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Today’s Forecast

🌤️ Few clouds | 55° | Sunset: 4:15 PM

Events This Week

Thursday, November 16 | 🌤️ | 55°

• Play Your Way — Children's Museum & Theatre Of Maine | Children's Museum & Theatre of Maine | Portland, ME | 4:00 PM | Special playtime at the Museum & Theatre for families affected by Autism and Sensory needs.

• Blockchain Maine - Happy Hour Meetup | Oxbow Blending & Bottling | Portland, ME | 4:00 PM | Blockchain Maine meetup at Oxbow on November 16th for happy hour.

Friday, November 17 | 🌥️ | 58°

• Maine Celtics Opening Night | Portland Expo | Portland, ME | 7:00 PM | Maine Celtics have their first game of the season against the Long Island Nets @ Portland Expo

• Bring Your Own Vinyl Night @ Definitive Brewing | Definitive Brewing Company | Portland, ME | 5:00 PM | Bring whatever records you want to share with the world and they’ll spin them up for you. Anything goes, but the bartender retains the right to veto.

• Zoot Jumpers At Lenny's | Lenny's at Hawkes Plaza | Westbrook, ME | 6:30 PM | The Zoot Jumpers are a Maine-based band that plays hot jump blues and cool swing

• Board Game Night For All Ages | Scarborough Public Library (Maine | Scarborough, ME | 5:00 PM | Bring the whole family, a couple of friends, or come on your own for this intergenerational party! Either way, plan to play games with anyone!

Saturday, November 18 | 🌧️ | 52°

• Portland Farmer’s Market | Portland, ME | Deering Oaks Park | Outdoor market season continues through Wednesday, November 22nd!

• Live Music @ Blue | Blue | Portland, ME | 6:00 PM | Tracy McMullen @ 6pm, Joshua Bruneau @ 8pm, and Forest City Swing @ 9pm

• Christmas Arts Fair & Extravaganza | Fireside Inn & Suites Portland | Portland, ME | 9:00 AM | It's the perfect time to start your holiday gift purchases from talented artisans selling their one-of-a-kind gifts from wood items, quilt work, knits & crochet, jams & jellies, dolls, jewelry, and much more all at prices you can afford.

Sunday, November 19 | 🌤️ | 48°

• Maine Harvest Festival 2023 | Bangor, ME | 10:00 AM | Cross Insurance Center | Experience and enjoy the fall harvest of over 200 Maine farmers, festival food producers and their extraordinary creations as they “Celebrate Farm Fresh!”

• Maine Celtics vs. Long Island Nets | Portland Expo | Portland, ME | 1:00 PM | In case you miss opening night on Friday or you are going to be a Maine Celtics super fan this season.

• On Tour For The Four | Cross Insurance Arena | Portland, ME | 11:00 AM | Charity concert event featuring Maine artists at the Cross Insurance Arena to raise support for the four Troopers who were struck by a motor vehicle in Hollis, Maine on August 27th, 2023

News

🏥 Health

• Should you get your COVID, flu shots together? Here's what a study says - NBC10 Boston | See More

🦞 Local

• Congressional leaders push for more H-2B visas nationwide as Maine's winter tourism season grows | See More

• Maine Celtics look to 'christen' new court with a win Friday night | See More

• Patient injured in Lewiston mass shooting discharged from Mass General for Children | See More

• PERC sells for $1.2 million, straps down new buyers with southern roots | See More

• Uptick in Maine's yellow flag law | See More