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Institute of Contemporary Art presents innovative

works by influential national and international artists.

On the first Friday of each month in Portland, and the third

Friday in Freeport, artists open their studios to the public

and you can take a self-guided tour. Follow the Maine Art

Museum Trail to experience a magnificent array of works

at the state’s seven leading art museums.

PERFORMANCE ARTS

Performance arts also energize the Greater Portland region

year-round. The summer skies are filled with concerts and

the Old Port comes to life at night with an eclectic mix of

live music in its pubs and concert halls. Portland has its

own symphony orchestra, choral arts society, professional

theater and dance troupes, even a repertory opera com-

pany. In Freeport, free outdoor concerts in Discovery Park

offer an exciting musical evening. Greater Portland is the

perfect combination of small-town intimacy with a heavy

dose of large metropolitan culture.

OUTDOOR RECREAT ION

Casco Bay’s flourishing arts scene is complemented by

an abundant variety of outdoor recreational pursuits

so accessible that you can kayak, bike, golf, or swim all

day and still have time to take in dinner and a show in

the evening. Within 10 minutes of downtown Portland

you can glide in a canoe through an Audubon estuary,

swim at a state beach, bird watch on a nature sanctuary,

and photograph Portland Head Light, the oldest lighthouse

in Maine. Hike a wooded trail through autumn foliage to

discover a hidden waterfall. Ice-skate in Deering Oaks Park

or cross-country ski alongside the ocean in winter. Every

season of the year offers its unique pleasures and Maine

is lucky to have seasons that each delights the senses.

CUISINE

Visitors are now coming to Maine from around the world

for its great food and fantastic restaurant scene, as much

as for the unspoiled landscape and beautiful scenery that

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