Building Ballets | Coppélia Saturday, March 18, 2023 12:00PM | Westbrook PAC Coppélia is a comedic, classical story ballet about a young girl and her troubles with a realistic life sized doll, set to beautiful music by Leo Delibes. It gives us great joy to not only share this ballet with our students, but also… Read more »
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A Nutcracker Full of Portland History!
December 17th & 18th | Westbrook PAC December 22nd & 23rd | Merrill Auditorium Portland Ballet’s A Victorian Nutcracker returns to the stage this holiday season with newly designed backdrops and set pieces inspired by Portland’s Victoria Mansion. A Victorian Nutcracker is a retelling of the classic story of a young girl’s Christmas Eve dream,… Read more »
The Magic of Christmas 2022
Eckart Preu, Music Director Celebrate the Magic of Christmas with your Portland Symphony Orchestra! This beloved tradition (now in its 43rd year!) will feature brilliant renditions of holiday classics new and old! PROGRAM INFO* Bruce BROUGHTON | Overture from Miracle on 34th Street John WILLIAMS | Music from Home Alone 1. Somewhere in my Memory 2. Merry Christmas… Read more »
Maine State Ballet Nutcracker 2022
November 25th – December 4th, 2022 | Merrill Auditorium Maine State Ballet presents six performances of its critically acclaimed classic holiday ballet, The Nutcracker, over two weekends November 25th through December 4th. This family tradition ushers in the holiday season and is Northern New England’s largest and most spectacular Nutcracker. Thirty professional ballet company members comprise the… Read more »
Wheel of Fortune LIVE!
Thursday, October 13th, 2022 7:30pm | Merrill Auditorium America’s Game® is going on tour! “Wheel of Fortune Live!” is traveling across North America and coming to you with a chance to be part of the excitement! Join us and take a spin to solve the puzzles in person! Guests can try out to go ON… Read more »
Portland Ballet’s FULL SEASON on Sale Through PortTIX!
PortTIX is excited to announce that we will be working with Portland Ballet this season! There are a variety of shows available now and in the future. Persephone & Hades Brought to you by The Nichols Fund Friday, October 29, 2021 at 7:30pm Saturday, October 30, 2021 at 2:00pm Westbrook Performing Arts Center Buy Here… Read more »
Portland Ovations Presents: Performance in Your Parks: Ice Dance International
Portland Ovations is excited to announce the return of Performances in Your Parks. Working closely with the City of Portland to ensure everyone’s health and safety, on Saturday, February 6 between 11:30am and 6:00pm Ovations will present four 15-minute outdoor pop up performances by Ice Dance International. Performances include outdoor pop-up shows at The Rink… Read more »
Charter a Private Caboose on the Holiday Express!
Are you looking for a way to spread some holiday cheer for your family, get out of the house, and have a nice time—but are concerned about being in a space with other people? Well, the Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad’s Holiday Express may be just the thing you’re looking for! This year, to accommodate concerns… Read more »
Celebrate PRIDE with Portland Ovations and Look to the Future with Alan Cumming & Ari Shapiro
GET YOUR PRIDE ON NOW as we look together to 2021! THURSDAY, JULY 15, 2021, 7PM MERRILL AUDITORIUM, PORTLAND Celebrate PRIDE in style by anticipating this original cabaret: TICKETS NOW ON SALE Just in time for PRIDE, we’ve rescheduled Alan Cumming and Ari Shapiro’s “A Considered Cabaret” for July 15, 2021 and tickets are on sale now…. Read more »
City of Portland Blood Drive
The City of Portland is proud to sponsor our next blood drive with the American Red Cross on June 30th 2020 9:00 am to 2:00 pm at Portland Ocean Gateway. Sign up here An estimated 38 percent of Americans are eligible to give blood or platelets, but of those, less than 10 percent actually donate… Read more »