
FAIRS/MARKETS
Portland Winter Farmers’ Market | Saturdays 9am-1pm | Stevens Sq. Community Center Gym, 631 Stevens Ave | portlandmainefarmersmarket.org
FILM
Sneak peek: “We Are The Warriors” | Native Mascot documentary following residents of Wells, Maine | Free online work-in-progress screening through Jan. 16 | Q&A with filmmakers at 5pm on Jan. 16 | wearethewarriorsfilm.com/
FOOD FOR THOUGHT
Tuition-Free Classes December and January | Offered by New Ventures Maine, an education and economic development program through UMA System | For more info and to sign up, call 800-442-2092 or visit bit.ly/NVMEClasses
JANUARY 13
Maine Media Lecture with conceptual photographer Aline Smithson | 5pm | Free on Zoom | Registration at mainemedia.edu/events/lectures/
“The Art of Sound” | Recordings from the Fellowship Year on the Coast of Maine with Dianne Ballon | 6-7pm | Free | Maine Historical Society | More info and Zoom registration: mainehistory.org/programs_events.shtml
2022 Environmental Priorities at the State House and Beyond | National Resources Council of Maine webinar on legislation for Maine’s environment | 6-7pm | For more info and Zoom link, visit bit.ly/3zAdNUy
JANUARY 18
Resources for your Small Business or Nonprofit | Online workshop | 12-1pm via Zoom | Portland Public Library in collaboration with SCORE | Info and registration: bit.ly/3Hlixjq
JANUARY 19
Minimalism for Well-Being: Simplifying All Facets of Your Life | Marie A. Laverriere | Free, online | 6:30pm | Scarborough Public Library | More info and registration at bit.ly/3mDNB6c
Saving Your History: How to review and organize your stuff to meet legal and personal needs | 12-1pm | Free Zoom workshop with Susie Bock, presented by JCA and USM’s Judaica Collection | More info: bit.ly/33bZmcQ
JANUARY 20
“Flora for Fauna” | POSTPONED: NEW DATE TO BE ANNOUNCED | In-person lecture with botanist and Maine Guide Arthur Haines | Gilsland Farm, 20 Gilsland Farm Road, Falmouth | bit.ly/32ZWsrY
The Art of Sound: Recordings on the Coast of Maine | 6:30-7:30pm | Free Zoom event, hosted by Thomas Memorial Library | thomasmemoriallibrary.org/the-art-of-sound/
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/
JANUARY 22
Winter Pruning Workshop | In-person with Wild Seed Project manager Anna Fialkoff | 1-3pm | $30-$36 | Gilsland Farm, 20 Gilsland Farm Road, Falmouth | More info at bit.ly/3JPOPF4
Workshop: Listening for stories that matter with storyteller Jo Radner | Free or by donation | 1:30pm | Mayo Street Arts, 10 Mayo St | More info, bit.ly/3F591zk
JANUARY 25
Camden Conference: The Memory Wars of Central and Eastern Europe | 6:30pm | Scarborough Public Library | For more info and to register for Zoom link: bit.ly/3q3m0xo
JANUARY 26
Sustainability Series: Where does your trash and recycling end up? | 5:30-7pm | Zoom event with Portland Public Library | bit.ly/3t4mtkw
ONGOING
Osher Map Library’s Monday Map Lunch Series | Every Monday thru June, 2022 | 12pm | Free, open to public | Zoom event with limited participants | Register at oshermaps.org/news
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
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
HEALTH/SUPPORT
JANUARY 18
Tai Chi for Health and Balance | Healthy Living for ME workshop | 12-1pm, online, thru March 25 | Free | For more info and to register, visit healthylivingforme.org/Classes/Register/709
ONGOING
