BENEFITS
Petite Bazaar online auction | Fundraiser for The Children’s Nursery School, a cooperative nonprofit preschool | 159 State St | 32auctions.com/cns | Through Dec. 13
Speedwell Artwork Auction through Dec. 18 | Help with Speedwell’s mission to support the work of mid-to-late-career women, LGBTQ and BIPOC artists | Visit speedwellprojects.com/
DECEMBER 10
“Share the Warmth” | Virtual sing-along | Sea Change Chorale fundraiser for Preble Street | 7pm on Zoom | More info and link: seachangechorale.org/
DECEMBER 15
MOFGA benefit night | Flatbread Company, 72 Commercial St, Portland | 772-8777 | From 5-9pm a portion of all flatbread sales will be donated to MOFGA programming for farmers.
ONGOING
“John Lewis: Good Trouble” chronicling Lewis’ social activism | PMA Films | bit.ly/31sorvW | All proceeds to benefit NAACP-Maine
“RBG” | PMA Films and Magnolia Pictures offer a digital purchase of the film for $6.99 with an hour-long interview with filmmakers | Portion of proceeds to benefit ACLU Women’s Rights Project | portlandmuseum.org/filmscreenings/rbg
DANCE
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater | Free online season, Dec. 2-31 | No registration | Schedule and Information, alvinailey.org/performances-tickets/virtual-winter-season
The Nutcracker | Behind the Mask: a short movie | Maine State Ballet | Free video performance on demand through Dec. 12 | mainestateballet.org/the-nutcracker-behind-the-mask
FILM
“The 20th Century” | Biopic of Mackenzie King | $12 | Support The Apohadion x SPACE | $12 | Through Dec. 18 | bit.ly/3nkEg0U
“So Pretty” | $12 virtual screening | Support The Apohadion x SPACE | $12 | Through Dec. 11 | bit.ly/35QQSqO
“The Changin’ Times of Ike White” | Documentary | $12 virtual screening| Support The Apohadion x SPACE | $12 | Through Dec. 31 | bit.ly/2IWNl0O
ONGOING
A few local sources to follow for virtual film screenings | Frontier, Brunswick: explorefrontier.com/events/virtual-cinema | PMA: portlandmuseum.org/filmscreenings | The Apohadion: theapohadiontheater.com/.
“The Hermit,” North Pond Hermit documentary | free stream on Vimeo:
vimeo.com/406217619
FOOD FOR THOUGHT
Common Ground Fair Livestream Recordings | If you missed the fair, you can watch it online at mofga.org/ | Learn to make sauerkraut: bit.ly/3lTSQez | Listen to keynote speakers Winona LaDuke, Leah Penniman, Barbara Damrosh: bit.ly/
3qBj5ds | and more.
DECEMBER 9
A Victorian Christmas | Kimberly Smith talks about the origins of customs | Maine Historical Society | 6-7pm | free, via Zoom | More information and registration at mainehistory.org/programs_events.shtml
DECEMBER 10
“The Future Forest of Coastal Maine” | a talk by Dr. Nicholas Fisichelli | 6-7pm | presented by Coastal Mountains Land Trust and Camden Public Library | To request Zoom link, email [email protected] | For more information visit bit.ly/3mz40ql
DECEMBER 14
A Christmas Carol, performed by Gerald Dickens | Maine Historical Society | Available at no charge to the first 100 MHS members | through Dec. 18 | More information and registration at mainehistory.org/programs_events.shtml
DECEMBER 16
Planning Your Vegetable Garden – Selecting the Right Seeds | UMaine Extension Webinar with MOFGA’s Caleb Goossen | $5 suggested donation | bit.ly/36BSjtf
ONGOING
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
Trivia Night at Stars and Stripes Brewing | every Thursday 6pm | 8 Varney Rd, Freeport | Socially distanced tables | 317-1115 | StarsStripesBrewing.com
HOLIDAY FARE
Port City Gift Swap, a fun initiative by Portland Buy Local to help support local business while promoting connection and community | Learn more at giftswap.portlandbuylocal.org/
DECEMBER 11
Holiday Show | Arts & Cultural Alliance of Freeport, Meetinghouse Arts | 10am | 5 Depot St, Freeport | Info at bit.ly/3qsQK95
DECEMBER 13
Virtual Holiday Book Fair | Maine Authors Publishing | Through Dec. 15 | Free giftwrapping, prizes | Percentage of fair proceeds to benefit Maine Humanities Council’s Harriet P. Henry Center for the Book | visit maineauthorspublishing.com/holidayfair/
DECEMBER 15
Wreath-Making Workshop | MOFGA | with Ruby Nelson of Pine Root Farm, Steep Falls | 5-6pm online | $15, $10 MOFGA members | mofga.org/MOFGA-Events/wreath-making-workshop
