Homemade Whipped Cream, Free Ice Cream, and Combating Hunger
Nearly one in four children in Maine experience food insecurity, the highest rate across all six New England states. Children of color and children living in rural counties are disproportionately impacted by food insecurity. That is why from 9 am to 4 pm on October 2nd, 2021, Hood will sponsor a Feeding Maine Families Day event at the Children’s Museum & Theatre of Maine’s Gather Lawn. Feeding Maine Families Day will raise awareness about families and children experiencing hunger, highlight initiatives in Maine to combat childhood hunger and promote food equity, and encourage food science education in a playful way.
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Gather ‘Round Concert Series: The Burnurwurbskek Singers
On Saturday, October 9th the Burnurwurbskek Singers will be performing at the Museum & Theatre on the Gather Lawn. This musical performance is the first performance of our Gather ‘Round Concert series, highlighting diverse musicians from Maine. The general public is encouraged to come enjoy the music, free of charge. Comprised of men representing many of Maine’s Wabanaki people, the Burnurwurbskek Singers perform traditional northeast woodland songs as well as more contemporary, intertribal songs, passed down in their rich oral tradition from generation to generation.
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Maine Arts Commission Arts Learning Grant Helps Fund Museum & Theatre and Boys and Girls Club Partnership
The Children’s Museum & Theatre of Maine is excited to announce that we have been awarded a $5,000 Arts Learning Grant to help support Maddy’s Theatre Youth Theatre Ensemble program in partnership with the Boy & Girls Club of Southern Maine (BGCSM). Maddy’s Theatre will offer two ensemble theatre programs at the Riverton Clubhouse of the Boys & Girls Club of Southern Maine. Each session of the program will be approximately 15 weeks long, beginning with a period of improvisation and ending with a performance in Maddy’s Theatre at Thompson’s Point.
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Celebrity Chefs, Carrot Salsa, and Coconut Curry
The Museum & Theatre of Maine is excited to participate in this year's Recipes for Welcoming event on Monday, September 13th in collaboration with the City of Portland's Office of Economic Opportunity, Wayside Food Programs, The Empanada Club, and Yardie Ting. Community members are invited to sign up for a meal kit and pick it up on September 13th. At pick up there will be Portland chefs, food samples, music, and a collaborative art creation! If you don’t want the full meal kit you can also download the recipes and cook them at home!
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Writing Workshops for Youth, Teens, and Tweens
What is poetry? Telling Room Lead Educator Marjolaine Whittlesey and co-teacher Hipai Pamba posed this question to the group of youth eagerly gathered in the arts classroom at the Children’s Museum & Theatre. Afternoon light filtered through the windows, no computer screens in sight. A large drawing of a tree, (soon to be a poet-tree!) and the colorful pages of Ashley Bryan’s ABCs of African American Poetry waited to be explored.
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The Star of Apollo to the Moon is Out Of This World!
Robbie Harrison stars as Scott Gibson in the next production in Maddy’s Theatre, Apollo to the Moon, running August 6-29! Robbie is a theatre artist and educator, with credits including Theatre at Monmouth, Fenix Theatre Company, The Theatre Project, and others. In this interview, dive into the importance of play and imagination while developing a character and find out some of Robbie’s favorite things about space.
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Meet Apollo to the Moon Director Michael Dix Thomas!
Meet the Director of APOLLO TO THE MOON, Michael Dix Thomas! Michael is an alum of the Children’s Theatre of Maine, and was part of their teen Summer Dramatic Institute performing Shakespeare in Deering Oaks Park in the early 2000’s. In this interview, learn more about what it was like directing APOLLO TO THE MOON and how Michael’s experience as a young actor with CTM inspired him to pursue a career in theatre!
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The Second Annual Beautiful Blackbird Children's Book Festival
The Children’s Museum & Theatre of Maine is proud to partner with the Beautiful Blackbird Children’s Book Festival again this year! The Festival launches August 2nd, with a new website, new books, and new activities. Like last year, most of the Festival will be virtual, enabling folks from all over the world to take part and celebrate the voices, artistry, and impact of children’s literature created by and featuring Black people. The Children’s Museum & Theatre of Maine will host three writing workshops with The Telling Room as part of the Festival.
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Staff Spotlight: Cinderella Adel Elbatatoni and A Message From Far Away Event
What do you say to a 9 year old refugee walking unaccompanied from Turkey to UK?
Our very own Play Assistant, Cinderella Adel Elbatatoni will be answering this question at A Message From Away. This event is split into three parts happening August 4th and 5th. A Message From Away is a virtual interaction with the art and culture festival, The Walk. The Walk is happening over four months, following the journey of Little Amal, a 12 foot puppet walking from Turkey to the UK in support of refugees and asylum seekers everywhere.
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