2014 Visitor's Guide

SHOWS & EXHIBITS PORTLAND MUSEUM OF ART 775-6148, portlandmuseum.org THROUGH JUNE 1: PRESERVING CREATIVE SPACES: Historic Artists’ Homes & Studios Program THROUGH AUGUST 24: CIRCA: ANDREA SULZER: New Work MAY 22 – SEPTEMBER 7: RICHARD ESTES’ REALISM SEPTEMBER 6, ’14 – JANUARY 4, ’15: AARON T. STEPHAN: Aaron, Actually OCTOBER 2, ‘14 – JANUARY 4, ’15: TREASURES FROM THE BERGER COLLECTION: British Art, 1400-2000 MAINE HISTORICAL SOCIETY 774-1822, mainehistory.org THROUGH MAY 26: THIS REBELLION: Maine and the Civil War JUNE 27, ’14 – MAY 24, ’15: HOME: The Longfellow House and the Emergence of Portland FARNSWORTH ART MUSEUM 596-6457, farnsworthmuseum.org THROUGH FALL 2014: THE WYETHS, MAINE AND THE SEA JUNE 14, ’14 - JANUARY 4, ’15: FROM MOUNT LEBANON TO THE WORLD: The Shakers MAINE MARITIME MUSEUM 443-1316, mainemaritimemuseum.org THROUGH JUNE 1: THESE CONTRARY WINDS: Weather and its Effects on Ships, Mariners and Maritime History JUNE 14 – SEPTEMBER 28: HOME GROWN SHAPES: Wooden Sur1oards of Maine JUNE 14 – NOVEMBER 2: EYE SWEET & FAIR: Naval Architecture, Lofting and Modeling AUGUST 1, ’14 – JULY 26, ’15: The Faces that Launched a Thousand Ships NOVEMBER 15, ’14 – MAY 25, ’15: OCEAN BOUND: Treasures of the Library IDEALS OF BEAUTY: The Nude APRIL 26 – NOVEMBER 16: ART OF THE WYETHS APRIL 26 – DECEMBER 30:

FREE OUTDOOR EVENTS JULY + AUGUST

PORTLAND STAGE 774-0465, portlandstage.org THROUGH MAY 18:

THE SAVANNAH DISPUTATION SEPTEMBER 23 – OCTOBER 19: BRIGHTON BEACH MEMOIRS OCTOBER 28 – NOVEMBER 16: SOUVENIR NOVEMBER 28 – DECEMBER 24: A CHRISTMAS CAROL JANUARY 20 – FEBRUARY 15, ’15: OUR MAN IN HAVANA FEBRUARY 24 – MARCH 15, ’15: THE WHIPPING MAN MARCH 24 – APRIL 12, ’15: RED APRIL 21 – MAY 17, ’15: PAPERMAKER MAINE STATE MUSIC THEATRE 725-8769, msmt.org JUNE 4 – 21: BUDDY: The Buddy Holly Story JUNE 25 – JULY 12 CHAMBERLAIN: A Civil War Romance JULY 16 – AUGUST 2: SEVEN BRIDES FOR SEVEN BROTHERS AUGUST 6 – 23: FOOTLOOSE COASTAL MAINE FLOWER FORAGERS: Native Bees in Maine Gardens / Photography of Amy Campbell MAY 24 – OCTOBER 31: POWERFUL POLLINATORS! (Student Art Exhibit) JUNE 19 – SEPT 30: POLLINATORS (Sculpture) JULY 7 – 17: FLOWER PORTRAITS: Photography by Kathleen Clemons JULY 18 – 31: CLOSE TONATURE: Photography by Rob Smith AUGUST 1 – SEPTEMBER 30: FROM THE MOUNTAINS TO THE SEA: Plants, Trees, and Shrubs of New England AUGUST 5 – SEPTEMBER 30: POLLINATORS IN THE GARDENS BRICK STORE MUSEUM 985-4802, brickstoremuseum.org MAY 31 – DECEMBER 31: VICTORY GARDEN AND ART SPACE OPEN THROUGH OCTOBER 4: TO SEA: The Maritime Heritage of the Kennebunks THROUGH JANUARY ’15: VITAMIN V: How Food Fought the Second World War BOTANICAL GARDENS 633-4333, mainegardens.org THROUGH JULY 6 POLLINATION: Evolving Miracles THROUGH AUGUST 3:

Photo: Tim Byrne Photography

Pack a picnic lunch or dinner, grab a lawn chair or blanket, and enjoy the show. ALIVE AT FIVE CONCERTS Thursday evening concerts from 5-7:30 pm in Portland’s Monument Square Portland’s Downtown District: 772-6828 SUNSET FOLK SERIES Wednesday evening performances in Portland’s Western Prom Park Portland Parks & Recreation: 756-8275 L.L. BEAN’S SUMMER IN THE PARK Bi-weekly Saturday evening 7:30 pm performances in L.L. Bean’s Discovery Park in Freeport. llbean.com/summer CRUSHER’S KIDS CONCERTS IN THE PARK Thursdays at 12:30 pm in Deering Oaks Park Portland Parks & Recreation: 756-8275 FRIENDS OF EASTERN PROMENADE CONCERT SERIES Thursdays at 7:00 pm in Fort Sumner Park Portland Parks & Recreation: 756-8275 FIREWORKS IN THE SQUARE Fireworks every Thursday night at 9:45 pm in Old Orchard Beach, Old Orchard Beach Chamber: 934-2500 SOUTH PORTLAND SUMMER CONCERTS Wednesday evening performances in South Portland’s Mill Creek Park at 6:30 pm South Portland Parks & Recreation: 767-7650 SUMMER ARTS SERIES Wednesday concerts in Yarmouth’s Royal River Park Yarmouth Community Services:

846-2406 Check for times online: yarmouthcommunityservices.org SUMMER CONCERT SERIES Thursday evenings at Scarborough’s Town Park Gazebo Scarborough Community Services: 730-4150

Please verify times of these events with

the sponsoring organizations listed above.

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