BENEFITS
OCTOBER 22
The Studio & Friends | Fundraiser for the Scholarship Fund for the Recording Club at the Studio, Portland | $20-$25 | onelongfellowsquare.com/event/event-template-2/
OCTOBER 28
Dirty Cello | UUCB Concerts for a Cause, to benefit the Brunswick Area Teen Center and Maine Family Planning | $10-$20 | 7:30pm | Unitarian Universalist Church, 1 Middle, Brunswick | ticketstripe.com/dirtycello
OCTOBER 29
Book and rummage sale at Portland Friends Meeting House, 1837 Forest Ave | 10am-3pm
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/
Community Fall Festival at Pine Ridge Acres | 5-acre corn maze, games, food, more | Fri- Sun thru Oct 30 | $10-$12 | Free parking | Pine Ridge Acres, 40 Winn Rd, Cumberland | pineridgemaine.com/fall-fest/
OCTOBER 22
6th Annual Guild Fine Craft Show | Oct 22-23 | 10am-4pm | Exquisite fine crafts | $5 weekend admission, under 18 free | Fort Andross Mill Complex, 14 Maine, Brunswick | shopmainecraft.com/
OCTOBER 23
All Hallows’ Market | Halloween-themed market | 11am-3pm | Congress Square Park, Congress & High | congresssquarepark.org/events
FILM
OCTOBER 19
“Violins of Hope” | Documentary film, conversation, reception, presented by MJFF and the PSO | $36 | 6pm | Portland Museum of Art, 7 Congress Sq | Tickets, info at bit.ly/3EtlXCs
“Sisters with Transistors” | Narrated by Laurie Anderson | Free screening | 7pm | SPACE, 538 Congress | space538.org/event/sisters-with-transistors-2022/
OCTOBER 21
“Dark Nights Golden Days” – Visual Album | Oshima Brothers Film Premiere presented by State Theatre | $12-$15 | One Longfellow Sq, 181 State | bit.ly/3yoPI3v
OCTOBER 23
“No Time to Fail” | Documentary film about election administrators, followed by talk with filmmakers | $7-$9 | 2-4pm | PMA, 7 Congress Sq | portlandmuseum.org/eventscalendar/no-time-to-fail
OCTOBER 28
“Give Me Pity!” | $7-$9 | 7pm | SPACE, 538 Congress | space538.org/events/
OCTOBER 29
“The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari” | Hailed as the first true horror film, released in 1920 | Accompanied by Organist James Kennerley | $20-$32 | foko.org/full-schedule/
OCTOBER 30
Silent (Movie) Sunday: “Nosferatu” | Kinonik presents the classic German vampire silent film with live accompaniment | 5:30-7pm | Congress Square Park, Corner Congress & High | congresssquarepark.org/events
FOOD FOR THOUGHT
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
OCTOBER 19
Student Loans: What you need to know | 12-1pm | Portland Public Library, meeting room, 5 Monument Square | portlandlibrary.com/events/what-you-need-to-know/
OCTOBER 20
Scientist to Go with Alexandria Ambrose | Talks about her research as a grad student in Oceanography at Rutgers | 1-1:45pm | Gulf of Maine Research Institute online event | gmri.org/events/scientist-to-go-with-alexandria-ambrose/
“Can We Talk?” Building Bridges Instead of Walls | Third of 3 programs: potluck and parting thoughts | 4-5:30pm | Maine Jewish Museum, 267 Congress St | bit.ly/3e91Dvo
Invasive Pests: A Threat to Forests in the Casco Bay Region | Allison Kanoti | 6:30-7:30pm | Prince Memorial Library online event | Register at princememorial.libcal.com/event/9720407
Understanding PFAS: Farms, Food & Community | Community discussion with Amy Fisher, Ellen Griswold, Tricia Rouleau | 6:30-7:45pm | Yarmouth History Center, 118 E Elm, Yarmouth | bit.ly/3zWiI2J
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/
