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Art
Jay Connaway and the Landscape of New England - Portland Museum of Art
7 Congress Square
Portland, Maine 04101
Phone: (207) 775-6148
Sep 19 thru Dec 06, 2009. Bold brushwork and a subtle palate served as hallmarks of Jay Connaway's (1893-1970) unique style of masculine impressionism. Featuring 25 paintings, this is the first major museum exhibition of Connaway's work since his death. Born in Indiana, Connaway studied in New York under William Merritt Chase and in Paris at the Academie Julian before returning to native soil and landing in New England. A student of the sky, waves, and snow-covered hills of Maine and Vermont, Connaway belonged to the generation that presented the region as timeless and quiet in the face of modernity and ensured that the image of New England maintained a prominent role in the American imagination. For info phone (207) 775-6148. Map + Directions | Report Update
Charles DuBack: Coming to Maine - Portland Museum of Art
7 Congress Square
Portland, Maine 04101
Phone: (207) 775-6148
Oct 10 thru Jan 03, 2010. Charles DuBack (born 1926) first came to Maine from New York City in the mid-1950s. The exhibit will feature 20 paintings and collages focusing on his rarely shown, but pivotal, work from the late 1950s. The exhibition is complemented by a small selection of his more recent watercolors from 1998 depicting the woods that surround his home in Tenants Harbor. These two bodies of work, although separated by decades, are related in conception and are the result of DuBack's response to the landscape of Maine. This is the Portland Museum of Art's first exhibition devoted to that seminal period when New York post-war modernism arrived in Maine. For info phone (207) 775-6148. Map + Directions | Report Update
Printmaking by David C. Driskell - Portland Museum of Art
7 Congress Square
Portland, Maine 04101
Phone: (207) 775-6148
Oct 29 thru Jan 17, 2010. This exhibition highlights for the first time the prints of David Driskell, artist, art historian, collector, educator, and one of the most respected names in the world of African American art and culture. With more than 75 prints, as well as several works on paper, Evolution provides insight into Driskell's artistic process and development, as well as the influence of African art on American modernism. He has been a practicing artist since the 1950s and his works are in major museums throughout the world, including the Portland Museum of Art. In 2000, he was awarded the National Humanities Medal from President Clinton. Driskell maintains a deep connection to Maine, as he has summered here for decades and is active at the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture. For info phone (207) 775-6148. Map + Directions | Report Update
Collages - Portland Museum of Art
7 Congress Square
Portland, Maine 04101
Phone: (207) 775-6148
Dec 19 thru Feb 28, 2010. This winter the Portland Museum of Art will explore the world of collages in the exhibition Collage: Piecing It Together. Featuring approximately 25 works from the Museum's collection and selected loans from contemporary Maine artists, this exhibition will explore the history of collage from its introduction in Europe in the early 20th century by artists such as Kurt Schwitters and Jean Arp to present day works by Maine artists such as Tom Hall and Aaron Stephan. The exhibition will also cover a wide range of collage techniques, including abstract works pieced together from newsprint and colored papers, collaged elements incorporated into drawings and prints, paintings that include collaged figurative elements, and photomontages. Map + Directions | Report Update
Four Centuries of Still Life - Portland Museum of Art
7 Congress Square
Portland, Maine 04101
Phone: (207) 775-6148
Feb 04 thru Jun 06, 2010. Still-life works celebrate the significance of all aspects of daily life. They embrace a moment in time and create a memory that combines real life and its representation in art. Objects of Wonder: Four Centuries of Still Life from the Norton Museum of Art is a selection of more than 50 paintings, sculptures, and photographs from the 17th through the 20th centuries that will focus on the depiction of inanimate objects. Featured artists will include Marsden Hartley, Henri Matisse, Robert Mapplethorpe, Pablo Picasso, Marc Chagall, and Yinka Shonibare. This exhibition will present important works that illustrate both aspects of the genre-objects as stand-alone imagery and those serving as one element of a larger composition. The out-of-the-ordinary assortment of works come together to form such themes as table settings, flowers, fruits and vegetables, fish, and works in three dimensions. Map + Directions | Report Update
Frederick Lynch - Portland Museum of Art
7 Congress Square
Portland, Maine 04101
Phone: (207) 775-6148
Feb 27 thru May 16, 2010. As an abstract painter, Maine artist Frederick Lynch (born 1935) uses a system of repeated geometries and mathematical divisions to explore a multitude of visual possibilities. His paintings evoke the type of order and chaos found in patterns of nature-branching, veining of leaves, and molecular systems. This exhibition of 25 recent works by Lynch will pair his large painted canvases with smaller sections of each of his paintings. This will be Lynch's second solo exhibition at the Portland Museum of Art in the past two decades. Map + Directions | Report Update
50 Works for 50 States - Portland Museum of Art
7 Congress Square
Portland, Maine 04101
Phone: (207) 775-6148
May 28 thru Jul 25, 2010. Herbert Vogel, a postal clerk, and his wife Dorothy Vogel, a librarian, managed to build one of the most important contemporary art collections in history with very modest means. After more than 40 years of collecting art, they decided to start giving the collection away. The Portland Museum of Art is the recipient of 50 works from a national gifts program entitled The Dorothy and Herbert Vogel Collection: Fifty Works for Fifty States. The best-known works in the Vogel Collection are examples of minimal and conceptual art, but they also include pieces of a figurative and expressionist nature. Primarily a collection of drawings, the collection also includes paintings, sculptures, photographs, and prints by artists mainly working in the United States. This exhibition will feature a selection of the works from the Vogel gift which includes work by artists such as Will Barnet, Richard Tuttle, Claudia De Monte, and Steve Keister. Map + Directions | Report Update
American Modern Masterworks - Portland Museum of Art
7 Congress Square
