SPACE and Back Cove Books co-present the book launch for The Frequency of Living Things, the new forthcoming novel by Biddeford-based author Nick Fuller Googins.…
The legendary frontman for Hüsker Dü and Sugar returns to SPACE on a solo electric tour celebrating his new album, Here We Go Crazy, with…
The venerable indie rock band Pile elevate their wiry post-hardcore energy and heart-baring songs on their brand new album, returning to SPACE with Chicago-based multi-instrumentalist…
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!…