FILM+PANEL: There Is My Home

Payson Smith Hall, USM Portland Campus 96 Falmouth St., Portland, ME, United States

There Is My Home features Hawa Ibrahim and Batula Ismail, two women trying to support their families as farmers in Maine. Born and raised in the Jubba River Valley of Somalia, […]

EXHIBITION: VR Pop-up: At the Periphery | Maine College of Art & Design

Maine College of Art & Design 522 Congress Street, Portland, ME, United States

Virtual reality filmmaker Daniel Quintanilla, working with the Yarn Corporation, will be in the gallery to share At the Periphery, a virtual experience that explores the often paradoxical idea of […]

MUSIC: Wazo Daveed in Concert at Portland Public Library

Rhines Auditorium, Portland Public Library 5 Monument Way, Portland, ME, United States

Wazo Daveed is A 19-year-old artist, musician, and youth advocate.  Daveed spent his time building his art portfolio through the emerging arts community in Portland. Whether it’s through fashion, music, […]

EXHIBITION: Flight | Alison Hildreth

SPEEDWELL 630 Forest Avenue, Portland, ME, United States

Alison's sources are often derived from literature and history. In her current body of work she has been combining disparate ideas concerning migrations, refugees, medical drawings, astronomy, architectural traces, and […]

EXHIBITION: Peter Turnley: Refugees | Bates College Museum of Art

Olin Arts Center, Bates College 75 Russell St., Lewiston, ME, United States

Peter Turnley (American, b. 1955) is a photojournalist known for documenting the human condition and current events. Over the last thirty years, Turnley has photographed some of the world’s most […]

MUSIC: Hiroya Tsukamoto

Mayo Street Arts 10 Mayo Street, Portland, ME, United States

Hiroya Tsukamoto is a one of a kind composer, guitarist and singer-songwriter from Kyoto, Japan. Hiroya takes you on an innovative, impressionistic journey filled with earthy, organic soundscapes that impart […]

PANEL: Welcoming the Stranger in Maine and in the Jewish Culture

Maine Jewish Museum 267 Congress Street, Portland, ME, United States

The discussion will relate to the history of Jews welcoming the stranger, giving refuge to immigrants as an act of love. The topic will be: "Why give refuge? Why is […]