BENEFITS
Mission of Hope Clothes Closet | Free clothes for those in need | 9am-Noon, 1st and 3rd Saturdays | Cressey Road United Methodist Church, 81 Cressey Rd & Rte 25, Gorham
DECEMBER 22
“Hope Fore the Holidays” | A bash to smash the stigma surrounding mental health | Benefit for The Yellow Tulip Project | $50 suggested | 7-10pm | US Custom House, 312 Fore St | More info at bit.ly/3uig5Ws
DECEMBER 31
NRCM Polar Bear Dip & Dash to benefit climate action in Maine | 15 annual event, 5k run/walk and/or dip | Run 11am, Dip 12pm | Southern Maine Community College, 2 Fort Road, South Portland | nrcm.org/events/polar-bear-dip-dash/
JANUARY 1
Lobster Dip 2023 to benefit Special Olympics Maine | Noon, in front of the Brunswick Hotel at Old Orchard Beach | Raise a minimum of $100 for prizes | Pre-registration: secure.frontstream.com/lobster-dip-2023
COMEDY
DECEMBER 30
“You Should Smile More!” Bids Adieu to ’22 | Maine’s all-female improv group, featuring Julie Nye | 7pm | $15, $5 children 10yr+ | Meetinghouse Arts, 40 Main, Freeport | bit.ly/3UZmKzF
FILM
Maine Outdoor Film Festival Holiday Reprise | Streaming event showing the films of 2022 thru Dec. | Min. $5 pay-what-you-can | maineoutdoorfilmfestival.com/holiday
“A Downeast Christmas” starring Blake Wright and Bailey Hall| Presented by Luigi Scarcelli and The Portland Media Center | Maine’s first ever feature-length television Christmas movie | Find it on Facebook/Luigi Scarcelli and also on YouTube
DECEMBER 23
“The Inspection” | $7-$9 | Thru Dec. 24 | Portland Museum of Art, 7 Congress Sq | Schedule: portlandmuseum.org/films
DECEMBER 28
“The Super 8 Years” | Directorial debut of author Annie Ernaux | 7pm | $7-$9 | SPACE, 538 Congress St. | space538.org/events
DECEMBER 30
“All the Beauty and the Bloodshed” | $7-$9 | Thru Jan. 8 | Portland Museum of Art, 7 Congress Sq | Schedule: portlandmuseum.org/films
“Leonor Will Never Die” | Imaginative tribute to the art of filmmaking | 7pm | $7-$9 | SPACE, 538 Congress St. | space538.org/events
FOOD FOR THOUGHT
DECEMBER 21
Organic Dairy Cook Along | Online with chefs Robert Dumas, Robin Kerber | $0-$25 | 5:30-7pm | MOFGA | Info and registration at mofga.org/event-calendar/organic-dairy-cook-along/
DECEMBER 27
Guided Walk Series: Trout Brook Trail | South Portland Land Trust with Alex Redfield | 9-10am | Providence Ave trailhead, park on street | southportlandlandtrust.org/upcoming-events/tbtwalk
ONGOING
Portland Job Corps is enrolling youth 16-24 in career training | Free, online available | Housing, meals, job placement | Contact Jennifer Caswell, 207-631-0784 or [email protected] for more info
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
Open Conversation for Learning English | Adults, teens | Mondays, 3pm | Free, all levels | Portland Public Library, Meeting Room 5, 5 Monument Sq, Portland | Info at portlandlibrary.com/programs-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
MUSEUMS
Maine Historical Society | 489 Congress | “Chansonetta Stanley Emmons: Staging the Past” through March 31 | “Northern Threads” through Dec 31 | 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 | Free, donations appreciated | skylinefarm.org
MUSIC
DECEMBER 21
Don Campbell Christmas Concert | 7pm | $20-$35 | St. Lawrence Arts, 76 Congress | stlawrencearts.org
Swinging Wednesdays | Ragtime Destroyers & The Portland Swing Project | 6-7:30p | Free | Urban Farm Fermentory, 200 Anderson | fermentory.com/calendar/swinginwednesdays
