BENEFITS
MARCH 31
Adam Swanson, pianist and lecturer | Benefit concert for Greater Portland Family Promise | 7pm | By donation | Woodfords Congregational Church, 202 Woodford | Email Paul Schnell for info: [email protected]
APRIL 6
Spring is in the A.I.R. | Performance and dance party fundraiser for Indigo Arts Alliance’s Artists in Residency program | $100 | 6-8pm | The Public Works, 52 Alder, Portland | bit.ly/3ndsUkx
COMEDY
APRIL 1
LOLS: An Evening of Local Comedy | 8pm | $15-$20 | One Longfellow Sq, 181 State St, Portland | onelongfellowsquare.com/upcoming-shows-events
DANCE
“Alice in Wonderland” | $21-$29 | Thru April 8 | Maine State Ballet | Lopez Theatre, 348 U.S. Route 1, Falmouth | Schedule at mainestateballet.org/alice-in-wonderland
FILM
Guerilla Opera’s “I Give You My Home” | $7-$9 | March 24-April 2 | Composer Beth Wiemann speaks at the March 31-April 2 showings | Portland Museum of Art, 7 Congress Sq | Schedule at portlandmuseum.org/films
“Turn Every Page” | $7-$9 | April 7-9 | Portland Museum of Art, 7 Congress Sq |
portlandmuseum.org/films
MARCH 29
“My Name is Andrea” | 7:30pm | Free | Presented by Maine Jewish Film Festival | Bowdoin College, Kresge Auditorium, 239 Maine, Brunswick | mjff.org/films-and-programs
APRIL 2
2023 Trail Running Film Festival Global Tour | 5:30-9:30pm | Co-presented by The Runaways Run Club and Urban Farm Fermentory | 200 Anderson St, Portland fermentory.com/calendar/trailfilmfest
APRIL 3
Monday Movie: “A Man Called Otto” | 1:30-3:30pm | Scarborough Public Library, 48 Gorham Rd | Register at scarboroughlibrary.org/events/408558479
APRIL 5
Nam June Paik: Moon is the Oldest TV | 7pm | $7-$9 | SPACE, 538 Congress | space538.org/events
APRIL 7
Friday Matinee: “A Man Called Otto” | 1:30-3:30pm | Scarborough Public Library, 48 Gorham Rd | Register at scarboroughlibrary.org/events/1150290393
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
“You are Going to be Healed” by Imaginary Island | An interactive experience with choreography, healing, humor, grieving, improv | March 30-31 | $16-$20 | 7pm | SPACE, 538 Congress | space538.org/events
MARCH 29
Bicycle Coalition of Maine – Wednesday Webinar | BCM Instructor Program | 12-1pm | bikemaine.org/events
“Sounding Trauma, Mediating Memory” – Holocaust Economy and the Politics of Sound | Prof. Kathryn Huether lecture | 7-8:30pm | Bowdoin College Main Lounge – Moulton Union, Brunswick | bit.ly/3yJYlFN
MARCH 30
Advance Care Planning | With Hospice of Southern Maine | 6:30-8:30pm | In-person and streaming | Thomas Memorial Library, 20 Scott Dyer Rd, Cape Elizabeth | bit.ly/3Fxim5U
APRIL 1
Inspiring Black and Female Portlanders who have made history | 1:30-2:30pm | Visual overview of landmarks with Dugan Murphy| Rines Auditorium, Portland Public Library, 5 Monument Sq | Info at bit.ly/3JEx24D
APRIL 4
The Wonders of Maine Wildlife | With Ed Robinson | 6:30-8pm | In person and streaming | Thomas Memorial Library, 6 Scott Dyer Rd, Scarborough | bit.ly/3z1O7k7
Continuing the Legacy of Polar Science with Dr. Susana Hancock | 6:30-8pm | $5-$10 | Meetinghouse Arts, 40 Main, Freeport | freeporthistoricalsociety.org/susana-hancock/
APRIL 5
Virtual: Gary Hoyle Lecture – “Mystery Tusk” | 6-7pm | Scarborough Marsh and Scarborough Public Library | More info and Zoom registration at scarboroughlibrary.org/events/1017499070
APRIL 6
Radical Cartography: Visual Argument in the Age of Data | DiMatteo lecture with Dr. Bill Rankin Yale University | Free | 5:30-7:30pm | USM, Hannaford Hall, 88 Bedford | bit.ly/3lAx9pM
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
Maine Playwrights Festival | April 6-16 | Acorn Productions’ celebration of premiere scripts by local playwrights | The Studio Theater at Portland Stage, 25 Forest Ave | More info at acorn-productions.org/events
