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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
    July 29, 2012

    Author Q & A: Writ large

    Monica Wood’s ‘When We Were the Kennedys’ looks at loss through a wide lens.

  • Published
    July 29, 2012

    Win-win-win solution: Trend benefits artists, museums, public

    In a post-World War II phenomenon, artists with wealth create foundations that foster even more art.

  • Published
    July 29, 2012

    For Maine artists, a lasting legacy

    For many artists with ties to Maine, the preservation of their life’s work presents an ongoing challenge, ‘a work in progress’ – not unlike art itself.

  • Published
    July 26, 2012

    Base hit for Ogunquit Playhouse

    The theater is looking for a win with its version of ‘Damn Yankees,’ set at Fenway Park and starring Carson Kressley as the devilish Mr. Applegate.

  • Published
    July 22, 2012

    Friends combine talents

    Whenever Elizabeth Peavey shows up for one of her book signings, she almost can’t resist the urge to help out in the kitchen. “After all my years of restaurant work to support my writing, I keep thinking I need to pick up a tray and start bussing glasses at these things,” she writes in an […]

  • Published
    July 22, 2012

    In flight with ‘Butterfly’

    PORTopera recruits top-notch singers to present one of the most beloved operas.

  • Published
    July 22, 2012

    Bob Keyes: Waterfront reflects a new energy in Boston

    BOSTON — I grew up just outside of Boston, and was lucky enough to have parents who took us without hesitation to all the key attractions in the city. We went to the New England Aquarium soon after it opened in 1969, and returned regularly thereafter. I’ve been to Old Ironsides more times than I […]

  • Published
    July 19, 2012

    ‘Glass’ house

    Theater at Monmouth, with accomplished director Bill Van Horn at the helm, opens Tennessee Williams’ poignant, poetic ‘Glass Menagerie.’

  • Published
    July 15, 2012

    Wegman unleashed

    People know and love the portraits of his Weimaraners, but there’s a lot more in the portfolio of this longtime summer resident of Rangeley.

  • Published
    July 12, 2012
    Glenn Campbell

    Campbell bringing tour to Portland

    Glen Campbell, who suffers from Alzheimer’s disease, will perform here on his Goodbye Tour.