BENEFITS
Maine Jewish Museum Virtual Art Auction | Bidding through May 9 | Auction link at mainejewishmuseum.org/
MAY 6
Castaway for Conservation to benefit Sebago Trout Unlimited’s conservation programs | The Depot at Thompsons Point | Noble BBQ, beer, fly rod demos, raffle | 5-9pm | $20, under 16 free | CDC guidelines | bit.ly/3gtsnpj
MAY 8
A Garden Serenade | Opera Maine open-air performance at St. Mary’s Episcopal Church, 43 Foreside Rd, Falmouth | 4-6pm | $60, tax deductible | Food, wine and water provided | Covid-compliant | Limited seating, RSVP by May 1 | More info at operamaine.org/events/serenades-concerts/
MAY 13
“Forte” | Video of new performances by PSO musicians, encore of past hits, online auction | Proceeds to benefit musicians, performances, education | Saco Drive-In and on-demand | $50 for one car | $15 virtual | 7:54pm | portlandsymphony.org/event/forte/
MAY 15
Yard Sale to benefit Finally Home Senior Dog Rescue and Retirement Home | White Pine Community Church, 94 Cumberland Rd, North Yarmouth | 9am-3pm | Rain Date May 29 | facebook.com/olddoggies/
MAY 16
Outdoor Plant Sale | Congregation Bet Ha’am Fundraiser to help provide food for those in need and to provide environmental education | 9am-1pm | 81 Westbrook St, South Portland
DANCE
MAY 15-16
Momentum: 3 Dances for Moving Forward | Portland Ballet | Westbrook Performing Arts Center | 41 Stroudwater St, Westbrook | Sat 7:30pm, Sun 2pm | $15-$35 | More information and tickets at bit.ly/3u71w6e
FILM
Local virtual film venues: Portland Museum of Art: portlandmuseum.org/filmscreenings | Frontier, Brunswick: explorefrontier.com/events/virtual-cinema | The Apohadion:
theapohadiontheater.com/
“Malni – towards the ocean, towards the shore” | A film in Chinuk Wawa and English | Apohadion Theater | Through May 7 | $12 | 3-day rental | bit.ly/3eak3Ia
“David’s Voice” | Short documentary about Portland’s classical vocalist David Worobec and his miniature stage productions | Free on Vimeo: bit.ly/2OfvHse
MAY 14-16
Maine Jewish Film Festival Weekend Edition | “Here We Are” and “Love & Stuff” | Free | mjff.org/
FOOD FOR THOUGHT
MAY 5
Special Species Webinar: Nightjars | Maine Natural History Observatory with ecologist Logan Parker on bird monitoring in Maine | 6-7:30pm | Free | Info at mainenaturalhistory.org/node/538
Bringing Nature Home | “Top Plants and Tools for Picking Them” | 4-session online course on growing native species | Maine Audubon | 4-5pm | Free for members, $7 public | For more info and to register, bit.ly/2QRrJqD
MAY 6
Analyzing the Mysteries of Avian Migration | Maine Audubon | 6:30pm | Free | For more info and to register, bit.ly/3gvj1t3
MAY 11
Striped Bass in Scarborough Marsh, the Gulf of Maine and Beyond | Virtual lecture by Zachary Whitener of GMRI | Free | 6:30pm | Scarborough Public Library and Friends of Scarborough Marsh | For more info and to register, visit bit.ly/3xjdls0
MAY 12
Begin Again Series | Reckoning with Intolerance in Maine | Curator panel will review systemic racism in Maine for the past 500 years | Maine Historical Society | Free, open to the public | Registration required | mainehistory.org/programs_events.shtml
Bringing Nature Home | “Grow Your Own Native Plants” | 4-session online course on growing native species | Maine Audubon | 4-5pm | Free for members, $7 public | For more info and to register, bit.ly/3v3cOZs
Preparing Your Garden Site: Getting ahead of Weeds | UMaine Extension webinar | 6-7:15pm | $10 / Sliding scale | bit.ly/3303F7T
MAY 13
“Rescuing Maine’s Birds” | Maine Audubon with Center for Wildlife | 4pm | maineaudubon.org/news/events/rescuing-maines-birds-with-center-for-wildlife/ | $7, Free for members
Coastal Mountains Land Trust Series: Landscapes and Wildlife of Maine’s Midcoast and Utah’s Wasatch Range | 6-7pm | Camden Public Library | More info: bit.ly/2QFiHxe
ONGOING
Citizens’ Climate Lobby, Portland Chapter | First Saturday of every month | 9-10:30am | Free | email to receive link: [email protected] |
To learn more, visit citizensclimatelobbymaine.weebly.com/ | 415-6556
OUT Maine Emerging Leaders | Online LGBTQ+ group for young adults, 18-22 | Free | Every other Monday 2:30-3:30pm | Registration: bit.ly/3hRxlJw
OUT Maine Youth Programs | Online LGBTQ+ groups and programs for ages 11-22 | Free | Info at outmaine.org/programs/youth-programs
