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SUMMARY:Open City Night feat. The Art Department
DESCRIPTION:What matters to our community right now? Are we engaged in decision making processes the impact us? Are our needs and hopes being met? Do we know our neighbors? What does it mean to participate in civic life? \nOpen City nights in Congress Square Park are opportunities for neighbors to gather to ask questions and share information about issues important to our shared community life. Co-presented with local organizations\, you can expect these evenings to be artful\, participatory\, informative and compelling. \nAll invited\, all welcome. \n  \nOpen City feat. The Art Department’s Bizarre Bazaar\nBizarre Bazaar is a mini carnival extravaganza for people of all ages and abilities. Featuring live events\, music\, carnival games\, and exhibits all created by artists with intellectual uniqueness. This inclusive and interactive event invites the community to play games\, learn something new\, and interact with their community in an upbeat and eclectic environment. \nPlay a game\, win some tickets\, take a home a prize and enjoy an evening pf outdoor excitement! \nThe Art Department and Publication Studio are non-profit leadership programs of Creative Trails that advocate for career exploration for Maine artists with developmental and intellectual disabilities. They have been providing professional support since 2011 for artists striving to reach their creative potential. They provide an environment that encourages each individual to develop technical skills to collaborate with local artists and pursue strategies for self-promotion and connections through community events. Through public access to their studio space and art exhibitions\, they strengthen community contacts and spark conversations that add to the vibrancy of the Portland art scene. The Art Department and Publication Studio are located at 611/613 Congress St where you can shop at the gallery and gift store. \n  \nOpen City is a series hosted in Congress Square Park every Wednesday from June through August. We’ll explore topics related to community life presented in artful ways that spark dialogue. \n 
URL:http://congresssquarepark.org/event/open-city-1-2019-07-03/
LOCATION:Congress Square Park\, Portland\, ME\, 04101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Civics,Meet
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SUMMARY:Open City Night feat. Port Veritas
DESCRIPTION:What matters to our community right now? Are we engaged in decision making processes the impact us? Are our needs and hopes being met? Do we know our neighbors? What does it mean to participate in civic life? \nOpen City nights in Congress Square Park are opportunities for neighbors to gather to ask questions and share information about issues important to our shared community life. Co-presented with local organizations\, you can expect these evenings to be artful\, participatory\, informative and compelling. \nAll invited\, all welcome. \n  \nOpen City feat. Port Veritas\nDuring this Open City\, we’ll ask “Who belongs? Who decides?” Local arts organization Port Veritas will host a poetry open mic. Everyone is invited to share their poems related to the topic — and everyone means\, you\, too! So\, bring your poems or write one during the evening to share. \nPort Veritas is a diverse collaboration of creative minds\, bound by a common love of creating a space for artists of all kinds to come and express themselves. They host weekly poetry open mic nights and special events. \n  \nOpen City is a series hosted in Congress Square Park every Wednesday at 6:8pm from June through August. We’ll explore topics related to community life presented in artful ways that spark dialogue. \n 
URL:http://congresssquarepark.org/event/open-city-1-2019-07-10/
LOCATION:Congress Square Park\, Portland\, ME\, 04101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Civics,Meet
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DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20190712T200000
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SUMMARY:CANCELLED: Celebration Barn's Happenstance Theater & Playshop
DESCRIPTION:***Sadly\, due to a risk of thunderstorms\, this event has been cancelled.***\nPREPOSTEROUS! is Happenstance Theater’s sophisticated\, family-friendly\, pocket-sized theatrical clown circus! \nThese charming vintage clowns play circus animals sing as a human calliope\, do the classic circus mirror routine\, invent a number of ridiculous “entrées”\, perform live music\, and execute a very satisfying slow motion number involving a pie! \nThe show premiered in the summer of 2017 at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival and has been performed at The National Theater as part of their Saturday Morning family series. \nFollowing the hour-long performance\, clowns will offer a playshop in physical theater/mime for audience members who want to learn how these fantastic performers do what they do! \n  \nCELEBRATION BARN:\nCelebration Barn is an immersive physical theater center that annually draws over 200 artists from around the world who are seeking to train and create their own works. The Barn’s mission is to