Literary-art Events in Portland

Check out happening literary-art events all around Portland, ME

Fortune Feimster: Takin' Care of Biscuits

 Fri, 19 Jun at 07:00 pm Merrill Auditorium

Ira Glass at State Theatre Portland

 Sat, 02 May at 07:00 pm State Theatre Portland

Crossing Over with Psychic Medium John Edward live in Portland, ME

 Fri, 17 Jul at 07:00 pm Hannaford Hall - USM

Seven Things I've Learned: An Evening with Ira Glass

 Fri, 01 May at 07:00 pm State Theatre - ME

David Sedaris

 Wed, 08 Apr at 11:30 pm Merrill Auditorium - Portland, ME

JOE LIST at Empire Comedy Club

 Thu, 02 Jul at 07:00 pm 575 Congress St 2nd Floor, Portland, ME, United States, Maine 04101

A Special Evening with Matt Haig

 Tue, 02 Jun at 07:00 pm Hannaford Hall USD 47

Grammy Winner Dave Gutter live on the Bayside Bowl Roof | all-ages

 Thu, 03 Sep at 06:00 pm Bayside Bowl USD 18

“UNRAVELING” by Shadow Girls Cult with Puppet Pants

 Sat, 18 Apr at 07:00 pm 10 Mayo St, Portland, ME, United States, Maine 04101

Dead Lover (in Stink-O-Vision!)

 Mon, 13 Apr at 07:00 pm SPACE USD 15 to 18

Drag Storytime featuring Chartreuse Money

 Sat, 18 Apr at 12:00 pm Aloft Portland Downtown Waterfront ME, Commercial Street, Portland, ME, USA Free

Thresholds Conference: Holding Space in Hard Moments – IN-PERSON

 Tue, 05 May at 09:00 am Hannaford Hall USD 0 to 50

2026 Annual Book Arts Bazaar

 Sat, 11 Apr at 10:00 am McGoldrick Center for Career & Student Success Free

Children's Book Party

 Sat, 25 Apr at 02:00 pm Downtown Library - 5 Monument Square, Portland, ME, United States, Maine 04101

ADRIENNE IAPALUCCI at Empire Comedy Club

 Fri, 01 May at 07:00 pm 575 Congress St 2nd Floor, Portland, ME, United States, Maine 04101

Linford D. Fisher – Stealing America: The Hidden Story of Indigenous Slaver

 Mon, 27 Apr at 07:00 pm SPACE USD 0 to 7

An Evening with The Atlantic's Yoni Appelbaum

 Tue, 28 Apr at 06:00 pm UNE Center for Global Humanities

The Irish of Portland

 Sat, 25 Apr at 03:30 pm Downtown Library - 5 Monument Square, Portland, ME, United States, Maine 04101

Jane Ira Bloom and Brian Shankar Adler with Ken Filiano

 Sun, 28 Jun at 05:00 pm SPACE USD 22 to 29

Pub Folk with Tail Light Rebellion

Fri, 17 Apr at 07:00 pm The Thirsty Pig

Hannah Cohen

 Sat, 27 Jun at 08:00 pm SPACE USD 22 to 29

Kylie Lee Baker discusses JAPANESE GOTHIC @ Hardshore Distilling Co.

 Wed, 06 May at 07:00 pm Hardshore Distilling Company USD 13 to 50

Celebrate National Poetry Month

 Tue, 14 Apr at 05:30 pm Downtown Library - 5 Monument Square, Portland, ME, United States, Maine 04101

People of Hope Mobile Museum

 Fri, 24 Apr at 11:00 am 307 Congress St, Portland, ME 04101-3638, United States

Lowry’s Lodge Reading Series: National Poetry Month Celebration

 Sun, 12 Apr at 01:30 pm Maine Jewish Museum Free

Open Mic Featuring Elaine Nadal

 Tue, 07 Apr at 07:00 pm Double House Arts

After Hours Library Night – Find Your Joy in the Library

 Tue, 21 Apr at 04:00 pm Mechanics' Hall Free

Community Open Mic with Signature MiMi

 Thu, 30 Apr at 04:00 pm Downtown Library - 5 Monument Square, Portland, ME, United States, Maine 04101

Stephen Edwin King

 Mon, 21 Sep at 06:00 pm Portland, Maine

"A Solitude of Space -- Emily Dickinson: The Woman, The Poet"

 Fri, 24 Apr at 07:00 pm Cathedral Church of St. Luke USD 25

Maine Irish Reads ‘Our London Lives’ by Christine Dwyer Hickey

 Thu, 11 Jun at 07:30 pm 34 Gray St, Portland, ME, United States, Maine 04102

Hope's Cape of Courage Book Signing

 Sat, 25 Apr at 01:00 pm Books-A-Million South Portland

Powerful Voices Open Mic Show - Live Music, Comedy, Poetry+ More!

 Thu, 27 Nov at 08:00 pm Portland Free

Creative Happy Hour at Nash and Co.

 Tue, 20 Jan at 04:00 pm 417 Congress St Free