ART, MUSIC, AND CULTURE

Including groups involved in music, crafts, theater, dance, visual arts, and other cultural traditions--community arts councils and sponsors, arts education, museums, and artists' groups.

Sub-sections:

ART, MUSIC, AND CULTURE - GENERAL  (below)
COMMUNITY ARTS COUNCILS
HISTORY & MUSEUMS
 

ART, MUSIC, AND CULTURE - GENERAL

Acadian Festival
c/o CofC, 378 Main St.
Madawaska, ME 04756
728-7000  Fax 728-4696
valleyvisit@nci1.net
Yearly festival of Acadian culture, music, and crafts in late June or early July.

Add Verb Productions Arts & Education
PO Box 3853
Portland, ME 04104
772-1167
info@addverbproductions.com
http://www.addverbproductions.com
Cathy Plourde
Add Verb awakens community-based action and understanding of social issues through theatre, creative expression, and dialogue. It offers programs in Maine and throughout the country.

Alice James Books -- See Media and Publications

Anchor of the Soul--See Racial and Ethnic Groups

Arcady Music Society
PO Box 780
Bar Harbor, ME 04609
288-3151, 288-2141 
www.arcady.org
Melba Wilson
Presents over 50 chamber music concerts year round in central, northern, and Downeast Maine.  Strong emphasis on educational programs for public schools and young musicians.

Art Activism
PO Box 1231
Blue Hill, ME 04614
348-5267
coecarolyn@hotmail.com
Dedicated to using art to promote political activism.

Art Exchange for a Just Peace
136 Collohon Rd.
Buxton, ME 04093
772-2670
sbs@pivot.net
Sally Bowden–Scheible
Artists and children creating art for hope, healing peace, and justice.

Art Gallery, Westbrook Campus,
University of New England
716 Stevens Ave.
Portland, ME 04103
797-7261  Fax 797-7674
azill@mailbox.une.edu
Anne Zill
The Art Gallery presents eight exhibitions free to the public annually to showcase works of art of the highest quality that have not received over-exposure elsewhere in this art-rich state, with accompanying educational programs for the benefit of the community.

Art Moves Dance Studio
10 Cottage St., 3rd floor
Norway, ME 04268
743-5569 
Performing arts programs, especially for teens, with special emphasis on dance.

Bagaduce Music Lending Library
3 Music Library Lane, PO Box 829
Blue Hill, ME 04614
374-5454 Fax 374-2733
library@bagaducemusic.org
www.bagaducemusic.org
Kurt Stoll
A unique library collection of printed music--both sheet music and choral music.

Beehive Collective--Seel Multi-Issue

Bluegrass Music Association of Maine
PO Box 1010
Brunswick, ME 04011
948-5819
mainebluegrass@angelfire.com
www.bluegrassmaine.com
Promotes bluegrass music in Maine; sponsors periodic gatherings of performers and listeners.

Casco Bay Scribes
27 Norwood St.
Portland, ME 04103
774-9004
caligraf@maine.rr.com
Margo Dittmer
Promotes calligraphy in southern Maine. Educates members and the public and sponsors occasional shows of the work of calligraphers.

Celebration Barn Theater
190 Stockfarm Rd
South Paris, ME 04281
743-8452 
info@celebrationbarn.com
www.celebrationbarn.com
Carol Brett
Mime and entertainment performances and theater workshops to train people in mime, voice, and related movement expression.

Center for Cultural Exchange
One Longfellow Sq
Portland, ME 04101
761-1545 (box office), 761-0591 (adm)  Fax 761-4254
info@centerforculturalexchange.org
www.centerforculturalexchange.org
We occupy a landmark building and serve as a community center for the expression of traditional folkways and contemporary performance.  Hosting over 200 events per year, we are among the most active public presenters of ethnic heritage in New England.

Center for Peace through Creative Expression
342-3315
lynne@fairpoint.net
Promotes peace and peaceful ideals through the arts.

Children's Theatre of Maine
317 Marginal Way, PO Box 1011
Portland, ME 04104
878-2774-Office, 828-0617-Box Office 
ctm@ime.net
We are a nonprofit, professional theatre that provides theatrical productions and arts education to children 3-18.  We have provided children with the opportunity to experience and participate in the creation of live theatre for over 75 years.

Creative Photographic Arts Center
59 Canal St., #9
Lewiston, ME 04240
877-692-7226, 782-1369  Fax 782-5931
A photography school offering a 1-year residency certificate program and a 2-year associate's degree in photography through UM-Augusta. Lab darkroom and studio rental, gallery space, library, exhibits and slide lectures are available.

