BENEFITS
APRIL 27
“Stand Against Racism” Conference and Fundraiser for YWCA Central Maine | Keynote speaker Rose Barboza of Black Owned Maine | USM Lewiston Campus, 51 Westminster St | Sales end April 19 | More info at bit.ly/Stand2023
APRIL 29
“Music in Bloom” Spring Fundraiser | Center for Arts and Ecology at the Desert of Maine, Freeport | More info at desertofmaine.org/calendar
APRIL 30
Friends of Congress Square Park Season Kickoff Fundraiser | Ideal Marching Band, baked treats, games | More info at congresssquarepark.org/event/season-kickoff-fundraiser/
COMEDY
APRIL 28
Balderdash Academy Improv Live! | Comedy driven by your suggestions | 7pm | $15-$19 | St Lawrence Arts, 76 Congress, Portland | stlawrencearts.org
APRIL 29
Ghanekar’s Moniker Comedy Night! Saturday Night VIBES | With Comedy Central’s Mark Scalia | $20-$25 | 8pm adult show | The Portland Media Center, 516 Congress | bit.ly/3zYA8Mn
DANCE
“Sylvia” | April 28-29 | $12-$34 | Portland Ballet | Westbrook Performing Arts Center, 471 Stroudwater | portlandballet.org/
APRIL 29
Khmer New Year Dance Performance | Cambodian dance by Angkor Dance Troupe | 3:30-5pm | Portland Public Library, 5 Monument Sq, Portland | bit.ly/3Lf6vwW
FILM
Exhibition on Screen: “Vermeer, The Greatest Exhibition” | $5-$9 | Thru April 29 | Portland Museum of Art, 7 Congress Sq | Schedule at portlandmuseum.org/films
“Walk Up” | $5-$9 | April 28-30 | Portland Museum of Art, 7 Congress Sq | Schedule: portlandmuseum.org/films
“Return to Seoul” | $5 | May 5-7 | Portland Museum of Art, 7 Congress Sq | Schedule: portlandmuseum.org/films
“Blood Memory” and “Dawnland” film viewings from Wabanaki Reach | Free virtual access thru May | Register at bit.ly/3KYett0
APRIL 26
“The Princess Bride” | 6:30-8:30pm | Free | Scarborough Public Library, 48 Gorham Rd | scarboroughlibrary.org/events/1827125966
APRIL 29
“The Doom Generation” | Debuted 1995 Sundance, subsequently censored cult classic | 18+ | 7pm, 9pm | $7-$9 | SPACE, 538 Congress | space538.org/events
WMPG Jazz at the Movies | “Blue Note Records Beyond the Notes” | 7pm | Free | Portland Conservatory of Music, 28 Neal | Reservations: portlandconservatoryofmusic.
org/events
MAY 3
“Smoking Causes Coughing” | Surreal French comedy about superheroes known as Tobacco Force | 7pm | $7-$9 | SPACE, 538 Congress St, Portland | space538.org/events
FOOD FOR THOUGHT
APRIL 26
Justice for Women Lecture | Patricia Campos Mello speaks on “Sexism, Lies and the Fight for the Truth: A Reporter’s Story” | 7-8pm | Hannaford Hall, USM Campus, 88 Bedford St, Portland | bit.ly/3MDD6O3
Adaptive Device Presentation by Maine Dept of Education’s Cite Program | Demonstration of equipment for aging safely at home | 10-11:30am | Bradley Room, Freeport Community Services, 53 Depot Rd, Freeport | bit.ly/43HuIDg
APRIL 27
Sea Lampreys and More Migratory Fishes | Online talk with Cody Dillingham | 7-8:30pm | Free | Maine Audubon | Register for link: bit.ly/408Qahb
Beginners Book Binding Party with Otis Wortley | Friends of Woodfords Corner | $15 suggested | 6:30-8pm | Odd Fellows Hall, 2nd floor, 651 Forest Ave | Info, registration: bit.ly/3zXLm3B
MAY 2
PPL Spotlight Lecture: Hannah Matthews | “You or Someone You Love: Reflections from an Abortion Doula” | Book launch, discussion with Mira Ptacin | 6-7pm | Bunker Brewing, 17 Westfield St | bit.ly/40rkmEy
MAY 3
Yoga for Farmers and Gardeners | Farmer- and gardener-focused slow flow vinyasa | $10-$15 | 5-6pm | The Maine Organic Marketplace, 55 Main, Freeport | mofga.org/event-calendar/farmer-gardener-yoga-may/
Fishing for Solutions: Climate Change and the Seafood Industry | 7-8pm via Zoom | Free, open to public | Maine Historical Society | Register: mainehistory.org/events/fishing-for-solutions/
MAY 4
