BENEFITS
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
MARCH 27
“Exhibition A” with Janaesound, New Fame, Veeva Banga, Maya Williams | Hosted by State Theatre to benefit Coded by Young Women of Color | 8pm | Free, with ticketed option for VR concert experience | For more information on CYWOC, the concert, and how to donate, go to statetheatreportland.com/events/cywoc-exhibition-a/
APRIL 1-30
Walk/Run for Autism | “Be a Hero” virtual campaign for Autism Society Maine | For more info on ASM, visit asmonline.org/ | to register for the event: classy.org/event/be-a-hero-walk-run-for-autism/e322249
DANCE
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/
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 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 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/
MARCH 30
Offshore Wind Energy and Birds | 4-part weekly series hosted by Maine Audubon | 11am | Free | Info and registration at bit.ly/3tzRGJG
Jewish Responses to the Rise of Hitler with Michael Brenner | Annual Berger Family Holocaust Lecture presented by Center for Small Town Jewish Life and Colby College | 7pm | Register: bit.ly/3cM0k0H
APRIL 1
Birding Basics: Bird Behavior | 7-8:30pm | Maine Audubon | Free for members | $7 public | Info and registration: bit.ly/3eSHZSd
Mortality and Memorialization in Portland at the Time of Statehood | Talk with Ron Romano, local cemetery historian and writer | 6-7pm | Free to the public via Zoom | More info and to register, mainehistory.org/programs_events.shtml
APRIL 6
Songwriting Workshop with Jud Caswell | Thomas Memorial Library via Zoom | Every first Tuesday at 6:30pm | All levels welcome | Registration closes noon on day-of | More info at bit.ly/3r8moIh
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
Fresh Air Yoga in Payson Park | Wednesdays 5:30-6:30pm | $7.50-$10 | Masks required | Must pre-register | ashleyflowersyoga.com/schedule/outdoor-yoga/
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 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
MARCH 31
“The Clock Tells the Hour” | A performance after a year of pandemic, co-hosted by Maine Writers & Publishers Alliance and Space | 12 writers and artists tell time in their own ways | 7-8pm | Sliding scale, $8 | Details at mainewriters.org/calendar/clock
APRIL 1
“The Yellow Bird Sings” | Book talk with Jennifer Rosner | JCA of Southern Maine | 7pm | Advance registration required by Mar. 31 | Info, registration bit.ly/3eTVUaP
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
APRIL 2
“Terror to the Wicked” America’s First Trial by Jury That Ended a War and Helped to Form a Nation | Tobey Pearl talks with Matthew Pearl | Print: A Bookshop | 7-8pm | Free | info and registration at printbookstore.com/event/pearl
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
VentiCordi | Winds and Strings | Noonday Concert Series Online, the Portland Conservatory of Music | 12pm | Free | Through Mar. 31 | Visit bit.ly/3k2lued
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
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/
Hope and Consolation | ChoralART spring concert | Free | Through April 21 | View at choralart.org/Events/hope-and-consolation/
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
Samuel James | Out of the Blue Live Stream Series | 7pm | facebook.com/portcityblue
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 29
Darlin’ Corey | Out of the Blue Live Stream Series | 7pm | facebook.com/portcityblue
MARCH 30
Savoir Faire | Out of the Blue Live Stream Series | 7pm | facebook.com/portcityblue
MARCH 31
Luna Colt | Out of the Blue Live Stream Series | 7pm | facebook.com/portcityblue
APRIL 1
Lydia Forbes and Chiharu Naruse | Violin and piano | Noonday Concert Series Online, the Portland Conservatory of Music | 12pm | Free | Through April 14 | Visit: bit.ly/3vFILb9
Hippo Campus | State Theatre | Livestream | $15-$25 | 9pm | All ages |
statetheatreportland.com/events/hippo-campus-1/
Titus Abbott | Saxophone, Clarinet | Noonday Concert Series Online, the Portland Conservatory of Music | 12pm | Free | Through April 14 | Visit bit.ly/3cQP4A5
APRIL 2
Sound Check: Jud Caswell | Camden Opera House | 7:30pm | Donations to Community Arts Fund appreciated | 7:30pm | Free on Facebook: facebook.com/camdenoperahouse
Heather Pierson | Multi-genre singer/songwriter | 7pm | Cadenza, 5 Depot St, Freeport | limited seating, masks required | $18 advance / $20 door | also livestreamed on Facebook | cadenzafreeport.com
APRIL 3
The Finestkind Country Band | Country/Blues/Honky-Tonk | 7pm | Cadenza, 5 Depot St, Freeport | limited seating, masks required | $18 advance / $20 door | also livestreamed on Facebook | cadenzafreeport.com
Hippo Campus | State Theatre | Livestream | $15-$25 | 9pm | All ages |
statetheatreportland.com/events/hippo-campus-2
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
“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/
“The Impresario” | Enigma Chamber Opera (Boston, Scotland) presents Shakespeare’s light opera reset in the COVID era | Free on Youtube: bit.ly/3cauTOM
APRIL 2
Yarns, Truths & Tales: An evening of storytelling, directed by Kate Mellitz | April 2-4 | May not be suitable for young audiences | Royal River Community Players | Watch for details: royalrivercommunityplayers.com/
APRIL 3
Jesus Christ Superstar Livestream | Miniature theater production with classically-trained opera singer David Worobec | Presented by Mayo Street Arts and Tophat Miniature Stage | 7pm | Free, but donations appreciated | For more information visit bit.ly/3rVJ67v
APRIL 6
Dog Operas: Tosca the Ball | Reimagined tails of love and heartbreak made for and by dogs | Appropriate for all household members, cats welcome | More information and tickets: penobscottheatre.org/show/the-dog-operas/
VISUAL ARTS
“East End in Bloom” | Fabric flower installation by Nina Naylor and community volunteers | East End Community School fence | 195 North St., Portland | On display through May.
MARCH 24
“Sorry We Missed You” 2020 MFA Thesis Exhibition | Through April 30 | Institute of Contemporary Art at MECA | 522 Congress St. | Wed-Sun 12-5pm | Free | bit.ly/3qZEPi7
APRIL 1
Opening Reception: Patt Franklin – Paintings | 1-4pm | Masks and social distancing required, 15 person max at a time | Mayo Street Arts Pop-Up Gallery | 67 Washington Ave | Wed-Sat 12-5pm | Through April 24 | bit.ly/3bZ5Y0k
ONGOING
“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 | “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
