• HOT TICKETS

Music and Nightlife: Hear some Haggis on Friday

ENTER THE HAGGIS is one of those bands where it’s a lot of fun to read how music critics categorize them. Usually it’s something like “indie/Scottish/folk/world music/ rock-fusion.” Come up with your own label after you see them in Portland on Friday.

WHEN: 9 p.m. Friday

WHERE: Port City Music Hall, 504 Congress St., Portland

HOW MUCH: $15 to $30

INFO: 899-4990; portcitymusichall.com

Art and Theater: PSO features Brahms and friends Tuesday

PORTLAND SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA’S Tuesday Classical concert will feature pieces by Johannes Brahms, Francis Poulenc and Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, with guest artists the Masterworks Chorus of the Choral Art Society and soprano Jessica Cates.

WHEN: 7:30 p.m. Tuesday

WHERE: Merrill Auditorium, 20 Myrtle St., Portland

HOW MUCH: $20 to $70

INFO: 842-0800; porttix.com

WHAT ELSE: A dress rehearsal open to the public begins at 7 p.m. Monday at Merrill Auditorium. Admission is a cash donation or non-perishable food item for Good Shepherd Food Bank.

Dining and Drink: Eat your Breakfast Cook-Off, dear

HOW HOT is a ticket to the Incredible Breakfast Cook-Off? Only a few tickets are left to this must-do for breakfast lovers. Graze on generous bites of eggs benedict, French toast, corned beef hash and other foodie fuel to start your day.

WHEN: 7 to 9 a.m. Friday; breakfast served till about 8:30 a.m.

WHERE: Sea Dog Brewing Co., 125 Western Ave., South Portland

HOW MUCH: $17 in advance; $20 at door

INFO: mainerestaurantweek.com

Et Cetera: Bloomin’ great: The Flower Show

GET A TASTE of spring to come during this weekend’s Portland Flower Show. Even though the weather is uncertain outside, everything will be coming up blooms on the show floor.

WHEN: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. today; 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday

WHERE: Portland Company Complex, 58 Fore St.

HOW MUCH: $15 at the door

INFO: portlandcompany.com/flower

 

• CHEAP THRILLS

Music and Nightlife: Bands show their metal at Space

WARANIMAL, Barnburner, Sylvia, Phantom Glue and local faves Death Cloud fill the bill for a revved-up metal show at Space Friday. Tix sold at Bull Moose stores.

WHEN: 8:30 p.m. Friday

WHERE: Space Gallery, 538 Congress St., Portland

HOW MUCH: $8

INFO: 828-5600; space538.org

Art and Theater: Young-artist show continues at PMA

THE PORTLAND MUSEUM OF ART is celebrating young local artists in grades K-12 with a special exhibition of more than 100 works on view through April 1. A free “celebration reception” with certificate presentations will be held on Saturday.

WHEN: 4 to 7:30 p.m. Saturday

WHERE: Portland Museum of Art, 7 Congress Square

HOW MUCH: Free

INFO: portlandmuseum.org

Dining and Drink: It’s wheely, wheely interesting

WATCHING the cracking of a wheel of Parmigiano Reggiano, known as “The King of Cheeses,” is like watching NASA engineers work on a shuttle launch. It requires special equipment, and has to be done just right to avoid disaster.

WHEN: 2 p.m. Saturday, with actual cracking at 3 p.m.

WHERE: Whole Foods Market, 2 Somerset, Portland

HOW MUCH: Free

INFO: 774-7711

Et Cetera: Global Film Series showing at Bates

BROADEN your movie-viewing horizons with the annual Global Lens International Films Series, a traveling festival of international films at Bates College. This week’s films include “Belvedere” from Bosnia-Herzegovina and “The Light Thief” from Kyrgyzstan.

WHEN: 7 p.m. Monday and Wednesday. Through April 2.

WHERE: Olin Arts Center, Bates College, Lewiston

HOW MUCH: Free

INFO: 786-6158; bates.edu/events