Bob Gauthier as Ebeneezer Scrooge
South Portland resident Bob Gauthier as Ebeneezer Scrooge in “Scrooge! The Musical,” at Lyric Music Theater, South Portland, Dec. 2-18. See listing under Theater for link to more info. (Mary Meserve photo)
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BENEFITS

Mission of Hope Clothes Closet | Free clothes for those in need | 9am-Noon, 1st and 3rd Saturdays | Cressey Road United Methodist Church, 81 Cressey Rd & Rte 25

NOVEMBER 27

Makers Market at Maine Mead Works Tasting Room, 51 Washington Ave | Noon-6pm

FAIRS, MARKETS

DECEMBER 3

Christmas Arts & Craft Show | Dec 3-4 | 9am-4pm | Wheelchair accessible | Portland Fireside Inn & Suites, 81 Riverside | newenglandcraftfairs.com/

FILM

NOVEMBER 25

The 22nd Annual Animation Show of Shows | Thru Nov. 27  | $7-$9 | Portland Museum of Art, 7 Congress Sq | Schedule and info at: portlandmuseum.org/films

NOVEMBER 27

“Dorothea Lange: Grab a Hunk of Lightning” | $7-$9 | Portland Museum of Art, 7 Congress Sq | Schedule and more info: portlandmuseum.org/films

NOVEMBER 30

“Woman in the Dunes” | One of the 60’s great international art-house films | 7pm | $7-$9 | SPACE, 538 Congress St. | space538.org/events

Ciclismo Classico Bike Travel Film Festival | 7pm | $15-$20 | One Longfellow Sq, 181 State St, Portland | onelongfellowsquare.com/upcoming-shows-events/

DECEMBER 2

“Aftersun” | Nominated for 4 Gotham Independent Film Awards | $7-$9 | Portland Museum of Art, 7 Congress Sq | Schedule, more info: portlandmuseum.org/films

FOOD FOR THOUGHT

NOVEMBER 26

Eyes on Owls: 3 Sessions | Live owl shows with Marcia Wilson, Mark Wilson | $28 | Gilsland Farm, 20 Gilsland Farm Road, Falmouth | More info and registration at maineaudubon.org/news/events/eyes-on-owls-3-shows-798/

NOVEMBER 29

“Skirts: Fashioning Modern Femininity in the 20th Century” | Northern Threads Series book talk with Dr. Kimberly Chrisman-Campbell | Maine Historical Society Zoom event | Register: mainehistory.org/programs_events.shtml

The Many Faces of Grief | Hospice of Southern Maine | Webinar with Kelly Blanchette, CT, CCLS | 11:30am | Info and registration: askhospiceexperts.org/upcomingevents

NOVEMBER 30

Space: The Race for the Final Frontier | Camden Conference event | 5:30-7pm | Falmouth Memorial Library, 5 Lunt Rd, Falmouth | falmouthmemoriallibrary.org/

Sounding Trauma, Mediating Memory: Holocaust Economy and the Politics of Sound with Prof. Kathryn Huether | 7-8:30pm | Bowdoin College, Main Lounge, 255 Maine, Bowdoin | mainejewish.org/inspire_events/

Maine’s Buildings as Part of our Low-Carbon Future | Sustainability Series online event | 5:30-7pm | Portland Public Library | More info at bit.ly/3EhJlkx

DECEMBER 1

Birding Abroad with Maine Audubon | Naturalist Doug Hitchcox talk about the birds of Central America | Maine Audubon online event | maineaudubon.org/news/events/birding-abroad-with-maine-audubon/

Medicinal Herb Tisanes | Hands-on workshop | 6-8pm | $45-$50 | The Maine Organic Marketplace, 55 Main, Freeport | mofga.org/event-calendar/medicinal-herb-tisanes-december/

ONGOING

Portland Job Corps is enrolling youth 16-24 in career training | Free, online available | Housing, meals, job placement | Contact Jennifer Caswell, 207-631-0784 or [email protected] for more info

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

Open Conversation for Learning English | Adults, teens | Mondays, 3pm | Free, all levels | Portland Public Library, Meeting Room 5, 5 Monument Sq, Portland | Info at portlandlibrary.com/programs-events/

