f e B r u A r y / m A r C h 2 0 1 9 1 3 CloCkwISe from toP left: CourteSy of Amy Allen, ADoBe, Ale A BArneS 2 Two venerable venues face uncertain futures. Now that Children’s Museum and Theatre is leaving downtown to break ground at Thompson’s Point, their 142 Free Street site is listed for $3.15M. Built as the Free Street Baptist church in 1836, 142 Free was renovated by Portland architect John Calvin Stevens in the 20th century. In recent years, it hosted the Chamber of Commerce be- fore the Children’s Museum of Maine in 1993. In 2005, the Children’s Theatre merged with the museum. While there are ideas for creative spaces or a bou- tique hotel, listing agent Chris Craig of The Dunham Group says concep- tual drawings are in order. “It has a lot of possibilities, but interested buy- ers want to see open floor plans.” ChartStunner Windham native Amy Allen, 26, is at the top of the singer-songwriter heap. Her song, “Without Me,” performed by the artist Halsey, reached No. 1 on Bill- board's Hot100. Allen, who’s co- written songs for Selena Gomez and Shawn Mendes, has roots in Port- land’s music scene. She performed acoustic bluegrass/folk gigs around the city before moving to Los Angeles, where her career took off. Up in The Air ChartStunner ChartStunner Windham native Amy Allen, 26, is at the top of the singer-songwriter heap. Her song, “Without Me,” performed by , reached No. 1 on Bill- A ter 84 years as t M P B , 166 State Street is listed or 1.8m. the cloistered Catholic order as rst o nded in 1934 and as ho e to 14 sisters. In nove ber, the last t o relocated to the Precio s Blood monastery in manchester, ne ha pshire. In 2009, hen e oved o r o ces to 165 State Street b ildin , one o the sisters elco ed s the only ay a sister livin in a conte plative cloister can she sent a note via the ardener: “we like yo r si n.” with the Flow Slink into Portland Museum of Art March 29 to April 3 for Cat Video Fest 2019. Seventy minutes of feline footage, over 100 crazy cat clips. Meow Mix-up Go over 100 s arho ses celebrate M s on march 24. tho h cli ate chan e has created earlier, shorter seasons, “Innovations in technolo y allo s to still e tract a ood a o nt o sap,” lyle merri eld o the M M P a says. Accordin to Anne tren- hol o mmPA, today s “t bin and vac syste s can increase sap yield 50 to 100 percent.” StateStreetis missingsomeangels…