February 2008 Community Activities

*All Events Are Free Unless Noted Otherwise*

February 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29

Friday, February 1^st

Bowdoin College Free Concert: Anastasia Antonacos, Piano

Where: Studzinski Recital Hall, Kanbar Auditorium - 9200 College Station. Brunswick

Time: 4:00 - 5:30p

Details: This concert is free and open to the public. For more information please call (207) 798-4141.

1^st Friday Art Walk

Where: Congress Street, Portland

Time: 5:00 – 8:00p

Cost: Free

Details: This event consists of Portland’s local art galleries, art studios, museums, and alternative art venues opening their doors for a free self-guided tour. The Portland Museum of Art is included in this list and is free from 5:00 – 9:00p. Please click on the link below for more details and a map of the participating venues:

www.firstfridayartwalk.com

Auburn Winter Festival - Schedule of Events

5:00p - 12:00a: Free concert put on by Nick Knowlton's Music connection

5:00 - 9:00p: Ski & ride at Lost Valley Ski Resort

Cost: $10 lift tickets and $10 equipment rental

5:00 - 8:00p: Free Hay Wagon Rides

6:00 - 11:00p: Free Bonfire and Sledding

Details: Smores and hot cocoa will be available to purchase.

7:00p - 12:00a: Free Concert done by the Dirty McCurdy Band

*All events will take place at the Lost Valley Ski Resort located at 200 Lost Valley Road, Auburn

Bates College $1 Movies

What Movie: Beowulf

Time: 7:00p and 9:30p

Where: Olin Arts Center, Room 104 - 75 Russell Street, Lewiston

Cost: $1

Portland Playback Theater Performance

Where: The First Parish Church - 425 Congress Street, Portland

Time: 7:30p

Cost: $5 suggested donation

Saturday, February 2^nd

Auburn Winter Festival - Schedule of Events

10:00a - 11:00p: Free concert put on by Nick Knowlton's Music connection

Where: Lost Valley Ski Resort - 200 Lost Valley Road, Auburn

10:00a: Free Frozen Film Festival

Where: Central Maine Community College - Kirk Hall Theater - 1250 Turner Street, Auburn

Details: Ice Age- The Meltdown will be shown.

10:00a - 1:00p: Free Snowshoe Lessons done by LA Trails at CMCC

Details: The lessons will be given on the hour and will last for 45minutes. Please arrive early due to a limited quanitity of snowshoes.

10:00a - 3:00p: Free Ice Sculpture Demonstration at CMCC

12:00 - 3:00p: Free Sled and Wagon Rides at CMCC

1:00p: Free Frozen Film Festival at CMCC

Details: Eight Below will be shown.

4:00p: Free Ice Sculpture Demonstration at Lost Valley Ski Resort

5:00 - 8:00p: Free Hay Wagon Rides and Sledding at Lost Valley Ski Resort

6:00p: Free Magic Show done by Bob Nixon at Lost Valley Ski Resort

7:00 - 11:00p: Free Concert done by the Dirty McCurdy Band at the Brook Side Lounge at Lost Valley

9:00p: Torch-Light Parade at Lost Valley

Bates College $1 Movies

What Movie: Beowulf

Time: 2:00p and 7:00p

Where: Olin Arts Center, Room 104 - 75 Russell Street, Lewiston

Cost: $1

Sunday, February 3^rd

Auburn Winter Festival - Schedule of Events

9:00a - 5:00p: Free concert put on by Nick Knowlton's Music connection

Where: Lost Valley Ski Resort - 200 Lost Valley Road, Auburn

9:00a: Downhill Mountain Bike Race at Lost Valley

Cost: Free to watch, $15 to enter

10:00a - 5:00p: Ski & ride at Lost Valley

Cost: $10 lift tickets and $10 equipment rental

11:00a: Avalanche of Mountain Bikes at Lost Valley

Cost: Free to watch.

Details: All racers return to the top of the hill right after the last run, for a desperate downhill dash you have to see to believe.

12:00p: Snowshoe Races at Central Maine Community College - Kirk Hall Theater - 1250 Turner Street, Auburn

Cost: Free to watch.

12:00 - 2:00p: Free Snowboard and Freestyle Demo show at Lost Valley

12:00 - 3:00p: Free Hay Wagon Rides at CMCC

1:00 - 3:00p: Maine Ski Races at Lost Valley

Cost: Free to watch

Details: Come watch local racers push their limits in this regular race series.

