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SUMMARY:Museum Playdates
DESCRIPTION:Museum Playdate is a monthly morning for young children and their caregivers to slow down\, explore\, and make things together. \n\n\n\nOur educator-led experiences are designed for our youngest visitors and their adults in mind. Every gathering has its own theme\, with gallery adventures\, art projects\, storytime\, and family activities—plus free coffee and a chance for caregivers to connect with others. \n\n\n\nSchedule  10:00–10:30 a.m. — Teddy Bear Gallery Talk (bring your favorite stuffy!)  10:30–11:30 a.m. — Hands-On Art Making  11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. — New Parent Meet-Up
URL:https://www.portlandmuseum.org/event/museum-playdates/2026-08-20/
LOCATION:ME
CATEGORIES:Third Thursday,Third Thursday Event
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SUMMARY:August 20: Third Thursday\, Art for All!
DESCRIPTION:Third Thursdays at the PMA is Art for All!\n\n\n\nOn the third Thursday of every month\, the PMA offers free admission all day and evening for all. Explore the galleries\, enjoy family-friendly art-making and activities\, or experience a dynamic lineup of rotating music\, food trucks\, films\, performances\, and programs. \n\n\n\nMuseum Playdates\n\n\n\n10:00 AM — 12:00 PM \n\n\n\nOur educator-led experiences are designed for our youngest visitors and their adults in mind. Every gathering has its own theme\, with gallery adventures\, art projects\, storytime\, and family activities—plus free coffee and a chance for caregivers to connect with others. \n\n\n\nThe Art of Intaglio Printmaking: Live Demonstrations \n\n\n\n2:00 PM — 7:00 PM \n\n\n\nDiscover the printmaking process behind the exhibition Winslow Homer: Painter\, Etcher. Printmaker Winslow Trainum demonstrates the art of intaglio printmaking\, inking an etched copper plate\, wiping it by hand\, and running it through a traditional press to reveal an image transferred from plate to paper. \n\n\n\nDrop-in Mobile Making with ArtVan\n\n\n\n3:00 PM — 7:00 PM \n\n\n\nJoin ArtVan’s teaching artists for a drop-in mobile-making activity using mixed media and spiral-cutting techniques. This relaxed\, hands-on experience encourages presence and experimentation\, with each participant creating a mandala mobile to take home. \n\n\n\nConcerts on Congress with Tall Heights\n\n\n\n5:00 PM — 6:00 PM \n\n\n\nTall Heights performs a free\, all ages outdoor set in the David E. Shaw Sculpture Park Third Thursday. This event is part of Concerts on Congress\, presented by The Portland Museum of Art\, State Theatre\, Friends of Congress Square Park\, One Longfellow Square\, and Portland Downtown. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEvents and Activities\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSupport for Third Thursday provided by:
URL:https://www.portlandmuseum.org/event/third-thursday-6/
LOCATION:ME
CATEGORIES:Third Thursday
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260820T134500
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SUMMARY:PMA Films: CatVideoFest 2026 (Free Screening)
DESCRIPTION:Directed by Will Braden. 70 minutes. Not Rated. In Feline. \nA portion of ticketing proceeds for all CatVideoFest screenings will be donated to Animal Refuge League of Greater Portland. \nCatVideoFest is a joyous\, communal\, theatrical experience featuring the latest and best cat videos\, while raising money for cats in need through partnerships with local charities\, animal welfare organizations\, and shelters. \nWe are committed to raising awareness and money for cats in need all around the world\, but each event’s charitable component is local. Since 2019\, we have raised over $1 million in financial contributions and have facilitated adoptions\, fostering\, volunteer sign-ups and much more. \nCatVideoFest is family-friendly and can be enjoyed by anyone. The wide demographic appeal allows for it to be shown in virtually any type of setting – from museums to theaters to outdoor festivals and beyond. This flexibility means there are almost no limits to where CatVideoFest can go! Except maybe a cardboard box or a paper bag.
URL:https://www.portlandmuseum.org/event/pma-films-catvideofest-2026-free-screening/
LOCATION:Bernard Osher Foundation Auditorium\, 7 Congress Square\, Portland\, ME\, 04101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Films
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260820T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260820T190000
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SUMMARY:The Art of Intaglio Printmaking: Live Demonstrations 
DESCRIPTION:Discover the printmaking process behind the exhibition Winslow Homer: Painter\, Etcher. Printmaker Winslow Trainum demonstrates the art of intaglio printmaking\, inking an etched copper plate\, wiping it by hand\, and running it through a traditional press to reveal an image transferred from plate to paper. \n\n\n\nWorking from his studio at Prouts Neck\, Maine\, Homer created a remarkable series of etchings that showcased both technical skill and his enduring fascination with the sea. This live demonstration brings that process to life\, offering a rare opportunity to see how an etched image emerges from a copper plate. A limited number of prints will be available as take-home souvenirs. \n\n\n\nAbout Winslow Trainum Winslow Trainum (Winslow Loves You!) is a community-based printmaker born and raised in Charlottesville\, Virginia\, while currently working out of Portland\, Maine. Throughout his work\, Winslow uses experimental printmaking techniques with an emphasis on etching and silkscreen to provide proof of magic in printmaking and tell stories of unreal dimensions. In his senior year at Maine College of Art & Design\, Winslow worked alongside Ramey Mize\, curator of Winslow Homer: Painter\, Etcher as a curatorial intern\, using his expertise in etching to consult and collaborate on the exhibition.
