Monthly Archives: June 2008

Detached Sentiments and Dog Day Afternoons

Posted on June 27, 2008 by nat

You may have missed the lovely opening reception on Wednesday celebrating Patrick Corrigan’s gallery show titled Detached Sentiments, but not to worry. There will be plenty of chances to see the work this summer before the closing reception during the … Continue reading →

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We'd Be Lying If We Said We Weren't Scared . . .

Posted on June 26, 2008 by Jon

Zombie Kickball III reconstitutes itself and shambles it’s rotten corpus down to the Eastern Prom this Sunday, June 29th for a moaning, shuffle-y game of the ol’ redball. This year’s event is a whole trifecta of fun with the 2pm … Continue reading →

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Sun City Girls tribute window at SPACE

Posted on June 19, 2008 by Jon

Our dearest printmaker/musician friend Colleen Kinsella has created a lovely and heartfelt installation in our front window in honor of Charles Gocher and the Sun City Girls. It’s in anticipation of the Brothers Unconnected tour (see the post below for … Continue reading →

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The Animation Show: Year 4

Posted on June 15, 2008 by Jon

We pretty amped to be hosting the first Maine appearance of The Animation Show on Friday, June 27th.  The show was begun 4 years ago as a means of bringing the best and newest animation to audiences across the US in … Continue reading →

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A word about event prices . . .

Posted on June 15, 2008 by Jon

At SPACE, we’re seeing fees for artists and films climb, largely as a reflection of increasing fuel prices. We’re making all the effort we can to get quality performers and titles here and to still compensate the artists properly AND … Continue reading →

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La Mano Cornuda

Posted on June 12, 2008 by Jon

Portland’s own McNallica brought home her second straight regional Air Guitar Championship from Boston last week and heads off to the US Air Guitar Nationals in San Francisco on August 8th. Last year, she took an impressive 4th place at … Continue reading →

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Live tracks recorded at SPACE available online

Posted on June 12, 2008 by nat

Pete Nenortas of Satronen Sound has been recording shows at SPACE for the last few years. He’s posted a few tracks on his site for our listening pleasure. Some are from other places, too. Link

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Economics vs. Sustainability

Posted on June 12, 2008 by nat

Our friend Alex Steed, who blogs over at Make Something Happen wrote a good post today about the challenges nonprofits face when making business decisions regarding environmental practices. There are some good, thoughtful comments at the bottom of the post. … Continue reading →

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New Damon & Naomi video

Posted on June 12, 2008 by nat

From Pitchfork: “There’s an unhurried, technologically unbound beauty to “Within These Walls”, the title track from the latest album by ex-Galaxie 500 dream-poppers Damon & Naomi, and director Cedrick Eymenier complements this in a patiently edited video blending intimacy with … Continue reading →

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Everyday I Live – Tod Seelie

Posted on June 12, 2008 by Jon

Big City Press recently released what looks to be a fantastic new book of contemporary photographers, HIJACKED: VOLUME ONE, AUSTRALIA AND AMERICA  Featured in the book is Tod Seelie, a NYC photographer who will be opening his first solo show … Continue reading →

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