Comedy Friday 1/13 SCRATCH! immersive comedy: 7 p.m., Stroudwater Distillery, 28 Resurgam Place, Portland. facebook.com/stroudwaterdistillery Saturday 1/14 Nikki Glaser: The Good Girl Tour: 7 p.m. and 9 p.m., State Theatre, 609 Congress St., Portland. Buy tickets at statetheatreportland.com. Comedy improv with YES&Co. featuring Parks McKinney: 7 p.m., Portland Media Center, 516 Congress St., Portland. $12 […]
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Community Calendar: Jan. 13-20
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, […]
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Portland Meetings: Jan. 11-18
Wed. 1/11 5:30 p.m. Sustainability and Transportation Committee Zoom Wed. 1/11 6 p.m. Police Citizen Review Committee Zoom Thu. 1/12 8 a.m. City Manager Search Subcommittee Zoom Thu. 1/12 9 a.m. CDBG Allocation Zoom Tue. 1/17 8 a.m. Legislative/Nominating Zoom Tue. 1/17 5:30 p.m. Housing/Economic Dev. Committee Zoom Wed. 1/18 4 p.m. Public Art Committee […]
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Community Calendar: Jan. 6-13
Books/Authors Tuesday 1/10 Book discussion: The World for Sale by Javier Bias and Jack Farchy: 7 p.m., Merrill Memorial Library, 215 Main St., Yarmouth. yarmouthlibrary.org Wednesday 1/11 Author Talk with Morgan Talty: author of “Night of the Living Rez, 5 p.m., Freeport Community Library, 10 Library Drive, Freeport. freeportlibrary.com Thursday 1/12 From Jerusalem to Delhi, […]
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Portland Meetings: Jan. 4-11
Wed. 1/4 10:30 a.m. Creative Portland Zoom Wed. 1/4 5 p.m. Historic Preservation Zoom Wed. 1/4 5 p.m. City Council Zoom, City Hall Thu. 1/5 9 a.m. CDBG Allocation Zoom Thu. 1/5 noon Parks Commission Zoom Mon. 1/9 5 p.m. City Council Workshop Zoom, City Hall Tue. 1/10 8 a.m. Legislative/Nominating Zoom Tue. 1/10 4:30 […]
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Arts Calendar: Jan. 6-13
Comedy Saturday 1/7 “LOLS,” an evening of local comedy: 8 p.m., hosted by local comedy power couple Jim and Nikki Martin, One Longfellow Square, 181 State St., Portland. onelongfellowsquare.com Thursday 1/12 Comedy Night: 7:30 p.m., North43Bistro, 1 Spring Point Drive, South Portland. Featuring Ian Stuart and friends. $15 at the door. north43bistro.com/savor Ongoing Thursday Night […]
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Arts Calendar: Dec. 30-Jan. 6
Comedy Friday 12/30 You Should Smile More: 7 p.m., Meetinghouse Arts Gallery & Stage, 40 Main St., Freeport. Maine’s all-female improv comedy show. Ages 10 and up. eventbrite.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 […]
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Letter: Ex-Marine sacrificed to ‘wokeism’
This year, one day after his perfunctory commemoration of Pearl Harbor, our president abandoned an ex-Marine – Paul Whelan – in a Russian penal colony. President Biden, instead, brokered the release of, as Rep. Ayanna Pressley of Massachusetts emblazoned on Twitter, “a Black queer woman” who plays basketball. Brittney Griner was swapped for Viktor “Merchant […]
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New year, new upgrades in store for Cultivating Community farm
A solar power project will begin soon at Falmouth Land Trust’s Hurricane Valley Farm, where more than 50 families of New Mainers grow food, and a fundraising campaign is underway to renovate a dilapidated barn.
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Portland Meetings: Dec. 28-Jan. 6
Wed. 12/28 5 p.m. Rent Board Zoom Tue. 1/3 8 a.m. Legislative/Nominating Meeting Zoom Wed. 1/4 3:30 p.m. Creative Portland Zoom Wed. 1/4 5 p.m. Historic Preservation Zoom Wed. 1/4 5 p.m. City Council Zoom, City Hall