BENEFITS
SEPTEMBER 14
Community Block Party | Celebration fundraiser for ProsperityME with Akwaaba Ensemble | 4:30-7:30pm | $60 | Brick South Events & Catering, Resurgam Place, Portland | bit.ly/3B2QMvD
SEPTEMBER 16
United Way Food Drive & Can Sculpture Contest | Donations benefit Wayside Food Programs and Youth Full Maine | 10am-2pm | Drop off canned food, non-perishables, diapers | Wayside Food Programs, 135 Walton St, Portland | bit.ly/3q54M1z
SEPTEMBER 17
Out of the Darkness Community Walk | Benefit for American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, Maine Chapter | Fort Allen Park, 49 Eastern Promenade | More info and free registration at bit.ly/3cGsCOi
UUCB Concerts for a Cause | Pat Colwell & The Soul Sensations | Benefit the Brunswick Area Teen Center and Maine Family Planning | 7:30pm | $10-$20 | UUChurch of Brunswick, 1 Middle St, Brunswick | ticketstripe.com/soulsensations
Yoga at Sunflower Farm | Donation class (with goats!) to support Sea Change Yoga | $15 suggested | 9:30-10:30am | Sunflower Farm, 12 Harmon Way, Cumberland | Pre-register: bit.ly/3eBl8fZ
SEPTEMBER 23
Furniture Friends 10-Year Celebration “Creating Homes, Rebuilding Lives” | Food, drink, music, more | 5-8pm | $25+ | Furniture Friends Warehouse, 15 Saunders Way, #500D, Westbrook | furniturefriends.org/
SEPTEMBER 24
Golf Tournament to benefit the Maine Irish Heritage Center | 12pm registration for 1pm start | Prizes, raffle, dinner, more | Riverside Golf Course, 1158 Riverside, Portland | maineirish.com/
COMEDY
SEPTEMBER 24
Stand Up! For Reproductive Rights | Comedy benefit show for Planned Parenthood Maine Action Fund | 7:30pm | $15-$20 | PHOME, 25 Temple | Info, tickets at bit.ly/3qPVQ0J
FAIRS, MARKETS
Farmers Markets | Cumberland: Sat. 10am-1pm 190 Tuttle Rd | Falmouth: Wed. 10am-1pm, 22 Hat Trick Drive | Thru end of Oct. | cumberlandfalmouthfarmmarket.com/
Yarmouth Farmers’ Market | Thurs 3-6pm thru Oct. | Free music 4-5pm | 1 Railroad Sq, Bickford Pavilion | yarmouthfarmersmarket.org/
SEPTEMBER 18
Congress Square Market | 11am-3pm | Congress Square Park, Congress & High | congresssquarepark.org/events
SEPTEMBER 23
Queer Makers Market – Night Market | 5-9pm | Congress Square Park, Congress & High | congresssquarepark.org/events
SEPTEMBER 25
Queer Makers Market | 11am-3pm | Congress Square Park, Congress & High | congresssquarepark.org/events
FILM
SEPTEMBER 15
Maine Outdoor Film Festival Selects Tour | 7:30pm | $10-$15, proceeds benefit Scarborough Land Trust | Memorial Park, 5 Durant Dr, Scarborough | maineoutdoorfilmfestival.com/2022-scarborough/
SEPTEMBER 16
“Three Minutes: A Lengthening” | Presented with Maine Jewish Film Festival | 2-3:12pm | $5-$9 | Portland Museum of Art, 7 Congress Sq | portlandmuseum.org/films
“Audible” | Presented with Maine Behavioral Healthcare | 6-8pm | $5-$9 | Portland Museum of Art, 7 Congress Sq | portlandmuseum.org/films
SEPTEMBER 19
The Rite of Earth: New Films from Colectivo Los Ingravidos | 7pm | Live Q&A with filmmaker to follow | Free with RSVP | SPACE, 538 Congress | space538.org/upcoming-events/
SEPTEMBER 21
“El Gran Movimiento” | 7pm | $7-$9 | SPACE, 538 Congress | space538.org/upcoming-events/
Dawnland – Live Online Film Screening and Q&A | 7-9pm | For more info and to register, visit bit.ly/3RBJ5m6
SEPTEMBER 22
MFA Screening Series: Outdoor Movie Night | Co-presented by: MFA, MOFF & UFF | 7:30pm | $5 suggested | Urban Farm Fermentory, 200 Anderson St, Portland | mainefilm.org/outdoor22-sept/
SEPTEMBER 23
“Bounty” + “Sundance Indigenous Short Film Tour” with filmmaker Dawn Neptune Adams | 6pm | Showings thru Sept 25 | Portland Museum of Art, 7 Congress Sq | Details at portlandmuseum.org/events
SEPTEMBER 25
Silent (Movie) Sunday: “The General” | Buster Keaton presented by Kinonik on 16mm film | 6:30-8pm | Congress Square Park, Congress & High | congresssquarepark.org/events
FOOD FOR THOUGHT
SEPTEMBER 14
“Promote My Site” – Email marketing, SEO, social media | Online tuition-free workshop for small business owners by New Ventures Maine and Empower by GoDaddy | 6-7:30pm | bit.ly/3BbpVxH
Birding Walk with Maine Audubon | Walk thru Dow’s Woods Trails with South Portland Land Trust and Nick Lund | $10, free for members | 8am | More info at bit.ly/3B7pxQH
SEPTEMBER 15
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/
