Jewish immigration
Auditions
Midcoast Symphony Orchestra: Auditions being held for season starting in September, call 207-315-1712 or email info@midcoastsymphony.org, midcoastSymphony.org.
Exhibits/Galleries
“Brush With Nature”: Public invited to engage with plein air artists Aug. 27-28 at Hamilton Audubon Sanctuary, West Bath; Gilsland Farm Audubon Sanctuary, Falmouth; Mast Landing, Freeport; Scarborough Marsh.
“Cosmopolitan Stylings of Mildred and Madeleine Burrage”: Maine Historical Society, Congress Street, Portland. To visit, see mainehistory.org for admission fees, timed ticketing and latest COVID policies. On view to Sept. 24.
“From a Woman’s Perspective”: Richard Boyd Art Gallery, 15 Epps St., Portland. Through September, richardboydartgallery.com.
“Immigration Stories: Exploring the Diverse Cultural Heritage of the Brunswick, Topsham, and Harpswell Communities”: Pejepscot History Center, 159 Park Row, Brunswick, through December, free.
“Maine Perspectives:” AIGA Summer Poster Show, Portland Public Library, Lower Level, 5 Monument Square, Portland, to Oct. 8, maine.aiga.org.
“Photography & Paperwork”: Sept. 2-25, Meetinghouse Arts 40 Main St., Freeport. visitfreeport.com.
“Stories in Wood: The Marquetry Art of James Macdonald”: Chocolate Church Arts Center, Bath. Artist talk 1:30 p.m. Sept. 17, on view through Oct. 1.
University of New England Art Gallery: “Hands to Work: Women, Craft, and Radical Experiment,” through Sept. 23; “The Lives of the Jewelers,” through Oct. 9; 716 Stevens Ave., Portland. library.une.edu/art-galleries.
“Vacationland”: featuring the works of Paul Brahms and Rebecca Hayes: Casco Bay Artisans, 68 Commercial St., Building A, Portland, cascobayartisans.com.
Wednesday 8/31
Artist Presentation: Illustrator Briana Mukodiri Uchendu: 5:30 p.m., Maine College of Art + Design (Osher Hall), 522 Congress St., Portland. Free, illustrationinstitute.org.
Thursday 9/1
Joel Babb: “Forest Murmurs – The Maine Woods”: Opening reception 5-7 p.m., Greenhut Galleries, 146 Middle St., Portland, on view to Oct. 1, greenhutgalleries.com.
Ongoing
Maine Art Collective: multimedia experience run by 14 Maine artists using media ranging from sculpture to jewelry, painting to photography. Maine Art Collective, 18 Exchange St., Portland.
Makers on Main: 10 a.m. first Saturday to September on Main Street in Freeport. visitfreeport.com.
Film
“Anonymous Club”: 7 p.m., Space Gallery, 538 Congress St., Portland. Chronicles notoriously shy, Melbourne-based musician Courtney Barnett’s world tour, $9, space538.org.
“Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, A Journey, A Song”: 6 p.m. Aug. 26; 2 p.m. Aug. 27 & 28, Portland Museum of Art, 7 Congress Square, $7+. portlandmuseum.org.
“Migraciones/Migrations”: 7:30 p.m. Sept. 2; 3 p.m. Sept. 3, Mayo Street Arts, Portland, follows a photojournalist’s journey to learn the story of refugees, $15+. Free sand drawings and shadows for live video projection workshop 2 p.m. Sept. 4, tickettailor.com.
Wednesday 8/31
“Claydream”: 7 p.m., Space Gallery, 538 Congress St, Portland. Two claymation shorts and a feature, $9, space538.org.
Short Film Premiere: 7 p.m., Bayside Bowl rooftop, 58 Alder St., Portland. Free, fb.me.
Friday 9/2
Free Family Movie Night: 7 p.m., L.L. Bean, Freeport, kid-friendly movies on outdoor screen, lawn games and local food trucks, visitfreeport.com.
Ongoing
Apohadion Theater: 107 Hanover St., Portland, theapohadiontheater.com.
Frontier Theater: 14 Maine St., Brunswick, explorefrontier.com/events/all.
Merrill Film Society: watch movies on your own and join a Zoom discussion. Email Mike at mcarnes@yarmouthlibrary.org for an invitation.
Southworth Planetarium: 96 Falmouth St., Portland, in person, usm.maine.edu/planet/location-and-hours.
