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SUMMARY:CANCELLED: Community Drawing Circle
DESCRIPTION:*This event has been cancelled due to high temperatures and humidity.*\nCome draw portraits of your neighbors!\nArtist Lucy Walker has invited artists and creative leaders from the community for portrait sessions in Congress Square Park – and you’re invited to draw them! No experience or supplies necessary. \nOptional: Bring a board for drawing on if you have one\, and any art supplies from home you’d like to play with. (We’ll also have supplies.) \nLucy Walker is a Maine artist and teacher living in Scarborough. She has a BA in Visual Art and English from Bowdoin College and\, among other artistic endeavors\, currently teaches painting at Muse Paint Bar in Portland. She delights in portraiture and has recently been working on a series of dancers in motion. \n  \nCommunity Drawing Circle is a series! Join us every second and fourth Tuesdays from 9 – 11am in Congress Square Park.
URL:http://congresssquarepark.org/event/community-drawing-circle-2-2018-08-28/
LOCATION:Congress Square Park\, Portland\, ME\, 04101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art
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SUMMARY:ArtVan! Art Projects for Kids
DESCRIPTION:Bring your kids\, friends and family to enjoy an outdoor art project\, accessible for all ages! Drop by to create spin art with paint and some imagination\, offered by ArtVan. \nThe ArtVan is a mobile arts therapy non-profit organization whose mission is to provide a creative and collaborative environment to encourage Youth who have little or no arts access to fully express their imaginations\, relationships and experiences within themselves\, among their peers and across our communities. \nArtVan’s hands-on projects allow people ample time\, materials\, and support to create and explore their ideas\, emotions\, beliefs\, dreams\, and curiosities through the creative process. You are encouraged to freely express feelings\, learn to work together\, help each other\, and discover new talents\, pride in accomplishments their neighborhoods and community. \n  \nArtVan will be in Congress Square Park two times this season! Come create art on July 20 and on August 17\, both days from 2 – 4 pm. \n 
URL:http://congresssquarepark.org/event/artvan-art-projects-for-kids/
LOCATION:Congress Square Park\, Portland\, ME\, 04101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art,Meet,Play
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DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20180706T200000
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SUMMARY:Portland Outright
DESCRIPTION:Portland Outright is a queer & trans youth movement fighting oppression with tenderness. Join them for an evening of interactive community art. \nOutright supports underserved members of the LGBTQ+ youth community through weekly member meetings\, ongoing mentorship\, social events\, and trainings\, as well as intentional support to youth navigating systems — such as the juvenile justice system\, foster care\, homelessness and mental health services. They are a community of people invested in each other\, building deep connections\, sharing both struggle and joy\, while fighting for each other’s dignity and survival. \nThey are committed to moving beyond the traditional LGBTQ+ youth “support group” model by carving out space for young people in leadership\, lifting up the experiences of those most deeply experiencing the effects of marginalization\, helping members harness and reclaim their inherent power\, and becoming active participants in not only their own liberation\, but the collective liberation of everyone.
URL:http://congresssquarepark.org/event/portland-outright/
LOCATION:Congress Square Park\, Portland\, ME\, 04101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art
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DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20180626T110000
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SUMMARY:Community Drawing Circle
DESCRIPTION:Come draw portraits of your neighbors!\nArtist Lucy Walker has invited artists and creative leaders from the community for portrait sessions in Congress Square Park – and you’re invited to draw them! No experience or supplies necessary. \nOptional: Bring a board for drawing on if you have one\, and any art supplies from home you’d like to play with. (We’ll also have supplies.) \nLucy Walker is a Maine artist and teacher living in Scarborough. She has a BA in Visual Art and English from Bowdoin College and\, among other artistic endeavors\, currently teaches painting at Muse Paint Bar in Portland. She delights in portraiture and has recently been working on a series of dancers in motion. \n  \nCommunity Drawing Circle is a series! Join us every second and fourth Tuesdays from 9 – 11am in Congress Square Park.
URL:http://congresssquarepark.org/event/community-drawing-circle-2/
LOCATION:Congress Square Park\, Portland\, ME\, 04101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20180623T100000
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SUMMARY:Pickwick & Friends Print Fair
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the 3rd annual Print Fair co-presented with Portland’s Pickwick Independent Press! Over 40 Maine Printmakers will be exhibiting\, demoing\, and selling their work in Congress Square Park.
