03.1.2012Contemporaries Winter Bash
Come celebrate the opening of the Edgar Degas: The Private Impressionist exhibition at the most highly-anticipated event of the winter! Tickets go on sale in early January. Contemporaries membership required to attend. The Contemporaries are a vibrant and diverse group of young museum members and art enthusiasts who participate in a variety of social and educational activities in support of the Museum's mission of enriching lives through the acquisition, preservation, and interpretation of the visual arts. For more information, contact Will Cary at (207) 775-6148 x 3258.
03.7.2012Portland Flower Show Gala 2012
Join us for the annual rite of spring, the 2012 Portland Flower Show, featuring a collaboration of green industry landscapers, growers, gardeners and industry retailers dedicated to the continued success of everything about “Gardening in Maine.” Whether you are a property owner, renter, or consumer of fine flowers and vegetables, this is the garden show that will bring it all together for you. Discover every aspect of the landscape industry represented here. These buildings lend themselves to supporting the new inside the old. You know that feeling you get when winter has been upon us for too long a time, and you just want to go out to your garden to see those first bits of green popping up, well they are all here. Smell the mulch, enjoy the flowers and trees, buy some new garden tools or homemade jams, pottery, or jewelry at the vendor booths. Special ticket price for one night only. portlandcompany.com/flower 03.8.2012Portland Flower Show 2012
Join us for the annual rite of spring, the 2012 Portland Flower Show, featuring a collaboration of green industry landscapers, growers, gardeners and industry retailers dedicated to the continued success of everything about “Gardening in Maine.” Whether you are a property owner, renter, or consumer of fine flowers and vegetables, this is the garden show that will bring it all together for you. Discover every aspect of the landscape industry represented here. These buildings lend themselves to supporting the new inside the old. You know that feeling you get when winter has been upon us for too long a time, and you just want to go out to your garden to see those first bits of green popping up, well they are all here. Smell the mulch, enjoy the flowers and trees, buy some new garden tools or homemade jams, pottery, or jewelry at the vendor booths. portlandcompany.com/flower 03.9.2012Portland Flower Show 2012
Join us for the annual rite of spring, the 2012 Portland Flower Show, featuring a collaboration of green industry landscapers, growers, gardeners and industry retailers dedicated to the continued success of everything about “Gardening in Maine.” Whether you are a property owner, renter, or consumer of fine flowers and vegetables, this is the garden show that will bring it all together for you. Discover every aspect of the landscape industry represented here. These buildings lend themselves to supporting the new inside the old. You know that feeling you get when winter has been upon us for too long a time, and you just want to go out to your garden to see those first bits of green popping up, well they are all here. Smell the mulch, enjoy the flowers and trees, buy some new garden tools or homemade jams, pottery, or jewelry at the vendor booths.
03.10.2012Portland Flower Show 2012
Join us for the annual rite of spring, the 2012 Portland Flower Show, featuring a collaboration of green industry landscapers, growers, gardeners and industry retailers dedicated to the continued success of everything about “Gardening in Maine.” Whether you are a property owner, renter, or consumer of fine flowers and vegetables, this is the garden show that will bring it all together for you. Discover every aspect of the landscape industry represented here. These buildings lend themselves to supporting the new inside the old. You know that feeling you get when winter has been upon us for too long a time, and you just want to go out to your garden to see those first bits of green popping up, well they are all here. Smell the mulch, enjoy the flowers and trees, buy some new garden tools or homemade jams, pottery, or jewelry at the vendor booths.
