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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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  • Published
    October 1, 2012

    Off the Trail: Strong views in small, struggling town

    Another in a weekly series on what Mainers across the state say about the race for the White House – and what they want from the next president. MILLINOCKET – There’s a verse in the Bruce Springsteen song “My Hometown” that could have been written about Millinocket: “Now Main Street’s whitewashed windows and vacant stores […]

  • Published
    September 30, 2012

    Edward Hopper in a whole new light

    Portland Ovations launches its 2012-13 season with ‘Voyeur,’ a multi-media/motion piece created by Bridgman | Packer Dance and inspired by the great American painter.

  • Published
    September 30, 2012

    From U.S.A. to far corners, a lineup of global proportions

    Portland Ovations begins its season this week with “Voyeur by Bridgman | Packer Dance. It continues into spring with a series of concerts, musicals, family events and dance performances featuring performers from the United States, across North and South America, and across the globe. Although the concert is not part of the regular season, Portland […]

  • Published
    September 27, 2012

    ‘The Vinyl Show’ opens at Engine

    Artists imagine new lives for vinyl records in an exhibition running through Oct. 20.

  • Published
    September 26, 2012

    ’10×10 Brunswick’ benefits local students in a big way

    In five years’ time, the 10×10 art show and sale has become the primo art event of the year in Brunswick. The show, which features about 300 works of art priced at $200, benefits the local nonprofit organization Arts Are Elementary, which provides artist-in-residence experiences to all Brunswick students in kindergarten through fifth grade. This […]

  • Published
    September 23, 2012

    Off the Trail: Blue-collar workers seek candidate who’ll make life less of a struggle

    Money issues, from personal earnings to social spending, are critical to some making a living in the fishing industry.

  • Published
    September 23, 2012

    Author Q &A: Ida-ology

    Susan Poulin gathers her stage character’s wit and wisdom in a self-help book filled with Maine humor.

  • Published
    September 23, 2012

    If it’s ‘Pure’ country you seek … walk This Way

    The Portland band has a mostly true story to tell with its new CD, which it will unveil at Empire on Friday.

  • Published
    September 23, 2012

    Bob Keyes: Maine-made indie thriller hits the open road

    Dana Packard and Jennifer Nichole Porter feel like they are letting go of their baby. Their Maine-made indie film, “40 West,” gets its first taste of national distribution this week. Packard and Porter, a husband-and-wife team, have kept tight reins on the film until now, shopping it around to various festivals across the country and […]

  • Published
    September 20, 2012

    Fabric of Portland’s neighborhoods stitched stronger by arts

    The Meeting Place program uses poetry, murals and photos to boost civic pride in four Portland locales.