Saturday, May 16th 10:00am-4:00pm We are looking for: Painters | Carpenters | Cleaners | Gardeners   The Center – originally St. Dominic’s Church – was constructed in the late 1800s, and has long served as one of Portland and Maine’s preeminent cultural centers, meeting spaces, research institutions, libraries, concert halls, wedding venues, and more. We...

Join us on Saturday, May 9th from 4:00pm for Myths, Fables, and Fairies, a workshop with Ann V. Quinlan! This will be a 90 minute workshop, with a Q&A following. Light refreshments will be available, and doors open at 3:30pm. Like a pot of strong Irish tea, Irish native Ann V. Quinlan is steeped in...

Friday, April 24th 5:30pm On the Steps of the Center Please don your Easter Lily and join us for a reading of the Irish Proclamation on the steps of the Irish Heritage Center before we ring the bell in honor of those brave Irish men and women who, against all odds and despite defeat, shook...

Tuesday, April 21st 4pm-7pm April 19th-25th is National Library Week! In honor of that, we are keeping our Library open late on Tuesday, April 21st. If you’re not able to visit the library during our regular operating hours, this is your chance to check out the library and if you are a member you can...

Saturday, April 18th 6:00pm Doors open at 5:30pm A FRAGILE PEACE BREXIT AND NORTHERN IRELAND THE INTERNATIONALLY AWARD WINNING FILM Will Brexit destroy the peace and bring back violence to war torn Northern Ireland? Join us on Saturday, April 18th, for a screening of this incredible documentary, immediately followed by a talkback with Director Rory...

In Celebration of National Poetry Month & Seamus Heaney’s Birthday Saturday, April 11th 7:00pm Doors open at 6:30pm Join us for an evening of poetry in celebration of National Poetry Month and Seamus Heaney’s birthday! We will have readings from three incredible poets, followed by a Q&A with the audience. Doors open at 6:30 PM,...