BENEFITS
Hike for Hospice | Virtual fundraiser for Hospice of Southern Maine, through Oct. 31 | $25 registration | For more details and to register, visit hikeforhospice.org/copy-of-event-details
OCTOBER 30
Hair of the Dog | Alternative Dog Show to benefit Animal Refuge League of Greater Portland | $10 entry | 1-4pm | Maine Craft Distilling, 123 Washington Ave, Portland | bit.ly/3j7alth
Benefit Concert for New Beginnings | Serving runaway & homeless youth and families in crisis | $20 | 7pm | Trinity Church, 247 Bates St, Lewiston | More info at bit.ly/3mZIg8A
OCTOBER 31
Running of the Brides 5K for Hunger! to benefit the Good Shepherd Food Bank | $20 | 11am-2pm | Virtual participants welcome | Coolidge Family Farm, 108 Lewiston Rd, New Gloucester | More info and registration at bit.ly/3aXIEyH
NOVEMBER 10
Celebrating Diversity in Maine – Calendar Release Party by Chance to Advance and Office of Maine Refugee Services | Proceeds benefit CTA Student Scholarship Program | $25 | 5:30-7:30pm | Aura, 121 Center St | bit.ly/3aYTd4A
FILM
Moonlight Cinema at Thompson’s Point | Brick South Beer Garden | Shows begin at dusk | For details and upcoming movies, visit thompsonspoint.com/the-calendar
OCTOBER 27
“Karen Dalton: In My Own Time” | Documentary | 7:30pm | $7-$9 | Mask/vax required | SPACE, 538 Congress St. | space538.org/event/karen-dalton-in-my-own-time/
OCTOBER 30
“The Phantom of the Opera (1925)” with improvised symphonic score | 7pm | Children under 12 free; adults $20-$27 | Live at Merrill Auditorium, 20 Myrtle St | bit.ly/3p6k4E1
OCTOBER 31
Halloween Spooktacular Special on Channel 5 local cable | 8pm | Presented by Portland Media Center | Spooky short movies from several local filmmakers | Hosted by Luigi Scarcelli
NOVEMBER 3
“The Spine of Night” | Animation, fantasy, horror | Followed by director Q&A | 7:30pm | Mask/vax required | SPACE, 538 Congress St. | space538.org/uncategorized/the-spine-of-night/
NOVEMBER 5
“Jacinta” (Part of Points North Institute’s Recovery in Maine) | Free screening followed by Q&A with Jessica Earnshaw & Jacinta Hunt | 2-3:5pm | Additional showing 5:30pm followed by Recovery in Maine panel | Portland Museum of Art, 7 Congress Sq | Info and registration: portlandmuseum.org/eventscalendar/jacinta-1
NOVEMBER 6-14
Virtual Maine Jewish Film Festival | 17 features & documentaries | $10+ | Filmmaker conversations available for many films | Information and registration at mainejewish.org/inspire_events/2021-virtual-maine-jewish-film-festival/
NOVEMBER 7
“To Be Near You” | World premiere of Ali Kenner Brodsky’s new dance film, followed by Q&A | 7pm | Free | Mask/vax required | SPACE, 538 Congress St. | space538.org/event/to-be-near-you/
NOVEMBER 10
“Bounty” Film Screening | Live Online World Premiere, part of the Begin Again Series in partnership with Upstander Project & Portland Press Herald | 7pm via Zoom | More info and registration at mainehistory.org/programs_events.shtml
“The Two Sights” | Exploring the tradition of second sight in Scotland, preceded by Salt Institute short documentary, “Keep My Eyes Open” | 7pm | $7-$9 | SPACE, 538 Congress St. | space538.org/event/the-two-sights/
FOOD FOR THOUGHT
Halloween Map Monster Photo Contest with Osher Map Library | Use library map collections to find a monster and create a costume | Thru October | Guidelines, info: oshermaps.org/news/oml-halloween-map-monster-photo-contest/