inspire creativity and community by harnessing the power of live performance. \nLocated in South Paris\, Celebration Barn’s restored horse barn in the woods of Maine provides an inspiring natural setting away. Celebration Barn’s 46-year history fuels a super-charged atmosphere that encourages artists to play at their creative edge–nurtured and provoked by a community of collaborators–and launch performance in new directions. \nOur alumni are currently performing on broadway\, on television\, and in internationally touring shows including Cirque du Soleil. \nHAPPENSTANCE THEATER:\nThe Washington City Paper says\, “Happenstance Theater’s ensemble comedy is a gut-busting kind of funny.” The Washington Post describes our work as “visually striking and whimsical without being precious” and calls Happenstance Theater “DC’s leading peddler of whimsy.” \nHAPPENSTANCE THEATER\, founded in 2006\, is a professional company committed to devising\, producing and touring original\, performer-created visual\, poetic Theatre. Our ensemble has been developing work together since 2012. We are multi-talented performers who craft all aspects of our pieces from concept to realization. Under the Artistic co-Direction of Mark Jaster and Sabrina Mandell\, we harvest imagery from the past and re-contextualize it in performances that address eternal themes of life\, death\, and the ephemeral. With the simplest means – movement\, silence\, theatrical clown\, music\, text\, physical comedy and beauty – we seek to elevate the moment when the performers and audience meet\, to lift the encounter beyond the daily and pedestrian into the realms of dreams\, poetry\, and art. Meaning is often discovered by happenstance. \nIn 2016 Happenstance received three Helen Hayes Awards for Outstanding Ensemble\, Outstanding Costume Design and Outstanding Lead Actor. In 2017 Happenstance received two Helen Hayes Awards for Outstanding Costume Design and Outstanding Musical Direction.
URL:http://congresssquarepark.org/event/celebration-barns-happenstance-theater-playshop/
LOCATION:Congress Square Park\, Portland\, ME\, 04101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Meet,Play
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DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20190713T150000
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SUMMARY:Social Justice Street Fair
DESCRIPTION:Join Maine’s social justice organizations for our second annual Social Justice Street Fair! Learn about the amazing work happening in our community to advance social\, economic\, environmental\, and racial justice. Organization list and food vendors TBA. \nHosted by Maine Initiatives\, this fair is open to any organization working on social justice issues– come join us\, set up a table\, and share your work with the community.
URL:http://congresssquarepark.org/event/social-justice-street-fair-2/
LOCATION:Congress Square Park\, Portland\, ME\, 04101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Civics,Meet
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SUMMARY:Open City Night feat. Somali Mainer's Youth Network
DESCRIPTION:What matters to our community right now? Are we engaged in decision making processes the impact us? Are our needs and hopes being met? Do we know our neighbors? What does it mean to participate in civic life? \nOpen City nights in Congress Square Park are opportunities for neighbors to gather to ask questions and share information about issues important to our shared community life. Co-presented with local organizations\, you can expect these evenings to be artful\, participatory\, informative and compelling. \nAll invited\, all welcome. \n  \nOpen City feat. Somali Mainer’s Youth Network Community Arts Showcase\nJoin Somali Mainer’s Youth Network for an evening of community arts – from music and fashion to poetry and acting! \nSomali Mainer’s Youth Network’s mission is to bring unity and awareness through the Somali community by empowering youth\, getting both parents and youth involved in and aware of what goes on around their community. Through workshops\, community service\, and local events\, they aspire to unite Somali Youth and give them opportunities to break the language barrier\, gain educational opportunities\, and engage as citizens of Portland. Finally\, they give youth space where they can talk about issues around youth living in between two different cultures. They hope to educate the Somali youth in Southern Maine about the importance of having an education and how the choices they make a difference back home in Somalia. \n  \nOpen City is a series hosted in Congress Square Park every Wednesday at 6:8pm from June through August. We’ll explore topics related to community life presented in artful ways that spark dialogue. \n 
URL:http://congresssquarepark.org/event/open-city-1-2019-07-17/
LOCATION:Congress Square Park\, Portland\, ME\, 04101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Civics,Meet
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SUMMARY:Pickwick & Friends Print Fair
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the 4th 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. \n(This event is a rain date from the originally scheduled date of June 29.)
