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Or is it a two-person racing dinghy with a centerboard?

“Wait, 4/20 is also Hitler’s birthday? Why would someone say that?”

“No, no, 420 is for April 20th, the unofcial holiday for stoners. A day for the celebration of all things cannabis.”

However hazy the backstories (Vox’s version identi es 1971 San Rafael High School students in northern California who met after detention at 4:20 p.m. to smoke some righteous weed), this day has a lock on the title “cannabis holiday.” Whether it’s sharing growing tips and business ventures, lighting up with friends, or enjoying locally made edibles, 420 is the go-to underground holiday for producers, advocates, and consumers to celebrate the evolving culture.

MOVE OVER, CINCO DE MAYO

Now that the smoke has thickened, April 20th, or 420, has taken on a whole new meaning in 2023. A decade ago, this hol-

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Underground Holiday 420 (continued from page 63) iday was truly underground: cannabis was illegal, its use punishable with jail time. Fast forward to 2016 and this holiday began to sprout above ground: Maine passed An Act to Legalize Marijuana, allowing adults 21 and older to possess, consume, and cultivate cannabis. On October 9, 2020, retail sales became legal—a massive win for 420 celebrations.

Downtown Improvement

Now that this underground holiday has become legal, every city celebrates differently. With more than 20 recreational dispensaries, Portland has a special celebration of its own. Hosted by Maine Cannabis Community, 420 this year will feature food trucks, special prices, and live music. SeaWeed Co. , Three of Strong Spirits , Fire on Fore , and All Kind Bodega are among a long list of local dispensaries that will be participating in the festivities.

Taking It To The Streets

Joscelyn Pizzino, marketing manager at SeaWeed Co., is looking forward to their third annual 420 event. “We tend to go all out for the High Holiday. We offer something for everyone: prize wheels, food trucks, special deals, and more.” Among the di erent food trucks they’ll have, “Ironclad Eats is the most popular. ey have the best local tacos.” Gotta dance? “We have tons of live music, including Kyle Friday and Tara Rook, whose DJ name is Just Milk .” For vendors, “We love inviting our local cultivation partners to join us, including Upward Organics and Merrymeeting Bay Hemp Company. is is a great holiday to celebrate in the Old Port.”

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Don’t Miss

Carnaval ME Winter Festival, Eastern Prom. Bites & Brews igloo, ice sculpture demos, bonfire, kids’ activities, live music, Mar. 8–12. Carnavalme.com.

Collins Center for the Arts, 2 Flagstaff Rd., Orono. Champions of Magic, Mar. 2. 581-1755.

Earth at Hidden Pond, 354 Goose Rocks Rd., Kennebunkport. Watercolor Painting at Earth at Hidden Pond, Feb. 23; Tie Dye Vacation | Paint the Town Red, Feb. 20. 967-6550.

Family Scavenger Hunt, Carter’s XC Ski, Bethel. Find Maine animal tracks signs to win prizes. Free for kids, Feb. 18–27. 824-3880.

February Festival, Saddleback Mountain. Fun-filled day with family-friendly events, including music, a bonfire, fireworks, and the stunning Torch Light Parade, Feb. 24. 864-5671. Mayo Street Arts, 10 Mayo

St. International Open Mic, Feb. 24. 879-4629.

Nonstop Nordic. Race Series for all ages and abilities held at Pineland Farms, New Gloucester, Feb. 26; Twin Brook Recreation Area, Cumberland, Mar. 5. Nonstopnordic.com.

Portland Ovations, Merrill Auditorium, 20 Myrtle St. The Peking Acrobats feat. The Shanghai Circus, Feb. 27. 842-0800.

Skijor Skowhegan, Skowhegan State Fairgrounds. A horse and rider pull a snowboarder or alpine skier down a 1,000’ track of gates and jumps in this team time-trial race, Feb. 25. 612-2571.

Somerset Snowfest, Skowhegan, Canaan, and Madison. Ice-fishing derby, kite-flying derby, downhill kayak race, winter triathlon, and equestrian skijoring competition, Feb. 18–26. 612-2571.

State of Maine Quilt Shop Hop, see website for locations.

Hop from quilt shop to quilt shop for goodie bags, in-store drawings, demonstrations, and more, Apr. 1–30. maineshophop.com.

State Theatre, 609 Congress St. The Kirk Minihane Show, Mar. 25. 956-6000.

St. Lawrence Arts, 76 Congress St. Letters from Home, Feb. 26; Dragology, Mar. 5. 775-5568.

