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SUMMARY:Films in the Square: Psycho
DESCRIPTION: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.  June 5th through August 28th. \nCo-Presented By: \n \nSponsored by:
URL:https://congresssquarepark.org/event/films-square-psycho/
LOCATION:Congress Square Park\, Portland\, ME\, 04101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Meet
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20160623T110000
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SUMMARY:4H Summer of Science: Aquaculture
DESCRIPTION:Did you know that seaweed is an important part of Maine ecosystems? Come learn about aquaculture in Maine and especially seaweed! Students will learn why seaweed is important. They will also use the scientific method to explore future uses of aquaculture in Maine.
URL:https://congresssquarepark.org/event/4h-summer-science/
LOCATION:Congress Square Park\, Portland\, ME\, 04101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Meet,Play
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DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20160608T200000
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SUMMARY:Swing Dance with Tom Whitehead’s Rites of Swing and Portland Swing Project
DESCRIPTION:This group is lead by vocalist\, guitarist and pianist\, Tom Whitehead. The ensemble also features Michael Arciero on guitar\, Kris Day on upright bass and Don Whitney on drums\, with special guest Ellen Carlson on violin. The sound evokes the smooth\, acoustic feeling of Django Reinhardt’s gypsy jazz style\, but with a distinctly American flavor of vocal standards from the 20’s\, 30’s and 40’s. \nWhitehead sings in a very mature\, improvisatory style that is greatly complimented by Arciero’s dynamic and virtuosic lead guitar playing. Day and Whitney provide a seamless and effortless rhythmic foundation that swings hard\, but is never overbearing. Carlson’s fiddle playing evokes the sophisticated swing of the great Stephan Grappelli along with the earthy grittiness of Vassar Clemens and Johnny Gimble. This group sails along like a Clipper Ship of a bygone era – smooth\, elegant\, powerful and a real joy to listen and dance to. www.tomwhiteheadmusic.com \nPortland Swing Project is a local organization with a passion for swing music and dances of the 1920s to today. We teach\, dance\, perform and provide live and DJ’d swing music spanning a century to local venues. We’re also some of the friendliest people you’ll ever meet – we have a bunch of fun so come join us! For information on weekly classes and dances\, private lessons and special events\, check out www.portlandswingproject.com.
URL:https://congresssquarepark.org/event/tom-whiteheads-rites-swing/
LOCATION:Congress Square Park\, Portland\, ME\, 04101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Dance,Meet,Music
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20160606T133000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20160606T143000
DTSTAMP:20160517T190133Z
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SUMMARY:Colorist Club
DESCRIPTION:Join your fellow coloring enthusiasts weekly for a little creative meditation time. No instruction offered – coloring pages will be available or bring your own; bring your own pencils\, crayons\, markers\, paints. For all ages and abilities – relax\, have fun\, meet new people and create!
URL:https://congresssquarepark.org/event/colorist-club/
LOCATION:Congress Square Park\, Portland\, ME\, 04101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art,Meet,Relax
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20160602T073000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20160602T083000
DTSTAMP:20160902T181231Z
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SUMMARY:Robin's Zodiac Yoga
DESCRIPTION:Robin’s Zodiac Yoga starts your day off right with Sun and Moon salutations\, deep stretches\, twists\, balance\, and heart and hip openers. Attune your mind and body to the natural rhythm of the season including postures aligned with new and full moons. Energize with breath and movement\, songs and sound\, and other surprises that’ll make you smile.\n\n\nAll levels are welcome including beginners. Robin promises a friendly\, welcoming atmosphere. Bring your own mat.
URL:https://congresssquarepark.org/event/zodiac-yoga/
LOCATION:Congress Square Park\, Portland\, ME\, 04101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Meet,Relax
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20160527T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20160527T200000
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CREATED:20160415T234822Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20160416T001441Z
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SUMMARY:Salsa in the Square with PM Salsa & Primo Cubano
DESCRIPTION:Don’t miss our sizzlin’ Salsa in the Square evenings with PM Salsa featuring Primo Cubano! ALL Level dancers wanted!  From 6:00-6:30 enjoy a free 1/2 hour beginner Salsa lesson with Wendy of PM SALSA\, followed by live music and dancing with Primo Cubano. Come dance the night away on the 4th Friday of the month. \nPM Salsa seeks to spread the joy\, creativity\, athleticism and passion that is brought about through salsa dancing and to grow a stronger community through dance. Wendy Edwards of PM Salsa believes the best part of salsa dancing is in seeing people come together in a positive\, healthy environment while celebrating people’s individuality. Her goal is to provide people with the foundation and tools for them to build on their own individual style. Her classes are fun and welcoming for all. \nPrimo Cubano plays traditional Cuban dance music dating back to the turn of the 20th Century.  Son is the most popular style to come out of Cuba and is the primary contributor to the blend of Latin styles today known as Salsa.  It was first a music of the country people and eventually migrated to Havana\, where it was urbanized and began to draw a wider audience. \nGuitarist Paul D’Alessio\, a simple-living country man himself\, came into contact with this music on a trip to Cuba in 2004 with the Brunswick-Trinidad Sister City Association\, a cooperative between Brunswick\, ME and the city of Trinidad\, Cuba.  He began learning to play Son music on a guitar-like instrument native to Cuba called the tres and subsequently formed Primo Cubano\, “Cuban Cousin”. \nTrumpeter Marc Chillemi has also spent time in Cuba and has played in various other Latin groups.  He also plays percussion and sings on the choruses\, or coros\, to which the lead singer\, or sonero responds with an improvised lyric. \nLenny Hatch has loved the congas since he first heard Mongo Santamaría play Watermelon\, and he has been playing them in addition to the bongó and other percussion instruments for over 20 years now. \nEric Winter has been singing all his life and began studying Spanish at the age of 12.  He has become particularly interested in Cuban music in the last few years.  Eric also plays maracas and is the newest addition to Primo Cubano. \nKeeping it all together is Duane Edwards on the bass fiddle. He is a graduate of the University of Maine at Augusta and plays in various groups in the area.  As a jazz student\, he took very quickly to the tumbao bass pattern that makes this music so danceable.