URL:http://congresssquarepark.org/event/pickwick-friends-print-fair-5/
LOCATION:Congress Square Park\, Portland\, ME\, 04101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art,Meet
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SUMMARY:Open City Night feat. Brooklyn Swing Ensemble
DESCRIPTION:What matters to our community right now? Are we engaged in decision making processes the impact us? Are our needs and hopes being met? Do we know our neighbors? What does it mean to participate in civic life? \nOpen City nights in Congress Square Park are opportunities for neighbors to gather to ask questions and share information about issues important to our shared community life. Co-presented with local organizations\, you can expect these evenings to be artful\, participatory\, informative and compelling. \nAll invited\, all welcome. \n  \nOpen City feat. Brooklyn Swing Ensemble\nWhat better way to meet your neighbors then through dance? Join Brooklyn Swing Ensemble for a few hours of social dance. Swing\, jazz\, folk\, klezmer – they’ll bring a mix! \nBSE started out playing for a swing dance in Philadelphia and has evolved into a dance band for many genres. They are well known in the Northeast for their unique blend of Fiddle tunes\, Klezmer music and Swing/blues – playing for contra dances and other events throughout the region. With fiddle and clarinet as the lead instruments\, they are sure to get you out of your seats! \n  \nOpen City is a series hosted in Congress Square Park every Wednesday at 6:8pm from June through August. We’ll explore topics related to community life presented in artful ways that spark dialogue. \n 
URL:http://congresssquarepark.org/event/open-city-1-2019-07-24/
LOCATION:Congress Square Park\, Portland\, ME\, 04101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Civics,Meet,Music
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SUMMARY:Wazo Fest "Black Panther" Film Screening
DESCRIPTION:Wazo Fest is a three day festival hosted in Portland\, Maine by Kesho Wazo\, a youth art collective. Join them for a screening of “Black Panther” in Congress Square Park at dusk! \n“Black Panther” is a 2018 superhero film\, based on the Marvel Comics superhero of the same name. After the events of Captain America: Civil War\, King T’Challareturns home to the reclusive\, technologically advanced African nation of Wakanda to serve as his country’s new leader. However\, T’Challa soon finds that he is challenged for the throne from factions within his own country. When two foes conspire to destroy Wakanda\, the hero known as Black Panther must team up with CIA agent Everett K. Ross and members of the Dora Milaje\, Wakandan special forces\, to prevent Wakanda from being dragged into a world war \nKesho Wazo\, or “tomorrow’s ideas” in Swahili\, is an up and coming youth art collective. The group was created as an outlet for young people to express themselves through art\, music\, fashion\, and social advocacy. It is composed of 15 energetic members\, who share high ambitions to break boundaries and positively impact history.
URL:http://congresssquarepark.org/event/wazo-fest-feat-black-panther-film-screening/
LOCATION:Congress Square Park\, Portland\, ME\, 04101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Films,Meet
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20190731T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20190731T200000
DTSTAMP:20190718T184251Z
CREATED:20190416T030049Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190718T184251Z
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SUMMARY:Open City Night feat. One Climate Future Initiative
DESCRIPTION:What matters to our community right now? Are we engaged in decision making processes the impact us? Are our needs and hopes being met? Do we know our neighbors? What does it mean to participate in civic life? \nOpen City nights in Congress Square Park are opportunities for neighbors to gather to ask questions and share information about issues important to our shared community life. Co-presented with local organizations\, you can expect these evenings to be artful\, participatory\, informative and compelling. \nAll invited\, all welcome. \n  \nOpen City feat. Portland’s One Climate Future Initiative\nClimate change is causing more rainfall\, less snow\, increasing temperatures\, and sea level rise in #PortlandME and #SouthPortlandME. What are your top concerns and priorities? Share them to make sure they are addressed at Open City Night\, Wednesday\, July 31st\, 6:00 – 8:00 pm. A volunteer from Portland will there to present #OneClimateFuture and get your feedback.\nOur businesses\, neighborhoods\, and way of life are worth protecting. Knowing our future will be impacted by climate change\, we have a responsibility to work together to see that our communities continue to be places of opportunity. The Cities of Portland and South Portland are taking the lead on this by developing a joint climate action and adaptation plan—One Climate Future: Charting a Course for Portland and South Portland. The goal of this planning process is to make our communities even stronger tomorrow than we are today. But we can’t do this alone. We all need to work together to make it a success. \n \n  \nOpen City is a series hosted in Congress Square Park every Wednesday at 6-8pm from June through August. We’ll explore topics related to community life presented in artful ways that spark dialogue. \n 
URL:http://congresssquarepark.org/event/open-city-1-2019-07-31/
LOCATION:Congress Square Park\, Portland\, ME\, 04101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Civics,Meet
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