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That '90s band !

Hello Newman is "That '90s Band" you vaguely remember from your best nights out in Maine. Having played over 1000 shows, more than half of which were at Bull Feeney's (R.I.P.!) in Portland's Old Port, Jim, Derek and the guys have refined a quintessentially '90s-Rock live show that is second to no other in the Northeast. Their repertoire has been carefully curated through the years, 15 and counting to be exact, thanks to the energy displayed by the band's organically grown and extremely enthusiastic fanbase, known affectionately as "Newmanators".

Date and Time: On Sun, 28 Sep 2025 at 12:00 - Sun, 28 Sep 2025 at 15:00

Venue details: Casablanca Cruises, 18 Custom House Wharf, Portland, Maine, 04101, United States

Category: Festivals | Live Music

Price:
General Admission: USD 32.00

Artist / Speaker: hello newman

Sabbath Queen, a feature documentary filmed over 21 years, follows Rabbi Amichai Lau-Lavie's epic journey as the dynastic heir of 38 generations of Orthodox rabbis including the Chief Rabbis of Israel. He is torn between rejecting and embracing his destiny and becomes a drag-queen rebel, a queer bio-dad and the founder of Lab/Shul—an everybody-friendly, God-optional, artist-driven, pop-up experimental congregation.

Sabbath Queen joins Amichai on a lifelong quest to creatively and radically reinvent religion and ritual, challenge patriarchy and supremacy, champion interfaith love, and stand up for peace, ceasefire, and an end to the Occupation in Israel/Palestine. The film interrogates what Jewish survival means in a difficult rapidly changing 21st century.

Sabbath Queen is directed and produced by Sandi DuBowski

Relive a landmark moment in the Civil Rights Movement when, in 1960, Jewish and Black people came together to protest the racially segregated Glen Echo Amusement Park. When five Howard University students sat on a segregated Maryland carousel in 1960, the arrests made headlines. When the predominantly Jewish community near the Park joined the Black students in picketing, the first organized interracial civil rights protest in US history was born.

Sponsored by UMaine Judaic Studies, Maine Jewish Film Festival and Hillel with support from the Jewish Community Endowment Association

Date: Sunday, September 28th, 2025

Location: Crescent Moon Farm - 827 Woodmans Mill Road, Montville, ME

Times: 2pm: Music Jam Party, then a Cranky Show, 4pm: Community Square Dance Party, 6pm: Potluck and hanging out - bring your instruments for the music jam and play some music later too!

Cathy Mason (Fiddle) and Sarah Jane Nelson (Piano) - both from Boston who will be up to join us this month. They were the musicians who helped us kick off this series last September in my barn! They will be providing a music jam party starting at 2pm. Please bring your instruments and join us for this fun and interactive get together. Before the dance begins, Sarah Jane Nelson will be providing us with a Cranky show. If you've never been to a Cranky show, you must see this! Great for kids too! Following this at 4pm will be our community square dance party in my barn in Montville, ME, and at 6pm, a wonderful community pot luck dinner and lots of time to hang out and enjoy social time together.

Admission for the Music Jam, Cranky Show and/or Dance: Sliding Scale $10 - $20 (extra donations always welcome and helpful). No on turned away on ability to pay.

For more information, contact Chris Ricciotti by responding to this email, or by Text or Phone at 207-382-8300.

Please invite others to join in! We have a flyer for this event attached here. Please print these off and give them to friends and neighbors and help us advertise by putting them up at your local social hangout.

We are looking forward to a great time, and hoping you will all come out and join us!

Doing the right thing – cost them everything. “Sludge” tells the stories of farmers who are speaking up about “forever chemicals” poisoning their land, water, and livestock, only to lose everything in the process. This film will be shown for free in partnership with the Shaw Institute.

REALLY is a play about mourning, intimacy, and the conflict between goodness and greatness as seen through the lens of photography.

Step into the beauty of Maine’s lakeside pines for a transformative weekend retreat designed to help you be fully present. With yoga, workshops, sound healing, community meals, and time for rest, you’ll reconnect with your body, nourish your spirit, and discover balance and joy. Led by Heather Maguire and Sue Bergman, this retreat offers cozy cabin accommodations, five delicious meals, and an open-hearted community that welcomes you just as you are.

Maine songwriters Jud Caswell, Ruth Hill, Darby Sabin, and Sara Trunzo will perform at the Chestervilile Center Union Meeting House Sunday, September 28 at 2:00 p.m. This “Songwriters in the Round” event brings together four individuals - all recording artists in their own right and each with remarkable back-stories. The stage set-up is simple, four chairs, four microphones, and four outstanding songwriters to share their music, their lyrics, and their collective artistry with deep musical roots reaching into folk and acoustic, country, blues, soul, and rock.
The Chesterville Center Union Meeting House is a non-profit community resource located at 3 Borough Road in Chesterville. The building is ADA accessible, and admission is by donation at the door. Light refreshments between sets will be available. For more information visit www.chestervillemeetinghouse.org or call 207 779-0660.

In celebration of the 20th anniversary of the designation of the church as a Basilica and the inspiring work of the Mark Thallander Foundation, ChoralArt Masterworks will present two masterworks: Louis Vierne’s Messe Solennelle and Franz Schubert’s Mass in G.

Vierne’s Solemn Mass—scored for choir and two organs—is rarely performed due to the unique space it requires. The Basilica, with its dual organs, is one of the few venues capable of doing it justice. At the 1901 premiere in Paris’s Saint-Sulpice, the main organ was played by Charles-Marie Widor, with Vierne at the choir organ. This performance will feature Maine organists Randall Mullin and Scott Vaillancourt, performing on the magnificent Casavant organ in the gallery and the smaller choir organ at the front of the nave. Schubert’s Mass in G—composed when he was just 18—is beloved for its lyrical beauty, elegant simplicity, and expressive depth. Its graceful lines and transparent textures make it one of the most cherished choral works in the sacred repertoire.

Don’t miss this unique opportunity to experience a magnificent setting, masterful choral artistry, and the majestic sounds of Vierne and Schubert.

Falmouth Land Trust and Chebeague & Cumberland Land Trust are excited to partner on a new event this fall: Trail Fest! Join us on Sunday, September 28th from 3-7pm at Wander at Longwoods Preserve in Cumberland for an afternoon of delicious food, live music, lawn games, kids' activities, a bike raffle, and more. This collaborative event will be a fun way to celebrate and support Falmouth and Cumberland trails.

Adult tickets are $50 each, kid's tickets (ages 5 and up) are $5 each, and kids under 5 can attend for free. Support the trails even more by joining the Host Committee! This $300 option includes four tickets and an invitation to a pre-event celebration at Wander. For more information and to purchase tickets visit https://falmouthlandtrust.org/events/trail-fest