URL:http://congresssquarepark.org/event/pickwick-friends-print-fair-3/
LOCATION:Congress Square Park\, Portland\, ME\, 04101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art,Meet
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SUMMARY:Community Drawing Circle
DESCRIPTION:Come draw portraits of your neighbors!\nArtist Lucy Walker has invited artists and creative leaders from the community for portrait sessions in Congress Square Park – and you’re invited to draw them! No experience or supplies necessary. \nOptional: Bring a board for drawing on if you have one\, and any art supplies from home you’d like to play with. (We’ll also have supplies.) \nLucy Walker is a Maine artist and teacher living in Scarborough. She has a BA in Visual Art and English from Bowdoin College and\, among other artistic endeavors\, currently teaches painting at Muse Paint Bar in Portland. She delights in portraiture and has recently been working on a series of dancers in motion. \n  \nCommunity Drawing Circle is a series! Join us every second and fourth Tuesdays from 9 – 11am in Congress Square Park.
URL:http://congresssquarepark.org/event/community-drawing-circle/
LOCATION:Congress Square Park\, Portland\, ME\, 04101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art
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SUMMARY:Maine Inside Out presents "Love is Alternatives to Incarceration"
DESCRIPTION:Maine Inside Out (MIO) initiates dialogue\, develops leadership\, and builds community across boundaries with collaborative original theater\, inside and outside correctional facilities. MIO youth inside of Long Creek Youth Development Center and in Maine communities of Biddeford\, Lewiston\, Portland\, and Waterville create original theater as a tool for social change. \nMIO’s outside community group\, comprised of members from our Biddeford\, Lewiston\, and Portland groups\, is currently touring “Love Is Alternatives to Incarceration” (Love Is). Love Is premiered as a collaboration with Portland Outright on November 8th\, 2017 to a sold-out crowd at USM’s Hannaford Hall. The performance includes a short film\, live performance\, and audio recordings of poetry by currently incarcerated member of MIO and Portland Outright. \n“Love Is Alternatives to Incarceration” interweaves multiple narratives of young people outcast from their home\, school\, and community and placed into systems designed to separate them. The play documents how\, despite these boundaries\, they create connection and community with each other. It is a call to action to love and care for each other more boldly. Themes addressed include: youth incarceration\, homelessness\, school discipline and school to prison pipeline\, racism\, substance use\, family separation\, social stigma\, trauma\, support\, resilience\, and love. \n \n 
URL:http://congresssquarepark.org/event/maine-inside-out-presents-love-is-alternatives-to-incarceration/
LOCATION:Congress Square Park\, Portland\, ME\, 04101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Act,Art,Films,Meet
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DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20180525T200000
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SUMMARY:"A SHARED SPACE" Virtual Reality Film Experience
DESCRIPTION:A SHARED SPACE is a virtual reality film which tells the story of friends Hilowle and Shuab\, who grew up in Dadaab\, Kenya– the largest refugee camp in the world. Today\, both have started families and call Lewiston\, Maine home. Raising children in the country’s least diverse state in the wake of Trump’s Muslim Ban and rising nationalist sentiments has created challenges neither expected. \nA SHARED SPACE is a Virtual Reality Hub which is intended to be screened at public spaces. The audience is invited to sit in one of six swivel chairs\, put on a VR headsets and is immediately transported to Lewiston where they can choose to view from 13 videos\, each 1-3 minutes in length. \n 
URL:http://congresssquarepark.org/event/a-shared-space-virtual-reality-film-experience/
LOCATION:Congress Square Park\, Portland\, ME\, 04101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art,Films,Meet
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20180511T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20180511T213000
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SUMMARY:Figures of Speech presents "The Art of Memory" film & Puppetry Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Join Figures of Speech Theatre for a screening of “The Art of Memory: Stories from Maine’s Outer Islands\,” a shadow puppet film based on oral histories gathered on some of Maine’s most remote islands. Following the 35-minute film\, audience members of all ages will be invited to peek behind the scenes before creating live shadow scenes of their own stories! \n \nFigures of Speech Theatre partnered with the Island Institute to produce “The Art of Memory.” Director of Education at Figures of Speech\, Ian Bannon\, led a team of four artists as they collaborated with students in six of the one- and two-room schoolhouses off Maine’s coast. In the spring of year one\, Bannon travelled to each island to introduce students to documentary techniques\, which they then used to cull stories from other island residents\, historical archives\, and publications. The entire artistic team returned that following fall to collaborate in the creation and filming of shadow puppet adaptations of their favorite stories. \nThe resulting 35-minute film combines a variety of shorts ranging from pirate stories to tall-tales to ill-conceived stand-offs with Abenaki Native Americans. The pieces are held together with