Past Events

Island Short Films
Monday, February 24

APPROPRIATE | MAD HORSE THEATRE COMPANY with talkback
Sunday, February 23

APPROPRIATE | MAD HORSE THEATRE COMPANY
Saturday, February 22

APPROPRIATE | MAD HORSE THEATRE COMPANY
Friday, February 21

APPROPRIATE | MAD HORSE THEATRE COMPANY
Thursday, February 20

New York International Children’s Film Festival: Kid Flicks II
Tuesday, February 18

Cane River
Monday, February 17

APPROPRIATE | MAD HORSE THEATRE COMPANY
Sunday, February 16

APPROPRIATE | MAD HORSE THEATRE COMPANY
Saturday, February 15

Carolyn Chute ‘The Recipe for Revolution’ Book Launch
Tuesday, February 11

Dutch Animation Celebration!
Saturday, February 8

Off the Rock with Bait Bag, The Jacob James, and Tiger Saw
Friday, February 7

Nat Baldwin album release with Lauren Tosswill and special guests
Thursday, February 6

KINONIK 16mm Series: Strangers on a Train
Monday, February 3

Both Players Move Artist Reception with Erin Johnson and Jessica Hankey
Friday, January 31

VHYES
Thursday, January 30

New York Night Train Soul Clap & Dance-Off with Mr. Jonathan Toubin
Saturday, January 25

Damien Jurado & Nick Thune’s Sad Music, Sad Comedy Tour
Wednesday, January 22

Planned Parenthood Movie Night: Stigma + Dear Dr. Spencer
Tuesday, January 21

2020 Kindling Fund Awards Ceremony
Sunday, January 19

Emilia Dahlin album release shows
Saturday, January 18

Jewel Tone
Friday, January 17

Akira Kurosawa’s Drunken Angel
Monday, January 13

Book Launch: Peggy Orenstein’s Boys & Sex
Sunday, January 12

Cadaverette album release with Iron Gag, Willzyx, and Idiot Genes
Saturday, January 11

Container with Lack and Solid State Entity
Thursday, January 9

Tōth with Mal Devisa and Dead Gowns
Tuesday, January 7

Festiva, Buddusky, The English Muffins, Pat Malone
Saturday, January 4

SWISH: SPACE New Year’s Eve Party
Tuesday, December 31

Starchild Live
Saturday, December 28

We Intend to Cause Havoc (W.I.T.C.H)
Friday, December 27

NYICFF KID FLICKS
Saturday, December 21

Ash & Herb’s Peppermint Twist
Friday, December 20

Blockhead with Arms and Sleepers and Mosart212
Thursday, December 19

SPACE Open Studios and Pickwick Holiday Party/ Print Sale
Friday, December 13

Haley Heynderickx with Tre Burt
Thursday, December 12

Pile with Lomelda and Pelican Movement
Wednesday, December 11

REBECCA: KINONOIR 16MM FILM SERIES
Monday, December 9

A Dangerous New World Book Launch & Reading
Sunday, December 8

Chandra with Video Nasties and DJ Double Dessert
Saturday, December 7

Maine Initiatives 2019 Grants For Change Fair
Friday, December 6

Xylouris White with Jacob Augustine
Thursday, December 5

Sam Amidon with Eamon O’Leary
Sunday, December 1

Purse, Ossalot, HYHT, An Anderson
Saturday, November 30

Loro
Sunday, November 24

Extra Spectral Artists’ Reception with Bianca Beck and Sascha Braunig
Saturday, November 23

Kal Marks with Rick Rude & Amiright
Saturday, November 16

Homeboy Sandman and Billy Woods with Myles Bullen and Anthony Maintain
Friday, November 15

Business of Dance Workshop with Sara Juli
Wednesday, November 13

HALF/LIFE BOOK LAUNCH
Tuesday, November 12

Kinonoir: M
Monday, November 11

Moving Target Portland with Michael Figueroa
Saturday, November 9

Michael Figueroa: This is Why We Can’t Have Nice Things
Friday, November 8

Michael Figueroa: This is Why We Can’t Have Nice Things
Thursday, November 7

La Neve with Hi Tiger and Billy Midol
Saturday, November 2

Kinonoir: Psycho
Monday, October 28

SPACE Halloween Party with Blondie, The Cranberries, Nirvana, and Dan Knudsen
Saturday, October 26

