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 Caswell.Jennifer@jobcorps.org for more info
Citizens’ Climate Lobby, Portland Chapter | First Saturday of every month | 9-10:30am | Free | email to receive link: portlandme@citizensclimatelobby.org | 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/
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/