November 2005

11.2.2005 | Wed

Moneycastasia and Ouija Radio

8:30, $5, 18+

The fantasy and magic of life is what makes Ouija Radio so unique. Crafty songwriting, a dose of witchcraft, intriguing sex appeal, and a tremendous amount of rock action are the elixirs for this potent cocktail. This is not your average power pop rock band--they’re a powerful female fronted rock group that isn’t afraid to delve into a little spellbinding to get the job done. Moneycastasia are Portland based, playing robo-jazz, deconstructionist sounds, transcendent over an array of noisy, complex beats.

11.3.2005 | Thurs

TNT: It was a dark and stormy night

7p, $3-5 sug., All ages

Local luminaries tell their stories in five minutes or less. This is no storybook, “once upon a time” type of thing ... these stories will make you laugh and cry, and make you feel afraid and embarrassed. Or will they? With musical interludes by Big Fancy. Presented with the Institute of Contemporary Art at the Maine College of Art.

11.4.2005 | Fri

First Friday: Kids with Cameras

5-8p, Free, All ages

At last year’s Human Rights Watch Traveling Film Festival, SPACE screened the Academy Award winning documentary film Born Into Brothels, which documents the work of photographer Zana Briski teaching children of prostitutes in Calcutta’s Red Light District. This year, in conjunction with a new lineup of films for the 2005 festival, we’ll host an exhibit of photographs by the children featured in the film. These 20 hauntingly beautiful photographs demonstrate a heartening ability to find humanity. 100% of the sale price of the photos will go to Kids With Cameras, an organization which works to provide education opportunities to children in Calcutta. The exhibition is sponsored in part by Coffee By Design and The Whole Grocer.

11.5.2005 | Sat

Film: Born into Brothels

7:30p, $10 (benefit), All ages

The most stigmatized people in Calcutta’s red light district are not the prostitutes, but their children. In the face of abject poverty, abuse, and despair, these kids have little possibility of escaping their mother’s fate or for creating another type of life. In Born into Brothels, directors Zana Briski and Ross Kauffman chronicle the amazing transformation of the children they come to know in the red light district. Briski, a professional photographer, gives them lessons and cameras, igniting latent sparks of artistic genius that reside in these children who live in the most sordid and seemingly hopeless world. This screening helps raise funds to cover the costs of hosting the Kids With Cameras exhibit. Many thanks to the Salt Institute for Documentary Studies for generously sponsoring our presentation of the film.

11.11.2005 | Fri

A Benefit Concert for Dr. Miguel Ayerve Memorial Foundation

8pm, $10, 18+

Miguel Ayerve was the father of José Ayerve - a longtime resident of Portland, ME and lead singer of the band Spouse. Miguel Ayerve died unexpectedly in Bogotá, Colombia on September 19th. In order to preserve his father’s legacy as a strong advocate of the public school system, José and the remaining members of his family have started a memorial scholarship program in Dr. Ayerve’s name to benefit students in the Springfield Public School System of Massachusetts where Dr. Ayerve worked for over 30 years as a foreign language teacher and later as a school psychologist. Featuring music from ThruTheWires, Spouse, Bullyclub, Sontiago and Moshe, The Funeral, The Kamikaze Hearts, Seekonk, and José’s newest project, The Nuclear Waste Management Club.

11.12.2005 | Sat

The Lunchbox Series with Chris Van Dusen

11a, $3 / $5 per family, all ages

In the book IF I BUILT A CAR, Jack creates a futuristic car that flies, floats and dispenses snacks. Kids will get to meet Jack’s creator, Chris Van Dusen, and also build their own dream auto. 11am, $3-5, all ages Presented with Curious City.

11.13 -11.20.2005

2005 Human Rights Watch Traveling Film Festival

Tickets are available at the door before each screening and are $5 / $4 for students, seniors and SPACE members.
Festival passes are available for $25 / $20 for students, seniors and SPACE members

Thanks to our Festival Sponsors: Coffee By Design, The Whole Grocer, Flatbread Company, Casco Bay Pictures, Portland Color

For full festival information, visit:
http://www.space538.org/pages/205hrwff.php

11.21.2005 | Mon

Creative Conversations

7p, free, all ages

Creative Conversations is a way to connect creative individuals: to each other, to organizations, to information, to opportunities.

11.26.2005 | Sat

Tarpigh

8p, $5, 18+

Tarpigh experiments with beauty, combining tones and forms to make a landscape of sound that demands attention. Whether playing live soundtracks for silent films or stage productions, or accompanying their own performative costuming, Tarpigh offer music to be experienced.

We’re looking for new members!
Information on memberships is available on our website at http://www.space538.org/pages/membership.php