Ken-David Masur, who works as associate conductor with the Boston Symphony, has had his eyes on Portland for a few years.
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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Elizabeth Peavey revises, reprises ‘My Mother’s Clothes Are Not My Mother’
The Portland writer will present a new version of her one-woman show about caring for an aging parent, opening Friday in Lewiston.
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Sharing the story of the wondrous and much-love Dahlov Ipcar
Two Maine writers will talk about the artist in upcoming events at Portland Public Library, which is showing her illustrations through December.
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Maine artists interpret the nation’s unrest in ‘America Now’
The group exhibition on view at Holocaust center in Augusta offers a portrait of the country in paintings and photographs.
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Rep. Pingree appointed to National Endowment for the Arts advisory council
The Democrat attended her first meeting as an ex-officio member Thursday.
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The making of Wesley McNair’s ‘Unfastening’
Colby College will launch a website that shows how the former Maine poet laureate’s latest book – about the grief and hope following his mother’s death – came to be.
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Portland Museum of Art announces artists for 2018 biennial
The 25 artists selected to represent Maine’s contemporary art scene work in a variety of media, from photography to basketmaking.
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The story of Maine’s makers is told through labor banners old and new
‘Creative Maine’ exhibit at the Maine Historical Society explores the ingenuity of the Maine economy.
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National Book Awards boss brings quest to ‘de-snob’ literature to Portland
Lisa Lucas is coming to town Thursday to talk about the cultural vitality of books.
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Pulitzer-winning playwright Paula Vogel to sit down for a talk at Portland Stage
She’s visiting Maine to run workshops and encourage aspiring writers and will do a Q&A at 7 p.m. Monday.