Removing & Disposing of Invasive Plants | Cape Elizabeth Garden Club with Andrew Cappeluti | 6:30-8:30pm | Thomas Memorial Library Community Room, 6 Scott Dyer Rd, Cape Eliz | thomasmemoriallibrary.org/events/
Edward Humes: Our Dirty Love Affair with Trash | 12-1pm | Zoom event presented by NRCM | See event details at nrcm.org/events/
SEPTEMBER 25
Clean Energy Expo, Freeport | 10am-2pm | Freeport High School | See event details at nrcm.org/events/
ONGOING
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
Eastern Cemetery Tours by Spirits Alive | 4pm daily thru Oct 16 | Meet at Congress St gate | $10 adults, $5 students, seniors | More info at spiritsalive.org/tours/index.htm
Gilsland Farm Bird Walks with Doug Hitchcox | 7-9am every Thurs thru Oct. | Free, no registration | Maine Audubon, 20 Gilsland Farm Rd, Falmouth | maineaudubon.org/news/events/gilsland-farm-bird-walks-767/
Open Conversation for Learning English | Adults, teens | Mondays, 4-5:30pm | 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
Wednesday Bird Walks at Scarborough Marsh | $5, exact change | 7am thru Sept. | Meet at Nature Center, 92 Pine Point Rd | bit.ly/3PKO5UQ
LITERARY ARTS
SEPTEMBER 14
“What Made Olmsted, Olmsted?” | Book launch with Jeff Ryan | 7pm | Mechanics Hall & Portland Parks Conservancy | Mechanics Hall, 519 Congress | Register at mechanicshallmaine.org/programming/
Spotlight Lecture: “Lungfish” | PPL & MWPA host Meghan Gilliss and Lynn Steger Strong | 6-7pm | Bunker Brewing Co, 17 Westfield St | bit.ly/3wRXimD
SEPTEMBER 15
“Koshersoul: The Faith and Food Journey of an African American Jew” | Virtual author talk with Michael Twitty and Adeena Sussman | Hosted by the Jewish Book Council | 12:30pm | More info at bit.ly/3RtsSzr
“Mother Brain” | Chelsea Conaboy with Lynn Steger Strong | 7pm | Mechanics Hall, 519 Congress | Register at mechanicshallmaine.org/programming/
“Work(s) in Progress” | Author talk with Andy Young | 6:30-7:30pm | Prince Memorial Library, 266 Main St, Cumberland | princememorial.libcal.com/event/9594909
SEPTEMBER 18
“Women Sharing Stories” | Staged reading of true stories from the experiences of eight senior women | 2pm, reception follows | Free, donations welcome and will benefit the church statestreetchurch.org/ and wtsmaine.com/ | State Street Church, 159 State
Book Party | A celebration of Littoral Book’s latest publications, with author readings | 3-5pm | Speedwell Projects, 630 Forest Ave | Info at speedwellprojects.com/events
SEPTEMBER 19
“The Rabbit” | Coco McCracken chapbook launch | 7-8pm | Mechanics Hall, 519 Congress | Register at mechanicshallmaine.org/programming/
“Sailing at the Edge of Disaster” | Elizabeth Garber, Susan Conley | 6:30-7:30pm | Print: A Bookstore | In-person and virtual event | More information at printbookstore.com/events
SEPTEMBER 20
“Olympians in Vacationland” | Author talk with Todd Coffin | 6:30-7:30pm | Prince Memorial Library, 266 Main St, Cumberland | princememorial.libcal.com/event/9595110
SEPTEMBER 21
“The Last Altruist” – Richard Cass Book Launch | 6:30pm | Longfellow Books, Monument Square | longfellowbooks.com/event
Susan Conley “Landslide” and Brian Kevin (Down East Magazine) in conversation about Maine’s working waterfronts | 7pm | Mechanics Hall, 519 Congress | Register at mechanicshallmaine.org/programming/
“The Best Ever!: Parades in New England, 1788-1940” | Book talk with Jane Nylander | 7-8pm | Free, open to public | Maine Historical Society Zoom event | Register at mainehistory.org/programs_events.shtml
Author Talk: Ethan Whitaker | “One Man’s Journey to See Every Bird in Maine” | 7pm | Free, registration requested | Gilsland Farm, Falmouth | maineaudubon.org/events/
“The Seven Deadly Sins of White Christian Nationalism” | Online conversation with Carter Heyward | 4-5:30pm | Co-hosted by the Maine Council of Churches and The BTS Center | bit.ly/3TY18nX
SEPTEMBER 22
“Breaking Bread” | Essays on New England Food, Hunger, Family | Reading with authors | 6:30-8pm | In-person and virtual | Thomas Memorial Library, 6 Scott Dyer Rd, Cape Elizabeth | Info, registration, bit.ly/3eFbfhp
SEPTEMBER 27
“Late Wonders” – Wes McNair Book Launch | Presented by Longfellow Books | 6-7pm | Congress Square Park, Congress & High | congresssquarepark.org/events | Bad weather location Longfellow Books, Monument Square.