URL:https://www.portlandmuseum.org/event/live-intaglio-printmaking-demo/
LOCATION:ME
CATEGORIES:Third Thursday Event
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260820T190000
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SUMMARY:Drop-in Mobile Making with ArtVan
DESCRIPTION:Join ArtVan’s teaching artists for a drop-in mobile-making activity using mixed media and spiral-cutting techniques. This relaxed\, hands-on experience encourages presence and experimentation\, with each participant creating a mandala mobile to take home. \nArtVan delivers free art therapy services to fifteen neighborhoods across Central\, Western\, and MidCoast Maine. Art Therapists and dedicated support staff drive a colorful van to housing authorities\, public schools\, libraries\, and community centers to provide free Art Therapy sessions for participants ranging in age from 3 to 93 years old. By bringing services directly into the neighborhoods where people live\, ArtVan removes financial and transportation barriers\, advancing equity and access to mental health and social supports; as well as offering preventative care so that participants may avoid acute care later on. \nFor more info visit www.artvanprogram.org
URL:https://www.portlandmuseum.org/event/drop-in-mobile-making-with-artvan-2/
LOCATION:ME
CATEGORIES:Third Thursday,Third Thursday Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260820T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260820T190000
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SUMMARY:Concerts on Congress with Tall Heights
DESCRIPTION:Tall Heights performs a free\, all ages outdoor set in the David E. Shaw Sculpture Park Third Thursday. This event is part of Concerts on Congress\, presented by The Portland Museum of Art\, State Theatre\, Friends of Congress Square Park\, One Longfellow Square\, and Portland Downtown. \nVisit the PMA galleries while the museum is open late\, grab a drink at the outdoor bar\, and BYO picnic. Free and open to all. Stop by two other stages: Congress Square Park for Toby McAllister & The Sierra Sounds\, and a surprise performance at Monument Square. Karaoke after-party at One Longfellow Square. \nDetails:All events are free + all-ages.Please visit individual venue pages for details + weather contingency plans \nFree parking available at 120 Free Street (PMA can offer 100 spots). GPMETRO hosts frequent service to downtown Portland and the Arts District. Trip planning information available at www.gpmetro.org \nBike racks available up & down Congress Street for those who commute by cycle. \nFood trucks at 7 Congress Square PMA + cash bar\, BYO take-out is welcome in outdoor spaces. \n3pm – 8pm food trucks onsite (near the Seven/front of PMA\, art making (TBD)\, cash bar at PMA | AMP \nAbout the artist: Tall Heights wants to share a moment with you. A moment in New England\, a moment on Earth. With their 2024 release\, Softly Softly\, Paul Wright (cello/vocals) and Tim Harrington (guitar/vocals) reject isolation; both the universal experience of the early 2020s\, and its sound recording definition where different instruments are recorded separately. Harrington explains\, “The opposite of isolation in recording is bleed\, where you hear the drums and guitar through the vocal mic because everything is happening in the same room. It’s risky because you can’t easily change it later. You’re stuck with whatever you get. Bleeding is just the perfect word for it. It’s scary and it sometimes hurts.”
URL:https://www.portlandmuseum.org/event/third-thursday-concerts-on-congress-with-tall-heights/
LOCATION:ME
CATEGORIES:Concert,Third Thursday Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260821T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260821T130000
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SUMMARY:Noontime Talk: Mindfulness in the Galleries with Maine Afro Yoga Project
DESCRIPTION:Quiet your mind\, relieve stress\, and get into a contemplative mood with this 30-minute guided mindfulness session\, held in the heart of the galleries. Take a pause in your day to reconnect through breath and stillness in a setting that invites presence and slow looking.  \n\n\n\nGuest teacher: Nuna Gleason of Maine Afro Yoga Project \n\n\n\nNuna Gleason is a Kenyan-born yoga teacher\, trauma-informed mindfulness and movement facilitator\, and founder of the Maine Afro Yoga Project. She creates inclusive spaces where people can reconnect with themselves\, build community\, and experience healing through movement\, mindfulness\, and joy. \n\n\n\nHer work expands access to wellness for African immigrants and other underserved communities while inviting people from all backgrounds to cultivate belonging\, resilience\, and connection. Whether leading a yoga class\, facilitating a healing circle\, or guiding a mindfulness experience\, Nuna’s approach is warm\, accessible\, and rooted in the belief that wellness belongs to everyone.
URL:https://www.portlandmuseum.org/event/mindfulness-in-the-galleries/
LOCATION:ME
CATEGORIES:Noontime Talk
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260821T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260821T161500
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SUMMARY:PMA Films: Sheep in the Box
DESCRIPTION:Directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda. 126 minutes. Rated PG. In Japanese with English subtitles. \nIn the near future\, Otone and Kensuke\, a grieving couple who have lost their son\, take into their lives a humanoid identical to their late child.
