Dance
Wednesday 13
Versificator – Electro Funk Dance Party | Portland House of Music & Events | 25 Temple St, Portland | 8pm | $5
Thursday 14
MJFF – MR. GAGA Portland Dance Month 11-14 6:00 PM JCA | Jewish Community Alliance (JCA) | 1342 Congress Street, Portland | 6pm | $8 – $10
Thursday Night Swing Dance w/ Portland Swing Project | Mechanics Hall Ballroom | 519 Congress Street, Portland | 7pm | $8 – $10
Friday 15
Dance Party with rotating DJ’s | Spring Point Tavern | 175 Benjamin W Pickett St., South Portland | 8:30pm | Free
Friction Friday | Flask Lounge | 117 Spring St, Portland | 9pm | $5
Saturday 16
3rd Annual Last Waltz Tribute Show | The Frog and Turtle | 3 Bridge St, Westbrook | 8pm | $25 – $150
Sunday 17
Dances of Universal Peace | Creating Space Yoga Studio | 1717 Congress Street, Portland | 1:30pm | $5 – $20
Monday 18
Miami Salsa Dancing Lessons | Sullivan Fitness Complex, Multipurpose Room , Portland | 7:15pm | Free
Tuesday 19
Beginning Swing Dance Classes w/ Portland Swing Project | Mechanics Hall | 519 Congress St, Portland | 6pm | $12 – $80
Wednesday 20
Louis the Child | State Theatre | 609 Congress St, Portland | 8pm | $26
Versificator – Electro Funk Dance Party | Portland House of Music & Events | 25 Temple St, Portland | 8pm | $5
ThumpDay! | Flask Lounge | 117 Spring St, Portland
Thursday 21
Thursday Night Swing Dance w/ Portland Swing Project | Mechanics Hall Ballroom | 519 Congress Street, Portland | 7pm | $8 – $10
Middle Eastern Dance night with Zapion & Friends | Blue | 650A Congress St, Portland | 9pm
Friday 22
Sevilla, mi tierra | Sevilla, my land | Mayo Street Arts | 10 Mayo Street, Portland | 7pm | $15 – $30
Dance Party with rotating DJ’s | Spring Point Tavern | 175 Benjamin W Pickett St., South Portland | 8:30pm | Free
Saturday 23
Sevilla, mi tierra | Sevilla, my land | Mayo Street Arts | 10 Mayo Street, Portland | 7pm | $15 – $30
Sunday 24
Flannel Tea Dance 5 – 8:30pm | Flask Lounge | 117 Spring St, Portland | 5pm
Monday 25
Miami Salsa Dancing Lessons | Sullivan Fitness Complex, Multipurpose Room , Portland | 7:15pm | Free
Tuesday 26
Beginning Swing Dance Classes w/ Portland Swing Project | Mechanics Hall | 519 Congress St, Portland | 6pm | $12 – $80
Wednesday 27
TroyBoi – Nostalgia Tour | State Theatre | 609 Congress St, Portland | 8pm | $20
Versificator – Electro Funk Dance Party | Portland House of Music & Events | 25 Temple St, Portland | 8pm | $5
Film
Wednesday 13
Redoubt [A film by Matthew Barney] | Portland Museum of Art | 7 Congress Square, Portland | 2pm
Continuing the Conversation About Dying and Death | 129 Island Ave, Peaks Island, ME 04108-1109, United States Peaks Island | 7pm
Thursday 14
Film: Abbas Kiarostami Mini-Retrospective | Portland Museum of Art | 7 Congress Square, Portland | 6pm
MJFF – MR. GAGA Portland Dance Month 11-14 6:00 PM JCA | Jewish Community Alliance (JCA) | 1342 Congress Street, Portland | 6pm | $8 – $10
Saturday 16
Film + Comedy: Down In Front! “Mesa of Lost Women” | Geno’s Rock Club | 625 Congress St, Portland | 8pm
Monday 18
Big Bang and Cosmology | Southworth Planetarium | 96 Falmouth St, Portland | 7pm | $12 – $20
Tuesday 19
Mack Wrestles with Kafari | Space Gallery | 538 Congress St, Portland | 7pm | Free