MARCH 29
Marie Yovanovitch: “Lessons from the Edge” | Book discussion, a LWV-Portland and UNA-Maine Zoom event | 6-7pm | unamaine.org/calendar-and-events
APRIL 1
Poetry Reading with Katherine Hagopian Berry, Robert Gibbons, Gary Lawless | 7pm | Back Cove Books, 651 Forest Ave, Woodfords Corner | backcovebooks.com/events
APRIL 2
“The Wandering Radiance: Selected Poems of Hilde Domin” | Virtual book talk with Mark S. Burrows, Christopher Nelson, Marion Tauschwitz, Hilary Davies | More info and registration at bit.ly/3Z9UtbJ
Maine Playwrights Festival Semi-finalist Reading | $10 suggested | 7pm | The Studio Theater at Portland Stage, 25 Forest Ave | More info at acorn-productions.org/events
MUSEUMS
Maine Historical Society | 489 Congress | “Chansonetta Stanley Emmons: Staging the Past” through March 31 | “Code Red: Climate Justice & Natural History Collections” thru Dec. 30 | 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 29
Väsen | 8pm | $25-$35 | One Longfellow Sq, 181 State | onelongfellowsquare.com/upcoming-shows-events
Jazz Sesh | 7-11pm | Blue, 650A Congress | portcityblue.com/
Snakes & Stars | 7:30pm | $15-$20 | Portland House of Music, 25 Temple St, Portland | portlandhouseofmusic.com/events/list/
Swingin’ Wednesdays | Ragtime Destroyers & Portland Swing Project | 6-7:30pm | Urban Farm Fermentory, 200 Anderson | fermentory.com/calendar
MARCH 30
Daponte String Quartet | 7-8:30pm | $25 | Maine Jewish Museum, 267 Congress | mainejewishmuseum.org/programs-and-events
The File 5s, Redshift Trio | 7-9pm | $15 suggested | Blue, 650A Congress St | portcityblue.com/
Adam Swanson | Ragtime & Jazz | 7pm | $21-$25 | Cadenza, 5 Depot St, Freeport |
cadenzafreeport.com
MARCH 31
Mistaken for Strangers with Gatch | 7pm | $12-$15 | Blue, 650A Congress St | portcityblue.com/
Piper | 8pm | $20-$30 | Portland House of Music, 25 Temple St, Portland | portlandhouseofmusic.com/events/list/
Spall / Going2Hell / Paul Jarvis | 8pm | $10 | Sun Tiki Studios, 375 Forest Ave | suntikistudios.com/upcoming-shows
Redshift | Jazz | 7pm | $21-$25 | Cadenza, 5 Depot St, Freeport |
cadenzafreeport.com
Mamaliga | 7:30-9pm | $15-$22 | Mayo Street Arts,10 Mayo St, Portland | tickettailor.com/events/mayostreetarts/828907?
APRIL 1
Rock of (All) Ages | Maine Academy of Modern Music’s showcase of adult, student bands | 5:30pm | $5-$10 | SPACE, 538 Congress St | space538.org/events
Michael Beling, Andrew LaVogue,Van Voorst Jazz Quartet | 6-11pm | Blue, 650A Congress, Portland | portcityblue.com
Half Moon Jug Band | Eclectic | 7pm | $10-$25 | Cadenza, 5 Depot St, Freeport | cadenzafreeport.com
Pigeons Playing Ping Pong | $27.50-$32.50 | 8pm | State Theatre, 609 Congress St, Portland | statetheatreportland.com
God-Emperor Penguin with Serling & Stasis | 8pm | $12-$15 | Sun Tiki Studios, 375 Forest Ave, Portland | suntikistudios.com/upcoming-shows
APRIL 3
Co-Conspirators | 6-9:30pm | Blue, 650A Congress, Portland | portcityblue.com
APRIL 4
Bess Jacques & The Strays, Jesse Beckett-Herbert | 7-11pm | Blue, 650A Congress | portcityblue.com
The Steel Wheels | $15-$18 | 7pm | $20-$30 | Portland House of Music, 25 Temple | portlandhouseofmusic.com/events/list
APRIL 5
Jazz Sesh | 7-11pm | Blue, 650A Congress, Portland | portcityblue.com
APRIL 6
Told Slant with Sister. and Greef | 8pm | $12-$15 | SPACE, 538 Congress | space538.org/events
Maine Middle Eastern Ensemble, Supernormal | 7pm, 9pm | Blue, 650A Congress | portcityblue.com
Annie in the Water | $12-$15 | 7pm | Portland House of Music, 25 Temple St | portlandhouseofmusic.com/events/list
LeAnn Rimes | $49.50-$69.50 | 8pm | State Theatre, 609 Congress | statetheatreportland.com