03.11.2012Portland Flower Show 2012
Join us for the annual rite of spring, the 2012 Portland Flower Show, featuring a collaboration of green industry landscapers, growers, gardeners and industry retailers dedicated to the continued success of everything about “Gardening in Maine.” Whether you are a property owner, renter, or consumer of fine flowers and vegetables, this is the garden show that will bring it all together for you. Discover every aspect of the landscape industry represented here. These buildings lend themselves to supporting the new inside the old. You know that feeling you get when winter has been upon us for too long a time, and you just want to go out to your garden to see those first bits of green popping up, well they are all here. Smell the mulch, enjoy the flowers and trees, buy some new garden tools or homemade jams, pottery, or jewelry at the vendor booths. Plant auction immediatly following closing. portlandcompany.com/flower Mary's Walk and Kerrymen Pub 5K
A much-loved mother of four, wife, sister, daughter and friend, Mary Kerry Libby lost her courageous battle with cancer on March 7, 1997 at 44 years of age. The first Mary’s Walk was held on the Sunday before St. Patrick’s Day in March 1999. 2012 marks the 14th annual Mary’s Walk. Since its inception, over 20,000 people have participated in Mary's Walk and the Kerrymen Pub 5K. The event has raised over $1.4 million for the Maine Cancer Foundation - the exclusive recipient of all funds donated to Mary's Walk. The walk is held in conjunction with the Kerrymen Pub 5K, a long-standing event on the road race circuit. Online registration available soon. 03.16.2012Red
March 16 - March 25 Winner of the 2010 Tony Award for BEST PLAY, Red offers a rare and thrilling glimpse into the mind of a great artist struggling with his ego, his conscience, and his art. Under the gaze of his assistant and the threatening presence of a new generation of artists, Abstract expressionist Mark Rothko accept the biggest commission in the history of modern art, and confronts the pressure of his own popularity when he attempts to create a series of murals to hang in the famous Four Seasons restaurant. Breathtakingly intense and thought-provoking, Red is a love letter to the creative spirit in each of us, and an electrifying portrait of an artist's ambition and vulnerability as he tries to create a definitive work of art. thepublictheatre.org 03.24.2012"Homestead Project - A Residence Reimagined" Exhibition
The Homestead Project —a Residence Reimagined will run through September 23, 2012, and features the designs of principals of ten architectural firms who have been charged with creating a home for a growing family in 2012, loosely modeled on the Farnsworths of 1849: a successful businessman, his wife and three young children. Balancing elements of privacy with public exposure for a home situated in 2012 on what is now the Farnsworth Museum campus, architects and their teams have designed a new “Farnsworth Homestead” on the current site, taking into consideration the surrounding museum block and current zoning codes. When the Farnsworth family moved in 1850 from Thomaston to their new home in Rockland, the move signified an embrace of contemporary architecture of the period and, up until the time of William Farnsworth’s death in 1876, an even deeper embrace of period art and design in the interior of what has become known as the Farnsworth Homestead. The participating architects are:
MAMM Slam Preliminary Round
Eleven bands will battle in the preliminary rounds of the 2012 MAMM Slamm, Maine’s high school rock-off, for $1,000 cash, recording time, gigs, studio tours and TV and radio appearances. All ages welcome to attend. Admission is $12/adults, $10/students. During this round of MAMM Slamm, bands have 20 minutes to set up, play and breakdown. Scores are judged 70 percent on live performance (stage presence, originality, vocal quality, musicianship, etc), 20 percent on marketing (web presence, print material, etc) and 10 percent on a demo CD (songwriting, overall performance, etc.). Five bands go to the finals based on the judges’ scores, and one band is selected as the fan-favorite, determined by an online vote. Doors open at 3 p.m. on Saturday and 2 p.m. on Sunday. 03.25.2012MAMM Slam Preliminary Round
Eleven bands will battle in the preliminary rounds of the 2012 MAMM Slamm, Maine’s high school rock-off, for $1,000 cash, recording time, gigs, studio tours and TV and radio appearances. All ages welcome to attend. Admission is $12/adults, $10/students. During this round of MAMM Slamm, bands have 20 minutes to set up, play and breakdown. Scores are judged 70 percent on live performance (stage presence, originality, vocal quality, musicianship, etc), 20 percent on marketing (web presence, print material, etc) and 10 percent on a demo CD (songwriting, overall performance, etc.). Five bands go to the finals based on the judges’ scores, and one band is selected as the fan-favorite, determined by an online vote. Doors open at 3 p.m. on Saturday and 2 p.m. on Sunday. Sunday, March 25 03.27.2012Heroes
March 27 – April 22 Three aging WWI veterans in a French retirement home vow to undertake one last adventure together - escape. But what happens if the promise of freedom on the horizon isn’t as easy to grab as the certainty of soup tomorrow? Veering from the poignant to the absurd, Stoppard’s sharp-witted comedy is a heartwarming tale of cantankerous camaraderie amidst the frustrations inherent in growing older. By Gerald Sibleyras. Adapted by Tom Stoppard. portlandstage.org 03.31.2012Maine Huts & Trails Dining Series with Chef Michael Gagne
You and friends are invited to ski or snowshoe in to Poplar Stream Falls Hut to enjoy a very special evening of camaraderie and a delicious gourmet dining experience, the first of this year’s three Guest Chef Nights. The featured chef for this event is Chef Michael Gagné, a highly acclaimed chef who for eighteen years was the chef/owner of Maine’s five-star restaurant, the Robinhood Free Meetinghouse. The gourmet four-course meal (hors d’oeuvres, starter, main and dessert) will feature the finest local ingredients, and each course will be paired with a carefully selected fine wine. The cost is $250 per person or $450 per couple. The price includes the gourmet dinner, wines, lodging at the hut, and a full American breakfast the following morning. An optional gear shuttle for both in and out of the hut is also included. Proceeds benefit Maine Huts & Trails’ non-profit mission. Space is limited to 44 individuals. Reservations can be made by calling 877.634.8824.
|
Calendar
Magazine sponsored events / You gotta go to this one!