Portland, Maine 04101
Phone: (207) 775-6148
Jun 24 thru Sep 12, 2010. From the collection of the Wadsworth Atheneum in Hartford, Connecticut, American Moderns will showcase 100 works on paper by nationally recognized artists such as Edward Hopper, John Marin, and Rockwell Kent. This is the first in-depth examination and presentation of the Atheneum's American modernist works on paper. Beginning with the Ashcan school, including works by John Sloan and William Glackens, the exhibition traces the emergence of American modernism and the circle of Alfred Steiglitz, concluding with strong examples of postwar realism, with works by Ellsworth Kelly and Andrew Wyeth. Map + Directions | Report Update
Debating Modern Photography - Portland Museum of Art
7 Congress Square
Portland, Maine 04101
Phone: (207) 775-6148
Sep 30 thru Dec 05, 2010. In the 1930s, a small group of California photographers challenged the painterly, soft-focus Pictorialist style of the day. They argued that photography could only advance as an art if its practitioners exploited characteristics inherent to the camera's mechanical nature. This small association of innovators created Group f/64, named after the camera aperture which produces great depth of field and sharp focus. The exhibition revisits this debate and includes images by photographers in Group f/64 such as Ansel Adams, Edward Weston, Imogen Cunningham, Sonya Noskowiak, and Willard Van Dyke, as well as images by such Pictorialists such as Anne Brigman, William Dassonville, Johan Hagemeyer, William Mortensen, and Karl Struss. With more than 100 works by 16 artists, Debating Modern Photography offers a feast for the eyes while illustrating both sides of a high-stakes debate. Outstanding examples of the clean edges and bold forms of Group f/64 stand in sharp contrast to the romantic, hand-crafted Pictorialist work that includes elegant portraits, tonalist landscapes, and allegorical studies. Map + Directions | Report Update
Craft Shows
Craft Fair and Cookie Walk
196 Allen Avenue
Portland, Maine 04103
Phone: (207) 754-6843
Nov 21, 2009. The 4th annual Casco Bay High School / Portland Arts & Technology High School Craft Fair is an event not to be missed. Free admission, pleanty of free parking, free entertainment and over 50 of the most talented crafters from all over Maine. Check out Portland's longest cookie walk too. New and Used book sale, white elephant table, raffles galore. Visit the Casco Bay Cafe for some hot chili, soup, delicious sandwhiches or a slice of home made pie and coffee. Event runs from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Map + Directions | Report Update
Annual Christmas Craft Show
772 Stevens Avenue
Portland, Maine 04103
Phone: (207) 946-7079
Nov 21 thru Nov 22, 2009. Annual Christmas Craft Show at the Stevens Avenue Armory, 772 Stevens Avenue in Portland. For info phone (207) 946-7079 or (706) 843-9188. Map + Directions | Report Update
Holiday Arts and Crafts Show I
96 Falmouth Street
Portland, Maine
Phone: (207) 621-2818
Dec 05 thru Dec 06, 2009. The Annual Holiday Arts and Crafts Show, held at the University of Southern Maine's Sullivan Gym, is the last chance to purchase that special one of a kind gift from a member of United Maine Craftsmen. Free gift wrapping and hourly door prizes, make this a great place to finish up your shopping. For info phone (207) 621-2818. Map + Directions | Report Update
Holiday Arts and Crafts Show II
96 Falmouth Street
Portland, Maine
Phone: (207) 621-2818
Dec 12 thru Dec 13, 2009. An additional weekend of the Holiday Arts and Crafts Show at the University of Southern Maine's Sullivan Gym, is the last chance to purchase that special one of a kind gift from a member of United Maine Craftsmen. Free gift wrapping and hourly door prizes, make this a great place to finish up your shopping. For info phone (207) 621-2818. Map + Directions | Report Update
Festivals
Annual Tree Lighting - Downtown Portland
Monument Square
Portland, Maine 04101
Phone: (207) 772-6828
Nov 27, 2009. Come see the spectacular lighting of the tree at this annual tradition at Monument Square. Entertainment begins with Rick Charette and the Bubblegum Band. For info phone (207) 772-6828. Map + Directions | Report Update
Maine Jewish Film Festival
Portland, Maine
Phone: (207) 831-7495
Mar 20 thru Mar 25, 2010. The Maine Jewish Film Festival provides a forum for the presentation of films to enrich, educate and entertain a diverse community about the Jewish experience. For info phone (207) 831-7495. Map + Directions | Report Update
Music
Arlo Guthrie & Family - Merrill Auditorium
20 Myrtle Street
Portland, Maine 04101
Phone: (207) 842-0800
Nov 20, 2009.
The first family of American folk music brings three generations to the stage for a festive evening of music drawn from the legendary songbooks of Woody and Arlo Guthrie (Buy His Music
Simon & Garfunkel Songbook Show: Aztec Two Step - One Longfellow Square
181 State Street
Portland, Maine 04101
Phone: (207) 761-1757
Nov 20, 2009. A special show featuring material from the Simon & Garfunkel Songbook, plus several of Aztec Two-Step's original fan-favorites from their long and remarkable career. Performance at 8 p.m. ($25 adv/$28 door) Map + Directions | Report Update
Deely Stan - One Longfellow Square
181 State Street
Portland, Maine 04101
Phone: (207) 761-1757
Nov 21, 2009. Acclaimed Steely Dan cover band. 8pm. $12 adv/$15 door. Tickets online or at (207)761-1757. Map + Directions | Report Update
NeedToBreathe - Port City Music Hall
504 Congress Street
Portland, Maine 04101
Phone: (207) 899-4990
Nov 21, 2009. NeedToBreathe performs at Port City Music Hall. Ticket Prices: $12 - Advance, $15 - Door, $25 - VIP. Experience the explosive new live show of Atlantic Recording Artists' NeedToBreathe. The band is led by brothers Bear and Bo Rinehart from South Carolina and has been selling out their tour dates all over the nation. This summer marked the coming of their highly anticipated third record, "The Outsiders," debuting in the Top 20 on Billboard's Top 200 charts. Hit singles include "Lay 'Em Down," "Washed By The Water" (nominated for a 2009 Dove award), "More Time" (featured in 2007 film P.S. I Love You), "Signature of Divine (Yahweh)." Map + Directions | Report Update
Peter Serkin - Merrill Auditorium
20 Myrtle Street
Portland, Maine 04101
Phone: (207) 842-0800
Nov 22, 2009.
Recognized as an artist of great passion, integrity and intelligence, the preeminent American pianist Peter Serkin (Buy His Music
Lissa Schneckenburger - One Longfellow Square
181 State Street
Portland, Maine 04101
Phone: (207) 761-1757
Nov 22, 2009.
