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Portland Children's Film Festival - Various Venues


Portland, Maine
Phone: (207) 712-4458

          

Mar 29 thru Apr 01, 2012. The first annual Portland Children's Film Festival will take place in Portland, Maine from March 29, 2012 through April 1, 2012. The festival is designed to bring high quality independent and international children's films to Maine, as well as to provide multiple opportunities for local students to develop their own filmmaking talents and interact with artists in the filmmaking industry. Film screenings are presently scheduled for five different venues: St. Lawrence Theater, the Nickelodeon, Zero Station, the Portland Museum of Art and East End Community School. A number of film-related workshops are presently scheduled to be held on Saturday, March 31, 2012 at the East End Community School in Portland, Maine. Event #8266 |   Report Update

AWS at the Portland Children's Museum

142 Free Street
Portland, Maine 04101
 Phone: (207) 828-1234

          

Apr 21, 2012. Join the Animal Welfare Society of West Kennebunk Humane Educator and a shelter pet at the Children's Museum and Theatre of Maine on Free Street in Portland for a hands-on program about animal care and handling from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Meet some great animals and learn about Pet Care and Handling. The Children's Museum is at 142 Free Street, Portland, Maine. For more info call Animal Welfare Society at (207) 985-3244 x 117 or the Children's Museum at (207) 828-1234. Event #8350 |   Report Update

PSO KinderKonzerts: Strings - Bates College Olin Arts Center

Bates College
Lewiston, Maine
Phone: (207) 773-6128

          

Apr 27 thru Apr 30, 2012. PSO KinderKonzerts explore the different families of orchestral instruments while introducing children to live symphonic music through fun and interactive programs with PSO musicians. The concerts are 35-40 minutes in length and take place at various locations throughout the state (ages 3-7). This composition for narrator and the PSO String Quintet tells the true story of Abbie Burgess, painting an exciting musical portrait of a raging storm and the brave young woman who kept the lighthouse burning against all odds. Concerts on Friday, Apr. 27 at 10 a.m. and 11 a.m. and on Monday, Apr. 30 at 9:30 a.m. at Olin Arts Center, Bates College in Lewiston. Event #8920 |   Report Update

The Harold Alfond College Challenge - Auburn Mall

550 Center Street
Auburn, Maine
Phone: (207) 623-3263

          

Apr 28, 2012. The $500 Alfond Grant is available to all Maine babies when a NextGen College Investing Plan account is opened by their first birthday. At the casting calls, Maine babies under the age of one will receive a free professional photograph and may have their picture appear in future Harold Alfond College Challenge promotional materials. For interested families, Finance Authority of Maine (FAME) staff will be on hand to provide information and assistance in completing the application for the $500 grant. Event is from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Event #5949 |   Report Update

Earth's Wild Ride - Maynard F. Jordan Planetarium

120 Munson Road
Orono, Maine 04469
 Phone: (207) 581-1341

          

Apr 29, 2012. Jump to the future when humans have colonized the moon. Looking down at Earth during a solar eclipse, a grandfather tells his grandchildren, born on the Moon, about Earth. Transported by immersive cg animation, visitors experience dizzying tales of a canyon river ride, an ice age blizzard with a woolly mammoths, and a cosmic disaster in a time when dinosaurs lived. Admission is $3 a person or FREE with a current Student MaineCard. Shows on Apr. 22 & Apr. 29 at 2 p.m. Event #8641 |   Report Update

PSO KinderKonzerts: Strings - Dyer Library

371 Main Street
Saco, Maine 04072
 Phone: (207) 773-6128

          

Apr 30, 2012. PSO KinderKonzerts explore the different families of orchestral instruments while introducing children to live symphonic music through fun and interactive programs with PSO musicians. The concerts are 35-40 minutes in length and take place at various locations throughout the state (ages 3-7). This composition for narrator and the PSO String Quintet tells the true story of Abbie Burgess, painting an exciting musical portrait of a raging storm and the brave young woman who kept the lighthouse burning against all odds. Concerts on Monday, Apr. 30 at 10:30 a.m. at Dyer Library in Saco. Event #8921 |   Report Update