Ms. Purple
Friday, October 25

Greasy Grass, Just Milk, and Million Dollar Lounge
Wednesday, October 23

American Factory
Monday, October 21

Sara Juli’s Burnt-Out Wife [SOLD OUT]
Saturday, October 19

Sara Juli’s Burnt-Out Wife [SOLD OUT]
Friday, October 18

Sara Juli’s Burnt-Out Wife [SOLD OUT]
Thursday, October 17

KINONOIR: The Touch of Evil
Monday, October 14

Kindling Fund Peer Review Session at Quill Books & Beverage
Sunday, October 13

Laraaji Family Show
Saturday, October 12

Laraaji’s Sun Piano with Kafari
Friday, October 11

Turning Jewels Into Water
Thursday, October 10

Angel Nevarez & Valerie Tevere present Sound Check
Wednesday, October 9

Antonio López Palacios
Sunday, October 6

New England Art Book Fair 2019
Friday, October 4

Kindling Fund Workshop at the Center for Maine Contemporary Art
Wednesday, October 2

KINDLING FUND GRANT WORKSHOP AT WATERFALL ARTS
Tuesday, October 1

Erde (Earth)
Monday, September 30

Carl Testa’s Sway Sextet with Collision Unit
Sunday, September 29

Mixtape #1
Saturday, September 28

Artist Talk: Leah Triplett Harrington
Thursday, September 26

Moor Mother with Achene
Tuesday, September 24

Night of the Hunter
Monday, September 23

Metamorphosis ft. Death Vessel, Oompa, Ian O’Neil (of Deer Tick), and more!
Saturday, September 21

Jaw Gems and Guerilla Toss with Contrapposto
Thursday, September 19

Dan Savage’s HUMP! Film Festival 2019
Sunday, September 15

Dan Savage’s HUMP! Film Festival 2019
Saturday, September 14

Mega Bog with Colby Nathan and Sierra D’Amours
Friday, September 13

Anjimile with Photocomfort and Juniper Ginger
Thursday, September 12

The Big Sleep
Monday, September 9

Kindling Fund Workshop at SPEEDWELL projects
Saturday, September 7

Kindling Fund Grant Workshop at the Haystack Mountain School of Crafts
Friday, September 6

Film: [CENSORED]
Monday, August 26

The Garifuna Collective with Angelikah Fahray
Thursday, August 22

Community Event: The Telling Room’s Young Emerging Authors Book Release
Tuesday, August 20

Arts Writing Workshop with Jacquelyn Gleisner
Monday, August 19

Kindling Fund Workshop at Monson Arts
Saturday, August 17

What Cheer? Brigade with Pink Navel and The Veazies
Friday, August 16

CALL FOR PERFORMERS: CLASS AND AUDITION
Thursday, August 15

Film: La Bete Humaine (The Human Beast)
Monday, August 12

Kaleta & Super Yamba Band
Saturday, August 10

Tal National
Sunday, August 4

This Is A Formation: Intervention – Jumatatu M. Poe With Jerome Donte Beacham
Friday, August 2

