To receive a weekly "here's what's happening this weekend" email, contact Jeff Edelstein. 

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DANCE

Mar. 27, Spirit Dance with MC BhavaVibe. Portland, 6 pm – 7:30 pm, $15.

Mar. 27, Improv Performance Followed by Dance, w/ DJ WHOPUTTHATHERE, Biddeford, 7 pm – 10 pm, $10.  

Mar. 28, Waldo County Ecstatic Dance, Belfast, 6:30 pm – 8 pm, $15. 

Mar. 28, Fusion Dance, Portland, 7 pm – 11 pm, $15 - $60.

Mar. 29, Common Floor Contra Dance - Waltz Night, Portland, 7 pm – 10 pm, $15.

Mar. 30, Five Rhythms with Kari Luehman, Rockland, 6:00 - 7:30 pm, $15 - $20.

Apr. 2, SOUL Dance, Portland, 6 pm – 7:30 pm, $11 - $33.

Apr. 2, Community Contradance, Bowdoinham, 7:30 pm – 10 pm, $20.

Apr. 7, Contemplative Dance Practice with Kristen Stake, Portland, 6:45 pm – 8 pm, $0 - $15.

Apr. 12, Portland Community Dance, 1 pm – 3 pm, $10.

Apr. 13, Be Like Water ~ Women’s Contact Improvisation Jam, Portland, 6 pm – 7:30 pm, $10.

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DANCE RETREATS

May 22 – 24, Dancing with Impermanence w/ Vincent Martínez-Grieco, dancer, teacher and designer of Soul Motion Next Steps, and Dev Bry, Soul Motionista and founder of HoneyRoot, Bowdoinham, $250 - $600.

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​FUN & ENRICHING - THIS WEEKEND

FRIDAY

Mar. 27 – 29, Art in Bloom at Portland Museum of Art, exhibits, workshops, talks, various times/prices.

Mar. 27, Roots & Resilience: A Gathering in Song to Ground, Connect, and Rise, Portland, 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm, free.

Mar. 27/28, PuppetKabob's Dirty Gerts, Portland, 7 pm, $20/$25/pay-what-you-can.

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SATURDAY

Mar. 28, Drum Circle @Flourish, Biddeford, 6 pm – 7:30 pm, donation.

Mar. 28, No Kings Rally, Portland, 11 am – 1 pm, free.

Mar. 28, Hivendell: Spring Fantasy Faire & Rave, Portland, 8 pm – 1 am, $17 - $23.

Mar. 28, Build. Create. Connect. A Family Night for Parents Raising Good Humans, Brunswick, 5 pm – 8 pm, $35.

Mar. 28, World Trails Film Festival, Portland, 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm, free – $15.

Mar. 28, Intro to Shamanism: A Beginner's Journey w/Mary Katherine Spain, 1 pm - 4 pm, Hollis, Avalon Acres, $55.

Mar. 28, Transformational Breathwork, Freeport, 4 pm – 6 pm, $35 - $55.

Mar. 28, Green Home & Energy Show, South Portland, 9 am – 4 pm, $10/$15.

Mar. 28, Early Spring Energy Flow for Women: Qi Gong, Breathwork + Sauna, Portland, Good Medicine, 1:30 pm – 5 pm, $108 (scholarship available).

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SUNDAY

Mar. 29, Seed Swap & Scion Exchange, Unity, noon - 4 pm, free.

Mar. 29, Jazz Brunch in Brunswick, Brunswick, 11 am – 1 pm, free.

Mar. 29, Jud Caswell’s Songwriters in the Round, Freeport, 4 pm – 6 pm, $25/$30.

Mar. 29, Land for Maine’s Future Hike, Scarborough, 9 am – noon, $0 - $30.

Mar. 29, Sound Maine - Wellness Pros Meeting, Portland, PNC Center for Sacred Arts, 3 pm – 5 pm, free.

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BEYOND

Mar. 31, Rose Breathwork Ceremony, Portland, 6 pm – 8 pm, $45.

Apr. 1, Book Discussion: Autocracy, Inc w/LWV, Falmouth Public Library, 2:30 pm – 4:30 pm, free. 

Apr. 1, Women's Full Moon Circle, monthly, FMI click here, Freeport, 6 pm - 8 pm, $33 - $55.

Apr. 1, Full Moon Kundalini Yoga Circle, Portland, Good Medicine, 7 pm – 9 pm, $25.

Apr. 2, Heart Coherence Circle, Freeport, 9:15 am – 11 am, $25 - $40.

Apr. 4, Community Drum and Dance, Portland, 6 pm – 8 pm, donation.

Apr. 5, Sound Healing and Breathwork Workshop, Portland, 2 pm – 5 pm, $75 (before Apr. 1).

Apr. 9, Spring Renewal Sound Bath w/Helena Nash, Brunswick, The Healing Spa, 5:45 pm – 7 pm, $50.

Apr. 10, Reiki Community Practice, a night of community, connection, and practice through meditation and shared resonance, open to all, Durham, 6 pm – 8:30 pm, $10 - $50.

Apr. 11, Annual Book Arts Bazaar, Portland, USM, 10 am – 4 pm, free.

Apr. 11, Wabanaki Stories in Maine, Portland, 3 pm – 4:15 pm, $30.

Apr. 11, Eros & Grief: A Passionate Sanctuary, Portland, 5 pm - 9 pm, $60 - $120.

Apr. 11, Transformational Breathwork Session: Rooted, Portland, 4 pm – 6 pm, $35-$55.

Apr. 18, "Empowering Peace" Community Sing with Shanti Kirtan, Portland, 6 pm -8 pm, $20 suggested.

Apr. 21, C.O.R.E. Strength for Healing - Compassion, Optimism, Resilience, and Empowerment – for women, online, 6 pm– 8 pm, $35.

