Visitor's Guide 2018

NOVEMBER 23 - DECEMBER 16 LIGHT UP YOUR HOLIDAYS

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, portlandstage.org 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 PORTLAND MUSEUM OF ART 775-6148, portlandmuseum.org 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

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 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, portlandsymphony.org 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. llbean.com/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. mainerestaurantweek.com 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, maineflowershow.com KENNEBUNKPORT’S CHRISTMAS PRELUDE

EVENTS

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, mainehistory.org THROUGH FEBRUARY 9, ‘19 Maine Eats: The Food Revolution Starts Here FARNSWORTH ART MUSEUM 596-6457, farnsworthmuseum.org THROUGH OCTOBER 7 On a Mountain in Maine THROUGH DECEMBER 30 Andrew Wyeth: Temperas and Studies from the Wyeth Collection 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, mainemaritimemuseum.org 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 THROUGH DECEMBER 30 Ai Weiwei - Circle of Animals/ Zodiac Heads: Gold

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, msmt.org 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, ogunquitplayhouse.org 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, portlandsciencecenter.com THROUGH MAY 13 Planet Shark: Predator or Prey Look for current exhibits at the Portland Science Center website.

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