Author Archives: Jon

A Fleet Fox at SPACE

Posted on November 5, 2009 by Jon

We’re dropping the Fleet Foxes reference to get your attention, but really J. Tillman’s (FF’s drummer) solo career (now 6 albums deep) really stands taller on it’s own two legs. If you’re searching for the perfect winter soundtrack, look no … Continue reading →

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Just Added – R.E.M. This Is Not A Show

Posted on October 28, 2009 by Jon

Occasionally something comes across our path after our print calendar gets put together (which should be back from the printer and on it’s way onto your fridge any moment now) that’s worth adding to our lineup. Here’s a film screening … Continue reading →

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The Mumlers

Posted on October 28, 2009 by Jon

Just want to take a moment to draw your attention to The Mumlers, who our friend Joe from the Pine Haven Collective calls “the best band in America.” Joe’s deathly allergic to hyperbole so we’re taking his word for it. … Continue reading →

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The Yes Men hoax the Chamber of Commerce

Posted on October 19, 2009 by Jon

Once again, we honk The Yes Men’s horn a little more because we’re pretty excited to be screening their new film next week. The Yes Men are known for their elaborate pranks, exposing the ills and wrongdoings of corporate America … Continue reading →

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Tod Seelie talks on Tuesday

Posted on October 19, 2009 by Jon

Tod Seelie, who opened an awesome one-man photo show, Constant Quarry, at SPACE last Fall, is back in Maine doing a residency at the Bakery Photo Collective in Westbrook (and serving as support for the recently-installed Distance Don’t Matter gallery … Continue reading →

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Distance Don't Matter

Posted on October 13, 2009 by Jon

Art blog Fecal Face has a sneak preview of our new collaborative show Distance Don’t Matter featuring Swoon, Monica Canilao, Ryan Doyle, Ben Wolfe, Conrad Carlson, Greg Henderson and a supporting cast of dozens of eager pitch-inners. Have a browse … Continue reading →

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Manhattan Short Film Festival Winner Announced

Posted on September 30, 2009 by Jon

For everyone who came out last Thursday and voted for the Manhattan Short Film Festival, the festival winner has been announced, press release follows (if you’re curious, the SPACE audience winner was the UK submission “Hammerhead” by a wide margin). … Continue reading →

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RiseUp–Jamaican music film

Posted on September 30, 2009 by Jon

Jamaica has produced some of the most distinctive music of the past 50 years. A new documentary, RiseUp, looks at the current wave of musicians and performers working to make their mark on that country’s musical landscape as well as … Continue reading →

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The Yes Men take Manhattan (& are coming to Portland!)

Posted on September 21, 2009 by Jon

Early this morning, nearly a million New Yorkers were stunned by the appearance of a “special edition” New York Post blaring headlines that their city could face deadly heat waves, extreme flooding, and other lethal effects of global warming within … Continue reading →

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Legends of DC at SPACE

Posted on September 9, 2009 by Jon

A couple years ago, we had legendary DIY guy Ian MacKaye (Minor Threat/Fugazi/Dischord Records) breeze across our stage with his latest project The Evens. Now, our September calendar marks visits by two other seminal members of the golden Washington DC … Continue reading →

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