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
Virtual Breastfeeding Support Group | Weekly support group as well as mom-to-mom support on an ongoing basis | Fridays 10am | Free to Maine residents | Private facebook group with Doula/Lactation consultant, bit.ly/3wgsycS
LITERARY ARTS
Poetry Across: Maya Williams and Myri Uduebor | 4-part virtual series about poetry and self-care with poetic excercises to highlight poetics’ health benefits | Saturdays 12-1pm, thru Jan. 29 | Free | Portland Public Library | For more info and to register, visit bit.ly/3zkpPBi
JANUARY 13
Tracy Walder discusses “The Unexpected Spy: From the CIA to the FBI, My Secret Life” | 7-8pm | Virtual author talk presented by JCA | $10 | More info at mainejewish.org/inspire_events/
JANUARY 18
“Just Roll With It” | Book discussion with Veronica Agarwal and Lee Durfey-Lavoie | 7-8pm | Print: A Bookstore | Zoom registration: bit.ly/34blTav
Page to Stage: “Senior Living” | 6-7pm online | Bookclub-style with Portland Stage | Scripts can be picked up at the reference desk at Portland Public Library | Info at bit.ly/3JJBqyF
JANUARY 19
“The Storyteller” by Kathryn Williams | Virtual Young Adult Book Launch | 7-8pm | Hosted by The Telling Room together with Print: A Bookstore | Information at tellingroom.org/upcoming-events
“Reflections of Homesteading in Maine” | MOFGA book release with homesteaders Karyn and Kirsten Lie-Nielsen | 6-8pm | Free, online | bit.ly/3rbryVY
JANUARY 20
“Black Hole Chasers” | Book discussion with Anna Crowley Redding and Jamie Hogan | 7-8pm | Print: A Bookstore | Info and Zoom registration: bit.ly/32VQusi
JANUARY 22
“Atlas of Imagined Places” | Author talk with Matt Brown, Rhys B. Davies, Mike Hall | 12-1:15pm | Free via Zoom | Limited tickets | Osher Map Library | More info at bit.ly/3t3YTVl
ONGOING
Guerilla Poetry Whoop | Thomas Memorial Library: Poets and poetry enthusiasts group meeting every second Thurs of the month | 6:30pm via Zoom | More info and registration at thomasmemoriallibrary.org/poetry-at-tml/
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 Historical Society | 489 Congress | Timed admission | Members free, public $10 | 207-774-1822 | mainehistory.org
Skyline Farm Carriage Museum | 95 The Lane, North Yarmouth | skylinefarm.org
Maine Jewish Museum | Current exhibits: “Dialogue” “The Pumpkin Patch” “Sojourn Israel” through Jan. 3 | 267 Congress St, Portland | mainejewishmuseum.org/

MUSIC
Chocolate Church Arts Center | 804 Washington St, Bath | For performance and ticket information, visit chocolatechurcharts.org/
One Longfellow Square | 181 State St, Portland | For schedules and info, visit onelongfellowsquare.com/shows/
Portland House of Music | 25 Temple St, Portland | for schedule of shows, visit portlandhouseofmusic.com
Portland Symphony Orchestra | For concert, venue and ticket information visit portlandsymphony.org
State Theatre | 609 Congress | For up-to-date concert information, visit statetheatreportland.com/
JANUARY 13
Jill Sobule, Emma Ivy | $15+ | 8pm | One Longfellow Sq, 181 State St | onelongfellowsquare.com/shows/
Matt Meyer & The Gumption Junction, Cumberland Crossing | 5-11:30pm | Blue, 650A Congress St | portcityblue.com
JANUARY 14
Ward Hayden & The Outliers | $15+ | 8pm | One Longfellow Sq, 181 State St | onelongfellowsquare.com/shows/
Golden Rules the Thumb/ Snaex / Matt LaJoie | 8pm | The Apohadion, 107 Hanover St, Portland | theapohadiontheater.com