Technology Tutoring | One-on-one tutoring for all levels, 30 minutes of free computer assistance | Wednesdays 2:30-4pm | Advance registration, call 871-1700 x725 | More info: Portland Public Library, portlandlibrary.com/events

Tuition-Free Online Classes offered by New Ventures Maine in partnership with Empower by GoDaddy | Online, On-Demand, no charge | newventuresmaine.org/

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

LITERARY ARTS

NOVEMBER 16

Nature Poetry Night | Poetry nspired by lands conserved by the Androscoggin Land Trust | 6-7:30pm | Auburn Public Library, 49 Spring St, Auburn | bit.ly/3fzNIiF

NOVEMBER 17

“Old Orchard Beach Cycle” | Robert Gibbons book launch with Littoral Books | Reading by poet and conversation with Gary Lawless | 7pm | Print Bookstore, 273 Congress | printbookstore.com/events | littoralbooks.com/

Trailside Poetry Reading | Local poets read their poems about nature, in nature | Bring chair, bundle up | 5pm | Gazebo at Fort Allen Park, Eastern Prom Boulevard | trails.org/calendar/trailside-poetry-reading/

The Blue Door by Hank Paper
“The Blue Door,” archival pigment print by Hank Paper, at the Maine Jewish Museum, 267 Congress St., Portland, through Jan. 6. (Courtesy Maine Jewish Museum)

MUSEUMS

Maine Historical Society | 489 Congress | “Chansonetta Stanley Emmons: Staging the Past” through March 31 | “Northern Threads” through Dec 31 | Members free, public $10 | 207-774-1822 | mainehistory.org

Maine Jewish Museum | 267 Congress | Exhibitions: M. Annenberg “News/Not News”; Missy Asen “The Good Life”; Smith Galtney “Dream Sequence” | mainejewishmuseum.org/

Skyline Farm Carriage Museum | 95 The Lane, North Yarmouth | Current exhibit –
“Town & Country: Rocking & Rolling Down the Lane” | Free, donations appreciated | skylinefarm.org

MUSIC

NOVEMBER 25

Mama Tried | Classic Rock, Country, Pop | 7pm | $21-$25 | Cadenza, 5 Depot, Freeport | cadenzafreeport.com/

Model Airplane’s Funksgiving | 8pm | 21+ | $20-$25 | Portland House of Music, 25 Temple St, Portland | portlandhouseofmusic.com/

NOVEMBER 26

ZOOTZ Reunion | 8:30pm | $16-$20 | SPACE, 538 Congress | space538.org/event/zootz-reunion-2022/

Southside Blues | Chicago Blues | 7pm | $21-$25 | Cadenza, 5 Depot, Freeport | cadenzafreeport.com/

Throwback Party with beats by DJ Dale Da Dred | 7-11pm | $10 | Urban Farm Fermentory, 200 Anderson | fermentory.com/calendar

Will Orchard, The Bumbling Woohas, Myles Bullen | $10 | All ages | 8-11pm | The Apohadion Theater, 107 Hanover, Portland | theapohadiontheater.com/

Model Airplane’s Funksgiving | 8pm | 21+ | $20-$25 | Portland House of Music, 25 Temple St, Portland | portlandhouseofmusic.com/

NOVEMBER 27

Sopranos and Clarinet | Public Concert Series of the Portland Rossini Club | 3-4pm | $10-$15 | Cathedral Church of St. Luke, 143 State St | rossiniclub.org/event-calendar/

NOVEMBER 30

The Bad Plus w/ Billy Martin aka illy B | 8pm | $30-$40 | One Longfellow Sq, 181 State St, Portland | onelongfellowsquare.com/upcoming-shows-events/

DECEMBER 1

Denny Breau | Acoustic Folk | 7pm | $21-$25 | Cadenza, 5 Depot St, Freeport |
cadenzafreeport.com/

An Evening with Tom Rush accompanied by Matt Nakoa | 8pm | $45-$55 | One Longfellow Sq, 181 State St | onelongfellowsquare.com/upcoming-shows-events/

Scheckmate | Free noonday concert series | 12:15-12:50pm | Portland Conservatory of Music, 28 Neal St | portlandconservatoryofmusic.org/events/

