Thursday, November 7, 2024
5:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Mingle with artists and art lovers, enjoy wine and cheese with museum mavens and curious minds, and celebrate with us as we unveil our newest exhibitions!
Thursday, November 14, 2024
5:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Exhibiting artist Yvonne Maiden will be in the Spiegel Gallery to talk about her current MJM exhibition, A paler shade. Light refreshments served.
Thursday, November 21, 2024
12:00 PM -4:00 PM
Friday, November 22, 2024
12:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Something just for you!
We’re hosting a TWO-DAY JEWELRY POP-UP SALE. Special guest jewelers Lisa Gent, Laura Givertz, and Beth Kahn Sugarman will be in the Fineberg Room to share their creations. Buy some sparkle and support our work! Proceeds benefit our featured artisans and the Maine Jewish Museum.
image: jewelry by Beth Kahn Sugarman
Thursday, November 21, 2024
5:00 PM -7:00 PM
Sip some wine and try on some treasures!
As part of our TWO-DAY JEWELRY POP-UP SALE, we’ll keep the doors open at the museum after hours for a fun and festive Jewelry Happy Hour. Bring your friends, chat with our guest jewelers, and leave with something shiny and new! Proceeds benefit our featured jewelers and the Maine Jewish Museum.
image: jewelry by Laura Givertz
Friday, November 22, 2024
2:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Teatime with sparkle!
As part of our TWO-DAY JEWELRY POP-UP SALE, we’re hosting an Afternoon Tea & Jewelry Party. Sip tea with friends, meet our guest jewelers, and take home some new bijoux just for you! Proceeds benefit our featured artisans and the Maine Jewish Museum.
image: jewelry by Lisa Gent
Monday, November 25, 2024
6:00 PM – 7:30 PM
Join us for a flower arranging workshop to create an eye-catching centerpiece for your Thanksgiving table. Nancy Stedman of Little River Flower Farm will take you through step by step using colorful seasonal flowers in rich holiday tones arranged in a vase. You will leave with a masterpiece that reflects your personal style and is worthy of your feast!
Seasonal refreshments will be served.
Sunday, December 1, 2024
2:00 pm – 3:30 pm
Looking for a creative and educational way to kick off the holiday with your child(ren)? Look no further!
Erica S. Perl’s acclaimed children’s book, The Ninth Night of Hanukkah, puts a fresh twist on a Hanukkah celebration: celebrating a ninth night with new neighbors and friends! In this joyous and interactive program, veteran elementary school teacher, music instructor, and MJM Docent Shelley Wilcox will bring The Ninth Night of Hanukkah to life through storytelling, singing, and movement. Open to all elementary school children accompanied by an adult(s) — you do not have to be Jewish to join the fun, and you do not need prior musical experience or preparation to attend. Youthful excitement, smiles, and laughter guaranteed, and you may just become inspired to start a “shamash night” tradition of your own!
Sunday, December 15, 2024
2:00 – 4:00pm
Cozy up and settle into the Season of Lights with poets Anna Wrobel and Jim Donnelly hosting a reading in MJM’s chapel. We begin with featured poet and beloved English professor, Kevin Sweeney, followed by Open Poetry Hour. Snacks, beverages, chocolates and social gathering will enhance our sharing of the light through words of insight and beauty.
Tuesday, December 31, 2024
1:00 PM
At the Maine Mariners (Map)
Join the Maine Jewish Museum’s for Jewish Heritage Night with the Mariners! A limited number of discounted tickets ($19/ticket — face value is $37/ticket!) are available — grab them while you still can! Enjoy a Menorah Lighting during the first intermission and a post-game skate before heading off for your New Year’s Eve festivities. Family friendly and great fun for fans of all ages!
Thursday, January 9, 2025
5:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Mingle with artists and art lovers, enjoy wine and cheese with museum mavens and curious minds, and celebrate with us as we unveil our newest exhibitions!
3rd Tuesday of Every Month at 2:00 pm
Join Ted Fleischaker, the Maine Jewish Museum’s “building specialist,” for a tour of the museum with a focus on our historic synagogue’s fascinating history. Ted is a journalist who has written for and owned newspapers in over half a dozen states, hosted a program on National Public Radio for over a decade, was a professor at University of Louisville, and served as PR Director at the United Jewish Campaign in Louisville.
On the first Friday evening of every month, from 5-8PM the city’s artists, galleries, and arts venues (including MJM!) open up their doors for Portland’s First Friday Art Walk.
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