At the college’s museum, visitors are given a rare view of a sacred Lakota Indian ceremony.
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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‘Stolen’ shows the true value of the art taken in the Gardner Museum heist
The book, commissioned by the museum, focuses on what the art world lost in the 1990 theft.
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Colby College appoints artist Theaster Gates to new three-year residency
Gates, best known for creating sculptures with discarded materials, has had his works displayed at the National Gallery of Art and around the world.
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Portland Stage will feature two local playwrights in upcoming season
Shows by Mainers Monica Wood and Bess Welden, along with Oscar Wilde and Dominique Morisseau, will be staged in the next two years.
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Monhegan museum receives gift of $1 million from Wyeth Foundation
The challenge grant from one of the art haven’s most celebrated painters and his wife will be used to fund an endowment and is part of a larger fundraising campaign.
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Voices outside the mainstream share their stories at Portland poetry reading
The Portland Public Library kicks off National Poetry Month Saturday by showcasing a half-dozen Maine poets from different backgrounds.
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Haunted by ‘imposter,’ bedridden artist feels helpless, but keeps fighting
With her mind seemingly taken hostage, the Lyman woman seeks some diagnosis that, like her art, would create a sense of order from the chaos.
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Press Herald owner Reade Brower will acquire newspapers in Biddeford and Brunswick
The deal also will include Mainely Media’s array of weekly publications in southern Maine.
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From away and gone forever, Elaine Ford proves she knew Maine in posthumously published stories
The launch of ‘This Time Might Be Different’ will also celebrate Ford’s life.
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Falmouth theater getting hate calls for staging play with Holocaust theme
The artistic director for Footlights Theatre sent a note to supporters outlining some of the calls and why they affirm his belief that the play is worth doing.