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Sure, it's cold up here in the winter. But that won't stop us from having a good time.
FrostbiteME 2008 kicks off in Downtown Portland during the First Friday Art Walk on March 7, 2008 and continues until Sunday. The weekend features a host of sporting and cultural events for the GLBT + Friends community.
Note: Events are scheduled to change.
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Frostbite Opening Reception
sponsored by Addo Novo and Salon Paragon
Addo Novo, 490 Congress Street, 6p-9p
FrostbiteME 2008 kicks off at Addo Novo with a champagne reception. Pick up your badge, register for events, and enter drawings for great prizes including a round-trip ticket on JetBlue. Also enjoy Frostbites™, a delicious new Maine-made frozen treat from Wise Acre.
Free.
Frannie Peabody Center Open House
49 Oak Street, Portland, 12-6p
The Frannie Peabody Center is committed to compassionate care for the community infected with and affected by HIV/AIDS in Maine. Visit the center for an Open House on Friday from 12-6 and Saturday from 2-4p. Free HIV testing and counseling available.
Free.
First Friday Art Walk
Various locations, 5p-8p
First Friday Art Walk is a self-guided tour of Portland's galleries and shops. For FrostbiteME 2008, we're proud to feature shows at Susan Maasch Fine Art and Edward T. Pollack Fine Arts. Admission to the Portland Museum of Art and the Children's Museum of Maine is free.
Free.
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Shabbat Dinner + Kabbalat Shabbat
Temple Beth El, 400 Deering Ave, Portland, 207.774.2649
Dinner, 5:30p; Service, 7:30p
Shabbat Dinner and Kabbalat Shabbat at Temple Beth El.
RSVP for dinner by March 3.
Dinner is $12. Children under 12 free.
Portland Pirates vs. Bridgeport
Cumberland County Civic Center, 7p
Tickets $10 (regularly $17) with FrostbiteME badge.
Purchase tickets online or show your badge at the door to receive the Frostbite discount.
Chris Pureka
North Star Music Café, 225 Congress Street, 8p
The music of Chris Pureka with Liz Stahler at
North Star Music Café.
Cover $12
Dancing at Styxx Video Club
3 Spring Street, 9p-1a
Show your FrostbiteME 2008 badge at the door for free admission before 11p.
Cover $3; $5 after midnight
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Sunday River Ski Trip
Sunday River Ski Resort, Newry, Maine
88 Spring Street
8a-4p
Spend the day on the slopes of one of New England's premier ski resorts. FrostbiteME 2008 attendees enjoy $50 one-day life tickets (regularly $72). Free bus to Sunday River leaves from Holiday Inn By The Bay at 8am.
$50 for one-day adult lift ticket
Shabbat Services
Temple Beth El, 400 Deering Ave, Portland, 207.774.2649
9:30a
Information at www.templebethel-maine.org
Portland Flower Show
Portland Company Complex , 58 Fore Street, Portland,
10a-6p
This year's theme: "Urban Retreat".
More information available at
the Portland Flower Show website.
$15 adults; children under 12 free with paid adult.
Portland Museum of Art
Seven Congress Square, Portland, Maine
The Portland Museum of Art contains more than 18,000 fine and decorative works of art dating from the 18th century to the present. The collection includes paintings, sculpture, prints, photography, glass and ceramics, artists' books, furniture, and much more.
Tickets $8 (regularly $10) with FrostbiteME badge
Free Ice Skating
sponsored by Dreyfus
Cumberland County Civic Center, 1-3p
Dreyfus presents an afternoon of ice skating at the Cumberland County Civic Center. Bring your own skates. Open to all ages.
Free.
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Frannie Peabody Center Open House
49 Oak Street, Portland, 2-4p
The Frannie Peabody Center is committed to compassionate care for the community infected with and affected by HIV/AIDS in Maine. Visit the center for an open house on Saturday from 2-4p. Free HIV testing and counseling available.
Free.
SpeedFriending
sponsored by Wells Fargo Home Mortgage,
The Astrea Foundation, Portland Lesbian Coffee House,
and Norma Kraus-Eule, MSW, LCSW
Eastland Park Hotel, 157 High Street, 2-4p
You can never have too many friends! Meet new people from your community and beyond at SpeedFriending at the Eastland Park Hotel. Perhaps you'll meet the gay-friendly accountant you've been searching for or maybe even a new stylist. Appetizers served and cash bar. Hosted by Kings of the Hill.
Free.