Wednesday 20
Backcountry Film Festival | Port City Music Hall | 504 Congress St, Portland | 7pm | $20
Thursday 21
Phunny at PHOME Presents Comedian Grant Lyon | 25 Temple St. Portland | 7pm
Friday 22
Kaki King | One Longfellow Square | 181 State Street, #201, Portland | 8pm | $25 – $30
Sunday 24
Rusty Rocket’s Last Blast! | Southworth Planetarium | 96 Falmouth St, Portland | 3pm | $5 – $5.50
Loro | Space Gallery | 538 Congress St, Portland | 7pm | $
Monday 25
Black Holes and Time Warps | Southworth Planetarium | 96 Falmouth St, Portland | 7pm | $12 – $20
Food + Drink
Wednesday 13
Lunch & Learn Research Hour: Gulf of Maine Archeology | 128 Wishcamper Center Portland | 12pm | Free
Community Lunch | The ROCC, top floor of Sullivan Gym Portland | 12:30pm
Snack Chat: HPV | Portland Public Library | 5 Monument Square, Portland | 3pm | Free
$3.50 Tall Wednesdays | Sebago Brewing Company | 211 FORE ST, Portland | 4pm
Happy Hour & Late Night Happy Hour | Sebago Brewing Company | 211 FORE ST, Portland | 4pm
Free Meal | Westbrook Community Center | 426 Bridge Street, Westbrook | 5pm
Happy Hour Music Series! | Blue | 650A Congress St, Portland | 5pm
‘19 FALMOUTH BOYS’ SOCCER BANQUET | The Elks Club | 1945 Congress St, Portland | 6pm | $0 – $22
Stump Trivia | Sea Dog Brewing Company | 125 Western Ave, South Portland | 8pm
Cooking Matters for Adults | Dempsey Center South Portland | 778 Main Street, South Portland
Hunger & Homelessness Awareness Week | Brooks Dining Hall Portland
Thursday 14
Experience USM: Environmental Science & Policy | Gorham campus Portland | 9:30am
Husky Vets Thanksgiving Fundraiser | Woodbury Campus Center Portland | 11:30am | $9
Wine Down | Sebago Brewing Company | 211 FORE ST, Portland | 4pm
the MOUSA happy hour! | Blue | 650A Congress St, Portland | 5pm
Whiskey Bending Workshop | New England Distilling Co | 26 Evergreen Dr, Portland | 6pm | $55
Bess Jacques & The Strays | Solo Italiano | 100 Commercial St, Portland | 6pm | Free
Film: Abbas Kiarostami Mini-Retrospective | Portland Museum of Art | 7 Congress Square, Portland | 6pm
Bon Appetite Culinary Walking Tour | East End Portland
Friday 15
Experience USM: Biological Sciences | Portland campus Portland | 11:30am
Layne’s Wine Gig | Blue | 650A Congress St, Portland | 4:30pm
Happy Hour with Travis James Humphrey | The Dogfish Company | 128 Free St, Portland | 5pm
The Superhero Lady Armwrestlers of Portland Present: SLAPsgiving: Volume IV | 25 Temple St. Portland | 8pm
Live Music | Sea Dog Brewing Company | 125 Western Ave, South Portland | 9pm
Vegan Gelato Friday at Gorgeous Gelato | 434 Fore St, Portland | Free
Rizo with guest Ari Shapiro | Aura Maine | 121 Center St, Portland
Saturday 16
Westbrook Grub + Pub Crawl | YES Brewing | 609 Main St, Westbrook | 3pm | $10 – $40
Afternoon Acoustic Concert | Urban Farm Fermentory Portland | 3pm | Free
Sunday 17
Bess Jacques & The Strays | MJ’s Wine Bar | 1 City Center, Portland | 7pm | Free
Tuesday 19
Adoption Awareness Event | One Longfellow Square | 181 State Street, #201, Portland | 5pm | $20
Wednesday 20
Maine Skeins Crafters | Maine Charitable Mechanic Association | 519 Congress Street, Portland | 12pm | Free
