The comedian and playwright known for creating the character Birdie Googins says she is serious about a bid for the Blaine House.
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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Maine Literary Awards honor the state’s top books and writers
Ashley Bryan wins Distinguished Achievement Award.
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Hartley, Marin and Wyeth: A summer of giants in Maine art
Museums across the state take a deep look at Maine’s most famous artists.
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Laura Faure’s final season at Bates Dance will be one of celebration
Among the summer performers are David Dorfman and Bebe Miller.
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Maine native hired to lead Bates Dance Festival
Shoshona Currier will replace Laura Faure this fall.
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Former chair for humanities William ‘Bro’ Adams says he’ll be an advocate
As changes began at the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Falmouth man and former Colby College president said ‘now was a reasonable time’ to step away.
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The Telling Room hires a new executive director
Celine Kuhn had served for the past year as interim director.
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Ogunquit opens its season with an exhibition of Dahlov Ipcar’s early work
In his first season, the museum’s new director gets an introduction to icons of Maine art.
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Turbulent drama about cultural identity opens Friday at Portland Stage
The theater company gives the audience time to talk about difficult issues raised in the Pulitzer Prize-winning ‘Disgraced.’
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A century after its congregation dissolved, Abyssinian Meeting House gathers community again
‘A Distant Holla,’ an art show opening Friday, aims to bring the original ‘spirit of life’ back to the spiritual site of black culture.