‘Veils,’ written by Tom Coash, is among the best new plays in America.
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.
Yarmouth turns to artists to find community
A new artist residency hopes to build bonds by connecting community groups
Maine Arts Commission wants ‘to make the pie bigger’
The agency holds a summit in Portland, and will host others in Orono and Presque Isle this week, as it crafts a strategic plan for the future.
Tragic loss leaves huge void in Portland’s theater scene
The future of the American Irish Repertory Ensemble remains uncertain in the wake of a Christmas-week auto accident that killed Susan Reilly and maimed Tony, her husband and theater partner.
Salt Institute for Documentary Studies to seek new leadership
Donna Galluzzo will leave the Portland school in the fall.
Youth Art Month celebrates the visual arts
Student art on view at PMA through March 29.
Tony Hoagland returns to Maine to launch new poetry series
Lauded poet will read in Portland on April 16.
Theater and food play well together
Maine Restaurant Week inspires Snowlion Repertory Company to produce 12 short plays about food and the ways it affects us.
Portland Symphony Orchestra announces 2015-16 concert season
The orchestra will play Beethoven, Brahms and Rachmaninoff, and pay tribute to the Beach Boys’ ‘Pet Sounds.’
Maine Arts Commission aims to be more responsive
The group will hold a workshop in Portland on Wednesday to discuss changes to its grants programs.