Monday, February 4^th

MCD's Craft Hour

Where: Brookside Station - 245 Main St., Norway

Time: 6:00 - 7:00p

Cost: $3

Details: Please call 1 week in advance to sign up/reserve 743-0020 or 838-2304.

Tuesday, February 5^th

Noonday Concert: Anthony Shostak - playing uilleann pipes.

Where: Olin Arts Center Concert Hall - 75 Russell Street, Lewiston

Time: 12:30p

Cost: Free

Details: For more information contact 207-786-6135 or olinarts@bates.edu.

"Living in a Multicultural World"

Where: Jewett Auditorium, Southern Maine Community College - 2 Fort Road, S. Portland

Time: 4:00 - 5:00p

Cost: Free

Details: The “Living in a Multicultural World” series offers the community a chance to learn from the stories of New Mainers about the challenges and joys of beginning life in a different country and culture. for more information please call 207-384-2563

Malaga Island: Discovering Maine’s African American History

Where: Gerald E. Talbot Lecture Hall, Luther Bonney, USM - Bedford Street, Portland

Time: 6:00 p.m.

Cost: Free

Details: This third annual event planned in partnership with Maine Coast Heritage Trust, USM, Center for African Heritage, Maine Freedom Trails and Maine Historical Society will focus on the lives of the families with an examination of the impact of race, class and eugenics movement. A subsequent discussion about Horse and North Islands will help further define the African American experience in the Casco Bay region during the period 1850–1902. For more information please call 207-253-5074.

MCD Bingo

Where: Brookside Station, 245 Main St., Norway.

Time: 6:00 - 7:00p

Cost: $1.50

Details: Prize Table Bingo. For more information please call 838-2304.

Jazz in Celebration of Mardi Gras - featuring Port City Jazz led by Carl Bradford.

Where: St. Luke's Cathedral - 143 State Street, Portland

Time: 7:00p

Cost: Suggested donation of $10, $5 for students

For more information please call 207-772-5434.

Wednesday, February 6^th

Cool Art 2008: Ice Carving

Where: Monument Square, Portland

Time: 9:30-11am

Details: "Portland Parks and Recreation, in conjunction with Waynflete School, is pleased to announce the annual, outdoor, winter snow sculpture project entitled “Cool Art 2008.” Students enrolled in art classes at Waynflete will carve snow sculptures at Monument Square (snow and weather permitting of course). Students will be using spades, trowels, hand saws (and kitchen utensils) to carve out 10 abstract sculptures (refrigerator size and dryer size snow sculptures).

We invite the public to watch the artists create their cool art and to view the finished pieces on Wednesday afternoon and evening. The sculptures will stay up until it starts warming up!" For more information on Cool Art 2008, please call the Portland Parks and Recreation Office: 756-8275.

Free Church Lunch

Where: Unitarian Universalist Church - 479 Main Street, Norway.

Time: 11:00a

For more information please call 207-743-2828.

Brown Bag Lecture Series

Where: Rines Auditorium, Portland Public Library - 5 Monument Square, Portland

Time: 12:00 - 1:00p

Cost: Free!

Details: This series features best-selling authors from Maine and New England as well as from across the nation and world. Bring your lunch and enjoy...Coffee, tea, and light refreshments will be provided. The Portland Public Library is fully accessible.

Arts in the Afternoon

Activity: Valentines

Time: 4-6 pm

Where: 66 Linton St., Portland

Cost: $2

Details: Come to join your friends at Linton Street, we’ll be making Valentine’s. RSVP Honor Smith by Tue, Feb. 5th at 879-1140.

Bingo hosted by JFM Homes

Where: EES - 1512 Minott Ave, Auburn

Time: 6:00p - 7:30p

Cost: $2

Please call John F. Murphy Homes at 782-9268 regarding any questions.

Bowdoin College Free Concert: Which Way East? (Balkan and Middle Eastern Music)

Where: Studzinski Recital Hall, Kanbar Auditorium - 9200 College Station, Brunswick

Time: 7:00 - 9:00p

Details: This concert is free and open to the public. For more information please call (207) 798-4141.

Thursday, February 7^th

Free Noonday Concert by the Portland Conservatory of Music

Where: The First Parish - 425 Congress St, Portland

Time: 12:15p

Arts in the Evening

This month's activity: "Pop-Up Valentine Cards"

Where: CWS – 13 Lund Road, Saco

Time: 6:00 - 8:00p

Cost: $2.00

Please contact Ann Thompson at 282-8387 by February 6^th to register and/or for more information on the class.

