Live Breaking News & Updates on New York Based Remote Theater Project

Portland celebrates its welcoming nature with ‘The Walk’ for refugee children
The art-and-culture festival begins with a free concert at 6 p.m. Wednesday on the Eastern Prom.
Share
Little Amal, a puppet representing all refugee children, will appear in Portland by remote link on Thursday afternoon. Photo by Handspring Puppet Company.
Portland will celebrate its refugee communities and its reputation as a welcoming city with A Message From Far Away, an art-and-culture festival that begins with a free concert at 6 p.m. Wednesday evening on the Eastern Prom and continues at 12:30 p.m. Thursday with a downtown parade from Monument Square to Ocean Gateway. ....

United States , New York , United Kingdom , Maine Medical Center , Casco Bay , Aimee Petrin , Amir Nizar Zuabi , Kinan Azmeh , Alexandra Aron , Julia Brock , Reza Jalali , Yo Ma Silkroad , Greater Portland Welcoming Center , Greater Portland Immigrant Welcome Center , Message From Far Away , Eastern Prom , Monument Square , Ocean Gateway , Little Amal , Middle East , New York Based Remote Theater Project , Creative Portland , Mayo Street Arts , Iranian Kurd , Remote Theater Project , New York Based ,