Aimsel Ponti is a music writer for MaineToday Magazine and the Portland Press Herald. She has been obsessed with - and inspired by - music since she listened to Monkees records borrowed from the town library when she was 6 years old. She bought her first Rolling Stones record at a flea market when she was in 7th grade and discovered David Bowie a year later. She's a HUGE fan of the local music scene and covers it along with national musical happenings in her "Face the Music" column and with artist interviews that appear at PressHerald.com. You'll also find her out and about absorbing live music like a sponge and roaming around local record shops and flea markets. Aimsel is also the host of Music from 207 on 98.9 WCLZ and appears monthly on the WCSH TV show “207” to talk about...music of course.
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PublishedJuly 28, 2019
Harbor View Memorial Park
Overlooking the Fore River and Casco Bay Bridge, the 2.5-acre grassy park stretches along York Street in the West End neighborhood of Portland. Benches by the lawn – or the lawn itself – make for the perfect spot to enjoy something from LB Kitchen West on York Street or you check out the recently opened Cider House on Brackett Street. This park also serves as the terminus of the city’s annual St. Patrick’s Day parade.
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PublishedJuly 28, 2019
Congress Square Park
Nestled in the heart of downtown Portland, Congress Square Park is a multi-use concrete park and there’s often something happening there. Regular events include exercise classes, salsa dancing, knitting, community chess games, movie screenings and musical performances. It’s also a popular spot for in-town workers to sit and have lunch.
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PublishedJuly 28, 2019
Post Office Park/Tommy’s Park
These two small parks on either side of Exchange Street are right in the heart of Portland’s Old Port, providing a place for local youths to hang out, shoppers to rest their feet and performers – from buskers to fire jugglers – to put on a show for everyone passing by. Among the laid bricks that make up most of Post Office Park, you’ll find stone benches and landscaped islands. During the day, at Tommy’s Park, you’re likely to come across Mark’s Hot Dogs, a long-established food cart with a following of regulars who hold court nearby. The park is also home to a visitor information kiosk and sits in the shadow of a colorful, abstract mural painted by South Portland artist Will Sears.
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PublishedJuly 28, 2019
Fort Sumner Park
Nestled between apartment buildings on Munjoy Hill’s North Street, this small neighborhood park is known for having what’s possibly the best view of the city. Dogs play fetch on the tree-studded acre of grass, which is also used for tai chi and tightrope-walking. A path from the street leads straight back to a concrete viewing area with benches where you can find anyone from tourists to rowdy teenagers taking in the sweeping view of downtown Portland and Back Cove.
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PublishedJuly 28, 2019
Eastern Promenade/Fort Allen Park
On the eastern edge of the Portland peninsula lies a nearly 70-acre park, largely defined by a long, wide lawn that slopes down from the street, which is also called Eastern Promenade, toward the water, creating a natural form of stadium seating for looking out on Casco Bay. While some park-goers simply sit and admire the ocean and islands, others use the expanse for Frisbee games, yoga classes and even hill sprints, surely made at least a little easier by the peaceful setting. The park also features tennis and basketball courts, baseball fields, a playground and a path along the water that’s popular with walkers and runners and connects to the Back Cove Trail and the Old Port. On the city side, the prom turns into Fort Allen Park, which features a Civil War monument, a gazebo and benches overlooking the water.
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PublishedJuly 22, 2019
Things to do: ‘Intimate Apparel,’ Blueberry Festival and Old Port Historic Workout
You can also sample your fill of craft beers by the ocean and enjoy lots of tea in an historic spot.
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PublishedJuly 22, 2019
Tickets on sale: Maggie Rogers in Portland
Country singer Chris Stapleton will be at Darling’s Waterfront Pavilion in Bangor.
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PublishedJuly 22, 2019
Face the Music: Things get heavy Sunday at The Apohadion
Portland’s Thems That Wait and Vice Reversa join Nashville-based Friendship Commanders for a proper rock-out.
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PublishedJuly 22, 2019
Live Music Lineup: Gregory Alan Isakov, Lakou Mizik and Joe Bonamassa
Indie-folk, Haitian and blues all on tap in the coming days.
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PublishedJuly 22, 2019
On the Cheap: Salsa Dancing, Festival of Nations and ‘Stand By Me’ screening
Trio of free events happening this weekend in Portland.
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