Portland Maine

TUES 6.24.2008
One Longfellow Square
Portland Jazz Orchestra
8:00 pm
Maine’s premier concert Jazz ensemble, featuring a big band sound under the direction of Chris Oberholtzer.
WEDS 6.25.2008
The Space Gallery
Gallery Opening: Patrick Corrigan
5:00 - 8:00pm, free, all ages
Artist Patrick Corrigan is a local renaissance man, working out of his Bayside studio Fort Awesome on a variety of music projects, [...]

Picture taken a few days back when the sun had emerged after a period of rain and cloudiness.

So you are visiting Portland and the one day you have in town it’s pouring rain. Fortunately, there are a ton of fun things to do spending time inside. This list is in no particular order.
#1 The Portland Museum of Art: You can easily blow a few hours in Maine’s largest art museum. [...]

Where the Presumscot River crosses route 302 at the Portland-Westbrook line, lies a small jewel of a wooded park. Walking paths criss-cross the property. Looking at it today one can scarcely imagine the bustling developed vacation trolley park the area was 100 years ago. Fortunately, history has left us photos and postcards [...]

Maine’s Spring and early Summer are usually notoriously wet. Every low pressure front from the northern hemisphere usually shows up our doorstep from March till late June. This year, however, has been very dry. Of course we’ve been loving it and the early tourists have been happy. Today has been the [...]

No summer in Maine would be complete with catching a game or three at Portland’s Hadlock Field to see the Sea Dog’s compete for another title. Hadlock field is small and intimate, not a bad seat in the house. With seats starting at $4 it’s easy on the wallet as well. Being [...]

Thanks to Jenn Gerow for the nice pic!
The rain stayed away on Sunday, but the crowds didn’t. Portland’s 35th annual Old Port Festival, Maine’s largest one-day event, was a great success. People flocked to Portland’s Old Port by the thousands to enjoy a days worth of live music, parades and great food.

Outside the Porthole Restaurant at the Custom House Wharf

Nothing beats the taste of fresh in-season vegetables and fruits, all of which can be found at Greater Portland’s Farmer’s Markets. Sample the output from over 30 local growers and you’ll soon see why these markets are so popular. Depending on the season, you can find all variates of organic and traditional fresh local meat, [...]