POP! Hosts Auction to Benefit Portland's 'Ovations Offstage' Programs Tonight, 10/2

POP! (Portland Ovations Presents) the non-profits' annual fundraiser that benefits Portland Ovations' school and community-based arts-programs, Ovations Offstage, promises delicious food from restaurants throughout the state, performances by local artists and incredible silent auction items.

POP! is a lively indoor street fair with delicious food provided from restaurants throughout Maine to include; David's (Portland), The Good Table (Cape Elizabeth), The Tavern, Inn at Brunswick Station (Brunswick), Azure Café (Freeport) and The Royal Oak Room (Lewiston) amongst others. Along with savory bites from over fourteen restaurants, the evening includes pop-up performances from Michael Odokara-Okigbo from The Dartmouth Aires, who stole the show on the third season of NBC's The Sing Off, as well as, a 317 Main Street Music Center ensemble, a group of P.A.T.H.S Arts Academy dancers, Pan Fried Steel (a Yarmouth based Steel Drum Band) and a troupe of Merriconeag Waldorf School circus artists. Topping it all off are fantastic silent auction items to bid on such as; a road bike, a watch from Springer's jewelers, an Akari Spa package, a custom suit from Joseph's, sports memorabilia, Red Sox tickets, Portland Ovations performance tickets and much more.

The proceeds from POP! enables Ovations Offstage to offer free pre-performance lectures by local Maine experts prior to most Ovations' presentations; a School-Time Performance series that connects schools, teachers and students to the performing arts, as well as in-school workshops with artists and artist-educators; Masterclasses and workshops with visiting artists; arts happenings around town and study guides and other educational resources for students and educators.

POP! will be held tonight, October 2nd at The Portland Company, 58 Fore Street in Portland and begins at 5:30pm. Tickets are $25 for Portland Ovations Members, $35 in advance for the general public and $40 at the door. To purchase tickets please call Portland Ovations at (207) 773-3150. And for more information, visit www.portlandovations.org.

Each year since 1931, Portland Ovations brings a dynamic season of exceptional performing artists from around the world to Maine including classical music, jazz, opera, dance, theater, and Broadway national tours. In addition to live performances, Ovations brings the exhilaration of the performing arts out into our community with season-long educational and outreach activities known as Ovations Offstage. A Maine-based non-profit, Portland Ovations contributes to the cultural, social and economic well-being of our community by presenting an array of high quality performing artists from around the world and creating diverse educational experiences that bring the enjoyment, energy and enrichment of the arts to all.

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