Lissa is a winsome, sweet-voiced singer who brings new life to old ballads and a skillful, dynamic fiddler who captures the driving rhythm and carefree joy of New England dance tunes old and new. (Buy Her Music
311 - Cumberland County Civic Center
45 Spring Street
Portland, Maine 04101
Phone: (207) 775-3458
Nov 25, 2009.
American rock band 311 (Buy Their Music
Dario Pinelli & The Italian Gypsy Jazz Trio - One Longfellow Square
181 State Street
Portland, Maine 04101
Phone: (207) 761-1757
Nov 27, 2009. Gypsy Jazz trio from Italy. 8pm. $12 adv/$15 door. Tickets online or at (207)761-1757. Map + Directions | Report Update
Gypsy Jazz Workshop - One Longfellow Square
181 State Street
Portland, Maine 04101
Phone: (207) 761-1757
Nov 27, 2009. Gypsy Jazz Workshop for guitarists and bassists with the Dario Pinelli trio from Italy. 4:30pm. $30. All levels. Limited seating. Tickets online or at (207)761-1757. Map + Directions | Report Update
Phish - Cumberland County Civic Center
45 Spring Street
Portland, Maine 04101
Phone: (207) 775-3458
Nov 29, 2009.
The band Phish (Buy Their Music
The Steve Grover Quintet - One Longfellow Square
181 State Street
Portland, Maine 04101
Phone: (207) 761-1757
Dec 01, 2009. Jazz at the Square. 8pm. $5/$3 students & seniors. Map + Directions | Report Update
Lucy Wainwright Roche & Rebecca Pronsky - One Longfellow Square
181 State Street
Portland, Maine 04101
Phone: (207) 761-1757
Dec 04, 2009. Critically acclaimed songwriter double bill. Marie Moreshead opens! 8pm. $15 Map + Directions | Report Update
Bill Harley - One Longfellow Square
181 State Street
Portland, Maine 04101
Phone: (207) 761-1757
Dec 05, 2009. Two time Grammy award winner and frequent All Things Considered commentator. 8pm. $15 adv/$18 door. Tickets online or at (207)761-1757. Map + Directions | Report Update
Bill Harley Kid's Show - One Longfellow Square
181 State Street
Portland, Maine 04101
Phone: (207) 761-1757
Dec 05, 2009. Recipient of the Magic Penny Award from the Children's Music Network. 2pm. $10, family discount available. Tickets online or at (207)761-1757. Map + Directions | Report Update
The Ahmad Hassan Muhammad Trio - One Longfellow Square
181 State Street
Portland, Maine 04101
Phone: (207) 761-1757
Dec 08, 2009. Jazz at the Square. 8pm. $5/$3 students & seniors. Map + Directions | Report Update
Erin McKeown - One Longfellow Square
181 State Street
Portland, Maine 04101
Phone: (207) 761-1757
Dec 10, 2009. Elegant pop to all out rock. Gregory Douglass opens. 8pm. $15 adv/$18 door. Tickets online or at (207)761-1757. Map + Directions | Report Update
An Evening with Garnet Rogers - One Longfellow Square
181 State Street
Portland, Maine 04101
Phone: (207) 761-1757
Dec 11, 2009. Canadian Baritone. 8pm. $12 adv/$15 door online or at (207)761-1757. Map + Directions | Report Update
Magic of Christmas - Portland Symphony Orchestra
20 Myrtle Street
Portland, Maine 04101
Phone: (207) 842-0800
Dec 11 thru Dec 20, 2009. Robert Moody leads the 30th Anniversary celebration of Maine's favorite musical holiday tradition. Preview night is on Friday, December 11th. Map + Directions | Report Update
Darol Anger's Winter Bash - One Longfellow Square
181 State Street
Portland, Maine 04101
Phone: (207) 761-1757
Dec 12, 2009. Renowned fiddler with an all-star collection of special guests. 8pm. $22 adv/$25 door. Tickets online or at (207)761-1757. Map + Directions | Report Update
Inanna Winter Solstice Celebration - One Longfellow Square
181 State Street
Portland, Maine 04101
Phone: (207) 761-1757
Dec 19, 2009. Inanna celebrates their 20 year history. 8pm. $15 adv/$18 door. Tickets online or at (207)761-1757. Map + Directions | Report Update
A Christmas Jazz Show with Chris Humphrey - One Longfellow Square
181 State Street
Portland, Maine 04101
Phone: (207) 761-1757
Dec 22, 2009. A Special Christmas Jazz at the Square. 8pm. $5/$3 students & seniors Map + Directions | Report Update
Ellis Paul - One Longfellow Square
181 State Street
Portland, Maine 04101
Phone: (207) 761-1757
Dec 26, 2009. One of the leading voices in American songwriting. 8pm. $18 adv/$20 door. Tickets online or at (207)761-1757. Map + Directions | Report Update
Heather Masse CD Release Party - One Longfellow Sqare
181 State Street
Portland, Maine 04101
Phone: (207) 761-1757
Jan 07, 2010. Wailin Jennnys member releases "Many Moons". 8pm. $12 adv/$15 door Map + Directions | Report Update
Greg Brown - One Longfellow Square
181 State Street
Portland, Maine 04101
Phone: (207) 761-1757
Jan 08, 2010. Chart topping songwriter. 8pm. $35 adv/$40 door. Tickets online or at (207)761-1757. Map + Directions | Report Update
The Matthew Stubbs Band featuring Sax Gordon - One Longfellow Square
181 State Street
Portland, Maine 04101
Phone: (207) 761-1757
Jan 09, 2010. One of today's premier Blues guitarists. 8pm. $15. Map + Directions | Report Update
Miss Tess & The Bon Ton Parade - One Longfellow Square
181 State Street
Portland, Maine 04101
Phone: (207) 761-1757
Jan 15, 2010. "Modern vintage" songwriter. Christabel & The Jons open. 8pm. $10 adv/$12 door. Map + Directions | Report Update
Eilen Jewell - One Longfellow Square
181 State Street
Portland, Maine 04101
Phone: (207) 761-1757
Jan 16, 2010. One of the rising stars of a new generation of roots musician. 8pm. $12 adv/$15 door. Tickets online or at (207)761-1757. Map + Directions | Report Update
An Evening with Chris Smither - One Longfellow Square
181 State Street
Portland, Maine 04101
Phone: (207) 761-1757
Jan 23, 2010. Continually reinvented songwriter. 8pm. $22 adv/$25 door. Tickets online or at (207)761-1757. Map + Directions | Report Update
Sunday Classical Series - Portland Symphony
20 Myrtle Street
Portland, Maine 04101
Phone: (207) 842-0800
Jan 24, 2010. Portland Symphony Orchestra's Sunday Classical Series continues with a performance entitled "Head and Heart." Ravel, Pavane pour une infante defunte ("Pavane for a Dead Princess"); Mozart, Symphony No. 25, "Little G minor"; Dietz, Headcase (Maine premiere). Matinee performance at 2:30 p.m. Map + Directions | Report Update