Literary Lunch: Richard Russo talks with Jennifer Finney Boylan | Portland Public Library | 5 Monument Square, Portland | 12pm
Crafternoon: Pretend Pies (Kids) | Walker Memorial Library | 800 Main St, Westbrook | 3pm
Cooking Matters Pop Up Store Tour | Dempsey Center South Portland | 778 Main Street, South Portland | 5pm
Sigrid Sibley at Blue | Blue | 650A Congress St, Portland | 5pm
Thursday 21
Graduate Studies Coffee Hour | Upstairs Lounge, LAC Portland | 1:30pm | Free
Happy Hour with MATT MEYER | Blue | 650A Congress St, Portland | 5pm
Hops for Habitat | Oxbow Blending & Bottling | 49 Washington Ave., Portland | 5pm | $20 – $30
Discover Arbonne & Monthly Meeting | Elks Lodge | 1945 Congress Street, Portland | 6pm
Standup Comedy: Phunny at PHOME | Portland House of Music | 25 Temple St., Portland | 7pm | $10 – $15
Friday 22
Experience USM: Nursing | Portland campus Portland | 1pm
Auditions: Casa Valentina | Portland Players Theater | 420 Cottage Rd, South Portland | 6pm
Sevilla, mi tierra | Sevilla, my land | Mayo Street Arts | 10 Mayo Street, Portland | 7pm | $15 – $30
Sunday 24
Wine & Oysters Walk | Starting location varies | Portland, Maine, Portland | 2:30pm | $75 – $85
Flannel Tea Dance 5 – 8:30pm | Flask Lounge | 117 Spring St, Portland | 5pm
Planetary Access//Lisa/Liza//LaughingAnimal// Sweetcreem | The Apohadion Theater | 107 Hanover St., Portland | 7pm
Tuesday 26
Life 101 | South Portland Public Library | 482 Broadway, South Portland | 10:30am
Holidays
Thursday 14
Husky Vets Thanksgiving Fundraiser | Woodbury Campus Center Portland | 11:30am | $9
MJFF – MR. GAGA Portland Dance Month 11-14 6:00 PM JCA | Jewish Community Alliance (JCA) | 1342 Congress Street, Portland | 6pm | $8 – $10
the MOUSA happy hour! | Blue | 650A Congress St, Portland | 5pm
Friday 15
A Magical Cirque Christmas | Merrill Auditorium | 20 Myrtle Street, Portland | 7:30pm
SLAP Thanksgiving | 25 Temple St. Portland | 8pm | $8 – $10
USM’s Second Annual Sustainability Fair | Lower Brooks Student Center Portland | 12pm | Free
Saturday 16
Bearly Dead Returns to | Empire | 575 Congress St, Portland | 10pm
Christmas Fair | St Nicholas Episcopal Church | 350 Rte 1 Scarborough | 9am | Free
Sunday 17
The Beauty of Patient Acceptance: A Meditation Class Series | Forest Ave Plaza | 449 Forest Ave 2nd Floor Suite#211, Portland | 10am | $10
The Music of Reggae for Kids | Port City Music Hall | 504 Congress St, Portland | 11:30pm | $15
Monday 18
Mindful Mondays | The ROCC Common Room- Top Floor of Sullivan Gym Portland | 1pm | Free
Seanachie Nights with Castlebay | Bull Feeney’s | 375 Fore St., Portland | 7pm | Free
Thursday 21
Four A Cause 2019 | Aura Maine | 121 Center St, Portland | 5pm | Free
Phunny at PHOME Presents Comedian Grant Lyon | 25 Temple St. Portland | 7pm
Saturday 23
Annual Holiday Trunk Show & Sale | Caravan Beads | 915 Forest Avenue, Portland | 10am | Free
Downeast Fair | Woodfords Congregational Church | 202 Woodfords Street, Portland | 9am | Free
Holiday Vendor and Craft Fair | DiMillo’s Restaurant | 25 Long Wharf, Portland | Through Nov 23 | 11am | Free
Sunday 24
The Beauty of Patient Acceptance: A Meditation Class Series | Forest Ave Plaza | 449 Forest Ave 2nd Floor Suite#211, Portland | 10am | $10
