BENEFITS
APRIL 21
Aveda Institute’s “Trashion Show” | Annual fashion show of styles made from recyclable materials | All proceeds benefit Natural Resources Council of Maine | 2pm | $5 at door | 43 Bridge St, Augusta | bit.ly/3ughjlW
Margaret Bruziak Hopkins & Bożena Bruziak O’Brien, Violinists | Benefit concert for UNICEF Ukrainian Relief Fund | 12:15pm | Portland Conservatory of Music, 28 Neal St, Portland | bit.ly/3LQhYjX
APRIL 22
Wild & Scenic Film Festival “Where Activism Gets Inspired” | To benefit Maine Citizens Climate Lobby Activism | Virtual viewing thru April 29, $15-$25 | In-person at Railroad Sq. Cinema in Waterville, 7pm | Tickets: bit.ly/3uYfwkB
APRIL 30
Collective Motion Arts Center | Celebration of dancers and musicians to benefit Wayside Food programs | $20/adv, $25/door | 6 and 8pm | St. Lawrence Arts, 76 Congress, Portland | stlawrencearts.org/
Amazing Technicolor Yard Sale | Revival Fundraiser for Maine State Music Theatre | 9am-2pm | Preview Night April 28, $20 at the door | 22 Elm St, Brunswick | msmt.org/yard-sale/
MAY 1
The Flukes “Ukulele Petting Zoo & Concert” | St. Lawrence Arts spring benefit show | 2pm | $10 suggested | St. Lawrence Arts, 76 Congress St, Portland | stlawrencearts.org/
COMEDY
APRIL 20
Cabin Fever Comedy Night | Outdoor comedy show | 8:30pm | $20 | Brick South Beer Garden, Thompsons Point | thompsonspoint.com/calendar/cabin-fever-
comedy-night-4
APRIL 23
Ron Placone | 7:30pm | $15 | Mask/Vax | The Apohadion, 107 Hanover St, Portland | theapohadiontheater.com
DANCE
APRIL 29-30
“Firebird” | Classic Russian folktale set to Stravinsky | April 29-30 | $12-$39 | Portland Ballet | Westbrook Performing Arts Center, 471 Stroudwater, Westbrook | portlandballet.org/firebird
LaneCoArts: “The Sky’s Floor” | Site-specific performance choreographed by Lane Gifford and company members | 6-7pm | Free | Cove Street Arts, 71 Cove St | covestreetarts.com/events-1/theskysfloor1
FILM
Passover Film Festival | Streaming thru April 24 | Presented by JCA and MJFF in partnership with Meyerson JCC Manhattan | $5/film, $18 festival pass | mainejewish.org/inspire_events/virtual-passover-film-festival/
APRIL 22
“We’re All Going To The World’s Fair” | 7pm | $7-$9 | SPACE, 538 Congress, Portland | More info at space538.org/events/
Earth Day Film Festival with MOFF | 21+ show | 7:30pm | $10/virtual | $20-$25 In-person, outdoors at Gilsland Farm, 20 Gilsland Farm Rd, Falmouth | Tickets and more info at bit.ly/3j8huJH
APRIL 26
Holocaust Remembrance film screenings | “Gerda’s Silence” and “Prosecuting Evil: The Extraordinary World of Ben Ferencz” | Online thru April 28 | Visit Maine Jewish Film Festival for more info: mjff.org/2022-mjff-films-programs/
Frederick Law Olmstead: Designing America | Movie Night Documentary at Congress Square Park | 7:30-8:30pm | Rain date May 1 | bit.ly/3JaCtWR
APRIL 30
Jazz at the Movies: The Modern Jazz Quartet | Documentary by George Schuller followed by director Q&A | 7pm | Free | Portland Conservatory of Music, 28 Neal St, Portland | bit.ly/3v28rzk
MAY 4
Israel Independence Day Virtual Film Festival | Thru May 9 | Presented by JCA and MJFF | More information at bit.ly/3uWlG4C
