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UPCOMING PERFORMANCES

Le Patin Libre: "Grande Forme"

CO-PRESENTED WITH THOMPSON'S POINT

February 27, 2026 • 4 PM & 6 PM

Thompson's Point Rink

"Kinky Boots"

Broadway National Tour

March 4 - 5, 2026 • 7 PM

Merrill Auditorium

Natalie MacMaster, Donnell Leahy and The Celtic All-Stars

March 11, 2026 • 7 PM

Merrill Auditorium

"The Nightingale's Encores"

March 22, 2026 • 2 PM

Maine Jewish Museum

With Thomas Wolf

The Peking Acrobats

March 26, 2026 • 7 PM

Merrill Auditorium

"Wabanaki Stories"

Family Series

April 11, 2026 • 3 PM

Merrill Auditorium

Co-Commissioned with Akomawt Educational Initiative

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Portland Ovations is grateful for 95 years of connecting innovative and masterful artists from around the world with Maine audiences. Each carefully curated season includes a range of performances across genres, traditions, production scales and venues.

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Upcoming Community Events

Drag Storytime - March 8

March 8, 2026 • 10 AM

Print Bookstore

Featuring Ophelia

An Intro to the Celtic All-Stars

Pre-Performance Lecture with Ed Pearlman and Laura Scott

March 11, 2026 • 5:30 - 6:30 PM

Merrill Auditorium Rehearsal Hall

Drag Storytime - April 18

April 18, 2026 • 12 PM

Aloft Hotel Downtown Waterfront

Featuring Chartreuse Money

Drag Storytime - May 17

May 17, 2026 • 2 PM

Jewish Community Alliance of Southern Maine

Featuring Chartreuse Money

Drag Storytime - June 13

June 13, 2026 • 10 AM

Coffee By Design

Featuring Chartreuse Money

WHO WE ARE

Dan + Claudia Zanes

Portland Ovations is a nonprofit cultural organization based in Southern Maine dedicated to gathering communities to share in the power of live performance. Ovations connects artists and audiences both onstage and off — making the arts an integral part of community life.

A Time-Honored Commitment to the Performing Arts

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