a layered dreamscape of shadow imagery\, narration from some of Portland’s most sought-after voiceover artists\, and a captivating original musical score by Dave Noyes of Rustic Overtones. \n  \nFigures of Speech Theatre\, a puppet theater company founded in Freeport in 1982\, is the recipient of four coveted UNIMA Citations of Excellence—the highest distinction in American puppet theatre. The company has toured all over the world – from Sofia\, Bulgaria to Tokyo\, Japan\, to Lima\, Peru – while retaining a strong commitment to teaching and performing throughout its home state of Maine. \nThe Island Institute works to sustain Maine’s island and remote coastal communities\, and exchanges ideas and experiences to further the sustainability of communities here and elsewhere. The Institute’s Outer Islands TLC (Teaching and Learning Collaborative) improves the quality and ensures the sustainability of one- and two-room island schools on Cliff\, Cranberry Isles\, Frencboro\, Isle au Haut\, Matinicus\, and Monhegan by creating collaborative educational and social opportunities for students across islands via technology and face-to-face learning opportunities. \n“The Art of Memory” was made possible through the generous support of the Helen & George Ladd Charitable Corporation\, the Expansion Arts Fund ofthe Maine \nCommunity Foundation\, and the Maine Arts Commission\, an independent state agency supported by the National Endowment for the Arts. \nFor more information regarding the film\, visit www.figures.org/memory. To find out about similar educational and artistic opportunities\, contact Ian Bannon of Figures of Speech Theatre at (207) 865-6355 or ianbannon@figures.org.
URL:http://congresssquarepark.org/event/figures-of-speech-presents-the-art-of-memory-film-puppetry-workshop/
LOCATION:Congress Square Park\, Portland\, ME\, 04101\, United States
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SUMMARY:Temporary Art by Athena Lynch
DESCRIPTION:Friends of Congress Square Park has partnered with the Maine College of Art during our 2018 season to feature temporary student artist work. Athena C. Lynch is the first artist in the series. Her work\, “REQUIEMS TO SEPIA EXISTENCE”\, will be on view in Congress Square Park from April 25 through May 5\, 2018. \nTo learn more about this partnership\, see our blog post. \n  \nREQUIEMS TO SEPIA EXISTENCE\nREQUIEMS TO SEPIA EXISTENCE is in homage of Tamir Rice\, 12 and Aiyana Jones\, 7\, who were both victims of police shootings. The piece will lay in state for 9 days* in illustration of the length of time (9 hrs) taken for Tamir to receive medical attention after being shot. Aiyana’s time was much shorter and therefore fit within his time frame. This installation is confronting the violence and lack of empathy towards African Americans locally\, as well as\, nationally. Systemic racial disparities that perpetuate said indifference and\, in some instances\, fueled violence towards that community. This work is a calling to SEE US! See us as human beings\, not just as an outline of who we used to be. \n*Initial time frame was for 9 days (April 25 through May 3\, 2018)\, but deinstallation has been extended to May 5 in order to be on display for First Friday \n  \n     \nArtist Statement\n“I never categorized myself as a political artist. However\, due to the political and social climate of late\, that changed. My work has been about social-isms. Specifically\, being black and how that skin is viewed in society. My work conjures visceral reactions that speak to the climate of the world on both a local and national scale. \nI let the narrative tell me how it desires to be illustrated. To me\, my art serves as the voice of my ancestors speaking through me and guiding my hands. I feel it is my responsibility to tell those stories. My passion is education and I take up that charge of informing youth and even peers who simply aren’t aware. The best way to describe who I am as an artist and a black woman in the present climate of America can be articulated by two artists I look up to: \n‘To be a negro in this country and be relatively conscious is to be in a rage almost all the time.‘ – James Baldwin \n‘I choose to reflect the times and situations in which I find myself. That is my duty. And at this crucial time in our lives\, when everything is so desperate\, when every day is a matter of survival\, I don’t think you can help but be involved.‘ – Nina Simone” \n– Athena Lynch\, 2018 \n  \n \n  \nArtist Biography\nAthena C. Lynch was born and raised in New Jersey where she was constantly surrounded by creativity. Her mother was an artist and fashion designer. That\, along with her appreciation for multiculturalism\, are what influence her work today. Currently residing in Richmond\, Maine\, Athena is a student at Maine College of Art in Portland. There she is pursuing a Bachelors of Fine Arts in Sculpture and eventually a Master of Arts in Teaching for art education. \nSaveSave
URL:http://congresssquarepark.org/event/temporary-art-by-athena-lynch/
LOCATION:Congress Square Park\, Portland\, ME\, 04101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art
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SUMMARY:Get into the rhythm:​ Music and Movement
DESCRIPTION:Join Spark Artist Collective for October First Friday Art Walk. \nThe Spark Artists Collective is a group of performers who bring music and creativity to all they encounter. In this event\, people will be invited to become the performers as they explore different movement arts and musical instruments. Instruments will be provided or make your own simple instrument to take home. \nDance\, make music or simply watch the performances!
