Freestyle Friday (Resilience Week)

Cafe

Freestyle Friday Click image for a downloadable poster Friday, February 7 from 8:30–10pm MECA&D, Porteous, Cafe, Second floor Free and open to the public Freestyle Friday will bring students together to practice different ways of sharing, listening, and cultivating collaboration while engaging in a freestyle creation of music. The participants will have the opportunity to […]

Mend the Gap: A Community Blanket (Resilience Week)

380 Cumberland Avenue 380 Cumberland Avenue, Portland, ME, United States

Mend the Gap: A Community Blanket Click image for a downloadable poster Saturday, February 8 from 11am–2pm MECA&D, 380 Cumberland Avenue, Portland Free and open to the public Participants will be making quilt squares out of upcycled textile material. The individual squares will be sewn together to create a community blanket. Focused on collective healing […]

Navigating the Intersection: Film Festival & Panel (Resilience Week)

Osher Hall, Maine College of Art & Design, 2nd Floor 522 Congress St., Portland, ME, United States

The night is dedicated to the exploration of the intersection between gender identity, sexuality, and race within a historical and contemporary context. Some of the media that will be screened include Paris is Burning (1990), Tangerine (2015), Moonlight (2016), and more.

Get Down + Groove Dance Party (Resilience Week)

SPACE Gallery 538 Congress St., Portland, ME, United States

Live Performance with Alejandro Graciano and DJ Session with Liz Rhaney Click image for a downloadable poster Sunday, February 9 from 7–10:30pm Space Gallery, 538 Congress Street, Portland (down the street from MECA&D) Free and open to the public The live performance with Alejandro Graciano and DJ session with Liz Rhaney is intended to bring […]