COMEDY
AUGUST 23
Improv Jam Fundraiser | Balderdash Academy Improv Live, to benefit St. Lawrence Arts | 7pm | $10-$14 | 76 Congress St | More info at stlawrencearts.org/
AUGUST 26
Portland Maine Comedy Festival | 6-8pm | Congress Square Park, Congress & High | congresssquarepark.org/events
FAIRS, MARKETS
Farmers Markets | Cumberland: Sat. 10am-1pm 190 Tuttle Rd | Falmouth: Wed. 10am-1pm, 22 Hat Trick Drive | Thru end of Oct. | cumberlandfalmouthfarmmarket.com/
Yarmouth Farmers’ Market | Thurs 3-6pm thru Oct. | Free music 4-5pm | 1 Railroad Sq, Bickford Pavilion | yarmouthfarmersmarket.org/
AUGUST 21
Congress Square Market | 11am-3pm | Congress Square Park, Congress & High | congresssquarepark.org/events
AUGUST 27
Portland Fine Craft Show | 10am-5pm | Free admission | Free Street Parking Lot, 120 Free St, Portland | shopmainecraft.com
FILM
AUGUST 17
Sundance Film Festival Short Film Tour | $7-$9 | 7pm | SPACE, 538 Congress | space538.org/event/2022-sundance-film-festival-short-film-tour/
AUGUST 18
Maine Film Assoc’s Outdoor Film Series | “Andre,” a family film | 7:30pm | Free | Urban Farm Fermentory, 200 Anderson | mainefilm.org/outdoor22-andre/
“Never Rarely Sometimes Often” | Presented with Planned Parenthood of Northern New England | 6-7:35pm | $5-$10 | Portland Museum of Art, 7 Congress Sq, Portland | portlandmuseum.org/events
Movie Mania: “Despicable Me” | Outdoor movie, weather permitting | 7:45-9:30pm | Prince Memorial Library, 266 Main, Cumberland | More info at princememorial.libcal.com/event/9423281
AUGUST 20
“Undine” | 2-3:30pm | $5-$9 | Portland Museum of Art, 7 Congress Sq | portlandmuseum.org/events
AUGUST 21
“Portrait of a Lady on Fire” | 2-4pm | $5-$9 | Portland Museum of Art, 7 Congress Sq | portlandmuseum.org/events
AUGUST 26
“Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, A Journey, A Song” | Thru Aug 28 | $5-$9 | Portland Museum of Art, 7 Congress Sq | Schedule at portlandmuseum.org/films
AUGUST 28
Silent (Movie) Sunday: “The Circus” | Charlie Chaplin 16mm film presented by Kinonik | 7:30-9pm | Free | Congress Square Park, Corner of Congress & High | congresssquarepark.org/event/silent-movie-sunday-the-circus/
AUGUST 31
“Claydream” | Claymation feature with 2 shorts preceding | $7-$9 | 7pm | SPACE, 538 Congress | space538.org/event/claydream-2022/
“Desiderium” and “Mariposa y Su Flor” | Premiere of two short films by local filmmaker Elena Mozzhelina with music by Draudiga | 7-10pm | Bayside Bowl Rooftop, 58 Alder St | bit.ly/3JLesHH
FOOD FOR THOUGHT
AUGUST 17
Story Time and Fairy House Building | South Portland Library and SP Land Trust | 10-11am | Free | Meet at entrance to Hinckley Park, off Highland Ave | More info, registration: bit.ly/3zODNxf
Seasonal Walk with a Naturalist | Jill Osgood and the South Portland Land Trust | Dow’s Wood, park in lot or high school lot, meet at trailhead | 12-1pm | Free | Register at bit.ly/3Jb0GOh
Freeport Speech Presents: Global Health in a Pandemic World | Dr. Nirav Shah, Kara Palamountain, Dr. Dora Anne Mills | 7-8pm | $20, to benefit ACAF | Meetinghouse Arts, 40 Main, Freeport | bit.ly/3AdgKfG
AUGUST 18
Book Talk with Andrew Witmer | “Here and Everywhere Else: Small-Town Maine and the World” | 7-9pm | Free Zoom event | Maine Historical Society | More info and link at mainehistory.org/programs_events.shtml
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/
AUGUST 23
