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 p.m. 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.
Tuesday, Feb. 12
WMPG’s Seventh Annual Fat Tuesday All Day Mardi Gras Special, broadcasting Zydeco and Cajun music from 6:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. at WMPG 90.9 FM, 104.1 FM and http://www.wmpg.org. Open house at the studio, 92 Bedford St., Portland, features free gumbo, jambalaya and Cajun food contest, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.; free and open to the public, 780-4151.
Fair Access to Contraception Campaign event, 5 to 9 p.m. at Flatbread Pizza Company, 72 Commercial Street, Portland, $3.50 from every pizza purchased goes to support Planned Parenthood and the Fair Access to Contraception Campaign. Call Sarah at 888-600-9319 for more information.
Coffeehouse/Open Microphone Night, presented by Sneakers, Stilettos, & Steeltoes, Lewiston-Auburn College’s undergraduate literary magazine, 6:30 p.m., Room 170c, free and open to all. Copies of the Spring 2001 edition of Sneakers, Stilettos & Steeltoes will be available for purchase ($3). FMI, call Karen Hall at 753-6513 or [email protected]
Boost Your Energy: Find What Works for You, self-help presentation, 12 to 1 p.m., Ice Arena Conference Room; 7:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., Upton Hastings Lounge, all are welcome for registration or info call Robin, 780-5042.
Monthly meeting of the Maine Inventors Forum, 6:30 to 8 p.m., Rooms A and B, Woodbury Campus Center, Portland, free and open to the public, 874-6521.
GLBTQA Brown Bag Lunches, 12 to 1 p.m., every Tuesday through May 7, Boiler Room in Woodbury Campus Center, Portland, 228-8235.
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. 13
“A Strangeness of Beauty: Recent Paintings, “featuring the work of USM Artist-in-Residence Margaret Lanzetta, 8 a.m. to 10 p.m., Monday-Thursday; 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Friday; 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday; Area Gallery, Woodbury Campus Center, Portland, through March 22. Free and open to the public, 780-5009/4090.
Poetry reading, Chinyere Okafor recites her own works, 7 p.m., Luther Bonney Auditorium, Portland, free and open to the public, 780-4289.
Lunch and Learn, Women’s Resource Center in conjunction with Mainely Parents, on Wednesdays from 12 to 1 p.m., Woodbury Campus Center. Free and open to everyone. FMI 780-4996.
Thursday, Feb. 14
The Vagina Monologues are back, see Page 10.
Islam in the African American Experience, Taalib Mahdee, 12 to 1:30 PM Woodbury Campus Center Amphitheater. Co-sponsored by USM Interfaith Programs & Service and the City of Portland, Office of Multicultural Affairs. FMI, 228-8284.
Monthly GLBT Academic Spotlight Series lecture, topic TBA, 6 p.m., Woodbury Campus Center Amphitheater, Portland, free and open to the public, 228-8235.
Friday, Feb. 15
“Africa/Portland,” retelling the story of African women who emigrated to Portland, directed by Emmanuelle Chaulet, part of USM’s Gloria S. Duclos Convocation “Diaspora: Meanings of Home,” 7:30 p.m., Russell Hall, Gorham, $10 public, $7 seniors, $5 staff/students, 780-5151. See story on Page 10.
Saturday, Feb. 16
“Africa/Portland,” see FRIDAY listing, and story Page 10.
Vagina Monologues, see story on Page 10.
“Day of Law School,” sponsored by the Black Law Students Association, Latino/a Law Students Association, and Native American Law Association, designed for high school and undergraduate minority students, will feature sample classes, panel discussion, and a demonstration by the Law School’s Mock Trial Team, FMI contact Barbara Gauditz at 780-4345, [email protected]
“Install Fest,” Computer User’s Group, 12 to 4 p.m., Rooms A, B, and C, Woodbury Campus Center. CUG members will help install Linux OS on your computer, e-mail hardware specs to [email protected]
U2 laser show, USM Southworth Planetarium, 8:30 p.m., see full listing under ONGOING.
Ongoing
Public skating at the USM Ice Arena, Gorham, 9:30 to 10:45 a.m., Monday-Friday, call for Sunday hours, $4 public/staff, $2 under 18, under 6 free, 780-5991.
USM Southworth Planetarium astronomy shows, 7 p.m., Fridays and 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
“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.
“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.
Upcoming
Patent Protection: How to Get It and Why It Is Important to Your Business, at the Augusta Civic Center on Wednesday, Feb. 20, from 5 to 7 p.m. free, but advanced registration required. Presented by the Maine Patent Program. To register or FMI, 874-6521, or [email protected] or on the Web site at www.mainepatent.org
“Challenges and Changes in U.S. Foreign Policy,” F. William Smullen, III, chief of staff to U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell, Wednesday, Feb. 20 (advance registration required); “Women in Islam,” Simi Wali, president /CEO of Refugee Women in Development, Thursday, Feb. 28. Both events, contact World Affairs Council at 780-4551.
Garth Brooks laser show, Saturday, Feb. 23, USM Southworth Planetarium, 8:30 p.m., see full listing under ONGOING.
Hotline Advocates Training, Sexual Assault Response Services, free training runs Mondays, Wednesdays, some Saturdays, March 2 through March 27, USM, Portland campus, call 800-313-9900.
If you have an event to be considered for Destinations, e-mail your press release to [email protected], or fax it to 780-4085.