The actor, now living in New York, is holding a benefit performance, featuring Tony Shalhoub and other ‘Band’s Visit’ actors, to raise money for Wintergreen Arts Center in his hometown.
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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Meet Joel Babb, the painter of Boston who lives deep in the woods of Maine
The Museum of Fine Arts recently acquired one of his cityscapes.
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Former roommates of Somali memoirist dispute their portrayal in ‘Call Me American’
The author has agreed to change their names and some text but denies any inaccuracies.
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Maine Jewish Museum hires executive director with White House experience
Gary Barron served under several presidents, as well as on the board that oversees the Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington.
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Sculptures of deer in Portland Harbor serve as art and advocacy
The sight of the submerged animals at the waterfront is meant to call attention to rising sea levels and climate change.
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Ashley Bryan, 95, ‘always honored’ to have a new show
The Islesford-based artist is the subject of a traveling show now up at the Portland Museum of Art and is collaborating on a new musical requiem.
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After a high-profile suicide attempt, a message of hope
Two years ago, Dan Abbott tried to end his life. Accompanied by his wife, the author Monica Wood, he has traveled a long road to recovery, and this is the story he lived to tell.
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After final concert, founder of Portland Chamber Music Festival happily passing the baton
Twenty-five years ago, Jennifer Elowitch and a friend started the annual festival, which opens Thursday.
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Portland Symphony Orchestra names German-born conductor as its new music director
Eckart Preu, the longtime music director of the Spokane Symphony, emerged from a field of three finalists to succeed Robert Moody.
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Tony-winning lighting designer welcomes the chance to work closer to his Portland home
Christopher Akerlind, who lives on Munjoy Hill, designed the set and lights for Opera Maine’s ‘Figaro,’ opening Wednesday.