URL:https://www.portlandmuseum.org/event/pma-films-sheep-in-the-box-5/
LOCATION:Bernard Osher Foundation Auditorium\, 7 Congress Square\, Portland\, ME\, 04101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Films
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260821T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260821T201500
DTSTAMP:20260709T191118Z
CREATED:20260625T202717Z
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SUMMARY:PMA Films: "Eve Biddle Selects": Do the Right Thing (1989)
DESCRIPTION:Directed by Spike Lee. Rated R. 120 minutes. In English. \nScreens as part of “Eve Biddle Selects: Beautiful People Doing Impossible Things\,” a companion to the exhibition “Eve Biddle: Wonderlands.” \nSet on one block of Brooklyn’s Bed-Stuy Do or Die neighborhood\, at the height of summer\, this 1989 masterpiece by Spike Lee confirmed him as a writer and filmmaker of peerless vision and passionate social engagement. Over the course of a single day\, the easygoing interactions of a cast of unforgettable characters—Da Mayor\, Mother Sister\, Mister Señor Love Daddy\, Tina\, Sweet Dick Willie\, Buggin Out\, Radio Raheem\, Sal\, Pino\, Vito\, and Lee’s Mookie among them—give way to heated confrontations as tensions rise along racial fault lines\, ultimately exploding into violence. Punctuated by the anthemic refrain of Public Enemy’s “Fight the Power\,” Do the Right Thing is a landmark in American cinema\, as politically and emotionally charged and as relevant now as when it first hit the big screen. — Criterion Collection \nBeautiful People Doing Impossible Things \nI watch movies to be transported to another world. Because I play with scale and color in my art practice\, I think a lot about how my images are kind of impossible. No human has a hand 24 inches long. No landscape is cyan blue. These images exist in a kind of Wonderland of my own imagining — much like the fantastical plots of the movies in this series. \nEach feature is paired with a short film by my partner\, Joshua Frankel — another beautiful person doing impossible things. \n—Eve Biddle \nDo The Right Thing paired with  \nJoshua Frankel’s One and the same body (2025\, 3 minutes) \nFrankel’s award-winning hand-made animation of his memory of synchronous fireflies\, encountered with Biddle serendipitously on their honeymoon\, is paired with Spike Lee’s masterpiece about life on one block in Brooklyn.  \nIn their own ways\, these films tell stories about unique individuals responding to each other\, driven by forces outside themselves\, coming together in a single place\, on a single day (or night)\, on a collision course for explosion. \nAnd both works are deeply romantic. The relationship between Mookie and Tina is one of the most sultry in cinema history. \nFrankel’s One and the same body is created from 81 ink on paper drawings\, manipulated with code. The sound was made with pencils\, brushes and paper. \n 
URL:https://www.portlandmuseum.org/event/pma-films-eve-biddle-selects-do-the-right-thing-1989/
LOCATION:Bernard Osher Foundation Auditorium\, 7 Congress Square\, Portland\, ME\, 04101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Films
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260822T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260822T134500
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SUMMARY:PMA Films: Mary Oliver: Saved by the Beauty of the World
DESCRIPTION:Directed by Sasha Waters. 91 minutes. Not Rated. In English. \nIf poetry had a pop icon\, Mary Oliver would be it. Celebrated best-selling poet\, Pulitzer Prize-winner\, lover of dogs and long walks in the woods\, openly queer but intensely private\, Oliver was America’s unlikely contemporary mystic\, stalking the ponds and forests of Cape Cod for nearly fifty years in order to open herself – and her readers – to the known and unknowable world. From a lonely childhood to literary fame\, Oliver’s life was shaped by devotion to nature\, paying attention\, and the long journey toward learning to love and to be loved. Her poems inspire liberals and conservatives\, atheists and believers\, naturalists and urbanites\, speaking directly to contemporary anxieties about attention\, presence\, and the human relationship with the natural world – issues that feel especially pressing in an era of climate crisis\, digital distraction\, and social fragmentation. \nFeaturing interviews with her close friends\, including John Waters\, never-before-seen personal photos\, notebooks\, and correspondence from her archive\, and recitations of her work by Stephen Colbert\, Lucy Dacus\, Steve Buscemi\, and Oprah Winfrey\, Mary Oliver: Saved by the Beauty of the World considers the poet’s long lifetime of work in context\, capturing the uniqueness of her world and the natural beauty that inspired her.
URL:https://www.portlandmuseum.org/event/pma-films-mary-oliver-saved-by-the-beauty-of-the-world/
LOCATION:Bernard Osher Foundation Auditorium\, 7 Congress Square\, Portland\, ME\, 04101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Films
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260822T171500
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SUMMARY:PMA Films: Sheep in the Box
DESCRIPTION:Directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda. 126 minutes. Rated PG. In Japanese with English subtitles. \nIn the near future\, Otone and Kensuke\, a grieving couple who have lost their son\, take into their lives a humanoid identical to their late child.
URL:https://www.portlandmuseum.org/event/pma-films-sheep-in-the-box-6/
LOCATION:Bernard Osher Foundation Auditorium\, 7 Congress Square\, Portland\, ME\, 04101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Films
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260823T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260823T141500
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SUMMARY:PMA Films: Sheep in the Box
DESCRIPTION:Directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda. 126 minutes. Rated PG. In Japanese with English subtitles. \nIn the near future\, Otone and Kensuke\, a grieving couple who have lost their son\, take into their lives a humanoid identical to their late child.
URL:https://www.portlandmuseum.org/event/pma-films-sheep-in-the-box-7/
LOCATION:Bernard Osher Foundation Auditorium\, 7 Congress Square\, Portland\, ME\, 04101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Films
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260823T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260823T164500
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SUMMARY:PMA Films: Wild Inside
DESCRIPTION:Directed by Penny Lane. 95 minutes. Not Rated. In English. \nWhat would happen if a captive-born owl with no survival skills tried to make it on his own in New York City? In Wild Inside\, we discover the answer is more incredible\, and more consequential\, than we could have ever imagined. \nIn February 2023\, a Eurasian Eagle-Owl named Flaco escapes from the Central Park Zoo and sets off on a magical odyssey through the island of Manhattan. Flaco answers the call of the wild – and discovers he was wild inside all along. \nWild Inside is an underdog story of resilience and self determination as Flaco the Owl beats the odds and accomplishes the impossible. Flaco busts out of his cage barely able to fly\, but he adapts\, he explores and eventually – it seems – he goes far beyond mere survival\, becoming an internationally known icon of freedom\, hooting from the highest water towers. He claims all of New York City as his wild kingdom. \nThe remarkable story of Flaco raises some questions: is it right to keep a bird in a cage? Is there any real distinction between “zoo animals” and “wild animals”? How can we be better to our nonhuman neighbors? \nThis one of a kind owl’s epic song is sung in Wild Inside by a chorus of besotted New Yorkers – young and old\, bird-nerds and civilians\, many of them immigrants themselves – all of them reaching for a glimpse of the wild\, a glimmer of magic\, or even just someone to believe in. Everywhere Flaco goes\, he leaves that place and its people forever enchanted.
