May 2008 Community Activities

*All Events Are Free Unless Noted Otherwise*

May 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, 30, 31

Thursday, May 1^st

"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.

Maine Women Writers Collection 2008 Spring Author Series

Where: Sarton Room at MWWC, Abplanalp Library, Westbrook College Campus, UNE, 716 Stevens Ave, Portland

Time: 7:00 - 9:00p

Details: Martha Tod Dudman newest novel is Black Olives, focused on mid-life relationship choices. Her talk The Female Conundrum: With or Without a Man will feature a reading and a discussion with the author of Augusta, Gone: A True Story.The event is free and open to the public. For more information please call 207-221-4324.

Friday, May 2^nd

Bowdoin College Lunchbreak Concert

Where: Gibson Hall, Room 101 (Tillotson Room) - 9200 College Station, Brunswick

Time: 12:00 - 1:30p

Details: Grab a lunch and head on over to Gibson Hall to listen to an eclectic mix of your favorite Bowdoin musicians. This event is free and open to the public. For more information please call 207-724-3433.

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

Portland Museum of Art

Where: 7 Congress Square, Portland

When: 5:00-9:00p

Cost: Free

Mary Ukelady at Time Gallery Artwalk

Where: The Time Bank - 62 Elm Street, Portland

Time: 6 - 7:30p

Cost: Free

Details: As part of Portland's First Friday Artwalk, Mary Ukelady will be entertaining easy-listening-folk acoustic music at the Jewelry exhibit at the Time Gallery. Free parking is available. For more information please contact Leslie Jones by calling 207-874-9868.

Portland Playback Theater Performance

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

Time: 7:30p

Cost: $5 suggested donation

Bowdoin College Chorus & Orchestra Perform

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

Time: 7:30p

Details: Bowdoin College Chorus and soloists present Carl Orff's "Trionfo di Afrodite" (the third work in the Carmina Burana Trilogy) with members of the Portland Ballet and other orchestral works to be announced. This concert is free and open to the public, though tickets are required. For tickets and/or more information please call 207-725-3347.

Bates College Classical Concert

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

Time: 8:00p

Cost: Free

Details: Cellis Alisa Weilerstein and pianist Inon Barnatan perform duos and solos by Beethoven, Kodaly, Golijov and Chopin. For more information contact 207-786-6135 or olinarts@bates.edu.

Saturday, May 3^rd

York County Kennel Club All Breed Dog Shows

Where: Acton Fair Grounds - Rt 109, Acton

Time: 8:00a - 5:00p

Cost: $3 for adults, $2 for seniors

Details: Come enjoy numerous breeds of dogs competing in various obedience trials. This will be a very fun event! There will be plenty of free parking and vendors selling food and dog-related items. For more information please visit http://www.yorkcountykennelclub.homestead.com.

Downtown Kennebunk's 10th Annual May Day Celebration

Where: Main Street, Kennebunk

Time: 8:30a - 2:30p

Details: May Day’s family-friendly activities run throughout the day at multiple venues throughout downtown Kennebunk. Highlights include maypole dancing and the making of May baskets, opening day for the Kennebunk Farmers’ Market, concerts and entertainment, food concessions, the Faerie Festival at the Kennebunk Free Library, an open house at The Brick Store Museum, a flea & crafts market, and a 2PM Main Street parade. Fun for everyone! Some events may have a fee. For more information: 207-985-1517.

Bowdoin College Chorus & Orchestra Perform

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

Time: 7:30p

Details: Bowdoin College Chorus and soloists present Carl Orff's "Trionfo di Afrodite" (the third work in the Carmina Burana Trilogy) with members of the Portland Ballet and other orchestral works to be announced. This concert is free and open to the public, though tickets are required. For tickets and/or more information please call 207-725-3347.

Bates College Classical Concert

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

Time: 8:00p

Cost: Free

Details: Flutist Carl Dimow, guitarist Nathan Kolosko and percussionist Norm Bergeron perform South American music. For more information contact 207-786-6135 or olinarts@bates.edu.

Sunday, May 4^th

York County Kennel Club All Breed Dog Shows

Where: Acton Fair Grounds - Rt 109, Acton

Time: 8:00a - 5:00p

Cost: $3 for adults, $2 for seniors

Details: Come enjoy numerous breeds of dogs competing in various obedience trials. This will be a very fun event! There will be plenty of free parking and vendors selling food and dog-related items. For more information please visit http://www.yorkcountykennelclub.homestead.com.

