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/
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/
