BENEFITS
FEBRUARY 25
Rodney Mashia | Maine Music Project Livestream to benefit Mayo Street Arts | 7pm | Free, but donations appreciated and will be split between Mashia and Mayo Street Arts | facebook.com/themainemusicproject
FEBRUARY 26
Concerts for a Cause: David Wilcox Livestream | Unitarian Universalist Church of Brunswick | 7:30pm | $20 | All-request show to support Mid Coast Hunger Prevention Program and Immigration Legal Advocacy Project | More info at bit.ly/3d4iVad
FEBRUARY 28
Cooking Class Fundraiser for Maine State Music Theatre | $45 | 5pm | With Cherie Scott, creator of “Mumbai to Maine” | 5pm | $45 | Details and registration at bit.ly/3uv5ruv
COMEDY
MARCH 5
Worst First | Portland Comedy Co-Op together with Blue | 8:30pm | facebook.com/portcityblue
FILM
Maine Coast Harvest | Short documentaries highlighting the stories of Maine’s sea farmers | mainecoastharvest.com/the-films | Free streaming
FEBRUARY 25
“Natasha Mayers: an Un-Still Life” Film Premiere | Documentary film that follows Maine’s “most committed activist artist” | Free via Vimeo and Zoom | Information at bit.ly/2ZaLoTm
FEBRUARY 27
Spike Lee | The Lounge Series Director Highlights | 6-9pm | Bar & light concessions | Thompsons Point, Portland | $30 | More information and reservations at bit.ly/3qcn2Vt
ONGOING
Local ongoing film resources: Frontier, Brunswick: explorefrontier.com/events/virtual-cinema | Portland Museum of Art: portlandmuseum.org/filmscreenings | The Apohadion: theapohadiontheater.com/.
“The Hermit,” North Pond Hermit documentary | free stream on Vimeo:
vimeo.com/406217619
FOOD FOR THOUGHT
FEBRUARY 24
Sustainability Series: Water World – Portland Water District and the Natural and Built Infrastructure for Treating and Managing Water | 5:30-7pm on Zoom | Portland Public Library | More info and registration at bit.ly/3rj9YO7
Changes in subarctic Iceland and Greenland | Lecture by Firooza Pavri | Camden Conference in partnership with the Portland Public Library | 12-1pm | Free | Information and registration: bit.ly/2LHfpXT
Edible Landscaping | UMaine Extension Winter Gardening Series | 6-7pm | $5 suggested | For info and to register: bit.ly/3jGNbJB
“Ashley Bryan in Context” | Panel discussion | Bates College and Indigo Arts Alliance with panelists Krista Aronson, Daniel Minter, Marcia Minter | 6-7pm | More info and Zoom link: bates.edu/museum/events/panel-discussion-ashley-bryan-in-context/
FEBRUARY 25
“A Century of Portland Painters, 1820 – 1920” | Maine at 200 Series book talk with Earle G. Shettleworth, Jr. | Maine Historical Society | 6-7pm | Free | Registration required at bit.ly/2MVGyad
FEBRUARY 27
The Great Turnout of 1841: Factory Girls and Maine’s First Labor Strike with Elizabeth DeWolfe | Spirits Alive Winter Lecture Series | 1:30pm | Free, but limited attendance | More info and to register: spiritsalive.org/lectures/
MARCH 2
“Policy and politics in the Arctic” | Conversation with Sen. Angus King | Camden Conference in partnership with Camden Public Library | 7-8pm | Free | Information at bit.ly/3qdH9T7
MARCH 4
“Dividing the Faith: The Rise of Segregated Churches in the Early American North” | Book talk with Richard Boles | Maine Historical Society | 6-7pm | Free, limited to 500 | For more info and to register: mainehistory.org/programs_events.shtml
MARCH 10
“This is How We Name Our Lands” Mapping Penobscot Place Names | Panel discussion | 6-7:30pm | Free | The Osher Map Library, USM | More info at bit.ly/3qxvChG
ONGOING
