12.1.2006 | Fri

3rd Annual Holiday Shop-a-do!

3pm- 8pm, free, All ages

Presenting SPACE’s third annual Holiday Shop-A-Do! Support local artists and crafters by doing your holiday shopping here - we’re hosting more than 15 vendors of jewelery, clothes, bags, home goods, printed materials, handmade books, ceramics, baked goods and more. Featuring works by Maria Vettese, Spindle Works, BERGWEAR, Amy Teh, Kate Cox, Ferdinand, Molly Angie, Christopher Larochelle , Michelle Rose Larochelle, Sydney Sparrow, Strong Arm Bindery, Lacy, Toby and Elliot, Milk Money, Field Art and Design,  Alpha Coyote Bobbin Studio and Michelle Souliere.

12.2.2006 | Sat

3rd Annual Holiday Shop-a-do!

10am - 4pm, free, All ages

as above

12.8.2006 | Fri

k-the-i??? cd release "Broken Love Letter"

9p, $5, 18+

If De La Soul had a little brother who could spit rapid fire rhymes and weld twisted barbed wire into beats, it would be k-the-i??? His new album, "Broken Lover Letter" on Mush Recordings is a solid swig of Hip Hop on the fringe. Hosted by Jacques LaROQ and appearances by Synergy, jdwalker, Brzowski, Onerpersun and Shortrock.

12.9.2006 | Sat

Sara Cox with Toughcats and Melvern Taylor and the Meltones

9p, $7, 18+

Sara Cox and the Ghost Band return to SPACE after a long hiatus of songwriting for Sara's new album - her 3rd solo record - due out in early 2007. Once named Portland's best female vocalist, Sara's music is a comforting blend of country-influenced rock and smart, sophisticated balladry. Also appearing are Melvery Taylor and the Fabulous Meltones, known as "the best ukulele band from Lowell, Massachusetts," The Meltones craft brilliant pop songs that feature Taylor’s dreamy voice with deft backing by the band. Toughcats are a trio from midcoast Maine who play a unique brand of rock n’ roll that includes slow waltzes, banjo-pickers and steel guitar rockers. (They’ve also got some bits of bluegrass, pieces of old flannel, a shred of tobacco or two, and a healthy wallop of moonshine.)

12.14.2006 | Thurs

Doc. film:
The Chances of the World Changing

7:30p, $6 / $5 members, all ages

"The Chances of the World Changing" is not so much a film about extinction as it is about survival.  Writer Richard Ogust has abandoned his life's work to care for the 1,200 endangered turtles he shares his New York penthouse apartment with.  Many are the last of their species, rescued from Southeast Asian food markets and kept alive only by Ogust's diligence and patient tending.  But his ark is sinking.  Trying to appease unhappy neighbors, state environmental agencies and the looming threat of bankruptcy, Ogust strives to find a balance between the preservation of dying species, and the preservation of his own collapsing world. Sponsored by Fetch - www.fetchportland.com

12.15.2006 | Fri

The Enchantments w/ The 500s and Tempera

9p, $5, 18+

The Enchantments, sharing members with both other two bands, will decorate your living space tastefully with some of the finer strands from the tattered old indie rock taspestry, pausing periodically to make a huge mess of the place with feedback and noise. The 500s play concise pop gems loaded with an entire summer's worth of handclaps and choruses that practically insist on being shouted out the window of a moving car. Come for the fancy guitar tone, stay for the teeny tiny drum kit. Tempera builds a nest made out of bells, oohs and ahhhs, chunks of sound, and delay loops.  Unlike many seasonal birds, they have decided to remain in our northern climate for the winter, provided you curl up with them and lend your body heat.

12.16.2006 | Sat

Moss Mountain Project CD release with Dead End Armory

9p, $6, 18+

These sounds coming from a little ranch house in Windham: a drumbeat, insistent and maniacal, the jangling of bone on steel string, a low moan and a shrill cry. Drawing from an endless well of Wild Mercury is Tim Ouillette, the singer and the guitar player, bent over his cutaway acoustic guitar and a lonely microphone. Jeff Harmon, the drummer, smirks as he lays down the groove. Peter Hill, just a drifter who shaved his face and pawned it all for his bass guitar, has his head held high. Also featuring Dead End Armory, who have quickly established themselves as a serious creative force in the Northeast Indie music scene. With the ingenuity and diversity of Built To Spill, Dead End Armory encompasses what every music listener wants – driving rhythms, moving melodies and enchanting lyrics. Using subtle rhythm shifts and tempo progressions to keep the music interesting, the band manages to bring a pop-like coherence to the sound with powerful lyricism and backing vocals. 

12.21.2006 | Thurs

Satellite Lot with Cult Maze and Diamond Sharp

9p, $5, 18+

PHYZKIDZ: In the grand tradition of vaudeville, Acorn Productions has assembled a line-up world-class performers from all over the country to entertain you with a unique blend of expert juggling, incredible illusions, mystifying magic, captivating storytelling, and side-splitting physical comedy.  Each show is different, so you will never see the same show twice.  Come see some of the best new vaudeville entertainers working in the business today!  Perfect for younger audiences.