LITERARY ARTS
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 Pop-Up | 67 Washington Ave., Portland | Tues-Fri 11-4 | Sat. 11-5 | Closed Sun-Mon | Masks required | New Holiday Season exhibits through Dec. 24
MUSIC
Magic of Christmas at Home | Portland Symphony Orchestra | Through Dec. 31 | Pay-what-you-can options | More info at: portlandsymphony.org/event_series/magic-of-christmas/
A ChoralArt Christmas | Streaming online from 2:30pm Dec. 6 through Dec. 31 | Free | choralart.org/Events/christmas/
Cellist Ben Noyes | Noonday Concert Series Online | Portland Conservatory of Music and the Portland Public Library | for information and to register, bit.ly/3ffFzeM | through Dec. 16
DECEMBER 10
“Coming Together” | Palaver Strings Beehive Chamber Series | Maya French and Jesse MacDonald | Livestream | 7-9pm | $30 suggested donation | More info and to register: bit.ly/3okqQT5
Colin Meloy of The Decemberists | Live from the Farm Livestream | 8:30pm | $20 adv, $25 day-of | $1/ticket donated to Fair Fight Action | statetheatreportland.com/events
90’s Night w/ Caroline Cotter & Friends | Out of the Blue Live Stream Series | 7pm | facebook.com/portcityblue
DECEMBER 11
Spencer Albee | Popsicko Vol. 2 Album Release | 8pm | Free Livestream | More info at statetheatreportland.com/events
Dan Pelletier | 7pm | Cadenza, 5 Depot St, Freeport | limited seating, masks required | $12 advance / $15 door | also livestreamed on Facebook | info/tickets at cadenzafreeport.com
Max Garcia Conover,Ben Cosgrove, Griffin Sherry & Rattlesnake Arm | Out of the Blue Live Stream Series | 7pm | facebook.com/portcityblue
SoundCheck: Castlebay Free Livestream from Camden Opera House | 7:30-8:30pm | “’Tis Winter Now – Christmas in New England” | Free but donations to COH’s Community Arts Fund encouraged | No link required | facebook.com/camdenoperahouse
DECEMBER 12
Voces8 “Winter Tales” | Portland Ovations virtual livestream | 3pm | Pay-what-you-can from $10 | On-Demand through Dec. 15 | Info and links at portlandovations.org
Christmas with Kennerly | Home for the Holidays | Kotzschmar Organ | 3pm, through Dec. 15 | Pay-what-you-can from $10 | More info and links at foko.org/
DECEMBER 17
Cellist John Bennett | Noonday Concert Series Online from the Portland Conservatory of Music | Free online | for program schedule and viewing, visit bit.ly/3oXE2hM | Through Dec. 30
Mallett Brothers Band Trio | Out of the Blue Live Stream Series | 7pm | facebook.com/portcityblue
DECEMBER 18
Jeff Merrow | 7pm | Cadenza, 5 Depot St, Freeport | limited seating, masks required | $12 advance / $15 door | also livestreamed on Facebook | info/tickets at cadenzafreeport.com
Samuel James | Out of the Blue Live Stream Series | 7pm | facebook.com/portcityblue
DECEMBER 19
Unfinished Blues Band | 7pm | Cadenza, 5 Depot St, Freeport | limited seating, masks required | $12 advance / $15 door | also livestreamed on Facebook | info/tickets at cadenzafreeport.com
DECEMBER 20
The Bowdoin International Music Festival presents The Ying Quartet: Beethoven Cycle Part II | 4-5pm | Information at bowdoinfestival.org/event/
Inanna, Sisters in Rhythm | Livestream | 7pm | Livestreamed on Facebook | info at cadenzafreeport.com
DECEMBER 21
Robin Pecknold of Fleet Foxes | A Very Lonely Solstice Livestream | 9pm | $20 | statetheatreportland.com/events
Emily Bodley | Out of the Blue Live Stream Series | 7pm | facebook.com/portcityblue
DECEMBER 22
Dan Blakeslee | Out of the Blue Live Stream Series | 7pm | facebook.com/portcityblue
DECEMBER 23
Ben Cosgrove | Out of the Blue Live Stream Series | 7pm | facebook.com/portcityblue
ONGOING
Noonday Concert Series Online from the Portland Conservatory of Music | Free online | for program schedule and viewing, visit bit.ly/3oXE2hM
Live Bands Every Sunday | Through Dec., 12-2pm | Stars and Stripes Brewing, Veteran-owned | 8 Varney Rd, Freeport | 317-1115 | StarsStripesBrewing.com
Irish Night at Blue Virtual Concert Series | Wednesdays 8pm on Facebook | bit.ly/2Ebi60a for info and schedule.
SPACE House Shows | weekly live stream series on Instagram | Tuesdays 8pm | facebook.com/SPACE538/ for information and Instagram links.
