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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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Greg Brown kicks off new concert series at Kents Hill
The memory of a former student at Kents Hill School will live on in the form of a new concert series that bears her name. The Aleigh Mills Concert Series begins in a big way at 7:30 p.m. Saturday with a performance by folk singer Greg Brown, who will sing at the newly renovated 330-seat […]
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‘Juno’ offers far more than an Irish theme
PORTLAND – In many ways, Sally Wood was the perfect choice to direct the Irish tragedy “Juno and the Paycock,” which the American Irish Repertory Ensemble opens this week at the St. Lawrence Arts and Community Center. The play portrays a poor Irish family struggling to survive the upheaval of Ireland’s Civil War. Juno, the […]
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Open to the public
(THIS STORY WAS ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED NOVEMBER, 22 2009) The collection of public art in Portland is growing. New pieces are added annually, while old pieces receive renewed attention, refurbishment and rejuvenation. Most of the responsibility for this work falls on the shoulders of the Portland Public Art Committee, a group of 10 residents, business people and artists who […]
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You can lead a horse to water; now it’ll be able to admire the view
(THIS STORY WAS ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED NOVEMBER 22nd, 2009) PORTLAND — The Pullen Fountain behind Central Fire Station sits maybe 50 yards from my desk at work. I’ve been aware of it for years, and always thought it odd, out of place and neglected. This summer, something happened that made me appreciate the fountain in a way I never had […]
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Three with Maine ties get Tony nod
Christopher Fitzgerald, Donald Holder and Linda Lavin are nominated for Broadway’s top awards.
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All signs point to Maine for ‘Wyeth’ movie shoot
Filmmakers give a verbal commitment at a meeting with Gov. John Baldacci.
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Up close, painted oil tank satisfies artist’s vision
The public art project would be the world’s largest if all eight tanks are completed.
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Two Mainers win Tony nominations
Christopher Fitzgerald grew up in South Portland. Donald Holder is a University of Maine grad.
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Arts Dispatches
ROCKLAND Farnsworth museum catalog wins illustrated book award The Farnsworth Art Museum has won an award for its exhibition catalog “Robert Indiana and the Star of Hope.” The catalog was chosen as a winner in the illustrated book category in the 53rd annual New England Book Show. Farnsworth art director Mary Margaret Sesak designed “Robert […]