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Music and Nightlife: Brown connects at One Longfellow
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ERICA BROWN started playing fiddle at age 6, and lucky for bluegrass fans, it wasn’t just a passing phase. She’s opened for the likes of Dwight Yoakam and Ricky Skaggs, and will play with her own band, The Bluegrass Connection, on Friday.
WHEN: 8 p.m. Friday
WHERE: One Longfellow Square, 181 State St., Portland
HOW MUCH: $10 in advance; $15 at door.
INFO: 761-1757; onelongfellowsquare.com
Art and Theater: Moody, PSO feature Beethoven’s Fifth
ROBERT MOODY leads the Portland Symphony Orchestra in a program that celebrates the compositional brilliance of Beethoven, featuring the most-famous symphony ever written, Beethoven’s Fifth.
WHEN: 7:30 p.m. Tuesday
WHERE: Merrill Auditorium, 20 Myrtle St., Portland
HOW MUCH: $31 to $76
INFO: 842-0800; porttix.com; portlandsymphony.org
Dining and Drink: Roll your own at Pie Dough 101
LEARN TO roll and crimp at Pie Dough 101, one of several Sunday afternoon hands-on baking classes that Two Fat Cats Bakery will be holding during the next few months.
WHEN: 3:30 to 5 p.m. Sunday
WHERE: Two Fat Cats Bakery, 47 India St., Portland
HOW MUCH: $35
INFO: 347-5144
Auction to benefit grieving center
WHEN YOUNG PEOPLE lose a loved one, the Center for Grieving Children is there to help. Now you can help the center while bidding on fabulous auction items and enjoying delicious eats during the Love Really Counts Auction and Dinner.
WHEN: 5:30 p.m. Friday
WHERE: Holiday Inn by the Bay, Spring Street, Portland
HOW MUCH: $90
INFO: cgcmaine.org
• CHEAP THRILLS
Music and Nightlife: Richardson takes Oak and Ax stage
PORTLAND SINGER/SONGWRITER Sara Hallie Richardson brings her music — a blend of folk, indie and electronic styles — to Biddeford’s The Oak and The Ax. The Reverie Machine is also on the bill.
WHEN: 8 p.m. Friday
WHERE: The Oak and The Ax, 140 Main Street, Suite 107 (back alley), Biddeford
HOW MUCH: $7
INFO: theoakandtheax.blogspot.com
Art and Theater: Library hosts party for print exhibition
PORTLAND PUBLIC LIBRARY hosts a reception for “Prints: Breaking Boundaries” during the First Friday Art Walk. In addition, Acorn Productions’ Naked Shakespeare troupe presents the works of the Bard without sets, lights and costumes.
WHEN: “Prints” reception, 5 to 8 p.m., Lewis Gallery; Naked Shakespeare, 6 p.m., in the atrium
WHERE: Portland Public Library, 5 Monument Square
HOW MUCH: Free
INFO: portlandlibrary.com
Dining and Drink: Sample Super beers on Thursday
SUPER SUDS for the Super Bowl will be on tap at this tasting of beers that are 5 percent alcohol or less, but still have a lot of flavor.
WHEN: 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday
WHERE: Bier Cellar, 299 Forest Ave., Portland
HOW MUCH: Free
INFO: 200-MALT
Et Cetera: Celebrate winter with Biddeford
HEAD TO downtown Biddeford for a rail jam contest, sliding, skating, sleigh rides, lobster stew, chili, a lip-syncing competition, a pie contest and sidewalk sales during this year’s WinterFest weekend.
WHEN: Various times Friday to Sunday
WHERE: Downtown Biddeford
HOW MUCH: Most activities are free
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