Events

May 1 | Finding Our Way: A Moth-Style Storytelling Event

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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Two-Day Poetry & Prose Workshop, Jan 24-25 | Coil of the Beloved’s Hair: Writing the Erotic

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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Manors Reflections: A Live Art Experience

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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June 7, 7 PM: Post Pardon: An Opera in Concert

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 5, 7:30 PM | Post Pardon: The Opera presents “The Black Azaleas Song Cycle”

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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AWP Kansas City

Friday, February 9, 2024 12:00-1:00 PM: Book signing at Black Lawrence Press (Bookfair) 1:45-3:00 PM: Poet to Playwright: On the Dramatic Joy of Changing Hats with panelists Jason Bayani, Arisa White, Tess Taylor, and Patricia Smith. Poetry and playwriting are linked crafts—and not only in the hands of the famed Bard of Avon. What happens

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