PORTLAND – The power of celebrity is an impressive thing. Steve Martin, best known for his career as a comedian and movie actor, came to the Merrill Auditorium on Wednesday to showcase his skills as a banjo picker. He’s been playing the banjo for most of his life, and has become a fine musician and […]
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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Tedeschi Trucks band books Ocean Gateway gig
The husband-wife guitar-playing duo of Derek Trucks and Susan Tedeschi fronts the blues-based rock band.
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All-Stars to revive Frye Hall glory days
Frye Hall is long gone. All that’s left are memories. The dance hall stood on what is now Holiday Inn by the Bay on Spring Street in Portland. Back in the day, the stuffy old brick structure hosted teen dances just about every weekend. “If you were in a band back then, you worked every […]
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‘Prairie Home’ coming to Portland in August
Though not a broadcast show, it will include many favorite elements from “A Prairie Home Companion.”
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Art Honors will toast four of Maine’s creative leaders
Maine College of Art rolls out the proverbial red carpet on Thursday, as it hosts the 15th annual Art Honors celebration to recognize leaders in Maine’s creative sector. The college in downtown Portland will present three awards to four people. • An Award for Entrepreneurship in the Arts will be given to businesswoman Roxanne Quimby. […]
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Artful healing
A new Mercy health-care center gives works by local artists a big role in creating a healthy atmosphere.
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Arts Planner
• Freeport Historical Society introduces its new Heritage Trail with a ceremony at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday at Old First Parish Meetinghouse and Burial Ground at Lower Main Street and Meetinghouse Road. The 17-sign, self-guided trail directs visitors to significant spots in Freeport history. State historian Earl Shettleworth will speak at Tuesday’s event. The trail reinforces […]
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Bob Keyes: Audiences riveted when ‘old soul’ climbs on stage
With due respect to the individuality of 15-year-olds everywhere, it’s safe to say that Dylan Chestnutt is not your typical 15-year-old — if there were such a thing. Chestnutt, a ninth-grader at Waynflete School in Portland, acts in plays. Not school plays. Not community theater. Professional plays. He’s on stage this week in Mad Horse […]
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Fine art
MECA’s end-of-year student exhibitions show a stunning breadth of media, vision and depth.