MUSEUMS
Maine Historical Society | “Northern Threads” – Two Centuries of Dress at Maine Historical Society | Thru Dec 31 | 489 Congress | 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
SEPTEMBER 14
Bill Berlinghoff Acoustic Folk Music | 5:30-6:30pm | Freeport Community Library, 10 Library Dr, Freeport | freeportmaine.libcal.com/
A Night of Spirituals | 6-8pm | Congress Square Park, Congress & High | congresssquarepark.org/events
Vetiver w/ Maia Friedman | 8pm | $15-$20 | One Longfellow Sq, 181 State | onelongfellowsquare.com/upcoming-shows-events/
SEPTEMBER 15
Tender Mercy | Co-Presented by Happy Nomad Booking & UFF | 7:30pm Doors; 8:30pm Music | $10 | Urban Farm Fermentory, 200 Anderson St, Portland | fermentory.com/calendar
D. Gross, The Mill Burners | 7-11pm | Blue, 650 Congress | portcityblue.com/
SEPTEMBER 16
WAND | 8pm | $12-$15 | SPACE, 538 Congress | space538.org/upcoming-events/
Concert and Book Signing | Multi-instrumentalist Dave Kobrenski, Pianist Jed Wilson, Percussionist Brian Shankar Adler | 7pm | $12-$15 | St Lawrence Arts, 76 Congress, Portland | stlawrencearts.org/
Murcielago, Twin Grizzly & The Unscarred | 7pm Doors; 8pm Music | $12 | Urban Farm Fermentory, 200 Anderson St. | fermentory.com/calendar
The Satoko Fujii & Katta Maki Duo | Dimensions in Jazz | 8-10pm | Portland Conservatory of Music, 28 Neal St, Portland | Visit portlandconservatoryofmusic.org/events/
Choro Louco, Ryan Devlin Quarter | 6-9:30pm | Blue, 650 Congress, Portland | portcityblue.com/
Blues on Sunday with Nelson Checkoway, Per Hanson, Jon Ross | 7pm | $21-$25 | Cadenza, 5 Depot, Freeport | cadenzafreeport.com
SEPTEMBER 17
Enter The Haggis | Celtic, Electric, Eclectic | 8pm | 21+ | $30-$35 | Portland House of Music, 25 Temple | bit.ly/3CH18Tf
Pirate Sea Shanty Singalong w/ The Shank Painters | 1-2:30pm | Congress Square Park, Congress & High | congresssquarepark.org/events
Blues Prophets | 7pm | $18-$2 | St Lawrence Arts, 76 Congress, Portland | stlawrencearts.org/
Garba 360 | Community dance party with guided instruction of western Indian Gujarati folk dances | 4-7pm | Free | Deering Oaks Park, Portland | portlandovations.org/event/garba360/
Zesty! & Friends | 7:30pm Doors, 8:30pm Music | $10 | Urban Farm Fermentory, 200 Anderston St, Portland | fermentory.com/calendar
Tracy McMullen, Javier Rosario, Forest City Swing | 6-11:45pm | Blue, 650 Congress, Portland | portcityblue.com/
Anni Clark | Folk/Blues/Pop | 7pm | $21-$25 | Cadenza, 5 Depot, Freeport |
cadenzafreeport.com
Sam Mitchell | Solo acoustic covers, originals | 3pm | No cover | Root Wild Kombucha, 135 Washington Ave, Portland
SEPTEMBER 18
Outdoor concert with Carolyn Currie | 3pm | Skyline Farm, 95 The Lane, North Yarmouth | By donation | More info at skylinefarm.org/upcoming-events
Jeffrey Lewis & Voltage with Frankie Moon | 8pm | $12-$15 | SPACE, 538 Congress | space538.org/upcoming-events/
Haley Heynderickx & The Westerlies with Myriam Gendron and Illegal Son | 8pm | $22-$25 | SPACE, 538 Congress | space538.org/upcoming-events/
Portland Chamber Music Festival | Johnny Gandelsman – “This Is America” | Solo program | 5-7pm | Cove Street Arts, 71 Cove St | pcmf.org/2022-9-18
SEPTEMBER 20
Bucketlist, Jazz Sesh | 7-11pm | Blue, 650 Congress | portcityblue.com/
David Bromberg Quintet | 8pm | $60 | One Longfellow Sq, 181 State, Portland | onelongfellowsquare.com/upcoming-shows-events/
