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Arts Calendar: Feb. 17-24
Comedy Friday 2/17 The Flannel and The Fruit Comedy: 7 p.m., Maine House Of Comedy, 77 Free St., Portland. $20 eventbrite.com Saturday 2/18 Jimmy Kenny and the Pirate Beach Band: 8 p.m., Aura Maine, 121 Center St., Portland. 18-plus. auramaine.com Thursday 2/23 Comedy night: 7:30 p.m., North 43 Bistro, 1 Spring Point Drive, South Portland. […]
Community Calendar: Feb. 17-24
Books/Authors Ongoing Blurb Club in Mechanics’ Hall: Noon, every other Thursday in Mechanics’ Hall, 519 Congress Street, Portland. Informal book discussions for adults and seniors. Hosted by Portland Public Library, Riverton Branch, 1600 Forest Ave. portlandlibrary.com Books a la Carte: 2 p.m., third Tuesday of the month. Book and author discussions, no assigned reading. People Plus, […]
Portland Meetings: Feb. 8-15
Thu. 2/9 8 a.m. City Manager Search Subcommittee Zoom Thu. 2/9 9 a.m. CDBG Allocation Committee Zoom Thu. 2/9 5 p.m. Finance Committee Zoom Mon. 2/13 3 p.m. Fish Pier Authority Board Zoom Tue. 2/14 8 a.m. Legislative/Nomination Zoom Tue. 2/14 4:30 p.m. Planning Board Zoom Tue. 2/14 5:30 p.m. HHS and Public Safety Zoom […]
Community Calendar: Feb. 10-17
Books/Authors Friday 2/10 Longfellow Days: poetry reading with Wesley McNair: 1 p.m., Unitarian Universalist Church of Brunswick, 1 Middle St., Brunswick. uubrunswick.org Tuesday 2/14 Mystery Readers Roundtable: 3 p.m., Topsham Public Library, 25 Foreside Road, Topsham. To join, call 725-1727 or email [email protected]. Ongoing Blurb Club in Mechanics’ Hall: noon, every other Thursday in Mechanics’ […]
People and Business: Feb. 8
Hires, promotions, appointments Sebago Technics in South Portland hired three new employees. Zack Jackson was hired as a transportation engineer. Jackson is a recent graduate of the University of Maine with a Bachelor of Science in civil engineering. He was an intern over the summer and fall and now joins the company full-time. Barth Mayengo was […]
School Notebook: Feb. 8
Holy Cross teacher named Catholic schools teacher of the year Bill Ridge, a social studies and Latin teacher at Holy Cross School in South Portland, was named 2023 Maine Catholic Schools Teacher of the Year on Tuesday, Jan. 31. Holy Cross School in South Portland: social studies teacher, Latin teacher, coach, athletic director, assistant principal, […]
Arts Calendar: Feb. 10-17
Comedy Saturday 2/11 Tom Handel: 7 p.m., signature guest show by Yes&Co., Portland Media Center, 516 Congress St., Portland. $12 advance, $15 at door. eventbrite.com Stand up with The River Comics: 7:30 p.m., Ground Floor, 13 School St., Freeport. groundfloorfreeport.com Johnny Ater and Nellie Coes: 8 p.m., Pat’s Pizza, 30 Market St., Portland. brownpapertickets.com Tuesday 2/14 “Hey […]
Arts Calendar: Feb. 3-10
Comedy Monday 2/6 Karen Morgan and more: 6 p.m., Blue, 650A Congress St., Portland. $12 in advance, $15 day of. portcityblue.com Ongoing Thursday Night Comedy: 7 p.m. every Thursday, Stroudwater Distillery, 28 Resurgam Place, Portland. Hosted by Ian MacDonald. Weekly rotating lineup. $10 online or in person. eventbrite.com Exhibits/Galleries Through 2/9 Joy of Art: A […]
People and Business: Feb. 1
Hires, promotions, appointments Cody Faloon was promoted to business services manager at University Credit Union, based in Orono with locations including Portland and Gorham. Julia Tate was named partner and principal of Simons Architects in Portland. She joined the firm in 2015 and her projects include the Waynflete Lower School, Bigelow Residence Hall and Falmouth […]