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.
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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.
Maine Voices Live with Reza Jalali and Morgan Rielly
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Things to Do: Central Maine theater, Harborfest and A Message From Far Away
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Things to Do: Theater, Harborfest and A Message From Far Away
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Partnership helping immigrants in Maine obtain zero-interest business loans
The DreamxAmerica-Kiva Special Initiative partnered with the Greater Portland Immigrant Welcome Center to provide no-interest, no-fee loans for immigrant-owned small businesses.
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Deborah Bafongo poses with a floral and table arrangement she created. Bafongo started her event design company, Angels of Love, in 2019 and was hoping 2020 would be the year her business really got off the ground. When the pandemic hit, she applied for an interest-free loan, which helped her compensate for losses from a lack of weddings last year. Brianna Soukup/Staff Photographer
Deborah Bafongo started her South Portland business, Angels of Love Event Design, in 2019 without any outside loans or grants.