Two friends from Portland have taken the theme of Thomas Friedman’s book ‘The World Is Flat’ and applied it to an edgy trans-Atlantic art show.
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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Library exhibit: Heed the fine print
A new exhibition invites you to consider works that take printmaking to new levels.
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Bob Keyes: Every picture will tell a story
Summer is for reading, but Maine winters seem particularly hospitable for ordering our thoughts and committing them to paper. It’s a season of staying home, stoking the fire and accomplishing some serious writing. The Maine Writers and Publishers Alliance gives us incentive to sharpen our pencils this winter with summer reading in mind. The alliance […]
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Niche Carved
Dorothy Schwartz has spent her artistic career refining her skill as a maker of prints – especially woodcuts. A retrospective of that work goes up at the Maine Jewish Museum.
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Camerata Concert celebrates weekend Epiphany
From Thanksgiving through Christmas, the holiday entertainment schedule is jam packed – which makes this weekend the perfect time for a concert that celebrates the true meaning of Christmas. The Choral Art Camerata, conducted by Choral Art Society music director Robert Russell, presents its “Epiphany Celebration” concert at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at Woodfords Congregational Church […]
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‘Beauty and the Beast’ comes to Merrill Auditorium
Portland Ovations brings the much-loved musical to Portland in three shows this weekend.
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Concert celebrates true meaning of Christmas
Coming at the end of the holiday season, this weekend’s Epiphany concert is an intimate experience.
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In memoriam
The bright light cast by Maine’s vibrant cultural scene grew a bit dimmer in 2012 with the passing of some of the state’s leading artists, musicians, writers, teachers and activists.
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Maine Maritime Museum’s exhibit is ship shape
The display features about 150 objects, including tools, journals, cooking utensils, scrimshaw, maps, models and paintings galore.
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Phyzgig’s acts making the scene
Phyzgig hit its stride when it chose to go exclusively with a vaudeville format. The festival has provided end-of-year entertainment for Portland audiences for 15 years. Six years ago, artistic director and Peaks Island resident Avner Eisenberg narrowed the scope of the festival to feature vaudeville acts. Prior to that, the festival had more of […]