MUSIC + POETRY: Arabic Culture Night | Cony High School

Cony High School 60 Pierce Drive, Augusta, ME, United States

Arabic Culture Night Featuring Music by Jawad Al-Fatlawi and Poetry by Kifah Abdullah. This event is co- sponsored by the Capital Area New Mainers Project and Augusta English-Languae Learners Program at Cony High School. Refreshments following the performance.   >> Click here to return to Exhibition Affiliated Events Calendar <<

CONVERSATION: Artist as Activist

Portland Stage 25 Forest Ave., Portland, ME, United States

A post show discussion with the actors engaged in the creation of Refuge *Malja* ملجأ following the 2pm matinee at Portland Stage.   >> Click here to return to Exhibition Affiliated Events Calendar <<  

THEATER: American Dreams | An original play by Linda Britt

First Universalist Church of Auburn 169 Pleasant St., Auburn, ME, United States

“American Dreams” is an original play by Linda Britt with monologues that focus on the immigrant experience in the U.S., an experience which varies widely depending on country of origin, race, religion, age, and location. The monologues allow the actors to tell the story of each immigrant character, and focus on the aspect of their […]

CONVERSATION: Assimilation: What must we give—and give up—to be American?

Beth Israel Congregation 291 Main St., Waterville, ME, United States

Part of the Community Conversations series, co-hosted by Beth Israel Congregation and the Center for Small Town Jewish Life. Entering its third year, Community Conversations aims to bring together college students with the local community to talk about issues of common concern.  It brings top-notch speakers to Beth Israel Congregation for an hour-long educational program followed by […]

LECTURE: Artist Talk | Sammy Baloji

Kresge Auditorium, Bowdoin College 239 Maine St., Brunswick, ME, United States

Sammy Baloji was born in 1978 in Lubumbashi, in the mineral-rich Katanga province of Democratic Republic of Congo. He studied Computer and Information Sciences and Communication at the University of Lubumbashi. With a borrowed camera, he began photographing scenes as sources for his cartoons. He soon enrolled in photography courses in DRC, and continued with […]

LECTURE: Beau-frog: Art and Franco American Activism (1970-1980)

Museum L-A 35 Canal St., Lewiston, ME, United States

Susan Pinette, Director of Franco American Programs at the University of Maine, will give a free talk about the artwork on display and Peter Archambault's life in the Museum L-A gallery space.  The history of Franco-American communities in the seventies and eighties has not yet been written.  This talk aims to begin to fill this […]

LECTURE: Artist Talk | Sammy Baloji

Diamond Building, Colby College 4000 Mayflower Hill Dr., Waterville, ME, United States

Sammy Baloji was born in 1978 in Lubumbashi, in the mineral-rich Katanga province of Democratic Republic of Congo. He studied Computer and Information Sciences and Communication at the University of Lubumbashi. With a borrowed camera, he began photographing scenes as sources for his cartoons. He soon enrolled in photography courses in DRC, and continued with […]

FILM: BISBEE ’17 | SPACE Gallery

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

BISBEE ’17 is a nonfiction feature film by award-winning filmmaker Robert Greene set in Bisbee, Arizona, an eccentric old mining town just miles away from both Tombstone and the Mexican border. For more information about the film, visit streamingmoviesright.com/us/movie/bisbee-17. Radically combining collaborative documentary, western and musical elements, the film follows several members of the close […]

Adam Fisher: Reddit Ask Me Anything

An award-winning animation artist known for his work on Coraline, The Boxtrolls, and Paranorman, Adam Fisher teaches Animation & Game Art at MECA&D.