ROCKPORT — Suzette McAvoy took on the job as director of the Center for Maine Contemporary Art because of the challenge of turning around a beloved organization. Two years ago, CMCA almost went under. The organization teetered on financial ruin, and when the doors closed on the 2009 season, many people in the Maine art […]
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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Olson, the house that Wyeth built
The home that helped make the artist a superstar takes center stage at a Rockland exhibition.
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Coast Modernism
The remoteness of Seguinland, a collection of Maine villages, coves and islands, attracted influential artists a century ago.
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Brought to you by the letter Q
Maine’s summer theater season opens with the ribald ‘Sesame Street’ send-up ‘Avenue Q.’
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Get in line now for summer theater tickets
Summer in Maine seems to vanish as soon as it arrives. So do tickets for the best shows.
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Beatles band to twist, shout last time tonight
A band of North Yarmouth Academy buddies presents the music of the real Beatles as faithfully as possible.
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Arts Planner
• Say what you will about Dennis Bailey and his politics. At least he’s got good taste in music. Bailey, a high-profile political consultant, fronts the Bob Dylan tribute band The Bob Band at 8 p.m. Saturday at the Dog Fish Bar & Grille, 128 Free St., Portland. Dylan turns 70 on Tuesday, and Saturday’s […]
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Bob Keyes: Come July, Maine students get free pass to MFA
Going forward, there is no excuse for a Maine student not to visit the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston. Beginning in July, any Maine student of any age will be admitted to the museum free of charge, at any time, thanks to a $2 million endowment by the Lunder Foundation of Portland. Let’s say […]
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Author Q &A: Sea change
The main character in Hampden writer Ardeana Hamlin’s newest novel experiences life in the wider world thanks to a transformative ocean voyage.
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Old Port charm lures a leading man, film crew
PORTLAND – Adam Scott, the Emmy-nominated actor best known for his role in the comedy series “Party Down,” was in Portland on Thursday to film scenes for an upcoming independent movie. He and a film crew of about three dozen people blew through the Old Port, filming at the Brian Boru bar in the morning […]