Comfort Wagon from the 1700s
A "Comfort Waggon” from the late 1700s, part of "The Evolution of Comfort" exhibit at Skyline Farm Carriage Museum, 95 The Lane, North Yarmouth. (Photo by Pamela Ames)
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BENEFITS

MARCH 10

Acorn Productions Fundraiser | Silent Auction and staged reading of “Love/Sick” by John Cariani | 6pm | Three of Strong Spirits, 35B Diamond St, Portland | acorn-productions.org/events

DANCE

MARCH 10

Stillson School of Irish Dance | Performance, 7-8:30pm | $15-$20 | Meetinghouse Arts, 40 Main St, Freeport | bit.ly/3krcGmT

MARCH 13

Flamenco Palmas & Rhythm Workshop | With Lindsey Bourassa | 5:30-7pm | $18-$21 | Mayo Street Arts, 10 Mayo St, Portland | tickettailor.com/events/mayostreetarts

MARCH 18

Portland Ballet: “New Works” | A community appreciation concert | Pay what you can: $10-$30 | 7:30pm | Westbrook PAC, 471 Stroudwater, Westbrook | portlandballet.org/new-works

FILM

“The Quiet Girl” | In Irish with subtitles | $7-$9 | March 10-12 | Portland Museum of Art, 7 Congress Sq | Dates and times at portlandmuseum.org/films

“Close” | In French and Dutch with subtitles | $7-$9 | March 17-19 | Portland Museum of Art, 7 Congress Sq | Dates and times at portlandmuseum.org/films

MARCH 8

“Women in the Wild” | 8 women-made, women-focused short films for Int’l Women’s Day | 7pm | $15-$18 | Maine Outdoor Film Festival | Après, 148 Anderson St., Portland | bit.ly/3XYqHpR

MARCH 9

“A Father’s Kaddish” | Film screening and panel discussion on grieving and Jewish grief rituals in conjunction with the Steven Branfman exhibition | 6-8:30pm | Maine Jewish Museum, 267 Congress | bit.ly/41h9LxD

MARCH 10

“OR 119” | Theoretical musical about Wilhelm Reich, shot in his Rangeley home | 7pm, followed by Q&A with directors | Free with RSVP | SPACE, 538 Congress, Portland | space538.org/events

MARCH 11

“A Watershed Moment” | 7pm, followed by Q&A with Maine Heritage Trust & Maine Center for Coastal Fisheries | Free with RSVP | SPACE, 538 Congress, Portland | space538.org/events

MARCH 12

“Dark Nights Golden Days” (with Oshima Brothers) | Screening of new visual album with Q&A and more | $15, $7 for members/students | 12-2pm | Portland Museum of Art, 7 Congress Sq, Portland | More info at portlandmuseum.org/films

MARCH 15

“Rewind and Play” | A behind-the-scenes documentary with Thelonious Monk | 7pm | $7-$9 | SPACE, 538 Congress, Portland | space538.org/events

MARCH 17

“Unicorn Wars” | “Bambi” meets “Apocalypse Now” | 7pm | $7-$9 | SPACE, 538 Congress, Portland | 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

MARCH 8

Bicycle Coalition of Maine Wednesday Webinar | Rob Lavoie and the Gorham Trails | 12-1pm | Register: bikemaine.org/event/wednesday-webinar-rob-lavoie-and-the-gorham-trails

MARCH 9

Walking on Thin Ice | Gia Drew speaks about coming out as one of the first transgender teachers/coaches in Maine | 6-7pm | Holocaust and Human Rights Center of Maine Zoom event | Register: bit.ly/3YZHfP7

MARCH 10

Coffee & Climate: Complete Streets | Discussion with BCM’s Jean Sideris and city staff | 9-10am via Zoom | One Climate Future | bit.ly/3YeIOYV

MARCH 14

“Code Red: Climate, Justice & Natural History Collections” | Co-curators Tilly Laskey and Darren Ranco discuss Maine Historical Society’s new exhibit | 7-8pm | Free and online | Register: mainehistory.org/events/code-red-a-discussion/

Maine Media Alumni Lecture Series | Richard Tuschman: Making a Life as a Photographic Artist | 1-2pm | Online, Free | mainemedia.edu/events/lectures/

MARCH 15

Bicycle Coalition of Maine – Wednesday Webinar | Bikerafting: Pedaling & Paddline your bike to good times | 12-1pm | Register: bit.ly/3Kwm9nv

“Coming Home to Cousins Island” | Nancy Hauswalk lecture | 7pm | Yarmouth History Center, 118 East Elm | yarmouthmehistory.org/spring-2023-lecture-series/

