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
FEBRUARY 4
Bold Riley | UUCB Concerts for a Cause, to benefit the Brunswick Area Teen Center and Maine Family Planning | $10-$25 | 7:30pm | Unitarian Universalist Church, 1 Middle St, Brunswick | ticketstripe.com/boldriley
COMEDY
FEBRUARY 6
Comedy Night | 6pm | Blue, 650A Congress St, Portland | portcityblue.com/
FEBRUARY 7
Balderdash Academy’s On the Air! | Comedy experience in the Golden Age of Radio | 7pm | $15-$20 | St. Lawrence Arts, 76 Congress | stlawrencearts.org/
DANCE
FEBRUARY 3
“Uncommon Accord” | Portland Ballet, Colby College Department of Theater and Dance | 7:30pm | $12-$34 | Westbrook Performing Arts Center, 471 Stroudwater St, Westbrook | portlandballet.org/uncommon-accord
FILM
FEBRUARY 3
“Saint Omer” | French, English subtitles | Feb 3-5 | $7-$9 | Portland Museum of Art, 7 Congress Sq | Schedule at portlandmuseum.org/films
“Bad Axe” | French, English subtitles | Feb 10-12 | $7-$9 | Portland Museum of Art, 7 Congress Sq, Portland | For dates and times, visit portlandmuseum.org/films
“The Rules of the Game” | French, English subtitles | Feb 10-12 | $7-$9 | Portland Museum of Art, 7 Congress Sq | Dates and times at portlandmuseum.org/films
Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival World Tour | Feb 10-11 | 7pm | $20-$26 | State Theatre, 609 Congress | statetheatreportland.com/
FEBRUARY 5
“Indian Radio Days” Movie & online panel discussion | 2-3:30pm | More information at wabanakireach.org/upcoming_events
FEBRUARY 6
“Elvis” – Monday Movie Matinee | 1:30-3:30pm | Scarborough Public Library, 48 Gorham Rd, Scarborough | bit.ly/3j7dehc
FEBRUARY 7
“Flow: The Global Water Crisis” | Camden Conference documentary film screening and discussion | 3-5pm | Auburn Public Library, 49 Spring St, Auburn | bit.ly/409NUaH
FEBRUARY 9
“Uzikee: Washington D.C.’s Ancestral Sculptor” | Black History Month screening with Filmmaker Doug Harris | Reception 5:30pm, screening 6pm | Free, open to public | Hannaford Hall, USM, 88 Bedford St | Info, registration: bit.ly/3WLwFK7
FEBRUARY 10
Geographies of Solitude | 7pm | $7-$9 | SPACE, 538 Congress | space538.org/events
FOOD FOR THOUGHT
Free Tax Filing with AARP Tax-Aide | Filing assistance every Wed thru April 12 by appointment: 518-8579 | Portland Public Library, Rines Auditorium | 5 Monument Sq | bit.ly/3GNzTqu
FEBRUARY 1
Micromobility Webinar with Bicycle Coalition of Maine | Free | 12-1pm | Register at bit.ly/3kxRhbq
Peter Dugas on International Climate Policy & Trade | Camden Conference | 6:30-7:30pm | Scarborough Public Library, 48 Gorham Rd, Scarborough | bit.ly/3kyG7mw
Native Plants: Online Short Course | 4-week series with Andrew Tufts | 6:30-8pm | Free | Maine Audubon | Register at bit.ly/3ZOYUu7
Improve Your Gull-Ability Webinar | Maine Audubon’s Doug Hitchcox gives tips for identifying gulls, with field trips Feb 4-5 | maineaudubon.org/news/events/improve-your-gull-ability/
Taking Action on 2023 Legislative Priorities | NRCM Webinar | 12-1pm | Free, registration required: nrcm.org/events/
FEBRUARY 2
“Taking Action on 2023 Legislative Priorities” | Interactive Zoom meeting about NRCM’s top priority bills | 12-1pm | Free | Registration: nrcm.salsalabs.org/2023legpriorities/index.html
Jewish Muslims: A conversation with David Freidenreich and David Sandmel | Free | 5:30-7pm | Maine Jewish Museum, 267 Congress | bit.ly/3QY85UX
“Educating for the Future of Global Trade” | Camden Conference Zoom event | 6:30-7:30pm | Register: princememorial.libcal.com/event/10142075
