Hear Here Premiere Screening
Monday July 8th – 8pm – The Rooftop at Bayside Bowl
2020 – HEAR HERE 2 – TBA
Creative Portland
and
co-promoters
The City of Portland, The Crewe Foundation & David E. Shaw
in association with concert sponsors
Knack Factory, Coffee by Design, The Press Hotel,
Bayside Bowl, State Theatre & Infinity Federal Credit Union and media sponsor News Center Maine
p r e s e n t
HEAR, HERE!
An inaugural concert celebrating and showcasing Portland’s performing arts gems on the big stage
February 17, 2019
4pm
at Merrill Auditorium
Portland, Maine
FEATURING
Just Plain Jones
JanaeSound
Dancer Riley Watts
Rapper Sarah Violette w/ Renée Coolbrith
Batimbo United Burundi Drummers
Palaver Strings
James Kennerley & The Kotzschmar Organ
Weakened Friends
PSO Trumpeter Betty Rines
Curatorial Team
Chris Akerlind – Lighting Designer
Spencer Albee
Jeff Beam – One Longfellow Square
Raffi Der Simonian
Steve Drown – Bob Crewe Program at MECA
Brian Dunn – Transformit
Julia Durgee
Darren Elder – The Halo Studio
John Elliott – Portland Symphony Orchestra
Kurt Graser – Knack Factory
Dave Gutter
Nick Hall – Big Room Studios
Sara Juli, Portland Dance Month
Alan Kaschub – USM School of Music
Nate Katsiaficas – photographer
Sam Mateosian – Big Room Studios
Peter McLaughlin
Kevin Oates – MYRO
Aimée Petrin – Portland Ovations
Russ Pooler – Headlight AV
Ian Smith – Sun Tiki Studios
Jason Spooner
Alex Steed – Knack Factory
Cindy Thompson – Transformit
Lauren Wayne – State Theatre
Nick Whiston – The Telling Room
Tickets: $25 adults, $12 kids/students
Buy tickets in person at the Merrill Auditorium Box Office (20 Myrtle Street), charge by phone at 207-842-0800, or purchase online at www.porttix.com
COMMUNITY SPONSORS
Friends of the Kotzschmar Organ
Greater Portland Immigrant Welcome Center
Maine Immigrants’ Rights Coalition
Portland Regional Chamber of Commerce
Running With Scissors Art Studios
University of Southern Maine (USM)