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AGENDA December 2008
(Clockwise from top left) Kennebunk port’s 28th annual Christmas Prelude, December 5-14. 967-0857 christmasprelude.com Portland Symphony Orchestra presents Magic of Christmas, December 12-21 at the Merrill Auditorium in Portland. 773-6128 or portlandsymphony.com “Lynne Drexler-Painter” opens December 6 at Portland Museum of Art. Pictured, detail from Untitled, 1962. 775-6148, (800) 639-4067 portlandmuseum.com
Sweet Honey in the Rock, Merrill Audi torium, Portland, Sunday, January 18, 7 p.m. Tickets $42, $36, $32, students $20. Single-ticket rates 773-3150, group rates 842-0800 pcagreatperformances.org
galleries
abbe Museum, 26 Mount Desert Street, Bar Harbor. “North by Northeast: Wabanaki, Akwesasne Mohawk, and Tuscarora Traditional Arts” continues to August 31, 2009, the “Arthur and Nita Wood
Artifact Collection” and “Ash and Sweetgrass Baskets,” ongoing through 2009, and “The Equinox Petroglyph Project: Interpretations by Women and Children” shows through January 3. 288-3519 or abbemuseum.org addison Woolley Gallery, 87 Market Street, Portland. Artful Gifts shows December 3 to 27 with an opening reception on December 5. 775-0678 or addisonwoolley.com art Gallery at UnE, Westbrook College Campus, University of New England, 716 Stevens Avenue, Portland. “Alice Spencer - Fabricating Time: Paintings and Collected Textiles” continues to January 11, “The Freedom Place Collection” shows
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from January 16 to March 15, 2009. 221-4499 or une.edu/artgallery Bates College Museum of art, Lewiston. “Stairway to Heaven: From Chinese Streets to Monuments and Skyscraper” and “Flourishing Folk: New England Decorated,” 20 Works on Paper and Document Boxes continues to December 14 and “Studies of the Somali Diaspora” shows January 23 to May 29. 786-6158 or bates.edu/museum.xml Bowdoin College Museum of art, Walker Art Building, Brunswick. Ancient Art: Immortal Dreams, Ars Antiqua: Ancient Pastimes and Passions, Palace Reliefs from Kalhu, and Seeing and Believing: 600 years in Europe, ongoing; Lewis deSoto and Michael Mazur continue. 725-3275 or bowdoin.edu/art-museum/ Center for Maine Contemporary art, 162 Russell Avenue, Rockport. “Art from the LINC and Waterville Social Clubs” continues to December 20 and “Dennis Pinnette: Expansion of Logic” to December 20. 236-2875 or cmcanow.org
Colby College Museum of art, Mayflower Hill, Waterville. “Realms of Faith: Medieval Art from the Walters Art Museum” continues to January 4, 2009. 872-3228 or colby.edu/museum daniel Kany Gallery, 89 Exchange Street, Portland. “Jewelry by Tracy Johnson” featuring 8 new fabricated pieces (gold with precious stones) as well as rings, necklaces, and earrings, shows to December 27 followed by “Ceramic Sculpture by Benjamin Lambert,” a witty and artful exploration of the interaction of human culture on aquatic life, from January 2 to 31, opening on First Friday with a public reception. 514-7475 or kany.net Eric Hopkins Gallery, North Haven Island. Visit the Eric Hopkins website, the artist at North Haven, 867-2229, or the year-round gallery in Rockland, 594-1996 or erichopkins.com Farnsworth Museum of art, 16 Main Street, Rockland. “Maine in America” the permanent collection, includes works by Gilbert Stuart, Thomas Sully, Thomas Eakins, Eastman Johnson,
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Fitz Hugh Lane, Frank Benson, Childe Hassam, and Maurice Prendergast. Current exhibits include: “Folk Art, Louise Nevelson” and “Picturing the Decades: 60 Years of Photography” “From Impressionism to Modernism: American Paintings from the Farnsworth Art Museum, 1895-1935” to February 1, 2009; “Confronting Abstraction: Painting in Maine, 1945-1955,” to May 17, 2009; and “Visions of America: 19th Century Painting from the Farnsworth,” to March 20, 2009. 