BENEFITS
The Maine Regiment All Age Drum & Bugle Corps is holding a sandwich luncheon fundraiser | $9 to be paid at pick up on June 17 from 11am-2pm | Orders must be placed by 2pm, June 14 | For food details and more information visit maineregimentcorps.org/projects | Stewart P. Morrill American Legion Post 35, 413 Broadway, South Portland
JUNE 10
UUCB Concerts for a Cause: Porch Party Mamas | Benefit for the Brunswick Area Teen Center and Maine Family Planning | $10-$25 | 7:30pm | UU Church of Brunswick, 1 Middle St | ticketstripe.com/porchparty
JUNE 15
Charlie Moore, featuring The Faculties | Benefit for SEED (Students Empowered to End Dependency) | 7pm | Greely Center for the Arts, 303 Main St, Cumberland | $10 suggested, cash at door
COMEDY
JUNE 8
Balderdash Academy’s On the Air! | Comedy experience in the Golden Age of Radio | 7pm | $15-$20 | St. Lawrence Arts, 76 Congress | stlawrencearts.org/
JUNE 10
Welcome to Maine Comedy Show | 7pm | $15-$19 | St Lawrence Arts, 76 Congress St, Portland | More info and tickets: stlawrencearts.org
DANCE
Boston Dance Theater – The Carol Kaye Project | June 9-10 | 8pm | $32-$35 | SPACE, 538 Congress St, Portland | space538.org/events
Maine State Ballet: Dancer’s Choice | June 15-16, 7pm | $15-$22 | Maine State Ballet’s Lopez Theater, 348 US Rte 1, Falmouth | mainestateballet.org/
FAIRS, MARKETS
Woodfords Corner Farmers Market | 3-7pm | Every Thurs thru Oct 5 | Woodfords Congregational Church Parking Lot, 202 Woodford St, Portland | woodfordscorner.org/farmers-market
JUNE 11
Queer Makers Market | Congress Square Park, corner Congress and High streets | 11am-3pm | congresssquarepark.org/events
FILM
“Chile ’76” | June 9-11 | $7-$9 | In Spanish with subtitles | Portland Museum of Art, 7 Congress Sq | Schedule: portlandmuseum.org/films
MARR Reel Recovery Film Fest | Documentaries, films with a strong message of addiction, recovery | June 23-25| Benefitting MARR’s Bed Scholarship Fund | Hannaford Hall, USM, 88 Bedford St | bit.ly/42fQSdN
“The Watermelon Woman” | Free screening | June 16-18 | Portland Museum of Art, 7 Congress Sq, Portland | portlandmuseum.org/films
JUNE 7
“System Reboot” – Super Mario Bros (1993) | 8:30-10pm | Free | Congress Square Park, Portland | congresssquarepark.org/events/
JUNE 10
“A Walk Through History: A Tour of the Mills of Biddeford, Maine” | Documentary film with reception and panel discussion | Free | 3:30-5:30pm | Hannaford Hall, USM Portland Campus, 88 Bedford St | oshermaps.org/news
Maine Mayhem Film Festival | Films by Communications, New Media students at SMCC w/filmmaker Q&A | Free | 2-4:45pm | Portland Museum of Art, 7 Congress Sq |
portlandmuseum.org/eventscalendar/maine-mayhem
JUNE 13
“The Melt Goes on Forever” | Documentary on artist David Hammons | 7pm | $7-$9 | SPACE, 538 Congress | space538.org/events
JUNE 16
“Falcon Lake” | Love, ghost story by Charlotte Le Bon | 7pm | $7-$9 | SPACE, 538 Congress | space538.org/events
“Losing Ground” | Free screening | 2-3pm | Portland Museum of Art, 7 Congress Sq | portlandmuseum.org/films
FOOD FOR THOUGHT
