# Event Details - **Event Name**: Life Drawing in the Light - **Event Start and End Date**: Sun, 26 Apr, 2026 at 11:00 am – Sun, 26 Apr, 2026 at 12:30 pm (-04:00) - **Event Description**: A figure drawing session in our sunlit grand ballroom featuring live music and fresh coffeeAbout this EventStart your day with a morning figure drawing session in the sunlit grand ballroom of Mechanics' Hall.Enjoy live music while savoring [free] tea, snacks, and Tandem coffee. Bring your materials, or borrow from our supplies. Violinist Essi will play music for us.Whether you’re a seasoned artist or a beginner, embrace the joy of drawing a live model in a vibrant community. All are welcome.The drawing session begins at 11:00 AM, and doors open at 10:45 AM.Tickets are on a sliding scale; please pay what you can afford. No one turned away for lack of funds.ABOUT THE PORTLAND DRAWING GROUPThe Portland Drawing Group is an artist-run collective that hosts life drawing and art events throughout the city. Their goal is to build a creative community here in Portland, Maine.Poster drawings by @resolutestarPARKING & TRANSPORTATIONThe 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.ACCESSIBILITYTo enter our building, patrons will need to navigate a single step. There is a wheelchair-accessible elevator and a modular ramp.If you need accessibility accommodations/questions, please contact us at programming@mainemechanics.org or 207-773-8396.Massive thank you to for in-kind support! https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events4/banners/d18495c0-2c02-11f1-a34b-ab2ddfdabbf9-rimg-w1200-h600-dc000000-gmir.png - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/portland/life-drawing-in-the-light/100001985325075745 - **Event Categories**: art, fine-arts, music, live-music, entertainment, drawing-painting - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket URL**: https://consumer.pxf.io/c/1339408/3151484/39691?partnerpropertyid=1191892&MediaPartnerPropertyId=1191892&svlink=14105511&level=1&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eventbrite.com%2Fe%2Flife-drawing-in-the-light-tickets-1985325075745 - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 55.2, currency: USD ## Event venue details - **city**: Portland - **state**: ME - **country**: United States - **location**: Mechanics Hall - **lat**: 43.6562436 - **long**: -70.26116639999998 - **full address**: Mechanics Hall, 519 Congress Street, Portland, United States ## Event Organizer details - **affiliate_id**: 10 - **organizer**: Mechanics' Hall (Maine) (https://allevents.in/org/mechanics-hall-maine/17787266) ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: banner - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events3/banners/fb5c02ddd4e9eb14ff52ff39b01c8405f610e3a7ea21d7e9daca674d0fe946d7-rimg-w1200-h600-dcc2c5d2-gmir.jpg?v=1774852625 - **Alt text**: thumbnail - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events3/banners/b7f7ed42017a200e6dce85784ac7a0e6f695280ed4c97301efe0457e94de8c53-rimg-w400-h400-dcc2c6d4-gmir.jpg?v=1774852625 ## FAQs - **Q**: When is the event happening? 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