FOOD FOR THOUGHT
Totally Trades! Conferences for Girls | Virtual sessions introducing girls, grades 8-12, to high-wage high-demand nontraditional careers | New Ventures Maine | Online, on-demand, no charge, thru May 31 | totallytradesmaine.org/
APRIL 20
Technology Tutoring | One-on-one tutoring for all levels, 30 minutes of free computer assistance | 2:30-4pm | Advance registration, call 871-1700 x725 | More info: Portland Public Library, bit.ly/3JcwUHm
APRIL 21
Screening Publics: Curating & Researching Media Art | Gregory Zinman | 1-2pm | Maine Media Workshops + College | Online event | mainemedia.edu/events/lectures/
Dawnland Signals | A program highlighting indigenous topics, featuring Maria Girouard and Esther Anne | 4pm | Live stream at weru.org | Visit Wabanaki Reach at mainewabanakireach.org/
APRIL 22
En-ROADS Climate Workshop | South Portland Land Trust | 7:30-9pm | Free Zoom event | Register for link, bit.ly/38ynPMq
APRIL 24
Trout Brook Walk & Education Session | South Portland Land Trust | 1-2pm | Trout Brook Nature Preserve, Providence Ave, South Portland | Free, but registration required at
bit.ly/3NT8K8f
APRIL 25
Justice For Women Lecture – UMaine Law School | Winnie Byanyima, UNAIDS Executive Director | 12-1pm via Zoom | Info at unamaine.org/calendar-and-events
APRIL 26
The Secret Lives of White-tailed Deer | Maine Wildlife Series with Ed Robinson | 6:30pm via Zoom | Thomas Memorial Library | More info at bit.ly/3v6wNrY
Virtual Tour of Craig Brook National Fish Hatchery | 7-8pm | Maine Audubon | Free | bit.ly/3NSSBzS
APRIL 27
Portland’s Rooftop Nesting Herring Gulls | Sustainability Series Lecture | 5:30-7pm Zoom event | Portland Public Library | bit.ly/3LOsiZD
APRIL 28
Intro to Warblers | 6:30-7:30pm online | Maine Audubon | Free |
maineaudubon.org/news/events/intro-to-warblers/
APRIL 30
Mast Landing Walking Tour with David Coffin | Freeport Historical Society | 10am | $6/member, $12/public | Audubon Sanctuary, 65 Upper Mast Landing Rd, Freeport | bit.ly/3Jh5H6f
MAY 1
Women on the Front Lines – Inside the Combat Units of the Israeli Army | Online discussion with photographer Debbie Zimelman | 5-6pm | JCA zoom event, register by April 29: bit.ly/3Jl797L
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
Veterans Membership Drive | American Legion Munjoy Hill Post 161, 42 Atlantic St, Portland | Have a beverage and check out our Post | Saturdays 10am-4pm | For more info, call 772-9314
Technology Tutoring | One-on-one tutoring for all levels, 30 minutes of free computer assistance | Wednesdays 2:30-4pm | Advance registration, call 871-1700 x725 | More info: Portland Public Library, portlandlibrary.com/events
Tuition-Free Online Classes offered by New Ventures Maine in partnership with Empowered by GoDaddy | Online, On-Demand, no charge | newventuresmaine.org/
HEALTH/SUPPORT
Qigong Foundations | Beginners and drop-ins welcome | $15/class | Weds 9am, April 6-May 11 | Maine Center for Taijiquan and Qigong, 500 Forest Ave (rear) | mainetaiji.com/
APRIL 20
A Buddhist Response to the Cry of the Earth | Earth Week evening of guided meditation, a talk, discussion | 6:45-8pm via Zoom | All are welcome | Nagaloka Buddhist Center, Portland | Find more info and link at nagalokabuddhistcenter.org/
