Literary-art Events in Portland

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

Willi Carlisle

 Fri, 19 Sep at 08:00 pm SPACE USD 20 to 29

Halcyon Premieres 'Ghost Apples: An Orchard of Song'

 Fri, 05 Sep at 07:00 pm Mechanics' Hall USD 0 to 45

Josh Johnson - The Flowers Tour

 Thu, 28 Aug at 08:00 pm State Theatre, Portland, Maine

Jessica Francis Kane's FONSECA

 Mon, 18 Aug at 07:00 pm Mechanics' Hall USD 0 to 13

Program III: Beethoven, Brahms, and the Bard

 Thu, 21 Aug at 07:30 pm Stevens Square Community Center

The Murder of Dorothy Milliken, A Book Talk with Sharon Kitchens

 Wed, 20 Aug at 07:00 pm 489 Congress St, Portland, ME, United States, Maine 04101

GUS CONSTANTELLIS at Empire Comedy Club

 Wed, 03 Sep at 07:00 pm 575 Congress St 2nd Floor, Portland, ME, United States, Maine 04101

Lowry's Lodge Reading Series

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

NICO CARNEY at Empire Comedy Club

 Fri, 24 Oct at 07:00 pm 575 Congress St 2nd Floor, Portland, ME, United States, Maine 04101

An Evening With David Byrne - Who is the Sky Tour

 Wed, 08 Oct at 08:00 pm Merrill Auditorium

What You Leave: A Staged Reading

Fri, 15 Aug at 07:30 pm First Parish Portland Unitarian Universalist

SHAGGY PALMS

Sat, 23 Aug at 07:00 pm 76 Congress St, Portland, ME, United States, Maine 04101

Portland Chamber Music Festival: Beethoven, Brahms, and the Bard

 Thu, 21 Aug at 07:30 pm Stevens Square Community Center

Mechanics' Hall Story Salon: Casco Bay Writers Group

 Thu, 18 Sep at 06:00 pm Mechanics' Hall USD 0 to 13

Stephen Kellogg's Old Friends Tour Featuring Javier Colon at OLS

 Fri, 22 Aug at 08:00 pm One Longfellow Square

Maine Irish Reads “The Pull of the Stars” by Emma Donoghue

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

An evening with Kevin McDonald - telling stories from the Kids in the Hall at Empire Comedy Club

 Sun, 14 Sep at 07:00 pm 575 Congress St 2nd Floor, Portland, ME, United States, Maine 04101

BOBCAT GOLDTHWAIT at Empire Comedy Club

 Sun, 05 Oct at 07:00 pm 575 Congress St 2nd Floor, Portland, ME, United States, Maine 04101

Beer in the Garden with Bruce Robert Coffin

 Thu, 14 Aug at 04:30 pm 489 Congress St, Portland, ME, United States, Maine 04101

On Land: An Evening with Author Laura Poppick & Composer Ben Cosgrove

 Thu, 11 Sep at 07:00 pm Mechanics' Hall USD 0 to 45

Maine Irish Writes: Septeber

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

The Notorious RBG Workout…in the Garden!

 Thu, 28 Aug at 05:30 pm Maine Jewish Museum Free

LIVE STAND UP COMEDY IN PORTLAND, MAINE

 Sat, 20 Sep at 07:00 pm Empire Comedy Club

Life Surge Portland

 Sat, 06 Sep at 08:30 am 1 Civic Center Square. Portland, ME 04101

WORSHIP SERVICE: Garden Gathering

 Sun, 31 Aug at 10:00 am 425 Congress St, Portland, ME, United States, Maine 04101

Author Engagement Series: Maine Characters

 Wed, 20 Aug at 02:00 pm 1342 Congress Street, Portland, ME, United States, Maine 04102

Frankie Cosmos with Fantasy of a Broken Heart and Moontype

 Thu, 18 Sep at 08:00 pm SPACE USD 27 to 32

An Evening with Jarrett Earnest & his book 'Dana Schutz: Jupiter's Lottery'

