• CLASSICAL MUSIC TODAY Noonday Concert with classical guitarist Keith Crook, First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church, Portland. Free. 775-3356. 12:15 p.m. FRIDAY Keith Crook, classical guitarist, University of Southern Maine (Corthell Concert Hall), Gorham. $5 to $15. 780-5555. 8 p.m. Christian Delafontaine and George Lopez, flute and piano, Bowdoin College (Studzinski Recital Hall), Brunswick. Free. […]
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Bar Guide: DiMillo’s delivers in classic style for not much dough
Classic. That’s the word that comes to mind when walking through the doors (and down the gangway, and through the yacht sales area, and past the gift shop, and into the front lobby) of DiMillo’s Restaurant & Lounge. You step into a period piece that’s reminiscent of family vacations to seaside destinations — Maine style. […]
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The Movies: Chemistry lesson
Matt Damon and Emily Blunt have it, although “Adjustment Bureau” is more thriller than romance.
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Music and Nightlife: Hot Ticket and Cheap Thrill
• HOT TICKET Colvin, Wainwright at Stone Mountain IT’S A PAIRING of folk/rock singer-songwriters at Stone Mountain Arts Center in Brownfield on Tuesday, with a show by Shawn Colvin and Loudon Wainwright III. WHEN: 8 p.m. Tuesday WHERE: Stone Mountain Arts Center, 695 Dug Way Road, Brownfield HOW MUCH: $75 INFO: Stonemountainartscenter.com; 935-7292 • CHEAP THRILL Four […]
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Music and Nightlife: Dumpstaphunk
Ivan Neville and his band bring their ‘stand-up-and-shake-your-booty show’ to Port City Music Hall tonight.
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• BENEFITS FRIDAY Lewiston Auburn Film Festival Fundraiser with fiddler Greg Boardman, a Beatles tribute by Nick Knowlton and Friends, a preview of festival films, light appetizers, a cash bar and a silent auction; Bates Mill Atrium, Lewiston. $10/donation. 577-9746. www.lafilmfestival.org. 5 to 8 p.m. Dan Candell, master hypnotist and mind reader, benefits the Class […]
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Go on … party Mardi
In Portland, attend a masquerade ball;in Hallowell, there’s daylong reveling.
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Et cetera: Hot Ticket and Cheap Thrill
• HOT TICKET Get-well greetings from Casco Bay Y SHAKE OFF the late-winter sludge with yoga, meditation, tai chi and exercise classes at the Day of Wellness at the Casco Bay YMCA. Choose from 15 sessions exploring a holistic approach to mind-body-spirit health. WHEN: 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday WHERE: Casco Bay YMCA, 4 Old […]
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CD Review: Hammond masters grooves on live Stone Mountain set
It was on a Thursday night in May of last year that Ben Hammond took the stage at Stone Mountain Arts Center with audio and video engineers on hand. The result is a CD/DVD set, “Solo at Stone Mt. Arts Center.” The CD part of “Live” includes five songs from Hammond’s 2008 album, “Reasonably Honest,” […]
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Making Noise: Low Anthem’s earnest sound long way from the folk factory
Funny thing about the causes and effects surrounding “Smart Flesh,” the latest from rising Rhode Island folk quartet The Low Anthem. For being birthed in the dry, airtight confines of a long-defunct pasta sauce factory, the record sure reaches for the simplest, deepest cuts into your little country heart. For best results, see the sad […]