Scavengers Assemble! | With the Center for Wildlife | 6:30-7:30pm | Thomas Memorial Library Zoom event | bit.ly/3QeZFHJ
Understanding PFAS: Farms, Food & Community | Maine Farmland Trust community discussion | 10:30am-12pm | Free | Yarmouth History Center, 118 E Elm St, Yarmouth | bit.ly/3zWiI2J
AUGUST 25
Results Are In: The State of Electric Cars/Trucks in Maine | Zoom Webinar | 12-1pm | Natural Resources Council of Maine | More info at nrcm.salsalabs.org/evsurveyresultswebinar/index.html
How to Protect Yourself from Scams | AARP Maine with Fraud Watch Network volunteer Don Taylor | Virtual and limited in-person | Scarborough Public Library, 48 Gorham Rd | More info at scarboroughlibrary.org/adults/events
Star Party | Tour the night sky with Astronomer Edward Gleason | 7:15-9pm | Prince Memorial Library, at Twin Brook Recreation Area, Tuttle Rd side | Weather-dependent | princememorial.libcal.com/event/9329725
AUGUST 31
Sea State: Sounds of the Changing Tides | Community Resilience through Music | With GMRI’s Gayle Bowness, featuring Halcyon String Quartet | 5:30-7:30pm | $8 | Gulf of Maine Research Institute, 350 Commercial | bit.ly/3pg5yIO
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
Eastern Cemetery Tours by Spirits Alive | 4pm daily thru Oct 16 | Meet at Congress St gate | $10 adults, $5 students, seniors | More info at spiritsalive.org/tours/index.htm
Family Nature Walks | Wednesdays thru August 31 | 10:30am-Noon | $5-$7 | Scarborough Marsh, 92 Pine Point Road | maineaudubon.org/events/
Gilsland Farm Bird Walks with Doug Hitchcox | 7-9am every Thurs thru Oct. | Free, no registration | Maine Audubon, 20 Gilsland Farm Rd, Falmouth | maineaudubon.org/news/events/gilsland-farm-bird-walks-767/
Open Conversation for Learning English | Adults, teens | Mondays, 4-5:30pm | Free, all levels | Portland Public Library, Meeting Room 5, 5 Monument Sq, Portland | Info at portlandlibrary.com/programs-events/
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 Empower by GoDaddy | Online, On-Demand, no charge | newventuresmaine.org/
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
Wednesday Bird Walks at Scarborough Marsh | $5, exact change | 7am thru Sept. | Meet at Nature Center, 92 Pine Point Rd | bit.ly/3PKO5UQ
HEALTH/SUPPORT
AUGUST 25
End of Life Care Planning with Hospice of Southern Maine | 2pm | Free, open to public | Lunt Auditorium, OceanView, 74 Lunt Rd, Falmouth | Register: oceanviewrc.com/event/end-of-life-care-planning-ask-the-experts/
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
Silent Sunrise Meditation Series | Free | 5-7am | Every other Saturday thru Aug 27 | East End Beach, Portland | Schedule and more info at kaneel.me/sunrise-2022
TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) | Meets Thursdays 5:30pm | Christchurch, 1900 Congress St | First meeting is free, $49 annual | FMI: (207) 232-2781 or tops.org/
Weekly Guided Meditations and Dharma Talks | Nagaloka Buddhist Center, 1 Forest Ave, Portland | Schedules at nagalokabuddhistcenter.org/
LITERARY ARTS
AUGUST 18
Book Reading by Oge Mora | Author/illustrator discusses her creative process | Presented by Illustration Institute | 2-3pm | $15 | Children’s Museum & Theatre of Maine, 250 Thompsons Point Rd | illustrationinstitute.org/new-events/2022/8/18/oge-mora
AUGUST 24
“Battle of the Books” | Virtual: Melanie Ellsworth and James Rey Sanchez | 7-8pm | Print: A Bookstore | Register: printbookstore.com/events/