Citizens’ Climate Lobby, Portland Chapter | First Saturday of every month | 9-10:30am | Free | email to receive link: portlandme@citizensclimatelobby.org |
To learn more, visit citizensclimatelobbymaine.weebly.com/ | 415-6556
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
LITERARY ARTS
FEBRUARY 24
“How to Avoid a Climate Disaster” | Bill Gates in conversation with Kristen Welker | Presented by JCA | 8pm | $36 virtual ticket plus hardcover book | Info and registration at bit.ly/3tJa97r
FEBRUARY 25
“War Pigeons: Winged Couriers in the U.S. Military, 1878-1957” | Book talk with author Elizabeth Macalaster | Camden Public Library | More info and how to get a zoom link at librarycamden.org/event/war-pigeons-book-talk/
Leaf of Voices VI: Celebrating Two New Books | Gibson Fay-LeBlanc and Linda Aldrich read from new poetry collections, with Betsy Sholl | 7-8:30pm | Portland Public Library | Info at bit.ly/2Njz2FM
MARCH 1
“Rise of the Red Hand” | Discussion with Olivia Chadha and Cat Valente | Print: A Bookshop | 7-8pm | Free | info and registration at printbookstore.com/event/chadha
MARCH 2
“The Northern Reach” | W.S. Winslow debut | Co-hosted by Print: A Bookshop and Maine Writers and Publishers Alliance | 7-8pm | Free | info and registration at printbookstore.com/event/winslow
Pat’s Book Club | Maine Charitable Mechanic Association | “Go Set a Watchman” by Harper Lee | 12-1 pm | for more info and Zoom link: mechanicshallmaine.org/programming/
MARCH 4
Book Festival in Your Living Room | Walter Isaacson, “The Code Breaker: Jennifer Doudna, Gene Editing, and the Future of the Human Race” | JCA of Southern Maine | $11, $38 with book | 8pm | For info and to register visit bit.ly/3pxwOjI
MARCH 5
“Who’s Your Daddy,” Arisa White | First Friday Book Series, Maine Charitable Mechanic Association and Print: A Bookstore | 7-8 pm | for more info and Zoom link: mechanicshallmaine.org/programming/
MARCH 7
Book Festival in Your Living Room | Mark Gerson, “The Telling: How Judaism’s Essential Book Reveals the Meaning of Life” | JCA of Southern Maine | Free, registered guests receive a complimentary book | 4pm | For info and to register visit bit.ly/3s37Udq
MARCH 9
“The Lowering Days” | Gregory Brown talks about his debut with Kerri Arsenault | Co-hosted by Print: A Bookshop and Maine Writers and Publishers Alliance | 7-8pm | Free | More info at printbookstore.com/event/brown
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 | “Mixing It Up,” an exhibition of 10 artists, and a photography exhibit by Jan Pieter van Voorst van Beest | 267 Congress St., Portland | Open 12-4pm, Sun, Mon, Thurs, Fri | mainejewishmuseum.org/
MUSIC
Debussy’s “La Mer” | Portland Symphony Orchestra digital concert | 7:30pm | Pay what you can, from $10 | Through March 5 | Information: portlandsymphony.org/event/la-mer/
Shostakovich & Tchaikovsky | Portland Symphony Orchestra digital concert | Pay what you can, from $10 | Through March 19 | More information at portlandsymphony.org/event/shostakovich-and-tchaikovsky/
Laura del Sol Jiménez, Flute | Noonday Concert Series Online, the Portland Conservatory of Music | 12pm | Free | Through Mar. 3 | Visit bit.ly/3oXE2hM
FEBRUARY 24
Ben Cosgrove, Max Garcia Conover, Griffin Sherry & Rattlesnake Arm (Max Davis) | Out of the Blue Live Stream Series | 7pm | facebook.com/portcityblue
FEBRUARY 25
Palaver Strings: Coral Suite with Dana Lyn and Kyle Sanna | 7-8pm | pay what you wish | More info and link at palaverstrings.org/events/coral-suite-ols-blx8t-bnbhd
FEBRUARY 26
SoundCheck: New Shades of Blue | Jazz, Blues, originals | Free live stream | 7:30-8:30pm | Camden Opera House Facebook page: facebook.com/camdenoperahouse
