BENEFITS
MSMT’s Amazing Technicolor Yard Sale seeks donations for its April 30 Revival Fund Fundraiser | For specifics, visit msmt.org/yard-sale/
APRIL 1
“Pirates of Penzance” Pop-Up | April 1 and 2 | PortFringe fundraiser with silent auction | Doors 7pm, Show 7:30pm | $15 | Geno’s Rock Club, 625 Congress St | facebook.com/PortFringe/
APRIL 6
Show & Tell: A Literary Spectacular | Annual celebration of storytelling to benefit The Telling Room’s writing and publishing programs | $35, virtual event | 7:45-9:15pm | tellingroom.org/events
APRIL 8
Spring is in the A.I.R. | Fundraising concert for Indigo Arts Alliance’s Artists-in-Residence | 6:30pm | $100 all-inclusive ticket | One Longfellow Sq, 181 State St, Portland | More info at indigoartsalliance.me/event-schedule/
APRIL 9
Concert for Ukraine | A benefit for Partners for World Health | 8pm | $15-20 | One Longfellow Sq, 181 State St, Portland | More info at bit.ly/3NfrYoi
COMEDY
APRIL 2
LOLS: An Evening of Local Comedy | $10+ | 8pm | One Longfellow Sq, 181 State St, Portland | onelongfellowsquare.com/shows/
APRIL 6
Cabin Fever Comedy Night | Outdoor comedy show | 8:30pm | $20 | Brick South Beer Garden, Thompsons Point | bit.ly/3NjWIED
DANCE
“Beauty and the Beast” | Through April 10 | $21-$27 | Maine State Ballet, Lopez Theater, 348 US Route One, Falmouth | Schedule and more info at mainestateballet.org/beauty-and-the-beast
APRIL 7
Step Afrika! | Raise the Barre Series, with Indigo Arts Alliance and Portland Ovations | 7pm | $25+ | Pre-performance conversation at 6pm | Merrill Auditorium | More info at indigoartsalliance.me/event-schedule/
APRIL 8
Khmer New Year: Celebrating through Music and Dance | 7-9pm | Khmer Maine and the Angkor Dance Troupe | $15-$22; $10 youth | Mayo Street Arts, 10 Mayo St, Portland | tickettailor.com/events/mayostreetarts/651342/
FESTS/MARKETS
APRIL 9
Beers With(out) Beards | Craft beer festival hosted by Hop Culture celebrating Women in Beer | Brick South, Thompson’s Point, Portland | bit.ly/3qAQhTT
ONGOING
Portland Winter Farmers’ Market | Saturdays 9am-1pm | Stevens Sq. Community Center Gym, 631 Stevens Ave | portlandmainefarmersmarket.org
Brunswick Winter Market | Saturdays 9am-12:30pm | Fort Andross Mill Complex, 14 Maine St, Brunswick | brunswickwintermarket.net/
FILM
MARCH 31
WMPG Jazz at the Movies | “Anita O’Day, the Life of a Jazz Singer” | 7-8pm | Free, limited tickets | Cove Street Arts, 71 Cove St, Portland | More info and ticket link at covestreetarts.com/events-1
APRIL 1
Shit in the Dirt Short Film Festival 2022 | Celebrating low-to-no-budget filmmaking | 8pm | $8 | The Apohadion, 107 Hanover St | theapohadiontheater.com
Bates Film Festival comes to Freeport | April 1-2 | Nordica Theater, 1 Freeport Village Station | More info at freeportartsandculture.org/event/bates-film-festival-comes-to-freeport/
APRIL 3
“Rock Bottom Riser” | 7pm | $7-$9 | SPACE, 538 Congress, Portland | Info at space538.org/events/
APRIL 8
“Cow” | 7pm | $7-$9 | SPACE, 538 Congress| Info at space538.org/events/
APRIL 11
“Belfast” | Monday Movie Matinee | 1:30-3:30pm | Scarborough Public Library, 48 Gorham Road | Seating limited | Registration info at scarboroughlibrary.org/adults/events/series/monday-movie
FOOD FOR THOUGHT
Managing Money, Building Careers, and Starting Businesses | Tuition-Free Online Classes for April offered by New Ventures Maine in partnership with Empowered by GoDaddy | Online, On-Demand, no charge | newventuresmaine.org/
MARCH 31