Dance hosted by JFM Homes

Where: 130 East Ave, Lewiston - located at the YWCA

Time: 6:00p - 7:30p

Cost: $3

For more information please call 782-9268.

Old-Time Radio Gang in Concert

Where: McArthur Library - 270 Main Street, Biddeford

Time: 7:00p

Cost: Free

Details: The Old-Time Radio Gang is known for its rousing performances of vintage American country music from the 1930's and 40's, more often labeled Bluegrass today. For more information please call 207-284-4181.

Friday, February 8^th

Bowdoin College Free Concert: Meliora String Quartet

Where: Studzinski Recital Hall, Kanbar Auditorium - 9200 College Station. Brunswick

Time: 4:00 - 5:30p

Details: This concert is free and open to the public. For more information please call (207) 798-4141.

2^nd Friday Art Walk

Where: Maine Street, Brunswick

Time: 5:00p – 8:00p

Details: This event consists of Brunswick’s local art galleries, art studios, museums, and alternative art venues opening their doors for a free self-guided tour.

York Bingo Night

Where: 90 Industrial Park Road, Saco

Time: 6:00pm – 7:30pm

Cost: $1.00

Details: Refreshments and a healthy snack will be served. Don’t forget to bring some money for raffle tickets. The raffle will be drawn for the big prize at the end of the night.

Cumberland Bingo Night

Where: 22 Running Tide Drive, Scarborough

Time: 6:00 – 7:30p

Cost: $1.00

Details: Come enjoy a night of fun with bingo, prizes, snacks and more!! For more information please call Emily at 879-1140.

*This event is only those in Cumberland County.

Bates College $1 Movies

What Movie: American Gangster

Time: 7:00p and 9:30p

Where: Olin Arts Center, Room 104 - 75 Russell Street, Lewiston

Cost: $1

Bates College Free Concert: Harry Allen and the Thomas Snow Trio.

Where: Olin Arts Center Concert Hall - 75 Russell Street, Lewiston

Time: 8:00p

Cost: Free

Details: For more information contact 207-786-6135 or olinarts@bates.edu.

Saturday, February 9^th

Camp Sunshine Polar Plunge co-sponsored by the University of Southern Maine

Where: Willard Beach, South Portland

Time: 12:00 - 1:30p

Cost: Free to watch, $100 in pledges to register

Details: Take a plunge into the ice Atlantic Ocean to support Camp Sunshine, a retreat in Casco for children with life threatening illnesses and their families. All participates are asked to raise $100 in pledges, and those who do so will get a free shirt. The top fundraisers will receive a Nintendo Wii, a GPS system, or a Digital Camera. For more information visit www.freezinforareason.com to sign up please contact Erica Tobey at etobey@usm.maine.edu or call 228-8092.

Bates College $1 Movies

What Movie: American Gangster

Time: 2:00p and 7:00p

Where: Olin Arts Center, Room 104 - 75 Russell Street, Lewiston

Cost: $1

Southern Maine Symphony Orchestra

Where: Gorham Middle School Auditorium - 106 Weeks Road, Gorham

Time: 8:00p

Cost: $6 for adults, $3 for students and seniors

Details: An Opera Gala featuring nine faculty members of the SOM in arias and duets as well as highlights from Mozart's “Marriage of Figaro” “Most Happy Fella,” and the final scene from Puccini's “La Boheme” performed by Opera Workshop students. Robert Lehmann conducts the SMSO in this concert of operatic favorites. Performers include Christina Astrachan, John Boden, Ellen Chickering, David Goulet, Bruce Fithian, Judith James, Malcolm Smith, Robert Lehmann, and Margaret Yauger. (Snow date Feb. 13)

Sunday, February 10^th

Book Talk with Bill Roorbach

Where: Louis T. Graves Memorial Public Library - 18 Maine Street, Kennebunk

Time: 2:00p

Cost: Free

Details: Bill Roorbach is a writer of vast range. He is a novelist, memoirist, essayist, and short story writer. He is also winner of the prestigious Flannery O'Connor Prize. Roorbach's latest book, Temple Stream, is part memoir, part essay, part meditation. Described by Kirkus Reviews as a "quest for the headwaters of a small stream in Maine becomes an obsession bound up in a celebration of life," the book is an amalgamation of Roorbach's many gifts as a writer. For more information: (207) 967-2778.