The Thanksgiving Soiree with James Theberge | 25 Temple St. Portland | 7pm | $8 – $10
Monday 25
Mindful Mondays | The ROCC Common Room- Top Floor of Sullivan Gym Portland | 1pm | Free
Tuesday 26
Songwriting Workshop | Thomas Memorial Library | 6 Scott Dyer Rd, Cape Elizabeth | 6:15pm | Free
Literary Arts
Wednesday 13
Toddle Town | South Portland Public Library | 482 Broadway, South Portland | 10:30am
Tales for Twos at Burbank | Burbank Branch | 377 Stevens Avenue, Portland | 10:30am
Rhythm and Rhymes for Babies | Portland Public Library | 5 Monument Square, Portland | 10:30am
Kid’s Graphic Novel Book Club | South Portland Public Library | 482 Broadway, South Portland | 3:30pm
Tellabration!2019 | Rines Auditorium | 5 Monument Square, Portland | 7pm | $1 – $10
MOOSE Storytelling | Portland Public Library | 5 Monument Square, Portland | 7pm
Thursday 14
Book Bambinos | South Portland Public Library | 482 Broadway, South Portland | 10:30am
The Art and Promise of Creating Fairy Tales for our Children and Grandchildren | Portland Public Library | 5 Monument Square, Portland | 5:30pm
Creating Community Workshop: Exploring Wabanaki/Maine History | Children’s Museum & Theatre of Maine | 142 Free St, Portland | 5:30pm | Free
Writers’ Meet-Up | Portland Public Library | 5 Monument Square, Portland | 6pm
Books in the ‘Brook | Walker Memorial Library | 800 Main St, Westbrook | 6pm
Riverton Book Group | Riverton Branch | 1600 Forest Avenue, Portland | 6:30pm
Evening Book Group: Main Library | South Portland Public Library | 482 Broadway, South Portland | 6:30pm
Speaker Series: The Edge of the World with Kerry Hardy | Gilsland Farm Audubon Center | 20 Gilsland Farm Road, Falmouth | 7pm | $12 – $15
Patty Crane discusses her new collection of poetry, BELL I WAKE TO, with poet Betsy Sholl | Print: A Bookstore | 273 Congress Street, Portland | 7pm | Free
Palaver Strings Presents Welcome Home | Port City Music Hall | 504 Congress St, Portland | 7pm | $15 – $45
Friday 15
Preschool Story Time at Peaks | Riverton Branch | 1600 Forest Avenue, Portland | 10:15am
Preschool Story Time at Burbank | Burbank Branch | 377 Stevens Avenue, Portland | 10:30am
Letter Zoo | South Portland Public Library | 482 Broadway, South Portland | 10:30am
Tales for Twos | Portland Public Library | 5 Monument Square, Portland | 10:30am
Preschool Story Time at Riverton | Riverton Branch | 1600 Forest Avenue, Portland | 10:45am
Saturday 16
Kids Con Portland | Doubletree by Hilton | 363 Maine Mall Rd., Portland | 10am | $0 – $15
Monday 18
Books with Baxter! Riverton’s Library Dog | Riverton Branch | 1600 Forest Avenue, Portland | 3pm
Seanachie Nights with Castlebay | Bull Feeney’s | 375 Fore St., Portland | 7pm | Free
Tuesday 19
Morning Book Group | South Portland Public Library | 482 Broadway, South Portland | 10:30am
Preschool Story Time | Portland Public Library | 5 Monument Square, Portland | 10:30am
Walker’s Chapter Chat | Walker Memorial Library | 800 Main St, Westbrook | 12pm
Young Writer’s Program | Walker Memorial Library | 800 Main St, Westbrook | 4pm
OceanView at Falmouth Presents Maine Author, Mary Lawrence | OceanView at Falmouth | 74 Lunt Rd., Falmouth | 6:30pm | Free
