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| 5.4.2007 | Fri |
Second Annual Polaroid Print Auction
5:00 – 8:00pm, with the first round of bidding to close at 7:30 pm, free, all ages.
Preview some of the images here. |
SPACE presents the follow up to last year’s fantastic Polaroid Print Silent Auction, where beautiful artworks and bargain prices collide to make one of the most exciting art events of the year. Sure, lots of nonprofit organizations hold art auctions to raise money, but SPACE’s event is different in that we just ask the artists for the print, then SPACE frames everything and puts together a gorgeous gallery show. Every print sold generates a profit for SPACE, funding our visual arts program. Your support for the gallery allows us to support the artists! |
| 5.5.2007 | Sat |
Sol.iLLaquists of Sound with jd walker, DJ Grey Matter, DJ J.Storm
Doors open at 9:00 pm, music starts at 9:30 pm, $10, 18+
Buy Tickets at Virtuous.com
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Sol.iLLaquist of sound (soul il e kwist uv sah oo nd) n. 1 A play on words describing an individual whose efforts in searching for one’s self reveal his/her soul to an audience often through some type of art medium. 2 One who recognizes his/her self and the reflection of self in those around them. See also Swamburger, Alexandrah, DiViNCi, Tonya Combs, and Charles Wilson, III. It would be an understatement to call the Sol.iLLaquists of Sound a mere Hip-Hop Band. Their message and ambitious fusion of varied stylistic genres continue to reinvent the perceptions and experience of music as a whole. The Sol·iLLaquists combine rapid-fire lyricism, jazz-tinged vocals, insightful poetry, and innovative live electronic performance. With opening sets by jd walker, DJ Grey Matter, and DJ J.Storm.
http://www.solilla.com/
http://myspace.com/greymatter
http://myspace.com/djjstorm |
| 5.8.2007 | Tues |
The Story House Project
6:30 – 8:30 pm, $5 suggested donation, All ages
The Story Houses will be on view
12 - 6 pm through Friday, May 11.
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The Telling Room, Greater Portland’s non-profit writing center, presents The Story House Project: 15 local teenagers and their 15 amazing stories of coming to America in a multi-media exhibit. Teenagers from Somalia, Afghanistan, Sudan, Iran, and Iraq have worked with some of Maine’s finest writers and students from the “Arts for Social Change” class at The Maine College of Art to share their tales of exile and hope during their long journeys to America. The Story House Project celebrates and honors these stories, in three dimensions, by providing actual homes for them. An accompanying anthology of the stories will be available for $5.
http://tellingroom.org/ |
| 5.9.2007 | Wed |
The Portland Buy Local Musical Meet and Greet with The Jerks of Grass
7:00 pm, free, All ages
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The Portland Independent Business and Community Alliance (PIBCA), the non-profit behind the Portland Buy Local campaign, presents an evening of great local food, music and conversation. This networking event is open to Buy Local members and non-members alike. Join us to discuss the state of Portland’s independent business community and to hear about the new initiatives PIBCA is launching this year, including a new poster series, their newly designed Web site (www.portlandbuylocal.org) and the online, fully searchable IndieBiz Directory.
http://www.portlandbuylocal.org/ |
| 5.12.2007 | Sat |
WMPG Benefit Fashion Show
Doors open at 8:00 pm, fashion show starts at 9:00 pm, $10/ $5 students, 18+
Buy Tickets at Virtuous.com |
The third annual WMPG Benefit Fashion Show kicks off with a mystery guest who will get the juices flowing as the fashions hit the catwalk. Last year’s event was packed to capacity and this year promises more exciting all-original clothing, jewelry and accessories designed by local artists. The show is being produced and directed by a former runway pro, with a local DJ favorite laying the beat for the models as they parade down the runway. All proceeds will go to WMPG, a community radio station based on the University Of Southern Maine’s Portland campus. WMPG provides to the community a full-time schedule of music, culture, news and information while promoting awareness and discussion of local as well as global issues and perspectives, which are underrepresented in mainstream media. FMI wmpgfashion@yahoo.com |
| 5.14.2007 | Mon |
Moses Atwood and The Rex Complex
Doors open at 8:00 pm, event starts at 8:30 pm, $5, 18+
Buy Tickets at Virtuous.com |
Recently inspired by the music of Hank Williams, Moses Atwood has put together an all-star four piece honky-tonkin’ alt-country band to back him up. With Stu Mahan (the Awesome) on bass, Seth Kearns (Emilia Dahlin) on drums, Joe Muir (Dave Mallet) on lap-steel, Moses adds a formidable force behind his carefully crafted roots-driven songs. Opening by The Rex Complex, a band that is heavily rooted in Americana, with raw lyrical storytelling accompanied by a Ghanaian xylophone called a gyil made of wood, gourds, and spiderwebs.
