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Portland Ovations Introduces Expanded Accessibility Services at Select Live Performances
June 9, 2026
PORTLAND, MAINE —June 9, 2026 Portland Ovations is pleased to introduce Audio Description as an available Access service

Portland Ovations Announces 2026–2027 Season Featuring Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Broadway National Tour of “Beetlejuice”, and more!
May 29, 2026
PORTLAND, MAINE —May 29, 2026 Packed into Portland Ovations’ 2026-2027 season, audiences can look forward to Broadway

Program Notes for Academy of St Martin in the Fields Wind Ensemble by Philip Carlsen
April 8, 2026
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Program Notes for Sophia Liu by Philip Carlsen
April 2, 2026
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Experience TALAGA: Where Dance, Performance, and Community Meet
March 26, 2026
Dear friends, Since 2023, Portland Ovations has been in partnership with Maine-based foundation Ellis-Beaureguard Foundation (EBF), based

No Ordinary Encore: A Completely New Nightingale Program Debuts March 22 with Henry Kramer, Blake Pouliot, and Dr. Thomas Wolf
February 23, 2026
Dear friends, It’s rare Portland Ovations engages with the same artist in subsequent years given