FEBRUARY 5
Abyssinian Meeting House walking tour by Portland by the Foot | With guides Dugan Murphy, Deborah Khadraoui | Free | 12-2pm | Abyssinian Meeting House, 75 Newbury | portlandbythefoot.com/
FEBRUARY 6
“The Impacts of Sea Level Rise and Weather Events on Freeport” | Freeport Sustainability Advisory Board’s monthly lecture with The Gulf of Maine Research Institute Climate Center Team | 6:30pm | Freeport Community Center, 53 Depot, Freeport
Distinguished Lecture Series: Wiola Rebecka | Presented by the Holocaust and Human Rights Center of Maine | 6-7:30pm via Zoom | For more info and to register: hhrcmaine.org/upcoming
Monday Map Lunch Series | Llana Barber discusses “Latino City Immigration and Urban Crisis in Lawrence, Massachusetts” | 12-1:15pm | Free online event by Osher Map Library | bit.ly/3wBochW
FEBRUARY 7
Wild Things: Mating Rituals of the Animal Kingdom | With Dr. Sarah McAnulty | 6:30-7:30pm | Zoom event hosted by Thomas Memorial Library | bit.ly/3kQ6MLV
Birding Basics: Ethical Birding | Online series with Doug Hitchcox | 6:30-8pm | Free | Maine Audubon | Register at bit.ly/3GwxWi4
What’s Next for Maine’s Electric Grid | NRCM Webinar | 12-1pm | Free, registration required: nrcm.org/events/
FEBRUARY 8
Webinar: Clara Brown, Paralympian | 7-8pm | Bicycle Coalition of Maine | Info, registration, bit.ly/3HilP8F
FEBRUARY 10
Coffee & Climate: Being Bird Friendly and Bird Safe | Webinar with Nick Lund of Maine Audubon and Addy Smith-Reiman of Portland Society for Architecture | 9-10am | bit.ly/4049vBs
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/
LITERARY ARTS
FEBRUARY 4
“The Milky Way” | Author talk with Gunnel Larsdotter and Jaime Hogan | 10am-12pm | Portland Public Library, Peaks Island Branch | bit.ly/3kMysBi
FEBRUARY 5
Longfellow Days: The Coursen Readings, Part 1 | Jen Walker Grace, Claire Hersom, Marcia Simmons | 1pm | Fireplace Room, Curtis Memorial Library, 23 Pleasant St, Brunswick | brunswickdowntown.org/events/longfellow-days
FEBRUARY 7
“Why do Jewish?” | “A Manifesto for 21st Century Jewish Peoplehood” | Virtual author talk with Zack Bodner | 7-8pm | Register at mainejewish.org/inspire_events/
Longfellow Days: Parsing a Poem – Devilish Dante | Gary Lawless explores the First Canto of Dante’s Inferno | 6:30-8:30pm | One Sixty Five, The Inn on Park Row, Brunswick | More info: brunswickdowntown.org/events/longfellow-days
FEBRUARY 10
Wesley McNair poetry reading | “Late Wonders: New and Selecteºd Poems” | 1pm | Unitarian Universalist Church, 1 Middle St, Brunswick
MUSEUMS
Maine Historical Society | 489 Congress | “Chansonetta Stanley Emmons: Staging the Past” through March 31 | Members free, public $10 | mainehistory.org
Maine Jewish Museum | New work by Sara Crisp, Steve Marcus, Gary Green thru Feb. 24 | 267 Congress St, Portland | mainejewishmuseum.org
Skyline Farm Carriage Museum | 95 The Lane, North Yarmouth | Free, donations appreciated | skylinefarm.org
FEBRUARY 5
Sleigh Day and Museum Exhibit Opening | 11am-2:30pm | Sleigh rides $5/person $15/family, woods walks, sledding, “Evolution of Comfort” winter exhibit | Skyline Farm, 95 The Lane, North Yarmouth | More info at skylinefarm.org/
MUSIC
FEBRUARY 1
Jazz Sesh | 7-11pm | Blue, 650A Congress | portcityblue.com/
Stereo Dreams | 9pm | $5-$10 | Sun Tiki Studios, 375 Forest Ave, Portland | suntikistudios.com/upcoming-shows
FEBRUARY 2
