Friends of Congress Square Park
The premier urban park in the heart of Portland’s vibrant Arts District. The park features local art installations, community events, free wifi and more!
Looking to score a break as a newspaper reporter and impress beautiful Alma Parker (Joan Staley), milquetoast typesetter Luther Heggs (Don Knotts) pitches a story about his small town's haunted house. When his editor (Dick Sargent) insists Luther spend a night alone in the spooky mansion, where a grisly murder-suicide had taken place decades earlier, …
***90*F weather and a fitness class at high noon don't mix. We've cancelled this class due to high temperatures. Join us next week when the heat wave breaks!*** Come break a sweat in Congress Square Park with a Zumba class taught by Kristin Sutton of Avant Dance Studio. Donations are encouraged - pay what …
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? Open City nights in Congress Square Park are opportunities for neighbors to gather to ask questions and share information …
Join Ikirenga cy’Intore for a free concert on First Friday in August in Congress Square! Ikirenga cy’Intore is a local Portland dancing and drumming group performing the traditional dances of Rwanda. The choreography depicts scenes of hunting, fishing and other activities while wearing traditional costumes and moving to the rhythms being created on handmade …
The Portland Maine Comedy Festival and Friends of Congress Square Park present and evening of comedy! Join the PMCF and a handful of talented and funny comedians from all over the country. This show is perfect for the comedy-lovers in your family. One-liners, witty-puns and funny stories will all be present and presented at this …
Strange and creepy happenings beset an average California family, the Freelings -- Steve (Craig T. Nelson), Diane (JoBeth Williams), teenaged Dana (Dominique Dunne), eight-year-old Robbie (Oliver Robins), and five-year-old Carol Ann (Heather O'Rourke) -- when ghosts commune with them through the television set. Initially friendly and playful, the spirits turn unexpectedly menacing, and, when Carol …
Join local teacher Erin Curren for Nia - a fun and expressive fitness class - every Monday in August from 12-1pm! Though typically done barefoot, shoes are recommended for Nia in the park. $10 suggested, class cards available. Nia is an exhilarating, non-impact fusion fitness class that draws from the Martial Arts, Dance, and Healing …
IDEAS, NOT THEORIES, is a theatrical percussion show, the performance features original music which explores the use of unconventional instruments such as: bicycles, tap and body percussion, water, brushes, as well as traditional percussion instruments such as marimbas and drums. All of the musical works are linked together through a story line, physical theater and comedy, and original characters …
"We, Lilith" will be a devised piece that explores the story of Adam‘s first wife and how she was unfairly kicked out of Eden told in juxtaposition with stories of modern day women and non-binary or gender fluid people. Through movement, song, stories of her told throughout the ages, and our own stories of survival …
A group of teenagers finds a map leading to a hidden treasure. They must overcome booby traps, natural obstructions, and a gang of desperate thieves in their race for the loot. Join Portland Summer Films every Sunday at dusk from June through August for free screenings of classic films. Thanks to Coffee by Design …
