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THIS WEEKEND
Oct. 24, Thriller Throwdown, Portland, Monument Square, 5:30 pm, free (arrive early – it will be a mob scene!)
Oct. 24, Laughter Yoga Workshop, Windham, 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm, $15/$20/$25.
Oct. 25, Pre-Halloween Dance Party w/BhavaVibe Rhythm Tribe, Gorham, 6 pm, $20.
Oct. 25, Portsmouth, NH Ecstatic Dance, 7 pm - 9 pm, $25.
Oct. 25, Great Garlic Gathering, Falmouth, 10 am – 2 pm, free.​​​​​
Oct. 25, Wailing Ceremony: Reconnecting Your Heart by Voicing Your Grief, Hollis, Avalon Acres, 1 pm – 4 pm, $25.
Oct. 25, Community Power in Polarized Times, connection and skill-building to depolarize key issues and build stronger communities, Belfast, 10 am – 1 pm, $12 and up.
Oct. 25, Bayside Howl-O-Weeen Dog Costume Parade, Portland, noon – 4 pm, free.
Oct. 25, Portland Women's+ Rugby Boo-ze Cruise Fundraiser, costumes, cash bar & spooky fun to support Portland Women’s+ Rugby! Portland, $39.
Oct. 25, Hike for Hospice, Scarborough, 10:15 am – 1 pm, $25.
Oct. 25, Hoot & Howl Family Halloween at Children’s Museum, Portland, 9 am – 12 pm, $20/$15.
Oct. 25 – Nov. 2, A Monster Calls live theater production, Gorham, USM, 7 pm – 9:30 pm, $8–$18.
Oct. 25 - 27, Let Me Grow Dark, brings together eleven artists working across mediums to celebrate the light, the dark, and the brief moment of metamorphosis in between, Thomaston, free.
Oct. 25, Waldo County Ecstatic Dance, Belfast, 6:30 pm – 8 pm, $10.
Oct. 26, Common Floor Contra Dance, Portland, 7 pm – 10 pm, $15.
Oct. 26, Yoga Nidra & Sound Bath for Social Change (Oct.), Portland, 6 pm – 7 pm, $18.
BEYOND
Oct. 27, 5 Rhythms with Anna Aurora, Rockport Opera House, 6:00 - 7:30 pm, $15 - $20.
Oct. 27, Women’s Healing Circle at Flourish, Biddeford, 6:30 pm – 8 pm, donation (suggested $10).
Oct. 27 – Nov. 17 (4-week series), Internal Family Systems (IFS) Exploration, Portland, 6 pm – 8 pm, $350.
Oct. 28, Create Your Own Sugar Skull, Biddeford, 7 pm – 9 pm, $35.
Oct. 28, GRACE Circles (Grief Remembered And Communally Embraced), Portland, 5 pm – 6:30 pm, donation $0-$30.
Oct. 28, Embody Dance, Bremen, 6 pm – 7:30 pm, $15 - $20.
Oct. 28, Gothic + Ghostly Literary Supper Club hosted by Bowdoin Professor Tess Chakkalakal, One Sixty Five – The Inn on Park Row, Brunswick, 6 pm, $57.
Oct. 29, Driftwood Workshop at Studio Expressive Art Nite, Biddeford, 7 pm – 9 pm, $25.
Oct. 29, Gaze: An Art Appreciation Experience, a journey into presence through the power of visual art, sound, and community, Maine Art Collective & Todd Glacy, Portland, 6:30 pm – 8 pm, $10.
Oct. 29, Rose Breathwork Ceremony, Portland, 5:30 pm – 7 pm, $45.
Oct. 30, Candlelight: Tribute to Queen and The Beatles, Portland, 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm, $42.
Oct. 30, Portland Intown Contra Dance, 7 pm – 10 pm, $15.
Oct. 30, Five Rhythms w/Emmanuelle Roland, Kennebunkport, 6 pm – 7:30 pm, $20.
Oct. 30, Candlelight: A Haunted Evening of Halloween Classics, Portland, 9 pm – 10 pm, $20 - $43.
Oct. 30, Positive X Change, networking, socializing, discussion, presence, Portland, 5:30 pm – 7 pm, $10.
Oct. 31, Halloween Ecstatic Dance & Art Party, Biddeford, 8 pm – 11 pm, $10.
Oct. 31, Samhain Ceremony: Embracing Shadow, Portland, 6 pm – 8 pm, $40.
Oct. 31, Night of the Dead - Halloween Costume Party featuring Grateful Dead music, Brunswick, Lemont Hall, 6 pm – 10 pm, $18 - $23.
Nov 1, Dia de los Muertos Rhythm Sanctuary, Belfast, 6 pm, $15 - $25.
Nov. 1, Authentic Movement, Bath, 10 a.m. – 12:30 pm, $25 - $35. Email here for details.
Nov. 1, death songs: a car wash for your soul w/Sage Hayes, Durham, 9:30 am – 5:30 pm, $75 - $175.
Nov. 2, Portland Community Dance, 1 pm – 3 pm, $10.
Nov. 8, Electric Cottage 1 Year Anniversary DANCE Party! Brunswick, 8 pm – 11 pm, $1 - $16 (Pay what you can), $17 - $75 (helps support scholarship fund).
Nov. 8, Night Class Dance Party w/Pika & Ben Spalding, Portland, 9 pm – 1 am, $20.
Nov. 8, Ambient Church, immersive sonic environment w/architecturally-mapped projections that transform the space into a living audio-visual environment. Portland, 7:15 pm, $20 - $50.
Nov. 8, Shanti Yoga Sound Immersion at Sundara, Brunswick, Yoga w/live music, sound bath, potluck, kirtan, 1 pm – 8 pm, various prices or $75 to participate in all activities.
Nov. 8, Maine Irish Celtic Fair, Portland, 9 am – 3 pm, free.
Nov. 8, Primo Cubano (Live at the Lincoln Series), Biddeford, 7 pm – 10 pm, $34 - $66.
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ANIMAL YOGA 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 Meow Lounge's resident cats (that are up for adoption): poetry, yoga, classes.
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MEDITATION GROUPS, TAIJIQUAN & QIGONG, SPIRITUALITY​
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Portland:
Portland New Church hosts a number of different spiritual groups. Click here for extensive info.
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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