Sally Loughridge’s images and messages go into a book that shows the power of expressing feelings.
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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The case for the Fine Print
The late David Becker developed a deep appreciation of printmakers and their art while at Bowdoin College. He paid it forward with his bequest to the school of some 1,500 works, about 80 of which are now on view in its art museum.
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Dickens classic puppet-style with Shoestring
You’ll embrace the joy of the season in a hurry with Shoestring Theater’s spirited part-puppet, part-human version of ‘A Christmas Carol.’
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Animal welfare society
That would be Arron Sturgis and his team, charged with restoring three of Bernard Langlais’ iconic wooden sculptures.
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Author Q & A: Laughing all the way
The author’s wit enlivens ‘The Irreverent Widow,’ but writing about her husband’s death and her adventures since was a sometimes tough and emotional journey.
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Portland’s art walk veering off course?
It has grown from low-key visits to galleries into a festival-like night of performers, vendors and people-watchers. Some yearn for the old days.
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‘Magic of Christmas’ opens Friday
Conductor Robert Moody adds an illusory ‘wow factor’ while keeping cherished traditions.
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New head of festival sees films as gateway
Louise Rosen, of the Maine Jewish Film Festival, says the event adds to the state’s diversity.
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When Charles Dickens came to Portland
And why he left town feeling a bit like Scrooge.
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TV special: A celebration of ‘Maine Christmas Song’
The show marking the 25-year-old classic will include prominent state musicians and raise money to feed the hungry.