Nearly 70 percent of those who voted in the Androscoggin County town cast their ballots for the governor. One says it’s “because things have been accomplished.”
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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For a first-time legislative candidate, every minute at the polls counts
After a long day of greeting voters, Biddeford’s Ryan Fecteau hears news he has been waiting for.
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New ‘Seven’ sculpture calls attention to Portland Museum of Art
The steel sculpture, by Robert Indiana, announces the museum’s presence at 7 Congress Square and will be celebrated at 5:30 p.m. Friday as part of the city’s First Friday Art Walk.
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‘Big Nate’ comes of age on stage
The popular comic strip, created by Lincoln Peirce of Portland, gets a theatrical makeover.
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Portland Stage presents true story of tone-deaf, would-be diva
‘Souvenir’ is the story of amateur soprano Florence Foster Jenkins, told through the eyes of her accompanist.
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Center for Maine Contemporary Art set to start work on new home
The move to Rockland will enable the influential arts organization to stay open year-round and increase its presence in the state’s cultural community.
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Portland actors celebrate life and legacy of Dylan Thomas
The Welsh writer was born 100 years ago on Monday.
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Illustrator Melissa Sweet on learning her subjects
The Rockport children’s book writer and illustrator says she loves finding the children in noteworthy people.
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Lily King of Yarmouth wins first Kirkus Prize for fiction
The novelist wins the $50,000 prize for ‘Euphoria,’ which edged out ‘The Remedy for Love’ by Bill Roorbach of Farmington.
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Longtime director of Haystack craft school to step down
During Stuart Kestenbaum’s 26-year tenure, the school in Deer Isle has become a leading center for the study of craft, creativity and culture.