OCTOBER 27
Sustainability Series: Finding Hope in the Face of Climate Change with Susan Inches | 5:30-7pm via Zoom | Portland Public Library | Info at portlandlibrary.com/events/finding-hope-climate-change/
Bird Sounds and How to Remember Them with Maine Audubon | 6:30-7:30pm via Zoom | Thomas Memorial Library | 799-1720 | Register at thomasmemoriallibrary.org/23120-2
OCTOBER 28
Making Soups in an Electric Pressure Cooker | $5 | 6-7:30pm | UMaine Cooperative Extension webinar | bit.ly/3lJJ6H9
“Abolitionist Cotton Capitalists” with Kate McMahon, PhD | Maine, Slavery, and the Trade of Enslaved Africans, 1830-1865 | 6:30pm online | Freeport Historical Society | Register at bit.ly/3p6PM40
NOVEMBER 1
Indigenous Youth Panel Discussion | 6-7pm | The Holocaust and Human Rights Center | Details to come: hhrcmaine.org/events/indigenous-youth-panel-discussion
NOVEMBER 8
A Talk with Peter Morelli “A Man, A Horse-Drawn Wagon, and a Moving Panorama – The Travels of L. E. Emerson” | An exhibitor’s diary on Magic Lantern shows at MHS | 6-7pm, Free via Zoom | Info, registration: mainehistory.org/programs_events.shtml
NOVEMBER 9
Virtual Star Party presented by The Southern Maine Astronomers club, with Ara Jerahian’s observatory in Cape Elizabeth | 6:30-7:30pm | Register at Thomas Memorial Library: thomasmemoriallibrary.org/23133-2/
ONGOING
Osher Map Library’s Monday Map Lunch Series | Every Monday thru June, 2022 | 12pm | Free, open to public | Zoom event with limited participants | Register at oshermaps.org/news
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
HEALTH/SUPPORT
OCTOBER 28
Osteoarthritis Therapies as We Age | Free webinar with Erica Egeler, Maine Medical Center Therapy Department | 3pm, interactive with Q&A | Presented by Oceanview at Falmouth | Register at oceanviewrc.com/event/osteoarthritis/
NOVEMBER 2
Ask The Experts: “Let’s Talk About Hospice!” | Informational webinar with Michelle Bradbury of Hospice of Southern Maine | 1-1:30pm | Registration at bit.ly/3B39n7u
ONGOING
The Opportunity Alliance Senior Volunteers Program seeks senior companion volunteers over the age of 55 to help in Cumberland and York counties | Qualifying volunteers receive a stipend | More information at opportunityalliance.org/senior-companion-program
OUTMaine Youth Programs for LGBTQ+ youth | Weekly programs, retreats, leadership, support | Free | outmaine.org/
Remote Support Groups, Mon-Thurs, hosted by NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) | For info and schedules visit namimaine.org/remotesupportgroups
Recovery Yoga | SeaChange Yoga | for people in recovery from substance use disorder | Tues/Thurs 1:30-2:20pm | Free | seachangeyoga.org/recovery-yoga
Virtual Breastfeeding Support Group | Weekly support group as well as mom-to-mom support on an ongoing basis | Fridays 10am | Free to Maine residents | Private facebook group with Doula/Lactation consultant, bit.ly/3wgsycS
LITERARY ARTS
OCTOBER 28
“Hardly Haunted” | Jessie Sima virtual talk | 7-8pm | Print: A Bookstore | Virtual event, bit.ly/2YRT1Bc
“El Chapo: The Untold Story of the World’s Most Infamous Drug Lord” | Noah Hurowitz book reading followed by Q&A with Wendy Chapkis | Sponsored by the Free Press | 6pm | Payson Smith Lecture Hall, USM, 96 Falmouth St | For information, call 207-780-4084