AUGUST 25
Cootie Catchers Anonymous | Live storytelling event where adults read the real things they wrote when they were kids | 7:30-9pm | 21+ | $15 online, $20 door | Three of Strong Spirits, 35B Diamond | More info at fonduemaine.weebly.com/cootiecatchers.html
Young Emerging Authors Book Launch & Reading | The Telling Room | Free, open to public | 3:30-5pm | SPACE Gallery, 538 Congress | bit.ly/3zW41fI
Read ME Author event | Meredith Hall discusses “Beneficence” | 7-8pm | Zoom event | portlandlibrary.com/events/read-me-author-event-meredith-hall/
“Big Thrifty Energy” | Discussion with Virginia Chamlee and Danielle Devine from Maine Home + Design | 7-8pm | Print: A Bookstore, 273 Congress, Portland | printbookstore.com/events/
AUGUST 30
“Barons of the Sea” | Steven Ujifusa book talk | 6:30-7:30pm | Peaks Island Branch library, 129 Island Ave | bit.ly/3AgNjsT
“All Are Neighbors” | Discussion with Alexandra Penfold & Julie Falatko | 7-8pm | Print: A Bookstore, 273 Congress | printbookstore.com/events/
MUSEUMS
Maine Historical Society | “Northern Threads” – Two Centuries of Dress at Maine Historical Society | Thru Dec 31 | 489 Congress | Members free, public $10 | 207-774-1822 | mainehistory.org
Maine Jewish Museum | 267 Congress | Exhibitions: M. Annenberg “News/Not News”; Missy Asen “The Good Life”; Smith Galtney “Dream Sequence” | mainejewishmuseum.org/
Skyline Farm Carriage Museum | 95 The Lane, North Yarmouth | Current exhibit –
“Town & Country: Rocking & Rolling Down the Lane” | Free, donations appreciated | skylinefarm.org
MUSIC
AUGUST 17
Friends of Western Prom Sunset Concert Series | Jason Spooner Band w/Allison Linley | 6:30-7:30pm | Free | Western Prom & Pine St | friendsofwesternprom.org/sunset-concert-events
Wagner’s Nightmare | 8pm | $12-$15 | One Longfellow Square, 181 State, Portland | onelongfellowsquare.com/upcoming-shows-events/
AUGUST 18
Portland Chamber Music Festival – Reflections | 7:30pm | from $25; under 21 Free | Hannaford Hall, USM, 88 Bedford St, Portland | pcmf.org/2022-8-18
D. Gross, Moch | 7-11pm | Blue, 650 Congress, Portland | portcityblue.com/
The Portland Jazz Orchestra | 8pm | $7-$10 | One Longfellow Square, 181 State, Portland | onelongfellowsquare.com/upcoming-shows-events/
AUGUST 19
Portland Chamber Music Festival – Time for Three | 8pm | from $25 | One Longfellow Sq, 181 State St | pcmf.org/2022-8-19
Memphis Lightning | Blues/Rock | 7pm | $21-$25 | Cadenza, 5 Depot, Freeport |
cadenzafreeport.com
Casco Bay Tummlers, The Carrier Pigeons | 6-11:45pm | Blue, 650 Congress, Portland | portcityblue.com/
Bonnie Prince Billy with Footings and Asa Irons | $30-$35 | 8pm | SPACE, 538 Congress | space538.org/event/bonnie-prince-billy-footings-2022/
AUGUST 20
Portland Chamber Music Festival – Sonic Bloom | 7:30pm | from $25; under 21 Free | Hannaford Hall, USM, 88 Bedford St, Portland | pcmf.org/2022-8-20
Southside Blues | Chicago Blues | 7pm | $21-$25 | Cadenza, 5 Depot, Freeport |
cadenzafreeport.com
Tracy McMullen, Taylor O’Donnell | 6-9:30pm | Blue, 650 Congress, Portland | portcityblue.com/
Clem Snide | 8pm | $17-$22 | One Longfellow Square, 181 State | onelongfellowsquare.com/event/clem-snide/#tribe-tickets
“Tone” A Home Grown Album | Dimensions in Jazz | 8-10pm | $5-$20 | Portland Conservatory of Music, 28 Neal St, Portland | portlandconservatoryofmusic.org/events/
