One Longfellow Square
Live Music Venue
181 State St, Portland, ME 04101
Event Types
Upcoming Events (25)
Free Admission! Doors open at 6:30PM Join us for an evening of live music, connection, and community! Our monthly Open Mic at One Longfellow Square is a space for sharing songs, discovering new voices, and spending time in a supportive creative community. This year, the series will be hosted by a rotating lineup of our 2026 Longfellow Emerging Artist Fellowship (LEAF) Fellows, each bringing their own presence and perspective to the room. Whether you’re performing or just listening, you’re invite
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THIS IS A STANDING ROOM SHOW, WITH LIMITED BALCONY SEATING. Doors open an hour before showtime. ADVANCE PURCHASE: $20 (+ fees) DAY OF SHOW: $25 (+ fees) All surcharges and member discounts will be calculated at checkout. Click Here to learn how our ticket surcharge supports OLS. If Briscoe’s debut album was a coming-of-age soundtrack set against the backdrop of the Texas Hill Country, then its follow-up, Heat of July, is the sound of a fully formed duo chasing down a broader horizon. Inspired by
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Doors open an hour before showtime. ADVANCE PURCHASE: $20 (+ fees) DAY OF SHOW: $25 (+ fees) All surcharges and member discounts will be calculated at checkout. Click Here to learn how our ticket surcharge supports OLS. Margo Cilker: In the wake of the critically acclaimed “Valley of Hearts Delight” and her stunning debut “Pohoryll” Margo Cilker has made a name for herself as a clear-eyed troubadour, spinning songs from everyday truths. Her live performances are at once intimate and electric, in
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Doors open an hour before showtime. ADVANCE PURCHASE: $20 (+ fees) DAY OF SHOW: $25 (+ fees) All surcharges and member discounts will be calculated at checkout. Click Here to learn how our ticket surcharge supports OLS. Ethan Setiawan & Fine Ground is deeply rooted in and colored by traditional bluegrass, yet forward-leaning into a thoughtful modernity. This Boston-based quintet allies together some of the most athletic musical aces of the Northeast bluegrass scene: BB Bowness on banjo, Julian P
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Doors open an hour before showtime. ADVANCE PURCHASE: $15 (+ fees) DAY OF SHOW: $20 (+ fees) AT THE DOOR: $10 SENIORS/$7 STUDENTS (+ fees) All surcharges and member discounts will be calculated at checkout. Click Here to learn how our ticket surcharge supports OLS. The Portland Jazz Orchestra has been a staple at One Longfellow Square since 2006, bringing the sound of Maine’s premier concert jazz ensemble to our stage month after month. Led by Dr. Chris Oberholtzer, this 19-piece big band perfor
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Doors open an hour before showtime. ADVANCE PURCHASE: $25 (+ fees) DAY OF SHOW: $30 (+ fees) All surcharges and member discounts will be calculated at checkout. Click Here to learn how our ticket surcharge supports OLS. The next chapter from the brothers who redefined Irish folk music. For over a decade, David and Martin Howley have been at the heart of a musical revolution. As founding members of We Banjo 3, the Galway-born brothers brought Irish traditional music to new heights, blending it wi
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Doors open an hour before showtime. ADVANCE PURCHASE: $30 (+ fees) DAY OF SHOW: $40 (+ fees) All surcharges and member discounts will be calculated at checkout. Click Here to learn how our ticket surcharge supports OLS. James Montgomery has spent more than five decades earning his reputation as one of the blues world’s premier harmonica players. Dubbed “legendary” by the Nashville Tennessean, Montgomery got his start learning from icons like James Cotton, John Lee Hooker, and Jr. Wells in Detroi
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Doors open an hour before showtime. ADVANCE PURCHASE: $20 (+ fees) DAY OF SHOW: $25 (+ fees) All surcharges and member discounts will be calculated at checkout. Click Here to learn how our ticket surcharge supports OLS. Jake Blount is a performer and scholar of Black folk music based in Providence, RI. Initially recognized for his skill as a string band musician, Blount has synthesized his scholarly and artistic pursuits into a diverse performance practice that has taken him to Carnegie Hall, Ne
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Doors open an hour before showtime. ADVANCE PURCHASE: $20 (+ fees) DAY OF SHOW: $25 (+ fees) All surcharges and member discounts will be calculated at checkout. Click Here to learn how our ticket surcharge supports OLS. Pete Kilpatrick is a Maine-based singer-songwriter known for his heartfelt lyrics, magnetic live performances, and genre-blending sound that bridges folk, rock, and Americana. Over the course of a two-decade career, Kilpatrick has become one of New England’s most respected indepe
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This show is rescheduled from January 28th. All tickets previously purchased will be honored for the new date. Doors open an hour before showtime. ADVANCE PURCHASE: $36.00 (inclusive of $6.00 service fee) MIKE DAWES VIP WORKSHOP EXPERIENCE: $170 (inclusive of $15 service fee) One (1) Premium Reserved or General Admission ticket (location displayed at purchase) Invitation to pre-show experience with Mike Dawes, including: Meet & greet and photo opportunity Intimate guitar workshop Performance of
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Music performance with costumes encouraged. Doors open at 12:00, show starts at 12:30.