Maine Preservation Honor Awards | 5pm virtual program recognizing the successes in preservation in 2021 | Learn more and register at mainepreservation.org/upcoming-programs
Seed Starting with Friends of Woodfords Corner & Backyard Blooms | 6:30-7:30pm | For more info and Zoom link, woodfordscorner.org/events
APRIL 1
Spots of Light – To Be a Woman in the Holocaust | Traveling exhibit from Yad Vashem, the World Holocaust Remembrance Center | Mon-Fri 8:30am-5:30pm thru April 29 | JCA, 1342 Congress St | bit.ly/3u9iemG
Glacial change through Art & Climate Science | 6-7pm | In-person with Dr. Dave Reidmiller at “The North Atlantic Triennial” exhibition | Portland Museum of Art, 7 Congress | bit.ly/3JAmCl6
APRIL 2
“Developing Youth Leadership through Model United Nations” | Conversation with Yanina Nickless and Bret Bergst | United Nations Assoc meeting and keynote | 10-11:30am | Free | Info and Zoom link: unamaine.org/calendar-and-events
APRIL 3
“Problem Solving in a Divided America” | Frances Perkins Center | 5pm | Free virtual forum | Info and link at francesperkinscenter.org/events/upswing/
APRIL 4
The Bias Meter: Win the Battle for Your Brain | Misinformation in the media landscape | Third in 4-part series | 6:30-8pm via Zoom | Thomas Memorial Library | More info at bit.ly/3KQK4uP
The Maine Woods National Park Photo-Documentation Project – Presentation by Thomas & Lee Ann Szelog | Part of the “Preserving & Protecting Maine’s Wild & Scenic Places” workshop | 9:30-11:30am | $15 | USM Wishcamper Center, 44 Bedford St | For more info and to register: bit.ly/36peHsS
APRIL 5
Birding Basics: Making it Count | 6:30-7:30pm online | Free | maineaudubon.org/news/events/birding-basics-count/
APRIL 9
Southern Maine Community College in-person Open House | 9am-Noon | SMCC, 2 Fort Road, South Portland | More information and pre-registration at startsmart.smccme.edu/open-house-spring-2022/
APRIL 10
“Yellowstone from the Box Seat” | Greg Cuffey talks about Yellowstone Park’s first 44 years | 2-3pm | Free, donations welcomed | Skyline Farm, 95 The Lane, North Yarmouth | More info at skylinefarm.org
APRIL 11
Disinformation Nation: Detecting Propaganda, Defeating Emotional Manipulation | 6:30-8pm via Zoom | Thomas Memorial Library | More info at bit.ly/3KQK4uP
APRIL 12
Portland Trails’ Annual Meeting | 6-7pm via Zoom | trails.org/calendar/portland-
trails-annual-meeting/
Birding Basics: All About Migration | 6:30-7:30pm online | Free | maineaudubon.org/news/events/birding-basics-count-341/
APRIL 13
Dress Codes: How the Laws of Fashion Made History | Northern Threads Series | Talk with Richard Thompson Ford | 7-8pm | Maine Historical Society online event | mainehistory.org/programs_events.shtml
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
Veterans Membership Drive | American Legion Munjoy Hill Post 161, 42 Atlantic St, Portland | Have a beverage and check out our Post | Saturdays 10am-4pm | For more info, call 772-9314
HEALTH/SUPPORT
APRIL 6
Qigong Foundations | Beginners and drop-ins welcome | $15/class | Weds 9am, April 6-May 11 | Maine Center for Taijiquan and Qigong, 500 Forest Ave (rear) | mainetaiji.com/
ONGOING
Healthy Living for ME | Free health programs offered online or in person for adults with chronic health conditions | For more info visit healthylivingforme.org/Programs
The Opportunity Alliance Senior Volunteers Program seeks senior companion volunteers over the age of 55 to help in Cumberland and York counties | Qualifying volunteers receive a stipend | More information at opportunityalliance.org/senior-companion-program