Maine Middle Eastern Ensemble, Ed Cherry Trio | 7-10:30pm | Blue, 650A Congress, Portland | portcityblue.com/
Blues Prophets | 8pm | $15-$20 | One Longfellow Sq, 181 State St, Portland |
onelongfellowsquare.com/upcoming-shows-events
Big Thief with Buck Meek | 8pm | $35-$40 | State Theatre, 609 Congress St |
statetheatreportland.com/
Logan Peters (piano) & Ladies of Note Quartet | Free Noonday Concert | 12:15-12:45pm | Portland Conservatory of Music, 28 Neal St | bit.ly/3iMtPGW
FEBRUARY 3
Anni Clark | Folk, Blues, Pop | 7pm | $21-$25 | Cadenza, 5 Depot, Freeport | cadenzafreeport.com
Ethan Holt, Caio e Jess, El Malo | 6-11:30pm | Blue, 650A Congress | portcityblue.com/
Muddy Ruckus w/Dan Blakeslee | 8pm | $15-$20 | One Longfellow Sq, 181 State St, Portland | onelongfellowsquare.com/upcoming-shows-events
Gone Gone Beyond | 8pm | $20-$25 | Portland House of Music, 25 Temple St | portlandhouseofmusic.com/events/list/
McCoy Mrubata & Gary Wittner | Dimensions in Jazz | 7:30-9pm | Portland Conservatory of Music, 28 Neal St | bit.ly/3iMtPGW
Frederick Moyer – Classical and Jazz piano concert | Free | 2pm | Masks and proof of vax required | OceanView of Falmouth, Lunt Auditorium, 7 Lunt Rd, Falmouth | Register: bit.ly/3QZJ7EM
Ethan Holt, Caio e Jess, El Malo | 6-11:30pm | Blue, 650A Congress St, Portland | portcityblue.com/
FEBRUARY 4
The Marrow with Aidia + David Y | 7-11pm | Blue, 650A Congress St, Portland | portcityblue.com/
Studio Two: The Beatles Tribute | 8pm | $20-$25 | One Longfellow Sq, 181 State St, Portland | onelongfellowsquare.com/upcoming-shows-events
FEBRUARY 5
“Collective Memory” | Palaver Strings’ Beehive Chamber Series | 3:30pm, 7:30pm | $15-$22 | Mayo Street Arts, 10 Mayo St | tickettailor.com/events/mayostreetarts
McCoy Mrubata & Gary Wittner | Dimensions in Jazz | 7:30-9pm | Portland Conservatory of Music, 28 Neal St | bit.ly/3iMtPGW
FEBRUARY 7
Bess Jacques & the Strays, Arcadia Band | 7-10:30pm | Blue, 650A Congress St | portcityblue.com/
FEBRUARY 8
Swinging Wednesdays | Ragtime Destroyers & The Portland Swing Project | 6-7:30p | Free | Urban Farm Fermentory, 200 Anderson | fermentory.com/calendar/swinginwednesdays125
Jazz Sesh | 7-11pm | Blue, 650A Congress | portcityblue.com/
FEBRUARY 9
Cumberland Crossing & The Bluegrass Jam | 7-11pm | Blue, 650A Congress St | portcityblue.com/
Big Head Todd and the Monsters | 8pm | $37.50-$45 | State Theatre, 609 Congress |
statetheatreportland.com/
FEBRUARY 10
Assasi | 7:30-8:45pm | $15-$22 | Mayo Street Arts, 10 Mayo St | tickettailor.com/events/mayostreetarts
Wolfman Jack | 8pm | $12-$15 | Portland House of Music, 25 Temple St | portlandhouseofmusic.com/events/list/
Garcia Peoples | 8pm | $15-$18 | Sun Tiki Studios, 375 Forest Ave, Portland | suntikistudios.com/upcoming-shows
Night Hawk, Lily in the Weeds, Hunter Lefebvre | 7:30-11pm | Blue, 650A Congress | portcityblue.com/
The Alana MacDonald (of Devonsquare) Band | 8pm | $25-$32 | One Longfellow Sq, 181 State St, Portland | onelongfellowsquare.com/upcoming-shows-events
THEATER
“Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!” The Musical! | Thru Feb. 5 | Ages 3-10 | $20 | Maddy’s Theatre, Children’s Museum & Theatre of Maine | More info at kitetails.org/pigeon
“It’s Only a Play” by Terrence McNally | Jan 26-29 | $14-$22 | L/A Community Little Theatre, 30 Academy St, Auburn | laclt.com/itsonlyaplay
“Sweet Goats and Blueberry Señoritas” | Thru Feb. 12 | $20-$70 | Portland Stage, 25A Forest Ave, Portland | bit.ly/3vZR3Mr
