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MUSIC: Wazo Daveed in Concert at Portland Public Library
Rhines Auditorium, Portland Public Library 5 Monument Way, Portland, ME, United StatesWazo 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, or visual arts, Daveed has been involved with it all, most significantly creating a youth art collective called Kesho Wazo. Kesho Wazo translates to “Tomorrow’s […]
EXHIBITION: Flight | Alison Hildreth
SPEEDWELL 630 Forest Avenue, Portland, ME, United StatesAlison'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 more. Visual representations of these interests appear as a shape shifting progression where one image morphs into another, changes but still holds the prior imprint. […]
MUSIC + POETRY: The Power of We: Celebrating the Opening of the GPIWC Digital Language Lab & Fourth Floor Expansion
Greater Portland Immigrant Welcome Center 24 Preble St. 4th Floor, Portland, ME, United StatesThe Greater Portland Immigrant Welcome Center believes in the Power of We. By working together, we can make great things happen. It is in this spirit that the Center showcases its expansion and launch of English language programming with an evening of music, art and conversation. Representatives from the business, non-profit and political sectors will […]
LECTURE: Fierce Compassion, Well-Being, and the Reclamation of our Shared Humanity | Dr. Kamilah Majied
USM Glickman Library, University Events Room, 7th floor 314 Forest Ave., Portland, ME, United StatesThe Bertha Crosley Ball Center for Compassion hosts a public lecture by Dr. Kamilah Majied, Howard University, Department of Social Work. This colloquy will offer participants the opportunity to learn about and practice cultivating fierce compassion through contemplative practice. The goal is to develop sustainability in our efforts to ground our day to day to […]
EXHIBITION: Peter Turnley: Refugees | Bates College Museum of Art
Olin Arts Center, Bates College 75 Russell St., Lewiston, ME, United StatesPeter 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 significant conflicts including the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the 2003 war in Iraq. This exhibition, which is drawn from the permanent collection, focuses on one of […]
MUSIC: Hiroya Tsukamoto
Mayo Street Arts 10 Mayo Street, Portland, ME, United StatesHiroya 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 a mood of peace and tranquility. Tickets available here. >> Click here to return to Exhibition Affiliated Events Calendar <<
PANEL: Welcoming the Stranger in Maine and in the Jewish Culture
Maine Jewish Museum 267 Congress Street, Portland, ME, United StatesThe 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 welcoming the stranger a time honored practice, and what are the costs and benefits?" The panel discussion will be followed by a reception. Hosted by […]
THEATER: Refuge Malja ملجأ
Portland Stage 25 Forest Ave., Portland, ME, United StatesWhen a Jewish-American war photographer feels compelled to assist a young refugee who steps in front her camera, she calls an old friend to translate but hesitates to reveal why she is so drawn to the boy. This poetic, decade-spanning drama explores how we each define and find our own malja (refuge). Written by Bess […]