The novel that paints ‘Mockingbird’ hero Atticus Finch as a bigot leads to brisk sales in the state and dramatic readings in Congress Square Plaza.
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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Boston Museum of Fine Art’s director to speak July 21 in Portland
Malcolm Rogers, who will retire at the end of the month, has helped the museum expand, but not without controversy.
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Artist with urban desires finds creative ways to get her activist messages across
Beth Wittenberg improvises, adapts, though some find her art offensive.
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Bates Dance festival features new work about the AIDS crisis
Choreographer Sean Dorsey hopes ‘The Missing Generation’ helps people remember.
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Steve Luttrell, past poet laureate, published a new volume
‘Plumb Line’ encompasses 10 years of the poet’s life.
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Portland’s newest poet laureate writes about playing hockey
Gibson Fay-LeBlanc’s passion for the game makes it onto the page.
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Cellardoor taps artists with Maine ties for wine labels
The Lincolnville-based winery chooses paintings by Erin McGee Ferrell and Allen Bunker for its Artist Series.
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‘Night Vision’ sheds light on the dark
Bowdoin exhibition examines artists’ fascination with working after hours.
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In return to stage, Tony Reilly gets warm welcome from Portland audience
‘The Coma Monologues,’ Reilly’s story of the dreams he had while lying comatose in a hospital, moves people to laughter and tears.
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Bowdoin music festival offers plenty of free concerts
Maine’s premiere summer classical concert series begins July 1.