Jonathan Edwards - One Longfellow Square
181 State Street
Portland, Maine 04101
Phone: (207) 761-1757
Jan 29, 2010. Veteran folk rocker who wrote "Sunshine". 8pm. $35 adv/$38 door. Tickets online or at (207)761-1757. Map + Directions | Report Update
Jim Weider's Project Percolator - One Longfellow Square
181 State Street
Portland, Maine 04101
Phone: (207) 761-1757
Jan 30, 2010. Former member of The Band! 8pm. $17 adv/$20 door. Map + Directions | Report Update
Soweto Gospel Choir - Merrill Auditorium
20 Myrtle Street
Portland, Maine 04101
Phone: (207) 842-0800
Feb 04, 2010. One of the most exciting groups to emerge on the world music scene in recent years, the two-time Grammy Award-winning Soweto Gospel Choir weaves a glorious vocal tapestry, sharing powerful songs of praise and remembrance ranging from traditional South African folk songs to contemporary gospel raves. The 26-strong choir, under the direction of David Mulovhedzi and Beverly Bryer, draws on the best talent from the many churches in and around Soweto. Expect earthy rhythms, rich harmonies, pulsating percussion, and a cappella gems all accompanied by live drummers. Energetic dancing and vibrant, colorful costumes round out this spectacular celebration of the human spirit. Map + Directions | Report Update
Scrap Arts Music - Merrill Auditorium
20 Myrtle Street
Portland, Maine 04101
Phone: (207) 842-0800
Feb 09, 2010. Rooted in street performance, jazz, and world music traditions, Toronto's Scrap Arts Music is an unparalleled sonic and visual experience. Using one-of-a-kind instruments handcrafted from industrial scrap and fueled by the same genius that produced the likes of Blue Man Group and Stomp, Scrap Arts delivers a highly physical, power-packed percussion performance with great theatrical flair. These innovative artists stimulate all the senses - bringing together original music, dazzling sculptural instruments, and hyper-kinetic movement. Map + Directions | Report Update
An Evening with Dar Williams - One Longfellow Square
181 State Street
Portland, Maine 04101
Phone: (207) 761-1757
Feb 12, 2010. The second of two concerts. 9:30pm. $35. Map + Directions | Report Update
An Evening with Dar Williams - One Longfellow Square
181 State Street
Portland, Maine 04101
Phone: (207) 761-1757
Feb 12, 2010. One of two performances. 6:30pm. $35. Map + Directions | Report Update
Rach and Romance - Portland Symphony
20 Myrtle Street
Portland, Maine 04101
Phone: (207) 842-0800
Feb 16, 2010. Portland Symphony Orchestra's Tuesday Classical Series continues with a performance entitled "Rach and Romance." Adams, The Chairman Dances; Hanson, Symphony No. 2 "Romantic"; Rachmaninoff, Piano Concerto No. 2. With pianist Yuja Wang. Concert begins at 7:30 p.m. Map + Directions | Report Update
Robinella - One Longfellow Square
181 State Street
Portland, Maine 04101
Phone: (207) 761-1757
Feb 16, 2010. Robinella has slipped out in and out of genres ranging from Bluegrass, Folk and Americana to Jazz. 8pm. $10 adv/$12 door. Map + Directions | Report Update
Cliff Eberhardt - One Longfellow Square
181 State Street
Portland, Maine 04101
Phone: (207) 761-1757
Feb 19, 2010. A driving force of the Greenwich Village New Folk movement and well known among his peers, Cliff's songs have been covered by the likes of Richie Havens, Buffy St. Marie, Erasure and Lucy Kaplansky. 8pm. $20 adv/$23 door. Map + Directions | Report Update
Maria de Barros - USM's Hannaford Hall
88 Bedford Street
Portland, Maine 04101
Phone: (207) 842-0800
Feb 20, 2010. Cape Verdean chanteuse Maria de Barros invites us into her culture's joyful musical tradition. Her songs are filled with love, romance, and longing for the beautiful islands of Cape Verde. Born in Senegal of Cape Verdean parents, de Barros expresses through song the influence that French culture and music had in her life growing up in West Africa. In addition to the African- and Latin-flavored coladeiras and bluesy mornas common to Cape Verdean music, de Barros introduces another intoxicating rhythm, the funana, which is undeniably danceable and joyful. Map + Directions | Report Update
PSO Pops - Portland Symphony
20 Myrtle Street
Portland, Maine 04101
Phone: (207) 842-0800
Feb 20 thru Feb 21, 2010. PSO Pops presents "Isn't it Romantic." Loesser, Guys and Dolls; Rodgers, "People Will Say We're In Love" from Oklahoma; Kern/Paul, "Can't Help Lovin' dat Man" from Showboat; Loewe/Bennet, "On the Street Where You Live" from My Fair Lady; Rodgers/Paul, Carousel; Sondheim, "JoAnna" from Sweeney Todd; A.L. Webber, "Memory" from Cats; A.L. Webber, "I Don't Know How to Love Him" from Jesus Christ Superstar; and A.L. Webber, Phantom of the Opera. Saturday at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday matinee at 2:30 p.m. Map + Directions | Report Update
Alasdair Fraser & Natalie Haas - One Longfellow Square
181 State Street
Portland, Maine 04101
Phone: (207) 761-1757
Feb 25, 2010. Scottish fiddle wizard and young upcoming cellist. 8pm. $20 adv/$23 door. Map + Directions | Report Update
Brooklyn Rider - USM's Hannaford Hall
88 Bedford Street
Portland, Maine 04101
Phone: (207) 842-0800
Feb 27, 2010. he quartet Brooklyn Rider creates music that is intellectually stimulating and emotionally exhilarating. Illuminating chamber music in new ways, their superb musicianship shines through whether performing the works of the great masters or the music of our time. Born out of a desire to use the rich medium of the string quartet as a vehicle for borderless communication, the innovative Brooklyn Rider introduces new worlds, new sounds, unusual collaborations, and fresh, global insights into the string quartet literature. Map + Directions | Report Update
Alash Ensemble - One Longfellow Square
181 State Street
Portland, Maine 04101
Phone: (207) 761-1757
Feb 27, 2010. Tuvan throat singers. 8pm. $20 adv/$22 door. Tickets and info online or at (207)761-1757. Map + Directions | Report Update