Day of Democracy: Community Voter Resource Fair | Presented by the JCA and GPIWC | Featured speakers: Shenna Bellows, Emily Cook, Reza Jalali | Free | Refreshments | 1342 Congress St | bit.ly/3CX4cdM
OCTOBER 25
Longfellow’s Haunted House guided tours with James Horrigan | Thru Oct 29 | $20-$25 | 6-7:30pm | Wadsworth-Longfellow House at MHS, 489 Congress | Reservations required: mainehistory.org/programs_events.shtml
We’re in this Together: Ecosystem Health with The Center for Wildlife | 6:30-7pm | In person and via Zoom | Thomas Memorial Library, 6 Scott Dyer Rd, Cape Elizabeth | For more info and to register: bit.ly/3eiGlvj
OCTOBER 26
“Tribal Sovereignty and Wabanaki Nationhood: Past, Present, Future” | Sustainability Series with Zeke Crofton-McDonald | 5:30-7pm | Portland Public Library Zoom event | Register: bit.ly/3ym4Xu2
Maine’s Shorebirds | Virtual talk by Brad Zitske | 6:30-7:30pm | Scarborough Public Library | Info, registration: scarboroughlibrary.org/events/maines_shorebirds
OCTOBER 27
Creepy Collections at the Osher Map Library | View maps and materials from the fearsome to the fantastic | Free, open, no registration, refreshments | 10am-6:30pm | USM Portland campus, 314 Forest Ave | oshermaps.org/news
Tales from a Maine Investigative Journalist | First Amendment Museum Speaker Series with Kate Cough | 7pm | Free, online | firstamendmentmuseum.org/event/tales-from-a-maine-investigative-journalist/
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
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
OCTOBER 19
John Connolly: “The Furies” | 6pm | Longfellow Books, 1 Monument Way |
longfellowbooks.com/event
OCTOBER 20
OUTspoken! | Spoken Word for LGBTQIA+ teens and allies | Series of free in-person writing and performance workshops in partnership with The Telling Room | Thru Oct 17 | 6:30pm | Prince Memorial Library, 266 Main St, Cumberland | tellingroom.org/upcoming-events/outspoken
OCTOBER 21
Sound and Memory in Xanthi’s World | “My Xanthi” reading by Stephanie Cotsirilos with live music by Nathan Kolosko | 4-6pm | Speedwell Projects, 630 Forest Ave | bit.ly/3CDq9OI
OCTOBER 24
“9 Days: A Dee Rommel Mystery” | Jule Selbo, Anne Elliott booktalk | 7pm | Print Bookstore, 273 Congress | printbookstore.com/
OCTOBER 25
Morgan Talty Author Talk: “Night of the Living Rez” | 5:30-6:30pm | Freeport Community Library, 10 Library Dr | bit.ly/3MrQIdb
Claire Millikin’s “Elegiaca Americana” | Book launch with reading and discussion, joined by Katherine Hagopian Berry | 7pm | Print Bookstore, 273 Congress, Portland | printbookstore.com/
OCTOBER 26
Claire Millikin’s “Elegiaca Americana” | Book launch with reading and discussion, joined by Katherine Hagopian Berry | 7pm | Print Bookstore, 273 Congress, Portland | printbookstore.com/
OCTOBER 27
Hole in the Head Review Poetry Reading Series | Linda Aldrich, Richard Forester with open mic to follow | 7-9pm | Maine Jewish Museum, 267 Congress St, Portland | mainejewishmuseum.org/programs-and-events/
“The Lost Women of Azalea Court” | Ellen Meeropol, Colin Sargeant booktalk | 7pm via Zoom | Print Bookstore, 273 Congress, Portland | Register at printbookstore.com/
Book Launch: Lydia Moland with Meadow Dibble | 7pm | Mechanics Hall, 519 Congress, Portland | mechanicshallmaine.org/programming/
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
OCTOBER 19
