Bob Keyes

Staff Writer

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 & Entertainment, Do This

From Bath to Rockland, midcoast art galleries begin to reopen

by Bob Keyes May 25, 2020May 27, 2020

Already a destination for art lovers, the region has a head start on welcoming back patrons.

Arts & Entertainment, Do This

Alan Crichton creates a ‘Zoomcast’ for the arts

by Bob Keyes May 24, 2020May 27, 2020

The co-founder of Waterfall Arts highlights the ‘ghost ship’ exhibitions of Maine artists.

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The Seed Saver

by Bob Keyes May 24, 2020May 22, 2020

Radical and self-reliant, subsistence farmer Will Bonsall has preserved tens of thousands of seeds as a way to preserve crop diversity.

Arts & Entertainment

Virtual premiere a first for Portland Ovations, Library of Congress and Maine-born composer

by Bob Keyes May 24, 2020May 23, 2020

The concert Thursday was supposed to happen at Thompson’s Point in April.

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The Force Field

by Bob Keyes May 24, 2020June 22, 2020

Frith Farm walks the walk. The little farm in Scarborough produces organic food for its neighbors and green energy for its operations, fostering biodiversity and community.