Cadaverette with Iron Gag, Exit 18, Goiter | $10-$12 | 8pm | SPACE, 538 Congress | space538.org/event/cadaverette-iron-gag-exit-18-goiter-2022/
AUGUST 21
Blues on Sunday with Nelson Checkoway, Per Hanson, Jon Ross | Multi-genre singer/songwriter | 4pm | $21-$25 | Cadenza, 5 Depot, Freeport | cadenzafreeport.com
Dead Gowns, Louisa Stancioff, Eliza Edens | 8pm | $14-$18 | One Longfellow Square, 181 State, Portland | onelongfellowsquare.com/upcoming-shows-events/
Outdoor Concert by Portland Rossini Club | 6:30pm | $10-$15 | Portland Community Squash Ctr, 66 Noyes St | rossiniclub.org/event-calendar/
AUGUST 22
Hip Hop in the Park | Monday of the Minds | 6-8pm | Congress Square Park, corner of Congress & High | congresssquarepark.org/events
AUGUST 24
Friends of Western Prom Sunset Concert Series | Sabouyouma, co-sponsored by SPACE | 6:30-7:30pm | Free | Western Prom & Pine St | friendsofwesternprom.org/sunset-concert-events
AUGUST 25
Frank Fotusky, KF3-Vibing on a Thursday! | 7-11pm | Blue, 650 Congress, Portland | portcityblue.com/
Scott Kirby | 8pm | $15-$20 | One Longfellow Square, 181 State | onelongfellowsquare.com/upcoming-shows-events/
Tough End String Band | Eclectic acoustic | 7pm | $21-$25 | Cadenza, 5 Depot, Freeport | cadenzafreeport.com
AUGUST 26
Undertow Brass Band (FKA What Cheer? Brigade | $15-$18 | 8pm | SPACE, 538 Congress, Portland | space538.org/event/undertow-brass-band-fka-what-cheer-brigade-2022/
Jobe Freeman, Samuel James | 6-9:30pm | Blue, 650 Congress, Portland | portcityblue.com/
“L’Arbre Enchante (The Magic Tree)” | One-act party piece opera presented by Hogfish, Aug 26-27 | 5-9pm | Preceded by food tastes, followed by dance party | $65/up | Mallet Barn, Wolfe’s Neck Center, Freeport | hogfish.org/buytickets
Abbie Gardner & Marc Douglas Berardo | 8pm | $7-$10 | One Longfellow Square, 181 State, Portland | onelongfellowsquare.com/upcoming-shows-events/
Isabel Stover Quintet | Jazz | 7pm | $21-$25 | Cadenza, 5 Depot, Freeport |
cadenzafreeport.com
AUGUST 27
Anonymous Club | $7-$9 | 7pm | SPACE, 538 Congress, Portland | space538.org/event/anonymous-club-2022/
New Moon Ensemble | 6-8pm | Free | Congress Square Park, Corner of Congress & High streets | congresssquarepark.org/event/new-moon-ensemble/
Acoustic World Dance Music Festival | 5-8:30pm | $5-$20 | Desert of Maine, 95 Desert Rd, Freeport | bit.ly/3dqYpmo
Pat Colwell & The Soul Sensations | Soul | 7pm | $21-$25 | Cadenza, 5 Depot, Freeport | cadenzafreeport.com
AUGUST 28
“L’Arbre Enchante (The Magic Tree)” | One-act party piece opera presented by Hogfish | 5-9pm | Preceded by food tastes, followed by dance party | $65/up | Sprague Barn, Ram Island Home & Grounds, Cape Elizabeth | hogfish.org/buytickets
Session Americana (Cilla Bonnie sitting in!) w/Nora Brown & Stephanie Coleman | 8pm | $7-$10 | One Longfellow Square, 181 State, Portland | onelongfellowsquare.com/upcoming-shows-events/
THEATER
“It’s Greek (and Roman) to ME!” – Seasonal theme, Theater at Monmouth, Cumston Hall, 796 Main St, Monmouth | 5 plays thru August | For season schedule and tickets, visit theateratmonmouth.org/plays/
“Blueberries for Sal” | Thru Aug 21 | $15 | Ages 3-10 | Maddy’s Theatre, Children’s Museum & Theatre of Maine, 250 Thompson’s Point Rd | Schedule, tickets: kitetails.org/blueberries-for-sal
Moliere’s “Amphitryon” | 7:30pm | Thru Aug 19 | $23-$37 | Theater at Monmouth, 796 Main St, Monmouth | theateratmonmouth.org/