Slaid Cleaves | $30-$40 | 8pm | One Longfellow Sq, 181 State, Portland | onelongfellowsquare.com/upcoming-shows-events/
OCTOBER 20
Sam Amidon & Marc Ribot | 8pm | $20-$25 | SPACE, 538 Congress | space538.org/event/sam-amidon-marc-ribot-2022/
Noonday Concert Series: Kim Lehmann, Viola | Portland Conservatory of Music | 12-1pm | Portland Public Library, 5 Monument Sq | portlandconservatoryofmusic.org/events/
The Portland Jazz Orchestra | $7-$10 | 8pm | One Longfellow Sq, 181 State, Portland | onelongfellowsquare.com/upcoming-shows-events/
OCTOBER 21
Seagrass | Americana | 7pm | $21-$25 | Cadenza, 5 Depot, Freeport | cadenzafreeport.com
OCTOBER 22
Denny Breau | Acoustic Folk | 7pm | $21-$25 | Cadenza, 5 Depot, Freeport |
cadenzafreeport.com
Unheard of X Techno Worlds | $10, Members free | 9pm | SPACE, 538 Congress | space538.org/events/
OCTOBER 23
Jake Blount | $12-$15 | 8pm | One Longfellow Sq, 181 State, Portland | onelongfellowsquare.com/upcoming-shows-events/
Muriel Anderson | Acoustic guitar, 20-string harp guitar | 7pm | $21-$25 | Cadenza, 5 Depot, Freeport | cadenzafreeport.com
OCTOBER 24
Hip Hop in the Park – Halloween Edition | Monday of the Minds | 5-7pm | Congress Square Park, Corner Congress & High Streets | congresssquarepark.org/events
OCTOBER 25
Titus Andronicus with Country Westerns | 8pm | $20-$25 | SPACE, 538 Congress | space538.org/event/titus-andronicus/
Pierre Bensusan | $25-$35 | 8pm | One Longfellow Sq, 181 State, Portland | onelongfellowsquare.com/upcoming-shows-events/
OCTOBER 26
An Evening with Toshi Reagon | Music, conversation centered on racial, climate, gender justice and faith | Free | 7:30pm | Bowdoin College, Pickard Theater, 1 Bath Rd, Brunswick | indigoartsalliance.me/event-schedule/
OCTOBER 28
The Casco Bay Tummlers w/Jamie Saft | 7:30pm | $15-$22 | Mayo Street Arts, 10 Mayo St | For tickets or info on signing up, visit tickettailor.com/events/mayostreetarts/734332/
Sean Mencher, Hugh Bowden | Electric solo guitar | 7pm | $21-$25 | Cadenza, 5 Depot, Freeport | cadenzafreeport.com
Mali Obomsawin 6tet “Sweet Tooth” | Album release tour | Dimensions in Jazz | $5-$20 | 8-10pm | Portland Conservatory of Music, 28 Neal, Portland | portlandconservatoryofmusic.org/events/
Soprano Mia Love in concert | 2pm | Lunt Auditorium, 74 Lunt Rd, Falmouth | Registration required: oceanviewrc.com/event/soprano-mia-love-in-concert/
OCTOBER 29
SPACE Halloween – “Back from the Dead” | $13-$15 | 9pm | SPACE, 538 Congress | space538.org/events/
Ali McGuirk w/ Cilla Bonnie | $14-$18 | 8pm | One Longfellow Sq, 181 State, Portland | onelongfellowsquare.com/upcoming-shows-events/
Isabel Stover Trio | Electric solo guitar | 7pm | $21-$25 | Cadenza, 5 Depot, Freeport | cadenzafreeport.com
Tribute to George Crumb: “Voice of the Whale” | Free | 7:30-9:30pm | 240 Strings | First Parish Church, 425 Congress | 240strings.org/events
OCTOBER 30
Palm, Water from Your Eyes, Junesevere | $15-$18 | 8pm | SPACE, 538 Congress | space538.org/events/
Ghoul of Rock – MAMM’s Halloween Show | $12-$15 | 11am doors | One Longfellow Sq, 181 State, Portland | onelongfellowsquare.com/upcoming-shows-events/
Blues on Sunday | 4pm | $21-$25 | Cadenza, 5 Depot, Freeport |
cadenzafreeport.com
Port City Peep Show Presents: Staying Alive! | Burlesque & Drag spectacular | $15-$20 | 7pm | Portland House of Music, 25 Temple | portlandhouseofmusic.com/events/list/
