BENEFITS
NOVEMBER 12
Cinematic Celebration for Casco Bay | An afternoon of films curated by MOFF, in-person & online | 3-6pm | $30 | Benefiting the mission to improve and protect the health of Casco Bay | USM’s Abromson Center, 88 Bedford St, Portland | cascobay.org/cinematic-celebration/
NOVEMBER 13
Portland Cranksgiving | Food drive on 2 wheels, Bike ride scavenger hunt | Free, $15-$20 to purchase food | Donations support Westbrook Food Pantry | 11am-2pm | For info, visit Bicycle Coalition of Maine: bikemaine.org/event/portland-cranksgiving/
NOVEMBER 19
Best of All Things Irish in Maine | Maine Irish Heritage Center fundraiser | Ticketed admission | 6-9pm | More info at maineirish.com/best/
FAIRS, MARKETS
NOVEMBER 12
Christmas Arts & Craft Fair | Nov 12-13 | 9am-4pm | Wheelchair accessible | Portland Fireside Inn & Suites, 81 Riverside | newenglandcraftfairs.com/
Holiday Fair | A lot of everything, including silent auction and espresso bar | Proceeds support community-serving programs | 9am-3pm | Cathedral of St. Luke, 143 State St, Portland | stlukesportland.org/events/
NOVEMBER 13
Makers Market at Maine Mead Works Tasting Room, 51 Washington Ave | Noon-6pm
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
FILM
NOVEMBER 11
“Bar Stories From Queer Maine” | 15-minute documentary short followed by filmmaker Q&A | 4-6pm | Speedwell Projects, 630 Forest Ave | bit.ly/3DJ4OUL
NOVEMBER 13
“The Salt of the Earth” | Sebastiao Salgado’s life and work | 11am | $7-$9 | Portland Museum of Art, 7 Congress Sq, Portland | portlandmuseum.org/eventscalendar/salt-of-the-earth
FOOD FOR THOUGHT
NOVEMBER 9
“Paths of the Righteous” Stories of Heroism, Humanity and Hope with author Ari Mittleman and Lt. Aston Bright | 7-8pm | Zoom event | Register at mainejewish.org/inspire_events/
Rehab Lab: Preparing for Winter Weather | Maine Preservation Webinar | 12-1pm | bit.ly/3U6epdE
NOVEMBER 11
Fall Barnet Scholars Weekend: Gallery Talk with Dr. Mey-Yen Moriuchi on “The Drop Sinister: Harry Wilson Watrous’ Visualization of the One Drop Rule” | 12-1pm | Free | Portland Museum of Art, 7 Congress Sq | Register at bit.ly/3zlOGpg
NOVEMBER 13
Beginners Bird Walk | For true beginners, with Andy Kapinos | Free | 10am-Noon | Gilsland Farm, 20 Gilsland Farm Road, Falmouth | Register at bit.ly/3sDjEpc
NOVEMBER 15
“PFAS 101: What Can Be Done?” | BDN Events, two-part Zoom webinar series | 5:30pm | More info at mainefarmlandtrust.org/events/
“Let’s Talk About Hospice” with Hospice of Southern Maine | 6:30-8:30pm | In-person and virtual | Thomas Memorial Library, 6 Scott Dyer Road, Cape Elizabeth | bit.ly/3sCWwaE
The Story of Ipswich Lace, an Early Republic craft | Zoom Talk with Karen Thompson, Mary Mangan, Gail MacLean | Maine Historical Society Zoom event | 7-8pm | Free | mainehistory.org/programs_events.shtml
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
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/
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
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 9
Book Talk with Dr. Joshua M. Smith | “Making Maine: Statehood and the War of 1812” | 7-8pm | Free Zoom event | mainehistory.org/programs_events.shtml
“A Restless Truth” | Virtual talk with Freya Marske and Megan Bannen | 7pm | Print Bookstore, 273 Congress | printbookstore.com/
NOVEMBER 10
SALT Live Storytelling | Free | 7pm | SPACE, 538 Congress | space538.org/events/
“We Take Our Cities With Us: A Memoir” | Talk with Sorayya Khan and Lily King | 7pm | Print Bookstore, 273 Congress | printbookstore.com/
Poetry Reading: “This is a Safe House” | Poems inspired by peace and justice | 6:30-8pm | Cove Street Arts, 71 Cove St, Portland | covestreetarts.com/events-1
NOVEMBER 15
“Flight” | Book talk with Lynn Steger Strong and Lily King | 7-8pm | Print Bookstore, 273 Congress | printbookstore.com/events
Page to Stage: “A Tuna Christmas” | 1:30-2:30pm | Portland Library, Rines Auditorium | bit.ly/3zJ0fHn
“About Man and God and Law” | The Spiritual Wisdom of Bob Dylan | Author talk with Stephen Arnoff | 7pm via Zoom | JCA of Southern Maine | bit.ly/3hcciGU
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/
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 9
Sirens | $7-$9 | 7pm | SPACE, 538 Congress | space538.org/events/
An Evening with Kevin Burke | $25-$35 | 7:30-10pm | Mechanics Hall, 519 Congress St, Portland | mechanicshallmaine.org/programming/
NOVEMBER 10
The Fauré Quartett | $15-$48 | 7pm | Hannaford Hall, USM Campus, Portland | portlandovations.org/event/faure-quartett/
Carbon Leaf | 6pm and 9pm | $35 | One Longfellow Sq, 181 State, Portland | onelongfellowsquare.com/upcoming-shows-events/
The Tannahill Weavers | Celtic | 7pm | $21-$25 | Cadenza, 5 Depot, Freeport |
cadenzafreeport.com
NOVEMBER 11
Dead Gowns EP Release | $12-$15 | SPACE, 538 Congress | space538.org/events/
Heather Maloney | 8pm | $20-$25 | One Longfellow Sq, 181 State, Portland | onelongfellowsquare.com/upcoming-shows-events
Jim Gallant | Singer/Songwriter | 7pm | $21-$25 | Cadenza, 5 Depot, Freeport |
cadenzafreeport.com
NOVEMBER 12
Mark Erelli & Laura Cortese | 8pm | $20-$25 | One Longfellow Sq, 181 State | onelongfellowsquare.com/upcoming-shows-events
Hadacol Bouncers | Music of Fats Waller, James P. Johnson, Louis Armstrong, more | 7-10pm | $15-$20 | Meetinghouse Arts, 40 Main, Yarmouth | bit.ly/3W23mE1
The Strangely Possibles | Rock & Folk | 7pm | $21-$25 | Cadenza, 5 Depot, Freeport | cadenzafreeport.com
NOVEMBER 13
VentiCordi Chamber Music Concert | $30 | 2-3:30pm | Woodfords Congregational Church, 202 Woodford St | bit.ly/3SQu8MU
Larry Campbell & Teresa Williams | 8pm | $25-$35 | One Longfellow Sq, 181 State St, Portland | onelongfellowsquare.com/upcoming-shows-events
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 | 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/
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/
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
NOVEMBER 9
Rodgers & Hammerstein’s “Carousel” | Presented by Good Theater | 7pm | $40 | St Lawrence Arts, 76 Congress | stlawrencearts.org/
NOVEMBER 10
“The Victorian Ladies’ Detective Collective” by Patricia Milton | Nov 10-13 | $10-$25 | The Public Theatre, 31 Maple, Lewiston | bit.ly/3rZAYoj
NOVEMBER 12
“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 | The Hutchins School, 24 Mosher, South Portland | madhorse.com/
“And 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/
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/
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/
