More than 22,000 people visited the exhibition in November.
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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‘Victorian Nutcracker’ at Merrill
Portland Ballet brings its uniquely local holiday production to the stage this weekend.
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With historic organ under repair, Cornils takes Christmas on the road
What is one to do when one’s instrument isn’t available? Improvise. Portland’s municipal organist, Ray Cornils, faces that dilemma this year. The historic Kotzschmar Organ is undergoing an extensive refurbishment, and is not available. So Cornils is taking the show on the road. This year’s “Christmas with Cornils: A Kotzschmar Christmas” concerts will play at […]
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‘Brilliant’ Maine artist arrested in New York
Essam Attia allegedly planted ads claiming New York police use spy drones to monitor citizens.
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The art doctors
Fine-art conservators Bonnie and Domenico Mattozzi treat each of their ‘patients’ with equal care, be it a high-priced work by a famous painter or one man’s beloved hunting camp heirloom.
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Sounds familial: Christmas at the Cathedral
This year’s concerts boast a number of parent-child singing duos.
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Maine public radio cuts back its music for more talk
The new programs, which will begin airing Saturday, reflect audience surveys and trends, the CEO says.
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Freeport shops chugging along with push from the Downeaster
The inaugural Moonlight Madness train brings shoppers and well-wishers to Freeport in the wee hours of Black Friday.
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Clara Belles with Maine State Ballet’s ‘Nutcracker’
Two teens share the iconic role – and the stage with nearly 300 other dancers – in Maine State Ballet’s ‘The Nutcracker.’
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Night train will take Bostonians to Freeport’s shopping fest
The Downeaster’s late run is part of the town’s Moonlight Madness promotion for Black Friday.