The Pine Tree Flyers | 4-6pm | $20 advance purchase, email Janet Lynch at [email protected] | The Music Loft at Linden Lea, 655 Elmwood Road, Pownal | lindenleapownal.net/
Public Concert Series of the Portland Rossini Club | $10-$15 | 3-4:30pm | Church of St. Luke, 143 State, Portland | rossiniclub.org/event-calendar/
NOVEMBER 1
Dear Nora | $12-$15 | 8pm | SPACE, 538 Congress, Portland | space538.org/event/dear-nora-2022/
Preservation Hall Jazz Band | $25-$60 | 7pm | Portland Ovations | Merrill Auditorium, Portland | portlandovations.org/calendar/
THEATER
“When We Were Young and Unafraid” by Sarah Treem | Thru Oct. 23 | Pay what you decide after the show | Mad Horse Theatre Co, 24 Mosher, South Portland | Reserve seats at madhorse.com/
“The Lifespan of a Fact” | Thru Oct. 30 | $30 | Good Theater, St. Lawrence Arts, 76 Congress St, Portland | goodtheater.ticketspice.com/fact#
Thornton Wilder’s “Our Town” | Thru Oct. 23 | $5-$25 | 7:30-9:30pm | Meetinghouse Arts Stage, 40 Main St, Freeport | Tickets, more info at bit.ly/3VaKNNi
OCTOBER 20
Stroll Haunted Yarmouth | Stories from Yarmouth’s past performed outdoors at the Baptist (Hillside) Cemetery | All ages | Oct 20-22, 28-30 | Tickets available online only $15 | Royal River Community Players | More info at bit.ly/3V6yvWo
“Cries in the Night” by Paul Elliott | Thru Nov 5 | $20 | The Footlights Theatre, 190 US Route 1, Falmouth | thefootlightstheatre.com/
“The Last Girl” | Presented by Portland Ovations in collaboration with Survivor Speak | $27-$29 | 7pm | Westbrook Performing Arts Center, 471 Stroudwater, Westbrook | westbrookpac.org/event/portland-ovations-presents-the-last-girl/
Walk Among the Shadows: “Untimely Ends” | Oct 20-23 & 27-30 spirits will rise in Eastern Cemetery with tales of their demise | $5-$10 | 224 Congress St | bit.ly/3MgS0HO
OCTOBER 21
“Sweeney Todd – The Demon Barber of Fleet Street” | Tophat Productions | 7:30-9:30pm | Mayo Street Arts, 10 Mayo | $15 | tickettailor.com/events/mayostreetarts/728352/#
OCTOBER 22
Le Théâtre des Vampires du Burlesque | Vampiric burlesque inspired by “Interview with a Vampire” | $20 | 9pm | Free Street Restaurant and Bar, 77 Free St | bit.ly/3Eo3asn
OCTOBER 24
Dragology Cursed Halloween Ball | Halloween drag show, including a creature costume contest | 7pm | $22-$26 | St Lawrence Arts, 76 Congress | More info at stlawrencearts.org/
OCTOBER 26
Farruquito: “Flamenco Intimo” | $20-$50 | 7pm | Portland Ovations | Merrill Auditorium, Portland | portlandovations.org/event/farruquito-flamenco-intimo/
OCTOBER 27
Walk Among the Shadows: “Untimely Ends” | Oct 27-30 spirits will rise in Eastern Cemetery with tales of their demise | $5-$10 | 224 Congress St | bit.ly/3MgS0HO
OCTOBER 28
“Giselle” | Oct 28-29 | $12-$34 | Portland Ballet | Westbrook Performing Arts Ctr, 471 Stroudwater, Westbrook | portlandballet.org/giselle
VISUAL ARTS
OCTOBER 22
I Heart Ocean | Multimedia installations by Pam Ferris-Olson | Conversations with artists, marine service providers, activists | $10-$25, proceeds benefit Sea Meadow Marine Foundation | 1-6pm | JCA building, 1342 Congress St, Portland | womenmindthewater.com/events-one
OCTOBER 26
The Music in the Image with Gerald Cyrus and Danny Dawson | Alumni Lecture Series, Maine Media Workshops + College | 1-2pm | Free, online | More info and registration, mainemedia.edu/events/lectures/
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
