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!
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. MIO's outside community group, comprised …
Join us every Sunday evening at dusk for Films in the Square co-presented by Portland Summer Films. Bring a lawn chair, sit back and enjoy classic films in an outdoor venue. This week: David Zucker’s “Airplane” This spoof comedy takes shots at the slew of disaster movies that were released in the 70s. When the passengers …
Join us every Sunday evening at dusk for Films in the Square co-presented by Portland Summer Films. Bring a lawn chair, sit back and enjoy classic films in an outdoor venue. This week: Woody Allen's "Manhattan Murder Mystery" Larry Lipton (Woody Allen) and his wife, Carol (Diane Keaton), are adjusting to life with their son away …
Pride Portland brings people in the Greater Portland area together for an annual parade and festival to celebrate and honor the accomplishments of the LGBTQ+ movement, raise awareness of the community’s ongoing struggles, and foster an environment of inclusivity, accessibility and solidarity. As part of this celebration, Pride Portland will screen The Wizard of Oz …
Join us every Sunday evening at dusk for Films in the Square co-presented by Portland Summer Films. Bring a lawn chair, sit back and enjoy classic films in an outdoor venue. This week: June 17th -- Don Bluth's, "The Secret of Nimh" Mrs. Brisby (Elizabeth Hartman), a widowed mouse, must move her children out of their …
Join us every Sunday evening at dusk for Films in the Square co-presented by Portland Summer Films. Bring a lawn chair, sit back and enjoy classic films in an outdoor venue. This week: June 24th -- Robert Zemeckis' "Back to the Future" In this 1980s sci-fi classic, small-town California teen Marty McFly (Michael J. Fox) is …
Join us every Sunday evening at dusk for Films in the Square co-presented by Portland Summer Films. Bring a lawn chair, sit back and enjoy classic films in an outdoor venue. This week: July 1st -- Frank Oz's "Little Shop of Horrors" Meek flower shop assistant Seymour (Rick Moranis) pines for co-worker Audrey (Ellen Greene). During …
StoryCorps is an independent nonprofit whose mission is to provide people of all backgrounds and beliefs with the opportunity to record, share, and preserve the stories of our lives. One of the largest oral history projects of its kind, StoryCorps has collected and archived more than 50,000 interviews from 95,000 participants. Interviews are archived at …
Join us every Sunday evening at dusk for Films in the Square co-presented by Portland Summer Films. Bring a lawn chair, sit back and enjoy classic films in an outdoor venue. This week: July 8th -- Randal Kleiser's, "Grease" Experience the friendships, romances and adventures of a group of high school kids in the 1950s. Welcome …
Originally shot in 25 countries on six continents, Baraka brought together a series of stunningly photographed scenes to capture what director Ron Fricke calls "a guided mediation on humanity." It was a shoot of unprecedented technical, logistical and bureaucratic scope that would take 30 months to complete, including 14 months on location, with a custom-built …