Iris DeMent - One Longfellow Square
181 State Street
Portland, Maine 04101
Phone: (207) 761-1757
Mar 06, 2010. Two time Grammy nominee. 8pm. $35 adv/$40 door. Tickets and info online or at (207)761-1757. Map + Directions | Report Update
Youth Concerts - Sounds Like Art - Portland Symphony
20 Myrtle Street
Portland, Maine 04101
Phone: (207) 842-0800
Mar 09, 2010. This spring, the arts collide as painting, poetry, and dance presentations from student artists are featured alongside the PSO musicians. A world of creativity awaits! Featured on this concert will be the winner of the University of Southern Maine School of Music Concerto Competition and the winner of the Maine Music Educators Association Young Composer's Competition. Concerts at 9:30 a.m. and 11:10 a.m. Map + Directions | Report Update
Tuesday Classical Series - Portland Symphony
20 Myrtle Street
Portland, Maine 04101
Phone: (207) 842-0800
Mar 09, 2010. Portland Symphony Orchestra's Tuesday Classical Series continues with a concert entitled "Life, Death, Transfiguration." Theofanidis, Rainbow Body; R. Strauss, Tod und Verklarung ("Death and Transfiguration"); Andrew Lloyd Webber, Requiem. Includes Masterworks Chorus of the Choral Art Society. Performance at 7:30 p.m. Map + Directions | Report Update
St. Lawrence String Quartet - USM's Hannaford Hall
88 Bedford Street
Portland, Maine 04101
Phone: (207) 842-0800
Mar 16, 2010. The St. Lawrence String Quartet is one of the most distinguished string quartets of its generation. Their recordings have garnered many accolades, including the prestigious German critics' award, the Preis der Deutschen Schallplattenkritik, a Canadian Juno Award, and two Grammy nominations. Known for its commitment to the works of emerging and living composers, the St. Lawrence marks its 20th anniversary performing John Adam's new String Quartet, composed especially for the quartet by the world-renowned, New England native, as well as other works from the emsemble's vast repertoire. Map + Directions | Report Update
Firefall - One Longfellow Square
181 State Street
Portland, Maine 04101
Phone: (207) 761-1757
Mar 18, 2010. Platinum selling rock quintet. 8pm. $35 adv/$38 door. Tickets online or at (207)761-1757. Map + Directions | Report Update
Bob Franke w/Bob McKillop - One Longfellow Square
181 State Street
Portland, Maine 04101
Phone: (207) 761-1757
Mar 20, 2010. Prolific songwriter who's work have been performed by Peter, Paul & Mary and more! 8pm. $15 adv/$18 door. Map + Directions | Report Update
From the Top - Merrill Auditorium
20 Myrtle Street
Portland, Maine 04101
Phone: (207) 842-0800
Mar 24, 2010. From the Top, National Public Radio's showcase for young musicians, hosted by acclaimed concert pianist Christopher O'Riley, comes to Merrill Auditorium with a very special quest - renowned flutist Sir James Galway. Since its inception, From the Top has proven to be one of the most popular and fastest-growing classical music programs on radio and television. The mix of serious music, light-hearted skits, and informal interviews spotlights the talent and passion of the young musicians, satisfying new listeners and long-time followers alike. The program, which will be taped for national broadcast on NPR, will feature outstanding young artists from Maine and beyond. Map + Directions | Report Update
Punch Brothers - Merrill Auditorium
20 Myrtle Street
Portland, Maine 04101
Phone: (207) 842-0800
Mar 26, 2010. Mandolin Wizard Chris Thile's recently formed Punch Brothers is already playing to ecstatic, sold-out audiences around the world. Thile, well known for his time in the wildly popular band Nickel Creek, has changed the mandolin forever. Thile's equally gifted band-mates are among the most in-demand performers in bluegrass, folk, and new accoustic music: Chris Eldridge (guitar), Noam Pikelny (banjo), Gabe Witcher (fiddle), and Paul Kowert (bass). Map + Directions | Report Update
Sunday Classical Series - Chris Thile - Portland Symphony
20 Myrtle Street
Portland, Maine 04101
Phone: (207) 842-0800
Mar 28, 2010. Portland Symphony Orchestra's Sunday Classical Series continues with Chris Thile (mandolin) in Concert with the PSO. Copland, Appalachian Spring (Original version); Schoenberg, Verklarte Nacht ("Transfigured Night"); Thile Mandolin Concerto (Ad astra per alia porci). Concert conversation at 1:15 p.m. Performance at 2:30 p.m. Map + Directions | Report Update
Tuesday Classical Series - Portland Symphony
20 Myrtle Street
Portland, Maine 04101
Phone: (207) 842-0800
Apr 06, 2010. Portland Symphony Orchestra's Tuesday Classical Series continues with a concert entitled "Sounds and Light." Schwanter, Chasing Light... (Maine premiere); Beethoven, Symphony No. 8; Masson, Konzertstuck; Duddell, Snowblind; Ravel, Bolero. Concert conversation at 6:15 p.m. Performance at 7:30 p.m. Map + Directions | Report Update
Stefan Jackiw - Merrill Auditorium
20 Myrtle Street
Portland, Maine 04101
Phone: (207) 842-0800
Apr 08, 2010. At the age of 24, violinist Stefan Jackiw is already recognized as one of the most significant artists of his generation, capturing audiences with his poetry and purity, combined with impeccable technique. Rising swiftly to acclaim since his 2002 debut with the Baltimore Symphony, violinist Jackiw has also performed with the Boston Symphony, the Chicago Symphony, the Cleveland Orchestra, and the New York Philharmonic. He will be accompanied by a pianist for this Portland Ovations recital. Map + Directions | Report Update
Peter Mulvey - One Longfellow Square
181 State Street
Portland, Maine 04101
Phone: (207) 761-1757
Apr 08, 2010. Singer/Songwriter. 8pm. $15 adv/$18 door. Map + Directions | Report Update
Voices - USM's Hannaford Hall
88 Bedford Street
Portland, Maine 04101
Phone: (207) 842-0800
