Tuesday, Feb. 5
WMPG hosts Portland’s Homelessness Marathon, 24 hours of live programming from Monument Square, Portland featuring local activists dispelling myths associated with homelessness, starting at 9 a.m. Tuesday, WMPG 90.9 FM, 104.1 FM and http://www.wmpg.org, 780-4598/831-9568.
Sing rounds and women-centered chants, Honors House basement, 102 Bedford St., Portland. 12 to 1 p.m., Tuesdays. Free and open to the public, 780-4321.
Wednesday, Feb. 6
“Triumph of the Human Spirit: Stories of Three Immigrant Families in Maine,” World Affairs After Hours Program, moderated by Grace Valenzuela, assistant to superintendent for Multicultural Affairs for Portland Public Schools, FMI, 780-5383.
WMPG hosts Portland’s Homelessness Marathon continues. See Tuesday’s listing.
Lunch and Learn, Women’s Resource Center in conjunction with Mainely Parents, on Wednesdays from 12 to 1 p.m. In the Woodbury Campus Center. Free and open to everyone. FMI contact the WRC 780-4996.
Cholesterol/blood pressure screening, USM Lifeline Center, 7 a.m. to noon and 4 to 7 p.m., Sullivan Gym, Portland, $15 public, $13 faculty/staff/Lifeline members with I.D., $10 seniors, $5 students, 780-4170.
Thursday, Feb. 7
Walking tour of the Portland Women’s History Trail, meet at 1:15 p.m. in front of Portland City Hall, 380 Congress St., free and open to the public, FMI see http://www.usm.maine.edu/~history/newtrail.html or contact Pat Finn at [email protected]
“Imagining New England: Explorations of Regional Identity from the Pilgrims to the Mid-Twentieth Century” by Joseph Conforti, and “Landscape with Figures: Nature and Culture in New England” by Kent Ryden, a reception celebrating these new publications 7 to 9 p.m., Woodbury Campus Center Amphitheater, free and open to the public, 780-4920.
Rescheduled, Commuter Appreciation Day events, Lite Bite Gathering Woodbury Campus Center, Portland campus. 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. in Commuter Lounge. Sponsored by Commuter Life, FMI call 780-4090. Discount tickets for the USM Bookstore and Aramark are still being accepted and are available in the lobbies of Luther Bonney, Payson Smith, Bailey Hall and the Woodbury Campus Center Information Center. See Page 7 for more.
Friday, Feb. 8
Busted Fro Hip Hop Workshop, interactive musical history of Hip Hop music and culture, part of USM’s celebration of Black History Month, 2 p.m., free and open to the public; followed by Dance Party featuring Busted Fro live at 7 p.m., $5; both events take place in the Woodbury Campus Center Dining Room, Portland, FMI call 228-8024 or 780-4730.
“Birth of the Cool,” Jon Gudmundson, jazz saxophone residency concert, with USM Faculty Jazz Ensemble and guests, 8 p.m., Corthell Concert Hall, Gorham, $10 public, $7 seniors/staff, $5 students, 780-5555.
Canceled “Some of Our Best!” student theater showcase.
Saturday, Feb. 9
“A Feast for the Children,” traditional Sudanese food, dance, and song to benefit refugee children living in the Kiryandongo Camp in Uganda, 5:30 p.m., Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, 307 Congress St., Portland, FMI 774-3314.
“An Evening of German Music,” with Margaret Yauger, mezzo-contralto, and pianist Judith Hunt Quimby, 8 p.m., Corthell Concert Hall, Gorham, $10 public, $7 seniors/staff, $5 students, 780-5555.
“The Poetry Within: The Life and Works of William Thon,” 50+ works by distinguished Maine painter, Portland Museum of Art, 7 Congress Sq., Portland, through May 27, FMI, 775-6148.
Regional High School Science Bowl Championship for Northern New England, 9 a.m., Bailey Hall, Gorham Campus Gorham campus. The USM community is invited to attend. To volunteer or observe contact Rob Sanford at 780-5756 or [email protected] or Bob Kuech at 780-5089 or [email protected]
Laser Beatles, USM Southworth Planetarium laser show, 8:30 p.m., see full listing under ONGOING.
Sunday, Feb. 10
“Immigants and Refugees in Maine,” Matthew Ward, director of Catholic Charities’ Refugee and Immigrant Services, Osher Lifelong Learning Institute Second Sunday Lecture series, 4 p.m., Luther Bonney Auditorium, Portland, free and open to the public, 780-4406.
Bluegrass Music Jam Session, unplugged string instruments, The Roost Function Hall, Buxton, 1 to 6 p.m. with an open stage from 3 to 4 p.m. Donation, $3 public, $2 members, children free with adult. Sponsored by the Bluegrass Music Association of Maine, FMI 879-9492 or 854-5520.
Food Not Bombs serves free food every Sunday afternoon. Monument Square, Portland, 2 to 4:20 p.m.
Monday, Feb. 11
“You the Man,” Maine premiere of one-man show about domestic violence, by Portland-based playwright and social activist Cathy Plourde. 7 PM at Portland High School Auditorium. Sponsored by the Portland YWCA, and introduced by Portland Police Chief Mike Chitwood. No admission, though donations will be accepted. FMI contact Donna Murphy at the YWCA, 874-1130, or Cathy Plourde at ADD VERB Productions, 653-4554.
Ongoing
USM Southworth Planetarium astronomy shows, 7 p.m., Fridays & Saturdays; laser shows, 8:30 p.m., Fridays and Saturdays; children’s shows 3 p.m., Saturdays and Sundays; star shows $4.50 adults, $3.50 children/seniors/students; laser shows $5 adults, $4 children/students; matinees $3.50 per person, http://www.usm.maine.edu/planet, 780-4249.
“When Horses Have Wings: Tibetan Artists in Exile,” 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Tuesday-Friday, 1 to 4 p.m., Saturday, Art Gallery, Gorham, through March 9. Free and open to the public, 780-5009. Tibetan Buddhist artist Lobsang Samten will be making a mandala from colored grains of sand in the gallery during the first two weeks of the exhibit.
“Exodus and Exile: The Spaces of Diaspora,” part of the Gloria S. Duclos Convocation “Diaspora: Meanings of Home.”12:30 to 4:30 p.m., Tuesdays-Thursdays; 6 to 8 p.m., Wednesdays & Thursdays; 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Saturdays. Through Jan. 5, 2003 at the Osher Map Library and Smith Center for Cartographic Education in the Glickman Family Library, free and open to the public, call for information and to confirm hours, 780-4850.
“Of Reveries and Myths: New Work by Anthony Shostak,” paintings and drawings, through Saturday, March 2, Atrium Gallery, Lewiston-Auburn College, 51 Westminster St., Lewiston, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., Monday-Thursday; 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Friday; 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Saturday; closed holidays, free and open to the public, http://www.usm.maine.edu/lac/art; or call 753-6554/753-6500.
“An Artist Collects,” USM Professor of Art Juris Ubans’ collection of a variety of works, Art Gallery, University of New England’s Westbrook College campus, 716 Stevens Ave., Portland. Through Saturday March 9. Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday 1 to 4 p.m., Thursday 1 to 7 p.m., free and open to the public. FMI 797-7261 ext. 4499 or www.une.edu/art_gallery
“Robert Doisneau’s Paris,” over 100 photographs of Paris during the mid-20th century by the legendary French shutterbug, through March 24. Portland Museum of Art, 7 Congress Sq., Portland. FMI, 775-6148.
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