Portland Ovations presents the Broadway national tour on Feb. 12 and 13.
Aimsel Ponti
Staff Writer
Aimsel Ponti is a music writer and content producer for the Portland Press Herald. She has been obsessed with – and inspired by – music since she listened to Monkees records borrowed from the town library when she was 6 years old. She bought her first Rolling Stones record at a flea market when she was in 7th grade and discovered David Bowie a year later. She's a huge fan of the local music scene and covers it along with national musical happenings in her column. You'll also find her out and about absorbing live music and shopping for vinyl at local record shops and flea markets. Aimsel regularly appears on the News Center Maine TV show “207” to preview upcoming concerts.
Enjoy free s’mores in Congress Square Park on Thursdays through February
Friends of Congress Square Park sponsors the weekly gathering in Portland.
Tickets on sale for The Masterstroke Queen Experience on Friday, Brantley Gilbert on March 28
A local group, fronted by singer Sean Slaughter, will play the music of Queen at Portland House of Music.
Post-turkey plans: Monument Square Tree Lighting, Funksgiving and ice skating at Thompson’s Point
See rock show from Rigometrics or the Funksgiving show from Model Airplane in Portland on Saturday.
Tickets on sale for Kaki King on Dec. 5, Pete Best on March 20
See the original drummer for The Beatles at Aura in Portland.
Throwback photo: Falmouth Foreside family prepares for Thanksgiving in 1954
The Hamlins gathered around a table to make a dessert for their holiday dinner.
Ice skating at Thompson’s Point, tribute to Phil Lesh, and Stiff Socks podcast show
Plus, see comics James Theberge and Ian Stuart in Portland on Friday.
Rigometrics and Model Airplane present annual Thanksgiving weekend shows
Both bands are performing on Saturday in Portland.
14 events that will fill your calendar with holiday cheer
Celebrate the holidays in southern Maine with light displays, town-wide festivals, concerts and more.
Stroll down memory lane with Nostalgia Maine
The Instagram page is home to several decades worth of photos that capture moments of time in Maine.