TICKET PRICES: $10 adults, $8 students and seniors, $6 kids twelve and under. Call 854-0065 or go to www.phyzgig.org

12.26.2006 | Tues

PHYZKIDZ: Avner the Eccentric, Zev Eisenberg and Amanda Huotari

2p, $10 adults, $8 students and seniors, $6 kids twelve and under

www.phyzgig.org

Avner the Eccentric lives in a world that is a celebration of the amazing cussedness of ordinary things.  He battles his environment, solving problems, as  the world-class silent comic best known as the lovable holy man, the “Jewel” in “The Jewel of the Nile.” Avner trained for two years in Paris under master-teacher Jacques LeCoq. Zev Eisenberg has developed an unbelievable routine with a Rubix cube that must be seen to be believed, also performing eye-popping tricks with a diablolo. Amanda Huotari is a a talented physical comedienne who presents a mouth-watering and delicious exploration of passion and relationships. Amanda trained at the International School of Comic Acting and the Celebration Barn Theatre.

12.27.2006 | Wed

PHYZKIDZ: Antonio Rocha, Morty Hansen and Brent McCoy

2p, $10 adults, $8 students and seniors, $6 kids twelve and under

www.phyzgig.org

Take a wild trip into the jungles of Brazil and Africa in Antonio Rocha’s world of mime, sound effects, zany characters and physical comedy. Antonio studied with masters Marcel Marceau and Tony Montanaro, and his unique solo shows have been performed from Singapore to Vancouver. Morty Hansen gives us a cornucopia of visual illusions in which glowing balls describe wondrous patterns in the dark, spinning batons come to life, and Chinese tops are spun on a string in a variety of patterns that are sure to amaze! Morty Hansen has won four gold medals from the International Jugglers Association and twice set the world record for the most objects ever juggled between two people. Technically difficult and accidentally amazing, Brent McCoy s blundering character juggles, balances and clowns his way into the audience’s heart. A series of misadventures a kid of any age will enjoy! Brent studied at the Celebration Barn and has also worked with Fritz Grobe and Mike Miclon, Gould & Stearns, and Christopher Beaulieu.

12.28.2006 | Thurs

PHYZKIDZ: Jamie Adkins, Morty Hansen and Zev Eisenberg

2p, $10 adults, $8 students and seniors, $6 kids twelve and under

www.phyzgig.org

Jamie Adkins creates circus routines out of ordinary objects: grapes, forks, ladders and crumpled pieces of paper are transformed into a non-stop barrage of hilarious escapades and amazing feats of silliness. Jamie honed his Circus skills working with the Pickle Family Circus in San Francisco and Montreal’s acclaimed Cirque Eloize. With performances by Morty Hansen and Zev Eisenberg (see above).

12.29.2006 | Fri

PHYZKIDZ: Alex Feldman, Iman Lizarazu, Daniel Forlano

2p, $10 adults, $8 students and seniors, $6 kids twelve and under

www.phyzgig.org

Alex Feldman’s endearing character keeps his audience laughing at a non-stop stream of surprises, all presented in the imaginary language “Grammelot” – a strange sounding gibberish that slips between silly and soulful. Alex has performed at theaters from Alaska to Arizona, on Showtime, The Just for Laughs comedy festival in Montreal, The World Performance Festival in Japan, and The Singapore Arts Festival. Iman Lizarazu is a world-class juggler, a classically trained ballet dancer, mime, and physical comedian, a jester and a fool in the best, old-world sense of the word. Iman studied at the Moscow Circus School, San Francisco School of Circus Arts, and with Marcel Marceau, Julie Goell, and Avner Eisenberg. When the simplest of tasks turns into the grandest of ordeals, Daniel Forlano persists despite insurmountable odds-revealing great skill and humor-to achieve what would normally be a simple task. Daniel has performed his solo variety act across the world including at the Edmonton International Street Performers Festival.

12.30.2006 | Sat

Kino Proby, Someday Driver and MegaCity

9p, $5, 18+

Viktor Odin and Viktor Dva mourned Viktor Tsoy's tragic 1990 death for close to 15 years, finally deciding to bring a sense of closure by paying homage to Tsoy (and his band KINO) by starting KINO PROBY. Bringing Tsoy's music, and the sound of KINO, into the 21st century, they felt, would help keep Tsoy alive for now and eternity. KINO PROBY started out small, playing local Open Mics, street corners, and living rooms in the coastal town of Portland, Maine. Now KP has begun to extend its Tsoy-loving network south to Boston and soon will voyage forth to NYC, Philly, DC, Tierra del Fuego, Murmansk, Katmandu. To help rock you harder, Viktors Odin and Dva were lucky enough to meet Viktor Tri, whose hard rock drumming makes KINO PROBY even better.

12.31.2006 | Sun

King Memphis with The Hot Dogs and DJ set by The Soul Proprietor

9:30p, $10, 21+

New Year's Eve. Good times. Come celebrate with SPACE.