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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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Kotzschmar’s return: A ‘big moment’ for Portland’s cultural side
Ray Cornils celebrates the return of the Kotzschmar Organ with a sold-out performance Saturday at Merrill Auditorium.
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Kienbusch family legacy on view in Fryeburg
The exhibition probes the influence of a famous artistic uncle.
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Artists help to build stonework collection at Augusta arboretum
A dozen artists will create outdoor sculptures through Sept. 21.
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Tom Paiement makes his mark
The artist’s latest gallery show highlights impulse and instinct.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books
‘The Maine Review’ makes its debut
The new literary quarterly aims for ‘heart and soul’ of the human experience.
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Portland Museum of Art purchases land to preserve Homer’s view of the sea
A conservation easement protects from development the property around the artist’s Prouts Neck studio.
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Victoria Mansion will become a stage for the Metropolis ensemble’s ‘Brownstone’
The New York-based ensemble, with roots in Maine, will perform at the Portland mansion on Oct. 3.
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Aaron T Stephan challenges museum conventions with Portland Museum of Art exhibition
The Portland artist will show his work – or not show it – through Feb. 8 in ‘To Borrow, Cut, Copy, and Steal.’
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Kotzschmar’s return to glory signals a grand fall arts season
Audiences will get to hear Portland’s famous organ sing with renewed clarity and power at a gala concert on Sept. 27 as well as additional events that stretch into the winter season.