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

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Jan. 10, Drum Circle, South Portland, 6 pm – 8 pm, free.

Jan. 11, Portsmouth Ecstatic Dance, 7 pm, $25.

Jan. 12, Portland Community Dance, 1 pm – 3 pm, Temple Beth El, $10.

Jan. 12, Resonance, Free-style Community-supported Dance, Belfast, second Sundays, 10 am – noon, $10.

Jan. 12, Common Floor Contra Dance, Portland, Second Sundays, 7 pm, $15.

Jan. 17, Listening in Motion: Contact & Holistic Dance, Brunswick, 5:45 pm - 6:45 pm, $16.

Jan. 17, Elemental Ecstatic Dance w/Charity Joy Robinson, Portland, Good Medicine Collective, 7 pm - 8:30 pm, $25 - $30.

Jan. 17 - 19, Weekend Workshop: Consciously Moving Towards the NEW, w/Amara Pagano, founder of Azul, Rockport, $265.

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FUN AND ENRICHING

Jan. 7 – 11, Master Storyteller Chris Newcomb in "How’s Thursday?," Falmouth, various times, $20.

Jan. 10- 12, The Siren of Crystal Lake, eclectic blend of hip-hop and contemporary ballet, Bath, Chocolate Church, 7:30 pm Friday and Saturday, 2 pm Sunday, $20.

Jan. 11, LOLS: An Evening of Local Comedy, Portland, 7 pm – 10 pm, $15/$20.

Jan. 11, Dave Mallett, Brunswick, UU Church, 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm, $25/$30.

Jan. 11, Spoken Word Open House w/Maya Williams, Yarmouth, 10 am – 11 am, free.

Jan. 12, Wolf Moon Medicine Circle, Portland, Good Medicine Collective, 6 pm – 9 pm, $15.

Jan. 12, The Art of the Altar, Portland, Good Medicine Collective, Altars hold an essential role in a spiritual life. In this workshop, we’ll explore the art and craft of creating an altar, 2 - 5 pm, $100.

Jan. 13, Food of the Future: How Social Reformers Created a Vegetarian Crusade in America, companion to the Maine Historical Society’s exhibit Maine’s Untold Vegetarian History, online, 7 pm, free.

Jan. 16, Somatic Awakening w/Eli Arlen, Brunswick, 5:45 pm, $16.

Jan. 18, Warming Soups and Stews, Scarborough, soup made easy to warm your bones and your home this Winter, 2 pm - 6 pm, $120.

Jan 19, Ocean of Om w/Susanna Sanfilippo, Portland, Good Medicine Collective, 6 pm – 7 pm, $15 - $25, all proceeds to Southern Poverty Law Center.   

Jan. 19, Hot Cocoa Sip-off, Portland, Congress Square Park, 1 pm – 3 pm, $5 suggested donation.

Jan. 19, Songs and Wisdom for Our Times for MLK Day, South Portland, First Parish Church, 2 pm – 3:30 pm, free.

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ECSTATIC DANCE BEYOND PORTLAND AREA & UPCOMING​​

Every Wednesday – OneDance Portland, Portland, 6:00 pm, $5 - $15.

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.

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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