Greater Portland Exhibits “Stories of Freeport’s Past: Celebrating Our Collections,” Freeport Historical Society, 45 Main St., showcases objects that tell an interesting story, to May 31. “Martha Miller: A Woman’s Movement, Self Portraits,” Mayo Street Arts, 10 Mayo St., Portland, to May. Claudia Hughes, Boone Olsen & Jon Strom, CIA, 72 Ocean St., South Portland, to May 11. Film Maine Jewish […]

The sun may have crossed the celestial equator early on Monday, marking spring’s astronomical arrival, but the look and feel of spring won’t arrive for another few weeks. Meantime there are several fine choices for warm indoor entertainment. On stage, “Spring Awakening,” the eight-time Tony Award-winning musical from 2006, is Lyric Music Theater’s spring offering […]

Greater Portland Exhibits “Stories of Freeport’s Past: Celebrating Our Collections,” Freeport Historical Society, 45 Main St., showcases objects that tell an interesting story, to May 31. “Martha Miller: A Woman’s Movement, Self Portraits,” Mayo Street Arts, 10 Mayo St., Portland, to May. Travis Mercier, Maine landscape photographer, Lois’ Natural Marketplace, Route 1, Scarborough. Claudia Hughes, Boone Olsen & […]

Friday is Saint Patrick’s Day, and that means a celebration of Irish culture. Portland’s One Longfellow Square will get into the kelly green scene when two Irish-American acts are slated to appear. Top billing goes to Fodhla, a trio of three women, two of whom live in Portland. Second billing goes to Shannon Heaton, who […]

Greater Portland Auditions 2017 MAMM SLAM, registration open until March 10, for Maine’s High School Rock Off. Open to bands and solo artists; register online at mainetoday.com/mammslam. Exhibits “Stories of Freeport’s Past: Celebrating Our Collections,” Freeport Historical Society, 45 Main St., showcases objects that tell an interesting story, to May 31. Claudia Hughes, Boone Olsen & Jon Strom,CIA, 72 Ocean […]

This week’s picks of the tix venture far from the ordinary. By far the most intriguing item on the calendar is slated for this Friday, and it’s hosted by Portland Ovations: Jenny Scheinman’s “Kannapolis: A Moving Portrait” is a multimedia presentation that combines original music with an extraordinary American documentary film from the 1930s and […]

Greater Portland Auditions 2017 MAMM SLAM, registration open until March 10, for Maine’s High School Rock Off. Open to bands and solo artists; register online at mainetoday.com/mammslam. Exhibits “Stories of Freeport’s Past: Celebrating Our Collections,” Freeport Historical Society, 45 Main St., showcases objects that tell an interesting story, to May 31. “Enchanted,” 23 gallery artists, Yarmouth Frame & Gallery, 720 Route […]

It’s not a festival of Americana music, but the effect is pretty much the same: By happenstance of scheduling, a plethora of Americana will be performed over a span of six days and a geographic span that that covers about a mile on Portland’s Congress Street. At the top of Munjoy Hill on Friday, music […]

Greater Portland Auditions 2017 MAMM SLAM, registration open until March 10, for Maine’s High School Rock Off. Open to bands and solo artists; register online at mainetoday.com/mammslam. Exhibits Art Guild of Freeport, Freeport Community, 10 Library Drive, to Feb.28.  TEMPOart Portland invites Maine artists to submit proposals for temporary projects in Portland’s public spaces during summer 2017. Submission deadline Feb. 28. For […]