Tim Hillegonds and Jaed Coffin in conversation with Melanie Brooks | Print: A Bookstore | 273 Congress Street, Portland | 7pm | Free
Wednesday 20
Writers’ Accountability Group | Thomas Memorial Library | 6 Scott Dyer Rd, Cape Elizabeth | 10am | Free
Literary Lunch: Richard Russo talks with Jennifer Finney Boylan | Portland Public Library | 5 Monument Square, Portland | 12pm
Thursday 21
Meet the Hermit: The Mysterioius Life of Jim Whyte | Thomas Memorial Library | 6 Scott Dyer Rd, Cape Elizabeth | 6:30pm | Free
Evening Book Group – Killers of the Flower Moon | Thomas Memorial Library | 6 Scott Dyer Rd, Cape Elizabeth | 7pm | Free
Friday 22
Preschool Story Time at Peaks | Riverton Branch | 1600 Forest Avenue, Portland | 10:15am
Preschool Story Time at Burbank | Burbank Branch | 377 Stevens Avenue, Portland | 10:30am
Letter Zoo | South Portland Public Library | 482 Broadway, South Portland | 10:30am
Tales for Twos | Portland Public Library | 5 Monument Square, Portland | 10:30am
Preschool Story Time at Riverton | Riverton Branch | 1600 Forest Avenue, Portland | 10:45am
A Comedy of Haunted History | Bell Buoy Park | 72 Commercial St., Portland, Portland | 8pm | $14.99 – $19.99
Saturday 23
Author Talk with Richard Cass | South Portland Public Library | 482 Broadway, South Portland | 2pm
Sunday 24
For The Sake of The Song | Blue | 650A Congress St, Portland | 7pm
Books in Print: A Book Club discusses Sayaka Murata’s CONVENIENCE STORE WOMAN | Print: A Bookstore | 273 Congress Street, Portland | 7pm | Free
Tuesday 26
Life 101 | South Portland Public Library | 482 Broadway, South Portland | 10:30am
Preschool Story Time | Portland Public Library | 5 Monument Square, Portland | 10:30am
Songwriting Workshop | Thomas Memorial Library | 6 Scott Dyer Rd, Cape Elizabeth | 6:15pm | Free
Storytelling Night | Thomas Memorial Library | 6 Scott Dyer Rd, Cape Elizabeth | 6:30pm | Free
Theater
3rd Annual Last Waltz Tribute Show | The Frog and Turtle | 3 Bridge St, Westbrook | Sat Nov 16 8pm | $25 – $150
A Comedy of Haunted History | Bell Buoy Park | 72 Commercial St., Portland, Portland | Fri Nov 15 8pm, Sat Nov 16 8pm, Sun Nov 17 8pm | Sat Nov 23 8pm, Sun Nov 24 $14.99 – $19.99
Ed Reichert Musical Theatre Studio Recital | Corthell Hall | 37 College Avenue, Gorham, ME, Gorham | Sat Nov 16 2pm | Free
King Friday’s Dungeon Puppet Slam | Mayo Street Arts | 10 Mayo Street, Portland | Fri Nov 15 7pm, Sat Nov 16 7pm | $12 – $18
Mack Wrestles with Kafari | Space Gallery | 538 Congress St, Portland | Tue Nov 19 7pm | Free
Magic Tree House: Showtime with Shakespeare | Merrill Auditorium | 20 Myrtle Street, Portland | Sun Nov 17 3pm | $15
MaineStream JazzMasters | Blue | 650A Congress St, Portland | Sun Nov 17 7pm
MeSSeS | Space Gallery | 538 Congress St, Portland | Sat Nov 16 3pm
The Music of Reggae for Kids | Port City Music Hall | 504 Congress St, Portland | Sun Nov 17 11pm | $15
PAPERMAKER by Monica Wood | Footlights Theatre | 190 US Route 1, Falmouth | Thu & Fri Nov 14 & 15 7pm, Sat Nov 16 2pm and 7pm | Thu & Fri Nov 21 & 22 7pm, Sat Nov 23 2pm and 7pm | $18 – $20
Taylor O’Donnell | Blue | 650A Congress St, Portland | Sat Nov 16 8pm
