BENEFITS
MARCH 21
SeaChange Yoga hosts a virtual Yogathon to benefit its trauma-informed community classes | 9am | registration starts at $35 | Learn more and register at seachangeyoga.org/
yogathon
Mary’s Walk and the Kerryman 5K | Maine Cancer Foundation’s virtual fundraiser | For more info and to register, visit maryswalk.org
MARCH 25
“POP 90” | Virtual celebration to benefit Portland Ovations’ 90th year with live broadcast from Merrill Auditorium and after-event dance party | 6:30pm | Free, but donations appreciated, $10 and up | boxoffice.porttix.com/donate/q/portland-ovations-pop90
DANCE
MARCH 19 (Postponed to April 1)
The Discussion: Chapter 1 | Kea Tesseyman Dance Company | 7:30pm | Information at bit.ly/2PzRmfb | View on Camden Opera House’s Facebook page: facebook.com/camdenoperahouse
FILM
Local virtual film venues: Portland Museum of Art: portlandmuseum.org/filmscreenings | Frontier, Brunswick: explorefrontier.com/events/virtual-cinema | The Apohadion:
theapohadiontheater.com/
Bicycle Film Festival | Streaming March 12-21 | Hosted by Bicycle Coalition of Maine | $10-$20 | Information at bit.ly/2O4kNFK
Women’s Adventure Film Tour 2021 | Series of short films celebrating women in adventure | Maine Outdoor Film Festival | $15 | For details and ticket purchase, maineoutdoorfilmfestival.com/
“The Inheritance” | Ephraim Asili’s feature-length debut film of a collective of Black artists and activists | Available to stream through March 26 | The Apohadion x SPACE | $10 | More information at space538.org/event/the-inheritance-3-12-3-26/
MARCH 18
“Gather” | Documentary about Native Americans reclaiming their identities | Part of the Winter Film Series presented by MOFGA and Maine Farmland Trust | 6pm showing, 7pm discussion | $5 registration | story-spaces.com/events/gather-zspt6i
MARCH 19
Ottolenghi and the Cakes of Versailles | Celebrity chef brings Versailles to life in cake form at the Metropolitan Museum of Art | Free | Visit Maine Jewish Film Festival for details: mjff.org/film/ottolenghi-cakes/
Shiva Baby | Sharp-witted satire about a disaffected young Jewish woman | Free | Visit Maine Jewish Film Festival for details: mjff.org/film/shiva-baby/
MARCH 20
Stephen King | The Lounge Series Director Highlights | 6-9pm | Bar & light concessions | Thompsons Point, Portland | $30 | More information and reservations at bit.ly/3egqtY5
MARCH 25
Live discussion with director Laura Gabbert on “Ottolenghi and the Cakes of Versailles” | 7pm | Visit Maine Jewish Film Festival for details: mjff.org/film/ottolenghi-cakes/
Natasha Mayers: An Un-still Life | Maine Filmmaker Showcase documentary followed by filmmaker talkback | Suggested donation: $5 MFA members, $10 non-members | mainefilm.org/unstill-life/
MARCH 27
Sophia Coppola | The Lounge Series Director Highlights | 6-9pm | Bar & light concessions | Thompsons Point, Portland | $30 | More information and reservations at bit.ly/3rHmHL5
ONGOING
Maine Coast Harvest | Short documentaries highlighting the stories of Maine’s sea farmers | mainecoastharvest.com/the-films | Free streaming
“The Hermit,” North Pond Hermit documentary | free stream on Vimeo:
vimeo.com/406217619
FOOD FOR THOUGHT
MARCH 18
Birding Basics: Tools of the Trade | 7-8:30pm | Maine Audubon | Free for members | $7 public | Info and registration: bit.ly/2OlKAZN
Owls: Special Species Seminar | Hosted by Maine Natural History Observatory | Webinar on owl monitoring projects and history | Free | Learn more and register: mainenaturalhistory.org/node/536
MARCH 20
The Bilingual Revolution: The Future of Education is in Two Languages with Fabrice Jaumont | 4-5pm | Hosted by USM, Franco-American Collection, Lewiston | More info and Zoom link at bit.ly/30e4fh5
MARCH 23
“Squirrels Just Want to Have Fun” | Squirrels and Nesting Season, with the Center for Wildlife | Thomas Memorial Library | 799-1720 | Info and registration: thomasmemoriallibrary.org/maine-wildlife-series/
Offshore Wind Energy and Maine: A Primer | 4-part weekly series, first session on Gulf of Maine and related topics | 12-1pm | Maine Audubon | Free | Info and registration: bit.ly/30h8Kao
MARCH 25
W.E.B. DuBois Lecture on Race and Diversity with Dr. Whitney Battle-Baptiste of UMass Amherst | Q&A follows | Presented by Osher Map Library and Smith Center for Cartographic Education at USM | 6-7:30pm | Free | bit.ly/3ezm02D
