Karen Beaudoin finds things for you to do in Portland that are FREE (or so darn cheap they're almost free).
Art Walk
July 02, 2009Walking amidst the July art
Don't you just love when First Friday rolls around? It's a night when you know you won't have to think about what to do because wherever you go on the peninsula there are galleries with open doors, entertainers on the street, free music to be heard and people you can watch for hours.
Continue reading "Walking amidst the July art"Make plans for Art Walk and OP Fest
It's the first weekend of June - ALREADY! Time to find a clean T-shirt, turn all those returnables into cash and go do something. If you don't get your act together the summer will be here and gone before you noticed (or have been noticed by that cute guy with the spiky hair and the cool shades) and boy will you be sorry.
Continue reading "Make plans for Art Walk and OP Fest"More art - and don't forget about Mom
If it's a Friday, there's probably an art walk going on somewhere in Greater Portland. This week the work to be viewed is in Brunswick & Topsham during the 2nd Friday Art Walk. The Five River Arts Alliance hosts the walk and 30 studios, galleries and businesses in downtown Brunswick and just across the bridge in Topsham participate. The walking goes from 5-8 pm and it's free.
Continue reading "More art - and don't forget about Mom"Everybody loves Art Walk week
It's Friday! It's the day we've been waiting for since Monday's balmy temps made us either wish we could play hooky from work (or caused us to just do it anyway - paycheck be damned). But here we are, ready for another weekend in Vacation-fun-land, and what better way to start off the weekend than with an art walk?
Continue reading "Everybody loves Art Walk week"Another Art Walk, plus plenty about books
When it's First Friday, you can wander just about anywhere downtown - Congress Street, the East End, the Arts District - and find plenty of free stuff to do and see.
Continue reading "Another Art Walk, plus plenty about books"It's Art Walk and everything's free
Anytime it's a First Friday Art Walk night is a good time to leave your wallet at home. And since it comes around once a month in Portland, that means you can fill one out of every four Fridays with three hours of entertainment (5-8 pm) that won't cost you a thing.
Continue reading "It's Art Walk and everything's free"