Apr. 25, Kirtan w/Jordan Loder & Friends, Portland, 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm, $20/$25.

Apr. 26, Rodney Mashia's Celebration of Life, 2 pm – 5 pm, Ferry Beach Retreat and Conference Center, free.

Apr. 28, C.O.R.E. Strength for Healing - Compassion, Optimism, Resilience, and Empowerment – for men, online, 6 pm– 8 pm, $35.

May 2, An Evening with Ira Glass: “Seven Things I’ve Learned”, Portland, $40 - $65.

May 7, Energy Awakening Sound Bath w/Helena Nash, Brunswick, The Healing Spa, 5:45 pm – 7 pm, $50.

May 12, Maine Entrepreneurs Summit, Portland, 1:30 pm – 8 pm, $35.

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​PLAYS

Mar. 27 – Apr. 8, Lyric Music Theater Presents Anastasia: The Musical, South Portland, various dates/times, $30.

Mar. 28 – April 26, Shrek The Musical: Theatre For Young Audiences Version, Portland, various dates/times, $22.

Mar. 20 – 29, Whit’s End, a hilarious and heartwarming new comedy about love, family and getting married, Lewiston, various dates/times, $15 - $35.

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ECSTATIC DANCE BEYOND PORTLAND & BRUNSWICK AREA ​​

Portsmouth, NH: check calendar, $25.

Rhythm Sanctuary, Belfast, first Saturdays, 6 pm - 9 pm, $15 - $25.

Resonance, Free-style Community-supported Dance, Belfast, second Sundays, 10 am – noon, $5.

Midcoast 5 Rhythms with Kari Leuhman, Mondays, 6:00 - 7:30 pm and other events, click here and/or join Facebook Group for schedule and locations.

For all the Belfast dances, join the Belfast Dance Facebook Group here.

Check the PCD Facebook group for info on various dances.

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MORE CALENDARS​

MaineMade (Craft Shows) events, click here.

Portland arts events (Creative Portland), click here.

Portland Press Herald Community Calendar, click here.

Meditation Groups, Taijiquan & Qigong, click here.​

Goat yoga, horse yoga, cat poetry and other animal events, click here.

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ANIMAL YOGA, POETRY AND SUCH

Ashley Flowers Goat and Horse Yoga, Westbrook and Portland

Sunflower Farm Creamery Goat Yoga, Cumberland

Meow Lounge, Westbrook: All sorts of events with cats: poetry, yoga, classes. “At Meow Lounge, we love our cats and aim to create a safe, fun, and entertaining environment for them to spend time with our visitors, and vice versa. We work with local shelters and all of our cat residents are available for adoption.

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MEDITATION GROUPS, TAIJIQUAN & QIGONG, SPIRITUALITY

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Portland New Church hosts a number of different spiritual groups. Click here for extensive info. 

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Portland:

Vajra Vidya Portland | Tibetan Buddhist Meditation Center, Portland, Sunday mornings 9 am – 10 am in-person, weekday evenings meditation and study groups, monthly movie night, monthly community service practice.

Open Door Meditation Community, Insight Meditation, Portland, Tuesday evenings online, Wednesday evenings in-person, other offerings. Teacher: Chas DiCapua and others. 

Peaceful Harbor Sangha, Portland, following the tradition of Thich Nhat Hanh, mostly in-person, every Sunday 6:30 pm – 8 pm.

Meditation in Maine, Portland, in-person every Tuesday, 6 pm – 7 pm. Teacher: Clare Morin.

Nagaloka Buddhist Center, Portland, Sundays 8:30 am – 10 am (in-person), Mondays, 6:30 pm – 8 pm (in-person), Wednesdays, 6:45 pm – 8:30 pm (online).

First Parish Church, Portland, Breathing & Meditation class, Wednesdays, 8 am – 9 am, zoom. Teacher: Susannah Sanfilippo.

Natural Dharma Fellowship, Portland, Thursdays 5:45 pm – 6:45 pm, online and occasional in-person.

Vajra Dakini Nunnery, most activities open to all, Tibetan Buddhist, Falmouth/Portland, mostly online, Tuesdays and Thursdays, 7 am – 8 am, Sundays 9 am – 11 am. Teacher: Khenmo Drolma.

 

North and South:

Meditation in Maine, Brunswick, in-person 3rd Sundays, 11 am – 12:15 pm, teacher: Sarah Baldwin.

Casco Bay Mindfulness Sangha, Brunswick, Tuesdays 6:30 pm – 8:15 pm, online, except in-person first Tuesdays. 

Northern Light Zen Center, Topsham, hybrid practice Wednesday evenings, and Zoom-only early mornings Tuesdays and Fridays. Teacher: Terry Cronin.

Open Heart Sangha, following the tradition of Thich Nhat Hanh, Yarmouth, Mondays 6:30 pm to 8:00 p.m. and Bath, Sundays 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm.

Ripples of Peace, Kennebunk, following the tradition of Thich Nhat Hanh, Tuesdays, 5:15 pm - 6:45 pm, in-person and online.

Morgan Bay Zendo, Surry, Sundays 9 am – 10:30 am in-person, Wednesdays 5 pm – 6 pm online.

 

TAIJIQUAN & QIGONG

Maine Center for Taijiquan & Qigong, Portland, various classes weekly. Teacher: Jason Ames and others.

Maine Coast Taijiquan, Freeport and Brunswick, various classes weekly. Teacher: Ken Ryan.

Merrymeeting Adult Education, Brunswick, various classes weekly. Various teachers.

Inner Works Center, Rockland, various classes weekly. Teacher: Mike Shunney.

 

TO POST AN EVENT: Send info to Jeff Edelstein at jledelstein@gmail.com. 

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