“The Charitable Sisterhood of the Second Trinity Victory Church” | $20 | Thru Feb. 11 | The Footlights Theatre, 190 US Rte 1, Falmouth | More info at thefootlightstheatre.com
“Wait Until Dark” | Classic thriller | $20-$25 | Fri/Sat 7:30pm, Sun 2pm | Thru Feb. 12 | Lyric Music Theater, 176 Sawyer, South Portland | lyricmusictheater.org/
“The Great Gatsby” | Thru Feb 12 | Fri, Sat 7:30pm, Sun 2:30pm | The Portland Players, 420 Cottage Rd, South Portland | More info at portlandplayers.org/
“The High Road” written and performed by Steve Underwood | Thru Feb 19 | $30 | Good Theater at St. Lawrence Arts, 76 Congress | goodtheater.com/
“Quills” by Doug Wright | Based on the Marquis de Sade | Feb 2-26 | Pay what you decide | Mad Horse Theatre, 24 Mosher St, South Portland | More info at madhorse.com/
FEBRUARY 3
Modern Times Theater’s Baffo Box Show | Feb 3-4 | 7:30pm | $15-$22 | Mayo Street Arts, 10 Mayo St, Portland | bit.ly/3HhqusH
FEBRUARY 4
Lunar New Year Celebration | Traditional Chinese music, dance, food, speakers, more | 10am-3pm; performance at 1pm | $5 children over 5 / $15 adults / free under 5 | Westbrook Performing Arts Center, 471 Stroudwater | cafammaine.org/upcoming-events/
Wabanaki Stories | Presented by 5 Wabanaki artists from several nations, stories include songs and a large puppet | $15 | 3pm | Merrill Auditorium, Portland | portlandovations.org/event/wabanaki-stories/
“Killer Comfort” | Comedic solo show by Lynne McGhee | Feb 4, 11, 18 | 12:30pm | $20 | Good Theater at St. Lawrence Arts, 76 Congress | goodtheater.com/
Auditions for Maine Playwrights Festival | Feb 4, 3-5pm / Feb 5, 1-3pm | Mechanics Hall, 519 Congress | More info, registration: acorn-productions.org/events/
FEBRUARY 5
Andrew Silver’s Silver Circus | One-man circus show | 3-4pm | $10-$20 | Meetinghouse Arts, 40 Main St, Freeport | bit.ly/3Hvv6LN
Dragology: “Sweet-Tarts!” | 7pm | 21+ | $22-$26 | Good Theater at St. Lawrence Arts, 76 Congress, Portland | goodtheater.com/
VISUAL ARTS
FEBRUARY 1
Group Exhibition of Paintings by Women Artists | Deena S. Ball, Linda Caron, Patricia Chandler, Carrin Culotta, Jane Herbert, Kristin Horton, Jen Pagnini | Thru February | Richard Boyd Art Gallery, 15 Epps | richardboydartgallery.com
FEBRUARY 2
Longfellow Days: Exhibition Excursion | Docent-led tour of two exhibits illuminating aspects of HWL’s time in Italy | Free | 2-3pm | Bowdoin College Museum of Art, 245 Maine, Brunswick | brunswickdowntown.org/events/longfellow-days
Opening Reception: “Down the Candy Hole” | Diamond Duryea, Abigail Marsh, Sara Stites | 5-7pm | Cove Street Arts, 71 Cove St, Portland | covestreetarts.com/exhibitions
Opening Reception: “Singing My Song” | Kathleen Florance | 5-7pm | Cove Street Arts, 71 Cove St, Portland | covestreetarts.com/exhibitions
FEBRUARY 4
Opening Reception: Peter Tzekov – Annual Impressions | 2pm | De’Bramble Gallery, 15 Middle St, Freeport | facebook.com/debramble
FEBRUARY 10
Future Phenomenology and MMPA | Opening reception 5-7pm | Maine Museum of Photographic Arts, 15 Middle St | 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 | “Down the Candy Hole” thru March 11 | “Singing My Song” thru March 25 | 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 | 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 | Twelfth Night Exhibition thru Jan. 31 | mainemuseumofphotographicarts.org
Richard Boyd Art Gallery | 15 Epps St. | Group exhibition of paintings by women artists thru February | 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/
