Maine choral directors are ‘disconsolate’ to hear experts say there will have to be a vaccine and an effective treatment for COVID-19 before groups can start singing together again.
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.
Maine arts and entertainment venues look ahead to raising the curtain, very slowly
With few guidelines from the state, museums, theaters and concert halls vary in their expectations for hosting patrons in a post-pandemic world.
Finalists announced for Maine Literary Awards
The ceremony of the Maine Writers & Publishers Alliance will be live-streamed on May 28.
Maine Humanities Council accepting applications for coronavirus relief
Up to $7,500 is available, and the deadline for nonprofits to apply is May 15.
With podcast, Portland Ovations can tell the stories behind now-canceled shows
Galen Koch, a Salt graduate, hosts the initiative, which becomes a key piece of outreach during the shutdown.
Run & Eat: Even in rural Berwick, curbside craft beer and Mexican delivery are at the ready
But the options beyond that are limited.
Abbe Museum moves its Indian Market online
The three-day event is canceled, but the Bar Harbor museum is still creating a place for Wabanaki artists to show and sell their work this month.
Center for Maine Contemporary Art announces biennial artists for 2020
Thirty-four are chosen for the exhibition, schedule to open in the fall.
Ogunquit Playhouse cancels season for first time since World War II
The summer’s lineup included shows directed by Jason Alexander and B.D. Wong.
Portland Symphony Orchestra cancels concerts through June
But it will host an online ‘Un-gala’ on May 14 to raise money for the orchestra. Meanwhile, the Theater at Monmouth postpones its summer season.