Waterville Opera House, 1 Common St. Peking Acrobats feat. The Shanghai Circus, Feb. 24. 873-7000.

Winterpaloozah, Haley Pond

Park, Rangeley. Enjoy a day of playing on the frozen pond and in the snow. Horse & wagon rides, Cardboard Sled Race, saucer bowling, snow golf, snow kiting, campfire & marshmallows roast, and much more, Feb. 19. 864-2771.

Theater

Belfast Maskers, 17 Court St. A Doll’s House Part 2, Mar. 9–19. 619-3256.

Chocolate Church Arts Center, 804 Washington St., Bath. Private Lives, Mar. 3–12.

442-8455.

City Theater, 205 Main St., Biddeford. Nunsense, Mar. 10–26. 282-0849.

Collins Center for the Arts, 2 Flagstaff Rd., Orono. NT Live Broadcast: Much Ado About Nothing, Mar. 3; The MET Live in HD: Lohengrin, Mar. 18; The MET Live in HD: Falstaff, Apr. 8; The MET Live in HD: Der Rosenkavalier, Apr. 15. 581-1755.

Good Theater, St. Lawrence Arts Center, 76 Congress St. Nureyev’s Eyes, Feb. 22–Mar. 12; You Can’t Take It With You,

Mar. 29–Apr. 23. 835-0895.

Gracie Theatre, 1 College Cir., Bangor. Rhapsody in Black, Feb. 24. 941-7888.

Grand Theater, 165 Main St., Ellsworth. MET LIVE: Lohengrin, Mar. 18; The Sound of Music, Mar. 31–Apr. 16; MET LIVE: Falstaff, Apr. 1; MET LIVE: Der Rosenkavalier, Apr. 15. 667-9500.

Lincoln Theater, 2 Theater St., Damariscotta. NT Live: The Crucible, Mar. 9–10; The Met Live in HD: Lohengrin (Wagner), Mar. 18; The Met Live in HD: Falstaff (Verdi), Apr. 1; The Met Live in HD: Der Rosenkavalier (Strauss), Apr. 15. 563-3424.

Lyric Music Theater, 176 Sawyer St., South Portland. Curtains, Mar. 24–Apr. 8. 799-1421.

Mad Horse Theater, 24 Mosher St., South Portland. Quills, through Feb. 26. 747-4148.

Mayo Street Arts, 10 Mayo St. The Coldharts’ Edgar Allan 879-4629.

Merrill Auditorium, 20 Myrtle St. Bluey’s Big Play, Mar. 16; Ugly

Duckling, Apr. 8. 842-0800. Penobscot Theatre Company, Bangor Opera House, 131 Main St. Trapped! The Musical, through Mar. 5; Queen, Mar. 30–Apr. 16. 942-3333.

Portland Stage, 25A Forest Ave. How I Learned What I Learned, Mar. 1–19; Sweet Goats & Blueberry Señoritas, on-demand through Mar. 5; The Cake, Apr. 5–23. 774-0465. Public Theatre, 31 Maple St., Lewiston. Pilgrims Musa & Sheri in the New World, Mar. 3–12. 782-3200. Strand Theatre, 345 Main St., Rockland. Met Opera LIVE: Wagner’s Lohengrin, Mar. 18; Met Opera Encore: Wagner’s Lohengrin, Mar. 28; Met Opera LIVE: Verdi’s Falstaff, Apr. 1; Met Opera Encore: Verdi’s Falstaff, Apr. 11; Met Opera LIVE: Strauss’s Der Rosenkavalier, Apr. 15. 594-0070.

USM Department of Theatre, Russell Hall, Gorham Campus. Into the Woods, Mar. 2–11; Eurydice

Rising, Apr. 4–8. 780-5151. Waterville Opera House, 1

Common St. Hansel & Gretel, Feb. 20–25; School Show: Pete the Cat’s Big Hollywood Adventure, Mar. 7; The Play That Goes Wrong, Mar. 31–Apr. 9. 873-7000.

Dance

Maine State Ballet, Lopez Theater, 348 U.S. Route One, Falmouth. Alice In Wonderland, Mar. 24–Apr. 8. 842-0800.

Merrill Auditorium, 20 Myrtle St. Shen Yun, Feb. 25. 842-0800.

Portland Ballet, Westbrook Performing Arts Center, 471 Stroudwater St. New Works, Mar. 18. 857-3860.