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Doors open an hour before showtime. ADVANCE PURCHASE: $20 (+ fees) DAY OF SHOW: $25 (+ fees) All surcharges and member discounts will be calculated at checkout. Click Here to learn how our ticket surcharge supports OLS. It takes good soil, and good seasons, to bear good fruit, and Upstate has had its plenty. The band sprung up in New York’s legendary Hudson Valley, set in the middle of a thick American musical heritage. To their inland West was the Ashokan reservoir folk tradition, and across th
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Doors open an hour before showtime. ADVANCE PURCHASE: $25 (+ fees) DAY OF SHOW: $35 (+ fees) All surcharges and member discounts will be calculated at checkout. Click Here to learn how our ticket surcharge supports OLS. Joined by guitarist Conor Hearn, mandolinist Ethan Setiawan and cellist Brendan Hearn, and special guests, Louise Bichan presents the second edition of Halloween music and fun from the Celtic Isles.Featuring Samhain traditions, folk tales and songs of trowies, sea serpents, and s
Source: onelongfellowsquare.com · Last verified Aug 9, 2026
Free Admission! Doors open at 6:30PM Join us for an evening of live music, connection, and community! Our monthly Open Mic at One Longfellow Square is a space for sharing songs, discovering new voices, and spending time in a supportive creative community. This year, the series will be hosted by a rotating lineup of our 2026 Longfellow Emerging Artist Fellowship (LEAF) Fellows, each bringing their own presence and perspective to the room. Whether you’re performing or just listening, you’re invite
Source: onelongfellowsquare.com · Last verified Jul 11, 2026
Doors open an hour before showtime. ADVANCE PURCHASE: $20 (+ fees) DAY OF SHOW: $25 (+ fees) All surcharges and member discounts will be calculated at checkout. Click Here to learn how our ticket surcharge supports OLS. Two distinctive New England musicians, two very different musical voices, and a shared love of great songs, stories, and the spaces between them. Award-winning Portland, Maine singer-songwriter Connor Garvey and acclaimed pianist/composer Ben Cosgrove have been making music toget
Source: onelongfellowsquare.com · Last verified Aug 28, 2026
Doors open at 12:30pm ADVANCE PRICING: $50 through September 26, $65 after DISCOUNTS: Available for MAMM, LEAF, and other registered students. Use the promo code: STUDENT at checkout This event is a rental. No OLS member discounts are available. Tickets are purchased through a third-party site. Click Here to learn how our ticket surcharge supports OLS. Ever wonder how hit songs are born? Dive into the art, the craft, and real-world strategies with Nashville hit-maker Jenn Schott. Unlock the Secr
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Doors open an hour before showtime. ADVANCE PURCHASE: $40 (+ fees) DAY OF SHOW: $45 (+ fees) All surcharges and member discounts will be calculated at checkout. Click Here to learn how our ticket surcharge supports OLS. Maine Jewish Film Festival presents the Maine premiere of Dust Bowls and Jewish Souls: Another Side of Woody Guthrie, filmmaker Steven Pressman’s exploration of the Jewish influences that helped shape one of America’s most enduring songwriters and activists. The film traces Woody
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Doors open an hour before showtime. ADVANCE PURCHASE: $20 (+ fees) DAY OF SHOW: $25 (+ fees) All surcharges and member discounts will be calculated at checkout. Click Here to learn how our ticket surcharge supports OLS. Olivia Barton writes songs that walk the line between unfiltered and refined. Musically proficient like Joni Mitchell and Pinegrove, Barton writes music that is emotionally cutting like Sufjan Stevens and Fiona Apple. With reverence for the craft of songwriting, Barton writes and
