Literary-art Events in Portland

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

MARK NORMAND at Empire Comedy Club

 Sat, 28 Mar at 04:00 pm 575 Congress St 2nd Floor, Portland, ME, United States, Maine 04101

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

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

Ira Glass at State Theatre Portland

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

David Sedaris

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

Shalom and Shamrocks: An Irish-Jewish Corned Beef Feast

 Sun, 08 Mar at 05:00 pm 34 Gray St, Portland, ME, United States, Maine 04102

IAN FIDANCE at Empire Comedy Club

 Fri, 13 Feb at 07:00 pm 575 Congress St 2nd Floor, Portland, ME, United States, Maine 04101

Aftersound with Grace Bedwell, E. Jason Gibbs, and id m theft able

 Sat, 31 Jan at 08:00 pm SPACE USD 12 to 18

Emily Nemens' CLUTCH w/ Nick Fuller Googins

 Wed, 04 Feb at 07:00 pm Mechanics' Hall USD 0 to 41

Forêt Endormie: Neoclassical & Folk Francophone Music

 Fri, 13 Feb at 07:00 pm Mechanics' Hall USD 0 to 45

Glengarry Glen Ross

 Sun, 22 Feb at 07:30 pm O'Maine Studios USD 29 to 34

MARK NORMAND at Empire Comedy Club

 Fri, 27 Mar at 07:00 pm 575 Congress St 2nd Floor, Portland, ME, United States, Maine 04101

Amelia Day with Heather Lynn

 Sat, 07 Mar at 08:00 pm SPACE USD 16 to 22

Multigenerational Writing Workshop with Irish Author Áine Greaney

 Sun, 01 Feb at 02:30 pm 34 Gray St, Portland, ME, United States, Maine 04102

To Sleep on the Same Pillow | A Queer Love Letter Reading Event

 Sat, 14 Feb at 06:00 pm Mechanics' Hall USD 0 to 20

Glengarry Glen Ross

 Sun, 01 Mar at 07:30 pm O'Maine Studios USD 29 to 45

Maine Irish Writes: March

 Thu, 05 Mar at 05:00 pm 34 Gray St, Portland, ME, United States, Maine 04102

Adult Story Time: Burlesque & Drag | Dark Romance

 Fri, 27 Feb at 08:00 pm Novel USD 13 to 23

2026 Annual Book Arts Bazaar

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

Samuel James & Michael Kebede - "Haint Blue": A Night of Songs, Stories and Traditions

 Thu, 05 Feb at 07:00 pm First Parish Church

Singin' Storytime with MxLindz: Songs, Stories & the Magic of Creativity

 Sat, 31 Jan at 11:00 am SPACE USD 0 to 10

Sound Meadow

 Sat, 28 Feb at 03:00 pm Mechanics' Hall Free

Who Killed the American Dream - Yoni Appelbaum

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

Maine Irish Author Talk: Betsy Cornwell

 Tue, 03 Feb at 06:30 pm 34 Gray St, Portland, ME, United States, Maine 04102

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

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

Maine Voices Live with Gabe Hoffman-Johnson

 Tue, 24 Feb at 07:00 pm Hannaford Hall - USM

A Poet

 Fri, 13 Feb at 07:00 pm SPACE USD 9 to 12

Lily Neill & Clive Carroll in Concert

 Thu, 19 Mar at 07:00 pm Mechanics' Hall USD 0 to 39

Laura Mauldin's 'In Sickness and in Health' w/ Mira Ptacin

 Tue, 24 Feb at 06:00 pm Mechanics' Hall USD 0 to 41

River of Grass

 Thu, 05 Feb at 07:00 pm SPACE USD 9 to 12

The Portland Literary Club: An Evening with Victoria Lavine

 Sun, 08 Feb at 04:00 pm Novel Free

ARTIST LECTURE: with Artist-in-Residence Peter Bruun

 Thu, 12 Feb at 05:30 pm Crewe Center for the Arts Free

i am an impossible thing - little house dance

 Fri, 13 Mar at 08:00 pm Mechanics' Hall USD 0 to 39

Ampersand: The Story Behind the Story

 Sun, 29 Mar at 04:00 pm Maine Jewish Museum Free

Mechanics' Hall Book Discussion Group (February)

 Tue, 03 Feb at 12:00 pm Mechanics' Hall Free

Mechanics' Hall Book Discussion Group (March)

 Tue, 03 Mar at 12:00 pm Mechanics' Hall Free

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

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, 13 Jan at 04:00 pm 417 Congress St USD 5 to 10

Nick Offerman: Big Woodchuck

 Thu, 16 Apr at 07:30 pm Merrill Auditorium