Jazzputin & The Jug Skunks, el malo | 8pm-Midnight | Blue, 650A Congress St | portcityblue.com
Tough End String Band | Eclectic Acoustic | 7pm | Cadenza, 5 Depot St, Freeport | $18-$20 | cadenzafreeport.com
JANUARY 15
Loudon Wainwright III | $45+ | 8pm | One Longfellow Sq, 181 State St | onelongfellowsquare.com/shows/
Casco Bay Tummlers | Klezmer music | 7-8:30pm | $18+ | Mask/Vax | Meetinghouse Arts, 40 Main St | freeportartsandculture.org/event/casco-bay-tummlers-3/
WIldflower, Felt Star | 8pm | $10 | The Apohadion, 107 Hanover St, Portland | theapohadiontheater.com
Jug with A River of Trees & Presidential Disgrace | 9 pm | $10-$13 | Sun Tiki Studios, 375 Forest Ave | suntikistudios.com
Tracy Mullen, Chris Klaxton, Nihco Gallo | 6-11:45pm | Blue, 650A Congress St, Portland | portcityblue.com
Isabel Stover Quintet | Jazz | RESCHEDULED FOR MARCH | Cadenza, 5 Depot St, Freeport | $18-$20 | cadenzafreeport.com
“A New World” | Midcoast Symphony Orchestra | $22-$25 | 7pm | Gendron Franco Center, 46 Cedar St, Lewiston | bit.ly/3qNoz5y
JANUARY 16
Sue Sheriff Jazz, Bedlam & Eunoia | 5-9pm | Blue, 650A Congress St, Portland | portcityblue.com
Carole Wise with Mike Burd | Folk | 7pm | Cadenza, 5 Depot St, Freeport | $18-$20, Students $10 | cadenzafreeport.com
“A New World” | Midcoast Symphony Orchestra | $22-$25 | 2:30pm | Orion Performing Arts Center, 66 Republic Ave, Topsham | bit.ly/3t4AwH6
JANUARY 18
Julian Loida, Jazz Sesh | 7-11pm | Blue, 650A Congress St, Portland | portcityblue.com
JANUARY 19
Irish Night, Irish Session | 7:30-11pm | Blue, 650A Congress St, Portland | portcityblue.com
Songs & Stories: A Tribute to Jule Styne | With Gilda Solve | 4-5pm | $12.50-$15 | Zoom event | JCA | More info at bit.ly/3q21q0n
JANUARY 20
ScheckMate: Noonday Concert Series | Rafael Scheck and Timothy Burris: cello sonatas | 12:15-12:50pm | Free | Portland Conservatory of Music, 28 Neal St, Portland | portlandconservatoryofmusic.org/events/
D. Gross | 7-8:30pm | Blue, 650A Congress St, Portland | portcityblue.com
JANUARY 21
Choro Louco, The Faux Paws, Yeah Man | 6pm-Midnight | Blue, 650A Congress St, Portland | portcityblue.com
Jazz at Cadenza | Hosted by Clifford Cameron & friends | 7pm | Cadenza, 5 Depot St, Freeport | $18-$20 | cadenzafreeport.com
fiveeightthirteen presents: Kid A | 8:30 pm | $12-$15 | Sun Tiki Studios, 375 Forest Ave | suntikistudios.com
JANUARY 22
Rapper Showcase: New Starz on Mayo St with Shine | Local artists Shine, KSL, StuntShow Huncho, Snowavy | $15-$18 | General admission is standing | Mayo Street Arts, 10 Mayo St | 7:30pm | bit.ly/3GhfGIl
Connor Garvey Band | $12-$15 | 8pm | One Longfellow Sq, 181 State St | onelongfellowsquare.com/shows/
Sherrie Phair Trio, Brian Shankar Adler, Mitchell Bailey Octet | 6-11:45pm | Blue, 650A Congress St, Portland | portcityblue.com
Mike Stackhouse | Americana | 7pm | Cadenza, 5 Depot St, Freeport | $18-$20 | cadenzafreeport.com
The Button Men with Confusatron | 9 pm | $10-$13 | Sun Tiki Studios, 375 Forest Ave | suntikistudios.com
JANUARY 23
Rossini Club Concert | Bach, Chopin, Liszt | 3-4pm | $15/$10 seniors | Cathedral at St. Luke, 143 State St | Info at rossiniclub.org/event-calendar/
JANUARY 25
Bess Jacques & The Strays, Jazz Sesh | 7-11pm | Blue, 650A Congress St, Portland | portcityblue.com
JANUARY 26
