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

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DANCE​​

Friday, Sept. 13, Biodanza, Portland, 7 pm – 8:30 pm, $10 - $20.  

Saturday, Sept. 14, Shanti Kirtan, Yarmouth, 7 - 8:30 pm, $20. 

Saturday, Sept. 14, Portsmouth Ecstatic Dance, 7 pm – 9 pm, $25.

Sept. 22, 29, Portland Community Dance, Freeport, 10:15 am – 12:15 am, $10

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FUN AND ENRICHING

All Sept. - Magic, Myth, Machine & Matter Art Exhibit - Eva Goetz, Abbeth Russell, Gregg Harper, William Hessian, 72 Oak St. Portland, 1-4pm, Saturdays and Sundays.

Sept. 12 - Radical Kindness Meetup, Portland, 6 pm - 8 pm, $10 for four months. 

Sept. 13, Sounds n Sizzle Food & Music Festival, Congress Square, Portland, 4 pm – 8 pm, free.

Sept. 13 – 22, Puppets in Portland Festival, various locations and times in Portland, $0 - $50.

Sept. 14, Riverbend Yoga and Meditation Studio - Grand Re-Opening: Free classes all day, henna, treats, ending with Shanti Kirtan in the evening ($20 for Kirtan, all classes free all day).

Sept. 14, Chinese Mid-Autumn/Moon Festival, Portland, 2 pm – 5 pm, free, donations accepted.  

Sept. 14 – 15, Ales for Tails Pub Crawl, Portland.

Sept. 14, QUEER: An exploration of LGBTQIA+ experiences through dance, Portland, 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm, $25.

Sept. 14, Sean Mencher & Hugh Bowden, Freeport, 7 pm, $28.

Sept. 15, Outdoor Yoga at the Horse Farm, Windham, 11:30 – 12:30, $9/$12.

Sept. 15 (Fairfield), Oct. 20 (Freeport), Mind Body Spirit Festival, 10 am – 4 pm, $5.

Sept. 15 – Nov. 3, Slow Leaf Peeping Course, Deering Oaks Park, 9 am – 11 pm, Sundays for 8 weeks, $225.

Sept. 28, Twilight in the Park (Luminaries festival), community event to remember and celebrate loved ones who have died, and their families, friends, and caregivers. Free.

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FESTIVALS/RETREATS

September 14, Whippoorwill Music Festival, Hollis, 1 pm until late. $20 suggested donation. 

September 22, Midcoast Forest Council - Gathering Our Breath, Jefferson, 10:30 am - 5 pm, $50 - $80, no one turned away.

September 22, Water Lantern Festival, Portland, 4 pm – 8 pm, $28 - $56.

Sept. 26 – 29, Rooted & Rising: Sacred Tools for Grounding Through Change. A Weekend Women’s Retreat, Maine Mystic Gardens, Pownal, Qigong, yoga, breathwork, acupuncture, council, fire ceremony, and more. $555.

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ECSTATIC DANCE BEYOND PORTLAND AREA & UPCOMING​​

Sept. 18, Sept. 25, Oct. 2, Dance of Relationship, Freeport, 5:30 pm - 6:45 pm, $75 for three sessions.

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

Portsmouth, NH: Sept. 14, 6 pm, $25.

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

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.

 

MORE CALENDARS​

Meditation Groups, Taijiquan & Qigong, click here.

MaineMade events, click here.

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

Portland arts events (Creative Portland), 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

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.

 

Acts of Kindness Maine seeks volunteers to help at our booth at the Common Ground Fair, Sept. 20 – 22. We’ll be recording stories about acts of kindness; giving away thank-you cards for people to send to people they are grateful towards; kindness scavenger hunt; “Spin the Wheel of Kindness;” displaying books on kindness; and more. Receive a free fair pass and free camping and touch many people’s lives!   

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

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