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 19
Best of All Things Irish in Maine | Maine Irish Heritage Center fundraiser | Ticketed admission | 6-9pm | More info at maineirish.com/best/
An Evening with Christine Lavin | Benefit for the Brunswick Area Teen Center and Maine Family Planning | 7:30-9:30 | $30-$35 | Unitarian Universalist Church, 1 Middle St, Brunswick | bit.ly/3TvjD1M
NOVEMBER 22
Balderdash Academy Improv Jam Fundraiser for St. Lawrence Arts, 76 Congress St, Portland| 7pm | $10-$14 | stlawrencearts.org/
COMEDY
NOVEMBER 16
UFF Comedy Night presents Mike Stricker | 8pm | $15 | Urban Farm Fermentory, 200 Anderson St, Portland | bit.ly/3Tw65my
NOVEMBER 17
Comedytown | Improv, stand-up & more | $10-$15 | One Longfellow Sq, 181 State | onelongfellowsquare.com/event/comedytown/
DANCE
NOVEMBER 19
“Moments” | Multifaceted performance piece of dance, music and art | 7:30pm, followed by Q&A | $15-$18 | SPACE, 538 Congress | space538.org/event/moments-2022/
FAIRS, MARKETS
NOVEMBER 19
Santa’s Workshop Christmas Fair | Crafts, foods, silent auction, more | 9am-2pm | North Yarmouth Congregational Church, 3 Gray Rd, N. Yarmouth | for more info, call 829-3644 or email [email protected]
Holly Days Fair | Traditional Christmas church fair with boutique, wreaths, food, silent auction, more | 10am-2pm | Falmouth Congregational Church, 267 Falmouth Rd | falmouthcongregationalchurch.org/holly-days-sale
“Art to Wear & More” | Designing Women’s Fine Art & Craft Show | 9am-4pm | Maine Coast Waldorf School, 57 Desert Rd, Freeport | bit.ly/3EmbPem
FILM
NOVEMBER 18
“All That Breathes” | In Hindi with English subtitles | Thru Nov. 20 | $7-$9 | Portland Museum of Art, 7 Congress Sq | Schedule and more info: portlandmuseum.org/films
NOVEMBER 20
“Gentlemen Prefer Blondes” | 11am-12:35pm | $7-$9 | Portland Museum of Art, 7 Congress Sq | Schedule and more info: portlandmuseum.org/films
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
FOOD FOR THOUGHT
NOVEMBER 16
The Unstoppable Ocean | A discussion on climate impacts in the Gulf of Maine | 5:30pm | GMRI, 350 Commercial St | gmri.org/events/
Maine’s Exporting Future Heats up with Cold Storage | Panel discussion with trade center, port authority, Atlantic Sea Farms | 7-8:30pm | Hannaford Hall, USM, 88 Bedford St, Portland | bit.ly/3Wzpbec
New Insights into Indigenous and Enslaved People in Colonial Portland | Free Zoom lecture hosted by Tate House Museum | 5:30pm | Register: bit.ly/3G7ebPo
NOVEMBER 17
Dawnland Signals | A program highlighting indigenous topics, featuring Maria Girouard and Esther Anne | 4pm | Live stream at weru.org | Visit Wabanaki Reach at mainewabanakireach.org/
Conservation Options for Your Property | With Scarborough Land Trust | 7-8pm | Scarborough Public Library, 48 Gorham Road | scarboroughlandtrust.org/event/conservation-options-program/
Author Talk: Scott Weidensaul on the threat of insecticides to grassland birds | Free | 7pm | Gilsland Farm, Falmouth | Register: maineaudubon.org/news/events/author-talk-scott-weidensaul/
“We Need to Talk” | Community conversation about mental health with Cameron Rosenblum, FHS students, Suzanne Fox, and Susan Casey, MSW | 5:30pm | Falmouth Memorial Library, 5 Lunt Rd | falmouthmemoriallibrary.org/
“Industry, Wealth and Labor” exhibition | Opening reception | Free | 4-7:30pm | Osher Map Library, 314 Forest Ave | For more info and to register: oshermaps.org/news
NOVEMBER 18
“The Terror and Rescue at Smyrna: September 1922” | Talk by Lou Ureneck, presented by the Hellenic Society of Maine | 7pm | USM Wishcamper Hall, Room 133, Bedford St | hellenicsocietyofmaine.org/new-page
NOVEMBER 22
The Mystery of Maine’s Wildlife with Ed Robinson | 6:30-7:30pm | In-person and streamed live | Thomas Memorial Library, 6 Scott Dyer Road, Cape Elizabeth | bit.ly/3A5Ueos
