In this award-winning adaptation of Sue Monk Kidd’s New York Times bestseller, a young girl’s search for the truth about her mother leads her to three beekeeping sisters and the real meaning of family. Lily’s story—including her journey of self-discovery during the turbulent Civil Rights Era—is masterfully told in this one-woman performance from American Place Theater, the same acclaimed company behind last season’s presentation of The Kite Runner.

Tickets:

$8.50 performance only

$13 performance and in-class workshop

Come downtown for a night of shopping and merriment with your friends — and make some new ones, too!

Portland House of Music will host the Kickoff Party for Merry Madness from 4-6:30pm, complete with live music, delicious snacks and a commemorative Merry Madness glass. Your $15 advance ticket ($20 at the door) guarantees you entry into the event, a collectible glass, one pour of wine, yummy snacks and a Merry Madness shopping bag. Plus: when you order tickets online, you’ll automatically be entered to win some cool raffle prizes. How amazing is that?

Once you have your glass, get ready to shop ’til you drop at our many fabulous participating locations. The shops will stay open until 10pm and you can follow the map to find holiday treasures for everyone on your list! Adding to the fun: your Merry Madness glass will get you free wine tastings and other refreshments throughout the evening. Bliss!

To sweeten the deal even more, a portion of all Merry Madness ticket sales will benefit the Portland Press Herald Toy Fund, a wonderful charity that helps make the holidays shine brighter for children all over Maine.

Join in for a family-friendly night to celebrate and support great work for healthy families. You’ll be inspired by people and progress getting toxic chemicals out of your family’s food, drinking water, and household products. And you’ll hear how we’re helping advance the bio-based manufacturing industry in Maine, to help keep families healthy by creating safer products and good-paying jobs. 

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Join Portland Trails & Ri Ra Irish Pub for a Portland holiday tradition, featuring local craft brews! Run the trails in your festive gear, and enjoy a hearty beer-brunch and winter cheer. We will run (and brunch) through snow, shine, wind or sleet!

Race starts at 11am, with a brunch by RiRa Irish Pub to follow. Your race entry supports Portland Trails and the trails and green space you know and love.

Can you name four great Hanukkah songs? Ok, then how about two good Chanukah songs? Not easy, huh? Well, Adam Gardner (Guster) and Dave Schneider (The Zambonis) have joined forces and started a band called the LeeVees, and they play sweet and rocking’ indie-pop songs solely about Chanukah.

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Four to ten year olds are invited to enjoy a performance of 2 popular children’s books then explore these tales during an interactive workshop with our teaching artists. January is filled with stories of snowy adventures and birthday stories. We have two special events this month including an author visit, an illustrator visit, and Theater for Kid’s 7th Birthday Celebration! 

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A documentary shortlisted for the 2017 Academy Award, FIRE AT SEA takes place in Lampedusa, a once peaceful Mediterranean island that has become a major entry point for African refugees into Europe. We meet Samuele, a boy who lives simply, climbing rocks by the shore and playing. Nearby we also witness men, women and children trying to survive the crossing from Africa.

This is an annual must attend event for anyone involved in the real estate industry. Each year MEREDA assembles Maine’s top real estate leaders to provide an economic overview and outlook on the profession’s key economic indicators, along with the popular marker overview by property type, focusing on both commercial and residential real estate forecasts.

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Bishop Fred Jones leads a talented line-up—including five daughters and two sons—that is electrifying churches and festivals alike for over two decades. Called a “must-see act” at SxSW 2014 by both Rolling Stone and NPR, their high-energy performances take gospel to a whole new level, infusing it with vintage soul, funk and R&B that will have audiences shaking their hips, clapping their hands and stomping their feet in a spiritually uplifting workout. With breakout appearances at Lincoln Center, New York City’s globalFEST, and The Kennedy Center—and a critically-acclaimed documentary—the Jones Family Singers are poised to take the world by storm.

Tickets $40 – $34

Student deal $15

Join us for an evening of friendly competition and fun on the ski slopes – all for the sake of supporting children in Maine and New Hampshire that are fighting cancer and blood disorders. This event is a fundraiser for the Maine Children’s Cancer Program.

Recruit a team of four skiers or snowboarders (all ages welcome) and compete to be the fastest on the race course and to raise the most funds for the Maine Children’s Cancer Program. Incredible prizes will be awarded!

Following the race, participants are invited to the Base Lodge at Shawnee Peak for a buffet dinner, an awards ceremony, live music and dancing in the moonlight.

The cost to register is $250 per team – this includes 4 half-day lift tickets, 4 logoed neck warmers, admission for 4 to the post race dinner and entertainment, and the opportunity to compete for those amazing prizes. If you don’t have a team, don’t worry – you can register as an individual for $75 and we will place you on a team.