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SUMMARY:POSTPONED: Play Me a Story with Portland Stage
DESCRIPTION:***Risk of rain and lower temperatures means we need to postpone this event until 2020. Stay tuned for a new date!***\n  \nJoin us for a fun\, interactive\, and family friendly theatre event hosted by Portland Stage! \nExperience the Fun & Magic of Theater with Play Me a Story! Enjoy a performance of children’s stories\, then participate in an acting workshop with professional theater artists. Build literacy\, encourage creativity and spark dramatic dreams!
URL:https://congresssquarepark.org/event/play-me-a-story-with-portland-stage-2/
LOCATION:Congress Square Park\, Portland\, ME\, 04101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Act,Art,Meet,Play
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SUMMARY:Contra Dance with Portland Intown Contra Dance featuring Lake Effect with Katy Heine
DESCRIPTION:Join us for dancing in Congress Square Park! \nIf you can walk\, you can contra.  Truly.  It’s an easy\, enjoyable\, and accessible dance form for most people. Contra dance is community social dancing to live music.  It’s lively\, joyful\, welcoming\, modern\, traditional\, and fun! \nNo partner is needed – you dance with everyone! Our community is diverse and intergenerational\, so you know you’ll meet a lot of different people as you make your way down the line. Live music will be provided by Lake Effect\, the fiddle and guitar duo of Upstate New York featuring musicians Matthew Sloboda and Chuck Abell. For more information connect with them on Facebook! Come enjoy some lively music\, smiling and spinning people\, or save us a dance! \nHosted by Portland Intown Contra Dance.
URL:https://congresssquarepark.org/event/contra-dance-with-portland-intown-contra-dance-featuring-lake-effect-with-katy-heine/
LOCATION:Congress Square Park\, Portland\, ME\, 04101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Dance,Meet,Music,Play
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DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20190907T130000
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SUMMARY:Try Your Hand International Calligraphy Festival
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! \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! \nSupplies will be provided and instruction is free.
URL:https://congresssquarepark.org/event/try-your-hand-international-calligraphy-festival/
LOCATION:Congress Square Park\, Portland\, ME\, 04101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art,Meet,Play
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20190904T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20190904T210000
DTSTAMP:20190904T183947Z
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SUMMARY:Create with ME Festival hosted by Dead Flow It Society
DESCRIPTION:***This event has been delayed by one hour due to weather. Join us from 7-9pm!***\n  \nJoin us in Congress Square Park for a continuing series of open creative workshops and performances! This event encourages collaborative participation from the crowd for all age groups\, and skill levels with art\, poetry\, dancing\, crafting\, and music. Throughout the night there will be live local art vendors\, open workshops\, and end with two headlining acts. Whether you are watching or participating\, you are sure to leave with inspired creativity! \nThis event is hosted by  The Dead Flow It Society. Kyler Henningsen and Nathan Lapointe are co-founders of Dead flow it Society and Family Banned Records. Both groups aim to support artists and enable them to maximize their potential through their creative work and in the community. Family Banned has pledged to give 25% of profits to charity. Mr. Henningsen is a father\, coach \, poet \, artist\, former board member of the Maine Artist Collective and front man for the rock group “Soul or Power.” Mr. Lapointe is an Actor\, musician\, singer\, producer\, and hip hop artist. He performs regularly locally as Unique Unknown. His new album\, professionally produced for radio\, “Just Another Day” will be the first released under Family Banned Records.