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/
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/
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 16
The Four Phantoms: A Holiday Concert | $45-$70 | 7pm | Hannaford Hall, USM Campus, Portland | portlandovations.org/event/the-four-phantoms-in-concert/
Please Baby Please | $7-$9 | 7pm | SPACE, 538 Congress | space538.org/events/
USM Student Jazz Combo Night | 8pm | $5-$10 | One Longfellow Sq, 181 State, Portland | onelongfellowsquare.com/upcoming-shows-events/
An Afternoon with Palaver Strings | Art-making pop-ups featuring Kifah Abdulla | Pay-What-You-Can | 2-4pm | Children’s Museum & Theatre of Maine, 250 Thompson’s Point Rd, Portland | bit.ly/3fRzOZA
NOVEMBER 17
Portland String Quartet | Free noonday concert series | 12:15-23:50pm | Portland Conservatory of Music, 28 Neal St, Portland | portlandconservatoryofmusic.org/events/
The Portland Jazz Orchestre “College Night” | Featuring USM Jazz Ensemble | 8pm | $7-$10 | One Longfellow Sq, 181 State, Portland | onelongfellowsquare.com/upcoming-shows-events/
“Zodiac” | Palaver Strings with jazz pianist Chris Pattishall | $20 or Pay-What-You-Wish | 8pm | State Theatre, 609 Congress | palaverstrings.org/events/zodiac-state-theatre
Swinging Wednesday with Ragtime Destroyers & The Portland Swing Project | 6-7:30pm | Free | Urban Farm Fermentory, 200 Anderson | swinginwednesdays-
ragtimedestroyers-psp.eventbrite.com
Middle Eastern Ensemble Student Recital | Free | 7-8pm | Portland Conservatory of Music, 28 Neal St | portlandconservatoryofmusic.org/events/
NOVEMBER 18
Anni Clark | Folk, Blues, Pop | 7pm | $21-$25 | Cadenza, 5 Depot St, Freeport |
cadenzafreeport.com/
NOVEMBER 19
Manuel, Alions & Black Vinegar | 8pm | $10 | Urban Farm Fermentory, 200 Anderson St, Portland | manuel-alions-blackvinegar.eventbrite.com
Lafayette Gilchrist, Piano | Dimensions in Jazz | $5-$20 | 8-10pm | Portland Conservatory of Music, 28 Neal St | portlandconservatoryofmusic.org/events/
Bess Jacques | Jazz/Indie pop originals | 7pm | $21-$25 | Cadenza, 5 Depot, Freeport | cadenzafreeport.com/
NOVEMBER 20
Come to Grief with Barishi, False Gods, Misery Whip | 8pm | $12-$15 | SPACE, 538 Congress | space538.org/events
Opera Maine presents “Beyond the Sea” | 2-4pm | $35, students Free | 8-10pm | Portland Conservatory of Music, 28 Neal St | portlandconservatoryofmusic.org/events/
An Evening of Maine Finger Picking Guitar | 6pm | $22-$26 | St. Lawrence Arts, 76 Congress | stlawrencearts.org/
Blues on Sunday | Nelson Checkoway, Per Hanson, Jon Ross | 4pm | $21-$25 | Cadenza, 5 Depot, Freeport | cadenzafreeport.com/
NOVEMBER 21
Will Sheff / Okkervil River | 8pm | $25-$30 | SPACE, 538 Congress | space538.org/events
NOVEMBER 25
Mama Tried | Classic Rock, Country, Pop | 7pm | $21-$25 | Cadenza, 5 Depot, Freeport | cadenzafreeport.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/
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
NOVEMBER 17
“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 18
King Friday’s Dungeon Puppet Slam | Impromptu after-hours puppet-roadhouse show | Adult themes | Nov. 18-19 | 7:30pm | $15-$22 | Mayo Street Arts, 10 Mayo St | mayostreetarts.org/
VISUAL ARTS
NOVEMBER 17
Artist Talk with Stephanie Rayner | “The Boat of Eternal Return” | 7-8pm | Cove Street Arts, 71 Cove St | covestreetarts.com/events-1
Artist Talk with Jack Montgomery | “Lucid Dreams” on view thru Jan. 5 | 7pm, in-person | Maine Jewish Museum, 267 Congress | mainejewishmuseum.org/exhibits-2/lucid-dreams/
NOVEMBER 25
“The Nutcracker” | Maine State Ballet | Thru Dec. 4 | $28-$80 | Merrill Auditorium, 20 Myrtle St, Portland | mainestateballet.org/the-nutcracker
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/
