January 27, 2012
Disney on Ice “Treasure Trove”
Discover endless riches when Disney On Ice presents “Treasure Trove” comes to Portland!
Disney On Ice sets the golden standard with its newest skating spectacular. Get tangled up in Disney’s 50th animated feature with Rapunzel and Flynn and enter the worlds of your other favorite Disney princesses – Tiana, Cinderella, Jasmine, Ariel, Aurora, Belle
, Mulan and of course, the one that started it all, Snow White. Ahoy, Mateys! Set sail with Peter Pan, the always sassy Tinker Bell and the cantankerous Captain Hook & his pirate pals on an adventure beyond Neverland! Trek the wilds of Africa with Simba, Nala, Pumbaa and Timon as they discover the true meaning of the ‘Circle of Life. ‘ Tick-Tock! Tick-Tock! Don’t be late for a very important date with Alice and the Mad Hatter as they march with the Queen of Hearts’ Army Of Cards. Be sure to see this show full of memories guaranteed to last a lifetime.
Stories to represented in the show:
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Cinderella
Alice in Wonderland
Peter Pan
Sleeping Beauty
The Little Mermaid
Beauty and the Beast
Aladdin
The Lion King
Mulan
The Princess and the Frog
Tangled
Disney On Ice is a touring ice skating show. Aimed primarily at children, the shows feature figure skaters dressed as Disney cartoon characters in performances that each derive their music and plot from elements collected from various Disney films and properties; the “stars” of the show are credited as the Disney characters themselves, performing their parts in mock cameos, while the skaters performing themselves remain anonymous.
Seven Shows!
Thursday, Feb. 9 @ 7:00pm
Friday, Feb. 10th @ 7:00pm*
Saturday, Feb. 11th @ 11:00am*, 3:00pm & 7:00pm+
Sunday, Feb. 12th @ 11:30am & 3:30pm
Tickets: $60 (Front Row), $50 (VIP), $25 and $15 – All seats reserved
Discounts:
*Groups of 15 or more: $3 off the $25 and $15 tickets (discounts not available on Front Row or VIP seats.)
+Kids/Youth ages 2-12: $12 tickets in the $25 and $15 seating locations (discounts not available on Front Row or VIP seats.)
January 25, 2012
Brea Lu Cafe
Brea Lu’ Cafe offers an amazing selection of breakfast food, prepared to perfection.
Story from the Portland Press Herald by The Features staff of The Portland Press Herald. Find it here.
As a breakfast food fanatic, I’ll take substance over style any time. I’d rather have the restaurant staff focus on attaining perfection with my over-easy fried eggs than spending a lot of energy arranging the artwork on the walls.
However, if I can find a breakfast place with both substance AND style, I’ll gladly take it. And that’s what I’ve found at Brea Lu Cafe.
Located on a busy part of Forest Avenue not far from Oakhurst Dairy in Portland, Brea Lu has been a neighborhood landmark for 20 or more years. But even if you’ve been there before, it’s worth a return visit.
As soon you as walk into the old storefront, which looks sort of Art Deco from the outside, you’re struck by the interior details, including pressed-tin-type ceilings and shelves full of books, knick-knacks and pictures of the city’s past. A back room has exposed brick and a wood stove, making it very cozy in winter.
Despite the cheery disposition of the place, what impressed me most was the dedication to breakfast-food excellence. I like sunny-side up eggs. And I know it’s not easy to get them perfect – yolks full of juice, not overcooked, whites cooked just enough, not runny and not burned. Every time I’ve gotten them at Brea Lu, my sunny-side up eggs have been perfect.
I ordered the homemade corned beef hash with two eggs, home fries and toast ($7.95). I like canned hash just fine, but this was definitely not canned, and that made all the difference. There were tender, meaty pieces of corned beef and big pieces of potato. It was neither greasy nor chewy, but was just right, as were the potatoes. Sometimes diner home fries stay on the grill too long and get a really hard edge to them. But these were lightly fried, and tasted fresh.
One of my dining companions had two scrambled eggs with bacon, home fries and toast ($5.95), and the size of the egg yolks made it seem like there were three or four eggs on the plate.
I also like breakfast places where you don’t have to get huge portions if you don’t want them. We were about to order two blueberry pancakes ($4.75) for a child when our waitress told us one ($3.75) would likely be enough. She also told us we could get it shaped like a teddy bear head, with ears, if we wanted.
Brea Lu is open for breakfast and lunch, hence the name, but the menu is heavy on breakfast. There are burgers, club sandwiches and chili, but most of the menu – and the most creative parts of the menu – are about breakfast foods.
Under the “speciality omelets” section, for instance, there was one with peanut butter, mushrooms and cheddar cheese ($6.95). This is one of the most talked about menu items on Brea Lu’s Facebook page.
There is an omelet with potato, cheddar, sour cream and bacon for $8.95, which I’d like to try. There’s also a chili-filled omelet for $7.50 and a Hawaiian omelet with pineapple, ham, sour cream and cheddar for $7.95. Other omelet varieties include a Greek, a Mexican, a Western and a Mediterranean. You can pick your own ingredients as well.