Rise Up! Portland | Halcyon String Quartet followed by interactive panel discussion on climate change, sea level rise | 6pm | Gulf of Maine Research Institute, 350 Commercial St, Portland | gmri.org/events/rise-up-portland-by-halcyon/
MAY 6
Eco-Efficiency and Composting with Plant-Based Materials for the Home | Will Bonsall | Sliding scale, $20 | 1-2pm | The Maine Organic Marketplace, 55 Main, Freeport | bit.ly/3oxteLr
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
Tuition-Free Online Classes offered by New Ventures Maine in partnership with Empower by GoDaddy | Online, On-Demand, no charge | newventuresmaine.org/
Fourth Friday – Inclusive POC Happy Hour | Every 4th Friday of the month | 5:30-7:30pm | Equality Community Center, 15 Casco St, Portland | Hosted by In The P.O.C.ket | facebook.com/InThePocketMaine/
LITERARY ARTS
APRIL 26
“How to Sell a Haunted House in a Challenging Market” | Grady Hendrix multi-media event followed by book signing | Co-presented by Green Hand Bookshop | 7pm | $5-$7 | SPACE, 538 Congress St, Portland | space538.org/events/
APRIL 27
34 Years of “The Cafe Review”: A Poetry Reading | Megan Grumbling, Kevin Sweeney, Craig Sipe, Steve Luttrell | 6-7pm | Rines Auditorium, Portland Public Library, 5 Monument Sq, Portland | bit.ly/3ZYrNml
APRIL 28
Poetry Reading | Stephanie Burt and CEHS student poets | 6:30-7:30pm | Cape Elizabeth High School library, 345 Ocean House Road | bit.ly/41dY0HT
APRIL 29
WriteME: A Statewide Epistolary Poetry Project | Workshop with Maya Williams | 12:30pm | Portland Public Library, 5 Monument Sq, Portland | bit.ly/41dUyNr
MAY 3
Book reading: “A New Story of Wholeness” | An Experiential Guide for Connecting the Human Family | 6:15pm | Longfellow Books, 1 Monument Way | bit.ly/43tEYii
MUSEUMS
Maine Historical Society | 489 Congress | “Code Red: Climate Justice & Natural History Collections” thru Dec. 30 | Members free, public $10 | mainehistory.org
Maine Jewish Museum | 267 Congress St, Portland | Exhibition: Garry Mitchell, Andy Graham, Natasha Mayers thru April 28 | mainejewishmuseum.org
Skyline Farm Carriage Museum | 95 The Lane, North Yarmouth | Email for more info: [email protected] | Website: skylinefarm.org
MUSIC
APRIL 26
Swingin’ Wednesdays | Ragtime Destroyers & Portland Swing Project | 6-7:30pm | Urban Farm Fermentory, 200 Anderson | fermentory.com/calendar
Jazz Sesh | 7pm | Blue, 650A Congress, Portland | portcityblue.com
APRIL 27
John Gorka | 8pm | $35-$45 | One Longfellow Sq, 181 State | onelongfellowsquare.com/upcoming-shows-events
D Gross, (Kyle) Friday on a Thursday | 7pm, 9pm | Blue, 650A Congress, Portland | portcityblue.com
APRIL 28
Downtown Boys | 8pm | $15-$18 | SPACE, 538 Congress | space538.org/events
MAG Electric, S.C.O.B.Y., Street Trash | $10 | 21+ | 8pm | Urban Farm Fermentory, 200 Anderson | fermentory.com/calendar
House of Hamill | 8pm | $20-$25 | One Longfellow Sq, 181 State St, Portland | onelongfellowsquare.com/upcoming-shows-events
Perpetual Groove | 7:30pm | $20-$25 | Portland House of Music, 25 Temple St | portlandhouseofmusic.com/events/list/
Jessye Desilva, Marc Chillemi Quintet | 7pm, 9pm | Blue, 650A Congress, Portland | portcityblue.com
Carole Wise | Folk originals | 7pm | $21-$25 | Cadenza, 5 Depot St, Freeport |
cadenzafreeport.com
Lake Over Fire with Villains & Drifters in Vellichor | 8pm | $10-$13 | Sun Tiki Studios, 375 Forest Ave, Portland | suntikistudios.com/upcoming-shows
Thabisa – Folk & Afro-Beat Fusion | 7:30pm | $22-$27 | Mayo Street Arts,10 Mayo | tickettailor.com/events/mayostreetarts/850999?#
Mag Electric, S.C.O.B.Y., Street Trash | $10 | 21+ | 8pm | Urban Farm Fermentory, 200 Anderson | fermentory.com/calendar
APRIL 29
“Happy Birthday Duke” with Novel Jazz Septet | 7pm | $25-$30 | St Lawrence Arts, 76 Congress | stlawrencearts.org
