Top 10 for Portland store April 16-22: 1. “Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol” (DVD) 2. Spose, “The Audacity!” 3. Gotye, “Making Mirrors” 4. Alabama Shakes, “Boys & Girls” 5. Bonnie Raitt, “Slipstream” 6. Feist and Mastodon, “Feistodon” 7. The Flaming Lips, “The Flaming Lips and Heady Fwends” 8. The Flaming Lips and Mastodon, “A Spoonful Weighs […]

New on the Shelf: ‘Contraband’ and ‘The Wicker Tree.’

• HOT TICKETS Bob Weir in solo acoustic show GRATEFUL DEAD co-vocalist and guitarist Bob Weir was in Portland just last year, playing in the band Furthur. On Tuesday, Weir, 64, will return to play a solo acoustic show at the State Theatre. WHEN: 8 p.m. Tuesday WHERE: State Theatre, 609 Congress St., Portland HOW MUCH: […]

Ship’s Cellar Pub is a laid-back place in an upscale area at a high-end inn.

Dog shows are known for perfect-looking purebreds, fierce competition, professional dog handlers and high-strung owners. The Community Dog Show this Sunday in Portland will be quite different. “Some dog shows are so intense, and this isn’t like that,” said Angie Langley, enrichment coordinator at the event’s host, the Woods at Canco. “It’s more of a […]

Film Chowdah gives Maine’s student filmmakers an opportunity to exhibit their movies in a commercial theater setting.