Tracey Jasas-Hardel | 240 Strings Solo Livestream | 7-8pm | More info at 240strings.org/events
When Particles Collide | Rock | 7pm | Cadenza, 5 Depot St, Freeport | limited seating, masks required | $18 advance / $20 door | also livestreamed on Facebook | info/tickets at
cadenzafreeport.com
King Kyote | Unplug and Unwind at The Lounge by Thompson’s Point | 6-9pm | More info at bit.ly/3ay1XPI
FEBRUARY 27
The Finestkind Country Band | Country/Blues/Honky-Tonk | 7pm | Cadenza, 5 Depot St, Freeport | limited seating, masks required | $18 advance / $20 door | also livestreamed on Facebook | info/tickets at cadenzafreeport.com
MARCH 1
Jamie Grindle + Adrian Bean | Out of the Blue Live Stream Series | 7pm | facebook.com/portcityblue
MARCH 3
Satchmo: The Louis Armstrong Tribute | Portland Symphony Orchestra digital concert | 7:30pm | Pay what you can, from $10 | Through April 2 | More information at portlandsymphony.org/event/satchmo-the-louis-armstrong-tribute/
MARCH 4
Don Pride | Noonday Concert Series Online, the Portland Conservatory of Music | 12pm | Free | Through Mar. 17 | Visit bit.ly/3k2lued
Duo Session: Kiyoshi Hayashi & Jesse MacDonald, feat. Matthew Smith | 7-8pm | pay what you wish | More info at palaverstrings.org/events/
MARCH 5
SoundCheck: When Particles Collide | Jazz, Blues, originals | Free live stream | 7:30-8:30pm | Camden Opera House Facebook page: facebook.com/camdenoperahouse
The Tina Kelly Band | Country | 7pm | Cadenza, 5 Depot St, Freeport | limited seating, masks required | $18 advance / $20 door | also livestreamed on Facebook | info/tickets at
cadenzafreeport.com
Britt Connors | Out of the Blue Live Stream Series | facebook.com/portcityblue | 7pm
The Evan King Group | Out of the Blue Live Stream Series | 10pm | facebook.com/portcityblue
MARCH 6
Meraki | Eclectic | 7pm | Cadenza, 5 Depot St, Freeport | limited seating, masks required | $18 advance / $20 door | also livestreamed on Facebook | info/tickets at cadenzafreeport.com
Michael Beling Ensemble | Out of the Blue Live Stream Series | 6pm | 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
Irish Night at Blue Virtual Concert Series | Wednesdays 8pm on Facebook | bit.ly/2Ebi60a for info and schedule.
PEACE OF MIND
FEBRUARY 24
Read Your Mind: Adib Khorram, Mark Oshiro & Julian Winters | 12-1pm | Zoom webinar for teens, on masculinity, queerness and identity | Support resources offered | Information and Zoom link at bit.ly/3cGeQIR | Portland Public Library | 871-1700
ONGOING
Remote Support Groups, Mon-Thurs, hosted by NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) | For info and schedules visit namimaine.org/remotesupportgroups
Hibernating in Harmony: Deepening your Relationship with Nature during a Pandemic Winter | Corie Washow | Thursdays 3-4pm | Thomas Memorial Library | Register: bit.ly/2MCHakn
Cultivating Mindfulness | Meditation and discussion with Anne Gosling | Fridays 3-4pm | Thomas Memorial Library | 799-1720 | Information and zoom link at thomasmemoriallibrary.org/events/
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
Chair Yoga with Martha Williams | Thomas Memorial Library Zoom | 2nd Wednesday of the month | 11:30am-12:30pm | More info at thomasmemoriallibrary.org/chair-yoga-3/
Drive-thru Bean Supper | Every first Saturday | 4:30-5:30pm pick-up of pre-orders | Call 415-9620 to order | $20 family meal | Prides Corner Congregational UCC | 235 Pride St, Westbrook | Visit facebook.com/pridescornerucc/
