Jeremy Frey wins first-place honor.
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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12 must-sees at the revamped Portland Museum of Art
Here’s a gallery guide for those who are ready to stroll through the newly reinstalled galleries.
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Smithsonian Channel to air World War I film by Lone Wolf Media of South Portland
The documentary about underground cities where soldiers on both sides took refuge will air Monday night.
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National humanities chief tours Portland Museum of Art
William Adams returns to Maine to see how federal dollars are being spent on the arts.
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‘One Morning in Maine’ island donated to Nature Conservancy
The 6.2-acre island featured in Robert McCloskey’s 1954 classic will be protected as a place to find inspiration.
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Woodfords Corner is enjoying a ‘moment of light’ for the arts
With the opening of a new gallery and the return to Portland of the Bakery Photo Collective, Forest Avenue is emerging as a mini-arts district.
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Maine College of Art hires new president
Laura Freid most recently worked with Yo-Yo Ma on the Silkroad Project.
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With sap flowing early, it’s ‘full steam ahead’ for Maine’s maple syrup makers
Warm days have producers predicting a bountiful season and working to make the most of a few critical weeks.
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Climber dies after losing footing, sliding 1,000 feet on Mount Katahdin
John H. Stetson of Holden, 68, is the second person killed inside Baxter State Park this month.
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Portland’s classical music station WBACH goes off the air
Owner Binnie Media isn’t saying why the switch to country music was made.