URL:https://congresssquarepark.org/event/create-with-me-festival-hosted-by-dead-flow-it-society/
LOCATION:Congress Square Park\, Portland\, ME\, 04101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art,Meet,Music,Play
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20190831T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20190831T200000
DTSTAMP:20190829T183753Z
CREATED:20190606T013030Z
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SUMMARY:"5 Year Supper" Anniversary Party & Community Meal
DESCRIPTION:Friends of Congress Square Park is marking our 5th anniversary this season! We’re celebrating the thousands of people who helped create this one-of-a-kind place by throwing a casual picnic party. Delicious local food\, outstanding local artists – including live music…  All free and all fun. Join us! \nBring your own food and picnic with us\, or get a tasty BBQ dinner from Moe’s Original BBQ (pay what you can donation). \nLive music featuring Kafari (6-7 pm) and Sylvain’s Acadian Aces (7-8 pm). \n‘Kafari’ is the alias of Portland\, ME based ambient loop master\, pianist\, and rhythm bonesman Ahmad Hassan Muhammad. Kafari seamlessly weaves together jazz\, electronic music\, ambient music\, and hip hop in his experimental manipulations of loops taken from old jazz recordings. His most recent release ‘Knockturnes’ is a dreamy\, hypnotic tribute to the legendary Bill Evans trio. Using his keyboard controller\, Kafari manipulates the pitch and tempo of old jazz samples\, altering them nearly beyond recognition and transforming them into etheral backdrops for keyboard and saxophone improvisations. \nSylvain’s Acadian Aces keeps the ‘cajun flame alive in old Acadie with an energetic brand of raw\, rootsy ‘cajun music derived directly from the source. The vocal power of guitarist Robert Sylvain and charismatic fiddler Hawk Kallweit supplies a one-two punch that’s instantly compelling and distinctive. With Maine’s own true accordian ace Junior Stevens on button-box\, and the unstoppable combination of Tom Jacques on upright bass and Kris Day on drums\, Sylvain’s Acadian Aces deliver heart-wrenching lovesongs and electrifying dance numbers that can bring even the most stoic New Englanders to their feet. Rooted in classic cajun two-steps and waltzes\, the repertoire also folds in elements of creole and zydeco traditions along with original Americana and rock ‘n roll sensibilities. \n 
URL:https://congresssquarepark.org/event/5-year-supper-anniversary-party-community-meal/
LOCATION:Congress Square Park\, Portland\, ME\, 04101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Dance,Eat,Meet,Music
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SUMMARY:Nia Fitness Class
DESCRIPTION: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. \nNia is an exhilarating\, non-impact fusion fitness class that draws from the Martial Arts\, Dance\, and Healing Arts. Have fun while getting a great workout that is easy on the joints and connects you to your awareness in motion. Participants will learn to personalize the five sensations of fitness while exploring new movement patterns that will leave them feeling energized and grounded in the present moment\, loving the gift of the body!  www.nianow.com \nNia Black Belt Instructor Erin Curren has been sharing the Joy of Movement all over the state of Maine for ten years. She brings her love of improv\, expressiveness and enthusiasm to each and every class. www.erincurren.com
URL:https://congresssquarepark.org/event/nia-fitness-class-2/
LOCATION:Congress Square Park\, Portland\, ME\, 04101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Meet,Play
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20190803T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20190803T200000
DTSTAMP:20190701T161120Z
CREATED:20190701T161120Z
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SUMMARY:Portland Maine Comedy Festival Showcase
DESCRIPTION: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 rib-tickling event.
URL:https://congresssquarepark.org/event/portland-maine-comedy-festival-showcase/
LOCATION:Congress Square Park\, Portland\, ME\, 04101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Meet
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20190731T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20190731T200000
DTSTAMP:20190718T184251Z
CREATED:20190416T030049Z
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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:https://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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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20190727T210000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20190727T230000
DTSTAMP:20190713T021237Z
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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:https://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:20190724T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20190724T200000
DTSTAMP:20190605T224746Z
CREATED:20190416T030049Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190605T224746Z
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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:https://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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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20190720T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20190720T160000
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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:https://congresssquarepark.org/event/pickwick-friends-print-fair-5/
LOCATION:Congress Square Park\, Portland\, ME\, 04101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art,Meet
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20190717T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20190717T200000
DTSTAMP:20190605T204900Z
CREATED:20190416T030049Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190605T204900Z
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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:https://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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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20190713T113000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20190713T150000
DTSTAMP:20190606T001327Z
CREATED:20190606T001327Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190606T001327Z
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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:https://congresssquarepark.org/event/social-justice-street-fair-2/
LOCATION:Congress Square Park\, Portland\, ME\, 04101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Civics,Meet
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20190712T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20190712T200000
DTSTAMP:20190712T192501Z
CREATED:20190605T232652Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190712T192501Z
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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:https://congresssquarepark.org/event/celebration-barns-happenstance-theater-playshop/
LOCATION:Congress Square Park\, Portland\, ME\, 04101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Meet,Play
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20190710T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20190710T200000
DTSTAMP:20190605T174729Z
CREATED:20190416T030049Z
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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:https://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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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20190703T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20190703T200000
DTSTAMP:20190605T234526Z
CREATED:20190416T030049Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190605T234526Z
UID:3584-1562169600-1562184000@congresssquarepark.org
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:https://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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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20190629T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20190629T160000
DTSTAMP:20190629T125242Z
CREATED:20190416T040811Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190629T125242Z
UID:3333-1561802400-1561824000@congresssquarepark.org
SUMMARY:POSTPONED: Pickwick & Friends Print Fair
DESCRIPTION:***Sadly\, the risk of thunderstorms today is too high\, so this event has been postponed until July 20th. Join us then!***\n  \nJoin 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.