MARCH 16

Webinar on Advance Care Planning with Hospice of Southern Maine | Free | 11:30am | More info, registration at askhospiceexperts.org/upcomingevents

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 Online Classes offered by New Ventures Maine in partnership with Empower by GoDaddy | Online, On-Demand, no charge | newventuresmaine.org/

LITERARY ARTS

MARCH 8

Alternative Writers’ Party with MWPA | 7pm | $10 | SPACE, 538 Congress | Info at space538.org/events

“The Lost Year: A Survival Story of the Ukrainian Famine” | Virtual discussion with Katherine Marsh | 7-8pm | Print: A Bookstore | Register: bit.ly/3KuKPg3

MARCH 9

“The Nation That Never Was: Reconstructing America’s Story” | Virtual talk by author Kermit Roosevelt III | 7pm | Free | Register: mainehistory.org/events/the-nation-that-never-was/

MARCH 10

“Saxophone Colossus: The Life and Music of Sonny Rollins” | Aidan Levy and Carl Smith | 7-8pm | Print: A Bookstore, 273 Congress | bit.ly/41lbAtq

MARCH 14

Matt Tavares discusses “Hoops” | Graphic novel inspired by a true story | 7-8pm | Print: A Bookstore, 273 Congress St, Portland | bit.ly/3XVpQpU

MARCH 16

Sam Bett on “The Flowers of Buffoonery” by Osamu Dazai | 6:30pm | Mechanics Hall, 519 Congress | mechanicshallmaine.org/programming/

Chawan by Steven Branfman
A chawan by Steven Branfman, courtesy of Maine Jewish Museum, from the exhibit “A Father’s Kaddish,” showing in tandem with the documentary of the same name on March 9. For link to more info, see listing under Film.

MUSEUMS

Maine Historical Society | 489 Congress | “Chansonetta Stanley Emmons: Staging the Past” through March 31  | Members free, public $10 | mainehistory.org

Maine Jewish Museum | 267 Congress St, Portland | Exhibition: Garry Mitchell, Andy Graham, Natasha Mayers thru April 28 | mainejewishmuseum.org

Skyline Farm Carriage Museum | 95 The Lane, North Yarmouth | Current exhibit, “The Evolution of Comfort,” thru April 2 | Free, donations appreciated | Email for more info: [email protected] | Website: skylinefarm.org

MUSIC

MARCH 8

Jazz Sesh | 7-11pm | Blue, 650A Congress St, Portland | portcityblue.com/

Swingin’ Wednesdays | Ragtime Destroyers & Portland Swing Project | 6-7:30pm | Urban Farm Fermentory, 200 Anderson | fermentory.com/calendar

MARCH 9

Cumberland Crossing & The Bluegrass Jam | 7-11pm | Blue, 650A Congress St, Portland | portcityblue.com/

Motherhood with Matriarch | 8pm | $10-$15 | SPACE, 538 Congress, Portland | space538.org/events

Enter The Haggis | 7pm and 9:30pm | $30-$45 | Presented by State Theatre | Portland House of Music, 25 Temple St, Portland | portlandhouseofmusic.com/events/list/

Cole Phillips and The Early-Morning Weather | 7:30-9:30pm | $15-$22 | Mayo Street Arts, 10 Mayo St, Portland | tickettailor.com/events/mayostreetarts

MARCH 10

Connor Garvey Trio, OLP, the Womps | 6-11:30pm | Blue, 650A Congress St, Portland | portcityblue.com/

Ward Hayden & the Outliers w/ King Kyote | 8pm | $15-$20 | One Longfellow Sq, 181 State St, Portland | onelongfellowsquare.com/upcoming-shows-events

Portland Piano Trio: Optimism and Despair, 240 Strings | 7pm | Free | First Parish Church, 425 Congress | Info: 240strings.org/events

TREE with Exclave | 8pm | $15-$20 | Sun Tiki Studios, 375 Forest Ave | suntikistudios.com/upcoming-shows

MARCH 11

Tracy McMullen, Clifford Cameron, Shank Painters | New York Suburbia Irish Music | 6-11:30pm | $18-$20 | Blue, 650A Congress St | portcityblue.com/

Sierra Hull | 7pm | $20-$25 | Presented by State Theatre | Portland House of Music, 25 Temple St, Portland | portlandhouseofmusic.com/events/list/

Dharma Down – Dimensions in Jazz | 7:30-9pm | Portland Conservatory of Music, 28 Neal | portlandconservatoryofmusic.org/events/

