The Portland writing center will be honored at the White House on Tuesday as one of a dozen winners of National Arts and Humanities Youth Program Awards.
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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Portland potter Ayumi Horie wins $50,000 fellowship
She is the fourth Mainer to win a United States Artists grant.
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Dahlov Ipcar opens exhibition of new work at Frost Gully Gallery on Nov. 16
The artist, who turns 98 this week, is exploring new ways to express herself with recent vision loss.
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Maine Arts Commission calls for more funding, and a fundraising arm, to bolster its work
The group plans to unveil a five-year cultural plan on Thursday.
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Portland council to consider zoning change to allow office park near Stroudwater
In the proposed deal, the Elks Lodge would sell land to Northland Enterprises and remain on the property.
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Maine seeks bids to privatize operation and maintenance of Casco Bay Bridge
The state employees union objects, asking: ‘What is the price for public safety?’
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PORTopera appoints new managing director
Maine native Caroline Koelker, who also sings with the Choral Art Society, will oversee productions and outreach.
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‘The Mountaintop’ takes a different look at Martin Luther King Jr.
The play, written by Katori Hall and directed by Charles Weldon, opens Nov. 3 at Portland Stage.
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‘Mama’s Boy’ tells a story behind the story of the JFK assassination
Opening this week at Good Theater, the play explores the relationship between Lee Harvey Oswald and his mother.