• HOT TICKETS

Music and Nightlife: Tedeschi Trucks back in state … at State

THE TEDESCHI TRUCKS BAND provides a great chance to see two award-winning blues musicians for the price of one — guitarist and Allman Brother Derek Trucks and his wife, singer/guitarist Susan Tedeschi. The band was a big hit last year at Ocean Gateway, so it’s back for more.

WHEN: 8 p.m. Thursday

WHERE: State Theatre, 609 Congress St., Portland

HOW MUCH: $40 to $75; reserved seating

INFO: (800) 745-3000; statetheatreportland.com

Art and Theater: It’s a new season for Choral Art Society

THE CHORAL ART SOCIETY opens its season with the Maine premiere of “Voices of Light,” which merges the 1928 silent film masterpiece “The Passion of Joan of Arc” with a new choral work by composer Richard Einhorn. The Camerata ensemble of the Choral Art Society and Portland Symphony Orchestra instrumentalists will perform.

WHEN: 7:30 p.m. Saturday; lecture at 6:30 p.m. with USM professor Kathy Ashley of the Women and Genders Program

WHERE: Hannaford Hall, 88 Bedford St., USM, Portland

HOW MUCH: $25 in advance; $30 at door; $10 for students

INFO: choralart.org

Dining and Drink: Bunker bash benefits Portland Farmers Market

FEAST ON roast pig, artisanal cheeses, apple fritters and vegetables from local farms prepared by local chefs at Bunker Down, a benefit for the Portland Farmers Market. Live music and beer from Bunker Brewing Co. top off the fun.

WHEN: 2 to 8 p.m. Saturday

WHERE: Bunker Brewing, 122 Anderson St., Portland

HOW MUCH: $25

INFO: bunkerdownfest.eventbrite.com

Et Cetera: Margaret Cho brings jokes for grown-ups

WATCH OUT, because Margaret Cho is no lady when it comes to her jokes. The star of “The Cho Show” will be joined onstage by burlesque veteran Selene Luna in a comedic explosion for mature audiences only.

WHEN: 8 p.m. Saturday

WHERE: State Theatre, 609 Congress St., Portland

HOW MUCH: $30 to $45; reserved seating

INFO: (800) 745-3000; statetheatreportland.com

• CHEAP THRILLS

Music and Nightlife: Corinthians cover  The Rolling Stones

THE BIG EASY continues to find local bands who can make playing covers an art form. This Tuesday, the “Cover to Cover” series continues with The Fine Corinthians featuring Steve Jones doing “Some Girls” by The Rolling Stones.

WHEN: 9 p.m. Tuesday

WHERE: The Big Easy, 55 Market St., Portland

HOW MUCH: $5

INFO: bigeasyportland.com

Art and Theater: Many museums open for free on Saturday 

ON SATURDAY, museums and historic houses across Maine are open for free to anyone who presents a ticket as part of Museum Day Live!, hosted annually by Smithsonian magazine. To get a ticket, visit smithsonianmag.com/museumday.

WHEN: Saturday

WHERE: Many museums across Maine

HOW MUCH: Free if you print a ticket in advance

INFO: smithsonianmag.com/museumday

Dining and Drink: Share in wine, cheese and bread

TASTE ORGANIC WINES paired with cheeses from K. Horton’s and bread from Big Sky Bakery today.

WHEN: 4:30 to 6:30 today

WHERE: Public Market House, 28 Monument Square, Portland

HOW MUCH: Free

INFO: 228-2056 

Et Cetera: Tour Wedding Cake House for hunger aid

KNOWN AS the Wedding Cake House, it’s one of the most photographed homes in Maine. Today, you have a chance to see behind its frilly facade in a benefit for Hunger Relief of York County.

WHEN: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday

WHERE: Wedding Cake House, 104 Summer St., Kennebunk

HOW MUCH: $10

INFO: 985-3700