Deer Isle Artists Association
6 Dow Road (June-Sept), PO Box 634
Deer Isle, ME 04627
348-2330-Gallery, 348-6889 (May-Oct), 367-2699 
Andrew Stevens & Ann Claude Cotty
We are a non-juried membership organization, operating a fine arts gallery from June-Sept.  We present revolving 4-person shows and a midsummer all-member show.

Directions: Maine Crafts Guild
PO Box 10832
Portland, ME 04104
info@mainecraftsguild.com
Statewide craft organization dedicated to excellence. Juried members exhibit and sell fine handcrafted objects of lasting value at shows throughout Maine.

Downeast Country Dance Festival--See Recreation

Downeast Friends of the Folk Arts (DEFFA)
323 Crosby Brook Rd.
Unity, ME 04988
568-7597 
circleleft@uninets.net
www.deffa.org
John McIntire
Encourages the preservation and appreciation of the traditional arts, particularly folk music and contradancing.  Monthly newsletter ($12/year) features an extensive listing of folk concerts, contradances, and related events.  Deadline for calendar submissions is the 15th of prior month.

Festival De Joie
101 East Ave.
Lewiston, ME 04240
782-6231  Fax 777-3906
lionelguay@aol.com
A multi-cultural, international festival held each summer during the first weekend of August in Lewiston.

First Light Native American Gathering and Festival
PO Box 69
Athens, ME 04912
654-3981 
Manywinds 
Dancing, drumming, handcraft demonstrations, storytelling, and tomahawk throwing contest celebrating Native American culture.  Held in Athens every Labor Day weekend.  A Cultural Center is in the planning stages to include 1400's-era buildings, agriculture, tools, handwork skills, and cultural values.

Friends of Art and Film in Central Maine
PO Box 520
Waterville, ME 04903
873-4021, 872-6411 
Gene Frey
We help to ensure that non-commercial film and other arts are available to all in central Maine and we sponsor the Maine International Film Festival held every July in Waterville (see separate listing).

Friends of the Kotzschmar Organ
PO Box 7455
Portland, ME 04112
www.foko.org
We are a nonprofit founded in 1981 to oversee the care and use of the Kotzschmar Organ.  This was the first organ owned by a municipality in the US.  Concerts are by contribution at the door.  Tax-deductible funds are used to restore and maintain the organ as well as to present the concerts.

Haystack Mountain School of Crafts--See Education

Heartwood School of Art--See Education

In Spite of Life Players
RR 2, Box 1930
Madison, ME 04950
474-3285 
www.inspite-of-life-players.org
Paul Lebrun
A performance group that has been in existence for over 30 years.  Organizes the annual 4th of July celebration yearly in West Athens.  Also performs plays at other times of the year.

Institute of Advanced Thinking
50 Salmond St.
Belfast, ME 04915
338-4303 
Oil paintings auctioned every Friday afternoon. Cabin in woods available for renovation and nearly free living.

International Artists Network
216 Post Road, PO Box 182
Bowdoinham, ME 04008
Carlo Pittore
Artist to artist worldwide network; membership is by participation and exchange of art work only.  Exhibition and publication is worldwide and continuous, and is open to all participants.

Island Artisans
99 Main St.
Bar Harbor, ME 04609
288-4214
Cooperative selling quality crafts from local craftspeople. Open spring and summer in downtown Bar Harbor.

Kennebec Valley Woodworkers Association
RFD 1, Box 6870
Solon, ME 04979
643-2346,   643-2356,    873-5865
Roy Slamm, Mark Roman, Dan Bloomer
We are an organization of professional and amateur woodworkers and those interested in woodworking.  We offer support, education, and fun to members at meetings held the 2nd Thursday monthly.

La Kermesse Franco-Américaine Festival
PO Box 289
Biddeford, ME 04005
Priscille Gagnon
A Franco-Américaine cultural festival held during the last full weekend in June, featuring ethnic foods, music, etc.  A non-profit formed to further French-American culture.

Lasansky School of Dance
Jimena Lasansky,Director
The Lasansky Dance Ensemble
11 Steel Road
Lincolnville, Maine 04849
207-236-3685
http://www.lasanskydance.com
Jimena@lasanskydance.com
The emphasis of our work is on both individual and artistic growth,through a process that focuses on creative and skillful learning. We welcome a visit to our studio where children’s lives have been enriched through the art of dance in a safe, nurturing and creative environment for over twenty years. We offer Ballet, Pointe, Modern/Choreography, Creative Movement,Private Lessons and Summer Workshops for all ages and levels.
Performances by The Lasansky Dance Ensemble consist of dance works choreographed and directed by Jimena Lasansky and performed throughout the year by dancers from the Lasansky School of Dance.