http://www.mosesatwood.com/
http://www.myspace.com/therexcomplex |
5.16.2007 | Wed. |
Documentary Film: Matthew Barney: No Restraint
Doors open at 7:00 pm, film at 7:30 pm, $6, All ages
Buy Tickets at Virtuous.com |
How does artist Matthew Barney (creator of the acclaimed Cremaster Cycle film series) use 45,000 pounds of petroleum jelly, a factory whaling vessel and traditional Japanese rituals to create his latest art project? Barney plowed the waters off the coast of Nagasaki to film his massive endeavor, Drawing Restraint 9. This film journeys to Japan with Barney and his wife and collaborator Björk, as the visual artist creates a “narrative sculpture” telling a fantastical love story of two characters that transform from land mammals into whales. Directed by Alison Chernick. USA, 2006, 70 min. “An astonishingly voluptuous skeleton key to Matthew Barney.” -The Village Voice.
http://www.matthewbarneynorestraint.com |
| 5.17.2007 | Thurs |
An Evening with Campbell McGrath, Nate Schrock and Steve Jones
Doors open at 7:00 pm, reading starts at 7:30 pm, $5, All ages
Buy Tickets at Virtuous.com |
The Telling Room presents an evening with award-winning poet Campbell McGrath, one of our country’s most original and wide-ranging writers, whose work celebrates the great zeitgeist of Bob Hope, slurpees at 7-11, and Johnny Cash. Accompanied by Nate Schrock and Steve Jones of The Coming Grass, McGrath will read poems steeped in the rock and roll music heard on the radio while he crossed the continent in search of Kerouac’s ghost. Author of six collections of poetry, including his most recent, Pax Atomica, McGrath has received many awards, including a Pushcart Prize, a Guggenheim Fellowship, and the MacArthur “Genius” grant. High school students interested in meeting with McGrath for a free talk on the craft of writing at 4 pm should call The Telling Room at 221-0780.
http://tellingroom.org/
http://www.thecominggrass.com/ |
| 5.18.2007 | Fri |
Sacred Spring
Doors open at 8:00 pm, music at 8:30 pm, $5, 18+
Buy Tickets at Virtuous.com |
On the heels of our wonderfully successful “Dead of Winter” showcase for Portland songwriters comes “Sacred Spring.” Each season, we ask some of the best musicians in town to get up and play a few songs each for a relaxed evening. This round you’ll hear tunes from Moses Atwood, Jason Rogers (Diamond Sharp), Wesley Hartley (Dead End Armory), and Chad Chamberlain, Betsy Upham, Tom K., Chris Teret,
Blainor McGough, Galen Richmond, Christopher Keister, and Tim Burns. |
| 5.19.2007 | Sat |
Gustafer Yellowgold
Doors open at 1:30 pm, show at 2:00 pm, $8 adults/ $6 kids, all ages
Buy Tickets at Virtuous.com
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Singer Morgan Taylor and his band of musicians cater to an active and often verbally inquisitive audience. They musically narrate the story of Gustafer Yellowgold, a golden alien who comes from the sun, blessed with a magnetism for making friends with some of earth’s odder creatures. It all comes to life in a “moving book” of songs and pictures, projected in full color onto a big screen, with subtitles for early readers. The New York Times called the Gustafer show and accompanying live music “a cross between ‘Yellow Submarine’ and Dr. Seuss, filtered through the lens of the Lower East Side.” Time Out NY Kids magazine called it “Beatlesque...very beautiful.”