 Tue, 19 Aug at 05:30 pm SPACE USD 0 to 7

Angelikah Fahray & Kalen w/s/g DJ Matt Perry at Bayside Bowl | all-ages

 Sat, 15 Nov at 08:30 pm Bayside Bowl USD 18

Lily King's 'Heart the Lover' with Susan Conley

 Tue, 30 Sep at 07:00 pm Mechanics' Hall USD 0 to 37

Madison McFerrin

 Mon, 20 Oct at 08:00 pm SPACE USD 24 to 29

PMA Films: Familiar Touch

 Thu, 21 Aug at 06:00 pm Portland Museum of Art

Under the Tree Reading Club

 Sat, 16 Aug at 10:00 am Riverton Branch, 1600 Forest Avenue, Portland, Maine

KASAUN WILSON at Empire Comedy Club

 Fri, 10 Oct at 07:00 pm 575 Congress St 2nd Floor, Portland, ME, United States, Maine 04101

Understanding Syria - Wendy Pearlman

 Mon, 29 Sep at 06:00 pm UNE Center for Global Humanities

Beer in the Garden with Richard Cass

 Thu, 11 Sep at 04:30 pm 489 Congress St, Portland, ME, United States, Maine 04101

President of the ACLU, Deborah N. Archer's "Dividing Lines"

 Tue, 09 Sep at 07:00 pm Mechanics' Hall Free

Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors

 Thu, 06 Nov at 07:00 pm Stevens Square Community Center

Summer Storytelling Series: Belleflower Brewing

 Wed, 20 Aug at 06:30 pm 66 Cove St, Portland, ME 04101-2514, United States

State Theatre Presents: Zinadelphia at PHOME

 Thu, 18 Sep at 07:00 pm 25 Temple St, Portland, ME, United States, Maine 04101

Jessica Michelle Singleton LIVE STAND UP COMEDY IN PORTLAND, MAINE

 Fri, 19 Sep at 07:00 pm Empire Comedy Club

Beyond the Page: Leadership, Equity & the Cost of Comfort

 Tue, 23 Sep at 07:00 pm Mechanics' Hall Free

CHARLES MCBEE at Empire Comedy Club

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

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

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

The Soul Rebels live at Bayside Bowl | all-ages

 Wed, 01 Oct at 08:00 pm Bayside Bowl USD 29

Psychedelic Studio

 Wed, 08 Oct at 06:00 pm Good Medicine Collective Free

Mini Panel and Signing

 Sun, 24 Aug at 11:00 am Barnes & Noble South Portland (Maine Crossing)

The Mystery of Miss Pattee

 Thu, 28 Aug at 01:00 pm 489 Congress St, Portland, ME, United States, Maine 04101

KEVIN MCDONALD (The Kids in the Hall) Sketch Workshops at Empire Comedy Club

 Sat, 13 Sep at 12:00 pm 575 Congress St 2nd Floor, Portland, ME, United States, Maine 04101

"Soirée Español" - Tiny Circulation Desk Concert

 Mon, 15 Sep at 07:00 pm Mechanics' Hall USD 0 to 29

Black & Blue: An Evening of Dark Humor

 Thu, 30 Oct at 08:00 pm Blue

Blurb Club @ Burbank

 Mon, 18 Aug at 11:00 am Portland Public Library-Jane Burbank Branch

WORKSHOP: Making Miniature Books Workshop with Peter and Donna Thomas

 Sat, 11 Oct at 09:00 am 111 Bedford St, Portland, ME 04102-2896, United States

HANNAH BERNER - NONE OF MY BUSINESS TOUR

 Wed, 05 Nov at 07:00 pm State Theatre, Portland, Maine

LECTURE: Wandering Book Artists: Making Books by Hand in the Digital Age

 Wed, 08 Oct at 05:00 pm USM Portland - Glickman Family Library

Kate Baer's HOW ABOUT NOW w/ Chelsea Conaboy

 Fri, 07 Nov at 06:00 pm Mechanics' Hall USD 0 to 27

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

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

The Maine Women's Conference 2025

 Wed, 22 Oct at 08:00 am University of Southern Maine, Portland, Hannaford Hall USD 150

TOM ARNOLD at Empire Comedy Club

 Sun, 16 Nov at 07:00 pm 575 Congress St 2nd Floor, Portland, ME, United States, Maine 04101

An Evening With Phil Rosenthal

 Tue, 09 Sep at 07:30 pm Merrill Auditorium