Mad Horse Theatre
PO Box 9715-343
Portland, ME 04104
828-1270 
A resident professional ensemble dedicated to producing new plays and to creating provocative, daring work that will entertain a serious theater audience. Performing in different venues; call for information.

Made In Aroostook/Northern Maine Treasures
PO Box 392
Easton, ME 04740
769-7731 Fax 762-7777
mainely.sisters@ainop.com
www.northernmainetreasures.com
Kathy Manning
A cooperative group of local craftspeople and businesses.  From the home, farm, forest, and sea, Northern Maine Treasures captures the character and quality of crafts of Maine's northern most county.  We are committed to providing each customer with the highest quality available.

Maine Alliance for Arts Education
PO Box 872
Augusta, ME 04332
667-7707
artseveryday@adelphia.net
www.maineallforartsed.org
We encourage and strengthen educational excellence in visual art, music, theater, dance, and writing in Maine schools and communities. We sponsor professional development for teachers and special arts programs for students. Satellite offices below:

28 Merchants Plaza
Bangor, ME 04401
942-7003 
maaebangor@aol.com

PO Box 243
Ellsworth, ME 04605
667-7707 
maaehancockco@acadia.net

Maine Alliance of Media Arts
PO Box 4320
Portland, ME 04101
773-1130 
hueyfilm@nlis.net
www.agate.net/~ile/mama
MAMA sponsors the Maine Student Film Festival, which is open to Maine residents age 19 and younger. Judged on the basis of originality, content, style, and technique.  Reviewed by categories: K-6, 7th-9th grade, 10th-12th grade. We sell videos featuring the award winning youth-produced movies. Deadline each year is June 1st. 

Maine Arts Commission
55 Capitol St., State House Station 25
Augusta, ME 04333
287-2724  Fax 287-2335
We provide assistance and possible funding through five program areas:  organizational development, audience and constituency development, development of cultural communities through the arts, individual artist fellowships, and traditional arts apprenticeships.  Contact us for specific program guidelines.

Maine Blues Society
PO Box 4703
Portland, ME 04112
721-3069 
www.mainebluessociety.org
Steve Bowman
We encourage, promote, and expand the enjoyment and development of the blues.  We further this goal through education, communication, and interchange about the experience.  We meet the 2nd Tuesday of each month at The Station in Portland, jam session follows.

Maine Coast Artists, Maine Center for Contemporary Art
162 Russell Ave., PO Box 147
Rockport, ME 04856
236-2875  Fax 236-2490
info@artsmaine.org
www.artsmaine.org
Dedicated to the advancement of contemporary art in Maine through exhibitions and educational programs.

Maine Crafts Association
15 Walton St.
Portland, ME 04103
780-1807
Works for the benefit and education of Maine craftspeople and to advance interest in and appreciation for crafts in Maine. Publishes the "Maine Cultural Guide."

Maine Folklife Center
5773 South Stevens Hall, UMO
Orono, ME 04469
581-1891  Fax 581-1823
folklife@maine.edu
www.maine.edu/folklife
Bethany Haverlock
Our mission is to collect, preserve and present the folklore, folklife and oral histories of the northeastern region with a special interest in Maine and the Atlantic Provinces of Canada.  We have a collection of over 3000 accessions, including tape recorded interviews and 8000 photos dating from the late 19th century to the present.  We publish an annual journal, "Northeast Folklore," prepare exhibits, work with communities around the state to assist with community history and folklore.

Maine Gay Men's Chorus
PO Box 10391
Portland, ME 04104
www.mainegaymenschorus.org
Gay and gay-sensitive men dedicated to excellence in the choral arts.  Committed to producing a positive and productive educational and social entertainment experience for our members, friends, and audience. Through our music we strive to educate ourselves and the community at large by delivering the message of social tolerance and diversity.

Maine Humanities Council--See Education

Maine Indian Basketmakers Alliance
PO Box 3253
Old Town, ME 04468
827-0391 
www.maineindianbaskets.org
Theresa Hoffman
We preserve the tradition of basketry among the four tribes of Maine.  Offer workshops for tribal members on the reservations.  Four annual shows, in different parts of the state, giving the public an opportunity to see ash and sweetgrass baskets being made in the Maine Native tradition. Posters and a directory are available for sale.

