Norma Marin, daughter-in-law of the painter John Marin, gives the museum 28 prints by Max Beckmann, Otto Dix and others.
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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Hopeful poets bringing fight against gun violence to Maine
The Telling Room will host a reading with Maine poet Richard Blanco and others on March 6 at the Portland library.
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Hannaford workers authorize strike at distribution center
A previous contract expired this past weekend, but the two sides have agreed to a mediation session next week.
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A poet and a photographer break down barriers to create ‘Boundaries’
Richard Blanco and Jacob Hessler collaborate on a new book and exhibition at Center for Maine Contemporary Art.
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John Serrage to get national award for work with Opera Maine
A retired doctor, he will receive the award from Opera America in New York later this month.
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Rockwell Kent’s Monhegan home, studio added to national historic trust
Also receiving recognition was the childhood home of Edward Hopper in Nyack, New York.
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Artistic differences lead to dueling Bach festivals
In June, Portland will host two festivals dedicated to the music of Johann Sebastian Bach, one mostly in churches and the other in more casual settings.
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Maine authors among big-name contributors to ‘I Am America’ anthology
Two of them, Richard Russo and Lily King, will speak Tuesday at Print in Portland about the stories they wrote.
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PSO’s next season will include a familiar face: Bruce Hangen
The orchestra’s former conductor will help out during its transition year between music directors.
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How a former orchestra director brings art to life with his law degree
Once executive director of the Portland Symphony Orchestra, Ari Solotoff saw how a law degree could help him help artists.