Free Friday Programing | Open to the public

Growing Up Maine: 200 Young Maine Voices from 29 Languages Teach Us What It Means To Be Home

Classical Uprising returns to the PMA with a special performance and art making activity. 

4 p.m. to 4:45 p.m. You’re a Star! Draw your artist headshot and sign with your artist pseudonym. Kids arts activity in the Lower Ground Floor:  

4:30 p.m. Performance in the Selma Wolf Black Great Hall 

Growing Up Maine is a musical portrait of our state, told by the children who are transforming it. This concert celebrates who we are and where we are headed.

50 years ago, Maine was rural, sparsely populated, and 98% white. Since then, Maine’s population has nearly doubled, increasing in both size and diversity. Reiche Community School is a microcosm of today’s state: families come from more than 22 nations and speak 29 languages. In this project, Classical Uprising reflects the current and future face of Maine, while providing audiences with engaging arts experiences rooted in values of diversity, transparency, and creativity.