URL:https://www.portlandmuseum.org/event/pma-films-wild-inside/
LOCATION:Bernard Osher Foundation Auditorium\, 7 Congress Square\, Portland\, ME\, 04101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Films
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260826T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260829T150000
DTSTAMP:20260710T205544Z
CREATED:20260518T182520Z
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SUMMARY:Four-Day Course | PICTURING MAINE: The Wyeth Family in Historical Context
DESCRIPTION:An immersive art history course at the Portland Museum of Art and offsite in Midcoast Maine\n\n\n\nMaine has captivated artists\, writers\, and promoters for over two centuries as an imagined region that extends far beyond its geography as the easternmost state. This intensive workshop explores the evolving idea of Maine and Mainers through the work of the Wyeth family\, alongside twentieth-century artists like Marsden Hartley and Lois Dodd\, while examining the meaning of Maine through short fiction\, poetry\, and comedy. Expect a fun and refreshing experience—Victoria and Margaret may even invite you to dinner.Dates: August 26–August 29\, 2026 \n\n\n\nDetails:The class will be held Wednesday\, August 26 through Friday\, August 28 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Portland Museum of Art. On Saturday\, August 29\, the group will meet offsite in Midcoast Maine for instructor-led visits to Wyeth-related sites.  \n\n\n\nNote: Participants are responsible for their own transportation to and from the offsite event. If you do not have access to a car\, please let us know when you register. While the museum cannot guarantee transportation\, we may be able to connect attendees who are interested in coordinating travel arrangements.This course will be offered again in October\, 2026.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nA class syllabus will be provided in advance\, including updated reading assignments featuring Maine short fiction. \n\n\n\nView Syllabus\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRecommended Pre-Reading:A Piece of the World by Christina Baker Kline Andrew Wyeth: A Secret Life by Richard Merryman \n\n\n\nRegistration Includes:Daily admission to the Portland Museum of Art\, including one timed-entry ticket to the exhibition Winslow Homer: Painter\, Etcher to be utilized during the run of the course. A timed-entry ticket is required. PMA staff will help participants reserve tickets in advance. \n\n\n\n\n\nIncluded:- Morning coffee and pastries- Catered daily lunch Wednesday through Friday- Daily parking next to the PMA at 120 Free Street \n\n\n\nSession 1:Wednesday\, August 26 to Friday\, August 28 | PMA Saturday\, August 29 | Offsite field trip \n\n\n\nSession 2: Wednesday\, October 14 to Friday\, October 16 | PMA Saturday\, October 17 | Offsite field trip \n\n\n\nAbove: Newell Convers Wyeth\, Georges Islands\, Penobscot Bay\, Maine\, 1928–1929\, oil on canvas\, 42 3/16 x 48 1/8 in. Anonymous gift\, Portland Museum of Art\, 1984.63. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVictoria Wyeth has lectured extensively throughout the United States and abroad. She has given gallery talks and lectures at Wyeth exhibitions from Tokyo to Paris. Since her first gallery talk in June 1995\, she has interspersed discussions of subject matter and technique with direct quotes from her grandfather and her uncle\, in addition to many personal memories and family stories. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nProfessor Margaret Creighton\, whose family roots are in Maine\, has written several books on American history. Her recent teaching\, which has included courses titled Back East\, Out West\, Down South\, and Imagining Maine\, has focused on the curious way regional myths relate to lived experience.
URL:https://www.portlandmuseum.org/event/picturing-maine-the-wyeth-family-in-historical-context/
LOCATION:ME
CATEGORIES:Course,PICTURING MAINE
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SUMMARY:PMA Films: Sheep in the Box
DESCRIPTION:Directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda. 126 minutes. Rated PG. In Japanese with English subtitles. \nIn the near future\, Otone and Kensuke\, a grieving couple who have lost their son\, take into their lives a humanoid identical to their late child.
URL:https://www.portlandmuseum.org/event/pma-films-sheep-in-the-box-8/
LOCATION:Bernard Osher Foundation Auditorium\, 7 Congress Square\, Portland\, ME\, 04101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Films
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260826T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260826T171500
DTSTAMP:20260709T184644Z
CREATED:20260709T184410Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260709T184644Z
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SUMMARY:PMA Films: Mary Oliver: Saved by the Beauty of the World
DESCRIPTION:Directed by Sasha Waters. 91 minutes. Not Rated. In English. \nIf poetry had a pop icon\, Mary Oliver would be it. Celebrated best-selling poet\, Pulitzer Prize-winner\, lover of dogs and long walks in the woods\, openly queer but intensely private\, Oliver was America’s unlikely contemporary mystic\, stalking the ponds and forests of Cape Cod for nearly fifty years in order to open herself – and her readers – to the known and unknowable world. From a lonely childhood to literary fame\, Oliver’s life was shaped by devotion to nature\, paying attention\, and the long journey toward learning to love and to be loved. Her poems inspire liberals and conservatives\, atheists and believers\, naturalists and urbanites\, speaking directly to contemporary anxieties about attention\, presence\, and the human relationship with the natural world – issues that feel especially pressing in an era of climate crisis\, digital distraction\, and social fragmentation. \nFeaturing interviews with her close friends\, including John Waters\, never-before-seen personal photos\, notebooks\, and correspondence from her archive\, and recitations of her work by Stephen Colbert\, Lucy Dacus\, Steve Buscemi\, and Oprah Winfrey\, Mary Oliver: Saved by the Beauty of the World considers the poet’s long lifetime of work in context\, capturing the uniqueness of her world and the natural beauty that inspired her.
