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PLAY/SCULPTURE: EXPLORING NOGUCHI WITH THE PORTLAND CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVALPortland Museum of Art | 7 Congress Square | November 16

Portland Chamber Music Festival has commissioned a new work by Japanese-American cellist and composer Paul Wiancko, inspired by the sculpture of Isamu Noguchi, subject of the Portland Museum of Art's fall exhibition. Wiancko's piece (for the highly unusual combination of two violas and two cellos) adds a musical complement to Noguchi’s restless creativity and the concept of “playing” with shapes and colors in space. Ensemble includes Melissa Reardon (Artistic Director, PCMF) and Ayane Kozasa, violas; Raman Ramakrishnan and Paul Wiancko, cellos.

"Beyond the Pedestal: Isamu Noguchi and the Borders of Sculpture" is a rare Maine retrospective of Isamu Noguchi (1904-1988), the Japanese-American artist who became a central figure in the development of 20th-century American modernism, and is on exhibition through January 6, 2019.

portlandmuseum.org | pcmf.org

ALISON HILDRETH: FLIGHT SPEEDWELL projects | 630 Forest Avenue | Artist Talk November 15 @ 6pm

FLIGHT is a solo exhibition by Alison Hildreth featuring a dynamic array of the artist's work. Her practice interweaves philosophy, history, cartography, and literature into a mix of art, science, and metaphor. Come see this master artist's latest show that SPEEDWELL is so excited to present. We will be open until 8pm for November's First Friday and will also be having an artist talk with Alison Hildreth on November 15th from 6-8pm.

After graduating from Vassar College with a BA in Art History, Hildreth worked in New York and went to night school at the Art Students League and the National Academy of Art. Hildreth then moved to Maine where she continued her studies in studio art and graduated from Maine College of Art in 1976. She taught for a number of years as a non-resident instructor at Maine College of Art, Vermont College, and Lesley University. Hildreth's studio is currently located at the Bakery Studios at 61 Pleasant Street. Her practice includes mixed media drawing, painting, printmaking, and installation work. Her work is included in numerous collections and has been featured in exhibitions nationally and internationally.

speedwellprojects.com

Creative Portland | 84 Free Street | 207-370-4784 | info@creativeportland.com | creativeportland.com

BEATLES NIGHT WITH SPENCER AND THE WALRUSState Theatre | 609 Congress StreetFriday, November 23 @ 8pmSaturday, November 24 @ 8pmSunday, November 25 @ 4pm

State Theatre is proud to present Portland’s 16th Annual Beatles Night with Spencer and The Walrus. With all the guitars, drums, keyboards, strings, horns, and harmonies, Spencer and the Walrus painstakingly and lovingly recreate the greatest songs and recordings of all time, once again on Thanksgiving weekend.

Produced by Spencer Albee and Sean Morin and featuring Jon Roods (Rustic Overtones), Dan Capaldi (Sea Level), Blythe Armitage (Spencer Albee), Andrew Hodgkins (Spencer Albee, Ghost of Paul Revere), and Katie Matzell with The Maine Youth Rock Orchestra and The Fogcutters horns.

statetheatreportland.com

The cold air monster is here and elections are coming

up soon. Vote for arts advocates to support the creative

economy. Creativity leads to connectivity and productivity.

Creative minds make the world a better place. Your daily

advocacy and support for the arts makes a huge difference.

The U.S. Senate voted in favor of an increase for the NEA

last August, including $155 million for both the National

Endowment for the Arts and the National Endowment

for the Humanities. We are proud that Portland's own

Congresswoman, Chellie Pingree, now serves as the Co-

Chair of the Arts Caucus. Mark your calendars to join

Americans for the Arts for Arts Advocacy Day as part of

the National Arts Action Summit on March 4-5, 2019! It's

that time of year when we are reaching out for donations to

Creative Portland so we can continue to be a clearinghouse

of information and support for the arts & cultural life of

Portland. It's hard to believe that Thanksgiving is around

the corner. Please stop by Creative Portland at 84 Free

Street for an open house visit at Monday Morning Drop By,

November 5, from 8:30-9:30am. We look forward to sharing

and hearing your ideas!

- Dinah Minot, Executive Director

Creative Portland's mission is to support the creative economy through the arts by providing essential resources, by fostering partnerships, and by promoting Portland's artistic talents and cultural assets. As the official nonprofit arts agency, we support economic development efforts by strengthening and stimulating our workforce, creative industries, and enterprises.

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Melissa Reardon, violist & Artistic Director, Portland Chamber Music Festival

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OLD PORTCasco Bay Artisans

Dobrá Tea

Dockfore

Fore River Gallery

Greenhut Gallery

Higher Grounds

Maine Potters Market

Portland Art Gallery

Process / Art At Akari

The Blazin' Ace

The Telling Room

The Press Hotel

Vena’s Fizz House

EAST ENDAbyssinian Meeting House

Coffee By Design

Maine Jewish Museum

Maine Narrrow Gauge Railroad

Ocean Gateway

Print: A Bookstore

St. Lawrence Arts

Urban Dwellings

EAST BAYSIDEangela adams

Mayo Street Arts

Open Concepts

Portland Pottery

Running With Scissors

Urban Farm Fermentory

Venn + Maker

Zero Station

OAKDALEUniversity of Southern Maine

WOODFORDS CORNERSPEEDWELL projects

Sun Tiki Studios

The Bakery Photo Collective

Portland Ballet

DEERINGUNE Art Gallery

PEAKS ISLANDRichard Boyd Art Gallery

3Geno's Rock Club

Grant Wahlquist Gallery

Greater Portland Landmarks

Jan Ter Weele Studio

Le Bureau

Lincoln Park

Longfellow Square

Maine Center for Electronic

Music

Maine College Of Art

Maine Craft Portland

Maine Historical Society &

The Longfellow Garden

Mainely Frames & Gallery

Maine Surfers Union

Mechanics’ Hall (MCMA)

Merrill Auditorium

Monument Square

One Longfellow Square

Pinecone+Chickadee

Port City Music Hall

Portland House of Music

Portland Media Center

Portland Museum Of Art

Portland Public Library

Portland Regional Chamber

Portland Stage

Portland Symphony Orchestra

Publication Studio

Public Market House

Roux & Cyr International

Fine Art Gallery

Sanctuary Tattoo

SPACE

State Theatre

Stockbridge Collection

The Art Department

The Dogfish Bar & Grille

The Dooryard

The Fresnel Theater

The Jewel Box

The UMVA Gallery

Think Tank Gallery

Todd Webb Archives

OUTER CONGRESSOpen Bench Project

Thompson's Point

WEST ENDPelotonLabs

PrintCraft

Seventy Five State Street

The Fire Museum

The Francis And Bolster, Snow & Co.

Victoria Mansion

WEST BAYSIDEBayside Bowl

Fork Food Lab

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Still Life Studio

The Apohadion Theater

The Public Works

ARTS DISTRICTAble Baker Contemporary

Art House Picture Frames

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Bakery Studios

Blue

Bomb Diggity Arts

Border Patrol

Bridge Gallery

Broken Crow Collective

Children’s Museum & Theatre

City Hall

Coffee By Design

Congress Square Gallery

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Daunis Fine Handmade Jewelry

Dorothea & Leo Rabkin

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