Community Events
Current & Upcoming
Purim Celebration
Mar 24, 2024 4:00PM—6:00PM
Beth Israel synagogue 862 Washington St Bath
Cost donations accepted
Register4:00 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…
View More‘Purim Cafe’ with Chabad of Brunswick
Mar 24, 2024 12:30PM—3:00PM
Curtis Memorial Library 23 Pleasant St, Brunswick, ME 04011
Cost Free
RegisterCome 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.
View MoreA Tropical Purim
Mar 24, 2024 4:00PM—6:00PM
At the JCA 1342 Congress St. Portland ME 04102
Cost $18/adult, $50/family
RegisterJoin 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
View MoreIs 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
RegisterIn 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…
View MoreKeller 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
RegisterJoin 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…
View MoreHistory, 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
RegisterFor 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…
View MoreDocumentary 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
RegisterFree 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…
View MoreThey 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
RegisterRose 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…
View MoreThey 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
RegisterRose 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…
View MoreThe 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)
RegisterJoin 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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