URL:http://congresssquarepark.org/event/get-rhythm%e2%80%8b-music-movement/
LOCATION:Congress Square Park\, Portland\, ME\, 04101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art,Dance,Music,Play
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20170930T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20170930T200000
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LAST-MODIFIED:20170831T174717Z
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SUMMARY:Waking Windows Festival
DESCRIPTION:Featuring over 60 bands\, writers\, and comedians across multiple venues in East Bayside and Congress Street. On Saturday\, September 30\, performances will occur in Congress Square Park throughout the afternoon and evening. \nFMI: www.facebook.com/WakingWindows \nTickets available at all Bull Moose locations and online: www.wakingwindows.com
URL:http://congresssquarepark.org/event/waking-windows-festival/
LOCATION:Congress Square Park\, Portland\, ME\, 04101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art,Meet,Music
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20170928T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20170928T200000
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LAST-MODIFIED:20170906T164108Z
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SUMMARY:Hewnoaks Artist Colony Showcase
DESCRIPTION:Join us for our second annual Hewnoaks Showcase! \nArtists who have been in residence at the Hewnoaks Artist Colony on Kezar Lake will share recent work. Visual artists will display their work for sale\, with interactive demonstrations of their processes. Music will be played and writing will be shared. \n*This event was postponed to September 28th due to rain. It’s original date was September 6th.
URL:http://congresssquarepark.org/event/hewnoaks-artist-colony-showcase/
LOCATION:Congress Square Park\, Portland\, ME\, 04101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art,Meet
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20170928T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20170928T130000
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CREATED:20170831T173530Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170831T173542Z
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SUMMARY:Bandaloop (Vertical Dance)
DESCRIPTION:Portland Ovations goes beyond the proscenium with vertical dance pioneer Bandaloop. Seamlessly weaving together dynamic physicality\, intricate choreography\, and the art of climbing\, Bandaloop turns the dance floor on its side. The company’s unconventional venues run the gamut from the New York Stock Exchange and Seattle’s Space Needle to natural wonders like Yosemite’s El Capitan and majestic cliff faces in China. Together Ovations and Bandaloop scale new heights with free performances on the facades of two of Portland’s most iconic buildings. \nJoin Portland Ovations and Bandaloop Thursday\, September 28 in Congress Square Park & The Westin Portland Harborview Hotel starting at 12 PM. \n\nhttps://portlandovations.org/event/bandaloop/ \nSponsored by: The Westin Portland Harborview Hotel\, Preti Flaherty\, One City Center\, Dirigo Management Company \nSupported by: National Performance Network\, National Endowment for the Arts\, and NEFA \nSeason Media Sponsor: Maine Magazine\, Maine Home+Design Magazine\, and Old Port Magazine
URL:http://congresssquarepark.org/event/bandaloop-vertical-dance/
LOCATION:Congress Square Park\, Portland\, ME\, 04101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art,Dance
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20170927T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20170927T180000
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LAST-MODIFIED:20170913T002728Z
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SUMMARY:Tracing Favorites: A Portrait of Portland
DESCRIPTION:Drop in to Congress Square Park between 3-6pm Wednesday\, September 27th to tell a story of one of your favorite people\, experiences\, belongings – your favorite anything! – and have your portrait drawn while you do. Or\, create a portrait of a story teller by tracing their face while they joyfully share. \nThis interactive art exhibit will build throughout the day. Together\, we’ll create a huge “quilt” of just-made portraits of Portlanders\, exhibiting the diverse joy that’s been shared. \nNo “art skills” needed. No “story telling skills” needed. Just walk on up and trace a favorite! \nMeet your neighbors\, express yourself\, and join the tracing party! \n________________________________\nThis event is co-hosted by Dela Here\, Cincinati artist Gabrielle Lanza\, and Nina Williams.
