Released a year ago, her novel ‘Writers & Lovers’ was a New York Times best-seller.
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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Belfast artist’s design wins Coin of the Year award
The Apollo 11 commemorative coin was issued in 2019.
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Short film on baitfishing a rare, real look at the lives of lobstermen
The eight-minute movie follows Phippsburg fishermen out catching pogies.
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On the Eastern Prom, a pair of rocks and their concrete copies aim to challenge perception
The public art installation is the product of an Icelandic artist’s residency at the University of Southern Maine.
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For final project, Maine poet laureate puts out podcast featuring young writers
Stuart Kestenbaum’s ‘Voices of the Future’ comes out this month, as he wraps up his five-year term.
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Season brings three new books from Maine poets
Colby professor Arisa White, Portland poet laureate Linda Aldrich and Maine Writers and Publishers director Gibson Fay-LeBlanc all have new works.
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Major parties in Robert Indiana lawsuit reach settlement
Caveats remain and the details are not public, but the late artist’s estate, art dealer and foundation have signed an agreement.
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PSO’s Louis Armstrong tribute a Roaring ’20s redux
The streaming concert features jazz musician Byron Stripling, who believes we’re on the brink of another cultural renaissance.
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Maine Arts Commission says hiring head of its board, though unusual, is the right move at a crucial time
David Greenham will step down from the board to begin a two-year term as the interim executive director.
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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.