If you’d like to host an event at Silverfish, please fill out the Event Proposal Form below, with an understanding that with any event will require correspondence with our Events Committee.
Elisha Mourningstar, Housefire, Sam Seda, Water Through Stone
Doors at 7:30, show at 8, $10-$20 or PWYC
Butt Mommy, Dying in Space, Helen Daniels
Doors at 7:30, show at 8, $10-$20 or PWYC
Harsh Noise
Sascha Rose, Screaming Stars, Gabi Ragazzi, Migraine
Doors at 7:30, show at 8, $10-$20 or PWYC
Ambient music, guitar, singing and poetry
Gunter Valentin, Menstrual Chalice, Zane Kanevsky, Max + Rev.Web
$10-$20 or PWYC, Doors at 7:30, show at 8
Rhubarb, Distend (acoustic), Haven's Den, Sierra D'Amours
Come to see a darkened singer-songwriter showcase at Silverfish in Portland, Maine at 47 Portland St.
$10 suggested donation, PWYC
“Poetry & sound” Mere of Light show
cryliner (aka spriggan), Annie Grizzle, Eileen Stillwell, Mere of Light
at Silverfish 47 Portland St. Portland, ME
$10 suggested donation , PWYC
Doors at 7pm (:
comedy night with Rosellen
You are invited to an enchanting evening of stand-up comedy featuring: Cindianna Jones, Allen J, Caleb Theodore Sherman, Amanda Reynolds-Gregg, and Nikolai Lane. $5-$10 suggested donation
"A Reflection" Rosellen Earl
New show for June is opening on May 31st! Come and be a part of Rosellen’s solo show opening that will feature felted work, oil paintings, and a poetry reading by Rosellen at 7:30
Tilt, Hospital Ship, Porcelain Berry
We are thrilled to welcome trombone phenom Kalia Vandever(@kalia.vandever) back to Portland with new project Tilt(featuring Isabelle Crespo Pardo @oh.iiisa and Carmen Quill @carmenquill) in tow and help celebrate the release of their new record “something we once knew”, a monumental work of modern contrapuntal composition somehow rendered in totality without a single overdub.
Doors at 7pm - $10 to $20 sliding door fee or Pay What You Can
"Gate" E. Jason Gibbs Album Release
E. Jason Gibbs, Nat Baldwin, Annie Dodson
$10 suggested donation
Beltane Ritual & Sound Bath
Join Hana and Void for an afternoon of community ritual and sound healing on May 4th, from 4:30 to 6:30~ pm. The ritual will begin at 4:44 pm by offering a sharing on Beltane, followed by a guided elemental meditation with singing bowls. We will then share in a seed planting ritual, and end with a communal Maypole spinning which will unfold during a full sound bath.
This is a BYO yoga mat, blanket, or meditation cushion event. Seeds, soil, and Maypole supplies will be provided by the ritual hosts. However, if you have a special ribbon you'd like to contribute to the Maypole, feel free to bring it! Space is limited, so please rsvp in advance via the brown paper ticket link in our bios. Tickets are $15-30 sliding scale per person, which can be paid at the door before or after the event. :)
We look forward to sharing this space and special time
UPDATE: EVENT IS SOLD OUT AT CAPACITY
Zine Zone (Bi-Weekly)
Are you interested in making zines, looking at zines or talking about them with others? Look no further, and come to Zine Club at Silverfish
No supplies necessary and free to attend!
Meetings are bi-weekly on Wednesdays starting on 3/20 - please email westendliberationfront@proton.me to rsvp!
Wen & Neal Gallery Show
Please join us for the the opening of the first in our series of Open Call shows! Together Wen and Neal will show their work for a month in Silverfish
RM Francis, Asha Tamirisa, Annie Dodson, Void
RM Francis (@morton_failglob) is an artist based in Seattle working with computer-generated sound and language via recording, installation, and performance. He has presented work at the Mills College Center for Contemporary Music (Oakland), Gray Area (San Francisco), Kolonia Artystów (Gdansk), as well as clubs, auditoriums, warehouses, and galleries throughout North America. His practice foregrounds computation-based compositional strategies, focusing on methods that exploit discrepancies between human and artificial auditory systems. His current work exploits latent phonological data extracted from non-linguistic sound in order to generate the tonal, rhythmic, and semantic content of synthesized speech. The resulting subjective narration articulates the potentialities of speech decoupled from embodied human expression, navigating between abstract sound and uncanny characterological specificity.
Asha Tamirisa (@asha tamirisa) is an artist and researcher primarily working with sound and video in performance and installation. Her work engages materiality, metaphor, history, archives, gender and technology. Asha holds a Ph.D. in Computer Music and Multimedia and an M.A. in Modern Culture and Media from Brown University, and has taught at Street Level Youth Media, Brown University, RISD, and Bates College.
Annie Dodson (@aedodson) is an electroacoustic composer, sound artist, and cellist from Portland, Maine who studied Music Composition and Human Rights at Bard College. Their music focuses on ecology and the environment, sensitivity and reception, queerness and intimacy, with an emphasis on slow processes, gradual progression, and repetition.
Void (@voidmusic_) A DJ set of portal opening techno from the entity behind SPRIGGAN.
flier art by @refulgentsepulchre
Community Art Build
Join the Maine Coalition for Palestine in sign-making, banner printing, & art making for upcoming Palestine solidarity actions!
Tongue Depressor + Austin Larkin, House of Red, VOSP, rev.web & Mellifer
On March 22nd we welcome three out of town acts to take the floor at Silverfish: Tongue Depressor + Austin Larkin, House Red and VOSP.
Rhubarb, Greef & Enchanted Mirror
a show where all the members of Ada play with in their own solo projects like a reunion without *getting the band back together*
Doors at 7:30pm with $10 entry fee
KATIE’S NEW BAND
Join us for a music show hosted by Theadoore the band, featuring sets from The Asthmatic and Katie’s New Band
Prayers
Join us for the opening of PRAYERS, an immersive showcase of work by Zosia Szatkowski and Nori Jo exploring themes of divinity, interconnectedness and relationship to land.
An Evening of Sound
Benefit show for Palestine Children’s Relief Fund, featuring Zane K, E. Jason Gibbs, Rooted, Liam Grant, Rev.Web & Slow Hymn.
$10 door fee or pay what you can, show is open to all ages
Located at 47 Portland Street, 3rd Floor
Grand Opening group show
Join us for the grand opening of Silverfish Community Art Center on First Friday of November! This is a group show featuring local artists in and around Portland.
There will be wine, NA apple cider and snacks provided!
Plant Party Potluck
Join us at our very first event at the new space! We will be gathering for a plant social and potluck, you are welcome to bring live or dried plants, bones, stones or whatever dreamy items speak to your intentions.
If you are bringing food, we ask that you bring some gluten free and/or vegan options if possible!