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Doors open an hour before showtime. ADVANCE PURCHASE: $40 AT THE DOOR: $45 All surcharges and member discounts will be calculated at checkout. Click Here to learn how our ticket surcharge supports OLS. John Gorka got his start in the late 1970s at Godfrey Daniels, a small but legendary coffeehouse in eastern Pennsylvania, where he was a student and resident soundman. Immersed in a scene that included icons like Stan Rogers and Tom Paxton, he began writing and performing his own songs. Gorka’s po
Source: onelongfellowsquare.com · Last verified Jun 28, 2026
Doors open an hour before showtime. ADVANCE PURCHASE: $20 (+ fees) DAY OF SHOW: $25 (+ fees) All surcharges and member discounts will be calculated at checkout. Click Here to learn how our ticket surcharge supports OLS. Breakin’ Strings is a New England based bluegrass band, started 20 years ago. After a 10-year hiatus, they are back and better than ever. Led by Cliff Gelina, and backed by some of New England’s finest musicians, featuring Cody Howe, Sam Acus, Amanda Burtchell, Dan Bartley, Kaile
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Doors open an hour before showtime. ADVANCE PURCHASE: $20 (+ fees) DAY OF SHOW: $25 (+ fees) All surcharges and member discounts will be calculated at checkout. Click Here to learn how our ticket surcharge supports OLS. In the six years since signing to John Prine’s Oh Boy Records as the label’s first new artist in 15 years, Kelsey Waldon has earned wide praise for her deeply authentic songwriting and fiercely independent approach to country music. Raised in the rural community of Monkey’s Eyebr
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Doors open an hour before showtime. ADVANCE PURCHASE: $7 (+ fees) AT THE DOOR: $10 (+ fees) All surcharges and member discounts will be calculated at checkout. Click Here to learn how our ticket surcharge supports OLS. The USM Jazz Combo concert brings together the university’s top instrumental jazz combos and vocal jazz ensemble for an evening of dynamic, stylistically diverse performances. Showcasing some of the most talented jazz musicians from the USM Osher School of Music, this concert prom
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Doors open an hour before showtime. ADVANCE PURCHASE: $27 AT THE DOOR: $32 All surcharges and member discounts will be calculated at checkout. Click Here to learn how our ticket surcharge supports OLS. AJ Lee & Blue Summit are an award-winning, energetic, charming, and technically jaw-dropping band quickly rising on the national roots music scene. Originally based in Santa Cruz, California, the group met as teenagers, picking and jamming together as kids at local bluegrass festivals until one da
Source: onelongfellowsquare.com · Last verified Jun 15, 2026
Photo Credit: Hanna Flewelling Doors open an hour before showtime. ADVANCE PURCHASE: $20 (+ fees) ADVANCE PURCHASE SENIORS + STUDENTS: $10 (+ fees) DAY OF SHOW: $25 (+ fees) DAY OF SHOW SENIORS + STUDENTS: $15 (+ fees) All surcharges and member discounts will be calculated at checkout. Click Here to learn how our ticket surcharge supports OLS. The New York Voices – soprano Kim Nazarian; alto Lauren Kinhan; baritone Peter Eldridge; and tenor, saxophonist, and musical director Darmon Meader – “The
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