Apr 16, 2010. Innovative composer/musician Philip Hamilton brings us Voices, a dynamic concert of original a cappella music. Best known for his work with acclaimed international jazz and world music artists such as Pat Metheny and Gilberto Gil, Hamilton and his "vocal tribe" draw on vocal stylings, rhythms, and influences from around the world to celebrate the transcendent power of the human voice. They are joined by renowned beat-box artist Kenny "The Human Orchestra" Muhammad, a veteran of performances with the New York Symphony Orchestra, Public Enemy, Vernon Reid, and others. Map + Directions | Report Update
PSO Pops - Play that Funky Music
20 Myrtle Street
Portland, Maine 04101
Phone: (207) 842-0800
Apr 24 thru Apr 25, 2010. PSO Pops presents a concert entitled "Play that Funky Music." Conti, Theme from Rocky; Gibb/Dragon, Night Fever, Stayin' Alive; Schonberg, Medley from Miss Saigon; Arr. Ling, ABBA Medley; Beethoven/Murphy-Burden, Symphony 5 / A Fifth of Beethoven; Various 70's; Tribute; Williams, Jaws; Arr., Ice Castles; Arr., Shaft Medley; Arr., The Hustle; Village People, YMCA. Concerts Saturday at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday matinee at 2:30 p.m. Map + Directions | Report Update
Classical Series Conclusion - Portland Symphony
20 Myrtle Street
Portland, Maine 04101
Phone: (207) 842-0800
May 02 thru May 04, 2010. Portland Symphony Orchestra's Sunday and Tuesday Classical Series conclude with concerts entitled "Might Mahler." Mahler, Symphony No. 2 ("Resurrection"). Sunday concert conversation at 1:15 p.m. with performance at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday concert conversation at 6:15 p.m. with performance at 7:30 p.m. Map + Directions | Report Update
Other
Senior Care Options - Beach Glass Transitions
277 Congress Street
Portland , Maine 04101
Phone: (207) 272-2797
Nov 17 thru Dec 01, 2009. Free class at Beach Glass Transitions to educate families & seniors about the many kinds of senior care options available in Maine and the financial obligations associated with each of these various options. Learn commonly used terminology, such as ADLs, CCRC's, NF, MaineCare, Private Pay, AL's, and more. Next we will discuss the 10 distinct senior care facilities and services: Home Care, Home Health Care, Adult Day Programs, Retirement/Independent/Assisted Living, Nursing Homes, Skilled Care, Alzheimer's Care, and Hospice. For each of these, we will define the type of community, talking through the advantages and disadvantages. We will explore the services provided, costs to be expected, the activity programs and the limitations of each option. Classes November 17th and 19th from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Also December 1st from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Map + Directions | Report Update
Horse and Wagon Rides - Downtown Portland
Monument Square
Portland, Maine 04101
Phone: (207) 772-6828
Nov 27 thru Dec 20, 2009. Horse and Wagon ridge at Monument Square. Free rides around the Old Port on Fridays and Saturdays and Sundays this holiday season. For info phone (207) 772-6828. Map + Directions | Report Update
Maine Wedding Association Bridal Show - Portland
88 Spring Street
Portland, Maine
Phone: (207) 537-3000
Jan 09 thru Jan 10, 2010. The Maine Wedding Association's Bridal Show features fashions, food, festivities and over 100 Maine and national wedding vendors. The event is held at Holiday Inn by the Bay, 88 Spring Street. Saturday from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. For info phone (207) 537-3000. Map + Directions | Report Update
John Edward - Merrill Auditorium
20 Myrtle Street
Portland, Maine 04101
Phone: (207) 842-0800
Feb 07, 2010. John Edward is a psychic medium whose show, "Cross Country," airs on the WE network on Saturdays at 10:00 p.m. This is his fifth appearance at Merrill Auditorium. Map + Directions | Report Update
Maine Boatbuilders Show
58 Fore Street
Portland, Maine
Phone: (207) 774-1067
Mar 19 thru Mar 21, 2010. The Maine Boatbuilders Show is a gathering of the finest fiberglass and wooden custom boat builders on the East Coast. Includes sailboats, powerboats, canoes, kayaks, and rowing boats. From 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday & Saturday. From 10 a.m. to 4 .m. on Sunday. For info phone (207) 774-1067. Map + Directions | Report Update
Shopping Events
5th Annual SARSSM Online Auction Benefit
Portland, Maine 04104
Phone: (207) 828-1035
Nov 16 thru Dec 14, 2009. Have a lot of holiday shopping to do? Why not avoid the crowds and do it from the comfort of your own home! Sexual Assault Response Services of Southern Maine (SARSSM) is hosting it's 5th Annual Online Auction benefit starting November 16, 2009 and ending December 14, 2009. SARSSM'S auction is full of wonderful gift ideas. Need a massage? How about a night on the town? Or give the gift of event tickets or a quiet get-a-way to the one you love. Not only will you be able to shop for great gifts, but your purchases will support a great cause! By purchasing items in SARSSM's auction, you align yourself with an incredibly worthwhile organization that offers free and confidential services and programs to victim/survivors of sexual assault in Cumberland and York counties of Maine. According to the 2007 Maine Crime Report, 38% of sexual assaults reported to law enforcement in Maine occurred in York & Cumberland counties. Go to www.sarssm.cmarket.com to preview our items and to register for participation! Map + Directions | Report Update
Shop For A Cause Day - Downtown Portland
Portland, Maine 04101
Phone: (207) 772-6828
Dec 05, 2009. Shop For a Cause Day in downtown Portland. Shop on December 5th and a portion of the sales from participating stores will be donated to a local charity. Participating merchants can be found on portlandmaine.com. For info phone (207) 772-6828. Map + Directions | Report Update
Merry Madness - Downtown Portland
Portland, Maine 04101
Phone: (207) 772-6828
