MSA Event Calendar
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may
Traditional Irish Song and Dance with Fódhlathu07may7:00 pmthu8:00 pm7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
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Traditional melodies and ornamentation on fiddle, flute, and guitar featuring driving rhythm and special guest Irish dancer, Kieran Jordan.
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Traditional melodies and ornamentation on fiddle, flute, and guitar featuring driving rhythm and special guest Irish dancer, Kieran Jordan.
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(Thursday) 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
A Taste of Nations Food Festivalsat09may11:00 amsat3:00 pm11:00 am - 3:00 pm
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A multicultural food festival celebrating the dynamic influences of Portland’s immigrant cultures on our nationally-lauded food scene. Enjoy tons of $5 tastes from 10+ local vendors!
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A multicultural food festival celebrating the dynamic influences of Portland’s immigrant cultures on our nationally-lauded food scene.
Enjoy tons of $5 tastes from 10+ local vendors!
Time
(Saturday) 11:00 am - 3:00 pm
A Taste of Nations Food Festivalsun10may11:00 amsun3:00 pm11:00 am - 3:00 pm
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A multicultural food festival celebrating the dynamic influences of Portland’s immigrant cultures on our nationally-lauded food scene. Enjoy tons of $5 tastes from 10+ local vendors!
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A multicultural food festival celebrating the dynamic influences of Portland’s immigrant cultures on our nationally-lauded food scene.
Enjoy tons of $5 tastes from 10+ local vendors!
Time
(Sunday) 11:00 am - 3:00 pm
King Friday's Dungeon Puppet Slamfri22may7:00 pmfri9:00 pm7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
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A showcase of bold, experimental puppetry that pushes the boundaries of decency. Expect spicy skits, surprises, and live music from the Ideal Maine Band. No two slams are
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A showcase of bold, experimental puppetry that pushes the boundaries of decency. Expect spicy skits, surprises, and live music from the Ideal Maine Band. No two slams are the same!
Time
(Friday) 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
King Friday's Dungeon Puppet Slamsat23may7:00 pmsat9:00 pm7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
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Hear ye! Hear ye! King Friday, post-monarch, deposed and living in squalor beneath an old vaudeville house requests thy presence to witness the unveiling of
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Hear ye! Hear ye! King Friday, post-monarch, deposed and living in squalor beneath an old vaudeville house requests thy presence to witness the unveiling of new puppet works and puppet works in progress at an impromptu, after-hours, puppet-roadhouse show.
Mayo Street Arts’ semi-annual slam consists of 8-10 puppet skits that dance outside of the family-friendly mainstream puppet circuit, with live music from the Ideal Maine Social Aid & Sanctuary Band.
King Friday’s Dungeon Puppet Slam provides local emerging to present works-in-progress to a receptive audience. Established puppeteers from away enjoy engaging with our local community and often return with full-length performances.
Whether this is your first foray into the dungeon or you’re a veteran of depravity, you’ll be tantalized and tickled by spicy skits and other surprises devised for your viewing pleasure. It’s never the same sprawl twice!
King Friday’s Dungeon Puppet Slam is part of the national Puppet Slam Network created by Heather Henson and curated by local Maine puppeteers.
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Reverend Legs Malone (Emcee) is the Minister With The Thirty-Four and a Half Inch Inseam. She is a burlesque performer, producer, host and teacher originally from NYC and now based in Midcoast Maine. Legs got her start through London’s Whoopee Club in 2006 and has been a popular headline performer, producer and host on stages in her native New York City and internationally. She is the producer of Burlesque Beyond the Beach at the Leavitt Theatre in Ogunquit. ME.
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(Saturday) 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
june
Veeva Banga's Cesaria Feels the Beatfri05jun7:00 pmfri8:30 pm7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
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Cesaria Feels the Beat is an interactive performance that seamlessly blends dance, poetry, and song, inspired by the book “Cesaria Feels The Beat” by Denise Rosario.
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Cesaria Feels the Beat is an interactive performance that seamlessly blends dance, poetry, and song, inspired by the book “Cesaria Feels The Beat” by Denise Rosario. It tells the story of a young deaf girl who discovers the joy of music and dance. Veeva welcomes the audience to embark on a rhythmic journey where they become part of the art. Together we’ll explore the power of movement and expression. Connecting through dance. Get ready to feel the beat and let your spirit soar.
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Time
(Friday) 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
William P.K. Carter's Beautiful Without Consequencesat06jun7:00 pmsat8:30 pm7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
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A fantastical puppet performance about removing the prey mentality from the Queer Black identity and founding community in its absence.
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A fantastical puppet performance about removing the prey mentality from the Queer Black identity and founding community in its absence.
Time
(Saturday) 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Mel Carter's Bitch Eat Dogfri12jun7:00 pmfri8:30 pm7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
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Through grotesque fantasy, irreverent satire, and adaptations of classical texts, this puppet show offers a frenetic & pungent interrogation of the gendered ethics of pursuit.
