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MAYO STREET ARTS

Website: mayostreetarts.org/
Calendar: mayostreetarts.org/events/

ABOUT

Mayo Street Arts is a community arts center located at 10 Mayo Street in Portland's East Bayside neighborhood. The venue occupies a former Danish Lutheran church (St. Ansgar's, built in 1890) and operates as a theater, concert venue, art gallery, and meeting space. It seats 110 people and is known for its natural acoustics.

WHAT TO EXPECT

Programming focuses on puppetry, folk music, and dance, with a varied lineup that includes live music, theater, and visual arts. The venue provides affordable artist studios, rehearsal space, and a teaching platform for visual and performing artists of multicultural backgrounds. Events serve the surrounding community including nearby public housing.

HISTORY

Mayo Street Arts was founded in 2009 by Blainor McGough and Brian Arlet. The organization first leased the building from Roxanne Quimby's charitable foundation, then purchased it in 2013 with a donation from the Brooks Family Foundation. Ian Bannon succeeded McGough as executive director in 2020.

Sources:
[1] mayostreetarts.org [2] en.wikipedia.org [3] mayostreetarts.org [4] mainearts.maine.gov [5] yelp.com

UPCOMING SHOWS

Friday

Saturday

  • 7:00pm — William P.K. Carter's Beautiful Without Consequence get artistic

Friday - 6/12

  • 7:00pm — Mel Carter's Bitch Eat Dog rock on

Sunday - 6/14

  • 5:00pm — Eastern European Accordion Concert with Liudmyla Turchekno, Ylli Brekofca & Nancy 3. Hoffman accordion vibes

Wednesday - 6/17

  • 7:00pm — Maine Inside Out Juneteenth Performance + Community Dialogue join the talk

Friday - 6/26

  • 7:00pm — Grumbo’s Princess Dream dream big

No shows listed.

Full schedule at mayostreetarts.org/events/ →

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