Literary-art Events in Portland

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

Lowry’s Lodge Presents: Holiday Open Reading

 Sun, 14 Dec at 01:30 pm Maine Jewish Museum Free

Maine Inside Out – Broken Clock Tour Finale

 Wed, 03 Dec at 07:00 pm SPACE Free

The Ladybug Transistor with Giant Day and Jeff Beam

 Fri, 12 Dec at 08:00 pm SPACE USD 17 to 24

Portland, ME – Ira Glass: Seven Things I've Learned

 Sat, 02 May at 07:00 pm State Theater Portland Me

The Telling Room's Young Writers & Leaders Poetry Reading

 Wed, 10 Dec at 04:30 pm SPACE Free

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

Mechanics' Hall Book Discussion Group (January)

 Tue, 06 Jan at 12:00 pm Mechanics' Hall Free

Steve Gunn

 Thu, 11 Dec at 08:00 pm SPACE USD 22 to 29

Maine Irish Writes: December

 Thu, 04 Dec at 05:00 pm 34 Gray St, Portland, ME, United States, Maine 04102

Mechanics' Hall Book Discussion Group (December)

 Tue, 02 Dec at 12:00 pm Mechanics' Hall Free

Ira Glass at State Theatre Portland

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

Mechanics' Hall Book Discussion Group (February)

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

Pete Correale: As I Was Saying

 Sat, 28 Feb at 09:00 pm State Theatre, Portland, Maine

David Sedaris – Portland

 Wed, 08 Apr at 07:30 pm David Sedaris – Portland, ME – Apr 8, 2026

Who Killed the American Dream - Yoni Appelbaum

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

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

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

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

 Thu, 27 Nov at 08:00 pm Portland Free

Mechanics' Hall Book Discussion Group (March)

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

The Past Is Not Past: Embracing the Politics of Memory - Anthony Walton

 Mon, 08 Dec at 06:00 pm UNE Center for Global Humanities

A Date Night Adventure! - The Maine Event

 Thu, 24 Jul at 08:00 am 389 Congress St USD 36