Join us for a public staged reading of Ilya Kaminsky’s 2017 book of poems, Deaf Republic, with a post-show talkback. ASL interpretation will be provided.…
In Ilya Kaminsky’s Deaf Republic, puppets serve as a form of resistance. As we explore our connections to community and collective action, we invite you to…
All applicants must RSVP by submitting their poems using this form! Ilya Kaminsky’s Deaf Republic, the 2025 NEA Big Read selected by SPACE and Mechanics’ Hall,…
Ready to write a poem with your toes? Participants are invited to take their shoes off and dip their feet in paint to create images…
Join Friends of Congress Square Park, SPACE, Mechanics’ Hall, and the Portland Public Library for a thematic Blurb Club book club on the occasion of…
Join us in the historic Mechanics’ Hall Library for a one-time book club facilitated by Gibson Fay-LeBlanc, the Executive Director of the Maine Writers & Publishers…
Canada’s legendary post-rock protest music ensemble and longtime SPACE friends return to Portland for a night at the State Theatre, co-presented by SPACE! Godspeed You!…
Journalist Liz Pelly discusses her book Mood Machine, an unsparing investigation into Spotify’s origins and influence on music, weaving unprecedented reporting with incisive cultural criticism,…
The Moonshake monthly residency continues at SPACE! International and local DJs, an immersive light show by C. Gilman, and custom sound design. Proper dance party…
Two of our era’s finest folk Americana songwriters — Seattle’s “hidden gem” Dean Johnson and Nashville’s indie folk-pop artist Erin Rae — perform together and…