Trans Youth Support Group | Ages 12-17 | 2nd, 4th Tuesdays | Free | 5-6pm | Sign up at outmaine.org/programs/youth-programs/trans-youth
THEATER
MARCH 8
“I and You” – Full stream ahead | Public Theatre, Lewiston | $15 individual, $25 household | Through March 21 | For a sneak peek and tickets: thepublictheatre.org/i-and-you/
ONGOING
“This is Just Intermission” | Mad Horse Theater hosts Jared Mongeau’s work-in-progress exploring virtual theater | Audience integral to its evolution, talk-back follows | 7:30pm | Streaming until March 7 | By donation | bit.ly/3pgZPQl
“OR,” written by Liz Duffy Adams | A double-crossing tale about art, politics, poetry, intrigue | Portland Stage Co. | 25A Forest Ave | Tickets at 774-0465 or visit PortlandStage.org | Digital access through Feb. 28
“The Dating Game” by Anne Maguire | Through Feb. 27 | Fri/Sat 7:30pm | 2pm Sat matinee | The Footlights Theatre, 190 US Route 1, Falmouth | $20 | Reservations at 207-747-5434 | Masks required | Visit thefootlightstheatre.com
“Three Moments in Time, a Valentine for Older Married Couples” by Jerry Walker | Freeport Players | Donations appreciated | Through Feb. 28 | More info and link at fcponline.org
VISUAL ARTS
FEBRUARY 24
Makers (in their Studios): Ryan Adams | Virtual studio visit | 7-8pm | Free for members, $8 non-members | mechanicshallmaine.org/programming/
FEBRUARY 25
“Abstract Nature” | curated by Bruce Brown, featuring works by Carl Austin Hyatt, Carol Eisenberg, CE Morse, Jane Yudelman, John Woodruff | Cove Street Arts | 71 Cove St, Portland | M-F 10-5:30, Sat. til 5pm | covestreetarts.com
FEBRUARY 26
Conversations with Maine Artists in a _____ Time | Intersections with Joshua Reiman and Evelyn Wong | 12-1pm | Portland Museum of Art | $10 | Free for members, artists, students | More info at bit.ly/2OFO3m5
MARCH 5
“A Walk in the Woods” | Opening of annual American Landscapes exhibit | Free | Richard Boyd Art Gallery | 15 Epps St., Portland | Fri -Sun 10am-3pm | 712-1097 | richardboydartgallery.com |
MARCH 10
“Love and Affection Despite a Hostile World” | Virtual exhibition lecture by artist Phyllis Bramson | 6pm | Bates College Museum of Art | 6-7pm | bit.ly/2Ztv0O1
ONGOING
The St. Brigid’s Imbolc Exhibition | Carrickahowley Gallery at the Maine Irish Heritage Center | Inaugural exhibit at the new virtual art gallery with work of contemporary Irish artists | Free | Through March 15 | maineirish.com/carrickahowley-gallery/
Noriko Sakanishi and William Manning | Mayo Street Arts Pop-Up Gallery | 67 Washington Ave, Portland | Through Mar. 20 | for more info visit mayostreetarts.org/2021/01/28/februarypopup2021/
A Group Exhibit of Visual Arts | Richard Boyd Art Gallery | 15 Epps St., Portland | Fri -Sun 10am-3pm | Free | richardboydartgallery.com | 712-1097
Cove St. Arts | 71 Cove St, Portland | M-F 10-5:30, Sat. 10-5 | 808-8911 | Face masks required | Meg Brown Payson: “A Silence Fell with the Waking Bird” through March 20 | “Soulful Stitching” through March 27 | covestreetarts.com
Greenhut Galleries | 146 Middle St, Portland | 772-2693 | M-F 10-5:30, Sat. 10-5 | “Objects/Objectivity,” Exhibition of sculptural objects by George Mason, Jonathan Mess and Oliver Solmitz | Through March 6 | greenhutgalleries.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: umvagallery@gmail.com
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.
Parallax/Geography and Tory Fair: Portable Window | Institute of Contemporary Art at MECA | 522 Congress St. | Wed-Sun 12-5pm | Free | Register for timed admission at bit.ly/3i5iWuX