URL:https://congresssquarepark.org/event/pickwick-friends-print-fair-4/
LOCATION:Congress Square Park\, Portland\, ME\, 04101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art,Meet
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20190626T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20190626T200000
DTSTAMP:20190416T032242Z
CREATED:20190416T030049Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190416T032242Z
UID:3583-1561572000-1561579200@congresssquarepark.org
SUMMARY:Open City Night feat. Yellow Tulip Project
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. Yellow Tulip Project\nYellow Tulip Project will present a visual art show called “I Am More” and invite the public to engage in arts activities that explore the impact of stigma. \nThe Yellow Tulip Project focuses on smashing the stigma that surrounds mental illness and building a community where people realize there is help and hope out there. The YTP is meant to let people know that “Hope Happens”. We know that the stigma often prevents people who experience mental health challenges and their families from getting the support they need and deserve. We are fiercely dedicated to helping people know that there are ways to get help\, people there for them and that circumstances can and will change. We hope that someday soon talking about mental illness will be as comfortable and normalized as talking about any physical illness and that more people will know that there is help and hope out there. Our message is simple and clear: come together- plant hope gardens-build community\, talk about mental health and smash the stigma- and we are proud of the way that The Yellow Tulip Project is spreading to communities across the US. \nFor more information or to get involved please contact us at: http://www.theyellowtulipproject.org \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.
URL:https://congresssquarepark.org/event/open-city-1-2019-06-26/
LOCATION:Congress Square Park\, Portland\, ME\, 04101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Civics,Meet
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20190619T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20190619T200000
DTSTAMP:20190416T031157Z
CREATED:20190416T030049Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190416T031157Z
UID:3582-1560967200-1560974400@congresssquarepark.org
SUMMARY:Open City Night feat. Maine Inside Out
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. Maine Inside Out\nMaine Inside Out will present their newest production: “Unspoken Truth.” Created by 15 community artists from Portland\, Lewiston\, Biddeford and Waterville\, themes covered in the production include: segregated poverty\, homelessness\, substance use\, violence\, justice system-involvement\, incarceration\, and community resilience. \nMaine Inside Out collaborates with incarcerated and formerly incarcerated youth to create original theater to engage the community in dialogue about issues related to incarceration. We are committed to dismantling all forms of injustice and building a movement for transformative justice. \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.
URL:https://congresssquarepark.org/event/open-city-1-2019-06-19/
LOCATION:Congress Square Park\, Portland\, ME\, 04101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Civics,Meet
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20190612T204500
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20190612T224500
DTSTAMP:20190604T171021Z
CREATED:20190416T030049Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190604T171021Z
UID:3320-1560372300-1560379500@congresssquarepark.org
SUMMARY:Open City Night feat. Film Screening "Won't You Be My Neighbor?"
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. free film screening of “Won’t You Be My Neighbor?”\nWhat is it to be a good neighbor? We’ll start the conversation with a screening of “Won’t You Be My Neighbor?” in which filmmaker Morgan Neville examines the life and legacy of Fred Rogers\, the beloved host of the popular children’s television show Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood. \nThis screening is made possible thanks to Portland Summer Films and Coffee by Design. \nJoin Portland Summer Films every Sunday at dusk from June through August for free screenings of classic films. \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:https://congresssquarepark.org/event/open-city-1/
LOCATION:Congress Square Park\, Portland\, ME\, 04101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Civics,Films,Meet
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20190606T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20190606T110000
DTSTAMP:20190605T182723Z
CREATED:20190605T182723Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190605T182723Z
UID:3907-1559813400-1559818800@congresssquarepark.org
SUMMARY:Chase the Chill: Knitting in Public
DESCRIPTION:Chase the Chill: Knitting in Public is a casual hand-crafts group that meets weekly in the Square. If you’re a knitter or crocheter\, gather with others to create craft and community each week! \n*This event is weather-permitting. Should rain or inclement weather occur\, the group will likely meet in the Reiche School Community Room.* \n  \nKnitting in Public is hosted in Congress Square Park weekly every Thursday from 9:30 until 11 am May through September.