URL:https://www.portlandmuseum.org/event/pma-films-mary-oliver-saved-by-the-beauty-of-the-world-2/
LOCATION:Bernard Osher Foundation Auditorium\, 7 Congress Square\, Portland\, ME\, 04101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Films
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260827T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260827T144500
DTSTAMP:20260709T185342Z
CREATED:20260709T185021Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260709T185342Z
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SUMMARY:PMA Films: Wild Inside
DESCRIPTION:Directed by Penny Lane. 95 minutes. Not Rated. In English. \nWhat would happen if a captive-born owl with no survival skills tried to make it on his own in New York City? In Wild Inside\, we discover the answer is more incredible\, and more consequential\, than we could have ever imagined. \nIn February 2023\, a Eurasian Eagle-Owl named Flaco escapes from the Central Park Zoo and sets off on a magical odyssey through the island of Manhattan. Flaco answers the call of the wild – and discovers he was wild inside all along. \nWild Inside is an underdog story of resilience and self determination as Flaco the Owl beats the odds and accomplishes the impossible. Flaco busts out of his cage barely able to fly\, but he adapts\, he explores and eventually – it seems – he goes far beyond mere survival\, becoming an internationally known icon of freedom\, hooting from the highest water towers. He claims all of New York City as his wild kingdom. \nThe remarkable story of Flaco raises some questions: is it right to keep a bird in a cage? Is there any real distinction between “zoo animals” and “wild animals”? How can we be better to our nonhuman neighbors? \nThis one of a kind owl’s epic song is sung in Wild Inside by a chorus of besotted New Yorkers – young and old\, bird-nerds and civilians\, many of them immigrants themselves – all of them reaching for a glimpse of the wild\, a glimmer of magic\, or even just someone to believe in. Everywhere Flaco goes\, he leaves that place and its people forever enchanted.
URL:https://www.portlandmuseum.org/event/pma-films-wild-inside-2/
LOCATION:Bernard Osher Foundation Auditorium\, 7 Congress Square\, Portland\, ME\, 04101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Films
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260827T174500
DTSTAMP:20260709T171246Z
CREATED:20260709T171146Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260709T171246Z
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SUMMARY:PMA Films: Sheep in the Box
DESCRIPTION:Directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda. 126 minutes. Rated PG. In Japanese with English subtitles. \nIn the near future\, Otone and Kensuke\, a grieving couple who have lost their son\, take into their lives a humanoid identical to their late child.
URL:https://www.portlandmuseum.org/event/pma-films-sheep-in-the-box-9/
LOCATION:Bernard Osher Foundation Auditorium\, 7 Congress Square\, Portland\, ME\, 04101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Films
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260828T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260828T154500
DTSTAMP:20260709T184540Z
CREATED:20260709T184411Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260709T184540Z
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SUMMARY:PMA Films: Mary Oliver: Saved by the Beauty of the World
DESCRIPTION:Directed by Sasha Waters. 91 minutes. Not Rated. In English. \nIf poetry had a pop icon\, Mary Oliver would be it. Celebrated best-selling poet\, Pulitzer Prize-winner\, lover of dogs and long walks in the woods\, openly queer but intensely private\, Oliver was America’s unlikely contemporary mystic\, stalking the ponds and forests of Cape Cod for nearly fifty years in order to open herself – and her readers – to the known and unknowable world. From a lonely childhood to literary fame\, Oliver’s life was shaped by devotion to nature\, paying attention\, and the long journey toward learning to love and to be loved. Her poems inspire liberals and conservatives\, atheists and believers\, naturalists and urbanites\, speaking directly to contemporary anxieties about attention\, presence\, and the human relationship with the natural world – issues that feel especially pressing in an era of climate crisis\, digital distraction\, and social fragmentation. \nFeaturing interviews with her close friends\, including John Waters\, never-before-seen personal photos\, notebooks\, and correspondence from her archive\, and recitations of her work by Stephen Colbert\, Lucy Dacus\, Steve Buscemi\, and Oprah Winfrey\, Mary Oliver: Saved by the Beauty of the World considers the poet’s long lifetime of work in context\, capturing the uniqueness of her world and the natural beauty that inspired her.
URL:https://www.portlandmuseum.org/event/pma-films-mary-oliver-saved-by-the-beauty-of-the-world-3/
LOCATION:Bernard Osher Foundation Auditorium\, 7 Congress Square\, Portland\, ME\, 04101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Films
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260828T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260828T194500
DTSTAMP:20260805T193250Z
CREATED:20260709T190131Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260805T193250Z
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SUMMARY:PMA Films: Late Fame
DESCRIPTION:Directed by Kent Jones. 96 minutes. Not Rated. In English. \nThe great Willem Dafoe lends his delicate gravitas to the role of Ed Saxberger\, a forgotten New York poet who works in the post office. After an eager and flattering young admirer (Edmund Donovan) appears on his doorstep\, Saxberger is beckoned into a coterie of twentysomething admirers who anoint him as a rediscovered genius. Intoxicated by the attention—and by the alluring presence of Gloria\, the group’s “tragic heroine” (a sinuous\, Kurt Weill-crooning Greta Lee)—Saxberger gradually reckons with the authenticity of his newfound poetic circle. This thoughtful\, witty second feature from Kent Jones (Diane)\, working from a sly and hugely entertaining script by Oscar-nominated screenwriter Samy Burch (May December)\, is a wistful yet unromantic look at a lost idea of downtown New York.
