Today was a great reminder of why Portland is a great city. It began at the Portland Museum of Art for the jazz brunch with Mom. The museum schedules different groups from 10 to noon in the cafe. It has become very popular so you need to go early to get seats or a bistro table if you want the brunch. I had a delicious quiche with small side salad but there were lots of yummy sweets too like sticky buns and for Valentine's Day--chocolate cupcakes!
I brought the Sunday paper and enjoyed the Port City ensemble led by Carl Bradford. They play a lot of old standards like "My Funny Valentine". We used to take my grandmother to listen to this group up until a few years ago when she passed at 104 and 1/2 years old!
The current exhibit is Four Centuries of Still Life from the Norton Museum of Art--
February 4-June 6. Includes works by Chagall, Picasso, and many more.
After the performance, we ate a light lunch and headed to the Portland Stage Company also in downtown Portland. The play The Mystery of Irma Vep was a tour de force by 2 outstanding actors playing all the roles-- no matter the gender. It was full of double entendres and references to other plays and movies. I highly recommend it.
For more information:
Portland Museum of Art
Seven Congress Square
Portland, Maine 04101
(207) 775-6148
(207) 773-7324 Fax
info@portlandmuseum.org
and
Portland Stage Company
P.O. Box 1458
Portland, ME 04104
Box Office: (207) 774-0465
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