URL:https://congresssquarepark.org/event/chase-the-chill-knitting-in-public-2/
LOCATION:Congress Square Park\, Portland\, ME\, 04101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Meet,Relax
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20190605T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20190605T200000
DTSTAMP:20190605T174518Z
CREATED:20190415T221441Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190605T174518Z
UID:3315-1559757600-1559764800@congresssquarepark.org
SUMMARY:POSTPONED: Open City Night feat. Port Veritas
DESCRIPTION:***This event has been rescheduled for July 10 due to rain forecasts.***\n  \nWhat 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:https://congresssquarepark.org/event/open-city-060519/
LOCATION:Congress Square Park\, Portland\, ME\, 04101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Civics,Meet
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20190603T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20190603T130000
DTSTAMP:20190531T194939Z
CREATED:20190531T194939Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190531T194939Z
UID:3831-1559563200-1559566800@congresssquarepark.org
SUMMARY:Nia Fitness Class
DESCRIPTION:Join local teacher Erin Curren for Nia – a fun and expressive fitness class – every Monday in June and August from 12-1pm! Though typically done barefoot\, shoes are recommended for Nia in the park. $10 suggested\, class cards available. \nNia is an exhilarating\, non-impact fusion fitness class that draws from the Martial Arts\, Dance\, and Healing Arts. Have fun while getting a great workout that is easy on the joints and connects you to your awareness in motion. Participants will learn to personalize the five sensations of fitness while exploring new movement patterns that will leave them feeling energized and grounded in the present moment\, loving the gift of the body!  www.nianow.com \nNia Black Belt Instructor Erin Curren has been sharing the Joy of Movement all over the state of Maine for ten years. She brings her love of improv\, expressiveness and enthusiasm to each and every class. www.erincurren.com
URL:https://congresssquarepark.org/event/nia-fitness-class/
LOCATION:Congress Square Park\, Portland\, ME\, 04101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Meet,Play
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20190522T113000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20190522T143000
DTSTAMP:20190412T162930Z
CREATED:20190412T162930Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190412T162930Z
UID:3310-1558524600-1558535400@congresssquarepark.org
SUMMARY:The Spring Share with MaineShare
DESCRIPTION:It’s Spring! Let’s Get Together for Maine!\n\n\n \n\n\nYou Love Life here! So do we. Healthy Living\, The Outdoors\, Good People and Great Causes. We are proud to call Maine home and want to do our part to help our communities thrive. We can all make a difference by celebrating Maine’s most valued giving day.\n\n\n \n\n\nEvery May\, The SpringShare (@thespringshare) celebrates nonprofit organizations in Maine. Our goal is to grow awareness and raise $50\,000 to support all they do – for all of us. \n\n\n \n\n\nWe all know how essential community is to nonprofit organizations. That’s why we are beginning a single giving day tradition in Maine – a day dedicated to helping these organizations. \n\n\n \n\n\nWe need your help. \n\n\n \n\n\nConnect with the causes you care about. Come celebrate your community\, and the contributions that make us proud to be in Maine. Let’s all get together and give giving back to the non-profits that enrich our lives every day. \n\n\n \n\n\nMark your calendars for May 22nd – TheSpringShare day of giving. Do your part for the environment\, economic development\, education\, diversity\, the arts\, and social justice – on a local level. \n\n\n \n\n\nWe care about this important work and recognize that they need our help\, dollar by dollar\, to do it well. \n\n\nInspire everyone you know to do the same and Celebrate the causes you care about. \n\n\n \n\n\nThe SpringShare is Wednesday\, May 22nd! Let’s get together for Maine.\n\n\nFollow @thespringshare to learn about and join events and fundraisers throughout the state.\n\n\n \n\n\nthespringshare.org supports 501(c)3 organizations in Maine.