Maine Wine, Chocolate + Cheese Tasting
Portland Public Market House, 28 Monument Square
3-6p
Celebrate and sample local foods and wines at Portland's only market house. Featuring foods from Silvery Moon Creamery, Sunset Acres Farm, Nezinscot Farm, Hahn’s End Farm, Grindstone Neck of Maine, Dean's Sweets, and Pemberton’s Foods. Music by Meantone & Bawlmore Slim.
Free.
Prelude to a Kiss at Good Theater
Good Theater, 76 Congress Street, 3p
A young couple meet and fall in love. When a mysterious stranger appears at the wedding everything changes. The show is charming and warm with a cast of 12. Prelude to a Kiss is a great way to cast of the winter blues. Nominated for two Tony Awards including Best Play.
visit website
$17
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24th Annual EqualityMaine Awards Dinner
Holiday Inn By The Bay, 88 Spring Street
6p-9:30p
This year's Awards Dinner is proud to be a part of FrostbiteME.
$60 per attendee, purchase tickets online through EqualityMaine
Eat Local, Eat Seasonal
Portland Public Market House, 28 Monument Square
6-8p
Build your own Tortilla Wrap with Maine made and grown food. Choose from an amazing abundance of Maine winter delights including Maine cheeses, organically raised meats, greens, root crops, Pemberton's spreads, Maine-made soda, chips, salsa,
ice cream and this year's maple syrup. Assisted by chef Mike Roylos of the Spartan Grill, Lisa Turner of Laughing
Stock Farm and Kris Horton of K.Horton Specialty Foods.
$12. 10% discount when you show your Frostbite badge.
Portland Pirates vs. Bridgeport
Cumberland County Civic Center, 7p
Tickets $10 (regularly $17) with FrostbiteME badge.
Purchase tickets online or show your badge at the door to receive the Frostbite discount.
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Prelude to a Kiss at Good Theater
Good Theater, 76 Congress Street, 8p
A young couple meet and fall in love. When a mysterious stranger appears at the wedding everything changes. The show is charming and warm with a cast of 12. Prelude to a Kiss is a great way to cast of the winter blues. Nominated for two Tony Awards including Best Play.
visit website
$22
Laugh Out a comedy event
Holiday Inn by the Bay
88 Spring Street, Portland
Music with Jessi Mallory at 8p
Show begins at
9:30p
Laugh Out loud with some of the area's funniest entertainers including Jennifer Jenski, Stephanie Doyle and Running With Scisssors. Doors open at 8p with music by Jessi Mallory. Show begins at 9:30, immediately following the EqualityMaine Dinner.
Tickets $10; show FrostbiteME badge and save $2
Dancing at Styxx Video Club
3 Spring Street, 9p-1a
Show your FrostbiteME 2008 badge at the door for free admission before 11p.
Cover $3; after midnight, $5
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Jazz Brunch
Portland Museum of Art, 7 Congress Square
10:30a - 12p
Jazz Breakfasts are a longstanding and popular tradition at the Museum, and offer a blend of traditional favorites, new trends, and everything in between. Get your Sundays off to a jazzy start with great music, great food, and great art! Featuring the music of Sally Davis.
$10 admission to Museum, save $2 with FrostbiteME badge
Portland Flower Show
Portland Company Complex , 58 Fore Street, Portland
10a-5p
This year's theme: "Urban Retreat".
More information available at
the Portland Flower Show website.
$15 adults; children under 12 free with paid adult.
Sunday Service
Immanuel Baptist Church, 10:30a
More information at www.ibcportland.org.
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For the Bible Tells Me So
from First Run Features
Portland Museum of Art, 7 Congress Square
1:30p
Can the love between two people ever be an abomination? Is the chasm separating gays and lesbians and Christianity too wide to cross? Is the Bible an excuse to hate? For the Bible Tells Me So chronicles the experiences of five very normal, very Christian, very American families — including those of former House Majority Leader Richard Gephardt and Episcopal Bishop Gene Robinson. Nominee for Grand Jury Prize, 2007 Sundance Film Festival. Discussion with Immanuel Baptist Church and Allen Avenue Unitarian Universalist Church.
Free with FrostbiteME badge.
Donations accepted to benefit the Frannie Peabody Center.
Prelude to a Kiss at Good Theater
Good Theater, 76 Congress Street, 2p
A young couple meet and fall in love. When a mysterious stranger appears at the wedding everything changes. The show is charming and warm with a cast of 12. Prelude to a Kiss is a great way to cast of the winter blues. Nominated for two Tony Awards including Best Play.
visit website
$22
Portland Pirates vs. Hershey Bears
Cumberland County Civic Center, 4p
Tickets $10 (regularly $17) with FrostbiteME badge.
Purchase tickets online or show your badge at the door to receive the Frostbite discount.
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