APRIL 27
Honoring Yom HaShoah | One-hour commemoration of victims of the Holocaust | Your stories welcome | 6pm | The Holocaust & Human Rights Center of Maine | Learn more and register at hhrcmaine.org
ONGOING
Healthy Living for ME | Free health programs offered online or in person for adults with chronic health conditions | For more info visit healthylivingforme.org/Programs
The Opportunity Alliance Senior Volunteers Program seeks senior companion volunteers over the age of 55 to help in Cumberland and York counties | Qualifying volunteers receive a stipend | More information at opportunityalliance.org/senior-companion-program
OUTMaine Youth Programs for LGBTQ+ youth | Weekly programs, retreats, leadership, support | Free | outmaine.org/
Remote Support Groups, Mon-Thurs, hosted by NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) | For info and schedules visit namimaine.org/supportgroups
Recovery Yoga | SeaChange Yoga | for people in recovery from substance use disorder | Tues/Thurs 1:30-2:20pm | Free | seachangeyoga.org/recovery-yoga
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
LITERARY ARTS
APRIL 20
Everything Comes Next – And How Does Poetry Help Us? | With Naomi Shihab Nye | Live, virtual program in partnership with Mercy by the Sea | $35 | 7-8:30pm | The Poets Corner | More information at bit.ly/3IQtDNP
“Bomb Shelter” | Mary Laura Philpott and Kimberly Williams-Paisley | 8-9pm | Print: A Bookstore Zoom event | Visit bit.ly/3iT9XOA
Literary Lunch: Gretchen Legler and Severine von Tscharner Fleming talk about “Woodsqueer” and “The Greenhorns” | 12-1pm | Portland Public Library Zoom event | bit.ly/3uYIErT
APRIL 21
“Paradise Falls” | Keith O’Brien and Kathryn Miles | 7-8pm | Print: A Bookstore Zoom event | bit.ly/3x7itlz
APRIL 24
“Animal, Acorn, Stone” | Poetry reading with 3 Maine poets | 2-4pm | Littoral Books at Cove Street Arts, 71 Cove St | littoralbooks.com/events/
APRIL 26
Book Talk with Alan Taylor “American Republics: A Continental History of the United States, 1783-1850” | 7-8pm | Free | Maine Historical Society online event | mainehistory.org/programs_events.shtml
APRIL 27
“Osmo Unknown and the Eightpenny Woods” | Catherynne Valente talks with Ursula Vernon | 7-8pm | Print: A Bookstore Zoom event | bit.ly/35NXzMU
“Lucky Turtle” | Bill Roorbach speaks with Richard Russo | 6-7pm | Spotlight Lecture by Print: A Bookstore and PPL | Bunker Brewing Company, 17 Westfield St D, Portland | More info at bit.ly/3jhnKyS
MAY 1
Richard Blanco, Carrie Fountain, and Rajiv Mohabir poetry reading and conversation hosted by The Poets Corner | 4-5:30pm | More information and registration at thepoetscorner.org/events/poetry-week-poets
ONGOING
Poetry Across: Maya Williams & Brooke Bolduc | Thursdays 6:30-7:30pm | Portland Public Library Virtual event | portlandlibrary.com/programs-events/
Guerilla Poetry Whoop | Thomas Memorial Library: Poets and poetry enthusiasts group meeting every second Thurs of the month | 6:30pm via Zoom | More info and registration at thomasmemoriallibrary.org/poetry-at-tml/
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