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Through grotesque fantasy, irreverent satire, and adaptations of classical texts, this puppet show offers a frenetic & pungent interrogation of the gendered ethics of pursuit.
Time
(Friday) 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Maine Inside Out Creative Ensemble Juneteenth Premierewed17jun7:00 pmwed8:30 pm7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
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MIO invites you into a vital dialogue about our collective reckoning with U.S. mass incarceration through new works in film & live theater as we gather to recognize
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MIO invites you into a vital dialogue about our collective reckoning with U.S. mass incarceration through new works in film & live theater as we gather to recognize the Juneteenth holiday.
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(Wednesday) 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Grumbo's Princess Dreamfri26jun7:00 pmfri9:00 pm7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
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GRUMBO’S PRINCESS DREAM It’s Grumbo’s second birthday! Or is it his 43rd? Who’s counting? This year Grumbo wants Princesses.
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GRUMBO’S PRINCESS DREAM
It’s Grumbo’s second birthday! Or is it his 43rd? Who’s counting?
This year Grumbo wants Princesses. And Grumbo will get Princesses.
Games, gifts, and grievous bodily injury. This birthday will have it all.
Will Grumbo get his birthday wish? Will Adam’s blood pressure finally catch up to him? Who asked for more of this?
Join us to share GRUMBO’S PRINCESS DREAM.
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Time
(Friday) 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Happenstance Theater's DEATH and THE FOOLsat27jun7:00 pmsat8:15 pm7:00 pm - 8:15 pm
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A tarot-inspired mystery play full of slapstick comedy, music, puppetry & whimsy to drive away fear and offer relief from impending doom, just as folly brought light to
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A tarot-inspired mystery play full of slapstick comedy, music, puppetry & whimsy to drive away fear and offer relief from impending doom, just as folly brought light to the Dark Ages.
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(Saturday) 7:00 pm - 8:15 pm
Miniatures Gallery Closingsun28jun4:00 pmsun6:00 pm4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
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Join us for the closing of our Miniatures Gallery exhibit, featuring work by dozens of local artists with small-scale prints, ceramics, sculpture, textiles, paint, print, and beyond. It’s our annual exhibit
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Join us for the closing of our Miniatures Gallery exhibit, featuring work by dozens of local artists with small-scale prints, ceramics, sculpture, textiles, paint, print, and beyond. It’s our annual exhibit with an open call that’s accessible to all!
Illustration by BuffCat
Time
(Sunday) 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
july
La Escalera Amarilla Children's Spanish Workshopmon20jul1:00 pmmon4:00 pm1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
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This summer La Mesa Turquesa invites children ages 7-12 to a fun-filled Spanish Theatre Camp. Campers will learn to speak confidently while
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This summer La Mesa Turquesa invites children ages 7-12 to a fun-filled Spanish Theatre Camp.
Campers will learn to speak confidently while practicing new vocabulary. They’ll learn a Spanish song and create an original play for family and friends!
Time
(Monday) 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
La Escalera Amarilla Children's Spanish Workshoptue21jul1:00 pmtue4:00 pm1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
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This summer La Mesa Turquesa invites children ages 7-12 to a fun-filled Spanish Theatre Camp. Campers will learn to speak confidently while
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This summer La Mesa Turquesa invites children ages 7-12 to a fun-filled Spanish Theatre Camp.
Campers will learn to speak confidently while practicing new vocabulary. They’ll learn a Spanish song and create an original play for family and friends!
Time
(Tuesday) 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
La Escalera Amarilla Children's Spanish Workshopwed22jul1:00 pmwed4:00 pm1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
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This summer La Mesa Turquesa invites children ages 7-12 to a fun-filled Spanish Theatre Camp. Campers will learn to speak confidently while
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This summer La Mesa Turquesa invites children ages 7-12 to a fun-filled Spanish Theatre Camp.
Campers will learn to speak confidently while practicing new vocabulary. They’ll learn a Spanish song and create an original play for family and friends!
Time
(Wednesday) 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
La Escalera Amarilla Children's Spanish Workshopthu23jul1:00 pmthu4:00 pm1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
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This summer La Mesa Turquesa invites children ages 7-12 to a fun-filled Spanish Theatre Camp. Campers will learn to speak confidently while
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This summer La Mesa Turquesa invites children ages 7-12 to a fun-filled Spanish Theatre Camp.
Campers will learn to speak confidently while practicing new vocabulary. They’ll learn a Spanish song and create an original play for family and friends!
Time
(Thursday) 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
La Escalera Amarilla Children's Spanish Workshopfri24jul1:00 pmfri4:00 pm1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Event Details
This summer La Mesa Turquesa invites children ages 7-12 to a fun-filled Spanish Theatre Camp. Campers will learn to speak confidently while
Event Details
This summer La Mesa Turquesa invites children ages 7-12 to a fun-filled Spanish Theatre Camp.
Campers will learn to speak confidently while practicing new vocabulary. They’ll learn a Spanish song and create an original play for family and friends!
Time
(Friday) 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
august
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september
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