Travis James Humphrey live at The Thirsty Pig (2pm) | The Thirsty Pig | 37 Exchange St, Portland | Sat Nov 16 2pm
USM Department of Theatre Continues 2019-2020 Season of Women with Reimagined Greek Tale, The Love of the Nightingale | University Of Southern Maine – Gorham Campus | 37 College Ave, Gorham | Fri Nov 15 7pm, Sat Nov 16 7pm, Sun Nov 17 5pm, Wed Nov 20 5pm | $8 – $16
Debbie Does Dallas The Musical | The Studio Theater at Portland Ballet | 517 Forest Ave, Portland | Thu Nov 14 8pm, Fri Nov 15 8pm, Sat Nov 16 8pm | $10 – $20
Auditions: Casa Valentina | Portland Players Theater | 420 Cottage Rd, South Portland | Fri Nov 22 6pm, Sat Nov 23 6pm
Deering Drama Presents-”The Miracle Worker | Deering High School Auditorium | 370 Stevens Avenues, Portland | Fri Nov 22 7pm, Sat Nov 23 1pm, Sat Nov 23 7pm, Sun Nov 24 1pm | $5 – $10
Footloose: The Musical; Book by Dean Pitchford and Walter Bobbie, Music by Tom Snow, Lyrics by Dean Pitchford | Cape Elizabeth High School | 345 Ocean House Road, Cape Elizabeth | Thu Nov 21 7pm, Fri Nov 22 7pm, Sat Nov 23 2pm, Sat Nov 23 7pm, Sun Nov 24 2pm | $5 – $15
Andrea Re & Friends | Blue | 650A Congress St, Portland | Fri Nov 22 6pm
Visual Arts
Ongoing
Visual Arts Contemporary Responses to Modernism | USM Art Gallery | 5 University Way, Gorham | Through Nov 13 | Wed Nov 13 12pm, Thu Nov 14 12pm, Fri Nov 15 12pm, Sat Nov 16 12pm, Sun Nov 17 12pm, Wed Nov 20 12pm | Free
The Women of Casco Bay Artisans Exhibition | Casco Bay Artisans | http://cascobayartisans.com/upcoming-exhibitions/kim-radochia-shimms, Portland | Through Nov 13 | Wed Nov 13 11am, Thu Nov 14 11am, Fri Nov 15 11am, Sat Nov 16 11am, Sun Nov 17 11am | Free
HOME – an evening with Habitat for Humanity | Portland Art Gallery | 154 Middle St, Portland | Through Nov 14 | Thu Nov 14 5pm | $75
MMPA Opening Reception: Jack Montgomery and Ralph Gibson: Appearances | Maine Museum of Photographic Arts at USM Glickman Family Library | 314 Forest Ave., Portland | Through Nov 14 | Thu Nov 14 6pm | Free
Homeboy Sandman and Billy Woods | Space Gallery | 538 Congress St, Portland Nov 5 | Fri Nov 15 8pm | $10 – $15
Serenity – 2019 | Richard Boyd Art Gallery | 15 Epps Street, Portland | Fri Nov 15 10am, Sat Nov 16 10am, Sun Nov 17 10am Fri Nov 22 10am, Sat Nov 23 10am, Sun Nov 24 10am | Free
Astronomy Art | Southworth Planetarium | 96 Falmouth St, Portland | Through Nov 18 | Mon Nov 18 10am | $25 – $125
Big Bang and Cosmology | Southworth Planetarium | 96 Falmouth St, Portland | Through Nov 18 | Mon Nov 18 7pm | $12 – $20
10,000+ Hours | SPEEDWELL projects | 630 Forest Ave, Portland | Through Nov 21 | Thu Nov 21 12pm, Fri Nov 22 12pm, Sat Nov 23 12pm | Free
Black Holes and Time Warps | Southworth Planetarium | 96 Falmouth St, Portland | Through Nov 25 | Mon Nov 25 7pm | $12 – $20
Kaki King | One Longfellow Square | 181 State Street, #201, Portland Nov 8 | Fri Nov 22 8pm | $25 – $30
Nick Gervin presents at Portland Camera Club | Portland Camera Club | 179 Woodford Street, Portland | Through Nov 25 | Mon Nov 25 7pm | Free
Rusty Rocket’s Last Blast! | Southworth Planetarium | 96 Falmouth St, Portland | Through Nov 24 | Sun Nov 24 3pm | $5 – $5.50