SEPTEMBER 22
Jenner Fox, Frank Fotusky, KF3-Vibing on a Thursday! | 5-11pm | Blue, 650 Congress | portcityblue.com/
The Portland Jazz Orchestra | 8pm | $7-$10 | One Longfellow Sq, 181 State | onelongfellowsquare.com/upcoming-shows-events/
SEPTEMBER 23
Speedy Ortiz and Anand Wilder with Snake Lips | 8pm | $15-$18 | SPACE, 538 Congress | space538.org/upcoming-events/
Genticorum – Peaks Island House Concerts | 7pm | $20 suggested | New Brackett Church, 9 Church Ave, Peaks Island | facebook.com/peakshouseconcerts/events
Melissa Lauren, Brook Blanche, Simplexity | 6-11:59pm | Blue, 650 Congress | portcityblue.com/
Funkationland | 8pm | $15-$20 | One Longfellow Sq, 181 State | onelongfellowsquare.com/upcoming-shows-events/
SEPTEMBER 24
Stomp Fest! A Gathering of Maine’s Underground Indie, Folk and Psych Artists | $15-$50 | Noon-11pm | Urban Farm Fermentory, 200 Anderson | bit.ly/3qs4CBS
The Joe Fonda Trio | Dimensions in Jazz | $5-$20 | 8-10pm | Portland Conservatory of Music, 28 Neal | portlandconservatoryofmusic.org/events/
Sherrie Phair, The Bradley Jazz Collective, The Way It Works | 6-11:45pm | Blue, 650 Congress | portcityblue.com/
Bess Jacques | Folk/Blues/Pop | 7pm | $21-$25 | Cadenza, 5 Depot, Freeport |
cadenzafreeport.com
Jonathan Edwards | 8pm | $35-$45 | One Longfellow Sq, 181 State | onelongfellowsquare.com/upcoming-shows-events/
SEPTEMBER 25
Rachel Clemente, Dan Houghton | Scottish harp, border pipes, flute | 4pm | $20 advance purchase, email Janet Lynch at [email protected] | The Music Loft at Linden Lea, 655 Elmwood Road, Pownal | lindenleapownal.net/
Connor Garvey & Edie Carey | 8pm | $15-$20 | One Longfellow Sq, 181 State | onelongfellowsquare.com/upcoming-shows-events/
SEPTEMBER 26
Hip Hop in the Park | Monday of the Minds | 6-8pm | Congress Square Park, Congress & High, Portland | congresssquarepark.org/events
THEATER
Puppets in Portland | International puppetry festival presented by Mayo Street Arts | Sept 20-25 at different venues | For details visit puppetsinportland.org/
SEPTEMBER 15
“Cupid’s Arrow” | Thru Sept. 17 | $20 | Footlights Theatre, 190 US Rte 1, Falmouth | More info at thefootlightstheatre.com/
SEPTEMBER 16
“Morning After Grace” | A comedy for baby boomers | Thru Sept 25 | $25 | The Public Theatre, 31 Maple, Lewiston | thepublictheatre.org/plays-events/plays/
“A Midsummer Night’s Dream” | Thru Sept 25 | $23-$37 | Theater at Monmouth, 796 Main St | theateratmonmouth.org/
“Jekyll & Hyde” | Thru Oct 2 | $25 | Lyric Music Theater, 176 Sawyer, South Portland | lyricmusictheater.org
SEPTEMBER 18
“The Bolt Sisters: Begin Again” | Thru Sept. 19 | $20 | Footlights Theatre, 190 US Rte 1, Falmouth | More info at thefootlightstheatre.com/
VISUAL ARTS
Maine Art Collective Pop-Up Gallery featuring 21 artists | 10am-6pm daily, thru Sept 30 | 157 Middle St | Artist reception Sept 1, 5-7pm | maineartcollective.com/
SEPTEMBER 16
“Can’t Take My Eyes Off You” | Group exhibition opening reception | 5-7pm | SPEEDWELL Projects, 630 Forest Ave | bit.ly/3xc3GVZ
SEPTEMBER 24
“Gone But Not Forgotten” a Retrospective for Paul Black | Reception 4-7pm, Rain date 9/25 12-3pm | Yarmouth Frame & Gallery, 729 Route 1, Yarmouth |
yarmouthframeandgallery.com
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 | 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 | “The Lives of the Jewelers” thru Oct 9 | bit.ly/3sxzAch