Artist Talk: James Mcanally
Thursday, August 1

Wazo Fest
Sunday, July 28

Artist Talk: Poets & Writers Live
Friday, July 26

Lakou Mizik
Thursday, July 25

The Cassatt String Quartet With Ursula Oppens
Wednesday, July 24

Girls Trip
Tuesday, July 23

Film: Little Woods
Friday, July 19

Film: Leto
Tuesday, July 16

The Messthetics
Saturday, July 13

Minivan
Friday, July 12

Film: White Heat
Monday, July 8

Mdou Moctar
Tuesday, July 2

Helado Negro
Sunday, June 30

Community Event: Good And Mad With Rebecca Traister
Friday, June 28

Film: Grave Of The Firefiles
Monday, June 24

Droneflower
Sunday, June 16

E.B. White On Democracy: A Conversation
Tuesday, June 11

Film: The Searchers
Monday, June 10

Mette Rasmussen/Tashi Dorji Duo With Greef
Sunday, June 9

Pride Portland! Kickoff Dance Party
Friday, June 7

Tyondai Braxton
Thursday, June 6

A Collection Of Shorts
Sunday, June 2

Amy Reid With Brattybol And Hi Tiger
Saturday, June 1

Weyes Blood
Sunday, May 26

Animation Tutorial With Andrew Elijah Edwards
Saturday, May 25

How an Asian American Troublemaker Took On the Supreme Court
Friday, May 24

Moving In Space III
Wednesday, May 22

Film: The Andre Trilogy
Sunday, May 19

Film: Out Of The Past
Monday, May 13

Leslie Ross and N.B. Aldrich
Saturday, May 11

Variety Show
Thursday, May 9

Film: Common Carrier
Tuesday, May 7

Film: Black, Brown + Indigo – Faraway Home
Sunday, May 5

Miss Eaves
Friday, May 3

Film: Cielo
Monday, April 22

How To Love A Country Book Launch
Saturday, April 20

David Torn, Tim Berne, Ches Smith- Sun Of Goldfinger
Friday, April 19

And The Kids
Thursday, April 18

Film: Worlds Of Ursula K. Le Guin
Sunday, April 14

Ourbigband Featuring Matt Wilson
Saturday, April 13

Sammus
Thursday, April 11

Film: Sunset Boulevard (1950)
Monday, April 8

Raven Chacon
Monday, April 1

Pericles- Naked Shakespeare
Thursday, March 28

Film: Dirty Looks: 8 Years On
Sunday, March 24

Buke And Gase
Saturday, March 23

Jenny Lin Plays Philip Glass
Friday, March 22

Princess
Thursday, March 21

Lucy Dacus
Sunday, March 17

An Evening Of Middle Eastern Music And Dance
Saturday, March 16

Toothbrush
Thursday, March 14

Film: Double Indemnity (1944)
Monday, March 11

Bells Atlas
Wednesday, March 6

Film: Rebels On Pointe
Sunday, March 3

Eli Sobel
Wednesday, February 27

Film: The Foreigner’s Home
Sunday, February 24

Video Nasties, AmIRight?, Cheap City, Goiter
Saturday, February 23

Maine Arts Iditarod 2019: Portland
Thursday, February 21

Ash & Herb’s Soul Connection With DJ $creams
Thursday, February 14

Andy Shauf
Tuesday, February 12

Film: Rififi
Monday, February 11

The End Of Men
Wednesday, February 6

Film In The Last Days of the City
Tuesday, January 29

Theater TRUE WEST by Sam Shepard – Opening Night
Saturday, January 26

Nice Life, Lemon Pitch, FCC
Friday, January 25

Studio 54
Tuesday, January 22

2019 Kindling Fund Social & Awards Ceremony
Saturday, January 19

Film: Mildred Pierce (1945)
Monday, January 14

New York International Children’s Film Festival
Sunday, January 13

Fonfon Ru, Ossalot, Haru Bangs, Crunchcoat
Saturday, January 12

Boy Harsher
Saturday, January 5

Space New Year’s Party
Monday, December 31

Minding The Gap
Sunday, December 30

NONFICTION MEDIA PRODUCERS’ MEETUP
Wednesday, December 19

Balancing Act 2: Book Launch
Saturday, December 15

Riley Watts, Veil (Lesslessness)
Friday, December 14

The Task
Thursday, December 13

Narcissister Organ Player
Monday, December 10

Ryley Walker
Sunday, December 9

Priests
Saturday, December 8

Maine Initiatives 2018 Grants For Change Fair
Friday, December 7

Diva Practice (Solo) By Kaj-Anne Pepper
Thursday, December 6

Space Members’ Bowling Night
Wednesday, December 5

New York Night Train Soul Clap & Dance-Off
Saturday, December 1