596-6457 or farnsworthmuseum.org Filament Gallery, 181 Congress Street, Portland. The 9th Annual Holiday Show features the work of over 20 artists exhibiting a diverse range of inspired and unusual items including: wine balancers, yoga bunnies, assemblage sculptures, wooden boxes, jewelry, collages, wire sculptures, handmade books, coat racks, ceramic cups, collages, ornaments, paintings, end tables, magic metal lamps, drawings, wood carvings, blown glass, ceramic animals, monster hooks, angels, prints, handmade holiday cards and more. 774-0932 or filamentgallery.com A Fine Thing: Edward T Pollack Fine Arts, 25 Forest Avenue, Portland. “Friends of Ed,” to December 28, features paintings, prints, drawings, photographs, sculpture, artist’s books, and ceramics by local and national artists, including: From Maine: Jack Walton, Tahir Saleh, Jim McGreal, Crystal Yacolino, Yvette Bouchard, Eric Michelsen. From New England: Tsuya Chinn, Kate Sullivan, Jose Santos. From beyond: Jim O’Connell, Douglas Leichter, Mario Rivoli, Kate Davis, Sarah Gummoe, Zoe Larson. Also showing: “Joseph Hirsch - American Master,” and “Gallery Selection,” an ongoing display of rotating works from the gallery inventory. 699-2919 or edpollackfinearts.com Fore Street Gallery, 372 Fore Street, Portland. Paul Black, Sylvia Dyers, Carlton Plummer. 874-8084 or forestreetgallery.com Frost Gully Gallery, 1159 U.S. Route 1, Freeport. Featuring the art of 20 Maine artists at Maine’s oldest gallery including Thomas Crotty, Stephen Etnier, Laurence Sisson, Dahlov Ipcar, Janet C. Manyan. 865-4505 or frostgullygallery.com Galeyrie Fine Art, 190 US Route 1, Falmouth. Gallery Artists’ Show, new offerings from the Osher Map Collection and Falmouth Historical Society. 781-3555. Gleason Fine Art, 545 Congress Street, Portland, and 31 Townsend Avenue, Boothbay Harbor. “Eye Catchers: Fine Art for Holiday Giving “ featuring new work by gallery artists, including Ralf Feyl, Genetta McLean and a selection of estate paintings that are appropriate to the season. Continues to January 6. 633-6849 or gleasonfineart.com Greenhut Gallery, 146 Middle Street, Portland. The Portland Show December 4 - January 3. 772-2693 or greenhutgalleries.com
Institute of Contemporary Art at Maine
College of Art, 522 Congress Street, Portland. “Out There: The Mediated Landscape” shows to December 21 and “MECA Faculty,” to December 20. 775-3052 or meca.edu Maine Historical Society Museum, 489 Congress Street, Portland. “Art of the People: Folk Art in Maine” with over 70 museum artifacts on view, featuring carved powder horns, decorative quilts, finely made samplers, colorful portraits, and other historic paintings, continues to December 30. 774-1822 or mainehistory.org Maine Maritime Museum, 243 Washington Street, Bath. A Shipyard in Maine: Percy & Small and the Great Schooners, A Maritime History of Maine, American Society of Marine Artists to January 4. 443-1316 or mainemaritimemuseum.org Museum of African Culture, 13 Brown Street, Portland. The African Humanities Gallery includes a collection of artifacts and stories of courage from 15 he African Humanities Gallery includes a collection of artifacts and stories of courage from 15 Sub-Saharan African cultures. “Sabin Bajyinama ‘Mixed Technique’” continues to January followed by “Documentary Photography of Continental Africa and the African Diaspora.
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871-7188 or africantribalartmuseum.org Portland Museum of Art, 7 Congress Square, Portland. Current exhibits include: ”Landscapes from the Age of Impressionism,” masterpieces from the Brooklyn Museum collection, to January 4; “New Acquisitions” to February 8, 2009; “Lynn Drexler - Painter,” featuring 50 works from one of Monhegan Island’s early abstract painters, shows to March 1, 2009; and “Backstage Pass: Rock and Roll” shows from January 22 to March 22 . Drawn from the largest private collection of photographs of rock musicians in the United States, this show features more than 200 photographs, including studio portraits and candids of famous rock and roll stars from Elvis Presley and Jimi Hendrix to Madonna and Courtney Love. 773-ARTS, (800) 639-4067 or portlandmuseum.com Seashore Trolley Museum, Log Cabin Road, Kennebunkport. Museum of mass transit vehicles. Open during Kennebunkport’s Christmas Prelude. 967-2712 Susan Maasch Fine Art, 29 Forest Avenue, Portland. Gallery Artists: Work In All Mediums, Photography: Work by Jock Sturges, Chuck Close, and Jack Montgomery. 699-2966 or susanmaaschfineart.com by Mildred Johnson and David McLaughlin,” “Angelo Ippolito,” and “Celebrities and Socialites: Photographs by Andy Warhol” show to January. 561-3350 or umma.umaine.edu