Rigometrics & King Kyote | 7:30pm | $15-$20 | Portland House of Music, 25 Temple St, Portland | portlandhouseofmusic.com/events/list
Bedlam & Eunoia, Randy Roos and Urethane, Michelle Tucker Quintet | 6pm, 8pm, 10pm | Blue, 650A Congress, Portland | portcityblue.com
Reed Foehl w/Travis Cyr | 8pm | $20-$25 | One Longfellow Sq, 181 State | onelongfellowsquare.com/upcoming-shows-events
Houndmouth w/Oliver Hazard | $25-$30 | 8pm | State Theatre, 609 Congress | statetheatreportland.com
Spring Fling Dance featuring Onward! a 6-piece band | $15 suggested | 7-9pm | Friends of Woodfords Corner | Odd Fellows Hall, 651 Forest Ave, 2nd floor
Mass for the Endangered – Portland | Pre-concert meet with environmental partners | Post-concert chat with composer | 5-6pm | Free, registration required | Williston-Immanuel United Church, 156 High St, Portland | Info: bit.ly/3LhuFGQ
APRIL 30
Sunflower South | 7pm | $18-$22 | St Lawrence Arts, 76 Congress, Portland | stlawrencearts.org
Kendall St. Company & The Crowded Table | 7:30pm | $12-$15 | Portland House of Music, 25 Temple St | portlandhouseofmusic.com/events/list
Kaia Kater w/CRYS | 8pm | $15-$20 | One Longfellow Sq, 181 State St, Portland | onelongfellowsquare.com/upcoming-shows-events
Public Concert Series of the Portland Rossini Club | Piano students of Laura Kargul | $10-$15, students free | 3pm | The Cathedral Church of St Luke 143 State St, Portland | rossiniclub.org/event-calendar/
Elements: Palaver Strings w/Kinan Azmeh and Brian Shankar Adler | 8pm | $15-$20 | SPACE, 538 Congress | space538.org/events
Mass for the Endangered – Brunswick | Pre-concert meet with environmental partners | Post-concert chat with composer | 5-6pm | Free, registration required | Studzinski Hall, 12 Campus Road South, Brunswick | Info: bit.ly/3ooD8z2
MAY 2
Bess Jacques & the Strays, Julian Loida | 7pm, 9pm | Blue, 650A Congress, Portland | portcityblue.com
MAY 3
Jazz Sesh | 7pm, 9pm | Blue, 650A Congress, Portland | portcityblue.com
Swingin’ Wednesdays | Ragtime Destroyers & Portland Swing Project | 6-7:30pm | Urban Farm Fermentory, 200 Anderson | fermentory.com/calendar
MAY 4
Maine Middle Eastern Ensemble, Seth Gallant | 7pm | Blue, 650A Congress, Portland | portcityblue.com
Titus Abbott & Mike Effenberger (Jazz) | Noonday Concert Series | 12:15-12:45pm | Free | Portland Conservatory of Music, 28 Neal St, Portland | portlandconservatoryofmusic.org/events
The Rasa String Quartet – “Song and Dance” | 7-8:45pm | $15-$22 | Mayo Street Arts,10 Mayo St | tickettailor.com/events/mayostreetarts/885364?
MAY 5
The Great North | 8pm | $7-$10 | Portland House of Music, 25 Temple St, Portland | portlandhouseofmusic.com/events/list
Neil Pearlman | Solo piano, Dimensions in Jazz | 7:30pm | Free | Portland Conservatory of Music, 28 Neal | portlandconservatoryofmusic.org/events
The Project Ensemble, El Malo | 8pm, 10pm | Blue, 650A Congress, Portland | portcityblue.com
Crystal Canyon with As Real & This World Has Bees | 8pm | $12-$15 | Sun Tiki Studios, 375 Forest Ave | suntikistudios.com/upcoming-shows
The Sweet Lillies | 8pm | $15-$20 | One Longfellow Sq, 181 State St, Portland | onelongfellowsquare.com/upcoming-shows-events
Anni Clark | Folk, Blues, Pop | 7pm | $21-$25 | Cadenza, 5 Depot St, Freeport |
cadenzafreeport.com
THEATER
“How Rude! The Musical” | $20 | April 20-May 6 | The Footlights Theatre, 190 US Rte 1, Falmouth | thefootlightstheatre.com
“The Death Wings Project” by Bess Welden | With interactive art installation | Tickets are pay what you decide | April 20-29 at Meetinghouse Arts, 40 Main, Freeport | More info, tickets at meetinghousearts.org
“Dance Nation” by Clare Barron | April 20-May 14 | Pay-what-you-decide | Mad Horse Theatre Co, The Hutchins School, 24 Mosher, South Portland | madhorse.com