Museums
Bowdoin College Museum of Art, Brunswick “Innovation and Resilience Across Three Generations of Wabanaki Basket-Making,” through Sept. 18. Free admission, bowdoin.edu/art-museum.
Maine Historical Society – “Northern Threads: Two Centuries of Dress”: Part II on view through Dec. 31, 489 Congress St., Portland, mainehistory.org.
Maine Museum of Photographic Arts: 15 Middle St., 3A, Portland, mainemuseumofphotographicarts.org.
Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Friday by reservation only, Bowdoin College, 255 Maine St., Brunswick, bowdoin.edu/arctic-museum.
Portland Observatory: 138 Congress St., 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday through Monday for timed, 45-minute guided tours and 5-8 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday for self-guided sunset tours. Details at portlandlandmarks.org.
Tate House Museum: tours on the hour 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday, 1267 Westbrook St., Portland. Masks required. Free-$16, reserve at tatehouse.org.
Victoria Mansion: 10 a.m. to 3:50 p.m. to Oct. 31, 109 Danforth St., Portland. Free-$35, victoriamansion.org.
Saturday 8/27
Portland Museum of Art Family Day: “We Can Be Heroes”: 10 a.m. -6 p.m., 7 Congress Square, Portland. portlandmuseum.org.
Thursday 9/1
Maine Jewish Museum: Opening reception 5-7 p.m. for “Color Fields,” Joan Busing; “Generational Layers: Gerstenblatt-Berg Family Collage Portraits,” Paula Gerstenblatt; “Following the Light,” Judy Glickman Lauder, Sept. 1-Oct. 28. First Friday Art Walks 5-8 p.m. Sept. 2 & Oct. 7, 267 Congress St., Portland.
Music
Bath Swing Band: 7 p.m. Tuesdays until Sept. 6, Library Park, Bath. Free.
Concerts at the Gazebo: 7 p.m. Fridays until Sept. 9 in Bath. Free, visitbath.com.
Thomas Point Beach Bluegrass Festival: Sept. 1-4, Brunswick, thomaspointbeachbluegrass.com.
Friday 8/26
Abbie Gardner & Marc Douglas Berardo: 8 p.m., One Longfellow Square, 181 State St., Portland. bandsintown.com.
Built To Spill: 8 p.m., State Theatre, 609 Congress St., Portland. $28, facebook.com.
Caamp: 5:30 p.m., State Theatre, 609 Congress St., Portland. $49.50-$55, statetheatreportland.com.
Saturday 8/27
The Beths: 7 p.m., State Theatre, 609 Congress St., Portland. $20-$25, statetheatreportland.com.
Cody Montanye: 8 p.m., Sun Tiki Studios, 375 Forest Ave., Portland. bandsintown.com.
DaPonte String Quartet Concert: 7:30 p.m., Thompson “Alleluia,” Beethoven Quartet in C Minor, Op., Meetinghouse Arts, 40 Main St., Freeport. $25, dapontequartet.org.
Hannah Damon and Friends: The Dogfish Company, 128 Free St, Portland. www.thedogfishcompany.com.
L’Arbre Enchanté/The Magic Tree: 5 p.m., Mallet Barn, Wolfe’s Neck Center, 713 Wolfe’s Neck Road, Freeport. $65-$295. hogfish.org.
Pan Fried Steel: 5 p.m., Bath Waterfront Park Series.
The Goon Sax & Interpol & Spoon: 6 p.m., Thompson’s Point Outdoor Concerts and Events, Portland. bandsintown.com.
Sunday 8/28
Crescent: Noon to 2 p.m., featuring Kamala Sankaram and Brian Shankar Adler, Fort Gorges, Casco Bay, Portland.
Nora Brown: 7 p.m., One Longfellow Square, 181 State St., Portland.
Old Tom & the Lookouts: 2 p.m., The Thirsty Pig, 37 Exchange St., Portland.
Session Americana: 8 p.m., One Longfellow Square, 181 State St., Portland.
Sunday Open Mic: 3-7 p.m. every Sunday, O’Donoghue’s Pub, 103 Pleasant St., Brunswick. facebook.com.
Monday 8/29
Animal Collective: 8 p.m., State Theatre, 609 Congress St., Portland. $31, facebook.com.
