THINGS TO DO
IN MAINE
Visit our calendar to find the best things to do in Maine. With places to go and events to attend, you’ll find food events, kid-friendly activities, sightseeing tours, and more. As the Maine authority, Down East magazine features the best of Maine culture, travel, food & drink. Our calendar incorporates a variety of things to do across the state: films, museums, author book signings, theater, music, adventures, hiking and biking, bird watching, art galleries, workshops, schooners, lighthouses, and more!
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April 2019
The Maine Museum of Photographic Arts: Artist Talk
Greg Shattenberg: Rewinding Romanticism, an introduction to the artist in his studio. Join Maine Museum of Photographic Arts for a conversation with Greg on April 25, 2019 from 6:00 to 8:00 PM at USM Glickman Family Library, 4th floor, 314 Forest Ave., Portland, Maine.
Find out more »Rock City Cafe presents Electric Bonfire
Electric Bonfire will play original material from their upcoming album as well as unique covers of classic tracks from bands like Radiohead, Grateful Dead and Old Crow Medicine Show... Performances explore spontaneous side-trails of sonic ambient jam rock that can melt through various genres from around the world.
Find out more »21st Annual “Letters for Literacy” Scrabble Fest
Literacy Volunteers-Androscoggin’s 21st Annual “Letters for Literacy” Scrabble Fest, is three rounds of team Scrabble play. Teams of 2-to-4 players choose to play in either the Pro (intense) or Social (fun) division. To participate, players bring a minimum of $15 each in pledges, but the goal is to raise as much money as possible for LV-A. Register by April 22, 2019. Collect pledges for LV-A and bring them with you for an enjoyable afternoon of Scrabble competition. There will be door prizes, refreshments, and prizes for top fundraisers.
Find out more »From Sea Farm to Table
Briana Warner, CEO of Atlantic Sea Farms (aka Ocean Approved) and Barton Seaver, acclaimed Maine Chef and Author, host this intimate multi-course dinner featuring a menu of freshly harvested kelp from Casco Bay farms created by Sur Lie's Executive Chef, Emil Rivera.
Find out more »May 2019
Cherish The Ladies at The Chocolate Church Arts Center
The Ladies are a world-wide Celtic institution, a female Gaelic musical supergroup!! Emmy award winners for their PBS special, 'An Irish Homecoming', with 18 albums, world tours, performances at the White House and the Olympics, this celebration of musicianship creates an outstanding live show of traditional Irish music, song and dance, that delight their audiences.
Find out more »Great Falls Comic Expo Spring Edition
The Great Falls Comic Expo Spring Edition is a family friendly pop culture event. Optimus Is Here, our headline guest returns this year and joining him are two additional members of Team Prime, Bumblebee & Barricade! It is the first time all 3 fan built replicas have been to Maine together and is a Transformer experience no fan should miss. Cosplay, Artists, Vendors, Fun and more! Optimus Is Here returns to The Great Falls Comic Expo Spring Edition and joining…
Find out more »Grown Up Prom
Blake and Eva want to invite you to a "Grown Up Prom" presented by Bill Dodge Pre-owned Super Center. Whether your first prom was the time of your life, or completely traumatic, or even if you didn't go to prom. Blake and Eva are giving you a do-over! Thanks to supporting sponsor Goodwill Stores, where you can get your Prom cloths. This is a 21 plus event.
Find out more »Walter Salas-Humara – LIVE in Concert
An intimate evening of music with Walter Salas-Humara, founder of The Silos. Humara will bring his unabashed rock ‘n’ roll revelry and a brash swagger to the show!
Find out more »ProsperityMe 11th Annual Block Party
You are invited to celebrate the triumphs of Maine's immigrants at ProsperityME's 11th Annual Block Party! We couldn’t be more excited to welcome you, to catch up on the work we have been doing in the community. We believe that together we can strengthen Maine’s economy and build a bright future for all Mainers.
Find out more »Mothers Day Hoop of Life Presentation by Kevin Locke
The hoop dance is a choreographed prayer invoking the universal metaphor of the hoop - a symbol that for all peoples represents; peace, unity, beauty, balance, continuity and harmony. This is a fantastic experience that your audience members will remember all their lives. It is way beyond an entertainment and Kevin has mastery in communicating most soul transforming and heart moving concepts to all ages with superb ease and effectiveness. A wonderful event for a truly unique Mother's Day experience.
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From Sea Farm to Table
Sur Lie
Briana Warner, CEO of Atlantic Sea Farms (aka Ocean Approved) and Barton Seaver, acclaimed Maine Chef and Author, host this intimate multi-course dinner featuring a menu of freshly harvested kelp from Casco Bay farms created by Sur Lie's Executive Chef, Emil Rivera.
Great Falls Comic Expo Spring Edition
Norway Savings Bank Arena
The Great Falls Comic Expo Spring Edition is a family friendly pop culture event. Optimus Is Here, our headline guest returns this year and joining him are two additional members of Team Prime, Bumblebee & Barricade! It is the first time all 3 fan built replicas have been to Maine together and is a Transformer experience no fan should miss. Cosplay, Artists, Vendors, Fun and more!
Grown Up Prom
Marriott Sable Oaks
Blake and Eva want to invite you to a "Grown Up Prom" presented by Bill Dodge Pre-owned Super Center. Whether your first prom was the time of your life, or completely traumatic, or even if you didn't go to prom. Blake and Eva are giving you a do-over! Thanks to supporting sponsor Goodwill Stores, where you can get your Prom cloths. This is a 21 plus event.
Portland Wine Week — Let's Rosé
Sur Lie
Come explore the diverse range of the rosy-hued beauty of the wine world. Start with a 5pm-6pm cocktail hour with a sparkling rosé. Then, dinner begins at 6pm and features a four-course "tapas style" meal with perfect rosé pairings.
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