Free Fridays

The Portland Museum of Art has free admission every Friday evening, not just on Friday Friday, from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. (made possible through the generous support of L.L.Bean and Patricia and Cyrus Hagge). Here's a couple photos from the museum.

The main lobby area.

Looking out a dirty window toward Congress Square. 

Something To Do: Portland Stage

In this installment of "Something To Do," I present Portland Stage. The Portland Stage Company is located at 25A Forest Avenue in the heart of the Arts District. Per their website:

"Portland Stage, Maine's largest fully professional, non-profit theater, is committed to providing the finest productions for audiences in a broad region of Northern New England."

Something To Do: Children's Museum & Theatre of Maine

A good winter-time activity for younger folk is the Children's Museum & Theater of Maine, located on Free Street. I recall a few trips here as a child and I would say it's well worth the visit. 

Something To Do: Winter Farmers' Market

In case you haven't heard (or in my case heard once and eventually forgot), the Winter Farmer's Market is taking place 9am-1pm each Saturday from January to April at the Irish Heritage Center. You might recognize the building from some previous photographs of mine. It is located at the corner of State and Gray Streets. So if you are looking for something to do and need to get some groceries or gifts, I encourage you to check it out.

Something To Do: Southworth Planetarium

This post is filed under the label "Something To Do." Every now and then I may post about something which can be done in Portland. Today's thing to do is to visit the Southworth Planetarium, on the USM campus. Although it doesn't look like much from the outside, it is a reputable place inside and as far as I know it is the only planetarium in Portland. It has been with us since 1969 and attracts over 18,000 visitors a year. With a variety of programming for children and adults, it's an affordable place to go. Check out their website for more info.