OUTMaine Youth Programs for LGBTQ+ youth | Weekly programs, retreats, leadership, support | Free | outmaine.org/
Remote Support Groups, Mon-Thurs, hosted by NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) | For info and schedules visit namimaine.org/supportgroups
Recovery Yoga | SeaChange Yoga | for people in recovery from substance use disorder | Tues/Thurs 1:30-2:20pm | Free | seachangeyoga.org/recovery-yoga
Virtual Breastfeeding Support Group | Weekly support group as well as mom-to-mom support on an ongoing basis | Fridays 10am | Free to Maine residents | Private facebook group with Doula/Lactation consultant, bit.ly/3wgsycS
LITERARY ARTS
MARCH 30
“Take it Easy: Portland in the 1970s” | Book talk with John Duncan and Chris Busby | 6-7pm | Bunker Brewing, 17 Westfield St | bit.ly/3Ij2TFq
APRIL 2
Poetry Across: Maya Williams & Gibson Fay-LeBlanc | 1:30-2:30pm | Portland Public Library Zoom event | bit.ly/3Lke6Yd
APRIL 4
“To Marry and to Meddle” | Marth Waters and Sarah Hogle | 7-8pm | Print: A Bookstore Zoom event | Visit bit.ly/3u9iPF1
APRIL 5
“When the Stars Go Dark” | Paula McClain | 7-8pm | Print: A Bookstore Zoom event | Visit bit.ly/3N4fH5W
APRIL 6
“You’re Loved” | Liz Climo and Samara Cole Doyon | 7-8pm | Print: A Bookstore Zoom event | bit.ly/3iGQCjq
APRIL 7
Poetry Across: Maya Williams & Brooke Bolduc | 6:30-7:30pm | Portland Public Library Zoom event | bit.ly/3qAShM1
APRIL 9
T.S. Eliot’s “Four Quartets” | A recital from memory by John Farrell | 7:30-9pm | $15-$22 | Mayo Street Arts, 20 Mayo St, Portland |. tickettailor.com/events/mayostreetarts/651406/
APRIL 10
“The Big Trends Shaping the World Today: Economics, Technology and Geopolitics” | An evening with Thomas L. Friedman | 9pm | JCA zoom event: bit.ly/3JHkmsB
APRIL 12
“The World According to Color” | James Fox and Kate Russo | 7-8pm | Print: A Bookstore Zoom event | Visit bit.ly/3ICcqHD
APRIL 19
Page to Stage: “Sabina” | Bookclub-style discussion with Portland Stage | 6-7pm | Portland Public Library Zoom event | bit.ly/3NiOo8a
ONGOING
Guerilla Poetry Whoop | Thomas Memorial Library: Poets and poetry enthusiasts group meeting every second Thurs of the month | 6:30pm via Zoom | More info and registration at thomasmemoriallibrary.org/poetry-at-tml/
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
“Northern Threads” – Two Centuries of Dress at Maine Historical Society | Thru July 30 | Maine Historical Society, 489 Congress | Timed admission | Members free, public $10 | 207-774-1822 | mainehistory.org
Maine Historical Society | 489 Congress | Timed admission | Members free, public $10 | 207-774-1822 | mainehistory.org
Maine Jewish Museum | 267 Congress | “Women from the Bible in Contemporary Book Arts” & “Shalom House 50th Anniversary Exhibition”| Thru April 28 | mainejewishmuseum.org/
Skyline Farm Carriage Museum | 95 The Lane, North Yarmouth | skylinefarm.org
MUSIC
Chocolate Church Arts Center | 804 Washington St, Bath | For performance schedule, visit chocolatechurcharts.org/
One Longfellow Square | 181 State St, Portland | For schedules and info, visit onelongfellowsquare.com/shows/
Portland House of Music | 25 Temple St, Portland | for schedule of shows, visit portlandhouseofmusic.com
Portland Symphony Orchestra | For concert, venue and ticket information visit portlandsymphony.org
State Theatre | 609 Congress | For up-to-date concert information, visit statetheatreportland.com/
MARCH 30
Rachel Baiman & Taylor Ashton | $12-$15 | 8pm | One Longfellow Sq, 181 State St | onelongfellowsquare.com/shows/