NOVEMBER 2
“Brown: Poems” with Kevin Young | Virtual event | 7pm | Free, open to public | For more info and to register, visit mechanicshallmaine.org/programming/
“A Marvellous Light” | Freya Marske with TJ Klune | 7-8pm | Print: A Bookstore | Virtual event | More info at bit.ly/3m4XPMK
NOVEMBER 4
“The Organic Farming Revolution” Book Launch | MOFGA | 6-7:30pm | Free, register early | Portland Museum of Art, 7 Congress St. | More info at mofga.org/event-calendar/the-organic-farming-revolution-at-the-pma/
Literary Late Lunch: Margaret Hathaway and Karl Schatz discuss the “Maine Bicentennial Community Cookbook” with Don Lindgren | 4pm via Zoom | Portland Public Library | Info at bit.ly/3G8B7LH
“The Lincoln Highway” | Amor Towles with Richard Russo | 6-7:30pm | Print: A Bookstore | Virtual event | More info at bit.ly/3E8P4rc
NOVEMBER 6
“Kalamata’s Kitchen” | Reading & book signing with Sarah Thomas and Jo Kosmides Edwards | Longfellow Books will be on hand | 2pm | Oxbow Blending & Bottling, 49 Washington Ave | More info at bit.ly/3G2s3It
NOVEMBER 8
“Take It Easy: Portland in the 1970s” | John Duncan book launch with food and refreshments | Free | 5:30-7:30pm | St. Lawrence Arts, 76 Congress St | stlawrencearts.org/calendar/john-duncan/
NOVEMBER 9
“Five Tuesdays in Winter” | Lily King book launch in collaboration with Print: A Bookstore and MWPA | Hybrid event | $37 in person, $32 streaming; price includes signed book | 6:30-7:30pm | More information at mechanicshallmaine.org/programming/
ONGOING
Guerilla Poetry Whoop | Thomas Memorial Library: Poets and poetry enthusiasts group meeting every second Thurs of the month | 6:30pm via Zoom | More info and registration at thomasmemoriallibrary.org/poetry-at-tml/
Be a part of Maine history by contributing your story of life during COVID-19 to the Maine Historical Society’s Maine Memory Network | Details and guidelines for story submission on mainememory.net/mymainestories.
Free Ebooks for Students | Commemorate the end of World War II | Free military history downloads | also African-American and Latino history downloads | ebooksforstudents.org/.
MUSEUMS
Maine Historical Society | 489 Congress | Timed admission | Members free, public $10 | 207-774-1822 | mainehistory.org
Skyline Farm Carriage Museum | 95 The Lane, North Yarmouth | skylinefarm.org
Maine Jewish Museum | Arthur Fink, Michael Droge, PSBL, thru Nov 12 | 267 Congress St. | mainejewishmuseum.org/
Tate House Museum | Tours on the hour thru October | 1267 Westbrook St, Portland | Masks required | Tickets and more info online, tatehouse.org/
MUSIC
Chocolate Church Arts Center | 804 Washginton St, Bath | For performance and ticket information, visit chocolatechurcharts.org/
One Longfellow Square | 181 State St, Portland | For schedules and info, visit onelongfellowsquare.com/shows/
Portland House of Music | 25 Temple St, Portland | for schedule of shows, visit portlandhouseofmusic.com
Portland Symphony Orchestra | For concert, venue and ticket information visit portlandsymphony.org
State Theatre | 609 Congress | For up-to-date concert information, visit statetheatreportland.com/
OCTOBER 28
Hawktail | One Longfellow Sq, 181 State St | 8pm | Proof of vax required | $15-$20 | onelongfellowsquare.com/shows/