“Northern Threads” – Two Centuries of Dress at Maine Historical Society | Thru July 30 | Maine Historical Society, 489 Congress | Timed admission | Members free, public $10 | 207-774-1822 | mainehistory.org
Maine Historical Society | 489 Congress | Timed admission | Members free, public $10 | 207-774-1822 | mainehistory.org
Maine Jewish Museum | 267 Congress | “Women from the Bible in Contemporary Book Arts” & “Shalom House 50th Anniversary Exhibition”| Thru April 28 | mainejewishmuseum.org/
Skyline Farm Carriage Museum | 95 The Lane, North Yarmouth | skylinefarm.org
MUSIC
Chocolate Church Arts Center | 804 Washington St, Bath | For performance schedule, visit chocolatechurcharts.org/
One Longfellow Square | 181 State St, Portland | For schedules and info, visit onelongfellowsquare.com/shows/
Portland House of Music | 25 Temple St, Portland | for schedule of shows, visit portlandhouseofmusic.com
Portland Symphony Orchestra | For concert, venue and ticket information visit portlandsymphony.org
State Theatre | 609 Congress | For up-to-date concert information, visit statetheatreportland.com/
APRIL 20
Lucy Wainwright Roche & Suzzy Roche | $25-$30 | 8pm | One Longfellow Sq, 181 State St, Portland | onelongfellowsquare.com/shows/
APRIL 21
Portland Jazz Orchestra | $7-$10 | 8pm | One Longfellow Sq, 181 State St, Portland | onelongfellowsquare.com/shows/
D. Gross, The Mill Burners | 7-11pm | Blue, 650A Congress St | portcityblue.com/
Margaret Bruziak Hopkins & Bożena Bruziak O’Brien Violinists | Noonday Concert Series | 12:15pm | Free | Portland Conservatory of Music, 28 Neal St, Portland | bit.ly/3LQhYjX
APRIL 22
Samuel James, Drive by Todd | 8-11:45pm | Blue, 650A Congress St, Portland | portcityblue.com/
The Strangely Possibles | Funky psychedelic rock-folk | 7pm | $21-$25 | Cadenza, 5 Depot St, Freeport | cadenzafreeport.com
McCoy Mrubata Quartet with Gary Wittner | Dimensions in Jazz | 8pm | $5-$25 | Portland Conservatory of Music, 28 Neal St, Portland | bit.ly/3jeFWcq
Firefly the Hybrid | Performance rooted in acestral Wabanaki music | April 22 & 23 | $15-$22 | Mayo Street Arts, 10 Mayo St, Portland | tickettailor.com/events/mayostreetarts/655208/
APRIL 23
Parsonsfield | $20-$25 | 8pm | One Longfellow Sq, 181 State St, Portland | onelongfellowsquare.com/shows/
Javier Rosario Trio, Eric Klaxton, Zak King Quartet | 6-11:59pm | Blue, 650A Congress St, Portland | portcityblue.com/
Jud Caswell | Folk | 7pm | $21-$25 | Cadenza, 5 Depot St, Freeport |
cadenzafreeport.com
Heather Petrie, contralto accompanied by David Watts | 7pm | $20, $10/students | Meetinghouse Arts, 40 Main St, Freeport | bit.ly/3JeZbNy
Mantra Sounds, Yung Abner, bb-808, & Ryloclip | EDM Dance Party / 21+ | 8pm | $10 | Flask Lounge, 117 Spring St, Portland
The Lost Tribe of Modern Folk | 5:30pm | Fore River Brewing, 45 Huntress Ave, S. Ptld | foreriverbrewing.com/music-food-events
APRIL 24
Onward | Folk, rock, blues | 7pm | $21-$25 | Cadenza, 5 Depot St, Freeport |
cadenzafreeport.com
The Jon Irabagon Quartet | Portland Conservatory of Music’s Dimensions in Jazz | 8pm | $5-$25 | SPACE Gallery, 538 Congress St | bit.ly/3O4yLBR