Maine Jewish Film Festival’s Sixth Annual Holocaust Day

Where: Hannaford Lecture Hall, Abromson Community Education Center, USM Portland Campus - Bedford Street, Portland

Time: 11:00a

Details: The Maine Jewish Film Festival brings the community together to remember the devastating legacy of the Holocaust, to honor survivors and remember the millions lost through the presentation of the sixth annual Yom Hashoah (Holocaust Day) Film Project. The documentary this year features “I Have Never Forgotten You – The Life and Legacy of Simon Wiesenthal (2007),” on Sunday, May 4. The program is free and open to the public on a first-come, first-served basis. For more information, call 207-831-7495 or visit www.mjff.org.

Earth Day Celebration at Bates College

Where: Keigwim Ampitheater - 2 Andrews Road, Lewiston

Time: 12:00p

Cost: Free

Details: Earth Day observance: An Environmental Coalition gathering features recycled craft workshops, T-shirt tie-dyeing and snacks. For more information please call 207-786-6330.

Bowdoin College Chamber Choir Concert

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

Time: 2:00 - 3:00p

Details: This concert is free and open to the public. For more information please call 207-724-3433.

Poetry Reading

Where: Edmund S. Muskie Archives - 2 Andrews Road, Lewiston

Time: 3:00p

Cost: Free

Details: Pamela Alexander ’70, a member of the Oberlin creative writing faculty and author of four poetry collections, and X.J. Kennedy P’86, P’94, a poet and author of children’s books, will read from their work. A reception and book signing will follow. The inaugural event of the John Tagliabue Poetry Fund honors the late poet and Bates professor. For more information please call 207-786-6330.

Bowdoin College Free Concert - Senior Recital: Eric Lee '08, viola

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

Time: 7:30 – 9:00p

Details: This concert is free and open to the public. For more information please call 207-724-3433.

Monday, May 5^th

Swim Group hosted by JFM Homes

Where: YWCA - 130 East Ave, Lewiston

Time: 3:00 – 4:00p

Cost: $5

For more information please call 782-9268.

York County Swim Group

Where: Northern York County Family YMCA - 3 Pomerleau Street, Biddeford

Time: 3:00 - 4:30p

Cost: Free

Details: Come have fun in the pool while getting great exercise and having from with your friends! This group is open to CWS houses who have a pass to the YMCA. If your house does not have a pass, but you are interested please contact Judi Harle and/or Emily Perkins by calling 879-1140.

Tuesday, May 6^th

Doubt by John Patrick Shanley "People of Faith Under Scrutiny and Suspicion"

Where: Portland Public Library - 5 Monument Square, Portland

Time: 12:15 - 1:15p

Details: In a Bronx parochial school in 1964, a young nun brings suspicions of a popular priest's wrongdoing to light. Sister Aloysius, a strict school principal and traditionalist nun, faces the decision of a lifetime. Does she openly accuse a priest and give voice to her fear of his sinful actions, or does she bury her suspicions and leave room for doubt?

Earth Day discussion of 'Emerald City' with author Matthew Klingle

Where: Curtis Memorial Library - 23 Pleasant Street, Brunswick

Time: 12:15 - 1:15p

Details: Join in on the brown bag lunch discussion of "Emerald City" with author Matthew Klingle. Discover what can be learned from Seattle's growth, urban and ecological changes, and how it can applied to the benefit of Brunswick and other communities. -- Limited number of books available at Curtis Library. Order early through Gulf of Maine Books and Bookland. Book signing to follow discussion. Free courtesy of Cornerstones of Science, www.cornerstonesofscience.org. For more information please call 725-5242.

Bates College Noonday Concert

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.

Scrapbooking hosted by JFM Homes

Where: EES - 1512 Minott Ave, Auburn

Time: 6:00p - 7:30p

Cost: $3

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

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.

African Drumming, Music and Dance Ensemble Concert

Where: Studzinski Hall, Bowdoin College - 9200 College Station, Brunswick

Time: 7:00p

Details: This event will be performed by students and will include a dance ensemble. It is free and open to the public.

Bowdoin College Jazz Ensembles and the Polar Jazz Big Band

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

Time: 7:30 - 9:30p

Details: This concert is free and open to the public. For more information please call 207-724-3433.

Wednesday, May 7^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.

"Pizza, Pins, and Pop"

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

Time: 4:00 - 7:30p

What the deal entails: $6- 1game+shoes, 1slice of pizza and soda or $9- 2games and shoes, 2sices of pizza and 1 soda. Bowling is reg. $3.40 and $2 for shoes at this time.

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.

African Drumming, Music and Dance Ensemble Concert

Where: Studzinski Hall, Bowdoin College - 9200 College Station, Brunswick

Time: 7:00p

Details: This event will be performed by students and will include a dance ensemble. It is free and open to the public.