URL:http://congresssquarepark.org/event/tracing-favorites-portrait-portland/
LOCATION:Congress Square Park\, Portland\, ME\, 04101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art,Meet,Play
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20170915T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20170915T210000
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SUMMARY:The Maribor Uprisings: Interactive Film Screening
DESCRIPTION:The Maribor Uprisings takes up urgent questions raised by these events\, and by uprisings elsewhere\, from the Arab Spring\, through Paris\, to Black Lives Matter. What sparks such popular outrage? How are participants swept up in—and then changed by—confrontations with police? Could something like this happen in your city? \nThe directors invite audiences to engage these questions through an unusual and participatory form. Drawing on the dramatic frontline footage of a video activist collective embedded within the uprisings\, this film places viewers amidst the jostling crowds. It requires them to make their own choices about which cameras they will follow and therefore how they will participate. Like those who joined the actual uprisings\, audiences in the theater must decide whether to listen to organizers and remain with those committed to nonviolent protest on Freedom Square or to follow rowdy crowds toward City Hall and almost certain conflict. \nCo-director Maple Razsa (Colby College) will facilitate the screening. \n‘‘Using organizational tactics such as the ones implemented during the Occupy Wall Street protests—the human microphone\, call and response\, etc—the audience works together to form a unit of politically and ideologically motivated action.’’ \nFor more information\, read the Portland Phoenix interview with Maple Razsa from July 2017: http://www.portlandphoenix.me/news/cover-story/item/6838-the-maribor-uprisings
URL:http://congresssquarepark.org/event/maribor-uprisings-interactive-film-screening/
LOCATION:Congress Square Park\, Portland\, ME\, 04101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art,Films,Meet
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20170909T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20170909T130000
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SUMMARY:Try Your Hand (Calligraphy Art Interaction)
DESCRIPTION:Did you ever wish you could write in another language? Or have beautiful penmanship in your own? Here’s a chance to Try Your Hand at an international calligraphy event at Congress Square Park!\n\nPeople from around the world will show you how to write in their native script\, such as Cyrillic\, Japanese\, Arabic. You’ll also have a chance to try Medieval and Modern Latin alphabet calligraphy. You’ll learn a few words and perhaps a proverb from the different cultures and be able to make a keepsake pendant with your choice of two languages. Come out and do something different at Congress Square Park!\n\nSupplies will be provided and instruction is free.
URL:http://congresssquarepark.org/event/try-hand-calligraphy-art-interaction-2/
LOCATION:Congress Square Park\, Portland\, ME\, 04101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art,Meet
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20170907T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20170907T220000
DTSTAMP:20260605T070116
CREATED:20170706T172151Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170817T163457Z
UID:1811-1504810800-1504821600@congresssquarepark.org
SUMMARY:Crouching Tiger\, Hidden Dragon Presented by PMA Films
DESCRIPTION:Come to a viewing of this masterpiece film! \n(This event was postponed due to rain. The original show date was August 18\, 2017.)
URL:http://congresssquarepark.org/event/crouching-tiger-hidden-dragon-presented-pma-films/
LOCATION:Congress Square Park\, Portland\, ME\, 04101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20170901T201500
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20170901T211500
DTSTAMP:20260605T070116
CREATED:20170815T183850Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170815T183850Z
UID:1851-1504296900-1504300500@congresssquarepark.org
SUMMARY:Dark Follies
DESCRIPTION:Dark Follies celebrates nine years of street vaudeville with a special Old School Dark Follies show! They have live music\, comedy\, flow arts\, dancers\, fire performing\, acrobatics and special rhythmic treat.
URL:http://congresssquarepark.org/event/dark-follies/
LOCATION:Congress Square Park\, Portland\, ME\, 04101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20170804T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20170804T180000
DTSTAMP:20260605T070116
CREATED:20170706T171946Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170706T171946Z
UID:1808-1501866000-1501869600@congresssquarepark.org
SUMMARY:Circus Olé and Feast of Fools
DESCRIPTION:Come one! Come All! The circus is coming to town! Elephants\, lion and tigers\, penguins\, giraffe\, and a dragon oh my! This animal-free circus provides non-stop entertainment while raising awareness about the treatment of live-performing animals! All animals are made of papier maché and are human powered. \nPerforming artists in aerial silk\, stilt walking\, hoop dancing\, contact juggling and giant puppeteering hail from as far away as Portland\, Boston\, and from Western Maine. There is sure to be something to dazzle all ages at this animal-cruelty-free circus!