Wednesday 8/31
Brandi Carlile: Beyond These Silent Days Tour: 6 p.m., Thompson’s Point, 10 Thompsons Point, Portland. $75, bandsintown.com.
Thursday 9/1
Bard’s Harvest: The Dogfish Company, 128 Free St., Portland. thedogfishcompany.com.
Evan Arntzen Trio: 7 p.m., Cadenza, 5 Depot St., Freeport. bandsintown.com.
Friday 9/2
Murphy’s Law: 5:30 p.m., Geno’s Rock Club, 625 Congress St., Portland. bandsintown.com.
They Might Be Giants: 8 p.m., State Theatre, 609 Congress St., Portland. $28-$30.
Ongoing
80’s n Retro Party: rotating DJs last Saturday of every month, Flask Lounge, 117 Spring St., Portland. flasklounge.com.
Afrobeat Saturdays: 9 p.m. Saturdays, Aura Maine, 121 Center St., Portland, eventbrite.com.
Darlin’ Corey: 6 p.m. first Friday of the month through December, Port City Blue, 650A Congress St., Portland.
Foundation Friday: second Friday of the month, Flask Lounge, 117 Spring St., Portland. Community. Dance. Music. Love. See flasklounge.com for time.
Fourth Friday Jazz with rotating special guest: 8-11 p.m., The Dogfish Company, 128 Free St., Portland. thedogfishcompany.com.
Irish Music Night: 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays, Blue, 650A Congress St., Portland, facebook.com/IrishNightAtBlue.
Karaoke: 10 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. every Thursday, Sea Dog Brewing Company, 125 Western Ave., South Portland. sopo.seadogbrewing.com.
Open DJ Night: Every Tuesday at Flask Lounge, 117 Spring St., Portland. Bring records, CDs, or controller; all formats/genres welcome. flasklounge.com.
Under the Covers: 8-11:30 p.m., third Friday of the month, Seasons Grille, 155 Riverside St., Portland. Free.
Theater/Dance
A Comedy of Haunted History: explore the creepy corners of Portland’s Old Port with professional actors and comedians, starting next to Flatbread and RiRa, 72 Commercial St., Portland. $19.99-$29.99, wickedwalkingtours.com.
“Honestly, Now!”: 7:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday through Aug. 28; 3 p.m. Sundays, Freeport Performing Arts Center, 30 Holbrook St., Freeport, fcponline.org.
“Kinky Boots”: through Aug. 27, Maine State Music Theatre, 1 Bath Road, Brunswick. $59-$89, msmt.org.
L’Arbre Enchanté/The Magic Tree: 5 p.m., Aug. 26-27, Wolfe’s Neck Center, 713 Wolfe’s Neck Road, Freeport; Aug. 28, Sprague Barn, Ram Island Farm, Cape Elizabeth. $65-$295, hogfish.org.
“Smoke on the Mountain”: through Aug. 28, Maine State Music Theatre and Portland Stage co-production at Portland Stage, 25 Forest Ave., Portland. Tickets at portlandstage.org or 774-0465.
The Amazing Acro-Cats featuring the Rock Cats Band: various times and days through Aug. 28, St. Lawrence Arts Center, 76 Congress St., Portland. $21-$45, stlawrencearts.org.
Saturday 8/27
“Pony”: 2 p.m., final production in the 2022 Portland Theater Festival, Mechanics’ Hall, 519 Congress St., Portland. $20-$25, portlandtheaterfestival.org.
Portland Comedy Festival: Sarah Martin headlines, 8 p.m., Aura Maine, 121 Center St., Portland. bandsintown.com.
Sunday 8/28
Portland Comedy Festival: Mark Normand, 8 p.m., Aura Maine, 121 Center St., Portland. $25+.
Tuesday 8/30
English Country Dance Group: 7 p.m., People Plus, 35 Union St., Brunswick. peopleplusmaine.org.
Friday 9/2
Steve Hofstetter: 6 p.m., Portland House of Music, 25 Temple St., Portland. Author, columnist and comedian, portlandhouseofmusic.com.
Ongoing
Monday of the Minds: A CommUNITY Hip Hop Showcase: 8 p.m. to 1 a.m. every second and fourth Monday, Flask Lounge, 117 Spring St., Portland.
Portland Swing Project: swing dance classes for all levels, Mechanics Hall, 519 Congress St., Portland. portlandswingproject.com.
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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