Tyson said having bigger events downtown, as opposed to other areas that might be home to more residences, guards against concerns. “People might stay and grab a beverage or a meal, or see a store they want to come back to.” “We love having these things downtown to bring people in,” he said. Several students got to perform, and a percentage of proceeds supported the school.Ĭary Tyson, executive director of Portland Downtown, a nonprofit that advocates for downtown businesses, said bringing large-scale events to the area always has positive benefits. MAMM was a partner in Carnaval Maine as well. “We had visitors from 23 states and Canada – up from 19 states a year ago – and brought an estimated $4.3 million in economic impact to Greater Portland.” “We received tons of positive feedback from attendees who loved the new venue, the entertainment lineup, and all that Carnaval Maine has to offer,” said Brian Corcoran, CEO of Shamrock Sports & Entertainment, which produces the event. Carnaval was founded in 2020 as a way to bring visitors to Portland during a slow season and the first two were held on the Eastern Promenade. Over four days, that event attracted just shy of 11,000 attendees, which fell well short of the 15,000 organizers had projected but was still hailed as a success. The new location would be at Ocean Gateway on the waterfront, as well as the parking area and Moon Tide Park, a little ways down Commercial Street from where Carnaval Maine was last week. The city has risen from the ashes, literally, more than once – after being bombarded by the British Navy in 1775 and after a devastating fire in 1866. The name Resurgam comes from the Portland city motto, adopted in 1832, which means “I shall rise again” in Latin. The academy had sponsored a stage at the Old Port Festival for years. MAMM, which serves hundreds of students statewide with workshops, classes and events, launched the Resurgam Festival last year in part to fill the void left when the Old Port Festival ended its nearly 50-year run in 2019. We’re doing this because we love Portland.” “The (proposed musical festival) in Payson Park, put on by folks who are not from here, I understand the hesitation,” said Shaw, of MAMM. 6 and 7, but the much smaller event is not likely to face as much pushback from the neighborhood.
Now, local arts organization Portland Ovations is proposing – also to the City Council on Monday – to bring New England-based touring circus Circus Smirkus to Payson Park on Aug.
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