Portland Rossini Club Public Concert | 3pm | $15/$10 seniors, students free | Cathedral Church of St. Luke, 143 State | rossiniclub.org/event-calendar/
APRIL 26
Friendship, Kafari, Dead Gowns | 8pm | $10-$12 | Mask/Vax | The Apohadion, 107 Hanover St, Portland | theapohadiontheater.com
Bess Jacques & The Strays, Jazz Sesh | 7-11pm | Blue, 650A Congress St, Portland | portcityblue.com/
Wood River | Jazz | 7pm | $21-$25 | Cadenza, 5 Depot St, Freeport |
cadenzafreeport.com
APRIL 27
Irish Night at Blue | 7:30-11pm | Blue, 650A Congress St | portcityblue.com/
Remarkable Fiddle & Mandolin Duo | 2pm | Free, open to public | Lunt Auditorium, OceanView at Falmouth, 74 Lunt Road | Facility tour available after concert | Register: oceanviewrc.com/event/remarkable-fiddle-mandolin-duo/
APRIL 28
Frank Fotusky, KF3 | 7-11pm | Blue, 650A Congress St | portcityblue.com/
APRIL 29
House of Hamill | $15-$20 | 8pm | One Longfellow Sq, 181 State St, Portland | onelongfellowsquare.com/shows/
Sherrie Phair, Grain Thief, Dharma Down | 6-11:5pm | Blue, 650A Congress St, Portland | portcityblue.com/
Katie Daggett & Ed DesJardins | Americana | 7pm | $21-$25 | Cadenza, 5 Depot St, Freeport | cadenzafreeport.com
Amandou & Mariam and Blind Boys of Alabama – From Bamako to Birmingham | 7pm | $22-$67 | Portland Ovations at Merrill Auditorium | bit.ly/3KhZ5WJ
Laurie Jones & Friends | Dark Horse Record Release Concert | $15-$18 | 7pm | St. Lawrence Arts, 76 Congress, Portland | More info, tickets, stlawrencearts.org/
The Decay of Nature presents Joe Buck Yourself | 8pm | $15 | Geno’s Rock Club, 625 Congress | bit.ly/3x9ZNBG
APRIL 30
Doug Kolmar | Folk, Jazz, Americana | 7pm | $21-$25 | Cadenza, 5 Depot St, Freeport | cadenzafreeport.com
Sediments We Move | Presented by Oratorio Chorale & Bowdoin College Chorus | Free, registration required | 5-6pm | Halo at The Point, 20 Van Aken Way, Portland | bit.ly/3LGmMbi
MAY 1
“Lav Eli” Armenian Acoustic Duo | 3pm | $5-$20 | Portland Conservatory of Music, 28 Neal St, Portland | bit.ly/3LPBgGb
MAY 4
Stash Wyslouch | $14-$18 | 8pm | One Longfellow Sq, 181 State St, Portland | onelongfellowsquare.com/shows/
MAY 5
Opera in the Pines presents “The Diary of Anne Frank” by Grigory Frid | Monodramatic opera in 21 scenes | 7pm | $25-$35 | Maine Jewish Museum, 267 Congress St, Portland | bit.ly/3x7s3Vz
THEATER
“Desperate Measures” | Maine premiere thru April 24 | $32+ | Good Theater, St. Lawrence Arts, 76 Congress, Portland | Info, tickets: goodtheater.com/shows.html
“Clue” | Madcap murder mystery adaptation by the USM Department of Theatre | Thru April 24 | $8-$16 | Russell Hall, USM, 37 College Ave, Gorham | usm.maine.edu/theatre/2021-2022-usm-theatre-season
“Dragons Love Tacos” | Thru May 15 | Ages 3-10 | Fri, Sat, Sun 11am | $15 | Maddy’s Theatre at Children’s Museum & Theatre of Maine, 250 Thompson’s Point Road | kitetails.org/dragons-love-tacos
APRIL 27
“Requiem for an Electric Chair” | Solo multimedia performance by Toto Kisaku | $17-$29 | Portland Ovations | Westbrook Performing Arts Center, 471 Stroudwater, Westbrook | bit.ly/3x6cDkb
APRIL 28
