Crafternoon
Congress Square Park Portland, ME, United StatesThis 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!
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Theater Ensemble of Color: Lived Experiences
Congress Square Park Portland, ME, United StatesTheater Ensemble of Color or TEoC (pronounced TEE-ock) strives to strengthen our communities through education, inclusion, and social activism focusing on arts, performance, culture. The 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 …
The Way We Move
Congress Square Park Portland, ME, United StatesThe 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 …
CE: Fenix Theatre Co. Presents Three Sisters
Congress Square Park Portland, ME, United StatesJoin Fenix Theatre Co. for one night only in Congress Square Park! You can also catch a show at their regular venue -- Thurs-Sat, July 13th-Aug 5th at 7pm @ the stage at Deering Oaks. Fenix is very excited to announce that they will be taking a break from Shakespeare for the summer of 2017 and heading …
Circus Olé and Feast of Fools
Congress Square Park Portland, ME, United StatesCome 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. Performing artists in aerial silk, stilt walking, hoop …
Dark Follies
Congress Square Park Portland, ME, United StatesDark 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.
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon Presented by PMA Films
Congress Square Park Portland, ME, United StatesCome to a viewing of this masterpiece film! (This event was postponed due to rain. The original show date was August 18, 2017.)
Try Your Hand (Calligraphy Art Interaction)
Congress Square Park Portland, ME, United StatesDid 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! People from around the world will show you how to write in their native script, such as Cyrillic, Japanese, Arabic. You’ll also …
The Maribor Uprisings: Interactive Film Screening
Congress Square Park Portland, ME, United StatesThe 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? The directors invite audiences to engage …
Tracing Favorites: A Portrait of Portland
Congress Square Park Portland, ME, United StatesDrop 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. This interactive art exhibit …