Dec 17, 2009. Merry Madness means shop 'til you drop in downtown Portland! Participating stores will remain open until 10 p.m. Merry Madness kicks off downtown with music, food, and fun! It's a night full of fun with your friends- shop, eat, and be merry! For info phone (207) 772-6828. Map + Directions | Report Update
Theater
Frost/Nixon - St. Lawrence Arts Center
76 Congress Street
Portland, Maine 04101
Phone: (207) 775-5568
Oct 29 thru Nov 22, 2009. Maine premiere of the award winning play. Tony Reilly leads a cast of ten in this compelling drama. See our website for performance times. Map + Directions | Report Update
Miss Julie - St. Lawrence Arts Center
76 Congress Street
Portland, Maine 04101
Phone: (207) 775-5568
Nov 27 thru Nov 29, 2009. Winterblue Theatre presents the classic "Miss Julie" by August Strindberg. Considered the father of modern drama, Strindberg wrote this riveting story of mutual seduction between a count's daughter and her valet in 1888, but its tumultuous give and take battle between the sexes holds just as much punch and ultimate tragedy for contemporary audiences. (The play was most recently produced on Broadway in 2005.) Adding to the sexual tension between Miss Julie and Jean as their flirtation builds to a fevered consummation on Midsummer Eve in Sweden, this production features the world-class, live music of Portland's own, Ed Pearlman of Highland Soles. Performances at 8 p.m. on Friday, 3 p.m. & 8 p.m. on Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday. Phone (207) 400-6338 for ticket information. Map + Directions | Report Update
The Santaland Diaries - Portland Stage (Studio Theatre)
25A Forest Avenue
Portland, Maine 04101
Phone: (207) 774-0465
Nov 27 thru Dec 20, 2009. Spend an irreverent evening with Crumpet, one of Santa's little helpers during the holiday rush at Macy's as he copes with thousands of shoppers (and their kiddies) with whacked out, wicked wit. This show is a holiday treat for grownups, so leave the little angels at home for a behind-the-scenes peek at an elf gone bad. For info and tickets phone (207) 774-0465. Map + Directions | Report Update
A Christmas Carol - Portland Stage
25A Forest Avenue
Portland, Maine 04101
Phone: (207) 774-0465
Nov 27 thru Dec 24, 2009. Travel back in time to Victorian England where ghosts, time travel, and memories help a cold and lonely old miser regain his heart. Our adaptation remains remarkably true to Dickens' original book. Dickens' story seems best told in his words, allowing audiences to hear the richness of his language, and to experience the story of Scrooge's encounters with the spirits of past, present, and yet-to-come in the way that the author intended. For info and tickets phone (207) 774-0465. Map + Directions | Report Update
The Mystery of Irma Vep - Portland Stage
25A Forest Avenue
Portland, Maine 04101
Phone: (207) 774-0465
Jan 26 thru Feb 21, 2010. A hilariously exaggerated spoof of Gothic horror and Victorian melodrama in which an unsuspecting woman marries a mysterious Lord, only to discover that the presence of his first wife still haunts the manor house. Complete with vengeful vampires and damsels in distress, Irma Vep is filled with witty literary allusions, subversive political jabs and one of the funniest "penny dreadful" plots ever to take the stage! For info and tickets phone (207) 774-0465. Map + Directions | Report Update
Hairspray - Merrill Auditorium
20 Myrtle Street
Portland, Maine 04101
Phone: (207) 842-0800
Jan 28 thru Jan 29, 2010. Everyone's favorite blue-haired girl from Baltimore returns to Merrill Auditorium for two performances only. This Broadway musical-comedy phenomenon takes you back to 1962, where 16-year-old Tracy Turnblad sets out to dance her way onto TV's most popular show. Winner of eight Tony Awards, Hairspray is piled bouffant-high with laughter, romance, and enough deliriously tuneful songs to fill a nonstop platter party, including "Good Morning Baltimore," "The Nicest Kids in Town," "Mama, I'm a Big Girl Now," and "You Can't Stop the Beat." Map + Directions | Report Update
An Evening with Garrison Keillor - Merrill Auditorium
20 Myrtle Street
Portland, Maine 04101
Phone: (207) 842-0800
Feb 11, 2010. Writer and humorist Garrison Keillor is best known for his popular radio show, A Prairie Home Companion, which airs on NPR weekly. For this evening, Keillor shares delightful anecdotes about growing up in the American Midwest, the people of Lake Wobegon and "late-life fatherhood." With a wonderful, dry sense of humor and an uncanny knack for telling a tale, he captivates audiences and delivers with class, charisma and wisdom. Map + Directions | Report Update
100 Years of Broadway - Merrill Auditorium
20 Myrtle Street
Portland, Maine 04101
Phone: (207) 842-0800
Feb 13, 2010. Direct from the Great White Way, Neil Berg's star-filled 100 Years of Broadway has left audiences from coast to coast transfixed and transported. 100 Years of Broadway recreates the biggest moments from the most popular Broadway shows featuring the actual stars of The Phantom of the Opera, Les Miserables, Evita, South Pacific, Jesus Christ Superstar, Fiddler on the Roof, and more, supported by a veteran band of New York's finest stage musicians. Map + Directions | Report Update
The Real McGonagall - Portland Stage
25A Forest Avenue
Portland, Maine 04101
Phone: (207) 774-0465
Feb 18 thru Mar 07, 2010. On the eve of his return voyage to Scotland, Sir William Topaz McGonagall recites his outrageously bad poetry at a saloon in New York. Is he a fool? A joke? Or is the joke on any of us who has ever secretly yearned for artistic self-expression but not dared go public? A hilarious account of the true life-story of the world's worst poet and his dubious (but lovable) place in history. Map + Directions | Report Update
Master Harold and the Boys - Portland Stage
25A Forest Avenue
Portland, Maine 04101
Phone: (207) 774-0465