URL:http://congresssquarepark.org/event/circus-ole-feast-fools/
LOCATION:Congress Square Park\, Portland\, ME\, 04101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20170729T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20170729T210000
DTSTAMP:20260605T070116
CREATED:20170707T175236Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170707T175608Z
UID:1825-1501354800-1501362000@congresssquarepark.org
SUMMARY:CE: Fenix Theatre Co. Presents Three Sisters
DESCRIPTION:Join Fenix Theatre Co. for one night only in Congress Square Park! \nYou can also catch a show at their regular venue — Thurs-Sat\, July 13th-Aug 5th at 7pm @ the stage at Deering Oaks. \nFenix is very excited to announce that they will be taking a break from Shakespeare for the summer of 2017 and heading to Moscow (or striving to!) with Anton Chekhov’s dramatic masterpiece THREE SISTERS! \nBuilding on their workshop of the play at Bowdoin College last spring\, they are thrilled to use the visceral and brilliant translation by Stepan Simek\, professor of theater at Lewis and Clark College and collaborator at Portland Experimental Theater Ensemble (Oregon). Professor Simek’s  work as a director was honored by the 1996 Drama League of New York with the “Drama League Directing Fellowship\,” and his translations of two contemporary Czech plays earned him the 2006 “PEN America Translation Award.”
URL:http://congresssquarepark.org/event/ce-fenix-theatre-co-presents-three-sisters/
LOCATION:Congress Square Park\, Portland\, ME\, 04101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20170708T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20170708T160000
DTSTAMP:20260605T070116
CREATED:20170707T174635Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170707T174635Z
UID:1823-1499526000-1499529600@congresssquarepark.org
SUMMARY:The Way We Move
DESCRIPTION:The Way We Move activity is an interactive flow arts/circus program for children and adults with disabilities\, and anyone else who wants to participate. There will be multiple types of props and movement activities for people to try out and play with and trained instructors to help people learn the activities and address any needs they may have. The end of the session involves participants and the instructors showcasing their skills. Come join the fun!
URL:http://congresssquarepark.org/event/the-way-we-move-2/
LOCATION:Congress Square Park\, Portland\, ME\, 04101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art,Dance,Meet,Play,Relax
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20170705T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20170705T200000
DTSTAMP:20260605T070116
CREATED:20170429T014014Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170522T193722Z
UID:1522-1499277600-1499284800@congresssquarepark.org
SUMMARY:Theater Ensemble of Color: Lived Experiences
DESCRIPTION:Theater Ensemble of Color or TEoC (pronounced TEE-ock) strives to strengthen our communities through education\, inclusion\, and social activism focusing on arts\, performance\, culture. \nThe show is a fully originally devised ensemble piece. The story follows a day in the lives of several characters who consider themselves “Other”. An immersive show giving light to Maine’s multi cultured communities and their stories of strength\, survival and triumph.
URL:http://congresssquarepark.org/event/theater-ensemble-color/
LOCATION:Congress Square Park\, Portland\, ME\, 04101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art
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ORGANIZER;CN="Theater Ensemble of Color":MAILTO:theaterensembleofcolor@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20170703T131500
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20170703T151500
DTSTAMP:20260605T070116
CREATED:20170705T144948Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170705T152839Z
UID:1670-1499087700-1499094900@congresssquarepark.org
SUMMARY:Crafternoon
DESCRIPTION:This is an informal time to get together and be creative – draw\, paint\, do needlework\, or calligraphy. For all ages and abilities – relax\, have fun\, meet new people and create! 