“Pass Over” by Antoinette Nwandu | Thru Aug 21 | $20-$25 | Mayo Street Arts, 10 Mayo St | Info and tickets at tickettailor.com/events/mayostreetarts/711558/
“School of Rock” | Rock musical based on the 2003 film | Thru Aug 21 | $14-$22 | L/A Community Little Theatre, Great Falls Performing Arts Center, 30 Academy St, Auburn | laclt.com/school-of-rock-2022
The Amazing Acro-Cats featuring the Rock Cats Band | 7pm | $21-$45 | Thru Aug 28 | St Lawrence Arts, 76 Congress | stlawrencearts.org/
“You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown” | Thru Aug 21 | Fri 7pm, Sat & Sun 2pm | $18 | Royal River Community Players, 305 US Rte 1, Yarmouth | More info at royalrivercommunityplayers.com/
“Jukebox Divas” | Musical radio show | 7pm | $20 | Thru Aug 25 | Footlights Theatre, 190 US Route 1, Falmouth | thefootlightstheatre.com/
AUGUST 18
“Pony” by Sylvan Oswald | Thru Sept 4 | $20-$25 | Mechanics Hall, 519 Congress | Info and tickets at tickettailor.com/events/mayostreetarts/711566/#
AUGUST 19
“Honestly, Now” by Jack Sharkey | Crime comedy set in ritzy hotel | Thru Aug 28 | $20 in advance, $22 at door | Freeport Players, Freeport Performing Arts Ctr, 30 Holbrook St | fcponline.org/
AUGUST 20
“Pony” Community Night | Special performance in partnership with Equality Community Center with playwright/director talkback | Play runs thru Sept 4 | $20-$25 | Mechanics Hall, 519 Congress | Info and tickets at tickettailor.com/events/mayostreetarts/711566/#
AUGUST 28
Puppeteers’ Happy Hour, Trash Puppet Workshop by Inventing Trees | 4-5pm | Free, open to the public | Mayo Street Arts, 10 Mayo | tickettailor.com/events/mayostreetarts/735506/
AUGUST 30
“Come On Get Happy” | A Groovy Look at the 70s | 7pm | $20 | Thru Sept 1 | Footlights Theatre, 190 US Route 1, Falmouth | thefootlightstheatre.com/
VISUAL ARTS
Maine Art Collective Pop-Up Gallery featuring 21 artists | 10am-6pm daily, thru Sept 30 | 157 Middle St | Artist reception Sept 1, 5-7pm | maineartcollective.com/
AUGUST 17
Artist Talk: John Whalley, “Short Stories” | 6pm | Greenhut Galleries, 146 Middle | greenhutgalleries.com/exhibitions-events/johnwhalleyshortstories
AUGUST 20
“Pink Picnic” | Community fantastical art picnic focusing on everything pink, from clothing to foods | 4-6pm | Rain date Aug 21 | TempoArt | Payson Park at the site of “Beneath the Forest, Beneath the Sea” | For more info visit tempoartmaine.org/2022/07/pink-picnic/
Plein Air Paint Out with Sandy Crowell | 10am-3pm | Harvest Gold Gallery, 1082 Main, Center Lovell | More info at (207) 925-6502 or harvestgoldgallery.com
AUGUST 27
“Brush With Nature” | Public invited to engage with artists at Maine Audubon sanctuaries Aug 27-28 | For more info and list of sanctuaries, visit maineaudubon.org/art/brush-with-nature/
AUGUST 31
Presentation: Illustrator Briana Mukodiri Uchendu | Discussion of her creative process, projects, career path | 5:30-6:30pm | Maine College of Art + Design, 522 Congress St, Portland | illustrationinstitute.org/new-events
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 | covestreetarts.com/exhibitions
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 | 772-2693 | M-F 10-5:30, Sat 10-5 | 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 | mainemuseumofphotographicarts.org
Richard Boyd Art Gallery | 15 Epps St. | 10am-3pm Fri, Sat, Sun | 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 | “The Lives of the Jewelers” thru Oct 9 | bit.ly/3sxzAch
