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. Heβs 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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PublishedFebruary 23, 2021
With move to Port City space, it’s game on for Arcadia National Bar
The bar and arcade hopes to reopen in the spring in the former concert venue, a larger space than its location on Preble Street in Portland.
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PublishedFebruary 22, 2021
Three Norway artists collaborate on paintings from separate studios
Cafe Nomad will show the result of Peter Herley, Nikki Millonzi and Judy Schneider passing around unfinished pieces to build β and sometimes subtract β from each other’s marks.
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PublishedFebruary 21, 2021
New Belfast studio aims to bring glassblowing to the masses
Waterfall Arts plans to start hosting affordable classes in the spring at the community studio.
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PublishedFebruary 21, 2021
MECA holds second Resilience Week to promote social change
The Portland art college has organized nine events, beginning Monday, including a film screening and a walking tour.
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PublishedFebruary 18, 2021
Watch: Obama drops in, via Zoom, for a chat with Telling Room students
The former president, who recently published a memoir with help from the Telling Room’s co-founder, answers questions from students in the Portland writing program.
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PublishedFebruary 16, 2021
Former lawyer for Robert Indiana wants to see artwork under new ownership
Ronald Spencer, who represented the artist until he was fired in 2016, is urging a judge to transfer the collection from the estate to a foundation set up by Indiana to preserve his legacy.
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PublishedFebruary 15, 2021
Portland Museum of Art opens exhibition about 2020, online only β for now
‘Untitled’ features new work by 25 Maine artists.
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PublishedFebruary 15, 2021
Run & Eat: Rover Bagel is back in Biddeford, with a better pickup system
The beloved bagels are worth the cost and the drive, from wherever.
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PublishedFebruary 8, 2021
Maine photographers offer their interpretations of life in abstract show
Nine photographers chose four images that reflect themselves for the Union of Maine Visual Artists’ virtual exhibition.
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PublishedFebruary 7, 2021
Legacy of the ‘woman behind the New Deal’ will come to life on Newcastle homestead
The Frances Perkins Center has purchased the former U.S. labor secretary’s summer home and is turning it into an educational center.
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