Off to Maine: Early Sportsmen in the Maine Woods | A Talk with Steve Pinkham | Maine Historical Society | 6-7pm | Free and open to the public | Limited to 500 | Register for Zoom link: bit.ly/3ewccqk
MARCH 27
The Silent Bicentennial with Herb Adams | Spirits Alive Winter Lecture Series | 1:30pm | Free, but limited attendance | More info and to register: spiritsalive.org/lectures/
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
OUT Maine Emerging Leaders | Online LGBTQ+ group for young adults, 18-22 | Free | Every other Monday 2:30-3:30pm | Registration: bit.ly/3hRxlJw
OUT Maine Youth Programs | Online LGBTQ+ groups and programs for ages 11-22 | Free | Info at outmaine.org/programs/youth-programs
HEALTH/SUPPORT
Virtual Rainbow Ball | Out Maine connects queer artists with LGBTQ+ teens | Workshops, shows, exhibits | March 10 thru Mid-May | Free, ages 13-17 | Information and sign-up at outmaine.org/programs/youth-programs/virtual-rb
MARCH 31
Read Your Mind: with Ceylan Scott & Julia Drake | Zoom webinar for Teens discussing anxiety, depression, self-harm and other mental health topics | Portland Public Library partnering with NAMI Maine | 12-1pm | portlandlibrary.com/events/read-your-mind-ceylan-scott-julia-drake/
ONGOING
Trans Youth Support Group | Ages 12-17 | 2nd, 4th Tuesdays | Free | 5-6pm | Sign up at outmaine.org/programs/youth-programs/trans-youth
Cultivating Mindfulness | Meditation and discussion with Anne Gosling | Fridays 3-4pm | Thomas Memorial Library | 799-1720 | Info at thomasmemoriallibrary.org/events/
Remote Support Groups, Mon-Thurs, hosted by NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) | For info and schedules visit namimaine.org/remotesupportgroups
Hibernating in Harmony: Deepening your Relationship with Nature during a Pandemic Winter | Corie Washow | Thursdays 3-4pm | Thomas Memorial Library | Register: bit.ly/2MCHakn
Recovery Yoga | SeaChange Yoga | for people in recovery from substance use disorder | Tues/Thurs 1:30-2:20pm | Free | seachangeyoga.org/recovery-yoga
Chair Yoga with Martha Williams | Thomas Memorial Library Zoom | 2nd Wednesday of the month | 11:30am-12:30pm | More info at thomasmemoriallibrary.org/chair-yoga-3/
LITERARY ARTS
MARCH 17
“Oslo, Maine” | Marcia Butler talks with Susan Henderson | Print: A Bookshop | 7-8pm | Free | info and registration at printbookstore.com/event/butler
Literary Lunch: Greg Brown talks about “The Lowering Days” with Jason Brown | 12-1pm | Portland Public Library Zoom | Info and registration at bit.ly/2NTEZu3
Littorally ALIVE! Signs of Spring! | 7pm | Agnes Bushell and Jeri Theriault discuss Littoral Books’ upcoming poetry publication | 8 poets will read | For more info and zoom link, visit littoralbooks.com/littorally-alive/
MARCH 18
“Women’s War: Fighting and Surviving the American Civil War” with Stephanie McCurry | 6-7:30pm | $5 public, free for members of Mechanics Hall | Register at mechanicshallmaine.org/programming/
MARCH 21
Book Festival in Your Living Room | Lisa Scottoline, “Eternal: A Novel” | JCA of Southern Maine | $6, $36 with book | 8pm | For info and to register visit bit.ly/3uOREyZ
MARCH 22
Snacky Tunes Panel with Briana Volk and Josh Christie | Print: A Bookshop | 7-8pm | Free | More info at printbookstore.com/event/snackytunes
MARCH 25
“Driving While Black: African American Travel and the Road to Civil Rights” | An evening with Gretchen Sorin | Mechanics Hall in Partnership with The Athenaeum of Philadelphia | 6pm | Free and open to all | Reserve at bit.ly/3eDezHA
“Amphibians” | Lara Tupper talks with Joan Silber | Print: A Bookshop | 7-8pm | Free | info and registration at printbookstore.com/event/tupper
MARCH 30
The Telling Room’s Young Writers & Leaders Live Reading | True stories about what it’s been like to be a teenager living through 2020 | 4:30-6pm | Info and Zoom link: tellingroom.org/events
“The Small Book of Hip Checks: On Queer Gender, Race, and Writing” | Erica Rand talks with Cole Rizki | Print: A Bookshop | 7-8pm | Free | info and registration at printbookstore.com/event/rand
ONGOING
Be a part of Maine history by contributing your story of life during COVID-19 to the Maine Historical Society’s Maine Memory Network | Details and guidelines for story submission on mainememory.net/mymainestories.
