2017 Visitor's Guide

NOVEMBER 24 - DECEMBER 23 LIGHT UP YOUR HOLIDAYS

SHOWS & EXHIBITS 2017-2018 PORTLAND MUSEUM OF ART 775-6148, portlandmuseum.org THROUGH APRIL 30:

Downtown Portland is alive with joy-filled celebra- tion on its streets andmany special events. 772-6828 NOVEMBER 24 - 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 24 - JANUARY 7 CHRISTMAS AT VICTORIA MANSION Victoria Mansion is lavishly decorated for the holidays by professional designers, decorators, and florists. 772-4841 DECEMBER 1-3 SPARKLE WEEKEND Parade, carolers, Santa, horse-drawn carriage rides enliven downtown Freeport. 865-1212 DECEMBER 1-10 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 8-10 & 15-17 THE MAGIC OF CHRISTMAS Portland Symphony Orchestra presents its annual holiday concert in Merrill Auditorium. Portland, portlandsymphony.org DECEMBER 31 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. llbean.com/Freeport 2018 FEBRUARY 17-19 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 1-12 MAINE RESTAURANT WEEK Warm up to winter at restaurants throughout the state offering specially priced three-course menus. mainerestaurantweek.com MARCH 21-25 MAINE FLOWER SHOW Exhibition of Maine horticulture and landscaping professionals. Portland, maineflowershow.com MARCH 24-26 MAINE BOATBUILDER’S SHOW A gathering of the finest fiberglass and wooden custom boat builders on the East Coast. Portland, 774-1067

EVENTS

PORTLAND STAGE 774-0465, portlandstage.org THROUGH APRIL 23: String Around My Finger MAY 2-21: Disgraced SEPTEMBER 19 - OCTOBER 15: Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar and Grill OCTOBER 24 - NOVEMBER 12: Complications From a Fall NOVEMBER 24 - DECEMBER 24:

The Thrill of the Chase: The Wagstaff Collection of Photographs at the J. Paul Getty Museum THROUGH MAY 29: Artist’s Choice: Photographs from the Judy Glickman Lauder Collection THROUGH JUNE 4: The Mistress and the Muse: Selections from the Isabelle and Scott Black Collection MAY 25 - SEPTEMBER 8: A New American Sculpture, 1914-1945 Lachaise, Laurent, Nadelman, and Zorach JUNE 16 - SEPTEMBER 3: Hans Hofmann - Works on Paper OCTOBER 6 - DECEMBER 31: Nan Goldin - Family History MAINE HISTORICAL SOCIETY 774-1822, mainehistory.org THROUGH JUNE 4: World War I and the Maine Experience MAY 11 & 12: Longfellow’s Cocktail Party &Magical History Tour JUNE 22, 2017 - JANUARY 13, 2018: Creative Maine MAINE MARITIME MUSEUM 443-1316, mainemaritimemuseum.org THROUGH SEPTEMBER 24: Through These Gates: Maine Shipyard Photography 1858-2016 MAY 27 - OCTOBER 22: See The Light: The Preservation of Midcoast Maine Lighthouses OCTOBER 7, 2017 - JUNE 10, 2018: Pull Together: Maritime Maine in the 1914-1918 Great War FARNSWORTH ART MUSEUM 596-6457, farnsworthmuseum.org THROUGH DECEMBER 31: Andrew Wyeth at 100 THROUGH JANUARY 21,2018: Women JUNE 17, 2017 - JANUARY 7, 2018: Marguerite Zorach: An Art Filled Life JULY 8, 2017 - APRIL 15, 2018: Black and White: Louise Nevelson/Pedro Guererro PORTLAND SCIENCE CENTER 812-3850, portlandsciencecenter.com MAY 26 - OCTOBER 29: Real Pirates

It’s a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play JANUARY 23 - FEBRUARY 18, 2018: Babette’s Feast FEBRUARY 27 – MARCH 25: Red Herring APRIL 3-22: The Niceties MAY 1-20 : Sex and Other Disturbance MAINE STATE MUSIC THEATRE 725-8769, msmt.org JUNE 2-24: Always... Patsy Cline JUNE 28 - JULY 15: Guys and Dolls JULY 19 - AUGUST 5: Grease JULY 10: The Hand Band JULY 31: Tommy AUGUST 14: The Taffetas BRICK STORE MUSEUM 985-4802, brickstoremuseum.org THROUGH OCTOBER 1: Once Upon a Time in Maine THROUGH OCTOBER 1: Polite Society OCTOBER 7 - NOVEMBER 3: 18th International Juries Show: For Pastels Only MAY 17 - JULY 1: Mamma Mia! JULY 5-29: Bullets Over Broadway AUGUST 2-26: Ragtime AUGUST 30 - SEPTEMBER 30: Heartbreak Hotel OCTOBER 4-29: From Here To Eternity OGUNQUIT PLAYHOUSE 646-5511, ogunquitplayhouse.org

NOVEMBER 29 - DECEMBER 17: White Christmas (at the Music Hall, Portsmouth, NH)

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