Maine International Film Festival
10 Railroad Square
Waterville, ME 04901
861-8138  Fax 872-5502
info@miff.org
www.miff.org
A 10-day event held each year in July.  Features 50+ films, representing the best of American independent, Maine-made, and international cinema.  Venues include the Waterville Opera House and Railroad Square Cinema.  Question & Answer sessions with filmmakers, late-nite lunacy, Maine Student Film and Video Awards screening, special events, and more!

Maine Jewish Film Festival
PO Box 7465
Portland, ME 04112
831-7495 
filmfest@mjff.org
www.mjff.org
David Connerty-Marin
We bring the best in Jewish films from around the world and guest directors and speakers for one week every spring in downtown Portland.

Maine Performing Arts Network
997 State St
Bangor, ME 04401
942-7589 
info@maineperformingarts.org
www.maineperformingarts.org
Robert Libby
Statewide service organization for performing artists and performing arts presenters.

Maine Organization of Storytelling Enthusiasts (MOOSE)
233 Poors Mills Rd.
Belfast, ME 04915
338-6616
Jennifer Armstrong
Promoting storytelling in Maine.

Maine Potters Market
376 Fore St.
Portland, ME 04101
774-1633  Fax 774-1633
A cooperative gallery of Maine potters.

Maine Writers and Publishers Alliance
1326 Washington St.
Bath, ME 04530
386-1400 fax: 386-1401
info@mainewriters.org
www.mainewriters.org
Statewide membership organization, founded in 1975, which sponsors programs throughout the state - workshops, conferences, readings, open houses, and offers a speakers list.  Also publishes a bi-monthly newsletter and functions as a resource center for Maine's literary community.  Membership open to anyone, $35/year.

Mid-Coast Jazz Society
PO Box 192
Brunswick, ME 04011
386-0125 Fax 725-3929
ssound@gwi.net
Educates the public about jazz; provides funding for instruction and development of jazz musicians.  Publishes "Up Beat" newsletter and calendar of jazz events; presents live jazz a few times each year.

Museum of African Art
122 Spring St.
Portland, ME 04101
871-7188 
Oscar Mokeme
Exhibits of African art, workshops on African tribal religion and art.  Also, raises funds for a hospital in the People's Republic of the Congo.

National Postal Art Association
216 Post Rd , PO Box 182
Bowdoinham, ME 04008
A national network of mail artists engaged in activist art.

Northeast Historic Film
PO Box 900
Bucksport, ME 04416
469-0924 Fax 469-7875
oldfilm@acadia.net
www.oldfilm.org
We collect, preserve and make accessible northern New England's moving image heritage. A resource for teachers, students and the public of film and videotape of work life, people and the environment.  Home movies are a particular interest.  Located in the 1916 Alamo Theatre, a community cinema. "Reference by Mail" is a free loan library of videotapes of life in Northern New England.

Penobscot Valley Craft Association
70 Beach Hill Crossroad
Mount Desert, ME 04660
244-0175 
rockycoast@acadia.net
Steven Haynes, Juanita Sprague
A nonprofit organization of selected and juried crafters, limited to 70 members.  Additional crafters are selected and invited to round out two yearly shows in July and August.

Pine Tree Quilters Guild
PO Box 5405
Augusta, ME 04332
621-2634
www.mainequilts.org
Over 1700 members in about 70 local chapters. Promotes quilting, holds annual quilt show, sponsors workshops, provides mini-grants for educational purposes, donates quilts to various charitable organizations.

Railroad Square Cinema
PO Box 945
Waterville, ME 04903
873-4021, 873-6526  Fax 872-5502
movies@mint.net
www.mint.net/movies
Ken Eisen
A nonprofit theater specializing in independent, offbeat, and foreign flicks with occasional political films, and will risk showing films that are not money makers.

St. Lawrence Arts and Community Center
76 Congress St.
Portland, ME 04101
775-5568
A center for community arts and experimental productions of music, theater, etc. for Munjoy Hill and all of Portland.

Salt Center for Documentary Studies--See Education

Shira
HC 81 Box 1970
Searsmont, ME 04973
342-5387 
kolache@northlandlink.com
Jean Wakem
A 13-member a cappella lesbian chorus located in midcoast Maine, singing songs of liberation, freedom, and celebration of life from many cultures.  Local performances twice per year.