Lisa/Liza
Friday, November 30

Richard Reed Parry’s Quiet River With Rain Machine
Thursday, November 29

Chris Speed Trio
Wednesday, November 28

Crime + Punishment
Tuesday, November 27

Through The Repellent Fence
Monday, November 19

Searching For Home
Thursday, November 15

Bisbee ’17
Wednesday, November 14

Y La Bamba
Tuesday, November 13

Partner
Sunday, November 11

Brewmaster
Saturday, November 10

The Moving Body In Space: Works In Progress II
Thursday, November 8

El Mar La Mar
Sunday, November 4

Migrations: Poems
Tuesday, October 30

Time For Ilhan
Sunday, October 28

Space Halloween Party
Saturday, October 27

Nat Evans – Flyover Country
Wednesday, October 24

Gustafer Yellowgold
Saturday, October 20

Mira
Thursday, October 18

The Pain Of Others/Normal Appearances
Tuesday, October 16

Tnmot Aztro – Equators
Friday, October 12

Swamp Thing With Artists Cole Caswell & Bryan Graf
Thursday, October 11

Mc Chris Is Dead Tour
Sunday, October 7

New England Art Book Fair 2018
Friday, October 5

Devin Gray’s Dirigo Rataplan
Thursday, October 4

Julianna Barwick
Monday, October 1

Michael Hurley
Sunday, September 30

Dan Savage’s Hump! Film Festival 2018
Friday, September 28

Waking Windows
Friday, September 21

Algiers
Thursday, September 20

Black Mother
Sunday, September 16

Madeline’s Madeline
Wednesday, September 12

Sair Goetz
Tuesday, September 11

Preoccupations
Thursday, September 6

Skate Kitchen
Wednesday, September 5

Step
Tuesday, September 4

Shut Up And Play The Hits
Wednesday, August 29

Jobs, Wizard Party, Stice, And Beige
Saturday, August 25

Olivia Gatwood
Friday, August 24

McQueen- Black Cat
Thursday, August 23

Black Panther
Wednesday, August 22

Artist-In-Residence Mitch Mccabe
Friday, August 17

Young Emerging Authors Book Release
Thursday, August 16

The Florida Project
Wednesday, August 15

Mitski
Tuesday, August 14

The Reluctant Radical And The Accidental Environmentalist
Sunday, August 12

New York Night Train Soul Clap & Dance-Off
Saturday, August 11

Seed: The Untold Story
Friday, August 10

Maine Inside Out Community Concert
Thursday, August 9

IT
Wednesday, August 8

Swim Team
Tuesday, August 7

Jeffrey Lewis & Los Bolts
Sunday, August 5

Shaun Of The Dead
Wednesday, August 1

Blueprint
Monday, July 30

Think & Drink
Thursday, July 26

Endless Summer
Wednesday, July 25

Wazofest
Sunday, July 22

An Evening
Saturday, July 21

The Cassatt Quartet
Thursday, July 19

Faust
Tuesday, July 17

Poetic Voices For Social Justice
Thursday, July 12

Stop Making Sense
Wednesday, July 11

Pile
Tuesday, July 10

Brimstone & Glory
Saturday, July 7

Storycorps Animated Shorts
Tuesday, July 3

Field Day
Saturday, June 30

Searching For Sugar Man
Wednesday, June 27

PÓLVORA, Justin Favela Artist Talk
Tuesday, June 26

The Work
Saturday, June 23

Lady Bird
Wednesday, June 20

PortFringe 2018
Sunday, June 17

Kids Open Studios
Saturday, June 16

Maine Literary Awards
Thursday, June 14

Summer Rooftop Film Series at Bayside Bowl
Wednesday, June 13

Coming Out Story Night
Tuesday, June 12

All The Sex Ed You Didn’t Get In High School
Monday, June 11

195 Lewis + Yaani Supreme
Sunday, June 10

The Rose Quintet Presents Elvis Costello’s The Juliet Letters
Saturday, June 9

Paul De Jong (Of The Books)
Friday, June 8

La Luz
Tuesday, June 5

Nnamdi Ogbonnaya
Monday, June 4

The Comic Book Story Of Baseball
Sunday, June 3

Tatsuya Nakatani’s Gong Orchestra
Saturday, June 2

Moving In SPACE: Works In Progress
Thursday, May 31

Nonfiction Media Producers’ Meetup
Tuesday, May 29

Amy Reid
Friday, May 25

Justin Levesque
Tuesday, May 22

Back Cove Contemporary Music Festival
Sunday, May 20

Gina Yashere
Friday, May 18

Broken Shadows FT. Tim Berne, Chris Speed, Reid Anderson, And Dave King
Thursday, May 17

