Community Events

Current & Upcoming

Purim Celebration

Mar 24, 2024 4:00PM—6:00PM

Beth Israel synagogue 862 Washington St Bath

Cost donations accepted

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4:00 pm – Megillah Reading 5:15 pm – Pizza & Hamantaschen Prepare to laugh and clap your hands for our Beth Israel “players” who will be presenting our own Purim Spiel; a family-friendly retelling of the Purim story, Megillah reading and Purim singing. Come in costume, bring a gragger to make lots of noise every…

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‘Purim Cafe’ with Chabad of Brunswick

Mar 24, 2024 12:30PM—3:00PM

Curtis Memorial Library 23 Pleasant St, Brunswick, ME 04011

Cost Free

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Come celebrate with us at the lively Purim Party hosted by Chabad of Brunswick! Enjoy an atmosphere filled with Animated Megillah Reading, Festive Purim Music, engaging Purim Crafts, and Entertainment suitable for all ages. Treat yourself to a Lavish Lunch Bar as we gather to commemorate the joyous holiday of Purim.

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A Tropical Purim

Mar 24, 2024 4:00PM—6:00PM

At the JCA 1342 Congress St. Portland ME 04102

Cost $18/adult, $50/family

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Join us for A Tropical Purim Community Party! Exotic Island Delicious Buffet! Smoothie Bar! Love Music! An Exotic Reptile Show featuring snakes, iguanas and reptiles from around the world! And More! Visit chabadofmaine.com/purim2024 to RSVP

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Is Harvard Killing Me? A UNE CENTER FOR GLOBAL HUMANITIES LECTURE/SEMINAR SERIES

Mar 25, 2024 6:00PM—7:30PM

University of New England, Westbrook Campus WCHP Lecture Hall in Parker Pavilion 716 Stevens Ave, Portland, ME 04103

Cost Free

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In this lecture, historian Anthony David will discuss how we can overcome the crisis of the humanities by reflecting on the life of Svetlana Boym, the Russian-Jewish scholar who died of cancer in 2015. Drawing on his forthcoming biography of Boym titled The Daring Club, David will introduce listeners to Boym’s life in Leningrad in the…

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Keller Williams Realty Spring Fling Diaper Bank Fundraiser

Mar 28, 2024 5:00PM—8:00PM

The Elk's Club 1945 Congress St Portland, ME 04102

Cost $10 per person / $5 for kids ages 10 and under - prices increase $15 after March 15

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Join Keller Williams Realty’s Culture Committee on Thursday, March 28th from 5-8PM for an evening of family-friendly fun and fundraising at the first ever Spring Fling! All proceeds benefit the Diaper Bank at Michael Klahr Jewish Family Services, a program of the Jewish Community Alliance of Southern Maine. Live music by Maine Academy of Modern…

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History, Memory, and Poetry: Women in the Holocaust

Mar 29, 2024 10:00AM—12:00AM

Maine Jewish Museum 267 Congress St, Portland, ME 04101

Cost Free

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For the culmination of Women’s History Month and in conjunction with MJM’s Delet Program, “History, Memory, and Poetry: Women in the Holocaust” honors the wives, mothers, daughters, and sisters in Nazi ghettos, death camps, and Jewish resistance groups. Delet Core Consultant Anna Wrobel, a celebrated local historian, teacher, and poet, weaves poetry and family memoir…

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Documentary film on Bauhaus potter Marguerite Wildenhain + artist talk

Apr 07, 2024 3:00PM—4:30PM

Portland Museum of Art, 7 Congress Square, Portland, ME 04101

Cost free

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Free film screening + panel discussion with longtime members of Maine’s renowned pottery community. PANELISTS Moderator, Stuart Kestenbaum, former director of the Haystack Mountain School of Crafts and Maine poet laureate ( 2016-2021) Lucy Breslin, potter and Prof. Emeritus of Ceramics, Maine College of Art + Design Toby Rosenberg, Maine-based potter Marian Baker, potter and…

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They Sat There, Feeling Happy Together: A Children’s Movement Workshop

Apr 07, 2024 12:00AM—1:00PM

Maine Jewish Museum 267 Congress St, Portland, ME 04101

Cost Free

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Rose Woods Dance Collaborative (RWDC) is a performance art-focused dance theatre company founded by New England dancers and choreographers, Jenna Gross and Jillian MacLaughlin. Their work approaches social commentary through pantomime-inspired comedy and absurdism. The main focus of their choreographic work is to make serious topics into jokes and to take jokes seriously. Jenna and…

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They Sat There, Feeling Happy Together: A Theatrical Modern Dance Performance

Apr 07, 2024 5:00PM—6:00PM

Maine Jewish Museum 267 Congress St, Portland, ME 04101

Cost Free

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Rose Woods Dance Collaborative (RWDC) is a performance art-focused dance theatre company founded by New England dancers and choreographers, Jenna Gross and Jillian MacLaughlin. Their work approaches social commentary through pantomime-inspired comedy and absurdism. The main focus of their choreographic work is to make serious topics into jokes and to take jokes seriously. Jenna and…

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The Magid Ensemble Presents ‘Shterna & The Lost Voice’

Apr 19, 2024 7:00PM—9:00PM

Mayo Street Arts 10 Mayo St, Portland ME 04101

Cost $15 in advance, $18 at the door, and $22 for preferred seating (pay-what-you-can available)

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Join us! – for Shterna and the Lost Voice: a musical crankie storytelling adventure! This new folktale by A. C. Weaver is inspired by mythical stories of Elyahu Hanovi and traditional Yiddish folklore. Shterna and the Lost Voice follows a young woman’s quest from the realms of the dead to the celestial gardens of the immortal…

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Past | Archive

The Wandering Radiance: Selected Poems of Hilde Domin (translated by Mark S. Burrows) – Book Launch

Mar 17, 2024 3:00PM—4:00PM

Maine Jewish Museum 267 Congress St Portland

Build Your Own Terrarium with RIMON

Mar 17, 2024 2:00PM—4:00PM

Terrrarium 98 Cross St N, Portland, ME 04101

Family Hamantash Bake

Mar 17, 2024 11:00AM—1:00PM

Chabad of Brunswick 12 Pleasant St Brunswick

Brunswick Jewish Women Circle Presents: Purim Splatter Art

Mar 14, 2024 7:00PM—8:30PM

Chabad of Brunswick 12 Pleasant St Brunswick, ME 04011

Lowry’s Lodge Open Reading

Mar 10, 2024 2:00PM—4:00PM

Maine Jewish Museum 267 Congress St, Portland, ME 04101

Run for their Lives – International Women’s Day

Mar 10, 2024 1:30PM—2:00PM

Back Cove Bay Meet in the parking lot

More Events

Yinyasa Yoga with Rachael Clare

Mar 19, 2024 10:00AM—11:00AM

JCA of Southern Maine

End of Bias with Jessica Nordell: Author Engagement Series

Mar 19, 2024 6:30PM—8:30PM

Jewish Community Alliance of Southern Maine 1342 Congress St, Portland ME 04102

Beginners Mah Jongg Course with Judi Slotsky Session 9

Mar 19, 2024 9:00AM—11:00AM

JCA of Southern Maine

Crafternoon

Mar 20, 2024 12:00PM—2:00PM

JCA of Southern Maine