Irish Night at Blue, Irish Session | 7:30-11pm | Blue, 650A Congress St, Portland | portcityblue.com
THEATER
“You Made Me Love You” Starring Jennine Cannizzo as Judy Garland | $20 | Thru Jan. 22 | Footlights Theatre, 190 US Route 1, Falmouth | Showtimes and other info at
thefootlightstheatre.com/
“Let It Be” | A celebration of the music of the Beatles | $20, $17 seniors, $12 students | Jan 13-16 and Jan 20-23 | L/A Community Theatre, 30 Academy St, Auburn | Visit laclt.com/
JANUARY 14
The Odd Couple, Female Version | Directed by Meagan Lallier | Thru Jan. 30 | The Portland Players, 420 Cottage Rd, S. Portland | Info at portlandplayers.org/
Sound Check: “Brief Encounter” | Lux radio style Noel Coward play adaptation by Everyman Repertory Theater | 7:30pm | Camden Opera House | $10 in person, or free Facebook Livestream: facebook.com/camdenoperahouse
JANUARY 21
“Crisscrossing the Galaxy at Faster than the Speed of Light for a Hug” | Intergenerational play for ages 6-12 | $15 | Thru Feb. 6 | Fridays 7pm, Saturdays 11am and 4pm, Sundays 2pm | Maddy’s Theatre, 250 Thompson’s Point Road | kitetails.org/crisscrossing-the-galaxy
JANUARY 22
Jo Radner’s Burnt into Memory | Storytelling of the Brownfield Fire of 1947 | 7-8:30pm | $15-$22 | Mayo Street Arts, 10 Mayo St | Info at bit.ly/3JMF3DF
VISUAL ARTS
Milly Bachrach and Andre Benoit | Two solo shows running through Jan. | Union of Maine Visual Artists Gallery, Portland Media Center Building, 516 Congress St. | Exhibits and more info at theumva.org/
Maine Jewish Museum Gallery | Papercuts & Tapestries, Yehudit Shadur and Tamar Shadur; Enter the Space, Oliver Solmitz; What We Carry, Helene Farrar | Maine Jewish Museum, 267 Congress St | Through Feb. 25 | Updates at facebook.com/MaineJewishMuseum
JANUARY 14
New work by Charlie Hewitt | Thru Feb. 28 | Moss Gallery, 100 Fore St, Portland | elizabethmossgalleries.com/
JANUARY 20
“North of Nowhere, West of the Moon” – Myth, Fiction, and Fantasy in Maps | Thru May 30 | Osher Map Library, USM, 314 Forest Ave, Portland | Free, open to the public by timed admission | oshermaps.org/news
ONGOING
Chocolate Church Arts Center | 804 Washington St, Bath | chocolatechurcharts.org/
Cove St. Arts | “Myth” thru Jan. 15 | “Great and Small” thru Jan. 29 | Gary Buch “Avalanche of Paint” thru Feb. 5 | “Birds” thru Feb. 19 | M-F 10-5:30, Sat. 10-5 | 808-8911 | covestreetarts.com
Grant Wahlquist Gallery | 30 City Center | W-Sat 11-6 | Henri Paul Broyard Jamboree | Through Aug. 17 | grantwahlquist.com/
Greenhut Galleries | 146 Middle St, Portland | Group holiday show thru Jan. 29 | 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
Richard Boyd Art Gallery | “Ringing in the New Year” Annual Exhibition of Visual Art | 10am-3pm Fri, Sat, Sun thru Jan. 30 | Free | 712-1097 | richardboydartgallery.com
“MMPA Antidote” | Maine Museum of Photographic Arts virtual newsletter featuring Maine art and artists | Updated regularly with photographs, interviews, reviews, Q&As | Visit mainemuseumofphotographicarts.org
Union of Maine Visual Artists Gallery | Annual exhibit showcasing artwork by members of The Union of Maine Visual Arts | Thru December | Portland Media Center Building, 516 Congress St. | Exhibits and more info at theumva.org/
UNE Art Gallery | 716 Stevens Ave, Portland | “Home Fires,” part of the statewide “Freedom and Captivity” exhibition partnership | Thru Jan. 23 | bit.ly/2XhtukB