Amos Paul Kennedy Jr.
Wednesday, May 16

Witchcraft Blue
Monday, May 14

Here To Be Heard: The Story Of The Slits
Saturday, May 12

In The Intense Now
Tuesday, May 8

Madsen Minax
Monday, May 7

The Huntress And Holder Of Hands
Saturday, May 5

The Districts With Horse Jumper Of Love And Hammydown
Thursday, May 3

Ask Me About My Uterus: A Quest To Make Doctors Believe In Women’s Pain
Wednesday, May 2

OURBIGBAND With Ben Allison
Saturday, April 28

Paperbacks From Hell With Grady Hendrix
Friday, April 27

Hip Hop Heaven
Thursday, April 26

Did You Wonder Who Fired The Gun?
Tuesday, April 24

Best Of The 2017 Ottawa International Animation Festival
Friday, April 20

Variety Show
Thursday, April 19

Shelley Wong
Tuesday, April 17

Wiggle And Watch: Wall-E
Monday, April 16

Four By Four
Sunday, April 15

Vundabar
Saturday, April 14

Mirah
Thursday, April 12

COSMIC LAG (ONGOING) Gallery Talk
Wednesday, April 11

Screaming Females And Thou With Hirs
Tuesday, April 10

Bobbi Jene
Monday, April 9

Wazo Live
Saturday, April 7

The Dance Cartel
Friday, March 30

Luan Sherman
Thursday, March 29

The Young Karl Marx
Sunday, March 25

An Evening Of Middle Eastern Dance & Music
Saturday, March 24

The Departure
Monday, March 19

Sandra Erbacher
Friday, March 16

Epic Beard Men: Sage Francis & B. Dolan
Wednesday, March 14

Dave Eassa + Jerrell Gibbs
Saturday, March 10

The Cage Fighter
Thursday, March 8

Live! On Stage: Jonathan Richman Featuring Tommy Larkins On The Drums!
Sunday, March 4

The Low Anthem
Saturday, March 3

Subtle Degrees: Travis Laplante And Gerald Cleaver
Thursday, March 1

Tal National
Sunday, February 25

Xylouris White
Friday, February 23

(DE)Constructing Race, Equality And Power
Tuesday, February 20

2018 Oscar Shorts
Saturday, February 17

Jaclyn Friedman
Thursday, February 15

This Is Congo
Sunday, February 11

Seeing White: That’s Not Us, So We’re Clean
Saturday, February 10

Quest
Thursday, February 8

Milo
Wednesday, February 7

Julie K. Gray
Tuesday, February 6

Soo Noolaynta Dhaqanka Soomaaliyeed (Revival Of The Somali Culture)
Saturday, February 3

