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Aug 29 Friday
Maine Public is a media sponsor of the DaPonte String Quartet’s concert series. For 34 years the DaPonte String Quartet has been engaging audiences across Maine with their intimate performances. This year they will perform Beethoven and Korngold in several locations along the mid-coast from August 24th to September 14th.
Maine Public members are eligible for 15% off tickets, please use the code MainePublic15.
More information on concert venues: https://dapontequartet.org/events/category/concert/
Aug 28 Thursday
Shannon M. Parker will discuss the book Love & Lobsters with host Bill Nemitz on Thursday, August 28th at 7:00 PM.
Do you love books? Are you interested in hearing from the author and looking behind the curtain at what the author was thinking while writing? Perhaps have the author respond to a question or two that has been on your mind about a particular scene or character. Look no further than the Maine Public Book Club!
Click HERE to join the book club and receive information about book club news & events!
Sep 07 Sunday
Creative Portland invites you to Hear Here 3, an exceptional celebration of outstanding local performing artists at Merrill Auditorium on Sunday, September 7th at 6pm, featuring Maine-based African drummers, dancers, classical strings, soul singers, Jazz virtuosos, Broadway actors, rock 'n rollers and more. Some are local favorites and others are new discoveries. All are living or working in Maine.
Get the complete line-up on the Creative Portland website at www.creativeportland.com. (Tickets on sale now at PortTIX).
photo courtesy of Creative Portland
Sep 11 Thursday
The Camden International Film Festival (CIFF) is celebrating its 21st edition! CIFF will feature a slate of boundary-pushing documentary films and filmmakers from across the globe. The festival will take place in person from September 11 to September 14 at various venues throughout Camden and Rockland.
This is one of the preeminent film festivals in Maine and beyond and it really is a special experience to attend one of their screenings surrounded by other film lovers. This year’s lineup spans 26 features and 28 shorts from 32 countries, masterclasses with Raoul Peck and Geeta Gandbhir, and the return of audience favorites like the Points North Pitch and our free Shorts series.
The feature slate includes 17 U.S., North American, and World Premieres, with new films by acclaimed directors Raoul Peck, Sky Hopinka, Lee Anne Schmitt, Kamal al Jafari, Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin, Geeta Gandbhir, Brittany Shyne and Reid Davenport.
The best way to get the full CIFF experience is by purchasing a pass and Maine Public Members do receive a special discount by using the code maine-public-20 when ordering a pass.
Find out more about the festival and order passes and tickets here!
Sep 14 Sunday
Here’s a fun way to support the station and have some serious fun in the process!
Join Maine Public for a Bob Ross Inspired Paint and Sip Night at Rising Tide Brewing Company in Portland on Sunday, September 14 at 6:00 pm.
Tickets are $45 per person and include all art supplies and a free Rising Tide drink ticket. You'll walk away with your very own masterpiece by the end of the night! Come dressed as Bob Ross and maybe win a lookalike prize!
Only a few tickets are available, so make sure to reserve your spot here!
L.L.Bean Summer in the Park 2025🎉 July 4 – August 31, in Freeport, MEJoin us for a summer of free outdoor fun at L.L.Bean’s Flagship Campus! Enjoy daily activities like yoga, live music, movie nights, kids’ crafts, and more, plus special events including a July 4th celebration, local concerts, and dog-friendly weekends. All ages welcome!
Wiscasset Art Walk is a summertime celebration of art, music, performance, and history, located in the beautiful 19th century Village of Wiscasset, along the sparkling Sheepscot River. In August, featuring Long Branch playing trad, country, and pop; and Maine Youth Circus performers entertaining on the sidewalks! Learn to juggle!
Visit artist-owned galleries and the Village’s fine collection of boutique shops and antique stores – most of which are open during WAW, 4-7pm. Look for music in the galleries, and performers, artists, and community groups on the sidewalks. Sample a variety of Village restaurants during this visitor-friendly evening.
All events are free and family-friendly with plentiful free parking throughout the Village. In 2025, the WAW evenings are held on the last Thursday of July and August, 4-7pm.
For more information, visit the web site: www.wiscassetartwalk.org or send an email to wiscassetartwalk@verizon.net . Wiscasset Art Walk can also be found on Facebook at www.facebook.com/WiscArtWalk.
Wiscasset Art Walk is a program of Wiscasset Creative Alliance, www.WiscassetCreativeAlliance.org .
FEELIN’ GROOVY! A 1960’s Musical Tribute, NOW - Aug 28th (Every Tue-Wed-Thu, 7pm). FOOTLIGHTS THEATRE (Falmouth). Celebrate life and music of the 1960’s with this jukebox score of classic 60’s hit songs sung by an explosive cast of singers! This multi-media musical will bring the sights, sounds, and experiences of the 'far out' but turbulent 1960’s to our stage. So, join us for this groovy love-in that will transport all you flower children back to the Summer of Love! $25 All Seats. RESERVE: (207) 747-5434! Walk-Ins Welcome. AIR CONDITIONED. FREE ONSITE PARKING.
SUMMER SCARES: 2-SENTENCE HORROR STORY CONTEST
Submit a 2-sentence horror story for the chance to win a prize. Submissions will be accepted in three age categories – Child, Teen, and Adult – from Monday August 11 through Saturday August 23 at the library or via email to lplcirc@lewistonmaine.gov.
Submissions will be displayed for judging from Monday August 25 until Saturday August 30.
For more information contact 207-513-3134 or lplcirc@lewistonmaine.gov.
Returning to the Vienna Union Hall on August 29 at 7:00 PM , the Porch Party Mamas is a vibrant, fun group that has sold out the house many timesInspired by playing and singing each other’s songs at their porch parties, these established Boston-area musicians and singer-songwriters combined talents to create their brand of urban folk, country and blues. They took their act on the road and "Porch Party Mamas" was born. Upbeat and moving original songs accompanied by guitar, piano/accordion, fiddle and percussion give hoe-down fun a fresh sophistication. A sound montage of harmonies, clever arrangements and repartee take audiences away from it all. The Porch Party Mamas perform sold out shows from Connecticut’s Northwest Park to Maine’s Vienna Union Hall, with venues in between including Club Passim and The Burren. The Porch Party Mamas are Ksenia Mack (voice, guitar and banjo), Felicia Brady-Lopez (voice, piano and accordion), and Katrin Peterson (voice, cajon, bongo, snare, pandeiro, kick and more).Ticket are $20.00 and are on sale now our website.
Tonight expect to hear joy-infused jazz, folk and blues from pianist and singer/songwriter Heather Pierson. Her music pulsates with grooves of New Orleans, the beauty of Appalachia and Sunday-go-to-meeting celebration. “Heather is like two great acts in one, sliding from sweet acoustic Appalachian old-timey vide with Patty Griffinesque lyrics to brassy New Orleans blues piano with a bone thrown to Bessie Smith,” says Lone Star Music Magazine. Tonight marks her first Opera House performance for this seasoned performer. We are delighted to welcome Heather and her trio to our stage.
Aug 30 Saturday
3 days of shopping or swapping with local and distant collectors of vintage toys and comics . On the lawn of a well known area vintage and antique group shop. Last year was fun. Three times the fun this year! No fee to get in.