URL:https://www.portlandmuseum.org/event/pma-films-late-fame/
LOCATION:Bernard Osher Foundation Auditorium\, 7 Congress Square\, Portland\, ME\, 04101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Films
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260829T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260829T134500
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SUMMARY:PMA Films: Late Fame
DESCRIPTION:Directed by Kent Jones. 96 minutes. Not Rated. In English. \nThe great Willem Dafoe lends his delicate gravitas to the role of Ed Saxberger\, a forgotten New York poet who works in the post office. After an eager and flattering young admirer (Edmund Donovan) appears on his doorstep\, Saxberger is beckoned into a coterie of twentysomething admirers who anoint him as a rediscovered genius. Intoxicated by the attention—and by the alluring presence of Gloria\, the group’s “tragic heroine” (a sinuous\, Kurt Weill-crooning Greta Lee)—Saxberger gradually reckons with the authenticity of his newfound poetic circle. This thoughtful\, witty second feature from Kent Jones (Diane)\, working from a sly and hugely entertaining script by Oscar-nominated screenwriter Samy Burch (May December)\, is a wistful yet unromantic look at a lost idea of downtown New York.
URL:https://www.portlandmuseum.org/event/pma-films-late-fame-2/
LOCATION:Bernard Osher Foundation Auditorium\, 7 Congress Square\, Portland\, ME\, 04101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Films
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260829T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260829T174500
DTSTAMP:20260805T193324Z
CREATED:20260714T191245Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260805T193324Z
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SUMMARY:PMA Films: Sherman's March (1985)
DESCRIPTION:Directed by Ross McElwee. 157 minutes. Not Rated. In English. \nCo-presented with SPACE Gallery\, who will screen McElwee’s new film\, Remake\, on September 9. \nArmed with a 16mm camera and a grant to make a documentary about the lingering aftermath of William Tecumseh Sherman’s 1864 march to the sea\, Ross McElwee gets sidetracked. After his girlfriend breaks up with him\, Ross shifts his attention from the historical to the personal\, to the battlefield of modern love\, and embarks on a sociological chronicle that documents the courting rites and rituals of the New South. A generous and humanistic portrait of several remarkable women that Ross meets along the way\, Sherman’s March sketches its characters with novelistic sensitivity: Pat\, an aspiring actress with a yen for Burt Reynolds; Claudia\, a roller-skating interior designer; Jackie\, the activist whose anti-nuclear advocacy dovetails with Ross’s deepest fears; and above all\, Charleen Swansea\, Ross’s mentor and a one-woman Greek chorus of unsolicited romantic counsel. A landmark of first-person filmmaking that presaged everything from Michael Moore to reality TV\, Sherman’s March is now available in a new 4K restoration.
URL:https://www.portlandmuseum.org/event/pma-films-shermans-march-1985/
LOCATION:Bernard Osher Foundation Auditorium\, 7 Congress Square\, Portland\, ME\, 04101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Films
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260830T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260830T140000
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SUMMARY:SOLD OUT | 2026 Judy Glickman Lauder Photography Lecture: Sally Mann
DESCRIPTION:12:00 p.m. (doors open at 11:30 a.m.) Bernard Osher Foundation Auditorium Join us for a rare opportunity to hear acclaimed artist and New York Times bestselling author Sally Mann share the challenges and transcendent pleasures of the creative process.  Art Work: On the Creative Life (Abrams Press\, 2025) is a candid\, provocative meditation on creativity. Illustrated with photographs\, journal entries\, and letters\, Art Work offers hard-won insight into the perils of early promise\, the caprice of luck\, the discipline of the work itself\, and the quiet courage required to say yes.  Mann will join Erin Hyde Nolan\, a photo historian who studies lens-based media and Visiting Assistant Professor of Art and Visual Culture at Bates College\, for a conversation exploring the ideas at the heart of the book.   Art Work: On the Creative Life is available for purchase in the PMA Store. Members receive 10% off. Sally will be available for signing after the lecture.   Sally Mann (born in Lexington\, Virginia\, 1951) is one of America’s most renowned photographers. She has received numerous awards\, including NEA\, NEH\, and Guggenheim Foundation grants\, and her work is held by major institutions internationally. Her many books include At Twelve (1988)\, Immediate Family (1992)\, Still Time (1994)\, What Remains (2003)\, Deep South (2005)\, Proud Flesh (2009)\, The Flesh and the Spirit (2010)\, Remembered Light (2016) and A Thousand Crossings ( 2018). In 2001 Mann was named “America’s Best Photographer” by Time magazine. A 1994 documentary about her work\, Blood Ties\, was nominated for an Academy Award and the 2006 feature film What Remains was nominated for an Emmy Award in 2008. Her bestselling memoir\, Hold Still (Little\, Brown\, 2015)\, received universal critical acclaim\, was named a finalist for the National Book Award and won the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Nonfiction. In March 2018\, Sally Mann: A Thousand Crossings\, opened at the National Gallery of Art in Washington\, DC and traveled until 2020. This comprehensive exploration of Mann’s relationship with the South garnered overwhelmingly positive reviews and record-breaking attendance.  In 2021 Mann received the Prix Pictet\, the global award in photography and sustainability for her series Blackwater (2008–2012). In 2022 she was inducted into the American Academy of Art and Sciences and in 2025 Mann published another best-selling book\, Art Work: On the Creative Life (Abrams)\, which garnered unanimous praise. Mann is represented by Gagosian\, New York. She lives and works in Lexington\, Virginia.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout the Judy Glickman Lauder Lecture Each year\, the Portland Museum of Art welcomes leading artists\, scholars\, and voices in photography for the Judy Glickman Lauder Lecture\, one of the museum’s marquee annual events. The lecture offers in-depth insight into the people\, perspectives\, and culture shaping the field of photography. Judy Glickman Lauder is internationally known as an acclaimed photographer\, collector\, humanitarian\, advocate\, philanthropist\, and community builder. Her life’s work\, whether through her art\, her generosity\, or her collecting\, is defined by a deep appreciation for life and all its intricacies. This fascination with humanity\, and the nuances and complexities therein\, encompasses all her creative and spiritual endeavors\, and has led her across the world in the pursuit of connecting people to one another. Erin Hyde Nolan (Ph.D.\, Boston University) is a Visiting Assistant Professor at Bates College. She studies the circulation of lens-based media and visual culture from the modern Mediterranean and Atlantic worlds. Her monograph-in-progress\, Portrait Atlas: The Migration of Photographs Across the Ottoman-Atlantic\, demonstrates the ways in which photographs from the Islamic world cross-pollinate trans-Atlantic geographies. She is also the co-author\, with Sophie Junge\, of Survey Practices and Landscape Photography Across the Globe (Routledge\, 2022)\, and has published in the Routledge Companion to Art and Formation of Empire\, Trans-Asia Photography\, Ars Orientalis\, Reading Objects in the Contact-Zone\, and Fotogeschichte. Her scholarship has been supported by the Aga Khan Program for Islamic Architecture at Harvard University\, Getty Research Institute\, Terra Foundation for American Art\, Kunsthistorisches Institut-Florenz\, Max-Planck Society\, and Historians of Islamic Art Association. 
