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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.
Gray artist shows what she learned from the trees out her window
Wendy Patterson explores the relationships between human beings and the earth in ‘Trees and Dancers.’
Exhibit explores how a vision blossomed into Haystack center of craft
The Portland Museum of Art blockbuster tells the school’s early story, providing the context for its continued success and influence.
Rockland art foundation forms partnership with Bangor Symphony
Ellis-Beauregard seeks applicants for a new composer award.
Mills says state will help Portland accommodate asylum seekers
Rep. Chellie Pingree joins the governor and other state officials for a meeting at Merrill Auditorium and then a tour of the city’s emergency shelter at the Portland Expo.
Children’s museum’s new director touts motherhood as her greatest qualification
Julie Butcher Pezzino will lead the Children’s Museum & Theatre of Maine through a fundraising campaign and its relocation to Thompson’s Point.
Sculpture sets the table for Portland event that will use food for diplomacy
Three meals are planned Saturday at the site of the installation in the East Bayside.
PortFringe: Hundreds of shows, boatloads of fun
The alternative theater festival runs through June 22 across Portland.
‘Little Woods’ takes a hard look at life for women on the margins in rural America
The movie screens at Space in Portland, and includes a discussion about reproductive rights afterward.
Ogunquit Playhouse director says the show won’t go on without theater renovation
A measure on Tuesday’s ballot would change the way the historic theater is zoned, enabling it to plan for a future that includes better accommodations for actors and the public.