MARCH 31
Sphinx Virtuosi: Tracing Visions | Seeking Resonance Series with Indigo Arts Alliance and Portland Ovations | 7pm | $17-$52 | Info at indigoartsalliance.me/event-schedule/
Heather Pierson Trio | $12-$15 | 8pm | One Longfellow Sq, 181 State St, Portland | onelongfellowsquare.com/shows/
John Elliott, Draudiga | 7-11pm | Blue, 650A Congress St, Portland | portcityblue.com/
Bad Combo | 7-9pm | Free | Oxbow Blending and Bottling, 49 Washington Ave, Portland | badcombo.com
Marc Ribot | 8pm | $20-$25 | SPACE, 538 Congress| Info at space538.org/events/
APRIL 1
The THE BAND Band | $30-$40 | 8pm | One Longfellow Sq, 181 State St, Portland | onelongfellowsquare.com/shows/
Darlin’ Corey, Alice Limoges, Mikayla & The Basement Cats | 6-11:45pm | Blue, 650A Congress St, Portland | portcityblue.com/
Half Moon Jug Band | Eclectic | 7pm | $21-$25 | Cadenza, 5 Depot St, Freeport | cadenzafreeport.com
APRIL 2
Sean Mencher and Hugh Bowden | Eclectic solo guitar | 7pm | $21-$25 | Cadenza, 5 Depot St, Freeport | cadenzafreeport.com
Titus Abbott Collective | Dimensions in Jazz | 8pm | $15-$25 | Portland Conservatory of Music, 28 Neal St, Portland | bit.ly/3LkOxX3
International Open Mic | 7:30-9:30pm | Experienced and emerging performers | Advanced sign-ups encouraged | Free to the public | Mayo Street Arts, 10 Mayo St | tickettailor.com/events/mayostreetarts/651164/
APRIL 3
Women in Harmony Outreach Ensemble | 3-4pm | Meetinghouse Arts, 40 Main St | $10-$15 | Information at bit.ly/3MZOEZF
APRIL 5
StickMen | $25-$35 | 8pm | One Longfellow Sq, 181 State St | onelongfellowsquare.com/shows
APRIL 6
John Craigie w/The Lowest Pair | Part 1; Part 2 April 7 | $20-$25 | 8pm | One Longfellow Sq, 181 State St, Portland | onelongfellowsquare.com/shows
APRIL 7
Miriam Schwanauer, Piano and Stella Faux, Violin | Noonday Concert Series | 12:15pm | Free | Portland Conservatory of Music, 28 Neal St | bit.ly/3IKhs4N
The Eileen Rose Show | Country & Rock covers | 7pm | $21-$25 | Cadenza, 5 Depot St, Freeport | cadenzafreeport.com
APRIL 8
Soundcheck: Paul Sullivan | Jazz and more pianist | 7:30pm | Free Facebook livestream or $10 in-person at Camden Opera House | camdenoperahouse.com
Brentano String Quartet | Portland Chamber Music Festival | 7:30pm followed by artist Q&A | $25-$75 | Hannaford Hall, USM Portland Campus | pcmf.org/2022-4-8
Clifford Cameron Concert Series | Jazz | 7pm | $21-$25 | Cadenza, 5 Depot St, Freeport | cadenzafreeport.com
APRIL 9
R.A.P. Ferreira & Friends | “There and Back Again Tour with Sha Ray and Pink Navel | 8pm | $15-$20 | SPACE, 538 Congress| Info at space538.org/events/
Heather Pierson Trio | Multi-Genre Singer/Songwriter | 7pm | $21-$25 | Cadenza, 5 Depot St, Freeport | cadenzafreeport.com
APRIL 10
Jill Solube w/Emma Ivy | Part 1; Part 2 April 7 | $15-$20 | 8pm | One Longfellow Sq, 181 State St, Portland | onelongfellowsquare.com/shows
J.S. Bach’s St. Matthew Passion | PSO with ChoralArt Singers | 2:30pm | $21+ | Merrill Auditorium, 20 Myrtle St, Portland | choralart.org/Events/bach-stmatthewpassion/
Les Filles De Illighadad | “There and Back Again Tour with Sha Ray and Pink Navel | 8pm | $15-$18 | SPACE, 538 Congress| Info at space538.org/events/
APRIL 12
Alash Ensemble | Part 1; Part 2 April 7 | $20-$25 | 8pm | One Longfellow Sq, 181 State St | onelongfellowsquare.com/shows
J.S. Bach’s St. Matthew Passion | PSO with ChoralArt Singers | 7:30pm | $21+ | Merrill Auditorium, 20 Myrtle St, Portland | choralart.org/Events/bach-stmatthewpassion/
APRIL 15