Mar 02 thru Mar 21, 2010. A sometimes comic, frequently searing, and ultimately hopeful coming of age story set during a rain-soaked afternoon in South Africa. Fugard's masterpiece is a powerful examination of the impact of apartheid on the close friendship between young Hally, a teenager from a fractured family trying to find his place, and two black servants. The Portland Stage Experience is intimate, exhilarating, and completely original. Our theater is fully accessible for handicapped individuals, and we provide listening aids. We are committed to presenting a diverse array of plays ensuring that audiences have access to vibrant, innovative theatre. For info and tickets phone (207) 774-0465. Map + Directions | Report Update
Ed Asner as FDR - Merrill Auditorium
20 Myrtle Street
Portland, Maine 04101
Phone: (207) 842-0800
Mar 05, 2010. The marvelous, iconic American actor Ed Asner, whose celebrated career includes seven Emmy Awards and five Golden Globes, returns to the stage in a solo performance as Franklin Delano Roosevelt, the beloved and controversial leader many consider one of our greatest presidents. FDR draws it's inspiration from playwright Dory Schary's Broadway hit Sunrise at Campbello - winner of four Tony Awards. Travel along with one of our most cherished actors as he takes you on a captivating journey through FDR's White House years from the depths of the Great Depression though the president's fabled "fireside chats," Pearl Harbor, and World War II Map + Directions | Report Update
Puccini's La Boheme - Merrill Auditorium
20 Myrtle Street
Portland, Maine 04101
Phone: (207) 842-0800
Mar 12, 2010. A candle, a key, and a longing for spring on a cold Christmas eve . . . the lives of struggling artists in Paris are high-spirited, but ultimately as fragile as a dying flame. This is their story. The music of Puccini's La Boheme is among the most beautiful ever composed for the stage. One of Europe's preeminent touring opera companies, Teatro Lirico d'Europa, returns to Portland with a stylish and moving version of this classic story. Map + Directions | Report Update
Dayton Contemporary Dance Company - Merrill Auditorium
20 Myrtle Street
Portland, Maine 04101
Phone: (207) 842-0800
Mar 20, 2010. Dayton Contemporary Dance Company (DCDC) is dance that energizes, inspires, and feeds the soul. DCDC presents the work of three of the most creative geniuses in American dancemaking, drawn from the company's participation in the Kennedy Center's festival Masters of African-American Choreography: Donald McKayle's masterwork Rainbow 'Round My Shoulder, about a group of men on a prison chain gang; Tony-nominated choreographer Donald Byrd's JLawrence Paint (Harriet Tubman Remix), inspired by the paintings of Jacob Lawrence; and hip-hop-inflected dancemaker Rennie Harris's Jacob's Ladder, also informed by a Lawrence painting. Map + Directions | Report Update
Porgy & Bess - Merrill Auditorium
20 Myrtle Street
Portland, Maine 04101
Phone: (207) 842-0800
Apr 02, 2010. Powerful and elegant, with music by George Gershwin and libretto by Ira Gershwin, Porgy and Bess takes us into the hearts and minds of the denizens of rough-and-tumble Catfish Row, where dancing, gambling, fighting, and loving are the order of the day. Savor the unforgettable characters of Sportin' Life, Porgy, Crown, and Bess in the stylish international touring production of the great American opera that has drawn standing ovations in more than a thousand performances on six continents over the past 15 years. Glorious interpretations of Gershwin classics like "It Ain't Necessarily So," "Bess, You Is My Woman Now," "I Got Plenty of Nuttin'," and the haunting "Summertime" assure an evening of American musical theater you'll remember for a long time to come. Map + Directions | Report Update
Mary's Wedding - Portland Stage
25A Forest Avenue
Portland, Maine 04101
Phone: (207) 774-0465
Apr 06 thru Apr 25, 2010. Mary's Wedding is a passionate and heart-breaking love story about a young farmer and his bride-to-be who are separated when he enlists in World War I. Mary and Charlie tell an unforgettable story from the quiet after a prairie thunderstorm to the terrors of the trenches in this award-winning drama about two lovers who must surrender their fate to the uncertainties of tumultuous times. The Portland Stage Experience is intimate, exhilarating, and completely original. Our theater is fully accessible for handicapped individuals, and we provide listening aids. We are committed to presenting a diverse array of plays ensuring that audiences have access to vibrant, innovative theatre. For info phone (207) 774-0465. Map + Directions | Report Update
Bach at Leipzig - Portland Stage
25A Forest Avenue
Portland, Maine 04101
Phone: (207) 774-0465
May 04 thru May 23, 2010. When the coveted position of organ master at Leipzig Cathedral is advertised, the greatest musicians of 18th century Germany scurry to audition. Waiting for their turns to play, seven discordant characters collide in a hilarious fugue of wit and wordplay, as they deliciously scheme, bribe, and double-cross to win the post that will make one musician a legend. The Portland Stage Experience is intimate, exhilarating, and completely original, handicapped accessible, and we provide listening aids. For info and tickets phone (207) 774-0465. Map + Directions | Report Update
Aspen Santa Fe Ballet - Merrill Auditorium
20 Myrtle Street
Portland, Maine 04101
Phone: (207) 842-0800
May 05, 2010. The grace and elegance of classical ballet coupled with an eclectic repertoire full of sharp new works makes Aspen Santa Fe Ballet one of the most exciting contemporary ballet companies in the world. Sensual and stylish, exuberant and edgy, Aspen Santa Fe has captivated the dance world and charmed audiences with its sophisticated European flair, performing inventive works by today's foremost choreographers that showcase the company's "musicality, athleticism, and technique-conscious delivery" (New York Times). The program will include an imaginative reconstruction of Twyla Tharp's masterful 1975 ballet, Sue's Leg, set to the music of Fats Waller, and more. Map + Directions | Report Update