Bates College $1 Movies

What Movie: American Gangster

Time: 2:00p and 4:30p

Where: Olin Arts Center, Room 104 - 75 Russell Street, Lewiston

Cost: $1

Bowdoin College Free Concert: Afro-Peruvian Jazz

Where: Studzinski Recital Hall, Kanbar Auditorium - 9200 College Station, Brunswick

Time: 8:00 - 10:00p

Details: This concert is free and open to the public. For more information please call (207) 798-4141.

Monday, February 11^th

MCD's Craft Hour

Where: Brookside Station - 245 Main St., Norway

Time: 6:00 - 7:00p

Cost: $3

Details: Please call 1 week in advance to sign up/reserve 743-0020 or 838-2304.

Arts in the Evening

This month's activity: "Totally Tubular Frames"

When: Mondays, February 11th and 25th

Where: CWS - 29 Hampshire Street, Auburn

Time: 6:00 - 8:00p

Cost: $2.50 each class

Please contact Rachel Balsamo - 795-6737 - to register and/or for more information on the class. Please remember that you must register in order to attend the sessions.

*Must attend both classes to complete

Tuesday, February 12^th

Bates College Noonday Concert: Rebecca Furbush-Bayer - soprano.

Where: Olin Arts Center Concert Hall - 75 Russell Street, Lewiston

Time: 12:30p

Cost: Free

Details: For more information contact 207-786-6135 or olinarts@bates.edu.

MCD Bingo

Where: Brookside Station, 245 Main St., Norway.

Time: 6:00 - 7:00p

Cost: $1.50

Details: Prize Table Bingo. For more information please call 838-2304.

“Fully Committed” at the Portland Stage Company

Where: 25A Forest Ave, Portland

Time: 7:30p

Cost: This night is Portland Stage Company’s “Pay What You Can Night”

Details of the Show: In this wildly comic tour-de-force, a single actor plays Sam, a reservations operator, and more than 30 other characters from inside and outside a fashionable Manhattan eatery. Through the course of one hysterical day, Sam faces an outrageous influx of calls from his lonely father in South Bend, the temperamental chef, a snooty Maitre D', annoying assistants, scheming socialites, and many, many more. For more information please call (207) 774-0465.

Wednesday, February 13th

Free Church Lunch

Where: Unitarian Universalist Church - 479 Main Street, Norway.

Time: 11:00a

For more information please call 207-743-2828.

Brown Bag Lecture Series

Where: Rines Auditorium, Portland Public Library - 5 Monument Square, Portland

Time: 12:00 - 1:00p

Cost: Free!

Details: This series features best-selling authors from Maine and New England as well as from across the nation and world. Bring your lunch and enjoy...Coffee, tea, and light refreshments will be provided. The Portland Public Library is fully accessible.

Valentine's Dance

Hosted by Community Partners Inc and Boy Scout Troop #310.

Where: Elk's Lodge - 68 Ocean Park Road, Saco

Time: 6:00 - 8:00p

Details: Enjoy an evening of dancing with your friends and family. Live DJ, refreshments, and door prizes! If there is a snow storm and the local schools are closed or have early dismissal then this event will also be cancelled. For more information please call Dolly Petrin-Court at 284-0433 or email her at dpetrin-court@cpime.org.

Bingo hosted by JFM Homes

Where: EES - 1512 Minott Ave, Auburn

Time: 6:00p - 7:30p

Cost: $2

Please call John F. Murphy Homes at 782-9268 regarding any questions.

Thursday, February 14^th

Free Noonday Concert by the Portland Conservatory of Music

Where: The First Parish - 425 Congress St, Portland

Time: 12:15p

Valentine's Day Dance

Where: 29 Hampshire Street, Auburn

Time: 6:00pm to 8:00pm

Special Instructions: Parking in municipal lot on Hampshire Street

Cost: $2.00 - Price includes a healthy snack and drink

Details: Come have fun with your friends while listening/dancing to great music!

Friday, February 15^th

*No Events scheduled yet*

Saturday, February 16^th

"I Have my Heart on You"

Where: City Theater, 205 Main St. Biddeford

Time: 8:00p

Cost: $10

Details: This event is a casual improv with the Comedy Improv Alliance. Call 282-0849 for more information.

Sunday, February 17^th

*No Events scheduled yet*

Monday, February 18^th

MCD's Craft Hour

Where: Brookside Station - 245 Main St., Norway

Time: 6:00 - 7:00p

Cost: $3

Details: Please call 1 week in advance to sign up/reserve 743-0020 or 838-2304.

Tuesday, February 19^th

MCD Bingo

Where: Brookside Station, 245 Main St., Norway.

Time: 6:00 - 7:00p

Cost: $1.50

Details: Prize Table Bingo. For more information please call 838-2304.

