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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PublishedJanuary 28, 2020
Ashley Bryan and Daniel Minter win national youth book awards
The American Library Association acknowledges the work of the Maine artists at annual awards in Philadelphia.
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PublishedJanuary 26, 2020
Why you can’t see Maine’s most iconic painting
The Museum of Modern Art has taken the Andrew Wyeth painting ‘Christina’s World’ off view, upsetting many in Maine, including the painter’s son Jamie Wyeth.
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PublishedJanuary 19, 2020
Maine artists are taking their legacies into their own hands
The state has more private artists’ foundations per capita than any other, an enduring trend among creative residents to shape their endowments and the ways in which their work survives.
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PublishedJanuary 9, 2020
Evidence of deleted emails muddies fight over Robert Indiana’s estate
In a motion filed in New York, a lawyer for the art dealer suing the famed ‘LOVE’ artist’s estate calls the missing emails ‘the most important evidence’ in the case.
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PublishedDecember 27, 2019
Westbrook schools get federal money to fight drugs
The $125,000 grant will address substance abuse among youths.
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PublishedDecember 27, 2019
Freezing rain brings slick commute around the state
Minor slide-offs and a few major crashes made for dangerous travel Friday morning, and more foul weather may be on the way.
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PublishedDecember 23, 2019
Portland printer and his press leave mark on new ‘Little Women’ movie
David Wolfe’s Civil War-era press – and maybe the Portland printer himself – will appear in the movie that comes out on Christmas Day, along with another Mainer.
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PublishedDecember 11, 2019
New York Public Library recognizes debut novel by UMF professor
Shana Youngdahl’s novel for young readers ends up on the library’s list of best teen books of the year.
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PublishedNovember 29, 2019
‘Almost, Maine’ playwright John Cariani lands another Broadway acting role
He’ll begin rehearsing for Tony Kushner’s ‘Caroline, or Change’ in February, which has led Portland Stage to adjust the schedule for its revival of ‘Almost, Maine,’ in which he is starring.
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PublishedNovember 20, 2019
Young Maine musicians to perform in Portland for NPR’s ‘From the Top’
Violinists Colin Aponte of Blue Hill and Joshua Rosenthal of Damariscotta, and vocalist Annabel Parker of Rockport will be among the musicians playing in a live taping at Merrill Auditorium on Wednesday night.
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