Denny Breau | Acoustic Folk/Blues/Jazz | 7pm | $21-$25 | Cadenza, 5 Depot St, Freeport | cadenzafreeport.com
THEATER
MARCH 30
“I and You” | $20+, On Demand $25 | Thru April 17 | Portland Stage, 25A Forest Ave | Info, tickets at portlandstage.org
“Desperate Measures” | Maine premiere thru April 24 | $32+ | Good Theater, St. Lawrence Arts, 76 Congress, Portland | Info, tickets: goodtheater.com/shows.html
APRIL 1
“Reefer Madness the Musical” | Fri/Sat 7:30pm, Sun 2:30pm thru April 17 | $22 | The Portland Players, 420 Cottage Rd, South Portland | portlandplayers.org/events
APRIL 3
Bread & Puppet Theater’s “Finished Waiting” | 7-8:30pm | $15-$22 | Mayo Street Arts, 10 Mayo St | tickettailor.com/events/mayostreetarts/651180/#
APRIL 7
“Disaster!” | Musical comedy running thru April 17 | $17-$20 | L/A Community Little Theatre, 30 Academy St, Auburn | More info at laclt.com/
APRIL 10
Tophat Production’s “Jesus Christ Superstar” | David Worobec’s operatic miniature stage production | 5:15pm | $15-$22 | Mayo Street Arts, 20 Mayo St, Portland | Info at
tickettailor.com/events/mayostreetarts/653071/
VISUAL ARTS
“North of Nowhere, West of the Moon” – Myth, Fiction, and Fantasy in Maps | Thru May 30 | Osher Map Library, USM, 314 Forest Ave, Portland | Free, open to the public by timed admission | oshermaps.org/news
“Reflections” Opening Reception | Brooke Lambert | 5-8pm | Exhibition runs thru March 30 | The Union of Maine Visual Arts, Portland Media Center Building, 516 Congress St. | Exhibits and more info at theumva.org
MARCH 30
Artist Talk: Susan Webster discusses her ROEWEAR Art Project supporting reproductive healthcare and abortion justice | 6:30-7:30pm | Cove Street Arts, 71 Cove St | covestreetarts.com/events-1
APRIL 1
Opening Reception: Kifah Abudulla – “Art – Arabic Calligraphy – And Me” | 6-8pm | Free | Mayo Street Arts, 10 Mayo St, Portland | tickettailor.com/events/mayostreetarts/668213/
“Works on Paper” An annual exhibition of work created on raw product paper | Richard Boyd Art Gallery, 15 Epps St | 10am-3pm Fri, Sat, Sun | 712-1097 |
richardboydartgallery.com
APRIL 2
International Slow Art Day | Look with attention and intention | Free | PMA, 7 Congress St | Learn more and register, bit.ly/3qzcQZc
ONGOING
Alice Gauvin Gallery | 43 York St, Portland | alicegauvingallery.com/
Chocolate Church Arts Center | 804 Washington St, Bath | chocolatechurcharts.org/
Cove St. Arts | 71 Cove St, Portland | “Dance Me to the End” thru April 9 | “Faculty Photography II,” thru April 16 | M-F 10-5:30, Sat. 10-5 | 808-8911 | covestreetarts.com
Elizabeth Moss Galleries | 100 Fore St, Portland | New work by Charlie Hewitt thru Feb. 28 | elizabethmossgalleries.com/
Grant Wahlquist Gallery | 30 City Center | W-Sat 11-6 | grantwahlquist.com/
Greenhut Galleries | 146 Middle St, Portland | 772-2693 | M-F 10-5:30, Sat. 10-5 | 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
“MMPA Antidote” | Maine Museum of Photographic Arts virtual newsletter featuring Maine art and artists | Updated regularly with photographs, interviews, reviews, Q&As | Visit mainemuseumofphotographicarts.org
Richard Boyd Art Gallery | 15 Epps St. | 10am-3pm Fri, Sat, Sun | Free | 712-1097 | richardboydartgallery.com
Union of Maine Visual Artists Gallery | Annual exhibit showcasing artwork by members of The Union of Maine Visual Arts | Portland Media Center Building, 516 Congress St. | Exhibits and more info at theumva.org/
UNE Art Gallery | 716 Stevens Ave, Portland | “Sensing Place” thru June 12 | bit.ly/3sxzAch