URL:https://congresssquarepark.org/event/salsa-square-primo-cubano/
LOCATION:Congress Square Park\, Portland\, ME\, 04101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Dance,Meet,Music
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20160511T180000
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SUMMARY:Swing Dance with Honky Tonk Heroes and Portland Swing Project
DESCRIPTION:Join the Friends of Congress Square Park and Portland Swing Project as we host another summer of swing dances to fantastic live music! We’re kicking off the season on May 11th with the talented Honky Tonk Heroes\, so bring a picnic dinner\, grab your dancing shoes and come join your friends in Congress Square Park.\n\nThe Honky Tonk Heroes dish out a blend of Juke-Joint swing\, Classic Country and Rock n’ Roll. Led by Jed Bresette\, this six-piece band provides bluesy melodies\, creamy-thick harmonies and uninhibited improvisation\, all supported by a rock-steady rhythm section. Featuring: Jon Cooper on Slide Steel\, Kyle Morgan on Lead Guitar\, Jake Hoffman on Bass\, Don Whitney on Drums and Pip Walter on Fiddle.\n\n\n \n\n\nPortland Swing Project is a local organization with a passion for swing music and dances of the 1920s to today. We teach\, dance\, perform and provide live and DJ’d swing music spanning a century to local venues. We’re also some of the friendliest people you’ll ever meet – we have a bunch of fun so come join us! For information on weekly classes and dances\, private lessons and special events\, check out www.portlandswingproject.com.
URL:https://congresssquarepark.org/event/honky-tonk-heroes-portland-swing-project/
LOCATION:Congress Square Park\, Portland\, ME\, 04101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Dance,Meet,Music
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20160507T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20160507T140000
DTSTAMP:20160426T130311Z
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SUMMARY:Planting Day!
DESCRIPTION:Calling all green thumbs. Did you know that Congress Square Park is part of the Portland Pollinator Corridor? Yup\, that’s right\, and this year we’re adding even more native plants\, like highbush blueberries. Yum. Come get your hands dirty with your fellow neighbors and help us make Portland’s pollinators happy!
URL:https://congresssquarepark.org/event/planting-day/
LOCATION:Congress Square Park\, Portland\, ME\, 04101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Meet,Play
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20160505T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20160505T110000
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SUMMARY:Chase the Chill - Knitting in Public
DESCRIPTION:Calling all knitters and crocheters! Lend your needles and hooks to creating a scarf\, hat\, mittens or socks that will be used to decorate Congress Square Park on Veterans Day\, November 11\, 2016! The items will be displayed on trees\, benches\, light poles\, etc. Anyone who needs or likes something is welcome to take it free of charge and wrap themselves up in it! \nYou can create on your own or if you’d like to work together drop by the Square any Thursday morning from 9:30-11am for part or all of the time. Please bring your own supplies. If you have yarn\, needles or hooks that you’d like to donate for this project\, please let us know. \nhttps://www.facebook.com/ChasetheChillPortlandMaine/ \n 
URL:https://congresssquarepark.org/event/chase-the-chill/
LOCATION:Congress Square Park\, Portland\, ME\, 04101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Meet,Relax
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20160504T173000
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SUMMARY:Meet the Finalists: Congress Square Redesign Public Forum
DESCRIPTION:You are invited to attend a FREE public forum at the Portland Museum of Art to meet the four finalist design teams for the Congress Square Redesign project. The forum will include a presentation from each finalist and a question and answer session. RSVP is required to attend\, capacity is limited to 180 attendees. Click here to RSVP. \nThe four finalist design teams are (in alphabetical order):\n– CRJA – IBI (Boston\, MA)\n– Michael Boucher Landscape Architecture (Freeport\, ME)\n– Terry DeWan & Associates with Olin Studio (Yarmouth\, ME and Philadelphia\, PA)\n– WRT (Philadelphia\, PA) \nThe public forum is an opportunity for the community to learn about the prospective consultants and provide input on the finalists. The City wants to hire design professionals that the community will be excited about and who will be good partners with the City\, Community\, and the selected artist. \nAn online survey will also be available to gather community input about the finalists. The presentations will be recorded and broadcast by CTN. Visit the project webpage for updates and information about the finalists:portlandmaine.gov/1113/Congress-Square-Redesign
URL:https://congresssquarepark.org/event/meet-finalists-congress-square-redesign-public-forum/
LOCATION:Congress Square Park\, Portland\, ME\, 04101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art,Meet
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DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20160504T110000
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SUMMARY:Tai Chi Chih/Qigong
DESCRIPTION:Take an hour out of your busy week to enjoy a free Tai Chi Chih/Qigong class with Raymond Reid. \nTai Chi Chih (pronounced tie chee cha) is 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. \nTai Chi Chih consists of 19 movements and one posture. Tai Chi Chih creates an awareness of and influences dimensions of our being that are not part of traditional exercise programs.
