'In the Dark' Portland String Quartet's Winter Solstice Concert

Schedule

Sun Dec 21 2025 at 05:30 pm to 07:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

Mechanics Hall | Portland, ME

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Mechanics' Hall & PSQ are celebrating the Winter Solstice in our historic Ballroom. This concert is an annual gift to the community!
About this Event

Join us for a meditative and soul-nourishing Winter Solstice gathering, where music and poetry intertwine to offer moments of stillness, reflection, and light in the darkest season.

The Portland String Quartet presents Johann Sebastian Bach’s Art of the Fugue - a masterpiece of quiet intensity and contemplative beauty. This intricate work invites listeners to settle inward, to trace its counterpoint as a pathway toward clarity and calm.

This free concert invites audiences of all ages to listen deeply, breathe, and connect through an offering of music and words to mark the turning of the season.



This event is free and open to the public. Reservation required. Donations encouraged.

The concert begins at 5:30 PM, doors open at 5:00 PM.


ABOUT THE STRING QUARTET

The Portland String Quartet has had an enormous impact locally, regionally, and internationally since its inception in 1969. The Portland String Quartet Society is a non-profit dedicated to improving the cultural lives of Maine residents by providing them with opportunities to listen to and learn about chamber music from the highly acclaimed, internationally recognized, Portland String Quartet.


PARKING & TRANSPORTATION

Mechanics’ Hall is located at 519 Congress Street. Our main entrance is between Loquat Shop and the Art Mart. The Greater Portland Metro’s Congress & Casco Street Stop is directly in front of our building, served by routes 1, 7, 8, and 9B.

Parking is available at the Arts District Garage, which has entrances on Casco and Brown Street, with a rate of $5 per hour. Metered street parking is available on Congress, Casco, Cumberland, Free Street, and other nearby streets. Free hourly street parking is available between Parris and Alder Street.


ACCESSIBILITY

Our venue is wheelchair accessible. To enter our building, patrons will need to navigate a single step or use a modular ramp. There is a wheelchair-accessible elevator.

If you have a wheelchair or need accessibility accommodations/questions please contact us at [email protected] or 207-773-8396.

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Mechanics Hall, 519 Congress Street, Portland, United States

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