Wednesday, February 20^th

Free Church Lunch

Where: Unitarian Universalist Church - 479 Main Street, Norway.

Time: 11:00a

For more information please call 207-743-2828.

Brown Bag Lecture Series

Where: Rines Auditorium, Portland Public Library - 5 Monument Square, Portland

Time: 12:00 - 1:00p

Cost: Free!

Details: This series features best-selling authors from Maine and New England as well as from across the nation and world. Bring your lunch and enjoy...Coffee, tea, and light refreshments will be provided. The Portland Public Library is fully accessible.

“An afternoon of bowling” hosted by Cumberland Activities Committee

Where: Vacationland Bowling Center - 812 Portland Rd, US Route 1, Saco

Time: 2:30p

Details: Come enjoy a fun time bowling with friends. $2.50 per game.

Arts in the Afternoon

Activity: African Paper Beads

443 Congress St., Portland

Time: 4:00-6:00p

Cost: $1.00

Details: Learn and ancient tradition of bead making that originated in Africa. . RSVP Honor Smith by Tue, Feb. 5th at 879-1140.

Bingo hosted by JFM Homes

Where: EES - 1512 Minott Ave, Auburn

Time: 6:00p - 7:30p

Cost: $2

Please call John F. Murphy Homes at 782-9268 regarding any questions.

Thursday, February 21^st

Free Noonday Concert by the Portland Conservatory of Music

Where: The First Parish - 425 Congress St, Portland

Time: 12:15p

Dance hosted by JFM Homes

Where: 130 East Ave, Lewiston - located at the YWCA

Time: 6:00p - 7:30p

Cost: $3

For more information please call 782-9268.

Friday, February 22^nd

Valentine's Dance

Where: 90 Industrial Park Road, Saco

Time: 6:00 - 8:30p

Cost: $2.00

Details: Come enjoy music and dancing with your friends! A healthy snack and refreshments will be served!

Saturday, February 23^rd

*No Events scheduled yet*

Sunday, February 24^th

*No Events scheduled yet*

Monday, February 25th

MCD's Craft Hour

Where: Brookside Station - 245 Main St., Norway

Time: 6:00 - 7:00p

Cost: $3

Details: Please call 1 week in advance to sign up/reserve 743-0020 or 838-2304.

Arts in the Evening

This month's activity: "Totally Tubular Frames"

When: Mondays, February 11th and 25th

Where: CWS - 29 Hampshire Street, Auburn

Time: 6:00 - 8:00p

Cost: $2.50 each class

Please contact Rachel Balsamo - 795-6737 - to register and/or for more information on the class. Please remember that you must register in order to attend the sessions.

*Must attend both classes to complete

Tuesday, February 26^th

Movie Night

Where: CWS – 29 Hampshire Street, Auburn

Time: 6:00p

Cost: $2.00

Movie: TBA

Details: Come watch a movie with your friends! Popcorn and drinks will be served.

Details: Come watch a movie with your friends! Popcorn and drinks will be served.

MCD Bingo

Where: Brookside Station, 245 Main St., Norway.

Time: 6:00 - 7:00p

Cost: $1.50

Details: Prize Table Bingo. For more information please call 838-2304.

“Much Ado About Nothing” at the Portland Stage Company

Where: 25A Forest Ave, Portland

Time: 7:30p

Cost: This night is Portland Stage Company’s “Pay What You Can Night”

Details of the Show: Shakespeare's hilarious battle-of-the-sexes is an intricate and fast-paced tale of wit, jealousy, and romance. Old flames Beatrice and Benedick are tricked by their friends into believing that each is in love with the other. Their "merry war" leads to both a sharp examination of dishonesty and deception, and a boisterous celebration of the overwhelming power of love. For more information please call (207) 774-0465.

Wednesday, February 27^th

Free Church Lunch

Where: Unitarian Universalist Church - 479 Main Street, Norway.

Time: 11:00a

For more information please call 207-743-2828.

Brown Bag Lecture Series

Where: Rines Auditorium, Portland Public Library - 5 Monument Square, Portland

Time: 12:00 - 1:00p

Cost: Free!

Details: This series features best-selling authors from Maine and New England as well as from across the nation and world. Bring your lunch and enjoy...Coffee, tea, and light refreshments will be provided. The Portland Public Library is fully accessible.

Bingo hosted by JFM Homes

Where: EES - 1512 Minott Ave, Auburn

Time: 6:00p - 7:30p

Cost: $2

Please call John F. Murphy Homes at 782-9268 regarding any questions.