HEALTH/SUPPORT
Virtual Rainbow Ball | Out Maine connects queer artists with LGBTQ+ teens | Workshops, shows, exhibits | March 10 thru Mid-May | Free, ages 13-17 | Information and sign-up at outmaine.org/programs/youth-programs/virtual-rb
ONGOING
T’ai Chi and Qigong | Free classes in Congress Square Park at Congress and High St. | Mondays 9:30-10:30am | Wednesdays 10-11am | Through Sept. 29 | congresssquarepark.org/events/
Virtual Breastfeeding Support Group | Weekly support group as well as mom-to-mom support on an ongoing basis | Fridays 10am | Free to Maine residents | Private facebook group with Doula/Lactation consultant, bit.ly/3wgsycS
Relation-Ship-It book group for teens, discussing LGBTQ relationships through YA fiction | Portland and Lewiston Libraries in partnership with SARSSM and TTD | For info visit: portlandlibrary.com/series/relation-ship-it-teen-book-group/
Trans Youth Support Group | Ages 12-17 | 2nd, 4th Tuesdays | Free | 5-6pm | Sign up at outmaine.org/programs/youth-programs/trans-youth
Cultivating Mindfulness | Meditation and discussion with Anne Gosling | Fridays 3-4pm | Thomas Memorial Library | 799-1720 | Info at thomasmemoriallibrary.org/events/
Remote Support Groups, Mon-Thurs, hosted by NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) | For info and schedules visit namimaine.org/remotesupportgroups
Recovery Yoga | SeaChange Yoga | for people in recovery from substance use disorder | Tues/Thurs 1:30-2:20pm | Free | seachangeyoga.org/recovery-yoga
Chair Yoga with Martha Williams | Thomas Memorial Library Zoom | 2nd Wednesday of the month | 11:30am-12:30pm | More info at thomasmemoriallibrary.org/chair-yoga-3/
LITERARY ARTS
MAY 5
“The Founder’s Mentality” | Authors @ the Library noontime talk with Chris Zook | Free | Scarborough Public Library | For more info and to register, visit scarboroughlibrary.org/adults/events
MAY 6
“Olympus, Texas” | Stacey Swann with Richard Russo | Print: A Bookstore | 7-8pm | Free | info and registration at printbookstore.com/event/swann
“Second Chances” A Marine, His Dog, and Finding Redemption | Virtual talk with Craig Grossi and Monica Wood | Longfellow Books and MWPA | 7pm | Info and registration: bit.ly/3axgbQu
“The Words of My Father: Love and Pain in Palestine” | Zoom book talk with Yousef Bashir | 7pm | Free | JCA of Southern Maine | Register by May 5 | bit.ly/3dHeQbV
MAY 7
First Friday Author Talk | Meghan Sterling discusses “These Few Seeds” | 7pm | Mechanics Hall in partnership with Print: A Bookstore | Free and open to the public | Registration required | mechanicshallmaine.org/programming/
MAY 10
“The Light of Days” The Untold Story of Women Resistance Fighters in Hitler’s Ghettos | talk with Judy Batalion | JCA in partnership with JCC Literary Consortium | 8pm | Free, or $36 for book/shipping | bit.ly/32EuAGo
MAY 11
Book Launch: Gibson Fay-LeBlanc’s new collection, “Deke Dangle Dive” | With Jaed Coffin, Lewis Robinson, Samaa Abduraqib | 7pm | Mechanics Hall together with Print: A Bookstore and SPACE | Free | More info and registration at mechanicshallmaine.org/programming/
Neesha Hudson book launch | “Turtle in a Tree” | Print: A Bookstore | 4:30pm | Free | info and registration at bit.ly/2RZNUfb
MAY 12
“Song of Ourselves” Walt Whitman and the Fight for Democracy, with Mark Edmundson | Mechanics Hall and The Athenaeum of Philadelphia | Free | More info and registration at mechanicshallmaine.org/programming/
MAY 13
Virtual Spotlight Lecture Series | Jenny Offill talks about “Weather” | Portland Public Library together with the BTS Center and Print: A Bookstore | 4-5:15pm | Free | Info and registration at bit.ly/3xpMmLJ
MAY 17
“North by Northeast 2” New Short Fiction by Maine Writers | Panel discussion | Print Bookstore with Littoral Books | 7pm | bit.ly/3vlT1EK
Poets on the Square | Poetry reading by USM’s Stonecoast MFA program | 6-7pm | Free | Congress Square Park at Congress and High St. | congresssquarepark.org/events/
MAY 18
“The Nature of Oaks” | Author presentation with Doug Tallamy | Maine Audubon | 7pm | $8, members $6 | bit.ly/3gM0J6T
ONGOING
Be a part of Maine history by contributing your story of life during COVID-19 to the Maine Historical Society’s Maine Memory Network | Details and guidelines for story submission on mainememory.net/mymainestories.