URL:https://www.portlandmuseum.org/event/2026-judy-glickman-lauder-photography-lecture-sally-mann/
LOCATION:Portland Museum of Art\, 7 Congress Square\, Portland\, ME\, 04101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Lecture
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260830T164500
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SUMMARY:PMA Films: Late Fame
DESCRIPTION:Directed by Kent Jones. 96 minutes. Not Rated. In English. \nThe great Willem Dafoe lends his delicate gravitas to the role of Ed Saxberger\, a forgotten New York poet who works in the post office. After an eager and flattering young admirer (Edmund Donovan) appears on his doorstep\, Saxberger is beckoned into a coterie of twentysomething admirers who anoint him as a rediscovered genius. Intoxicated by the attention—and by the alluring presence of Gloria\, the group’s “tragic heroine” (a sinuous\, Kurt Weill-crooning Greta Lee)—Saxberger gradually reckons with the authenticity of his newfound poetic circle. This thoughtful\, witty second feature from Kent Jones (Diane)\, working from a sly and hugely entertaining script by Oscar-nominated screenwriter Samy Burch (May December)\, is a wistful yet unromantic look at a lost idea of downtown New York.
URL:https://www.portlandmuseum.org/event/pma-films-late-fame-3/
LOCATION:Bernard Osher Foundation Auditorium\, 7 Congress Square\, Portland\, ME\, 04101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Films
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260902T174500
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CREATED:20260709T190136Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260709T190559Z
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SUMMARY:PMA Films: Late Fame
DESCRIPTION:Directed by Kent Jones. 96 minutes. Not Rated. In English. \nThe great Willem Dafoe lends his delicate gravitas to the role of Ed Saxberger\, a forgotten New York poet who works in the post office. After an eager and flattering young admirer (Edmund Donovan) appears on his doorstep\, Saxberger is beckoned into a coterie of twentysomething admirers who anoint him as a rediscovered genius. Intoxicated by the attention—and by the alluring presence of Gloria\, the group’s “tragic heroine” (a sinuous\, Kurt Weill-crooning Greta Lee)—Saxberger gradually reckons with the authenticity of his newfound poetic circle. This thoughtful\, witty second feature from Kent Jones (Diane)\, working from a sly and hugely entertaining script by Oscar-nominated screenwriter Samy Burch (May December)\, is a wistful yet unromantic look at a lost idea of downtown New York.
URL:https://www.portlandmuseum.org/event/pma-films-late-fame-4/
LOCATION:Bernard Osher Foundation Auditorium\, 7 Congress Square\, Portland\, ME\, 04101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Films
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260903T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260903T141500
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CREATED:20260709T190137Z
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SUMMARY:PMA Films: Late Fame
DESCRIPTION:Directed by Kent Jones. 96 minutes. Not Rated. In English. \nThe great Willem Dafoe lends his delicate gravitas to the role of Ed Saxberger\, a forgotten New York poet who works in the post office. After an eager and flattering young admirer (Edmund Donovan) appears on his doorstep\, Saxberger is beckoned into a coterie of twentysomething admirers who anoint him as a rediscovered genius. Intoxicated by the attention—and by the alluring presence of Gloria\, the group’s “tragic heroine” (a sinuous\, Kurt Weill-crooning Greta Lee)—Saxberger gradually reckons with the authenticity of his newfound poetic circle. This thoughtful\, witty second feature from Kent Jones (Diane)\, working from a sly and hugely entertaining script by Oscar-nominated screenwriter Samy Burch (May December)\, is a wistful yet unromantic look at a lost idea of downtown New York.
URL:https://www.portlandmuseum.org/event/pma-films-late-fame-5/
LOCATION:Bernard Osher Foundation Auditorium\, 7 Congress Square\, Portland\, ME\, 04101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Films
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260903T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260903T174500
DTSTAMP:20260727T202343Z
CREATED:20260727T201722Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260727T202343Z
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SUMMARY:PMA Films: Sherman's March (1985)
DESCRIPTION:Directed by Ross McElwee. 157 minutes. Not Rated. In English. \nCo-presented with SPACE Gallery\, who will screen McElwee’s new film\, Remake\, on September 9. \nArmed with a 16mm camera and a grant to make a documentary about the lingering aftermath of William Tecumseh Sherman’s 1864 march to the sea\, Ross McElwee gets sidetracked. After his girlfriend breaks up with him\, Ross shifts his attention from the historical to the personal\, to the battlefield of modern love\, and embarks on a sociological chronicle that documents the courting rites and rituals of the New South. A generous and humanistic portrait of several remarkable women that Ross meets along the way\, Sherman’s March sketches its characters with novelistic sensitivity: Pat\, an aspiring actress with a yen for Burt Reynolds; Claudia\, a roller-skating interior designer; Jackie\, the activist whose anti-nuclear advocacy dovetails with Ross’s deepest fears; and above all\, Charleen Swansea\, Ross’s mentor and a one-woman Greek chorus of unsolicited romantic counsel. A landmark of first-person filmmaking that presaged everything from Michael Moore to reality TV\, Sherman’s March is now available in a new 4K restoration.