Brea Lu’s is a must if you have a taste for breakfast foods or if you like cute cafe’s with super friendly staff. The Portland Press Herald gives it 4 1/2 stars out of 5.
WHERE: 428 Forest Ave., Portland; 772-9202
HOURS: 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. daily
CHEAPEST GRUB: One pancake, $3.25; cup of chili, $2.95
Photos by John Patriquin//Staff Photographer, 2nd photo features Server Debbie Thibodeau.
January 19, 2012
Local Hip Hop Concert
Local hip-hop luminaries take the stage for an expansive evening of beats and rhymes. Come to Space Gallery and see Alias, Trails, Sandbag, & Educated Advocates.
No stranger to the SPACE Gallery, Alias’ amazingly diverse portfolio of EPs, remixes, collaborations and sonic explorations consistently impresses. Rapper Syn and DJ/producer theLinform the raw and unconventional duo Trails. Sandbag is a collective of talented emcees – Mr. Harps, Pensivv, Nate Shupe, and Ill By Instinct – who fuse socially aware lyricism with good-old-fashioned hip hop. Educated Advocates makes “new vintage” hip-hop, mixing innovative rhymes and vocal arrangements with golden era production styles. Keeping it fresh all night on the decks will be DJs Mayonnaise and Rew. With expert visual instruction by David Meiklejohn.
Saturday 01.21.2012, Doors at 8:00 PM, Starts at 8:30 PM, $8, 18+
While you are in the Portland area, ride on over to Riverside Street and stop by Festiva Adventure Club to enter to win $25,000 in cash. While there, you can learn about our exciting vacation opportunities. Just for viewing our 120 minute presentation, you can walk away with Flagship Cinemas gift cards, dinner certificates, a 2 night Marriott stay and more. Call Festiva Resorts at 800-695-0200 to set up your tour today!
January 12, 2012
Vibrational Sound Healing Techniques Workshop
Just as music contains sound; sound contains frequency. Everything has a frequency. Every cell of our body, every organ including our heart, each emotion that we feel, thoughts that we hold, and the belief that we carry in this moment, is a frequency. The earth has a frequency, as does each tree, bird, mammal, and color of the rainbow. Each person holds a frequency, as well as, each workplace, neighborhood, social cause and country has a frequency.
Our universe is pulsating with infinite vibrations of information that is given and received. What vibration do you hold and what frequency are you tuning into?
*For this workshop we will be using the voice, Crystal Singing Bowls and other sound tools.
To hear the audio sound of the crystal bowls, click here: Peace Bowl by Kalee Coombs
Workshop will be held from 6 – 9pm on Saturday 1/14 at Leapin’ Lizards, 449 Forest Ave, Portland, ME. Cost (tuition) is $45. To register, call Leapin Lizards at: (207) 221-2363 or register online at: http://www.leapinlizards.biz
Do you like experie
ncing new things? Why not stop over to Festiva Adventure Club located at 190 Riverside St while you are in Portland. Festiva has resorts anywhere you like to vacation. There are the white sand beaches of the Caribbean and even Moose and log cabins in Rangeley Maine. View the 120 minute presentation and learn how you can start experiencing the world without hurting your budget. Call 1(888)695-0200 to set up a reservation today!
January 11, 2012
Meet the Mayor of Portland Tonight!
The Portland Arts and Cultural Alliance and Creative Portland are co-hosting a “Meet the Mayor” event for the local arts and cultural community.
Portland’s first elected mayor in 88 years, Mayor Michael Brennan was sworn into office on December 6, telling Portlanders: “My success will also be your success, and I can only be successful with you.” Expressing an interest in working across sectors to address community issues, Mayor Brennan also acknowledged the significant value the arts, culture, and creative economy add to the city. This event will provide Portland’s arts and cultural community an opportunity to meet the mayor, hear briefly about his priorities in the months ahead and to ask questions. Information about the hosts and the event can be found at portlandarts.org and liveworkportland.org.
Wednesday (TODAY!) 01.11.2012, Starts at 5:00 PM, Ends at 7:00 PM, free, All Ages
While you are in the Portland area, stop by Festiva Adventure Club and view a quick 120 minute presentation. Festiva has resorts up and down the east coast ranging from Rangeley Maine to the Caribbean. We can show you how to have the vacation you have always wanted without breaking the bank! Call 1(888)695-0200 to set up a reservation today!
January 6, 2012
Portland String Quartet Presents The Art of the Fugue
This concert will present an in-depth exploration of music’s most challenging compositional technique, the fugue. Joining the PSQ for this performance is Guest Violinist, & Patrick Doane.
Described as a ‘Compelling Violinist’ by the New York Times, violinist, composer and educator, Patrick Doane earned his BM in Violin Performance from Juilliard in 2006. Patrick began his music studies in his hometown of Kennebunk, Maine. His world changed when he met and began to study violin with his teacher and mentor Ron Lantz. He is thrilled and honored to be appearing with the PSQ for this concert!
