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NOVEMBER 23 - DECEMBER 16
LIGHT UP YOUR HOLIDAYS
Downtown Portland is alive with joy-filled celebra-
tion on its streets andmany special events. 772-6828
NOVEMBER 23 - DECEMBER 23
POLAR EXPRESS
The popular children’s book comes to life when
the Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad departs for a
journey to the “North Pole.” 828-0814.
NOVEMBER 23 ‘18 - JANUARY 6 ‘19
CHRISTMAS AT VICTORIA MANSION
Victoria Mansion is lavishly decorated for the
holidays by professional designers, decorators,
and florists. 772-4841
NOVEMBER 30 - DECEMBER 9
KENNEBUNKPORT’S
CHRISTMAS PRELUDE
Two week festival with tree lighting, caroling,
walking tours, hat parade, entertainment and
much, much more for the entire family. 967-0857
DECEMBER 7-9
SPARKLE WEEKEND
Parade, carolers, Santa, horse-drawn carriage
rides enliven downtown Freeport. 865-1212
DECEMBER 14-16 & 21-23
THE MAGIC OF CHRISTMAS
Portland Symphony Orchestra presents its
annual holiday concert in Merrill Auditorium.
Portland,
DECEMBER 31
L.L.BEAN KIDNIGHT/
NEW YEAR’S EVE
L.L.Bean hosts a full day of activities for kids
culminating in a festive fireworks display at
6pm. Freeport.
2019
FEBRUARY 15-17
FLAVORS OF FREEPORT
Enjoy samples from some of Maine’s best chefs
and local brews and beverages at the Ice Bar.
Freeport, 865-1212
MARCH 1-10
MAINE RESTAURANT WEEK
Warm up to winter at restaurants throughout
the state offering specially priced three-course
menus.
MARCH 22-24
MAINE BOATBUILDER’S SHOW
A gathering of the finest fiberglass and
wooden custom boat builders on the East Coast.
Portland, 774-1067
MARCH 28-31
MAINE FLOWER SHOW
Exhibition of Maine horticulture and landscaping
professionals. Portland,
EVENTS SHOWS & EXHIBITS 2018-2019
OCT 13, ‘18 - MARCH 3, ‘19
Claus Hoie: Watercolor Fantasia
NOV 3, ‘18 - MAY 5, ‘19
The Tropics Next Door: A Look at Maine’s
Caribbean Trade
PORTLAND STAGE
774-0465,
THROUGH APRIL 22
The Niceties
MAY 1-20
Sex And Other Disturbances
SEPTEMBER 25 - OCTOBER 21
Ben Butler
OCTOBER 30 - NOVEMBER 18
Refuge Malja
NOVEMBER 30 - DECEMBER 24
A Christmas Carol
JANUARY 22 - FEBRUARY 17
The Importance Of Being Earnest
FEBRUARY 26 - MARCH 24
The Half-Light
APRIL 2-21 Skeleton Crew
APRIL 30 - MAY 19 The Last Five Years
MAINE STATE MUSIC THEATRE
725-8769,
JUNE 6-23 Million Dollar Quartet
JUNE 27 - JULY 14 Beauty And The Beast
JULY 18 - AUGUST 4 Saturday Night Fever
AUGUST 8-25 Singin’ In The Rain
OGUNQUIT PLAYHOUSE
646-5511,
MAY 16 - JUNE 9 Smokey Joe’s Cafe
JUNE 13 - JULY 7 Oklahoma!
JULY 11 - AUGUST 4 An American In Paris
AUGUST 8 - SEPTEMBER 1
Grumpy Old Men: The Musical
SEPTEMBER 5 - OCTOBER 28
Jersey Boys
PORTLAND SCIENCE CENTER
812-3850,
THROUGH MAY 13
Planet Shark: Predator or Prey
Look for current exhibits at the Portland Science
Center website.
PORTLAND MUSEUM OF ART
775-6148,
THROUGH JUNE 3
The 2018 Portland Museum of Art Biennial
THROUGH JULY 15
The Robbers: German Art in a Time of Crisis
THROUGH AUGUST 12
Under Pressure: Art from the 1980s
JUNE 22 - SEPTEMBER 16
Clarence White and His World: The Art and
Craft of Photography, 1895-1925
AUGUST 3 - NOVEMBER 25
Painter and Poet: The Art of Ashley Bryan
OCT 5, ‘18 - JAN 6, ‘19
Beyond the Pedestal: Isamu Noguchi and the
Borders of Sculpture
MAINE HISTORICAL SOCIETY
774-1822,
THROUGH FEBRUARY 9, ‘19
Maine Eats: The Food Revolution Starts Here
FARNSWORTH ART MUSEUM
596-6457,
THROUGH OCTOBER 7
On a Mountain in Maine
THROUGH DECEMBER 30
Andrew Wyeth: Temperas and Studies from the
Wyeth Collection
THROUGH DECEMBER 30
Ai Weiwei - Circle of Animals/
Zodiac Heads: Gold
APRIL 7 - DECEMBER 30
Andrew Wyeth in Rockland
MAY 12 - MARCH 14, ’21
Maine: The Farnsworth Collection
JUNE 16 - OCTOBER 28
N.C. Wyeth: Poems of American Patriotism
MAINE MARITIME MUSEUM
443-1316,
THROUGH MAY 6
Pull Together: Maritime Maine in the 1914-1918
Great War.
THROUGH OCTOBER 7
You Sank My Battleship: Maritime Games and
Pop Culture
JUNE 8 - OCTOBER 21
Workaday to Holiday: Schooners Along the
Maine Coast