Friday, May 1, 2026 Camden Opera House, 29 Elm Street; Camden, ME 04843 Doors open at 5:30 PM, show starts at 7:00 PM Get tickets here: https://camdenoperahouse.thundertix.com/events/262029 Join Wayfinder Schools for their 6th annual Finding Our Way live storytelling event! This popular night of storytelling features Wayfinder grads and other notable Mainers sharing funny, poignant,
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Saturday & Sunday, January 24-25, 10 AM – 1 PM Maine Writers & Publishers Alliance Mechanics’ Hall 519 Congress Square Portland, ME $120 members/$175 nonmembers Register here: https://www.mainewriters.org/calendar/writing-the-erotic When I speak of the erotic, I’m referencing Audre Lorde’s essay, “Uses of the Erotic: The Erotic as Power,” where she defines the erotic as “a resource
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Indigo Arts Alliance is an organization focused on supporting contemporary Black and Brown artists and opening doors to artists of color worldwide. It’s doing all of this from its home in an unlikely place: Maine. Jeffrey Brown reports for our arts and culture series, CANVAS. Watch the video segment here: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/maine-arts-residency-gives-black-and-brown-artists-a-platform-to-develop-their-craft https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/maine-arts-residency-gives-black-and-brown-artists-a-platform-to-develop-their-craft
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Sept 18, 5:30 – 7:30 pm | Farnsworth Art Museum, Rockland, ME Cost: $35; $30 for members | Register at https://www.farnsworthmuseum.org/event/manor-reflections/ In this evening performance uniquely designed for the Farnsworth Museum’s Momentum exhibition series and crafted in response to paintings by Anne Buckwalter, Manors Reflections brings an immersive live art experience to the museum gallery
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Created by Colby professor Arisa White (librettist) and composed by Jessica Jones, Post Pardon: An Opera in Concert is a bold new work that blends avant-garde improvisation, soul-stirring melodies, and a jazz-informed palette of sound. Conducted by Mazz Swift and musically directed by Marshunda Smith, the dynamic cast is led by three outstanding vocalists: Ashley
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October 9, 2024; 8:00-10:00 PM, Cocktail Mary, 229 Congress Street, Portland, ME Grab a cocktail, kick back, and hear from queer writers Johan Alexander, Chen Chen, Michael Colbert, Melissa Febos, Emily Lowe, Rebecca Turkewitz, and Arisa White.
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October 5, 2024; 7:30 pm | Gordon Center for Creative & Performing Arts, Waterville, ME Reserve Free Tickets at https://www.purplepass.com/events/299422-post-pardon%3A-the-opera-presents-%22the-black-azaleas-oct-5th-2024 Conducted by Marshunda Smith, the evening performance presents “The Black Azaleas Song Cycle,” which introduces the group of eco-activists at the core of Post Pardon: The Opera. Featuring local vocalists and musicians, as well as Colby students
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A Conversation Across Mediums (Part 1), by Shanta Lee Some say that pop music artist Prince lived it. Others say Octavia Butler was the early scribe of it. Artists like Sun Ra manifested it through sound. The “it” in question is Afrofuturism. You may have heard the phrase or you may have some idea of
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