URL:https://www.portlandmuseum.org/event/pma-films-shermans-march-1985-2/
LOCATION:Bernard Osher Foundation Auditorium\, 7 Congress Square\, Portland\, ME\, 04101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Films
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SUMMARY:PMA Films: Late Fame
DESCRIPTION:Directed by Kent Jones. 96 minutes. Not Rated. In English. \nThe great Willem Dafoe lends his delicate gravitas to the role of Ed Saxberger\, a forgotten New York poet who works in the post office. After an eager and flattering young admirer (Edmund Donovan) appears on his doorstep\, Saxberger is beckoned into a coterie of twentysomething admirers who anoint him as a rediscovered genius. Intoxicated by the attention—and by the alluring presence of Gloria\, the group’s “tragic heroine” (a sinuous\, Kurt Weill-crooning Greta Lee)—Saxberger gradually reckons with the authenticity of his newfound poetic circle. This thoughtful\, witty second feature from Kent Jones (Diane)\, working from a sly and hugely entertaining script by Oscar-nominated screenwriter Samy Burch (May December)\, is a wistful yet unromantic look at a lost idea of downtown New York.
URL:https://www.portlandmuseum.org/event/pma-films-late-fame-7/
LOCATION:Bernard Osher Foundation Auditorium\, 7 Congress Square\, Portland\, ME\, 04101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Films
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SUMMARY:PMA Films: Mary Oliver: Saved by the Beauty of the World
DESCRIPTION:Directed by Sasha Waters. 91 minutes. Not Rated. In English. \nIf poetry had a pop icon\, Mary Oliver would be it. Celebrated best-selling poet\, Pulitzer Prize-winner\, lover of dogs and long walks in the woods\, openly queer but intensely private\, Oliver was America’s unlikely contemporary mystic\, stalking the ponds and forests of Cape Cod for nearly fifty years in order to open herself – and her readers – to the known and unknowable world. From a lonely childhood to literary fame\, Oliver’s life was shaped by devotion to nature\, paying attention\, and the long journey toward learning to love and to be loved. Her poems inspire liberals and conservatives\, atheists and believers\, naturalists and urbanites\, speaking directly to contemporary anxieties about attention\, presence\, and the human relationship with the natural world – issues that feel especially pressing in an era of climate crisis\, digital distraction\, and social fragmentation. \nFeaturing interviews with her close friends\, including John Waters\, never-before-seen personal photos\, notebooks\, and correspondence from her archive\, and recitations of her work by Stephen Colbert\, Lucy Dacus\, Steve Buscemi\, and Oprah Winfrey\, Mary Oliver: Saved by the Beauty of the World considers the poet’s long lifetime of work in context\, capturing the uniqueness of her world and the natural beauty that inspired her.
URL:https://www.portlandmuseum.org/event/pma-films-mary-oliver-saved-by-the-beauty-of-the-world-4/
LOCATION:Bernard Osher Foundation Auditorium\, 7 Congress Square\, Portland\, ME\, 04101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Films
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SUMMARY:PMA Films: "Eve Biddle Selects": Blazing Saddles (1974)
DESCRIPTION:Directed by Mel Brooks. 93 minutes. Rated R. In English. \nScreens as part of “Eve Biddle Selects: Beautiful People Doing Impossible Things\,” a companion to the exhibition “Eve Biddle: Wonderlands.” \nRibald\, tasteless and hilarious … this classic spoof of the Western genre by director Mel Brooks pokes fun at everyone and everything. A corrupt governor grants a reprieve to an African American convict if the condemned man agrees to serve as sheriff of a small Western town\, believing that new sheriff will only live long enough to serve the needs of the governor and his nefarious railroad-baron backer. Academy Award nominations for Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Madeline Kahn); Best Music\, Original Song; and Best Film Editing. \nBeautiful People Doing Impossible Things \nI watch movies to be transported to another world. Because I play with scale and color in my art practice\, I think a lot about how my images are kind of impossible. No human has a hand 24 inches long. No landscape is cyan blue. These images exist in a kind of Wonderland of my own imagining — much like the fantastical plots of the movies in this series. \nEach feature is paired with a short film by my partner\, Joshua Frankel — another beautiful person doing impossible things. \n—Eve Biddle \nBlazing Saddles paired with  \nJoshua Frankel’s Bicycle Messengers (2006\, 5 minutes) \nThe fastest gun in the west and the fastest way to get crosstown. \nFor Frankel’s first short film\, he captured consumer DV footage of Midtown Manhattan and animated bicycle messengers weaving between live action traffic. \nThis work was created amidst a cultural moment centering bicycles in the early 2000’s\, including film\, fashion\, alleycat races\, underground modified bicycle jousting\, and activism that ultimately lead to the proliferation of bike lanes in American cities.  \nBlazing Saddles is also art that changed history. Some say its satire cut so deep that after its release\, Hollywood never made a Western genre film in its classic style — with rose-tinted lenses — ever again. \nRevolution has never been more side-splittingly funny. \nSaddle up!
URL:https://www.portlandmuseum.org/event/pma-films-eve-biddle-selects-blazing-saddles-1974/
LOCATION:Bernard Osher Foundation Auditorium\, 7 Congress Square\, Portland\, ME\, 04101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Films
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