Roux Institute Start Summit: Regenerative Entrepreneurship | June 23, 5-8pm and June 24, 9am-6:30pm | Event culminates in team competition | Wolfe’s Neck Center for Agriculture & the Environment, 184 Burnett Rd, Freeport | Info, registration at rouxevents.northeastern.edu/startsummitregenerative
Eastern Cemetery Tours | 4pm daily May 28-Oct 16 | Eastern Cemetery, 224 Congress | spiritsalive.org/
JUNE 9
Edible Plant Walks | Identification and harvest of edible wild plants | 4-6pm | $10-$12 | Gilsland Farm, 20 Gilsland Farm Rd, Falmouth | maineaudubon.org/news/events/edible-plant-walks
JUNE 10
Bird Walk with Brad Turner | 8-10am | $5 | Scarborough Land Trust, Fuller Farm Preserve, 309 Broadturn Rd, Scarborough | scarboroughlandtrust.org/event/bird-walk
Breathing & Meditation with Susannah Sanfilippo | South Portland Land Trust | 9-10am | Free | Preservation Lane, South Portland | Register: southportlandlandtrust.org/upcoming-events/breathingmeditation
JUNE 11
Dow’s Woods Nature Walk with Kelly Corbin | South Portland Land Trust | 9-10am | $15; Members Free | Fisherman’s Point, South Portland | Register: bit.ly/42l7Bwj
JUNE 13
The Return of Elizabeth Oakes Smith to Literary History | Timothy H. Scherman re-introduces this Maine writer, political activist | 7pm | Maine Historical Society, 489 Congress | Register: bit.ly/3IP4ghW
Bat Program: Fact vs. Myth | 7:45-9:30pm | $5 | Scarborough Land Trust, Broadturn Farm, 7 Hanson Rd, Scarborough | scarboroughlandtrust.org/event/bird-walk
JUNE 15
Easy Money – American Puritans and the invention of Modern Currency | Online book talk with Dror Goldberg | 7pm | Maine Historical Society | Register: mainehistory.org/events/easy-money
What is the Medicare Hospice Benefit and How Can it Help Me? | Jessica Duffy with Affinity Care of Maine | Free | 2pm | OceanView at Falmouth, 74 Lunt Rd | Register: bit.ly/43DSf71
Of Rhinos, Pangolins and a Black-Footed Cat | The Plight of Endangered Species in Africa | “Armchair Traveler” with Kris Hoyt | 7-8pm | Scarborough Public Library, 48 Gorham Rd | scarboroughlibrary.org/events/armchair-traveler-africa
JUNE 16
Repair Jam: Visual Mending Basics | 6:30-8pm | $15-$20 | The Maine Organic Marketplace, 55 Main, Freeport | mofga.org/event-calendar/repair-jam-visual-mending
ONGOING
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
Tuition-Free Classes | New Ventures Maine offers self-paced, online and in-person workshops designed to help people gain the skills, knowledge, and confidence to start a business, build a career, and manage money | No charge | newventuresmaine.org/class-schedules
Fourth Friday (Fifth Friday in June!) – Inclusive POC Happy Hour | Every 4th Friday of the month – Except for June which will be PRIDE-focussed, on June 30, the 5th Friday | 5:30-7:30pm | Equality Community Center, 15 Casco St, Portland | Hosted by In The P.O.C.ket | facebook.com/InThePocketMaine/
LITERARY ARTS
JUNE 8
PIGEON: Storytelling Series | 5-6pm | Diverse stories about the human experience | 2nd Thurs June-August | Congress Square Park | More info at congresssquarepark.org/event/pigeon-a-storytelling-event/
JUNE 9
“More to Say: Essays and Appreciations” | Book talk with Ann Beattie and Joshua Bodwell | 7-8pm | Print: A Bookstore, 273 Congress | bit.ly/43tmgq2