OCTOBER 29
Orrin Evans Trio | 8pm | $12-$15 | Mask/vax required | SPACE, 538 Congress | space538.org/event/orrin-evans-trio/
Halloween Dance Party | 9:30pm-1am | The Apohadion Theater, 107 Hanover | Masks and proof of vaccination required | More info at theapohadiontheater.com/
Pete Kilpatrick Band | One Longfellow Sq, 181 State St, Portland | 8pm | Proof of vax required | $12-$15 | onelongfellowsquare.com/shows/
Sound Check: David Clarke Trio | 7:30pm | Free facebook livestream or in-person $10 at Camden Opera House | More info at camdenoperahouse.com/shows
Half Moon Jug Band | Eclectic | 7pm | Cadenza, 5 Depot St, Freeport | $18 advance / $20 door | cadenzafreeport.com
OCTOBER 30
Gwynne & The Tonics, El Grande, Bait Bag | 8pm | The Apohadion Theater, 107 Hanover | Masks and proof of vaxx | More info at theapohadiontheater.com/
Purple Brainz 8 – A Halloween Tribute 2 Prince | 9pm | $20 | Aura, 121 Center St | auramaine.com/aura-calendar-tickets/
Carol Wise & Friends Album Release Party | Folk Originals | 7pm | Cadenza, 5 Depot St, Freeport | $18 advance / $20 door | cadenzafreeport.com
OCTOBER 31
Nuclear Bootz, Boat Dares, Twisted Hell Cat, Circle of the Cosmic Serpent | 7-10pm | The Apohadion Theater, 107 Hanover | Masks and proof of vaxx | theapohadiontheater.com/
Friends! The Musical Parody | $35+ | 8pm | State Theatre, 609 Congress St, Portland | Tickets, more info, at bit.ly/3ngeUTx
Kitchen Dwellers | $12-$15 | 8pm | Portland House of Music, 25 Temple St | statetheatreportland.com/events/kitchen-dwellers/
NOVEMBER 3
Online Open Mic Night at 317 Main | Open to all ages and abilities | Email [email protected] for Zoom link | 317music.org/upcoming-events
NOVEMBER 4
Affirmation with Warp Trio | Palaver Strings | 7-9pm | $12-$15 | One Longfellow Square, 181 State St | Info at palaverstrings.org/events
Noonday Concert Series: Michael Bostock – Pianist | 12:15-12:50pm | Free | Portland Conservatory of Music, 28 Neal St, Portland | bit.ly/3G7TH6S
NOVEMBER 5
“Unforeseen Grace” | Oratorio Chorale and the Bowdoin College Chorus | 5pm | Free, registration required | City Hall, 389 Congress St, Portland | bit.ly/3aZNJGO
The Suitcase Junket | $16-$20 | 8pm | One Longfellow Sq, 181 State St, Portland | For schedules and info, visit onelongfellowsquare.com/shows/
Unfinished Blues Band | Blues | 7pm | Cadenza, 5 Depot St, Freeport | $18 advance / $20 door | cadenzafreeport.com
NOVEMBER 6
“Unforeseen Grace” | Oratorio Chorale and the Bowdoin College Chorus | 1pm and 4pm | Free, registration required | Bowdoin Museum of Art, 245 Maine St, Brunswick | classicaluprising.org/events
Liz Longley | $15-$20 | 8pm | One Longfellow Sq, 181 State St, Portland | For schedules and info, visit onelongfellowsquare.com/shows/
Frankie Moon, The Silent Mile, Glambat | 7pm | The Apohadion Theater, 107 Hanover | Masks and proof of vaccination required | theapohadiontheater.com/
Vapors of Morphine W/S/G Muddy Ruckus | $20 adv, $25 door | 7:30-11:30pm | Bayside Bowl, 58 Alder St, Portland | baysidebowl.com/musicandevents
Turkuaz with Thumpasaurus | 8pm | 22-$25 | State Theatre, 609 Congress St | statetheatreportland.com/
Kitchen Dwellers | 9pm | $12-$15 | Portland House of Music, 25 Temple St | statetheatreportland.com/