“GRUFF! An Epic Fairytale Eco-Musical | Ages 5-10 | $15 | April 15-May 14 | Maddy’s Theatre, Children’s Museum & Theatre of Maine, 250 Thompson’s Point Rd Portland | kitetails.org/maddys-theatre
“Jeeves & Wooster in ‘Perfect Nonsense’” by the Goodale Brothers | April 21-30 | $10-$25 | The Public Theatre, 31 Maple, Lewiston | thepublictheatre.org/perfect-nonsense/
“Fiddler on the Roof” | April 28-29 | Portland Ovations, Merrill Auditorium, 20 Myrtle St, Portland | More info at portlandovations.org/calendar
APRIL 28
Welcome to Night Vale | “The Haunting of Night Vale” | Live show podcast | $30-$35 | 8pm | All ages | State Theatre, 609 Congress, Portland | More info at statetheatreportland.com/events/welcome-to-night-vale/
MAY 5
“The Yellow Wallpaper” & “Tales from the End of the World” | Vivid Motion dance show | 7:30pm | $25 adults / $10 kids | Thru May 7 | St Lawrence Arts, 76 Congress | stlawrencearts.org
VISUAL ARTS
“Miniatures” | Small-scale works by local artists on display thru April 28 | Mayo Street Arts, 10 Mayo St | tickettailor.com/events/mayostreetarts/860662/
Garry Mitchell, Andy Graham, Natasha Mayers | Thru April 28 | Maine Jewish Museum, 267 Congress St | bit.ly/3S29dHO
“Deep Fake” | Immersive installation by Greta Bank | On view thru April 29 | SPEEDWELL Projects, 630 Forest Ave, Portland | speedwellprojects.com
“Africa to Maine” Photography Exhibit | Assembled by the Greater Portland Immigration Welcome Center | Thru June 30 | Portland Public Library, 5 Monument Sq, Portland | portlandlibrary.com/lewis-gallery
Photography & Paperwork Show | Photography, watercolors, hand pulled prints, paper art | Thru May 13 | Meetinghouse Arts, 40 Main St, Freeport | bit.ly/3zJvC4l
APRIL 27
Opening Reception – Lisa Noonis: “Blossom” | 5-7pm | Cove Street Arts, 71 Cove St, Portland | covestreetarts.com/events-1
APRIL 30
Artist Reception: Whitney River, “The Horizons” | 2-4 pm | Exhibition runs thru June 30 | Gilsland Farm Audubon, 20 Gilsland Farm Rd, Falmouth | maineaudubon.org/news/events/whitney-river/
MAY 4
Exhibition Opening: Rush Brown, Marcie Jan Bronstein & Alan Fishman, Robert Katz | 5-7pm | Maine Jewish Museum, 267 Congress | bit.ly/3N0eQFZ
MAY 5
Opening reception: The Unfinished Art Project | 6-8pm | On view thru June 25 | Mayo Street Arts,10 Mayo St | tickettailor.com/events/mayostreetarts/884322?
ONGOING
Alice Gauvin Gallery | 43 York St, Portland | alicegauvingallery.com/
Casco Bay Artisans | The Maine Wharf, 68 Commercial St | cascobayartisans.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 | “Tree Speech” thru May 13 | “Explorations;” “Wax: Hot & Cold, Painting Our Stories” thru May 6 | covestreetarts.com/exhibitions
Elizabeth Moss Galleries | Falmouth and Portland | elizabethmossgalleries.com/
Grant Wahlquist Gallery | 30 City Center | W-Sat 11-6 | grantwahlquist.com/
Greenhut Galleries | “Maine: The Painted State” thru May 27 | 146 Middle St | 772-2693 | Visit greenhutgalleries.com/
Institute of Contemporary Art at MECA | 522 Congress St | bit.ly/3i5iWuX
Maine Jewish Museum Gallery | Maine Jewish Museum, 267 Congress St | Updates at facebook.com/MaineJewishMuseum
Maine Museum of Photographic Arts, 15 Middle St, A3, Portland | Steve and Judy Halpert Collection thru June 10 | mainemuseumofphotographicarts.org
Richard Boyd Art Gallery | 15 Epps St. | 10am-3pm Fri-Sat | “Works on Paper,” annual exhibition thru April | “Paintings in Oil” thru May | richardboydartgallery.com
Union of Maine Visual Artists Gallery | Portland Media Center Building, 516 Congress St. | Exhibits and more info at theumva.org/
UNE Art Gallery | 716 Stevens Ave, Portland | UNE Art Gallery | 716 Stevens Ave, Portland | library.une.edu/art-galleries/home/portland-campus/