PEACE OF MIND
DECEMBER 10
Life, Even So: Living Through a Health Trauma | with Kate Kennedy | 7-8pm | Portland Public Library, Peaks Island Branch | More information and Zoom link at bit.ly/3kPyEdp
DECEMBER 11
Curbside Souper Supper at St. Mary’s Episcopal Church, 43 Foreside Road, Falmouth | Free, 2nd and 4th Fridays | Masks and social distancing
ONGOING
Yoga for Sustainable Activism | SeaChange Yoga | wellbeing for organizers and activists | Mondays 6-7pm | Donations accepted | via Zoom | seachangeyoga.org/lovewarriors
Queer Yoga with SeaChange Yoga | Online trauma-informed classes | Th 6-7pm | $15 suggested donation | seachangeyoga.org/queeryoga
Community Meal | Free boxed meals for take-out | Trinity Lutheran Church in conjunction with Wayside Food Services | every Wed 1-2pm in parking lot at 612 Main St, Westbrook | Please wear a mask.
Curbside Souper Supper at St. Mary’s Episcopal Church, 43 Foreside Road, Falmouth | Free, 2nd and 4th Fridays | Masks and social distancing
Recovery Yoga | SeaChange Yoga | for people in recovery from substance use disorder | Tues/Thurs 1:30-2:20pm | Free | seachangeyoga.org/recovery-yoga
Gentle Chair Yoga with AARP Maine | SeaChange Yoga | Fridays 8:30-9:15am | $15 suggested donation | through Dec. 18 | info at seachangeyoga.org/aarp-chair-yoga
THEATER
“A Christmas Carol” | The Footlights Theatre, 190 US Route 1, Falmouth | Tues-Thurs 7pm, Fri 7:30pm, Sat/Sun 2pm | $20 | masks required | For more info visit
thefootlightstheatre.com | Through Dec. 23
“A Christmas Carol” | Portland Stage | 25A Forest Ave | In person single tickets starting at $35, through Dec. 23 | Masks must be worn at all times | Digital on-demand Dec. 15 – Jan. 3, $25 | Info and tickets at portlandstage.org/show/a-christmas-carol/
DECEMBER 10-13
Every Christmas Story Ever Told (And Then Some) | Streamed through Broadway on Demand’s ShowShare platform | Brought to you by Theater at Monmouth | $24 | More info and link at bit.ly/3lY6Jse
DECEMBER 11-12
A Christmas Carol Radio Show | Recorded live and available on demand | Tickets and info at royalrivercommunityplayers.com/
DECEMBER 18
“Pride@Prejudice” | Plays of Futures Passed Series, Theater at Monmouth | Join Austen’s characters as they tweet, messsage and blog in this fun adaptation | Dec. 18-24 | $25 / student $20 | 48-Hour Rental | Info and link at theateratmonmouth.org/plays/plays-of-futures-passed/
ONGOING
Jekyll & Hyde | Tophat Productions’ Oct. 30 production from Mayo Street Arts online: bit.ly/32s7naE
Mad Horse Theatre presents two free audio plays from L.A. Theatre Works | “MoFo with the Hat” and “Behind the Sheet” | Visit madhorse.com/virtual-events for more info
VISUAL ARTS
Greenhut Galleries Holiday Show | Through Jan. 30, 2021 | 146 Middle St, Portland | 772-2693 | M-F 10-5:30, Sat. 10-5 | greenhutgalleries.com/exhibitions-events/holidayshow2020
DECEMBER 10
“Rolling in the Yule Tide” | Paintings of the Maine coast by Paul Brahms | Casco Bay Artisans | 68 Commercial St, Portland | 11am-6pm | cascobayartisans.com
ONGOING
Faculty Photography | Showcasing the photography of local faculty | through Dec. 12 | Cove St. Arts | 71 Cove St, Portland | M-F 10-5:30, Sat. 10-5 | 808-8911 | covestreetarts.com | Face masks required
“Barns, Farms, & Other Work Structures” | Janice L. Moore Virtual Gallery Exhibition | Now through Dec. 31 | 15% of sales proceeds to benefit Maine Recovery Fund | bit.ly/2Hqe6dq
“STEAM” curated by Wes LaFountain | “STEM + Arts” | through Dec. 31 | Cove St. Arts | 71 Cove St, Portland | M-F 10-5:30, Sat. 10-5 | 808-8911 | covestreetarts.com | Face masks required.
Casco Bay Artisans, 68 Commercial St, Building A, Portland | 11am-6pm | cascobayartisans.com
“Missing Maine Landscapes” | Work by 17 UMVA artists | Virtual showing | umvagallery.wixsite.com/exhibits | Union of Maine Visual Artists | 516 Congress St, Portland | info: [email protected]
2020 Vision: Past, Present & Future | Artists’ interpretations of a moment in Maine’s history | On view: creativeportland.com/2020vision | through April 15, 2021.
Maine Museum of Photographic Arts | “MMPA Antidote,” mainemuseumofphotographicarts.org, featuring Maine art and artists | updated regularly with interviews and Q&As.
“I am an American” | 5 artists participate in illustrating the theme of being an American | through Jan. 16, 2021 | Cove St. Arts | 71 Cove St, Portland | M-F 10-5:30, Sat. 10-5 | 808-8911 | Face masks required | covestreetarts.com