Free Ebooks for Students | Commemorate the end of World War II | Free military history downloads | also African-American and Latino history downloads | ebooksforstudents.org/.
MUSEUMS
Maine Jewish Museum | New exhibitions through June 25 | “Under Construction” Chris Beneman; “Skowhegan School of Painting & Sculpture” Skowhegan School artists; “Through the Static and Distance” Tonee Harbert | 267 Congress St. | Open 12-4pm, Sun, Mon, Thurs, Fri | mainejewishmuseum.org/
MUSIC
Tango Caliente! | Portland Symphony Orchestra On-Demand concert | 7:30pm | Pay what you can, from $10 | Through May 28 | portlandsymphony.org/event/tango-caliente/
MAY 5
Michael Beling Ensemble | Out of the Blue Livestream Series | 6pm | Port City Blue | facebook.com/portcityblue
MAY 6
Titus Abbott | Saxophone, clarinet | Noonday Concert Series Online, the Portland Conservatory of Music | 12pm | Free | Through May 19 | Visit bit.ly/32E7KPa
MAY 7
Heroes & Heroines | A Mother’s Day Organ Concert with Katelyn Emerson and the Kotzschmar Organ | Livestream 7pm | Pay what you choose, starting at $10 | Info and tickets at foko.org/event/heroes-heroines-with-katelyn-emerson/
Sound Check: Gordon Thomas Ward | Folk Americana storyteller | Camden Opera House, 29 Elm St., Camden | 7:30pm | $10 advance seats, camdenoperahouse.com/shows | Free livestream: facebook.com/camdenoperahouse
Denny Breau | Folk/Blues/Jazz | 7pm | Cadenza, 5 Depot St, Freeport | limited seating, masks required | $18 advance / $20 door | also on Facebook | More info at cadenzafreeport.com
MAY 8
The Jessica Rabbits | Jazz quintet | 7pm | Cadenza, 5 Depot St, Freeport | limited seating, masks required | $18 advance / $20 door | also on Facebook | more info at cadenzafreeport.com
Heroes & Heroines | Mother’s Day Organ Concert with Katelyn Emerson on the Kotzschmar Organ | On-demand tickets through May 31 | Tickets from $10 | foko.org/event/heroes-heroines-with-katelyn-emerson/
MAY 10
Resinosa Ensemble | Ellsworth Community Music Institute Virtual Midday Concert | 1-2pm | Free | ellsworthcommunitymusic.org/
MAY 12
POPS! Nothin’ But the Blues | Jayce Ogren guest conductor, Shayna Steele vocals | Pay what you can, from $10 | On demand through June 11 | More info at portlandsymphony.org/event/nothin-but-the-blues/
MAY 13
Matthew Smith and Peipei Song | Duo Session – Cello and Piano | Palaver Strings | 7-8pm | Pay what you can | palaverstrings.org/events
Summer Sunsets LIVE at Thompson’s Point | Travis James Humphrey | 4pm-sunset | Music, food, family games | Free | More info: thompsonspoint.com/the-calendar
MAY 14
Sound Check: Elsie & Ethan | Camden Opera House, 29 Elm St., Camden | 7:30pm | $10 advance seats, camdenoperahouse.com/shows | Free livestream: facebook.com/
camdenoperahouse
Summer Sunsets LIVE at Thompson’s Point | Catcha Vibe | 4pm-sunset | Music, food, family games | Free | More info: thompsonspoint.com/the-calendar
Bess Jacques | Jazzrock originals | 7pm | Cadenza, 5 Depot St, Freeport | limited seating, masks required | $18 advance / $20 door | also on Facebook | More info at cadenzafreeport.com
MAY 15
Pat Colwell & The Soul Sensations | Classic Soul | 7pm | Cadenza, 5 Depot St, Freeport | limited seating, masks required | $18 advance / $20 door | also on Facebook | More info at cadenzafreeport.com