Performance is on Sunday, January 29, 2012 – This concert was rescheduled from its original date of December 11th. It will present an in-depth exploration of music’s most challenging compositional technique, the fugue.
Colby College Musicologist Steven Saunders will also be featured on the program to discuss and demonstrate J.S. Bach’s supreme effort in this genre, The Art of the Fugue.
Enjoy events like this one? While you are in Portland stop by Festiva Adventure Club. View a short 120 minute presentation and learn how much fun you really can have, and for how little. Call 1(888)695-0200 to set up a reservation today.
January 5, 2012
Night of 1,000 Smiles
Tomorrow night, January 7, the Portland Pirates will host the first Night of 1,000 Smiles to benefit the Portland Ronald McDonald House®.
The Portland Pirates are selling special discounted tickets for this game at a price of $10 (normally $16 night of game) and $5 from every special ticket sold will be donated to the Portland Ronald McDonald House. This event is the first of its kind between the Portland Pirates and the Ronald McDonald House, two key members of the Maine community. It is anticipated to be an annual event.
The Night of 1,000 Smiles game is Saturday, January 7, at 7 p.m. at the Cumberland County Civic Center versus the Bridgeport Sound Tigers. Night of 1,000 Smiles tickets may be purchased online (visit rmhportland.org and click on the Night of 1000 Smiles link) or by presenting a Smile Coupon at the Civic Center box office with purchase of tickets. Smile Coupons may be picked up at participating McDonald’s® restaurants (no charge and no purchase necessary for Smile Coupons).
Love getting out to have some fun? Wish you could do it more often? While you are in Portland swing by Festiva Adventure Club. View a short 120 minute presentation and learn how much fun you really can have, and for how little. Festiva has resorts from Rangeley Maine to the Caribbean so it doesn’t matter what kind of vacationer you are, there is something for you! Call 1(888)695-0200 to set up a reservation today.
December 29, 2011
22nd Annual Portland Bridal Show
January 7 & 8, 2012 | Saturday 6pm – 9pm | Sunday 11am – 3pm
$10 admission, tickets good for entire weekend!. $5 admission to the VIB Lounge Saturday night. Free for grooms on Saturday night. Located at the Holiday Inn By the Bay, , 88 Spring Street ,Portland, ME 04101
While you are in the Portland area, head over to Riverside Street and stop by Festiva Adventure Club to enter to win $25,000 in cash. While there, you can learn how to take your dream honeymoon for a completely affordable price. Just for viewing our 120 minute presentation, you can walk away with Flagship Cinemas gift cards, dinner certificates, a 2 night Marriott stay and more. Call Festiva Resorts at 800-695-0200 to set up your tour today!
December 15, 2011
Gideon Bok Wall Drawing/Covers artist lecture and closing reception
Gideon Bok worked in the Space Gallery through November and December on a charcoal wall drawing, using SPACE as the subject. Gideon’s interior paintings and drawings highlight the passage of time, usually utilizing the space where the work is made. They feature the changing cast of characters who have stopped by, records strewn about, and other artifacts such as musical instruments, empty bottles, and semi-complete paintings. Gideon will give a slide talk about his work and we’ll celebrate the completion of this project at SPACE Gallery in the Old Port.
Friday 12.16.2011, Starts at 7:00 PM, free, All Ages
Presented with support from The Artists Resource Trust and Bangor Savings Bank.
While you are in the Portland area be sure to stop by Festiva Adventure Club at 190 riverside Street. You
can learn how to take your family on a budget-minded fantastic vacation. You can also receive prizes like dinner certificates, a Netbook, Irving gas cards and more. Call Festiva at 888-695-0200 to set up a tour today!
December 12, 2011
Portland Pirates
Looking for something fun to do but not sure what? Why not check out the Portland Pirates Hockey Team. There are multiple games going on every week. A hockey game is great for the whole family. There is a little something for everyone. It doesn’t matter if you’re there to see some great game play or you like to watch the side fights. The Portland Pirates season runs from October to May. Tickets for games at home are not very expensive ranging from $12 to $18 for advance tickets and $14 to $20 on game day. Tickets are affordable whether you plan a trip to the game or decide to go spur of the moment. Have a little one who really likes hockey? Why not bring them and their friends to see a game. The Portland Pirate
s offer great deals on birthday parties. For a reasonable price of $195 you can take a party of 15 to the game and get some awesome perks. If you want to upgrade to the MVP birthday party package its $295 but it includes food, drinks and perks for the entire party. The Portland Pirates is a great thing to check out. It doesn’t matter if you’re a die hard hockey fan or just someone looking for something to do. There is fun to be had by the entire family.
Looking for more fun things t0 do with the whole family? While your are in Portland for the game why not swing by Festiva Adventure Club located at 190 Riverside St. View a short 120 minute presentation and learn how much fun you can have with Festiva and for how little. Festiva Hospitality Group has been around for over 10 years and has the experience you can trust. Call 1(888)695-0200 to set up a reservation today.