Margaret Hopkins & Bozena O’Brien, violins | Noonday Concert Series | 12:15-12:45pm | Free | Portland Conservatory of Music, 28 Neal, Portland | portlandconservatoryofmusic.org/events
APRIL 7
Cliff Cameron, El Malo | 8-11:30pm | Blue, 650A Congress, Portland | portcityblue.com
Pink Navel with Altered Gee & Won Pound | 8pm | $12-$15 | Sun Tiki Studios, 375 Forest Ave. Portland | suntikistudios.com/upcoming-shows
James Montgomery | 8pm | $30-$40 | One Longfellow Sq, 181 State St, Portland |
onelongfellowsquare.com/upcoming-shows-events
Wake Up Mama – Allman Brothers Tribute | $10-$15 | 8pm | Portland House of Music, 25 Temple, Portland | portlandhouseofmusic.com/events/list
Broadway Rave: The Musical Theatre Dance Party | $15-$20 | 9pm | State Theatre, 609 Congress | statetheatreportland.com
THEATER
“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
“Curtains” – A Musical Comedy Whodunit | March 24-April 8 | $20-$25 | Lyric Music Theater, 176 Sawyer St, South Portland | lyricmusictheater.org
“The Death Wings Project” by Bess Welden | With interactive art installation | March 30-April 8 | Tickets are pay what you decide | The Theater Project, 14 School St, Brunswick | More info tickets: bit.ly/3Tpamdi
Freeport Middle School Musical | March 31-April 2 | Meetinghouse Arts, 40 Main, Freeport | Schedule at meetinghousearts.org/on-stage/
“You Can’t Take It With You” | $40 | March 29-April 23 | Masks required at Thursday, Sunday performances | Good Theater, St Lawrence Arts, 76 Congress | stlawrencearts.org/
“The Cake” | April 5-23 | $20-$70 | Portland Stage, 25 Forest Ave, Portland | portlandstage.org/show/the-cake
“Eurydice Rising” | USM Theatre Dept & Osher School of Music | $8-$16 | April 4-8 | Russell Hall, 37 College Ave, Gorham | Tickets, schedule at usm.maine.edu/department-theatre
APRIL 1
Janoah Bailin’s “rOng: a sOund circus” | $15-$22 | 7:30pm-April 1 / 3:30pm-April 2 | Mayo Street Arts, 10 Mayo St, Portland | tickettailor.com/events/mayostreetarts/849097
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/
Tom Flanagan’s “Paradox” and Noriko Sakanishi’s “Dreams” | Thru April 22 | Cove Street Arts, 71 Cove St, Portland | covestreetarts.com/exhibitions
“Bodies of Work” – an exhibition of figurative art | Thru March 31 | Union of Maine Visual Artists Gallery, Portland Media Center Building, 516 Congress | theumva.org
“Deep Fake” | Immersive installation by Greta Bank | On view thru April 29 | SPEEDWELL Projects, 630 Forest Ave, Portland | speedwellprojects.com
MARCH 30
Opening Reception – Mariah Reading: “Waste Water” | Exhibition of painted litter and marine debris, presented by the Maine Island Trail Association | 5-8pm | Thru April 16 | Casco Bay Artisans & New England Ocean Cluster, 68 Commercial St, Maine Wharf, Portland | cascobayartisans.com/mariah-reading-waste-water
Opening Reception: “Tree Speech” | 5-7pm | Exhibition thru May 13 | Cove Street Arts, 10 Cove St | covestreetarts.com/events-1
Your Art, Your Voice: Celebrating Youth Art | Thru April 1 | Meetinghouse Arts, 40 Main, Freeport | meetinghousearts.org/in-the-gallery
MARCH 31
Gallery Talk with Michael Kolster | “Take Me to the River” and “Paris Park” series | 5-8pm | Maine Museum of Photographic Arts, 15 Middle, A3, Portland | mainemuseumofphotographicarts.org
APRIL 1
Conversation with Greta Bank and Eli Nixon | 2-3pm | SPEEDWELL Projects, 630 Forest Ave, Portland | space538.org/events
APRIL 7
Reception: “Evening Botanist” and “Heptagonals” | 5-8pm | SPACE 534 Gallery, 534 Congress, Portland | space538.org/events
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 | 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. | 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/