Gum Parker, Pelican Movement, Uno Lady, Big Trash | 7:30pm | The Apohadion Theater, 107 Hanover | theapohadiontheater.com/

Machine Head Electric Happy Hour (Live) | Presented by State Theatre | 7pm | 21+ | $29.50-$30 | Portland House of Music, 25 Temple St | portlandhouseofmusic.com/

DECEMBER 2

Grand Hotel & Jeff Beam | All ages | $10 | 8pm | Sun Tiki Studios, 375 Forest Ave | suntikistudios.com/upcoming-shows

Heather Pierson plays Vince Guaraldi’s Charlie Brown Christmas | Jazz | 7pm | $21-$25 | Cadenza, 5 Depot St, Freeport | cadenzafreeport.com/

The Worst, Butcher Witch, Dave Gutter & Augustus Perkins | $10 | 7:30pm | The Apohadion Theater, 107 Hanover, Portland | theapohadiontheater.com/

Kat Wright & Goldenoak | Presented by State Theatre | 7pm | 21+ | $20-$25 | Portland House of Music, 25 Temple St, Portland | portlandhouseofmusic.com/

THEATER

“Sherlock Holmes: The Final Adventure” | Thru Nov. 20 | $20-$70 | Portland Stage, 25 Forest Ave | portlandstage.org/show/sherlock-holmes-the-final-adventure/

“The Thanksgiving Play” by Larissa FastHorse | USM Department of Theatre season kick-off | Thru Nov. 19 | $8-$16 | Russell Hall, USM, 37 College Ave, Gorham | usm.maine.edu/theatre/box-office

“Mr. Burns, A Post-Electric Play” by Anne Washburn | USM Department of Theatre  | Thru Nov. 20 | $8-$16 | Russell Hall, USM, 37 College Ave, Gorham | usm.maine.edu/theatre/box-office

“Straight White Men” by Young Jean Lee | Thru Dec. 11 | Pay what you decide | Mad Horse Theatre, The Hutchins School, 24 Mosher, South Portland | madhorse.com/

“No More Shall We Part” by Tom Holloway | Thru Nov. 26 | $20 | The Footlights Theatre, 190 US Rte 1, Falmouth | More info at thefootlightstheatre.com/

NOVEMBER 25

“The Nutcracker” | Maine State Ballet  Orchestra and Chorus | Thru Dec. 4 | $28-$85 | Merrill Auditorium, 20 Myrtle | mainestateballet.org/the-nutcracker

NOVEMBER 30

“A Tuna Christmas” | Thru Dec. 24 | $20-$70 | Portland Stage, 25 Forest Ave |
portlandstage.org/show/a-tuna-christmas/

DECEMBER 2

“Radio” WRCP Home Time Radio Hour, XVI | Live on Stage, set in the golden age of radio | $10-$22 | Freeport Community Players | Freeport Performing Arts Center, 30 Holbrook | fcponline.org/

“Scrooge! The Musical” | Thru Dec. 18 | Lyric Music Theater, 176 Sawyer, South Portland | lyricmusictheater.org/2022-2023-season/

VISUAL ARTS

DECEMBER 2

Artist Talk: Deb Whitney and Poet Gianluca Rizzo | Music by Isaac van Voorst van Beest | 5-8pm | MMPA, 15 Middle | mainemuseumofphotographicarts.org/

Opening Reception | MSA Studio & Teaching Artist Gallery | Free | 6-8pm | Mayo Street Arts, 10 Mayo St | tickettailor.com/events/mayostreetarts

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 | David Estey’s “Emergent Phenomena” thru Dec. 31 | M-F 10-5:30, Sat. 10-5 | covestreetarts.com/exhibitions

Elizabeth Moss Galleries | 100 Fore St, Portland | elizabethmossgalleries.com/

Grant Wahlquist Gallery | 30 City Center | W-Sat 11-6 | grantwahlquist.com/

Greenhut Galleries | 146 Middle St | 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

Maine Museum of Photographic Arts, 15 Middle St, A3, Portland | mainemuseumofphotographicarts.org

Richard Boyd Art Gallery | 15 Epps St. | 10am-3pm Fri, Sat, Sun | 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/

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