Music

Aura, 121 Center St. Alan Doyle, Feb. 21; Dark Desert Eagles, Feb. 24; Kashmir, Mar. 4; Jerry Cantrell with Thunderpussy, Mar. 15; Adam Doleac, Apr. 1; Maddie & Tae, Apr. 6. 772-8274.

Camden Opera House, 29 Elm St. Dervish, Mar. 4. 236-7963. Chocolate Church Arts Center,

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Rendezvous

804 Washington St., Bath. Anni Clark, Feb. 23; Scott Moreau, Mar. 18; Dar Williams, Mar. 23; Shemekia Copeland, Mar. 24; The Mallet Brothers Band, Apr. 1; Pihcintu Multicultural Chorus, Apr. 8. 442-8455.

Collins Center for the Arts, 2 Flagstaff Rd., Orono. Red Hot Chilli Pipers, Feb. 25; Dreamers’ Circus, Feb. 26; Quartetto di Cremona, Mar. 5; Concert for a Cause, Mar. 7; Masterworks IV: Epic Sounds: Strauss & Rachmaninoff, Mar. 12; Camila Meza & Aaron Goldberg, Mar. 23–24; UMaine Singers & Alumni Spring Concert, Mar. 25; Jazz at Lincoln Center, Apr. 2. 581-1755.

Cross Insurance Arena, 1 Civic Center Sq. MercyMe, Mar. 3. 791-2200.

Friends of the Kotzschmar Organ, Merrill Auditorium, 20 Myrtle St. Bach Birthday Bash, Mar. 25 (on-demand Apr. 4–May 4). 553-4363.

Gracie Theatre, 1 College Cir., Bangor. Karan Casey, Mar. 4; Tom Rush with Matt Nakoa, Mar. 24; Jon-Michael Ogletree, Apr.

2. 941-7888.

Mayo Street Arts, 10 Mayo St. Half Moon Jug Band, Feb. 25. 879-4629.

One Longfellow Square, 181 State St. Damn Griffin House, Feb. 24; Maine Middle Eastern Orchestra, Feb. 25; Rasa String Quartet, Feb. 26; Sunny War, Mar. 1; Cilla Bonnie, Sara Hallie Richardson, & Katie Matzell, Mar. 3; Lisa Schneckenburger, Mar. 4; Deb Talan, Mar. 5; Chris Walton, Mar. 8; Portland Jazz Orchestra, Mar. 16; Hawktail, Mar. 19; Mary Fahl, Mar. 24. 761-1757.

Opera House at Boothbay Harbor, 86 Townsend Ave. February Open Mic, Feb. 24; Téada, Mar. 4; Reverie Road, Mar. 18; March Open Mic, Mar. 24. 633-5159.

Portland Chamber Music

Festival, Hannaford Hall, 88 Bedford St. Borromeo String Quartet, Mar. 25. 320-0257.

Portland House of Music, 25 Temple St. The Go Big All-Star Band, Mar. 2; Enter the Haggis, Mar. 9; Sierra Hull, Mar. 11; Adam Ezra Group, Mar. 18; Echoes: A Tribute to Pink Floyd, Mar. 24–25; Jukebox the Ghost, Apr. 1; Pigeons Playing Ping Pong, Apr. 2; The Heavy Heavy, Apr. 11; Ryan Montbleau Band, Apr. 15. 805-0134.

Portland Ovations, Hannaford Hall, USM Portland Campus, 88 Bedford St. Miró Quartet and Soprano Karen Slack, Mar. 18. 842-0800.

Portland Ovations, Merrill Auditorium, 20 Myrtle St. The Simon & Garfunkel Story, Mar. 9. 842-0800.

Portland Symphony Orchestra, Merrill Auditorium, 20 Myrtle St. The Rite of Spring, on-demand through Mar. 10; Ravel’s Boléro, Mar. 12;

Louis Armstrong & Friends, Mar. 18–19; Around the World with the Portland Youth Symphony Orchestra, Mar. 26; Eckart Conducts Márquez, Apr. 2–4 (on-demand Apr. 12–May 12); The Nat King Cole Songbook, Apr. 15–16. 842-0800.

State Theatre, 609 Congress St. The Dip, Feb. 21; Cory Wong feat. Victor Wooten, Feb. 27; Shawn Colvin, Marc Cohn & Sarah Jarosz, Mar. 3; Postmodern Jukebox, Marc. 18; Jxdn, Mar. 21; The Wonder Years, Mar. 23; Pigeons Playing Ping Pong, Apr. 1; Andrew Bird, Apr. 11. 956-6000.