Thursday, May 8^th

Bates College Noonday Concert

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.

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.

Ying Quartet

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

Time: 8:00 - 9:30p

Details: This event is open to the public, tickets are required. Beginning Monday, April 7th, tickets will be available at the Smith Union Information Desk. Limit 2 tickets per person, please. With its wide-ranging musical ability, the Ying Quartet has won nationwide critical acclaim and has become one of America's most exciting and compelling young ensembles. The Ying Quartet's reputation for "instinctive unanimity" (Philadelphia Inquirer) and "astonishing, refreshing exaltation and exhilaration" (Los Angeles Times), is matched by its unparalleled success in making creative connections between chamber music and other art forms. For more information and tickets please call 207-724-3433.

Friday, May 9^th

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.

Portland Museum of Art

Where: 7 Congress Square, Portland

When: 5:00-9:00p

Cost: Free

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.

Bates College Free Concert - The G-Sharp Duo will perform

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, May 10^th

Wildflower Festival

Where: The McLaughlin Garden - 97 Main St, S. Paris

Time: 9:00a - 5:00p

Details: Our season-opening plant sale specializing in wild flowers and perennials. Free and open to the public! For more information please call 207-743-8820.

Unveiling Dance of Two Cultures Mural

Where: Arts Center - 11 Pleasant St., Brunswick

Time: 1:00p

Details: The public is invited to the unveiling of Dance of Two Cultures, a massive outdoor mural celebrating the Sister City relationship between Brunswick and Trinidad, Cuba. Light refreshments will be served. For more information please call 207-729-4930.

Bowdoin College Free Concert - Viola Recital: Seoung-Yeon Kim, '10

Where: Gibson Hall, Room 101 (Tillotson Room) - 9200 College Station, Brunswick

Time: 3:00 - 5:00p

Details: Seoung-Yeon performs works by J.S. Bach and Rebecca Clarke. This event is free and open to the public. For more information please call 207-724-3433.

Sunday, May 11^th

Wildflower Festival

Where: The McLaughlin Garden - 97 Main St, S. Paris

Time: 9:00a - 5:00p

Details: Our season-opening plant sale specializing in wild flowers and perennials. Free and open to the public! For more information please call 207-743-8820.

Monday, May 12^th

York County Swim Group

Where: Northern York County Family YMCA - 3 Pomerleau Street, Biddeford

Time: 3:00 - 4:30p

Cost: Free

Details: Come have fun in the pool while getting great exercise and having from with your friends! This group is open to CWS houses who have a pass to the YMCA. If your house does not have a pass, but you are interested please contact Judi Harle and/or Emily Perkins by calling 879-1140.

Swim Group hosted by JFM Homes

Where: YWCA - 130 East Ave, Lewiston

Time: 3:00 – 4:00p

Cost: $5

For more information please call 782-9268.

Auburn Arts in the Evening – Granola & Trail Mixes

When: Mondays, May 12th and 19th

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.

Tuesday, May 13th

The Portland Sea Dogs: Celebrating 15 Years

Where: Maine Historical Society - 489 Congress St., Portland

Time: 12:00 - 1:00p

Cost: Free

Details: Charlie Eshbach, President/General Manager, Portland Sea Dogs, will celebrate the 15th anniversary of the Sea Dogs with the publication of a new history of the team, “The Portland Sea Dogs: Images of Baseball.” For more information please call 207-774-1822.

Bates College Noonday Concert

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.

Line Dancing hosted by JFM Homes

Where: EES - 1512 Minott Ave, Auburn

Time: 6:00p - 7:30p

Cost: $3 to dance, $1.50 to watch

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

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, May 14^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.

"Pizza, Pins, and Pop"

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

Time: 4:00 - 7:30p

What the deal entails: $6- 1game+shoes, 1slice of pizza and soda or $9- 2games and shoes, 2sices of pizza and 1 soda. Bowling is reg. $3.40 and $2 for shoes at this time.

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, May 15^th

"Prah" in Theater

Where: Bates College Gannett Theater - 2 Andrews Road, Lewiston

Time: 7:30p

Cost: Free and opent to the public.

Details: Vaclav Havel’s 1975 political satire Unveiling and the American and English-language premiere of Prah, by Gyorgy Spiro, Hungary’s greatest living playwright. Spiro is on campus during the performance week. For more information please call 207-786-6330.

