Upcoming Open Mic, New Performance and Film Debut, Partner Spotlight, and Prison Pod
October Open Mic Night
Join MIO and featured artist Paul Biester, on Thursday October 19, 2023 at Afro Taste Bistro, 134 Main Street in Lewiston for MIO’s October open mic “Transformations.”
All are welcome.
New Performance and Film Debut!
On Friday, November 3, Maine Inside Out incarcerated artists will present an original play followed by a dialogue and reception. This event will also include the premier of a MIO documentary made by Smooth Feather Productions.
Join us for a powerful evening of performance and dialogue.
Friday, November 3rd, 2023, 4-5:30pm
Mountain View Correctional Facility
1182 Dover Rd, Charleston, ME
If you’d like to attend, please RSVP to Morgan with your full name and date of birth by October 27
Partnership Spotlight
Recovery Connections of Maine (RCOM)
Joseph Jackson, Jeremy Hiltz, Bruce King
Dom Morrison and Tyler Jackson
On September 30, MIO joined RCOM and many of MIO’s Lewiston partners and friends at the 3rd annual Recovery Rally in Kennedy Park hosted by the Lewiston Area Public Health Committee. It was a great day connecting with longtime friends and partners as well as others in the community. Much appreciation to RCOM for grilling and feeding the community for this event! The history and partnership with RCOM goes back a long way to when MIO held the Lewiston community group in Grace Street Services where the founder of RCOM Jeremy Hiltz and MIO Co-Executive Director Bruce King then worked as counselors. Joseph Jackson goes back even further with Jeremy. RCOM’s commitment to the community not only as clinical counselors but also through service and engagement makes them a valued partner and tremendous asset in the state and model for others.
Check them out and support their work!
Prison Pod
On a recent episode of “Prison Pod” Bruce King, MIO’s Co-Executive Director and Joseph Jackson, MIO’s Director of Community Programs, share their wisdom and thoughts. “Prison Pod” is a podcast for people who are in jail or prison, and/or affected by incarceration. Using Sociology and Peace Studies to: Save Lives, Restore Hope, Reduce Suffering and Recidivism.