Stone Mountain Arts Center, 695 Dugway Rd., Brownfield. Alana MacDonald, Feb. 24; Jesse Dee and Band, Feb. 25; Robert Cray Band, Mar.

3; Lonesome Ace Stringband, Mar. 4; The Suitcase Junket, Mar.

10; Aoife O’Donovan, Mar. 18; Dave Mallett and the Mallett Brothers, Mar. 31; Buffalo Nichols, Apr. 7; Tinsley Ellis & Marcia

Ball, Apr. 8. 935-7292. Strand Theatre, 345 Main St., Rockland. Natalie MacMaster and Donnell Leahy, Mar. 1; James McMurtry, Mar. 22; Buffalo Nichols, Apr. 8. 594-0070. University of Southern Maine, Corthell Hall, 37 College Ave., Gorham. Faculty Concert Series: Dr. Robert Lehmann & Dr. Tom Parchman, Mar. 24; Faculty Concert Series: Piano Alchemy: Sky, Earth, Water… Joy! feat. Dr. Anastasia Antonacos, Mar. 31; Ed Reichert’s Foolish Musical Theatre Studio Recital, Apr. 1; 2023 Honors Recital, Apr. 8. 780-5555.

Comedy

Jonathan’s Ogunquit, 92 Bourne Ln. Bob Marley Comedy Show, Apr. 13. 646-4777. Merrill Auditorium, 20 Myrtle St. Heather McMahan, Mar. 10. 842-0800. State Theatre, 609 Congress

Rendezvous

St. Fortune Feimster, Mar. 19; Noel Miller, Mar. 22. 956-6000.

St. Lawrence Arts, 76 Congress St. Improv Jam, Feb. 27. 775-5568.

Art

Bates College Museum of Art, 75 Russell St., Lewiston. And So Did Pleasure Take the Hand of Sorrow and They Wandered Through the Land of Joy, through Mar. 18; Expressions of Compassion: Selections from the Barbara Morris Goodbody Photography Collection, through Mar. 18. 786-6158.

Bowdoin College Museum of Art, 245 Maine St., Brunswick. Helen Frankenthaler and Jo Sandman: Without Limits, through Mar. 12; In Light of Rome: Early photography in the Capital of the World: 1842-1871, through Jun. 4; Turn of Phrase: Language and Translation in Global Contemporary Art, through Jun. 4; Masks of Memories: Art and Ceremony in Nineteenth Century Oceania, through Jul. 9; Re|Framing the Collection: New Considerations in European and American Art, 1475–1875, through Dec. 31. 725-3275.

Brick Store Museum, 117 Main St., Kennebunk. The Great State of Illustration in Maine, through Feb. 28. 985-4802.

Carol L. Douglas Studio and Gallery, 394 Commercial St., Rockport. Landscape and marine paintings, workshops and instruction. Watch-me-paint.com. 585-201-1558.

Center for Maine Contemporary Art, 21 Winter St., Rockland. 2023 CMCA Biennial, through May 7. 701-5005.

Colby College Museum of Art, 5600 Mayflower Hill Dr., Waterville. Naeem Mohaiemen: grace, through Apr. 23; Time and Tide Flow Wide: The Collection in Context, 1959-1973, through Jun. 11; All in One: Selections from the Alex Katz Foundation Collection, through Jun. 11; Ashley Bryan / Paula Wilson: Take the World into Your Arms, Feb. 17–Jul. 31. 859-5600.

Cove Street Arts, 71 Cove St. Winter Dreams of Spring, through Feb. 25; Down the Candy Hole, through Mar. 11; Out & About Maine, through Mar. 20. 808-8911.

David Lussier Gallery, 66 Wallingford Sq., Kittery. Gallery with works by artists including Benjamin Lussier, David Lussier, George Van Hook, and Pamela Lussier. 860336-9051.

Farnsworth Art Museum, 16 Museum St., Rockland.

Andrew Wyeth: Early Temperas, through Apr. 30; Andrew Wyeth: Islands in Maine, through Apr. 30; The Farnsworth at 75, through Dec. 31; Louise Nevelson: Dawn to Dusk, through Dec. 31, 2024. 596-6457.

First Friday Art Walks, Creative Portland, 84 Free St. Mar. 3; Apr. 7. 370-4784.

Greenhut Galleries, 146 Middle St. February/March

Greenhut Artists Group Exhibit, through Apr.1; Maine the Painted State, Apr. 6–May 27. 772-2693.