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 Jewish Museum | New exhibitions March 25 – May 7 | “The Past is Present” Gerry Holzman; “Falling into Place” Penelope Jones; “Meeting Hall Maine” Michelle Hauser | 267 Congress St., Portland | Open 12-4pm, Sun, Mon, Thurs, Fri | mainejewishmuseum.org/
MARCH 25
The History of Hunter Tavern | Historical slideshow by Jym St. Pierre | Pejepscot History Center, Brunswick | 12-1pm | Free | Register to receive Zoom link: bit.ly/3lbi2OY
MUSIC
Shostakovich & Tchaikovsky | Portland Symphony Orchestra digital concert | Pay what you can, from $10 | Through March 19 | More information at portlandsymphony.org/event/shostakovich-and-tchaikovsky/
Satchmo: The Louis Armstrong Tribute | Portland Symphony Orchestra digital concert | 7:30pm | Pay what you can, from $10 | Through April 2 | More information at portlandsymphony.org/event/satchmo-the-louis-armstrong-tribute/
Spotlight Series: Montgomery – Rhapsody No. 1 | Portland Chamber Music Festival | Past performance video with conversation between Jessie Montgomery and Susie Park | Free | pcmf.org/2021-3-1
Spotlight Series: Luggins-Hull – Homeland | Portland Chamber Music Festival | Past performance video with conversation between Allison Loggins-Hull and Alex Sopp | Free | pcmf.org/2021-3-10
MARCH 17
Will Woodson and Caitln Finley | St. Patrick’s Day show | 8pm | facebook.com/portcityblue
Schooner Fare | Portland Symphony Orchestra digital concert | 7:30pm | Pay what you can, from $10 | Through April 16 | portlandsymphony.org/event/schooner-fare/
MARCH 18
Clifford Cameron | Out of the Blue Live Stream Series | 7pm | facebook.com/portcityblue
VentiCordi | Winds and Strings | Noonday Concert Series Online, the Portland Conservatory of Music | 12pm | Free | Through Mar. 31 | Visit portlandconservatoryofmusic.org/event/venticordi-noonday-concert-series-online/
MARCH 19
Dan Pelletier | Folk Singer, Songwriter | 7pm | Cadenza, 5 Depot St, Freeport | limited seating, masks required | $18 advance / $20 door | also livestreamed on Facebook | info/tickets at cadenzafreeport.com
Travis James Humphrey | Unplug and Unwind at The Lounge by Thompson’s Point | 6-9pm | Reservations: thompsonspoint.com/calendar/lounge-series-unwind-unplug-with-travis-james-humphrey
MARCH 20
Fat Knuckle Freddy | Out of the Blue Live Stream Series | 7pm | facebook.com/portcityblue
Ying Quartet: Beethoven Cycle Part V | 4-5pm | Free with code | For more information visit Bowdoin International Music Festival, bit.ly/3sO1Kya
Hugh Bowden | Country/Folk/Originals | 7pm | Cadenza, 5 Depot St, Freeport | limited seating, masks required | $18 advance / $20 door | also livestreamed on Facebook | info/tickets at cadenzafreeport.com
Bach Birthday Bash | Organist James Kennerley and the Kotzschmar Organ | 7pm Livestream | On demand March 21-31 | Details and tickets: foko.org/event/bach-birthday-bash-2021-concert/
MARCH 21
Ying Quartet: Beethoven Cycle Part VI | 4-5pm | Free with code | For more information visit Bowdoin International Music Festival, bit.ly/3qiEwP8
Portland Rossini Club | Public Concert Series via Zoom | 3-4pm | $10 suggested donation | Free for students and club members | Info and registration at bit.ly/3rlRY5B
MARCH 22
A River of Trees | Out of the Blue Live Stream Series | 7pm | facebook.com/portcityblue
MARCH 23
Myles Bullen | Out of the Blue Live Stream Series | 7pm | facebook.com/portcityblue
MARCH 24
Charles Dimmick plays Mozart | Portland Symphony Orchestra digital concert | 7:30pm | Pay what you can, from $10 | Through April 23 | portlandsymphony.org/event/charles-dimmick-plays-mozart/
MARCH 25