An Evening of Crime (Writing)! | 5-8pm | Book signing, Crime Master award presentation, “Two Minutes in the Slammer” readings, more | Free, but RSVP needed | Glickman Family Library 7th floor, 314 Forest Ave | mainewriters.org/calendar/crime-wave-opening-night
JUNE 10
Dr. Chuck Radis on “John Jenkins: Mayor of Maine” | 10-11:30am | Portland Public Library Peaks Island Branch | portlandlibrary.com/events/dr-chuck-radis-discusses-john-jenkins-mayor-of-maine
“In Other Words, Leadership” | Book launch with Shannon A Mullen, Ashirah Knapp, Governor Janet Mills | 7-8:30pm | Mechanics Hall, 519 Congress | Info, registration at mechanicshallmaine.org/programming
JUNE 11
Disclosures | Kathleen Ellis, Claire Millikin read from their newest books and talk with Ellen Goldsmith | 4-5:30pm | The Poets Corner | More info: thepoetscorner.org/events/disclosures
JUNE 13
“The Shotgun Conservationist: Why Environmentalists Should Love Hunting” | Brant McDuff | 6:15pm | Longfellow Books, 1 Monument Way | longfellowbooks.com/event/shotgun-conservationist
Steven Rowley discusses “The Celebrants” | 7-8pm | Print: A Bookstore, 273 Congress | bit.ly/3N3Eo4x
JUNE 14
Book Launch: Keziah Weir’s “The Mythmakers” | 7-8:30pm | Mechanics Hall, 519 Congress | Info, registration at mechanicshallmaine.org/programming
JUNE 15
Lowry’s Lodge Reprise: Open Poetry Hour | Hosted by Jim Donnelly and Anna Wrobel | 7-8:30pm | Maine Jewish Museum, 267 Congress St, Portland | Register: bit.ly/42n2onR
JUNE 16
“Judas & Suicide” | Poems of spirituality, grief, mental health, joy, with Maya Williams, Signature Soul, Myles Bullen | 7:30-9:30pm | Free, $15 suggested | Mayo Street Arts, 10 Mayo St, Portland | tickettailor.com/events/mayostreetarts/898160?
MUSEUMS
Maine Historical Society | 489 Congress | “Code Red: Climate Justice & Natural History Collections” thru Dec. 30 | Members free, public $10 | mainehistory.org
Maine Jewish Museum | 267 Congress St, Portland | mainejewishmuseum.org
Skyline Farm Carriage Museum | Current exhibition: “The Evolution of Comfort” | Donations appreciated | Public viewings Sundays thru June 25, 1-4pm | 95 The Lane, North Yarmouth | Email for more info: [email protected] | Website: skylinefarm.org
MUSIC
Portland Bach Experience June Festival | June 2-25 at locations in and around Portland | Concerts, Labyrinths, Bachbends Yoga, Bach & Beer, more | For schedule, tickets visit portlandbachexperience.com/upcoming-events
JUNE 7
Afternoon Music with DJ Spitfire | 4:30-5:30pm | Congress Square Park, corner Congress and High streets | congresssquarepark.org/events
Shawan Rice New Orleans Soul Singer/Songwriter | 7pm | $15-$19 | St Lawrence Arts, 76 Congress | stlawrencearts.org
Jazz Sesh | 7:30-11:30pm | Blue, 650A Congress, Portland | portcityblue.com
Stereo Dreams | 9pm | $5-$10 | All Ages | Sun Tiki Studios, 375 Forest Ave, Portland | suntikistudios.com/upcoming-shows
The Wood Brothers | 7:30pm | All ages | $40.50-$46 | State Theatre, 609 Congress St, Portland | statetheatreportland.com/
JUNE 8
Listen Up! Music in Concert | 12-1pm | Portland Public Library, 5 Monument Sq | More info at portlandlibrary.com/events/listen-up-music-in-concert/