Shoestring Theater
155 Brackett St.
Portland, ME 04102
774-1502 
Lifesize and hand puppetry in Portland and beyond. We offer puppets for parades, street shows, shadow plays and political events.

Society of Southern Maine Craftsmen
PO Box 3474
Portland, ME 04104
283-4715 
geplatts@maine.rr.com www.societyofsouthernmainecraftsmen.org
A nonprofit, juried craft organization founded in 1968 and currently comprised of more than 300 of Maine's finest craftspeople.  We work for the advancement and recognition of high standards in craftsmaking.  Provide exhibits and help create sales outlets for members. Stone Soup Artisans at 228 Main St., Saco is the coop store run completely by our members.

Space Gallery
538 Congress St.
Portland, ME 04101
828-5600
http://www.space538.org
Sponsors art displays, discussions, cultural events, and other programs at its public space on Congress Street.

Spindleworks
7 Lincoln St.
Brunswick, ME 04011
725-8820 
www.spindleworks.org
Charlie Buck
A nonprofit artist's cooperative of 30 artists with developmental disorders.  These skilled and dedicated artists have had their work exhibited in galleries and museums both nationally and internationally.  Artists receive studio space, supplies, and galleries in which to show their work.  75% of selling price goes to the artist and 25% goes to Spindleworks.  The artists are extremely proud of what they make with their own hands.

Spiral Arts
156 High St.
Portland, ME 04101
775-1474  Fax 842-6317
community@spiralarts.org
Priscilla Dreyman
An inclusive, intergenerational, and interfaith arts program based in Portland.  Believing that art is a doorway to the soul, we invite people of all ages and life experiences to create visual art in classes, workshops, festivals, and retreats that are affordable and accessible.

Stone Soup Artisans
228 Main St.
Saco, ME 04072
283-4715
Cooperative craft store supported by the Society of Southern Maine Craftsmen and many of its local artists.

Theater Project, The
14 School St.
Brunswick, ME 04011
729-8584 
theaterpro@ime.net
Frank Wicks
Brunswick's year-round professional theater.  Productions include Company shows (professional adult ensemble), the Young Company (high school age actors), and the Young People's Theater (elementary age actors).  Classes for kids and adults; touring productions and teaching programs for schools.

Union of Maine Visual Artists
1797 Bristol Road
Bristol, ME 04539
326-8459, 667-5809 
Rob Shetterly, Gilbert Welsh
Statewide organization providing artists with opportunities to exhibit, share their work with other arts, socialize, and discuss issues of importance to the visual arts community.  Monthly newsletter, annual sales, and several regional groups meeting monthly or occasionally. UMVA website can be found through www.mainetoday.com.

United Maine Craftsmen
16 Old Winthrop Road #2
Manchester, ME 04351
621-2818  Fax 621-1945
umc@mainecraftsmen.org
www.unitedmainecraftsmen.com
One of the larger craftshow sponsors in Maine.  Founded in 1969 by a handful of craftspeople, we have grown to 750 members.  We are supported solely by membership dues and admission fees, and we have a budget for scholarships for members and non-members to further their education in craft-related areas.

Visual Arts Organizations
A large listing of visual arts organizations throughout the state is available from The Center for Contemporary Art, c/o Maine Coast Artists (see above listing). A list is also available at the website of the Maine Arts Commission, http://www.mainearts.com.

Voices Rising
31 Beech Dr
Brunswick, ME 04011
725-1129 
Lu Jump
An eight-member women's a capella singing group.  Most music is original, written by group members.  Weaving women's life stories through song, the music dances on a continuum from spiritual to humorous, to outrageously political.  Available for retreats, workshops, etc. and will happily consider a benefit preformance for organizations or causes that help women or children.

Waldo County Crafts Co-op
Route One, North Main St.
Searsport, ME 04974
469-2110, 548-6686 store (May-Oct) 
Sally Eastman
Thirty Maine crafters producing quality handmade items.

Waterfall Arts
52 Kingdom Rd.
Montville, ME 04941
589-3025
and
256 High Street
Belfast, ME 04915
338-2222
Fax: 589-4153
info@waterfallarts.org
http://waterfallarts.org
Megan Devine, Alan Crichton
We offer inspired arts experiences through artists' residencies, performances and community arts education. We honor the beauty and creative history and are dedicated to the development of creative expression as an essential need for people of all ages and backgrounds.

Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts
19 Brick Hill Road
Newcastle, ME 04553
882-6075 Fax 882-6045
h2oshed@midcoast.com
We are a residency/retreat which provides artists with time and space to create in clay.  We serve artists from across the country and abroad as well Mainers.  The Mudmobile is a travelling ceramics resource center in a van that allows Watershed to bring clay art education to diverse sites and populations throughout Maine.

Western Maine Art Group
265 Main St.
Norway, ME 04268
743-9041 
Group of 120+ artists who have about 12 shows per year at their gallery, the Lajos Matolsky Arts Center.  Also holds classes and a yearly sidewalk arts festival.

Women in Harmony
PO Box 5136, Sta A
Portland, ME 04101
773-3802 
Diane Eiker
We are a chorus of women's voices singing for unity among women and advocating for social, political, and economic equality on behalf of all women--past, present, and future.

Women with Wings
PO Box 1125
Bangor, ME 04402
941-0261 
Kay Gardner
We are a Bangor-area women's chorus, meeting to sing in circle every Thursday night, 7-9 PM, at the Uniterian-Universalist Church (120 Park St).   All women welcome whether you think you can sing or not.  We sing rounds, chants, and songs of women's spirituality and empowerment. We perform for various environmental and feminist organizations.

Yankee Artisan Cooperative
56 Front St.
Bath, ME 04530
443-6215 
We are a working cooperative of various Maine craftspeople.  All our products are made in Maine and are juried for high quality.

Yurt Foundation
Dickinson's Reach
Machiasport, ME 04655
Bill Coperthwaite
Collector of traditional folk wisdom from around the world and combining it with modern knowledge to encourage ways of living more simply and in contact with nature.  The Yurt is an example of this cultural blending.  Write for plans, calendars, or information on yurt building workshops.

COMMUNITY ARTS COUNCILS

Local groups promoting many kinds of art and culture in their area.

Arts Institute of Western Maine
PO Box 821
Wilton, ME 04294
778-7136 
davidrs@maine.edu
David Scribner
Sponsors and supports year round performances, mostly musicals.  Affiliated with UMaine at Farmington.

Bay Chamber Concerts
PO Box 228
Rockport, ME 04856
236-2823 
info@baychamberconcerts.org
www.baychamberconcerts.org
We encourage the appreciation of music, especially chamber music, through the presentation of year round concerts at the Rockport Opera House, music education activities and rewards.

Belfast Arts Council
PO Box 1008
Belfast, ME 04915
338-6346 
Ron Jarvella
Volunteer organization sponsoring arts events and supporting arts in the schools.  Brings music performances and art related events to the Belfast community.

Blue Hill Concert Association
PO Box 71
Blue Hill, ME 04614
374-2161 
David Witter
Sponsors chamber music concerts during the winter months.

Brunswick Area Arts and Cultural Alliance
108 Maine St.
Brunswick, ME 04011
798-6964
http://www.baaca.org
Promotes arts and culture in the Brunswick area.

Camden-Rockport Youth Arts
PO Box 762
Camden, ME 04843
236-9792 
Wendy Weiler
We've been an all-volunteer organization for over 20 years. Dedicated to bringing extraordinary arts experiences into the Camden and Rockport public schools, through artists' residences and performances.  Also serve high-school youth in Hope, Appleton, and Lincolnville.

Caribou Performing Arts Center
308 Sweden St
Caribou, ME 04736
493-4278 Fax: 493-4244
vwhite@mail.caribou.k12.me.us
Virginia White
A cultural center serving school and community audiences.  Since its grand opening in January 1988, the facility has been recognized as one of the best performance spaces in the state.  Programming consists of a wide variety of music, theatre, and dance performances.

Chocolate Church Arts Center
804 Washington St.
Bath, ME 04530
442-8455 
chocolatechurch@suscom-maine.net
www.chocolatechurcharts.org
Year round performing and visual arts center providing a wide variety of music and culture to the midcoast area.

City Theatre
PO Box 993
Biddeford, ME 04005
282-0849, 282-0254-tickets 
www.citytheatre.org
We present major productions of community theater programs and rent out facilities for other events.

Community Multi-Cultural Arts Project
109 High St.
Belfast, ME 04915
338-5380 
belfastdancestudio@acadia.net
Celebrates the many national heritages of our community and our world by producing a culturally diversified mix of contemporary and traditional visual and performing arts events.

East Sangerville Grange Coffeehouse
818 Douty Hill Road
Sangerville, ME 04479
564-2722 
adbray@ctel.net
Alan Bray
Sponsors a coffeehouse on the 1st Saturday of each month (Nov-May.) Broad range of musical concerts.  Grange also sponsors dance, theater, and other events, including an annual craft fair.

