Music Virtual Quill Open Mics, 7 p.m., Fridays through May 22 via Zoom. Performers must sign up by 6:30 p.m. the night they would like to perform. Free and open to all, donations appreciated. Visit the Quill Books & Beverage Facebook page for details. Art Continuum for Creativity is showcasing submitted artwork in the album […]
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Posted inAmerican Journal, Lakes Region Weekly
Virtual Arts Calendar
Music Virtual Quill Open Mics, 7 p.m., Fridays through May 22 via Zoom. Performers must sign up by 6:30 p.m. the night they would like to perform. Free and open to all, donations appreciated. Visit the Quill Books & Beverage Facebook page for details. Art Continuum for Creativity is showcasing submitted artwork in the album […]
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Looking ahead, arts groups cancel long-running summer traditions
The Bates Dance Festival and Haystack Mountain School of Crafts are among the entities that won’t schedule summer programming this year.
Posted inPortland Forecaster
Efforts underway to assist artists, musicians impacted by coronavirus
Creative Portland has created a relief fund for local artists, and Portland Symphony Orchestra has set up a similar fund for its musicians.
Posted inAmerican Journal, Lakes Region Weekly
Arts Calendar: March 12
Music March 14 The Collins Band, 7 p.m., North Windham Union Church, 723 Roosevelt Trail, Windham. Tickets $12 adults, $10 seniors and $5 students and children. Music with a Mission concert to benefit Habitat for Humanity of Greater Portland. mwamconcerts.org. March 15 The Pond Lilies, traditional music from Ireland, Scotland, Québec, Acadia, U.S. and beyond., […]
Posted inThe Forecaster
Our & About: Bicentennial concert plus ‘Sleeping Beauty’
On March 15, 1820, Maine legally separated from Massachusetts and became the 23rd state of the American union. All this year, Maine arts organizations are incorporating bicentennial observations into their programming. This Sunday, on the exact 200th anniversary of statehood, the Portland Symphony Orchestra will present its bicentennial concert. Maestro Eckart Preu’s program includes a […]
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Mayo Street Arts to present Lullaby Project celebration concert
PORTLAND — Mayo Street Arts next week presents a celebration concert with Palaver Strings, a Maine-based string ensemble, and participants of The Lullaby Project. The Lullaby Project brings pregnant women and new mothers together with Palaver musicians to write and record original lullabies for their babies. The event, set for March 13, at 7 p.m. […]
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Out & About: Two musical celebrations this weekend
Two musical ensembles are holding very different celebrations this weekend, when we “spring” our clocks forward to daylight saving time. Oratorio Chorale is celebrating with a program that is explicitly connected to the time change, with performances in Portland on Saturday and Brunswick on Sunday. The DaPonte String Quartet opens a multi-performance musical program connected […]
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Arts Calendar: March 4-14
Birthday Fundraiser Exhibits/Galleries Elizabeth Moss Galleries, U.S. Route 1, Falmouth, “Our Home, Through the Seasons,” by Robert Wieferich and “Dog on Thin Ice,” by R. Brown Lethem, through March 7. “Dash Masland: Recent Works from a Modern Quilter,” to March 6, Merrill Memorial Library, 215 Main St., Yarmouth. Work by a local woman, yarmouthlibrary.org/art-gallery. “A […]
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Maine Voices: Housing solutions are key to future of Portland’s thriving arts sector
Now that the community is finally getting the acclaim that it deserves, let’s make sure that artists can afford to stay here.