URL:https://congresssquarepark.org/event/the-spring-share-with-maineshare-2/
LOCATION:Congress Square Park\, Portland\, ME\, 04101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Meet
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20190518T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20190518T120000
DTSTAMP:20190412T155840Z
CREATED:20190412T155840Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190412T155840Z
UID:3495-1558170000-1558180800@congresssquarepark.org
SUMMARY:Volunteer Gardening Day!
DESCRIPTION:It’s time to plant! \nBe a part of beautifying Congress Square Park! We’ll meet the morning of day\, May 18 from 9am – noon to: \n* Plant flowers and greenery in all of the beds\n* Replant and pot the moveable planters \nDress in layers in clothing you wouldn’t mind getting dirty. We’ll have all the supplies needed\, though you may wish to bring your own work gloves. \nAll ages\, all people welcome! \nRSVP to Dela Murphy\, Executive Director at <dela@congresssquarepark.org> or simply show up!
URL:https://congresssquarepark.org/event/volunteer-gardening-day/
LOCATION:Congress Square Park\, Portland\, ME\, 04101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Meet
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20190505T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20190505T140000
DTSTAMP:20190413T191515Z
CREATED:20190412T123420Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190413T191515Z
UID:3304-1557059400-1557064800@congresssquarepark.org
SUMMARY:Hope Day with Yellow Tulip Project
DESCRIPTION:The 3rd Annual Yellow Hope Day Celebration is an event focused on community building and stigma reduction of mental illness. Hosted on Sunday\, May 5th in Congress Square Park from noon – 2pm\, the event will feature music\, speeches\, poetry\, wellness tables\, crafts\, and hopeful activities. Hope Day will conclude with a community walk to Longfellow Square to view the Community Hope Garden that was planted there in October. \nThe Yellow Tulip Project focuses on smashing the stigma that surrounds mental illness and building a community where people realize there is help and hope out there. The YTP is meant to let people know that “Hope Happens”. We know that the stigma often prevents people who experience mental health challenges and their families from getting the support they need and deserve. We are fiercely dedicated to helping people know that there are ways to get help\, people there for them and that circumstances can and will change. We hope that someday soon talking about mental illness will be as comfortable and normalized as talking about any physical illness and that more people will know that there is help and hope out there. Our message is simple and clear: come together- plant hope gardens-build community\, talk about mental health and smash the stigma- and we are proud of the way that The Yellow Tulip Project is spreading to communities across the US. \nFor more information or to get involved please contact us at: http://www.theyellowtulipproject.org
URL:https://congresssquarepark.org/event/hope-day-with-yellow-tulip-project/
LOCATION:Congress Square Park\, Portland\, ME\, 04101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Meet
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20190503T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20190503T180000
DTSTAMP:20190503T155307Z
CREATED:20190418T180737Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190503T155307Z
UID:3301-1556899200-1556906400@congresssquarepark.org
SUMMARY:POSTPONED: Community Dialogue with MECA
DESCRIPTION:***This event has been postponed due to weather. A new date will be announced soon. Stay tuned!*** \n  \nMECA\, partnering with Cultivating Community & Learning Works\, will create a space for community members to have conversations that speak to our shared community identity and the diverse identities we have individually. \nFacilitated conversations will be hosted on issues such as immigration\, food equity & justice\, homelessness\, diversity in the Portland community and more. Participants can join or leave conversations as they wish. A creative space for communicating through art will also be offered. Cultivating Community will provide snacks (donations for food welcome). Free to the public. All ages and all welcome!