Dirty Deeds – The AC/DC Experience | 9pm | $15+ | Aura, 121 Center St, Portland | auramaine.com/aura-calendar-tickets/
Southern Maine Symphony Orchestra | Nov. 6-8 | 2pm | $15 | Westbrook Performing Arts, 471 Stroudwater, Westbrook | bit.ly/3EzkS9L/
Onward | Folk, Rock, Blues | 7pm | Cadenza, 5 Depot St, Freeport | $18 advance / $20 door | cadenzafreeport.com
NOVEMBER 7
Wendy Eisenberg, Eli Winter, Isa Burke | 8pm | $10 | The Apohadion Theater, 107 Hanover | Masks and proof of vaxx required | theapohadiontheater.com/
NOVEMBER 9
USM Youth Ensembles Fall ’21 Concert | Nov. 9-11 | 7:30pm | $15 | Merrill Auditorium, Portland | university-of-southern-maine-school-of-music.ticketleap.com/
THEATER
“Perseverance” by Callie Kimball | from $25 | On Demand thru Oct. 31 | Schedule and ticketing at portlandstage.org/
“You Got Older” by Clare Barron | Mad Horse Theatre | Through Oct. 31 | Pay what you will | The Hutchins School, 24 Mosher St, South Portland | madhorse.com/
Jane Austen’s “Lady Susan” | A comedy of manners by Rob Urbinati | Through Nov. 14 | $27-$34 | Good Theater, St. Lawrence Arts, 76 Congress | More info at goodtheater.com/
“Mouse on the Move” | Thru Nov. 14 | $15 | Maddy’s Theatre, Children’s Museum & Theatre of Maine, 250 Thompson’s Point Rd, Portland | More info and tickets at kitetails.org/mouse-on-the-move
“Do Not Move Stones” | Digital Premiere | 7-8:30pm | On Demand thru Nov 13 | ISLE Theater Company, Settlement Quarry | More info and free registration at bit.ly/2YVADaA
OCTOBER 28
Walk Among the Shadows with Spirits Alive | Listen to stories of the Old Burial Ground at Eastern Cemetery in Portland | 40-minutes | $10 adults, $5 children under 12 | Oct. 28-31 | Information at spiritsalive.org/wats/index.htm
OCTOBER 29
Stroll Haunted Yarmouth | Spirits return to tell their stories with the help of the Royal River Community Players | Fri 7pm, Sat 3pm & 7pm, Sun 3pm | Oct 29-30 | Hillside Cemetery next to Old Meeting House, Yarmouth | More info at royalrivercommunityplayers.com/current-show
Little Shop of Horrors | Tophat Productions toy theater | 7-9pm | $15 adv, $18 door | Mayo Street Arts, 10 Mayo St | tickettailor.com/events/mayostreetarts/569847/#
“My Witch” Margaret Hamilton’s Stories of Maine, Hollywood and Beyond | Snowlion Repertory Company | 7:30pm | $23 | Meetinghouse Arts, 40 Main St, Freeport | snowlionrep.org/
Persephone & Hades | Portland Ballet season opener | 7:30pm | Westbrook Performing Arts Center, 471 Stroudwater, Westbrook | $12-$29 | portlandballet.org/persephone-hades
OCTOBER 30
“My Witch” Margaret Hamilton’s Stories of Maine, Hollywood and Beyond | Snowlion Repertory Company | 7:30pm | $23 | Meetinghouse Arts, 40 Main St | snowlionrep.org/
Persephone & Hades | Portland Ballet season opener | 2pm | Westbrook Performing Arts Center, 471 Stroudwater, Westbrook | $12-$29 | portlandballet.org/
persephone-hades
A Halloween Spooktacular | Performances by students of Portland School of Ballet | Family friendly | 10am | Westbrook Performing Arts Center, 471 Stroudwater, Westbrook | $12-$17 | portlandballet.org/psb-performances
OCTOBER 31
“My Witch” Margaret Hamilton’s Stories of Maine, Hollywood and Beyond | Snowlion Repertory Company | 3pm with audience talkback | $23 | Meetinghouse Arts, 40 Main St | snowlionrep.org/