Lincoln Theater, Exhibition on Screen: Mary Cassatt: Painting the Modern Woman, Mar. 23–24. 563-3424.

Maine Historical Society, 489 Congress St. Chansonetta Stanley Emmons: Staging the Past, through Mar. 31; Fashion for the People: Maine’s Graphic Tees, through Apr. 8. 774-1822.

New England Aquarium & Quincy Market

Annie @ Hanover Theatre

Boston Bruins Vs. Detroit Redwings

Myrtle Beach Getaway

Boston Celtic Vs. Atlanta Hawks

Our Nation’s Capital/Cherry Blossom

Cyr Northstar Tours’ Upcoming Tours

Feb. 21, 2023 | $207pp

Feb. 25 | $275pp

Mar. 11 | $260pp

Mar. 19–28 | SGL: $3416 / DBL: $2526pp / TPL: $2229pp

Apr. 9 | $260/pp

Apr. 12–17 | SGL: $2326 / DBL: $1836pp / TPL: $1682pp

Boston Duck Tour & Museum of Science

Penn Dutch

Escape to the Cape

New York City

Apr. 19 | $256

May 17-21| SGL: $1852/ DBL:

$1518/ TPL: $1412

May 21-25, 2023 SGL: $1262/

DBL: $1115/ TRI: $1073

June 15-18 | SGL: $2082/ DBL: $1642/ TPL: $1484

Rendezvous

Maine Maritime Museum, 243 Washington St., Bath. Featured Finds, through Feb. 23; SeaChange: Darkness and Light in the Gulf of Maine, through Dec. 31. 443-1316.

Maine Sculpture Trail, Schoodic International Sculpture Symposium. An outdoor exhibit of 34 sculptures spanning over 273 miles along the coastal region of Downeast Maine. schoodicsculpture.org.

Monson Arts Gallery, 8 Greenville Rd. Monson Today, through Feb. 27. 997-2070.

Moss Galleries, 100 Fore St. Geoffrey Dorfman, through Mar. 5; John Bisbee, Mar. 10–Apr. 16. 804-0459.

Moss Galleries, 251 US-1, Falmouth. Benji Grignon & Frances Hynes, through Mar. 25; Robert S. Neuman, Michael Mulhern, & Carla Weeks, Mar. 31–May 13. 781-2620.

Portland Museum of Art, 7 Congress Sq. Kathy Butterly: Out of one, many / Headscapes, through Mar. 5; Felix Gonzalez-Torres, through Apr. 23; American Perspectives, through May 7. 775-6148.

Richard Boyd Art Gallery,15 Epps St., Peaks Island. A Group Exhibition of Paintings by Women Artists, through Feb. 26; A Walk in The Woods, Mar. 3–26; Works on Paper, Apr. 1–29. 712-1097.

River Arts, 36 Elm St, Damariscotta. Dark & Light, Feb. 25–Apr.1; Storm, Apr. 8–May 13. 563-6868.

Strand Theatre, 345 Main St., Rockland. Exhibition on Screen: Mary Cassatt: Painting the Modern Woman, Mar. 16. 594-0070.

University of New England Art Galleries, UNE Art Gallery, 716 Stevens Ave. Tenacious, through Jun. 11. 602-3000.

University of New England Art Galleries, Jack S. Ketchum Library, 11 Hills Beach Rd., Biddeford. Of and About the Road: The Automobile in History, Society, and the Environment, through Apr. 7. 602-3000.

Film

Lincoln Theater, 2 Theater St., Damariscotta. Red Dust, Mar. 2–3. 563-3424.

Tasty

But First, Tequila, The Burleigh, Kennebunkport Inn, 1 Dock Sq. Learn to make 2 of our favorite tequila cocktails. Includes 2 sample drinks, recipe cards, and light snacks, Feb. 18. 204-9668.

Lincoln Theater, 2 Theater St., Damariscotta. Talking Food in Maine: Intimate Conversations with host Cherie Scott and guest Mary Allen Lindmann, Feb. 16; Talking Food in Maine: Intimate Conversations with host Cherie Scott and guest Barton Seaver, Apr. 6. 563-3424.

Maine Restaurant Week, Mar. 1–12. For locations and details, visit: mainerestaurantweek.com.

Now You’re Cooking, 49 Front St., Bath. Facebook Live cooking demos with a rotating list of staff & local chefs, every Thu. 443-1402.

To submit an event listing: portlandmonthly.com/portmag/ submit-an-event/ Compiled by Bethany Palmer