URL:https://congresssquarepark.org/event/community-dialogue-with-meca/
LOCATION:Congress Square Park\, Portland\, ME\, 04101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Civics,Meet
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20190501T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20190501T103000
DTSTAMP:20190604T164810Z
CREATED:20190411T195900Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190604T164810Z
UID:3398-1556703000-1556706600@congresssquarepark.org
SUMMARY:Tai Chi Chih & Qigong Moving Meditation Classes
DESCRIPTION:Take an hour out of your busy week to enjoy a free\, rejuvenating Tai Chi Chih/Qigong class! \nTai Chi Chih (pronounced tie chee cha) is like moving meditation. It consists of 19 movements and one posture. \nTai Chi Chih creates an awareness of and influences dimensions of our being that are not part of traditional exercise programs. It’s a non martial form of Tai Chi that increases the life force or vital energy that flows through us and all things in the universe. Various studies from Harvard Medical School and UCLA cite the many benefits of regular practice. \nThis class meets weekly on Wednesdays at 10 am. Always FREE to the public. \nOld pros and those who have just started practice\, as well as curious bystanders of all ages welcome! \n  \nFree Tai Chi Chih/Qigong classes will be taught in Congress Square Park May through September. All classes will occur weekly on Wednesdays from 10 until 11 am\, led by Sara Leonard. \n  \n\nWhat’s Tai Chi?\n\n\nTai chi is an ancient Chinese tradition that\, today\, is practiced as a graceful form of exercise. It involves a series of movements performed in a slow\, focused manner and accompanied by deep breathing.\n\n\n \n\n\nA noncompetitive\, self-paced system of gentle physical exercise and stretching\, each posture flows into the next without pause\, ensuring that your body is in constant motion.\n\n\n \n\n\nTai chi is low impact and puts minimal stress on muscles and joints\, making it generally safe for all ages and fitness levels. In fact\, because tai chi is a low-impact exercise\, it may be especially suitable if you’re an older adult who otherwise may not exercise.
URL:https://congresssquarepark.org/event/tai-chi-chih-qigong-moving-meditation-classes/
LOCATION:Congress Square Park\, Portland\, ME\, 04101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Meet,Play
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20190501T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20190501T120000
DTSTAMP:20190411T201439Z
CREATED:20190411T201439Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190411T201439Z
UID:3443-1556701200-1556712000@congresssquarepark.org
SUMMARY:Spring Volunteer Day!
DESCRIPTION:Be a part of preparing Congress Square Park for Spring! We’ll meet the morning of Wednesday\, May 1st from 9am – noon to: \n\nHang lovely patio lighting\nBring out the cafe tables\, chairs and umbrellas\nClean and tidy the park and furniture\nPaint the wooden benches\n\nDress in layers in clothing you wouldn’t mind getting dirty. We’ll have all the supplies needed\, though you may wish to bring your own work gloves. \nAll ages\, all people welcome! \nRSVP to Dela Murphy\, Executive Director at <dela@congresssquarepark.org> or simply show up!
URL:https://congresssquarepark.org/event/spring-volunteer-day/
LOCATION:Congress Square Park\, Portland\, ME\, 04101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Meet
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20190427T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20190427T110000
DTSTAMP:20190411T195454Z
CREATED:20190411T195000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190411T195454Z
UID:3392-1556359200-1556362800@congresssquarepark.org
SUMMARY:World Tai Chi & Qigong Day - Free Kick-off Class!
DESCRIPTION:Come Kick Off This Season’s Free T’ai Chi Chih Moving Meditation Classes at Congress Square Park with a preview practice taking place on World Wide T’ai Chi/Qigong Day\, Saturday\, April 27 at 10 am\, in the Square. \nClasses will then start on Wednesday\, May 1\, meeting weekly on Wednesdays at 10 am. Always FREE to the public. \nOld pros and those who have just started practice\, as well as curious bystanders of all ages wellcome! \n  \n\nWhat’s Tai Chi?\n\n\nTai chi is an ancient Chinese tradition that\, today\, is practiced as a graceful form of exercise. It involves a series of movements performed in a slow\, focused manner and accompanied by deep breathing.\n\n\n \n\n\nA noncompetitive\, self-paced system of gentle physical exercise and stretching\, each posture flows into the next without pause\, ensuring that your body is in constant motion.\n\n\n \n\n\nTai chi is low impact and puts minimal stress on muscles and joints\, making it generally safe for all ages and fitness levels. In fact\, because tai chi is a low-impact exercise\, it may be especially suitable if you’re an older adult who otherwise may not exercise.
URL:https://congresssquarepark.org/event/world-tai-chi-qigong-day-free-kick-off-class/
LOCATION:Congress Square Park\, Portland\, ME\, 04101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Meet,Play
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