Halloween Celebration | Dance party, trick or treating, craft making | Children’s Museum & Theatre of Maine, 250 Thompson’s Point Road | 9am-12pm and 1-4pm | $15/person | bit.ly/3FOQh8X
NOVEMBER 4
“The Colors of My Life” by Celia Lewis | Thru Nov. 20 | Footlights Theatre, 190 US Route 1, Falmouth | For more info, call 747-5434 or visit thefootlightstheatre.com/
“Cartography” presented in partnership with Indigo Arts Alliance | 7pm | $25-$45 | Portland Ovations, Merrill Auditorium, 20 Myrtle St | portlandovations.org/event/cartography/
VISUAL ARTS
OCTOBER 27
Peregrine Press @ 30, Artist Tour | Larinda Meade and Sissy Buck lead guided tour | 4-5pm | Cove Street Arts, 71 Cove St, Portland | covestreetarts.com/events-1
NOVEMBER 1
UMVA Members Exhibit | Annual exhibit showcasing artwork by members of The Union of Maine Visual Arts | Thru November | UMVA Gallery in the Portland Media Center Building, 516 Congress St. | theumva.org/
NOVEMBER 3
Peregrine Press @ 30, Artist Tour | Kate Katomski and Cheney Chappell lead guided tour | 4-5pm | Cove Street Arts, 71 Cove St, Portland | covestreetarts.com/events-1
NOVEMBER 5
“Illustrated Monsters by Monster Illustrators” | First Friday Artwalk gallery reception | 5-8pm | Lewis Gallery, Portland Public Library, 5 Monument Sq | Info at portlandlibrary.com/events/first-friday-art-walk-monsters/
“Serenity” | Annual exhibit of paintings | Thru Nov. 28 | Richard Boyd Art Gallery, 15 Epps St., Portland | Fri-Sun 10am-3pm | Free | richardboydartgallery.com
NOVEMBER 6
Peregrine Press @ 30, Artist Tour | Kate Katomski and Cheney Chappell lead guided tour | 4-5pm | Cove Street Arts, 71 Cove St, Portland | covestreetarts.com/events-1
NOVEMBER 10
Peregrine Press @ 30, Artist Tour | Mary K. Brennan leads guided tour | 4-5pm | Cove Street Arts, 71 Cove St, Portland | covestreetarts.com/events-1
ONGOING
Chocolate Church Arts Center | 804 Washington St, Bath | chocolatechurcharts.org/
Cove St. Arts | 71 Cove St, Portland | “Peregrine Press @ 30” thru Nov. 13 | “Maine Coast Sojourn” thru Nov. 13 | “Eau, The Water” thru Nov. 27 | “Refined Resurgence” thru Dec. 11 | M-F 10-5:30, Sat. 10-5 | 808-8911 | covestreetarts.com
Grant Wahlquist Gallery | 30 City Center | W-Sat 11-6 | Henri Paul Broyard Jamboree | Through Aug. 17 | grantwahlquist.com/
Greenhut Galleries | 146 Middle St, Portland | Margaret Lawrence solo exhibition, “Fresh Air” | Thru Oct. 30 | 772-2693 | M-F 10-5:30, Sat. 10-5 | Visit greenhutgalleries.com/
Institute of Contemporary Art at MECA | 522 Congress St. | “Monitor: Surveillance, Data, and the New Panoptic” thru Dec. 10 | bit.ly/3i5iWuX
Richard Boyd Art Gallery | “Scenes of Maine” thru Oct. 30 | Daily 10am-5pm | Free | 712-1097 | richardboydartgallery.com
Where Will We Go From Here? Travel in the Age of COVID-19 | Osher Map Gallery, USM, 314 Forest Ave, Portland | Free, timed entry | For more info and to schedule a visit: oshermaps.org/news | Through Oct. 15
“MMPA Antidote” | Maine Museum of Photographic Arts virtual newsletter featuring Maine art and artists | Updated regularly with photographs, interviews, reviews, Q&As | Visit mainemuseumofphotographicarts.org
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 | “Home Fires,” part of the statewide “Freedom and Captivity” exhibition partnership | Thru Jan. 23 | bit.ly/2XhtukB