MAY 18
Kerem Durdag & Andy Happel – First Look | Commissioned Maine Artist Virtual Preview with conversation, 4th in series of 5 | Free | 4pm | Portland Ovations | Register once for any and all | More info at boxoffice.porttix.com/portland-ovations-first-looks
MAY 20
Timothy Burris | Noonday Concert Series Online, the Portland Conservatory of Music | 12pm | Free | Through June 2 | Visit bit.ly/32E7KPa
ONGOING
Noonday Concert Series Online from the Portland Conservatory of Music | Free online | for program schedule and viewing, visit bit.ly/3oXE2hM
Irish Night at Blue Virtual Concert Series | Wednesdays 8pm on Facebook | bit.ly/2Ebi60a for info and schedule.
Auburn UU Open Mic and Poetry Slam | 7:30pm, second Friday of the month | The Pleasant Note Coffeehouse | Zoom link at facebook.com/auburnuu
THEATER
“Bad Dates” | Portland Stage | 25A Forest Ave, Portland | Digital on Demand through May 16 | Details at portlandstage.org
MAY 6
“… That’s What SHE Said!” by Michael J. Tobin | Through May 22 | Thurs 7pm | Fri/Sat 7:30pm | The Footlights Theatre, 190 US Route 1, Falmouth | Reservations at 207-747-5434 | Masks required | Visit thefootlightstheatre.com
MAY 11
dee Clarke, Playwright: First Look | Commissioned Maine Artist Virtual Preview with conversation, 3rd in series of 5 | Free | 4pm | Portland Ovations | Register once for any and all | More info at boxoffice.porttix.com/portland-ovations-first-looks
VISUAL ARTS
The Bealtaine Exhibition | 6 artists showcased in the Gaelic seasonal festival exhibit | Carrickahowley Gallery at the Maine Irish Heritage Center | Through July 31 | Online, maineirish.com
MAY 7
LumenARRRT! projection and music in Monument Square with Kneeling Art Photography Project by Titi de Baccarat | 8-9:30pm | Learn more at: lumenarrt.wordpress.com/ and
thekneelingartphotography.com/
“Love/Rage: Goddess” | Online exhibit | Union of Maine Visual Artists | 516 Congress St, Portland | umvaportlandgallery.blogspot.com/
MECA 2021 Fashion Show | Textile & Fashion Design students | 7:30pm Livestream from the ICA | By donation | More info at meca.edu/info-for/advancement/the-fashion-show/
MAY 15
MFA Thesis Exhibition | Through June 11 | Institute of Contemporary Art & Bob Crewe Galleries | 522 Congress St | By appointment: meca.edu/about/institute-of-contemporary-art/
ONGOING
“East End in Bloom” | Fabric flower installation by Nina Naylor and community volunteers | East End Community School fence | 195 North St., Portland | On display through May.
Richard Boyd Art Gallery | 15 Epps St., Portland | Fri -Sun 10am-3pm | 712-1097 | richardboydartgallery.com
Cove St. Arts | 71 Cove St, Portland | M-F 10-5:30, Sat. 10-5 | 808-8911 | Face masks required | “Gargantua & Lilliputian” through May 15 | “Things Seemed to Be Breaking” through May 22 | “The Space Between” through June 26 | covestreetarts.com
Greenhut Galleries | 146 Middle St, Portland | 772-2693 | M-F 10-5:30, Sat. 10-5 | “Maine: The Painted State” | Through May 29 | greenhutgalleries.com
Maine Museum of Photographic Arts | “MMPA Antidote,” mainemuseumofphotographicarts.org, featuring Maine art and artists | updated regularly with interviews and Q&As.
Institute of Contemporary Art at MECA | 522 Congress St. | Wed-Sun 12-5pm | Free | Register for timed admission at bit.ly/3i5iWuX