URL:http://congresssquarepark.org/event/crafternoon/
LOCATION:Congress Square Park\, Portland\, ME\, 04101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art,Play
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20170701T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20170701T150000
DTSTAMP:20260605T070116
CREATED:20170615T160739Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170615T160739Z
UID:1653-1498914000-1498921200@congresssquarepark.org
SUMMARY:Brick Collective Art Interaction
DESCRIPTION:Artists Kari Marboe and Erik Scollon will be artists in residence at the Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts in Newcastle this summer\, developing new work for The Brick Collective\, a ceramics and performance group that creates socially engaged ceramic work. \nThe Brick Factory members will guide you and your friends through three pieces that combine wet clay with research and performance. This event is a chance to get your hands dirty and play with clay without an end goal of object making. Kari and Erik are visiting from San Francisco where they teach at California College of the Arts\, and are making a rare Portland appearance. \nLearn more about the artists! @ www.karimarboe.com and www.erikscollon.com
URL:http://congresssquarepark.org/event/brick-collective-art-interaction/
LOCATION:Congress Square Park\, Portland\, ME\, 04101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20170609T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20170609T200000
DTSTAMP:20260605T070116
CREATED:20170509T010940Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170509T011641Z
UID:1598-1497031200-1497038400@congresssquarepark.org
SUMMARY:Circus Maine at Square Hop
DESCRIPTION:4 Parks. 4 Shows. 1 Amazing Night. \nFriends of Congress Square Park is proud to partner with Portland Downtown for the first annual Square Hop + Window Walk! \nPortland will be hopping Friday night with outdoor music and special performances in four — yes\, four! — of our iconic downtown parks. From 6-8pm\, you can stroll — or dance\, should the mood strike — from square to square to experience some of our best & most unique local entertainment. Whether it’s a high-flying circus act\, a larger-than-life ukulele ensemble\, or an interactive theater show — there’s fun for the whole family at each stop. \nAdding to the fun: the Square Hop kicks off the first night of Portland Downtown’s Summer Window Walk! The windows of our shops & restaurants will be decked out for summer fun: a spectacle for all to enjoy on this fun & festive night in beautiful Downtown Portland. \nLocations & Performers: \nCircus Maine at Congress Square Park: Prepared to be “wowed” by the gravity-defying aerial stunts & balance acts of Circus Maine. Look up and be amazed! \nPortFringe at Longfellow Square: Get a “sneak peek” at the upcoming PortFringe Festival — complete with eclectic song & dance numbers and fun skits. Expect lots of laughs and audience engagement from this edgy group of performance artists. \nMaine Marimba Ensemble at Monument Square: Enjoy traditional and contemporary Zimbabwean music on handcrafted marimbas. The percussive rhythms never fail to get crowds moving — so get ready for dancing in Monument Square! \nPeaks Island Ukes at Post Office Park: For toe-tapping fun\, look no further than the Peaks Island Ukes. This group has personality\, flair\, and talent — and we guarantee you’ll smile!
URL:http://congresssquarepark.org/event/circus-maine-square-hop/
LOCATION:Congress Square Park\, Portland\, ME\, 04101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art,Meet,Music,Play
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20170505T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20170505T210000
DTSTAMP:20260605T070116
CREATED:20170424T173902Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170424T173902Z
UID:1402-1494014400-1494018000@congresssquarepark.org
SUMMARY:Community Event: Air Story from LumenARRT!
DESCRIPTION:“Air Story\,” the latest video projection from LumenARRT!\, will be in Congress Square on First Friday.  LumenARRT!\, the video crew from The Artists’ Rapid Response Team (ARRT!)\, is using this projection to remind people that climate change is an undisputed fact among scientists and that there are many toxic substances in our air.  The brief video projections will be repeated from approximately 7:45 to 9 PM.   An interactive component will allow viewers to find out the air quality in their zip code. \n#WhatsYourBreathableNumber
URL:http://congresssquarepark.org/event/community-event-air-story-lumenarrt/
LOCATION:Congress Square Park\, Portland\, ME\, 04101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20170203T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20170203T220000
DTSTAMP:20260605T070116
CREATED:20170202T183538Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170202T183538Z
UID:1271-1486144800-1486159200@congresssquarepark.org
SUMMARY:PMA's Lights Across Congress