Friday, May 16^th

Portland Museum of Art

Where: 7 Congress Square, Portland

When: 5:00-9:00p

Cost: Free

Celebrate Spring - YMCA Hawaiian Luau

Where: YMCA - 3 Pomerleau Street, Biddeford

Time: 6-8pm

Details: Spring has sprung at the Northern York County Family YMCA. Invite friends and family to a true tropical treat and help us shake off the winter blues. The event is FREE for all. The event will include: Tropical drink station, summer snack bar, make your own lai, tropical tattoos, limbo competition, beach towel musical chairs, open swim. For more information please call (207) 283-0100.

Solar System Exploration

Where: Cumberland Congregational Church - 242 Main Street, Cumberland

Time: 7:00p

Cost: Free, though donations are appreciated

Details: Overview of major Solar System Exploration Missions with special emphasis on the Mars Phoenix Mission, scheduled to land on Mars on May 25, 2008 presented by the Southern Maine Astronomers Association. For more information please contact 207-721-1970.

Saturday, May 17^th

Fishing Derby hosted by JFM Homes

Where: Pettingill Pond, N. Windham

Time: 7 - 11:00a

Cost: $5

Details: Bring your fishing poles and worms. Trophies will be awarded in each category (assisted and unassisted) There will be no fly fishing and will have a 4 fish limit. Pick up an entry form in the main office of Auburn Day Services or contact Emily Perkins. For more information on the event please contact Dan Fields at 782-9268.

Animal Welfare Society Kitten Shower

Where: Animal Welfare Society - Holland Road, West Kennebunk

Time: 12:00 - 3:00p

Cost: Free though donations are appreciated

Details: From early spring through early winter, Animal Welfare Society's resources are stretched to the limit!
The Kitten Shower helps the shelter to prepare for the more than 1,000 expected new arrivals. It is a festive event with contests, educational booths, refreshments and a raffle!

"Prah" in Theater

Where: Bates College Gannett Theater - 2 Andrews Road, Lewiston

Time: 7:30p

Cost: Free and opent to the public.

Details: Vaclav Havel’s 1975 political satire Unveiling and the American and English-language premiere of Prah, by Gyorgy Spiro, Hungary’s greatest living playwright. Spiro is on campus during the performance week. For more information please call 207-786-6330.

Sunday, May 18^th

Colin Woodard : The Republic of Pirates

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

Time: 2:00p

Cost: Free

Details: "In 2004, Maine native Colin Woodard's The Lobster Coast explored the past, present, and future of coastal Maine. The award-winning author's newest book finds his attention focused on a topic far afield from crustaceans: pirates! Woodard--a journalist renowned for his reporting in newspapers like The Los Angeles Times and the Christian Science Monitor makes a triumphant return to Graves Library to talk about his book, The Republic of Pirates: Being the True and Surprising Story of the Caribbean Pirates and the Man who Brought them Down. Not to be missed!" For more information please contact (207) 967-2778.

Monday, May 19^th

York County Swim Group

Where: Northern York County Family YMCA - 3 Pomerleau Street, Biddeford

Time: 3:00 - 4:30p

Cost: Free

Details: Come have fun in the pool while getting great exercise and having from with your friends! This group is open to CWS houses who have a pass to the YMCA. If your house does not have a pass, but you are interested please contact Judi Harle and/or Emily Perkins by calling 879-1140.

Swim Group hosted by JFM Homes

Where: YWCA - 130 East Ave, Lewiston

Time: 3:00 – 4:00p

Cost: $5

For more information please call 782-9268.

Auburn Arts in the Evening – Granola & Trail Mixes

When: Mondays, May 12th and 19th

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.

Tuesday, May 20^th

Looking Underground: New England’s Rocks & Fossils

Where: York Public Library - 15 Long Sands Road, York

Time: 12:00 - 1:00p

Details: A Brown Bag Lunch Event. Charles Ferguson Barker, geologist and author/illustrator of "Under New England: The Story of New England's Rocks & Fossils" (University Press of New England, 2008), will present a talk on New England geology. Barker's talk will cover the fascinating geologic history of the region including colliding continents, volcanoes, and roaming dinosaurs. Co-sponsored with the Old York Historical Society. For more information please call 207-363-2818.

Bates College Noonday Concert

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.

Movie Night hosted by JFM Homes

Where: EES - 1512 Minott Ave, Auburn

Start Time: 6:00p

Cost: $3 – popcorn and drinks will be provided

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

Wednesday, May 21^st

Free Church Lunch

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

Time: 11:00a

For more information please call 207-743-2828.

"Pizza, Pins, and Pop"

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

Time: 4:00 - 7:30p

What the deal entails: $6- 1game+shoes, 1slice of pizza and soda or $9- 2games and shoes, 2sices of pizza and 1 soda. Bowling is reg. $3.40 and $2 for shoes at this time.