Lucy Wainwright Roche | 8pm | $20-$25 | One Longfellow Sq, 181 State St |
onelongfellowsquare.com/upcoming-shows-events

Honey Bee and the Stingers | Americana | 7pm | $10-$25 | Cadenza, 5 Depot, Freeport | cadenzafreeport.com

Say Zuzu & Palomino Hotel | 8pm | $12-$15 | Sun Tiki Studios, 375 Forest Ave | suntikistudios.com/upcoming-shows

MARCH 12

Troy R. Bennett and Travis Cote | Celtic pub songs and singalongs | 4pm | $10-$25 | Cadenza, 5 Depot, Freeport | cadenzafreeport.com

MARCH 14

Sheridan Rúitín, Hannah Daman | 6-11:30pm | Blue, 650A Congress St | portcityblue.com/

MARCH 16

Layne’s Wine Gig, Salsa Night | 5-11:30pm | Blue, 650A Congress St | portcityblue.com/

John Bennett, Cello | Free Noonday Concert | 12:15pm | Portland Public Library 5 Monument Square, Portland | portlandconservatoryofmusic.org/events/

The Portland Jazz Orchestra feat. Falmouth High School Jazz Ensemble | 8pm | $5-$10 | One Longfellow Sq, 181 State St | onelongfellowsquare.com/upcoming-shows-events

MARCH 17

Fernando Huergo Quintet | 9-10:30pm | Blue, 650A Congress St | portcityblue.com/

Music & Making with Palaver Strings | 11am-12pm | The Children’s Museum & Theatre of Maine, 250 Thompsons Point Rd | bit.ly/3m1osVy

Maine Dead Project | 8pm | $15-$20 | Portland House of Music, 25 Temple St, Portland | portlandhouseofmusic.com/events/list/

Fódhla & Mia Bertelli w/ Benjamin Foss | 8pm | $15-$20 | One Longfellow Sq, 181 State St, Portland | onelongfellowsquare.com/upcoming-shows-events

Drauduga with Regals & Mother Earth Freedom Band | 8pm | $10 | Sun Tiki Studios, 375 Forest Ave | suntikistudios.com/upcoming-shows

THEATER

“Nureyev’s Eyes” | $30 | Thru March 12 | St. Lawrence Arts, 76 Congress | stlawrencearts.org/

“Adam & Eve: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Garden” | $20 | Thru March 11 | The Footlights Theatre, 190 US Rte 1, Falmouth | More info at thefootlightstheatre.com

“How I Learned What I Learned” by August Wilson | Thru March 19 | $20-$70 | Portland Stage, 25A Forest Ave | bit.ly/3IuoEoZ

“Pilgrims Musa and Sheri in the New World” by Yussef El Guindi | March 3-12 | $22-$25 | The Public Theatre, 31 Maple, Lewiston | thepublictheatre.org/

“Nunsense” by Dan Goggin | March 10-26 | $25-$30 | City Theater 205 Main, Biddeford | citytheater.org/buy-tickets/

MARCH 10

Tophat Productions’ “Guys & Dolls” | Mini-stage, toy-theater production | 7:30-9:30pm | $15-$22 | Mayo Street Arts, 10 Mayo St, Portland | tickettailor.com/events/mayostreetarts

MARCH 12

Puppeteers’ Happy Hour: Shadow Puppetry with Ian Bannon | 4-6pm | Free | Mayo Street Arts, 10 Mayo St, Portland | tickettailor.com/events/mayostreetarts

MARCH 16

“And Then They Came For Me” | Remembering the World of Anne Frank, a multimedia play | $20 | March 16-April 8 | The Footlights Theatre, 190 US Rte 1, Falmouth | More info: thefootlightstheatre.com

VISUAL ARTS

Garry Mitchell, Andy Graham, Natasha Mayers | Thru April 28 | Maine Jewish Museum, 267 Congress St | bit.ly/3S29dHO

“Miniatures” | Small-scale works by local artists on display thru April 28 | Mayo Street Arts, 10 Mayo St | tickettailor.com/events/mayostreetarts/860662/

Dudley Zopp | Exhibition thru April 2 | Gilsland Farm, 20 Gilsland Farm Road, Falmouth | maineaudubon.org/events/

MARCH 10

Opening of “Deep Fake” | Immersive installation by Greta Bank | 5-7pm | On view thru April 29 | SPEEDWELL Projects, 630 Forest Ave | bit.ly/3koI6dw

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 | “Future Phenomenology and MMPA” thru April 15 | mainemuseumofphotographicarts.org

Richard Boyd Art Gallery | 15 Epps St. | “A Walk in the Woods” exhibition of landscape paintings thru March | 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/

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