College coaches routinely hit the recruiting trail to encourage elite high school athletes to enroll at their schools. This week, the University of Southern Maine hit the road to recruit Maine’s best high school singers.
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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Neko Case joining Mavis Staples concert
Billy Bragg had been on the bill for the Stone Mountain concert but canceled because of the death of his mother.
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Architecture clinic set for Wednesday
More than two dozen Maine-based architects will be available for free consultation at the clinic.
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Bob Keyes: It’s the best of times, it’s the worst of times
PORTLAND — With the eyes of the theater world trained on the never-ending saga of “Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark” and its long-delayed Broadway opening, the big question in Portland is whether the community can support all the theater that’s available on any given weekend. On one measurable level, we now know that the answer […]
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30 years of aiming high
Portland Ballet celebrates three decades of teaching – and performing – moments with a wide-ranging ‘greatest hits’ show this weekend.
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Arts Planner
• Portland Ovations continues its string of bringing hit shows to Portland with “Avenue Q,” the Tony Award-winner for best musical, best score and best book. The national tour stops at Merrill Auditorium in Portland for a single performance at 7:30 p.m. Thursday. “Avenue Q” is about trying to make it in Manhattan with big […]
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Boys on board for Maine State’s ‘Sleeping Beauty’
FALMOUTH — Two things that sometimes don’t mix: teenage boys and ballet. It’s time to throw that stereotype out the window. Teenage boys have starring roles in the Maine State Ballet production of Tchaikovsky’s “Sleeping Beauty.” Maine State Ballet will present the classical dance piece in three acts, with a running time of just over […]
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PSO director says new seasonwill reflect local connections
And prepare to be ‘jaw-dropped’ by the glee club from the Naval Academy. Robert Moody’s courtship of Portland continued Thursday as the maestro of the Portland Symphony Orchestra announced the orchestra’s 2011-12 concert schedule.
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Gorham High stages student play on Friday
The school won first place in the regional state high school one-act play competition last weekend and advances to the state finals next week.
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Portland symphony announces 2011-12 season
It will be a season of great classics and include a lot of music by contemporary composers. There will also be a tribute to the rock band Queen.