Mar 28 Thursday
Told through the voices of local residents and community leaders, Resilience is a story of economic perseverance in three Maine communities. While there are always obstacles, working together, Maine people have always exhibited tremendous strength and determination when weathering a storm- staying true to the vision and values that have defined Maine’s communities for hundreds of years.
This film was commissioned by the Maine Department of Economic and Community Development and produced by Blaze Partners and Timber + Frame.
Doors open at 6:00 pm, the film starts at 7:00 pm, and a panel discussion immediately follows.
Resilience will also be airing on Maine Public Television on Thursday, March 28 at 9:00 pm and Saturday, March 30 at 2:00 pm.
Join in the fun and register your team for a 2024 News & Brews Trivia night!
Team check-in starts at 5:30pm. Trivia starts at 6:00pm!
*Note that we can’t accept teams with more than 5 players.
Click HERE to see the full 2024 News & Brews schedule!
Apr 04 Thursday
Apr 09 Tuesday
Maine Public is pleased to be a media sponsor of the Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain presented by Portland Ovations. Join the Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain for a concert filled with funny twanging, foot-stomping and melodious light entertainment. With only ukuleles, singing and a bit of whistling, the orchestra will perform Tchaikovsky to Otis Redding, on Tuesday, April 9 at 7:00 pm at Merrill Auditorium.
To take advantage of the Maine Public Member discount, please use the code MainePublic15.
The Running With Scissors (RWS) EMERGE Artist in Residence program elevates and supports artists who are in the emerging phase of their creative careers in either printmaking or clay by providing 24/7 access to the RWS studios as well as the respective department’s tools, equipment, and community.
RWS will host one to two artists per session, or up to four artists per year, working in either print or clay. The program offers two sessions each year:- Session 1 starts September 1, 2024 and concludes January 31, 2025.- Session 2 starts March 1, 2025 and concludes July 31, 2025.
Applications open March 1, 2024 and close on April 30, 2024. Info sessions will be held in person at 250 Anderson Street in Portland, ME on Wednesday, March 6, 2024 from 11AM - 12PM and Thursday, March 21 from 6-7PM. A virtual option will be made available to those who cannot attend in person.
Decisions are made by a small panel of local professional artists with knowledge in print or clay. Notifications will be made in late May 2024 and a public announcement will be made in early June 2024. Go to our website to learn more and apply.
MEREDA speaks with 3 local restaurant entrepreneurs/moguls who have been intertwined into the real estate fabric of Greater Portland for decades. They will discuss how their businesses have changed over the years, where they see the restaurant scene going and the effect of covid, labor shortage and other economic drivers. You will receive first hand insight on where restaurant owners see their futures going in Greater Portland and potentially beyond!
eating Capacity: 100 – We will not be able to accommodate walk-ins.
EVENT PARKING: Everyone that parks on the USM Campus in the Bedford Street Garage has to use the digital parking system. You can pre-register for your parking session or do it upon arrival. To avoid a parking citation, you must begin your digital parking session – and pay- within 10 minutes of parking.
This event is sponsored by Norway Savings Bank.
We offer a 10-week program to teach history lovers and potential volunteers how to be docents at any of 11 historic sites and museums in the greater Portland area. The program is in its 29th year, and is extremely popular for the quality of the classroom sessions and the in-person visits to each musem and site.
SPRING IS IN THE AIR AT THE FARM! Volunteers Needed!Growing to Give is a not for profit, organic farm growing vegetables to give to those most in need in our community. This spring, volunteers will help us start seedlings, plant them in the gardens, and some help repair greenhouses on our Fix-It Team. We have many opportunities for volunteers ages 3-93 -- individuals, families, and groups. For more information, please check out our website at https://growingtogive.farm/ or send an email to volunteer@growingtogive.farm. Come meet members of your community while helping members of your community! See if volunteering at GROWING TO GIVE could be just the right fit for you, located at 30 East Coxon Road, Brunswick ME 04011.
Alison is a self-taught visual artist and photographer. She is mostly drawn to images of nature, but also enjoys playfully delving into and experimenting with other themes, using oil/acrylic paints, canvas, panels and grocery bags. She lives in Cumberland.
Libby Library is happy to have the Pine Point Quilters displaying their work here at the library.
The Yarmouth Arts Alliance is hosting its second annual“2 x 14 Love Show,” featuring several local artists and florists, from January 16 to April 6 at the Merrill Memorial Library Gallery on the second Floor. Participating florists will pair bouquets with artworks that inspire their arrangements and will be on display Saturday, February 10 at the art reception until Valentine's Day. The art reception will be on February 10, from 4pm to 6pm with light appetizers, desserts and drinks.Under the guidance and leadership of the Library Arts Committee, the second-floor gallery has grown into a two-room showing space with newly painted walls, gallery lights and a hanging system. The gallery has hosted art shows of local emerging and established artists for more than 20 years. The Yarmouth Arts Alliance is now managing the second-floor gallery in collaboration with library staff. Yarmouth Arts Alliance is grateful to the Library Arts Committee for all their work, and will continue the tradition of supporting local artists and bringing art and events to the community. Yarmouth Arts Alliance is a nonprofit organization that promotes and supports arts and cultural activities in the community.
This interactive language enrichment program is geared for babies and toddlers birth - 3. Introduce your child to the wonderful world of literacy through songs, stories, rhymes and movement activities.
This program is typically scheduled weekly on Thursdays, from 10-11am. For occasional exceptions, please check our website at scarboroughlibrary.org
The Maine Attorney General is announcing a meeting of the Governance Committee of the Maine Recovery Council on Thursday, March 28th at 10:00 am, via Zoom. The Council’s work is to investigate the statewide needs for fighting the opioid crisis in Maine and to plan for distributions throughout the state of certain funds from legal settlements or bankruptcies to address the opioid crisis, including to 1) prevent opioid addiction; 2) prevent and reverse opioid overdoses; and 3) help Maine citizens recover from addiction. The Council is established pursuant to court order and 5 M.R.S.A. s. 203-C. More information is available on the following website: https://www.maine.gov/ag/recovery-council. To subscribe to email notifications of Council meetings, go to: https://www.maine.gov/ag/recovery-council/calendar.shtml.
RICHARD WILSON: STORM OVER THE CITYJanuary 19 - May 3, 2024
Encompassing paintings, drawings, watercolor and prints, Richard Wilson’s exhibition Storm Over The City features selected works from 1978 to the present. Wilson offers glimpses into the human condition, with all its inherent challenges, vices and contradictions. There is a theatricality in the artist’s imagined environments—some are inhabited by a comedic cast of characters—while in other works sexually charged figures unite en masse.
Dark humor permeates a number of Wilson’s meticulously rendered graphite drawings. The artist depicts anthropomorphic creatures engaging in mischief and sometimes inflicting pain on the human subjects. For instance, in The Cauldron, a froglike woman-creature has turned a man upside down in a painful wrestling hold while in Success, horned devils are forcing people to tend a fire. In other works, like Dysfunctional Friends, Wilson’s subjects are consumed with their own self-inflicted buffoonery. Despite the desperate conditions facing Wilson’s uncanny characters, the collective absurdity of the scenes elicit a humorous response.
However, there is a sense of looming peril in Wilson’s recent paintings. Questions are posed such as: what is lurking beneath the expanse of blue waters in which two tiny figures swim in opposite directions? At what point does the outdoor adventure seeker realize that his canoe will soon crash over a rushing waterfall? These paintings convey the vulnerability of humans when facing the vastness, mystery and power of nature.
Image: Richard Wilson, Running Man, 1989, Gouache, Courtesy of the artist