Breathe On, Sister II: Featuring the music of Portishead | 7pm | Blue, 650A Congress St | portcityblue.com
JUNE 9
Kat and Brad | 7pm | $5-$15 | Desert of Maine, 95 Desert Rd, Freeport | Tickets, info: desertofmaine.org/calendar
Midwestern Medicine with Teenage Tom Petties & That Hideous Sound | 9pm | $10-$15 | All Ages | Sun Tiki Studios, 375 Forest Ave, Portland | suntikistudios.com/upcoming-shows
W.I.T.C.H. w/Death Valley GIrls & Abraxas | 7pm | $25-$30 | Portland House of Music, 25 Temple St | portlandhouseofmusic.com/events/list/
PCM Cello Choir Concert Recital | 6:30-7:30pm | Free | Portland Conservatory of Music, 28 Neal St | pcm.org/event/pcm-cello-choir-concert
JUNE 10
Kendall Dean, Clifford Cameron, Amos Libby | 6pm, 8pm, 10pm | Blue, 650A Congress, Portland | portcityblue.com
Eggy | 8pm | $13 | Portland House of Music, 25 Temple St | portlandhouseofmusic.com/events/list
Jake Xerxes Fussell w/Sam Moss | 8pm | $20-$22 | All Ages | Sun Tiki Studios, 375 Forest Ave | suntikistudios.com/upcoming-shows
Bess Jacques with Da’Vine Yancy | Classically trained pianists | 7pm | $21-$25 | Cadenza, 5 Depot St, Freeport | cadenzafreeport.com
Choro das 3 w/Choro Louco | Brazilian band of 3 sisters | 7:30-9:30pm | $15-$22 | Mayo Street Arts, 10 Mayo | tickettailor.com/events/mayostreetarts/902737?
Classical Uprising: Choose Your Own Musical Adventure | 11am-12pm | Immersive event featuring musicians stationed randomly at Desert of Maine, 95 Desert Rd, Freeport | desertofmaine.org/calendar
BachBends Yoga | Bach’s cello suites accompany gentle yoga | 9-10am | Deering Oaks Park | Yoga waiver needed to participate | portlandbachexperience.com/events/bachbends-yoga-2023-1
JUNE 12
Funky Monday w/Gina and the Red Eye Flight Crew | 9:30pm | $10-$12 | Portland House of Music, 25 Temple | portlandhouseofmusic.com/events/list
JUNE 13
Open Mic Variety Hours | 7-10:30pm | Blue, 650A Congress, Portland | portcityblue.com
PCM Chamber Ensembles | 6:30-7:30pm | Free | Portland Conservatory of Music, 28 Neal St | pcm.org/event/pcm-chamber-ensembles
Yo La Tengo | 8pm | All ages | $30-$35 | State Theatre, 609 Congress St, Portland | statetheatreportland.com/
JUNE 14
Jazz Sesh | 7:30-11:30pm | Blue, 650A Congress, Portland | portcityblue.com
Mikaela Davis w/Dominic Lavoie | 8pm | $20-$25 | $5 Live Stream | One Longfellow Sq, 181 State St, Portland | onelongfellowsquare.com/upcoming-shows-events
JUNE 15
Latin Night Spring Fever | 7:30-8:30pm | Blue, 650A Congress | portcityblue.com
Eric Johanson | 8pm | $20-$25 | $5 Live Stream | One Longfellow Sq, 181 State | onelongfellowsquare.com/upcoming-shows-events
Mike Gordon | 8pm | All ages | $30-$35 | State Theatre, 609 Congress St, Portland | statetheatreportland.com/
Barney Martin | Performing songs of James Taylor | 7pm | $18-$22 | St. Lawrence Arts, 76 Congress St, Portland | stlawrencearts.org
JUNE 16
Misery Whip, Done, Void Bringer, Phagocyte | Live recording | 6pm | Blue, 650A Congress | portcityblue.com
Gimme Gimme Disco | 8pm | All ages | $15-$20 | State Theatre, 609 Congress St | statetheatreportland.com/
Off the Charts | Jazz | 7pm | $21-$25 | Cadenza, 5 Depot St, Freeport | cadenzafreeport.com
Sarah Quintana | 7pm | $20 | Desert of Maine, 95 Desert Rd, Freeport | More info: desertofmaine.org/calendar
