The supporter of artists is helping fund the study of fashion and textiles that could be an industry lure.
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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Sale of South African art will help UNE bolster collection
The works don’t fit the gallery’s collecting mission, and their sale will support new acquisitions.
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Orchestra’s food drive has strings attached
Music will follow for those who bring items or funds to rehearsal on Monday or the concert on Tuesday.
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Saving the Kate
A beloved symbol of Moosehead Lake, the steamship Katahdin needs restoration so it can continue to be an ‘economic engine’ in Greenville for another 100 years.
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Author Q&A: Sax and drugs and rock ‘n’ roll
What’s in a name? Reporter Bob Keyes finds out when he interviews legendary saxophonist Bobby Keys about the new book, ‘Every Night’s a Saturday Night.’
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Arts Planner
Portland Ovations welcomes a new production of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Pulitzer Prize-winning musical ‘South Pacific.’
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Salt: ‘Flash Forward’ showcases rising photography stars
The future of photography is on view at the Salt Institute for Documentary Studies in Portland.
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USM: Female photographers examine gender myths
“The Myths,” a new show at University of Southern Maine, features the work of a half-dozen female artists who explore gender in their work and, in doing so, test society’s prescribed notions of how women are supposed to fit in.
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‘Little Me’ launches theater-filled month
Good Theater celebrates its 10th anniversary with a revival of the fluffy musical.
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Paul Goodman: Torchbearer for a Generation
A new documentary by a Maine filmmaker revisits the life and times of Paul Goodman, whose teachings became a rallying cry for many during the turbulent 1960s.