Miss Maybell | Out of the Blue Live Stream Series | 7pm | facebook.com/portcityblue
MARCH 26
Sound Check: Denny Breau | Singer/Songwriter and guitarist | Camden Opera House | 7:30pm | Donations to Community Arts Fund appreciated | 7:30pm | Free on Facebook: facebook.com/camdenoperahouse
MeHuman | Unplug and Unwind at The Lounge by Thompson’s Point | 6-9pm | Reservations: thompsonspoint.com/calendar/lounge-series-unwind-unplug-with-mehuman
Unfinished Blues Band | 7pm | Cadenza, 5 Depot St, Freeport | limited seating, masks required | $18 advance / $20 door | also livestreamed on Facebook | cadenzafreeport.com
MARCH 27
John Cross | Eclectic | 7pm | Cadenza, 5 Depot St, Freeport | limited seating, masks required | $18 advance / $20 door | also livestreamed on Facebook | info/tickets at
cadenzafreeport.com
MARCH 30
Savoir Faire | Out of the Blue Live Stream Series | 7pm | facebook.com/portcityblue
ONGOING
Noonday Concert Series Online from the Portland Conservatory of Music | Free online | for program schedule and viewing, visit bit.ly/3oXE2hM
Irish Night at Blue Virtual Concert Series | Wednesdays 8pm on Facebook | bit.ly/2Ebi60a for info and schedule.
Auburn UU Open Mic and Poetry Slam | 7:30pm, second Friday of the month | The Pleasant Note Coffeehouse | Zoom link at facebook.com/auburnuu
THEATER
“I and You” – Full stream ahead | Public Theatre, Lewiston | $15 individual, $25 household | Through March 21 | For a sneak peek and tickets: thepublictheatre.org/i-and-you/
“Seasons in the Sun” by Michael J. Tobin | Through March 27 | Fri/Sat 7:30pm | Sat. matinee 2pm | The Footlights Theatre, 190 US Route 1, Falmouth | $20 | Reservations at 207-747-5434 | Masks required | Visit thefootlightstheatre.com
“Who Killed Zolan Mize?” | Through April 3 | Interactive detective mystery with viewer participation and post-show talk | Penobscot Theater | 207-942-3333 | $40/household | for more information, tickets, visit penobscottheatre.org/show/zolan-mize/
MARCH 19
Mad Horse Theatre: Virtual Chit-Chat with local artists and performers | 7-minute presentations followed by discussion | 7-8:30pm | Free | To learn more and sign up, visit madhorse.com/
VISUAL ARTS
ONGOING
Noriko Sakanishi and William Manning | Mayo Street Arts Pop-Up Gallery | 67 Washington Ave, Portland | Through Mar. 20 | for more info visit mayostreetarts.org/2021/01/28/februarypopup2021/
“A Walk in the Woods” Annual American Landscapes exhibit | Richard Boyd Art Gallery | 15 Epps St., Portland | Through March 28 | Fri -Sun 10am-3pm | Free | richardboydartgallery.com | 712-1097
Cove St. Arts | 71 Cove St, Portland | M-F 10-5:30, Sat. 10-5 | 808-8911 | Face masks required | Meg Brown Payson: “A Silence Fell with the Waking Bird” through March 20 | “Soulful Stitching” through March 27 | “Abstract Nature” through April 24 | covestreetarts.com
Greenhut Galleries | 146 Middle St, Portland | 772-2693 | M-F 10-5:30, Sat. 10-5 | “Group Hang” | Through March 27 | greenhutgalleries.com
“Missing Maine Landscapes” | Work by 17 UMVA artists | Virtual showing | umvagallery.wixsite.com/exhibits | Union of Maine Visual Artists | 516 Congress St, Portland | info: [email protected]
2020 Vision: Past, Present & Future | Artists’ interpretations of a moment in Maine’s history | On view: creativeportland.com/2020vision | through April 15, 2021.
Maine Museum of Photographic Arts | “MMPA Antidote,” mainemuseumofphotographicarts.org, featuring Maine art and artists | updated regularly with interviews and Q&As.
Institute of Contemporary Art at MECA | 522 Congress St. | Wed-Sun 12-5pm | Free | Register for timed admission at bit.ly/3i5iWuX