Blues Prophets | 7pm | $18-$24 | St. Lawrence Arts, 76 Congress | stlawrencearts.org
THEATER
Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella | June 2-18 | Lyric Music Theater, 176 Sawyer, South Portland | lyricmusictheater.org/2022-2023-season
“The Sand Princess” | June 3-25 | $5-$25 | Ziggurat Theatre Ensemble outdoor performance | Desert of Maine, 95 Desert Rd, Freeport | More info and schedule of shows at desertofmaine.org/calendar
“Picasso at the Lapin Agile” | June 15-25 | $14-$22 | Community Little Theatre, 30 Academy St, Auburn | laclt.com/picasso-at-lapin-agile-2023
Aardvark Boat Tours! | June 8-22 | $10 | The Children’s Museum & Theatre of Maine, 250 Thompsons Point Rd | More information at kitetails.org/specialguests
Jurassic Joe’s Dino Show | June 16-18 | $10 | The Children’s Museum & Theatre of Maine, 250 Thompsons Point Rd | More information at kitetails.org/specialguests
JUNE 8
“Lost in the Family Room” | $20 | 7pm | The Footlights Theatre, 190 US Rte 1, Falmouth | More info at thefootlightstheatre.com
JUNE 9
MeSSeS | Family-friendly solo circus-theater-dance performance | 7pm | $15-$19 | $7 children | St. Lawrence Arts, 76 Congress | stlawrencearts.org
JUNE 14
“Period. The End?” | 7pm | $20-$25 | St. Lawrence Arts, 76 Congress | More information at stlawrencearts.org
JUNE 15
Christopher Brown, Psychic Medium | $20 | 7pm | The Footlights Theatre, 190 US Rte 1, Falmouth | More info at thefootlightstheatre.com
VISUAL ARTS
“Africa to Maine” Photography Exhibit | Assembled by the Greater Portland Immigration Welcome Center | Thru June 30 | Portland Public Library, 5 Monument Sq, Portland | portlandlibrary.com/lewis-gallery
Whitney River, “The Horizons” | Exhibition thru June 30 | Gilsland Farm Audubon, 20 Gilsland Farm Rd, Falmouth | maineaudubon.org/news/events/whitney-river/
Maine Art Collective Pop-Up Gallery | 20 local artists | 10am-6pm | Maine Art Collective, 157 Middle St | maineartcollective.com/
JUNE 8
Artist Talk: Rush Brown | 7pm | Maine Jewish Museum, 267 Congress St | mainejewishmuseum.org
JUNE 14
Tina Ingraham Artist Talk | “Stills & Scapes” | 6-7pm | Exhibition thru July 1 | Greenhut Galleries, 146 Middle | greenhutgalleries.com
JUNE 16
Opening reception for “Decoding the Domestic” | 5-7pm | Exhibit thru Aug 5 | 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 | M-F 10-5:30, Sat. 10-5 | “Blossom” thru June 17 | 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 | mainemuseumofphotographicarts.org
Richard Boyd Art Gallery | 15 Epps St. | 10am-3pm Fri-Sat | 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/
Pride Events
JUNE 10
Brunswick Pride Festival | 12-5pm | Brunswick Town Mall | brunswickpride.org/festival
Portland Pride Day at the Ballpark | 1-4pm | Hadlock Field, 271 Park Ave | fevogm.com/event/Prideportland5
Great Falls Pride | 2-6pm | Simard-Payne Memorial Park, 46 Beech, Lewiston | facebook.com/PrideLAMaine
JUNE 15
Equality Maine Wicked Queer Cruise | 6-9pm | 18 Custom House Wharf | equalitymaine.org/Cruise2023
JUNE 16
Dyke March | 6-11:59pm | Monument Sq to Congress St. Park followed by music and fun | instagram.com/dykemarchmaine/