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 Dance Performance

Where: Schaeffer Theater, Bates College - 2 Andrews Road, Lewiston

Time: 7:30p

Cost: Free

Details: A program of student choreography plus the dance piece created for the Short Term unit “Tour, Teach, Perform.” For more information please call 207-786-6330.

Thursday, May 22^nd

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, May 23^rd

Lilac Festival

Where: The McLaughlin Garden - 97 Main Street, South Paris

Time: 9:00a - 5:00p

Cost: $5 donation

Details: "Join us for our 11th annual lilac celebration! Experience the colors, scents and traditions around lilac season with us." For more information please call 207-743-8820.

Portland Museum of Art

Where: 7 Congress Square, Portland

When: 5:00-9:00p

Cost: Free

Saturday, May 24^th

Lilac Festival

Where: The McLaughlin Garden - 97 Main Street, South Paris

Time: 9:00a - 5:00p

Cost: $5 donation

Details: "Join us for our 11th annual lilac celebration! Experience the colors, scents and traditions around lilac season with us." For more information please call 207-743-8820.

Sunday, May 25th

Lilac Festival

Where: The McLaughlin Garden - 97 Main Street, South Paris

Time: 9:00a - 5:00p

Cost: $5 donation

Details: "Join us for our 11th annual lilac celebration! Experience the colors, scents and traditions around lilac season with us." For more information please call 207-743-8820.

Picnic and Kite Flying Competition

Where: Location to be announced

Time: 12:00p - 4:00p

Details: Cumberland County Activities Committee wwill host a Memorial Weekend BBQ and Kite Flying Competition. Each house planning on attending needs to RSVP to Leanne Morgan by May 9th and will be expected to bring a specific items for the bbq. Leanne will be assigning an item or will give you a choice. Please RSVP with what item you would like to bring by May 16th. Items will be determined on a first come first serve basis. At the event we will eat great food and enjoy the outdoors with games and a kite flying competition. Be on the lookout for more information on this fun event!

Monday, May 26^th

*No CWS Day Programs*

Tuesday, May 27^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, May 28^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.

"Pizza, Pins, and Pop"

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

Time: 4:00 - 7:30p

What the deal entails: $6- 1game+shoes, 1slice of pizza and soda or $9- 2games and shoes, 2sices of pizza and 1 soda. Bowling is reg. $3.40 and $2 for shoes at this time.

Thursday, May 29^th

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, May 30th

Portland Museum of Art

Where: 7 Congress Square, Portland

When: 5:00-9:00p

Cost: Free

Semi-Formal Dinner and Dancing

Where: IPR - 90 Industrial Park Road, Saco

Time: Dinner - 5-6:30p, Dance - 6:30-8:30p

Cost: $4 for dinner and dance, dance only $2

Details: Join your friends for a night of dinner and dancing. The evening will start off with a full course Italian dinner (spaghetti, meatballs, salad, and bread) and then turn in to a fun-filled dance! There will be a special photo area where folks can take pictures with their friends for the cost of 50 cents a picture. Dress for this event will be semi-formal. For more information please contact Emily Perkins by calling 879-1140.

Saturday, May 31st

Community Day and Festival

Where: Victoria Mansion - 109 Danforth Street, Portland
Time: 11am-3pm

Details: Tours of the Mansion, birthday party, and Victorian fun and games on the lawn. A very special part of the day will be book signings by Candice Thornton Lee for her new children's book inspired by the Mansion. Free to the public. For more information please call 207-772-4841.
Tours 10:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
Festival 11:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.

Ongoing Events To Explore

Lewis Gallery Exhibits
Exhibit: Immigrants on the Waterfront - Photographs by Nancy Angela Ciocca

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: Senior Exhibition

Where: 75 Russell Street, Lewiston

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

Cost: Free

Details: Seven graduating studio art majors show work from their year-long thesis projects, in a program that emphasizes creating a cohesive body of work through sustained studio practice and critical inquiry. Media include paintings, sculptures, photographs and prints. Open April 4th – May 24^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.

Bates College Museum of Art

Exhibit: The Kimono and Traditional Japanese Culture: Investigating Kimono through Ukiyo-e in the Bates College Art Museum Collection

Where: 75 Russell Street, Lewiston

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

Cost: Free

Details: For this entry in the museum’s Students in the Vault series, Hisa Abe ’08 has assembled woodblock prints in the “Ukiyo-e” genre that highlight the roles, variety and importance of kimono patterns in these widely distributed scenes of popular culture. Open April 4th – July 19^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!*