Bates College $1 Movies

What Movie: Michael Clayton

Time: 7:00p

Where: Olin Arts Center, Room 104 - 75 Russell Street, Lewiston

Cost: $1

Thursday, February 28^th

Free Noonday Concert by the Portland Conservatory of Music

Where: The First Parish - 425 Congress St, Portland

Time: 12:15p

"Musically Speaking"

Where: Rines Auditorium, Portland Public Library - 5 Monument Square, Portland

Time: 12:15 - 1:15p

Details: This event is part of a series of music listening groups led by Director of the USM School of Music Scott Harris. Join the Portland Symphony Orchestra, USM School of Music and the Portland Public Library for four free programs in a series of interactive and insightful discussions centered on listening to CDs of symphonic music taken from upcoming PSO concerts and beyond. Scott is joined by special guests to talk about what people hear when we take a peek behind the compositions and discover the fun in classical music. Sharing your thoughts and comments are essential to everyone's enjoyment! All programs are FREE and held in the Library's Rines Auditorium.

Biddeford Art Walk

Where: Main Street, Biddeford

Time: 5:00 - 9:00p

Details: Come support local artists as they display their work!

Downtown Adult Cooking Club

Where: 208 Bates Street, Lewiston

Time: 5:30pm – 7:30pm

Friday, February 29^th

Bates College $1 Movies

What Movie: Bee Movie

Time: 2:00p and 7:00p

Where: Olin Arts Center, Room 104 - 75 Russell Street, Lewiston

Cost: $1

Bates College Free Concert: Corey Harris and D. Mus. offers a solo acoustic performance.

Where: Olin Arts Center Concert Hall - 75 Russell Street, Lewiston

Time: 8:00p

Cost: Free, but tickets are required. Be sure to call the contact number to reserve yours.

Details: For more information contact 207-786-6135 or olinarts@bates.edu.

Ongoing Events To Explore

Starbucks

Where: Main Street (Rt 1), Saco

Dates: This show will be going on until February 11^th.

Details: This is a group show by artists from CWS.

Coffee By Design

Where: India Street, Portland

Dates: Feb. 1st to the 28th.

Details: This is a group show by artists from CWS.

Hilltop Coffee Shop

Where: 99 Congress Street, Portland

Dates: Feb. 1st to the 28th.

Details: This is a group show by artists from CWS.

USM Glickman Library

Exhibit: "In the Center of It All: Glimpses of African American Life in Central Maine"

Where: 314 Forest Ave, Portland

Open Hours: Monday-Thursday 8:00a – 11:00p, Fridays 8:00a-8:00p, Saturdays 10:00a – 8:00p, Sundays 10:00a – 11:00p

Cost: Free

Lewis Gallery Exhibits
Exhibit: Fine Art Portraits

Where: Portland Public Library – 5 Monument Square, Portland

Open Hours: Monday, Wednesday and Friday, 9 to 6, Tuesday and Thursday 12 to 9, and Saturday 9 to 5.

Cost: Free

Details: The Lewis Gallery hosts monthly exhibits of established and emerging artists from Maine and New England. Drawings, paintings, photography, tapestries, weavings, book arts and sculpture are among the media shown in recent months. The Gallery is located in the lower level of the Portland Public.

Bates College Museum of Art

Exhibit: Taking Different Trails: The Artists’ Journey to Katahdin Lake.

Where: 75 Russell Street, Lewiston

Open Hours: Tuesday - Saturday, 10:00a – 5:00p

Cost: Free

Details: This exhibit will be filled with scenes of and from Katahdin Lake, known for its views of Maine’s tallest mountain, by artists who took part in a historic public-private effort to preserve nearly 7,000 acres of land including the lake and the old-growth forests around it. Open January 18^th – March 4^th.

Bates College Museum of Art

Exhibit: Wildness Within, Wildness Without: Exploring Maine’s Thoreau-Wabanaki Trail

Where: 75 Russell Street, Lewiston

Open Hours: Tuesday - Saturday, 10:00a – 5:00p

Cost: Free

Details: This exhibit will be filled with images by nationally known photographer Bridget Besaw depict locations along the Thoreau-Wabanaki Trail, tracing Henry David Thoreau’s three Maine treks, which followed ancient Native American canoe routes through the wilderness.. Open January 18^th – May 24^th.

Portland Museum of Art

Where: 7 Congress Square, Portland

When: Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, Sunday: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Friday: 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.

*Free on Fridays from 5:00 – 9:00p!*