Whitney Art Works Projects, 45 York Street, Portland. Group show through December 24. 780-0700 or whitneyartworks.com Wiscasset Bay Gallery, 67 Main Street, Wiscasset. “Recent Acquisitions” continues, featuring new works by contemporary New England artists as well as 19th and 20th century American and European paintings, and the “Annual Winter Exhibition” continues to February. 882-7682 or wiscassetbaygallery.com
Music
University of Maine Museum of Art, 40 Harlow Street, Bangor. “Reclaimed Works
L/A Arts, 221 Lisbon Street, Lewiston. Black & White fund raising dinner at Fuel Restaurant, 49 Lisbon Street, Lewiston, December 7. 782-7228 or laarts.org Maine Gay Men’s Chorus, Portland. “Holiday Light” concert features music from the Renaissance to 21st century at Williston West Church, 32 Thomas Street, December 11-13. 772-1384 or mainegaymenschorus.org The Maine Music Society, 215 Lisbon Street Lewiston. Androscoggin Chorale and Lewiston 1408 IBTS PortMonthly Novfnl 9/25/08 2:08 PM Page 1 High School Concert Choir, present “A Heritage Christmas” featuring seasonal music performed at the Franco-American Heritage Center, Cedar Street, Lewiston, December 13-14. 782-1403 or MaineMusicSociety.org One Longfellow Square, Portland. Vance Gilbert December 20. Portland Jazz Orchestra December 23. Ellis Paul’s The Dragonfly Races December 27. 761-1757 or onelongfellowsquare.com PCA Great Performances, Merrill Auditorium, Portland. The Very Hungry Caterpillar December 13. Verdi’s Aida January 15. 842-0800 or pcagreatperformances.org Portland String Quartet, Woodfords Congregational Church, Woodford Street, Portland. Rorodin, Haydn, Bloch with Paul Posnak on piano December 7. portlandstringquartet.org Portland Symphony Orchestra, Merrill Auditorium, Portland. Magic of Christmas December 12-21. 842-0800, 842-0812 TTY or portlandsymphony.com
Dance
Portland Ballet, Portland. The Victorian Nutcracker, Franco-American Heritage Center, Lewiston. December 7; Merrill Auditorium December 17. 842-0800 or portlandballet.org
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USM theatre, Russell Hall, University of Southern Maine, Gorham. Dance USM!, December 11 to 14, and Moonchildren by Michael Weller directed by Will Kilroy, February 12 to 15, 2009. 780-5151.
theater
Good theater, St. Lawrence Arts Center, 76 Congress Street, Portland. Broadway at Good Theater opens December 4. 885-5883 or goodtheater.com portland Stage Company, 25A Forest Avenue, Portland. A Christmas Carol December 5-24. 774-0465 or portlandstage.com the public theatre, Lisbon and Maple Streets, Lewiston. A Christmas Carol December 12-14. 7822211 or thepublictheatre.org
Book Readings
Gulf of Maine Books, 134 Main Street, Brunswick. Children’s book author, Calef Brown, December 6 at 4 P.M. Poet Gil Helmick and eight other poets read Agreeable Friends Contemporary Animal Poetry, December 7 at 3 P.M. 729-5083 nonesuch Books & Cards, Mill Creek Shopping Center, South Portland. A Passion for Seaglass book signing with author, C.S. Lambert, on December 13, 11 A.M.-2 P.M. nonesuchbooks.com or 799-2659 portland Museum of art, 7 Congress Square, Portland. Dahlov Ipcar Holiday Book Signing of My Wonderful Christmas Tree, December 14, 1 P.M.-3 P.M. Free with Museum Admission. portlandmuseum.org or 775-6148 portland public library, 5 Monument Square, Portland. Maine’s Visible Black History Discussion Group with author and scholar Dr. Gerald Talbot, December 16 at 10:30 A.M. Colin Sargent reading from Museum of Human Beings, December 17 at 12 P.M. portlandlibrary.com or 871-1700 rabelais, 80 Middle Street, Portland. “Island Sheep”, photos by Russell French reception, December 4 at 5 P.M. rabelaisbooks.com or 774-1044
Don’t miss
Maine audubon, 20 Gisland Farm Road, Falmouth. Weekly bird walks Thursday mornings, Yoga Mondays. Owls of the World December 13, Wind Turbines, Petrels, and the Galapagos December 15, Winter Solstice Celebration December 21. 781-2330 or maineaudubon.org Maine narrow Gauge railroad & Museum, 58 Fore Street, Portland. Polar Express journey to the North Pole, visit with Santa, hot chocolate, and cookies. Departs from Ocean Gateway, to December 23. 828-0814 or mngrr.org
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planetarium, 96 Falmouth Street, Portland. Holiday show, Season of Light, Friday-Sunday and December 29-31. 780-4749 or usm.maine.edu/planet/ –Compiled by Diane Hudsond
