.