Maine Playwrights Festival | Thru May 8 | Over 40 Maine-based artists and full performances | $18-$20 | Acorn Productions | The Studio Theater at Portland Stage, 25 Forest Ave | For more info and tickets, visit acorn-productions.org/events/
APRIL 29
“Screwball Comedy” by Norm Foster | Thru May 8, On-Demand May 3-8 | $25, $20 Student, $10 Youth under 18 | The Public Theatre, 31 Maple St, Lewiston | thepublictheatre.org/screwball-comedy/
“The Secret Princess” | Gender-bending medieval musical romp | Thru May 8 | Ages 14+ | $26 | Snowlion Repertory Company | Meetinghouse Arts, 40 Main St, Freeport | snowlionrep.org/current-production/
APRIL 30
Sarah Nolen’s “Lisa the Wise” | Shadow puppetry | $15-$22; $10 youth | Mayo Street Arts, 10 Mayo St | tickettailor.com/events/mayostreetarts/655248/
VISUAL ARTS
“North of Nowhere, West of the Moon” – Myth, Fiction, and Fantasy in Maps | Thru May 30 | Osher Map Library, USM, 314 Forest Ave, Portland | Free, open to the public by timed admission | oshermaps.org/news
Spots of Light – To Be a Woman in the Holocaust | Traveling exhibit from Yad Vashem, the World Holocaust Remembrance Center | Mon-Fri 8:30am-5:30pm thru April 29 | JCA, 1342 Congress St | bit.ly/3u9iemG
APRIL 22
Opening of Jenna Pirello: Shapeshifters | Exhibit runs thru May 21 | Moss Gallery, 100 Fore St, Portland | elizabethmossgalleries.com/
APRIL 30
Maine Pottery Tour | Sat, April 30, 10am-5pm | Sun, April 31, 11am-4pm | Pottery studios open house | Map and more information at mainepotterytour.org/
MAY 3
Down North Artist Talk: Ann Cathrin November Høibo and Arngunnur Ýr (Virtual) | 12pm | Free with registration | Portland Museum of Art, 7 Congress Sq | bit.ly/3Ki9WzU
ONGOING
Alice Gauvin Gallery | 43 York St, Portland | alicegauvingallery.com/
Chocolate Church Arts Center | 804 Washington St, Bath | chocolatechurcharts.org/
Cove St. Arts | 71 Cove St, Portland | M-F 10-5:30, Sat. 10-5 | 808-8911 | covestreetarts.com
Elizabeth Moss Galleries | 100 Fore St, Portland | elizabethmossgalleries.com/
Grant Wahlquist Gallery | 30 City Center | W-Sat 11-6 | grantwahlquist.com/
Greenhut Galleries | 146 Middle St, Portland | 772-2693 | M-F 10-5:30, Sat. 10-5 | Biennial Portland Show thru April 30 | Visit greenhutgalleries.com/
Institute of Contemporary Art at MECA | 522 Congress St | Vision for our Future; Echoes of our Past: Dianne Smith, Nyugen E. Smith, Carl Joe Williams exhibition thru May 6 | bit.ly/3i5iWuX
Maine Jewish Museum Gallery | Maine Jewish Museum, 267 Congress St | Updates at facebook.com/MaineJewishMuseum
“MMPA Antidote” | Maine Museum of Photographic Arts virtual newsletter featuring Maine art and artists | Updated regularly with photographs, interviews, reviews, Q&As | Visit mainemuseumofphotographicarts.org
Richard Boyd Art Gallery | 15 Epps St. | “Works on Paper” – annual exhibition of work created on raw product paper | Thru April 29 | 10am-3pm Fri, Sat, Sun | richardboydartgallery.com
Union of Maine Visual Artists Gallery | Annual exhibit showcasing artwork by members of The Union of Maine Visual Arts | Portland Media Center Building, 516 Congress St. | Exhibits and more info at theumva.org/
UNE Art Gallery | 716 Stevens Ave, Portland | “Sensing Place” thru June 12 | bit.ly/3sxzAch