Eastport Arts Center
36 Washington Street. P.O. Box 153
Eastport, ME 04631-0153
207-853-2358
info@eastportartscenter.com
http://www.eastportartscenter.com

Farmstead Barn
2816 U.S. Route ONe
Sullivan, ME 04664
422-3615
http://www.hcfafarmsteadbarn.org
Ginia Davis Wexler
Sponsors annual (for over 30 years) free programs in July and the fall for children in the Sullivan, Blue Hill, and Bucksport areas.

Fiddleheard Center for the Arts
83 Pineland Dr.
New Gloucester, ME 04260
688-2244 Fax: 688–4506
http://www.fiddleheadcenter.org
Sponsors art programs and events in northern Cumberland County.

Foothills Arts
Orchard St.
Farmington, ME 04938
778-0448 
www.foothillsart.org
Anne Geller
We bring together children and adults, artists, and audiences of western Maine to share the arts in an atmosphere that encourages learning, exploration, and collaboration.  Programs include intergenerational projects that build a sense of community; day camp that integrates all the arts and emphasizes creative problem solving.  People of all levels of ability and experience are welcome.

Gorham Arts Council
PO Box 126
Gorham, ME 04038
892-9437 
Sponsors various artists programs in the schools and occasional programs in the community.

Grand Auditorium
PO Box 941
Ellsworth, ME 04605
667-9500, 667-5911 
TheGrand@downeast.net
The cultural center of Downeast Maine.

Johnson Hall
PO Box 777, Water St.
Gardiner, ME 04345
582-7144 
Sponsors theatre, music, and comedy events; provides space for classes like yoga and theater arts.

L/A Arts (Lewiston/Auburn)
221 Lisbon St.
Lewiston, ME 04240
782-7228  Fax: 782-8192
mail@laarts.org
www.laarts.org
We sponsor community projects such as school and community residencies. Also youth theater programs and a wide variety of educational programs.

Mahoosuc Arts Council
PO Box 534
Bethel, ME 04217
824-3575 
Bringing programs in the visual and performing arts to the school systems and adult communities of the greater Bethel area.

Mid-Maine Arts Partners
17 Main St.
Fairfield, ME 04937
wcjeffer@colby.edu
Publishes a calendar of events and helps to promote arts and culture in the greater Waterville area.

Port Clyde Arts and Crafts Society
PO Box 321
Tenants Harbor, ME 04860
372-0673
Founded in 1955, the group operates a crafts gallery on the St. George peninsula.

Portland Arts and Cultural Alliance (PACA)
181 State St, PO Box 4532
Portland, ME 04112
772-0150  Fax: 775-4254
paca@gwi.net
www.PortlandArtsAndCulture.org
Deborah Krichels
A private, nonprofit organization designated as the local arts agency for the City of Portland.  Our mission is to work with the arts community, local government, businesses, and civic organizations to increase public awareness and promote arts and cultural activities and resources in Portland, as well as to facilitate collaborative activities in the arts and strengthen the place of the arts in education.

River Tree Center for the Arts
35 Western Ave.
Kennebunk, ME 04043
967-9120  Fax: 967-9123
info@rivertreearts.org
Dedicated to bringing the arts closer to home by presenting, providing, and promoting a broad range of artistic endeavors in the communities of the Kennebunks and their neighbors.  We have a music school, workshops and art classes for children and adults, live performances for all ages, writers group, folk club, song swap, and other arts events in the community.

Round Top Center for the Arts
PO Box 1316
Damariscotta, ME 04543
563-1507 
rtca@lincoln.midcoast.com
http://lincoln.midcoast.com/~rtca
Amy McNaughton
We are a community-based art center featuring the visual and performing arts.  We provide a place where artists can perform, exhibit their work, and teach.  Special events year round.

Schoodic Arts for All
PO Box 106
Prospect Harbor, ME 04669
963-2569 
Schoodicarts@prexar.com
http://www.schoodicarts.org
Mary Laury
A grassroots group celebrating the arts and culture of downeast Maine, especially on the Schoodic peninsula.  We sponsor a 2-week summer arts festival in early August and coffeehouses on the last Friday of the month.

Southern Aroostook Cultural Arts Project
PO Box 382
Houlton, ME 04730
521-3130
audrey@maine.edu
http://www.southernaroostookculturalarts.org
Publishes a directory of arts and artists in southern Aroostook county.