http://www.gustaferyellowgold.com/ |
| 5.21.2007 | Mon |
Creative Conversations
7:00pm, free, All ages
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Creative Conversations is a way to connect creative individuals: to each other, to organizations, to information, to opportunities. Sponsored by the Portland Arts & Cultural Alliance, this meeting will focus on the data collected during the Discovery Research project, a survey of artists and arts resources in Portland. With the help of Iain Kerr, MFA professor at MECA and member of spurse, we’ll look at who’s in our arts district, and discuss building a comprehensive online resource to serve the arts community.
http://www.portlandarts.org/ |
| 5.22.2007 | Tues |
Acorn Scene Night
Doors open at 7:30 pm, performance starts at 8:00 pm, $5 suggested donation, All ages
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Join Acorn’s Naked Shakespeare Ensemble for an evening of scenes and soliloquies from some of The Bard’s best-known plays. Naked Shakespeare’s accessible and intimate performances put a new spin on the words of the world’s greatest playwright. Be sure not to miss this latest installment!
http://www.acorn-productions.org/ |
| 5.23.2007 | Wed |
AWOL One w/ Josh Martinez, Mine + US and Dj Hoppa
Doors open at 9:00 pm, music starts at 9:30 pm, $7, 18+
Buy Tickets at Virtuous.com
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Bursting on the scene from Planet Zero, California, Awolrus’ style has taken him through the murky waters of hip-hop. He has intertwined with DJ/producers Daddy Kev, Fat Jack, Lighter Shade Of Brown, Mike Nardone (KXLU), Mums The Word, DJ Moves (Len), Truly ODd of Power 106’s Friday Night Flavas, and Evidence of Dilated Peoples. AWOL One and his distinctive vocal stylings have captivated audiences worldwide. Whether performing solo or rocking stadiums with The Shapeshifters, an AWOL One show is guaranteed to be a life-altering experience. DJ Magazine says of Josh Martinez: “[His newest album] Midriff Music is a must-have. Going from banger to anthem to summer jam and back again, this album showcases a colossal display of songwriting prowess.”
http://www.myspace.com/awolone
http://www.myspace.com/thejoshmartinez
http://www.myspace.com/mineusandhoppa |
| 5.25.2007 | Fri |
The Portland Phoenix Best Music Poll
Doors open at 9:00 pm, music at 9:30 pm, $5, 18+
Buy Tickets at Virtuous.com
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The Portland Phoenix presents a showcase of three of Portland’s most innovative acts, as part of its Best Music Poll Festival. Headlining are Cult Maze, nominated for Best Local Act thanks to their dazzling blend of anthemic guitar licks and post-punk/math-rock undertones. With Moneycastasia, Modern Syndrome, and the literate, avant-garde MC Brzowski.
http://www.myspace.com/cultmaze
http://www.myspace.com/moneycastasia
http://www.myspace.com/modernsyndrome
http://www.myspace.com/brzowski |
| 5.26.2007 | Sat |
Tryst Haunt: a collaborative CD release party for L’Animaux Tryst Field Recordings featuring 8 bands
Doors open at 8:00 pm, music starts at 8:30 pm, $5, 18+
Buy Tickets at Virtuous.com
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L’animaux Tryst is a new Portland record label that produces very limited editions of CD-Rs and cassettes with carefully crafted handmade packaging. All previous releases have gone out of print very quickly, garnering orders from all over the world. Tonight’s performance features 8 bands: Brown Bird, Lightning Strike Lightning, Bird Microphone, Bad Bus, Tempera, White Light, Barry Burst, and Cursillistas.
http://www.lanimauxtryst.com/
http://www.myspace.com/brownbird
http://www.myspace.com/lightningstrikelightning
http://www.myspace.com/birdmicrophone
http://www.myspace.com/badbusmaine
http://www.myspace.com/temperamusic
http://www.myspace.com/whitelightsound
http://www.myspace.com/barryburst
http://www.myspace.com/cursillistas |
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