From public parks to boats and other spots, take your pick of shows to see this summer.
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.
Tour home gardens around Brunswick on July 20
The self-guided tour is a benefit for Oasis Free Clinics.
Throwback photo: Portland kids celebrate the last day of school in 1954
A splash in the Lincoln Park fountain was the ticket to kicking off summer.
Oh, snap! It’s a ’90s party at Definitive Brewing
The fun starts at 8 p.m. on Saturday.
PortFringe, Puppy Pals Live, Freeport Oyster Fest and more
You can see ‘On Golden Pond,’ ‘My Witch: The Margaret Hamilton Stories,’ musical duo Okan, and comic Kathleen Madigan.
Paranormal fans flock to Unexplained Maine on Facebook
Members post about their sightings and other oddities on the popular Facebook page.
Cirque du Soleil, Greek Festival, Pete Davidson and more happening this weekend
See a Maine State Ballet performance and get your fill of lobster rolls.
Throwback photo: Frying up sweet treats at the 1988 Greek Festival
The festival starts Thursday at the Holy Trinity Orthodox Church in Portland.
See Portland Jazz Orchestra for free on Thursday
The show happens in Portland’s Congress Square Park.
See Cirque du Soleil, Maine State Ballet and Pete Davidson, all this weekend
Art in Bloom is this weekend at the Ogunquit Museum of American Art.