A trade group’s decision to sell promotional material from the 1800s puts ‘cultural artifacts’ at risk, critics say.
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.
Arts Planner
This week • Beginning Friday, the Theater at Monmouth presents William Shakespeare’s “Pericles, Prince of Tyre,” an adventure of love, danger and mystery. Directed by Jeri Pitcher, “Pericles” opens at 7:30 p.m. Friday, with additional performances on Saturday and Aug. 1, 5, 11, 14 and 19. Tickets range from $22 to $26. Call 933-9999 or […]
Big and bold opera is back
PORTopera returns to full production with ‘Hansel and Gretel,’ and chooses a story that deals with hard times.
Bob Keyes:Home of Homer expertise
PORTLAND – This coming weekend, the Portland Museum of Art will move one step closer toward establishing itself as the pre-eminent authority on Winslow Homer. On Friday and Saturday, the museum will host Winslow Homer Weekend. Scholars and invited guests from around the country will gather at Homer’s studio at Prouts Neck on Friday night […]
Art and Theater:Massively creative
A new show by Anna Hepler, with commanding installations kicks off the ‘Circa’ contemporary art series at Portland Museum of Art.
Riding for Military Relief
A financier plans to bicycle from Indiana to Maine, raising money for soldiers and their families.
Arts Planner
This week • Harpswell artist John Bisbee will discuss his “Two Tons” installation at the Ogunquit Museum of American Art at 7 p.m. Tuesday. The installation is on view through Aug. 1. Bisbee, who teaches at Bowdoin College, constructs large, abstract sculptures from 12-inch steel spikes, which he welds together to create massive, patterned pieces. […]
Art and Theater: Fun Fun Fun
What could be more enjoyable for the thespians and fans of Theater at Monmouth than a season full of meaty shows?
‘Even if I don’t want to paint, I paint. I have to. That’s what artists do.’
Mired in an unrewarding career, lapsed artist Francine Shrock took up the brush again three years ago and hasn’t stopped creating since.
Art and Theater: Bard bytes
Acorn unleashes its trademark rapid-fire Shakespeare on Peaks Island diners.