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

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DANCE

Sept. 12, Rhythmic Rituals, Scarborough, 7 pm – 9 pm, $15.

Sept. 13, "Deep States" Community Cosmic Dance, Portland New Church, 7 pm - 9 pm, $20.

Sept. 13, Ecstatic Dance, Biddeford, 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm, $5 cash.

Sept. 14, Meditative Dance & Tea Picnic on the Lawn at Conant Homestead, Westbrook, 1 – 3 pm, $15 (Pre-Registration Required)

Sept. 14, Portland Community Dance, 1 pm – 3 pm, $10. (NOTE NEW TIME)

Sept. 14, Common Floor Contra Dance, Portland, 7 pm – 10 pm, $15.

Sept. 20, Ecstatic Dance, Biddeford, 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm, $5 cash.

Sept. 21, Wild Rhythm Dance with ZsaZsa Valentine, Portland, 10:30 am – noon, $10.

Sept. 23, Embody Dance w/Tracy Collins, South Bristol, 6 pm – 7:30 pm, $15 - $20.  

Sept. 27, Portsmouth Ecstatic Dance, 7 pm – 9 pm, $25.

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FUN & ENRICHING​

WEEKEND

Sept. 12, Drum Circle, South Portland, 6 pm – 8 pm, free.

Sept. 12 – 13, It Can’t Happen Here staged reading, benefit for Maine Civil Rights and Immigrant Groups, Portland, 7:30 pm, $10+.  

Sept. 13, Pop Up Artisan Shop w/ 20+ exhibitors, Scarborough, 10 am – 4 pm, free.

Sept. 13, Maine Outdoor Film Festival, Westbrook, 7:30 pm, $10 suggested.

Sept. 13, Big Falls Music and Cider Fest, New Gloucester, 11:30 am – 1:00 am, $44.

Sept. 13, Maine Open Lighthouse Day, various locations and times, free.

Sept. 13, Saco Wellness Fair, 10 am – 2 pm, $15.

Sept. 13, Maine Poutine Fest, Portland, 11:30 am – 4 pm, adults $55, kids $0 - $15.

Sept. 13, Wellfest Maine, Walpole, 9 am – 6 pm, $30, veterans 50% discount, kids 16 and under free.

Sept. 14, Rally 4 Recovery Community Concert and Resource Fair, Portland, Payson Park, noon – 3 pm, free.

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BEYOND

Sept. 15, The DRIP by Shibari Healing Collective, an electrifying fusion of rope, paint and fire, where the human vessel becomes art itself, Saco, 7 pm – 9 pm, $30 suggested.

Sept. 18, Maine Outdoor Film Festival, Portland, 7:00 pm, $5 - 10 suggested.

Sept. 21, Sound Bath At Avalon Acres w/facilitator Jensyn Pelletier of Soft Edges Collective, a special Wise Women Talking Event, Hollis, 12:30 pm -3:30 pm, (suggested donation: $20)

Sept. 27, Maine Storytelling Muster & Potluck Lunch, Brunswick, 9:30 am – 4 pm,

Sept. 30 - Nov. 4 (six weeks), Coming Into Fullness: A women’s workshop for turning towards what’s next,  online, 8 am - 10 am, $699.Sept. 17, Nature X Change, Falmouth, 8 am – 9:30 am, free.

Sept. 18 – 21, Finding Our Center of Stillness Meditation Retreat, West Gardiner, $575.

Sept. 19 - 21, Common Ground Fair, Unity, $15/day.

Sept. 25, Positive X Change, networking, socializing, discussion, presence, Portland, 5:30 pm – 7 pm, $10.

Sept. 30 – Nov. 4, Yoga for Your Grieving Heart, Portland, 5 pm – 7 pm, $240.

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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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