URL:https://congresssquarepark.org/event/tai-chi-chihqigong-2/
LOCATION:Congress Square Park\, Portland\, ME\, 04101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Meet,Relax
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20160501T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20160501T160000
DTSTAMP:20160421T143550Z
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SUMMARY:May Day Celebration!
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the official opening of our 2016 season with our 2nd annual May Day Celebration! Don’t miss this wonderful family friendly community event in celebration of Spring and public spaces! \nThere will be May Pole festivities\, games & crafts\, a spring treat bake sale\, face painting\, and New England folk dancing with live fiddle music by The Violin Movers\, and instruction by Caller Maggie Robinson.Fun\, easy social dances for all ages – families\, singles\, and couples welcome. Bring friends\, bring the kids! \nAnd\, thanks to all the wonderful seniors from 10 Congress Square Plaza and 100 State Street who have been busy meeting and making tissue and crepe paper flowers for the May baskets and May crowns that will be given away for the celebration! \n 
URL:https://congresssquarepark.org/event/may-day-celebration/
LOCATION:Congress Square Park\, Portland\, ME\, 04101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art,Dance,Meet,Music,Play
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20160430T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20160430T230000
DTSTAMP:20160416T001101Z
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SUMMARY:World Tai Chi & Qigong Day
DESCRIPTION:Take a moment out of your busy schedule to join Tai Chi & Qigong participants from around the globe for an hour of meditative movement and breathing. Class will be led by Raymond G. Reid. (No previous experience necessary!) http://www.taichichihstudio.com/ \nTai Chi Chih (pronounced tie chee cha) is 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. \nOn April 30th the world … will “breathe” together! WORLD TAI CHI & QIGONG DAY brings humanity together around health and healing and connection … Qigong\nmeans “breathing exercise” or “life energy exercise.” In over\n80 nations each year the world comes together to “breathe together.” For more information visit: WorldTaiChiDay.org
URL:https://congresssquarepark.org/event/world-tai-chi-qigong-day/
LOCATION:Congress Square Park\, Portland\, ME\, 04101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Meet
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20160424T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20160424T160000
DTSTAMP:20160420T010923Z
CREATED:20160420T010539Z
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SUMMARY:Community Event: Urban Earth Day
DESCRIPTION:We’re proud to co-sponsor Urban Earth Day in Congress Square Park – a day to recognize\, respect and learn the importance of an urban society working together with the natural environment for a stronger tomorrow! \nPerformances • ongoing activities for kids and families • Inspired artisans • natural healing • Eco friendly Info Tables \nOn stage:\nLee Chisholm\nZack De La Rouda\nRachel Lyn Rumson\nHappy folk\nAmanda Parkhust\nMorgyn Danae\nTrash Hat Fashion\nMarissa Caminiti\nEarth Person\nPortland Protectors\nMyles Bullen\nDrum circle f/Nanintu \n**Urban Earth Day is also accepting toiletry donations for Preble Street** \nTo learn more: http://www.urbanearthday.info/
URL:https://congresssquarepark.org/event/community-event-urban-earth-day/
LOCATION:Congress Square Park\, Portland\, ME\, 04101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Meet,Music,Play
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20160410T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20160410T140000
DTSTAMP:20160401T132852Z
CREATED:20160401T132852Z
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SUMMARY:Park Clean Up Day
DESCRIPTION:We’re getting ready for another great season of free public art events and activities! Come help us sweep off the winter grime and get the park looking spick and span.  Plus\, we’ll be bringing back out our adirondack chairs\, custom made benches and cafe tables and chairs!
URL:https://congresssquarepark.org/event/park-clean-day/
LOCATION:Congress Square Park\, Portland\, ME\, 04101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Meet
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