DESCRIPTION:The countdown to the unveiling of the new PMA begins at 6 p.m. on February 3 with Lights Across Congress\, a special event that will bring together more than 20 community organizations\, businesses\, and supporters to present a massive 130-foot-wide cinematic projection on the museum’s façade\, promising to be the Maine arts event of the year. \nLights Across Congress will serve as a public countdown to the reopening of the PMA\, and at the end of the projection the museum will open its doors and welcome visitors to the entirely new and reimagined PMA\, for free. \nLights Across Congress will include one of the largest multidimensional projections in Portland’s history\, made possible through generous support from Unum as well as through partnerships with Headlight AV\, p3\, and the City of Portland. To celebrate the reopening of the museum\, the projection will light up the façade of the PMA with an exciting and colorful animated sequence that people will remember for years to come. With support from the city of Portland and to provide as many viewing angles as possible\, Free Street at Congress Street will be closed to traffic on the evening of February 3. \nMany more community partners will be involved—including ice sculptors and food trucks—to make Lights Across Congress a festive winter carnival environment and a true party to mark the reopening of the PMA. \nLights Across Congress is a moment of celebration for the Portland Museum of Art\, as well as an opportunity to showcase the economic and social power of Maine’s arts and culture for a wide array of organizations\, community partners\, and businesses. From leading corporations such as Unum to creative agencies such as p3 and The VIA Agency\, and from community organizations such as Creative Portland to state agencies such as the Maine Office of Tourism\, Lights Across Congress and the reopening of the PMA provides a moment for the city of Portland and the state of Maine to rally around the arts. \nLights Across Congress is made possible and supported by Unum. \nTechnical assistance is provided by Headlight Audio Visual\, Inc. and the projection is designed and animated by p3. \nIn-Kind Event Support for Lights Across Congress\nCrestline Custom Promotional Products\nHeadlight Audio Visual\, Inc.\nHyatt Place Portland Old Port\np3\nPortland Press Herald\nSeacoast Scaffold & Equipment Corporation\nTownsquare Media\nThe Law Office of Joe Bornstein\nThe VIA Agency\nWCSH 6\nThe Westin Portland Harborview\nWright-Ryan Construction \nCommunity Partners\nCity of Portland\nGreater Portland Convention + Visitors Bureau\nCreative Portland\nFriends of Congress Square Park\nHyatt Place Portland Old Port\nMaine College of Art\nMaine Office of Tourism\nMaine Public\nMETRO\nPortland Downtown
URL:http://congresssquarepark.org/event/pmas-lights-across-congress/
LOCATION:Congress Square Park\, Portland\, ME\, 04101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20170131T230000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20170131T230000
DTSTAMP:20260605T070116
CREATED:20161231T022205Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20161231T022352Z
UID:1250-1485903600-1485903600@congresssquarepark.org
SUMMARY:Last Day for 2017 Programming Submissions!
DESCRIPTION:If you have an idea for an event or activity in 2017\, we want to hear from you! We’re looking to present a diverse mix of programming again next year – from music\, films and theater to dances\, engaging art interactions\, and sing-alongs. They can be one-time events\, weekly activities or something in between. In February\, our Programming Committee will review the submissions and select the line-up for FoCSP’s 2017 In The Square series which will run from May through October.   \nBe part of our 2017 In the Square Series! Submit your idea here today! \nPlease Note: Congress Square Park is a public space\, so if you prefer not to be sponsored by FoCSP under our In the Square event series\, you are always welcome to apply for an event permit directly from the City of Portland Event Office at TVM@portlandmaine.gov. But\, submitting an idea through our open call gives you the potential to be part of our event series and\, if selected\, to receive a stipend and be included in FoCSP’s event promotions.
URL:http://congresssquarepark.org/event/last-day-2017-programming-submissions/
LOCATION:Congress Square Park\, Portland\, ME\, 04101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art,Dance,Films,Music,Play
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20170101T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20170101T170000
DTSTAMP:20260605T070116
CREATED:20161231T021209Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20161231T021343Z
UID:1248-1483257600-1483290000@congresssquarepark.org
SUMMARY:Call for 2017 Programming Ideas Opens!
DESCRIPTION:We’re excited to announce our call for programming submissions for the 2017 season is now open.  We will be accepting ideas through our website until Tuesday\, January 31st.   \nIf you have an idea for an event or activity in 2017\, we want to hear from you! We’re looking to present a diverse mix of programming next year – from music\, films and theater to dances\, engaging art interactions\, and sing-alongs. They can be one-time events\, weekly activities or something in between. In February\, our Programming Committee will review the submissions and select the line-up for FoCSP’s 2017 In The Square series which will run from May through October.   \nSubmit your idea by 1/31 here.
URL:http://congresssquarepark.org/event/call-2017-programming-ideas-opens/
LOCATION:Congress Square Park\, Portland\, ME\, 04101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art,Dance,Films,Meet,Music,Play
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