The Downhill 24 is a team ski and snowboard challenge & fundraiser to benefit WinterKids. Teams compete to see who can not only raise the most in fundraising for WinterKids – but also see who has what it takes to spend a full 24 hours on the slopes. Participants can ski or snowboard as much or as little as they want. It’s the only night of the year to head down the hill under the lights at Sugarloaf.

Tal National are from Niamey, the capital city of Niger. Their music is joyously hypnotic, a highly unique contribution to West African guitar music. With its lightening fast rhythms and rotating cast of vocalists can be heard the history of Niger as a cultural crossroads along ancient trade routes.

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In her new multi-media project, acclaimed composer, singer, and violinist Jenny Scheinman invites us into the captivating visual world of Depression-era filmmaker H. Lee Waters. Scheinman is joined by guitarist Robbie Fulks (who is “so good, it’s scary” according to The Chicago Tribune) and banjoist Robbie Gjersoe to create a live soundtrack of new folksongs, fiddle music, and field sounds to accompany this fascinating footage of small town America, masterfully reworked into a new film by director Finn Taylor. The humanity in these songs and images bares a transcendent, universal quality that speaks to any community.

Tickets $38

Student Deal $15

Coming March 10 – 18 -the 2018 Festival will feature thirty films from around the world and present a dynamic week of parties, guests and special events.  One of the nation’s oldest independently-curated Jewish Film Festivals, MJFF is committed to the belief that diversity is at the heart of what fuels a great festival and a great community. This year’s extensive selection comprises an engaging collection of feature length and short films – dramas, comedies and documentaries.

Our annual Wine Dinner brings together fine wine, five of Portland’s top chefs, excellent music, and one-of-a-kind auction items that together create an unforgettable evening. This is the PSO’s largest fundraiser of the year, and all funds raised are put towards helping us achieve our mission of serving our community by enriching lives through music.

Our annual Wine Dinner brings together fine wine, five of Portland’s top chefs, excellent music, and one-of-a-kind auction items that together create an unforgettable evening. This is the PSO’s largest fundraiser of the year, and all funds raised are put towards helping us achieve our mission of serving our community by enriching lives through music.

With the help of artificial intelligence, an elderly woman gets a handsome and younger version of her deceased husband back to keep her company. But is this really what she wants? This fascinating and powerful Pulitzer Prize finalist explores the mystery of memory, our longing for connection, and the limits of what and who technology can replace.

Mary’s Walk began in 1999 as a unique way to recognize and remember Mary Kerry Libby, a much-loved member of the Saco-Biddeford community who passed away from Burkitt’s Lymphoma.

What started as a simple memorial stroll through town with a few hundred people has evolved into a major community effort that has attracted over 50,000 participants in its 19-year span and raised over $2.6 million to support Maine-based cancer programs.