Spencer Keeton Cunningham Film Screening & Meet and Greet
Monday, January 29

Zero Weeks – Sneak Preview
Thursday, January 25

The Road Movie
Monday, January 22

Women’s March Maine Anniversary Celebration
Sunday, January 21

Family Event: Kids Open Studios
Saturday, January 20

Miracle Medicine Show: Stories Of Heart And Soul
Thursday, January 18

New York Night Train Soul Clap & Dance – Off
Saturday, January 13

Color Hex, Sterling Black, Greasy Grass, Backyard Posse
Friday, January 12

Maineland
Sunday, January 7

Kids Open Studios
Saturday, January 6

Space New Year’s Party!
Sunday, December 31

Blade Of The Immortal
Thursday, December 28

Million Dollar Lounge, Flower Shop, The Doug Quaids
Friday, December 22

Nick Carter Artist Talk
Monday, December 18

Hermigervill And Berndsen
Saturday, December 16

Disco Forever
Friday, December 15

Lunch Cult
Thursday, December 14

From Nowhere
Wednesday, December 13

John Cotter
Monday, December 11

Kids Open Studios
Saturday, December 9

Trash Dance
Tuesday, December 5

Mouth Washington
Saturday, December 2

Maine Initiatives 2017 Racial Justice Fair
Friday, December 1

Nate Marshall
Wednesday, November 29

Welcome To Leith
Tuesday, November 28

Gaelynn Lea
Saturday, November 18

Janice N. Harrington
Friday, November 17

The Work [Encore Screening]
Thursday, November 16

Dan Deacon
Sunday, November 12

Kids Open Studios
Saturday, November 11

The Prison In Twelve Landscapes
Thursday, November 9

Thor & Friends
Tuesday, November 7

Bronx Gothic
Sunday, November 5

Tune-Yards
Saturday, November 4

Asmr X Wazo: Streetwear Fashion Show
Friday, November 3

And The Kids
Thursday, November 2

Space Halloween Party
Saturday, October 28

Frank Carlberg & OURBIGBAND: Monk Dreams, Hallucinations, & Nightmares
Friday, October 27

Liz Miller Artist Talk
Tuesday, October 24

Forêt Endormie
Monday, October 23

Sinkane
Sunday, October 22

Dan Savage’s Hump! Film Festival
Friday, October 20

Jackson
Wednesday, October 18

Kindling Fund Applicant Peer Review Session
Tuesday, October 17

Into The Aether
Saturday, October 14

FOUND FOOTAGE FESTIVAL
Friday, October 13

LOOK & SEE: A PORTRAIT OF WENDELL BERRY
Thursday, October 12

GUSTAFER YELLOWGOLD
Sunday, October 8

New England Art Book Fair 2017 Programming
Saturday, October 7

New England Art Book Fair 2017
Friday, October 6

Chani Bockwinkel
Thursday, October 5

RAT FILM
Wednesday, October 4

Choke & Croon
Tuesday, October 3

WAKING WINDOWS
Friday, September 29

COMMUNITY EVENT: DRINK N’ CRIT
Wednesday, September 27

THE ORNITHOLOGIST
Tuesday, September 26

BLIND TIGER FUNDRAISER
Saturday, September 23

WIRE WITH MINIBEAST
Friday, September 22

XIU XIU
Thursday, September 21

WHOSE STREETS? (WITH FILMMAKER SABAAH FOLAYAN)
Monday, September 18

TOM RAINEY TRIO
Tuesday, September 12

THE REVIVAL: WOMEN AND THE WORD
Monday, September 11

DIET CIG
Sunday, September 10

FREEDOM PROJECT
Saturday, September 9

LIFE AS A MUSLIM GIRL IN MAINE
Thursday, September 7

NITEHAWK SHORTS FESTIVAL SELECTS
Thursday, August 31

THE KINDLING FUND BUDGET
Tuesday, August 29

BRZOWSKI
Saturday, August 26

WHAT HAD HAPPENED?
Friday, August 25

LEVERETT ALBUM RELEASE AND FINAL SHOW!
Thursday, August 24

JOHN WATERS’ HAIRSPRAY
Wednesday, August 23

Surabhi Ghosh Artist Talk
Monday, August 21

EX EYE
Sunday, August 20

LAKOU MIZIK
Saturday, August 19

YOUNG EMERGING AUTHORS BOOK LAUNCH
Tuesday, August 15

DAWSON CITY: FROZEN TIME
Monday, August 14

DOWNTOWN BOYS
Sunday, August 13

GET OUT
Wednesday, August 9

WHAT CHEER? BRIGADE
Saturday, August 5

DEATH VESSEL, THE HUNTRESS AND HOLDER OF HANDS, MICAH BLUE SMALDONE
Friday, August 4

FLORAL DREAMSCAPES
Thursday, August 3

Grand Budapest Hotel
Wednesday, July 26

EXQUISITE CORPSE Unveiling and Artist Talk
Saturday, July 15

GET READY WEEKLY
Monday, April 10

TRAIL OFF
Friday, January 22

WHOOP DEE DOO
Saturday, September 26