Portland String Quartet Winter Solstice Concert | “Giving Bach to Portland,” The Art of the Fugue, by J.S. Bach | 5:30pm | Free | Mechanics’ Hall, 519 Congress | mechanicshallmaine.org/programming/
Castlebay in Concert: A Winter Solstice Celebration | 7pm | $30 | The Footlights Theatre, 190 US Rte 1, Falmouth | More info at thefootlightstheatre.com/
Illuminate the Depths – A Concert, Ritual & Craft Market | 5:30-7pm Free | After 7pm, $5-$15 | Sun Tiki Studios, 375 Forest Ave, Portland | suntikistudios.com/upcoming-shows
DECEMBER 22
S’Mores Night! feat. Owen Kennedy | 4-6pm | $5 suggested, night blankets $10 | Congress Square Park | congresssquarepark.org/events/
Rigometrics with Dave Gutter | 7:30pm | 21+ | $15-$20 | Portland House of Music, 25 Temple St, Portland | portlandhouseofmusic.com/events/list
Eileen Rose | Country & Rock Covers | 7pm | $21-$25 | Cadenza, 5 Depot St, Freeport |
cadenzafreeport.com/
DECEMBER 23
The Red Eye Flight Crew presents Silent Flight: A Festive Funky Holiday Hang | 21+ | $18-$23 | Portland House of Music, 25 Temple | portlandhouseofmusic.com/events/list
DECEMBER 28
“Home for the Holidays” – Dimensions in Jazz | Thru Dec. 30 | $5-$20 | Portland Conservatory of Music, 28 Neal St, Portland | portlandconservatoryofmusic.org/events/
DECEMBER 30
Maine Dead Project | 8pm | $15-$30 | Portland House of Music, 25 Temple St |
portlandhouseofmusic.com
DECEMBER 31
Maine Dead Project | 8pm | $20-$25 | Portland House of Music, 25 Temple St |
portlandhouseofmusic.com
SPACE New Year’s Party | 9pm-2am | 21+ | $15-$18 | SPACE, 538 Congress St. | space538.org/events
Nuclear Bootz, Hopeless Losers, Cat TV, Merge & Vary | $12 | 8pm | The Apohadion Theater, 107 Hanover St, Portland | theapohadiontheater.com/
One Hundred Thorns with Vampire Food | All ages | $10 | 9pm | Sun Tiki Studios, 375 Forest Ave, Portland | suntikistudios.com/upcoming-shows
Primo Cubano New Year’s Eve Dance Party | 8pm | $25-$35 | One Longfellow Sq, 181 State St, Portland | onelongfellowsquare.com/upcoming-shows-events
Maine’s First Ever New Year’s Eve Show with Luigi Scarcelli and Friends, with special guests and surprises | 8pm to midnight and beyond | Cable Channel 5 and YouTube live stream | DM to “Luigi Scarcelli” on Facebook: facebook.com/luigi.scarcellioptimistpictures
JANUARY 1
Ellis Paul w/Radoslav Lorković, Laurie MacAllister | 8pm | $25-$35 | One Longfellow Sq, 181 State St | onelongfellowsquare.com/upcoming-shows-events
THEATER
“A Tuna Christmas” | Thru Dec. 24 | $20-$70 | Portland Stage, 25 Forest Ave |
portlandstage.org/show/a-tuna-christmas/
“It (was) a Wonderful Life” by Nick Soloway | Thru Dec. 22 | $20 | The Footlights Theatre, 190 US Rte 1, Falmouth | More info at thefootlightstheatre.com/
“A Victorian Nutcracker” with Portland Ballet | Thru Dec. 23 | Merrill Auditorium, 20 Myrtle | portlandballet.org/vicnut22
DECEMBER 23
“A Christmas Carol” | Adapted, Michael J. Tobin 7pm | $30 | The Footlights Theatre, 190 US Rte 1, Falmouth | More info at thefootlightstheatre.com/
VISUAL ARTS
Twelfth Night Exhibition | Thru Jan. 31 | Maine Museum of Photographic Arts, 15 Middle St, Portland | mainemuseumofphotographicarts.org/
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 | David Estey’s “Emergent Phenomena” thru Dec. 31 | Bernard Meyers’ “Urban Abstracts” thru Jan. 14 | “Menagerie A Trois” thru Jan. 21 | 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 | Annual Holiday Show thru Jan. 28 | 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. | “Holiday Offerings” thru Dec. 31 | 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/