Stage Front, University of Maine at Machias
9 O'Brien Ave, UMM
Machias, ME 04654
255-1384
efarnswo@acad.umm.maine.edu
Ellen Farnsworth
Presents a variety of music, theatre, and dance events from September to May for the entire downeast community, including performances, workshops, and residencies with visiting artists.

Temple Stream Theater
PO Box 538
Temple, ME 04984
779-0635 
smdenro@aol.com
Michael Romanyshyn
Provides space in Temple for theater productions and community use; also teaching programs.

Unity Centre for the Performing Arts
Depot St.
Unity, ME 04988
948-SHOW
Recently opened facility sponsoring a variety of musical entertainment.

Waldo Theater
916 Main St., PO Box 587
Waldoboro, ME 04572
832-6060 
www.waldotheater.org
Community-supported arts facility offering a wide variety of musical and other cultural entertainment.

HISTORY & MUSEUMS

Spaces/groups focusing on unique aspects of Maine's past life and culture.

Ashland Logging Museum
PO Box 866
Ashland, ME 04732
435-6931, 435-6039  Fax: 435-8024
Robert Sawyer, Bob Vigue
The Museum includes a replica of an early woods camp, a collection of pictures and artifacts from Maine's early logging era, and five buildings housing artifacts from handtools to a steam log hauler.  We have the only King's Arrow Pine in the state.  Open afternoons Memorial Day through Labor Day or by appointment.

Brick Store Museum
117 Main St., PO Box 177
Kennebunk, ME 04043
985-4802  Fax: 985-6887
Unusual exhibits representing the life and culture of southern and coastal Maine.

Davistown Museum
PO Box 346, Main St.
Liberty, ME 04949
589-4900
Sponsors the Center for the Study of Early Tools and has many on display, some hundreds of years old.

Greater Portland Landmarks
165 State St.
Portland, ME 04101
774-5561  Fax: 774-2509
info@portlandlandmarks.org
www.portlandlandmarks.org
Historical preservation, education, and advocacy organization that offers walking tours in the summer to study Portland architecture and history.  We hold educational events throughout the year and operate the Portland Observatory as a historic site (open Memorial Day through Columbus Day).

Lumberman's Museum
Rt 159, Shin Pond Road
Patten, ME 04765
528-2650 (June-Sept) 
Log cabin-type museum displaying tools for the woodsworker and the lifestyle of wood cutters in the 19th and early 20th centuries.

Maine Forest and Logging Museum (Leonard's Mills)
PO Box 456
Orono, ME 04473
581-2871, 866-0811  Fax 827-3641
Recreation of an 18th century logging village to demonstrate the lives of early European-American Mainers. Sponsors Living History Days in early October.

McLaughlin Foundation--See Food and Agriculture

Museum of African Culture
122 Spring St.
Portland, ME 04101
871-7188
Oscar Mokeme

Norlands Living History Center
290 Norlands Road
Livermore Falls, ME 04254
897-4366 
norlands@ctel.net
http://www.norlands.org
Judy Bielecki
Living history museum and educational center recreating the lives of white settlers in rural Maine in the 18th and 19th centuries.

Penobscot Nation Museum
5 Center St.
Indian Island, ME 04468
827-4153
Exhibits representing the history of the Penobscot Nation. Open some weekdays; call first.

Rangeley Lakes Logging Museum
PO Box 154
Rangeley, ME 04970
864-3939 
Rodney Richard
The museum houses a collection of logging industry memorabilia - old and some new.  Includes folkart exhibits and a series of paintings depicting early 1920's logging by Alden Grant.  Volunteers on site.  Open Saturdays and Sundays in July and August from 10am-2pm and by appointment.

Waponahki Museum
PO Box 295
Perry, ME 04667
853-4001
Museum preserving the history and culture of Passamaquoddy Indians.

Wendell Gilley Museum
PO Box 254
Southwest Harbor, ME 04679
244-7555
Energy-efficient museum housing over 200 wood carvings of birds by wood carver Wendell Gilley.

Wilhelm Reich Museum, The
PO Box 687
Rangeley, ME 04970
864-3443 
wreich@rangeley.org
www.somtel.com/~wreich
Mary Henderson
A historic site and science museum with paintings, exhibits, Discovery Room, nature trails and recreational/educational programs and conferences.  Open July & August, Wed -Sun, 1-5pm; Sept, Sun only, 1-5pm. Year round bookstore and nature programs.