• CONCERTS TODAY Chris Velan, singer/songwriter, with Pete Miller and Jason Spooner; Frontier Cafe, Cinema & Gallery, Brunswick. www.explorefrontier.com. 6:30 p.m. Knit or Not Nights, enjoy live fiddle music by Hope Hoffman with special guest Jeff Trippe while knitting (or not), Spindleworks, Brunswick. Free. www.spindleworks.org. 5:15 to 6:15 p.m. Wendy MacIsaac, fiddler/piano/stepdancer with fiddler Andrea […]
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Face the Music: O sunshine, where art thou? Get out and make your own
I couldn’t find just the right quotation about the month of March, so I’m making one up, and it goes a little something like this: “OK, stupid snow, we’re all set.” And although my usual March depression has taken root, I’ve got four shows to tell you about this week, and they are all the […]
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Art and Theater: Hot Ticket and Cheap Thrills
• HOT TICKET Portland Ovations has O’Connor on a string COMPOSER and violin virtuoso Mark O’Connor crosses genres with ease, moving from classical to jazz to bluegrass to country. He’s won Grammy Awards and performed on stages across the world. On Friday, Portland Ovations welcomes O’Connor and his quartet to Merrill Auditorium, where they will perform […]
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Dining and Drink: Hot Ticket and Cheap Thrill
• HOT TICKET Po’ Boys and Pickles plans specials all day HOT FOR SOME food and drink from the Big Easy? Po’ Boys and Pickles will be celebrating Fat Tuesday with specials on Louisiana beers. Drafts will be $2.50 all day long. Red beans and traditional New Orleans-style bread pudding will be added to the restaurant’s […]
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What Ales You: Sampler finds Mean Old Tom has an even meaner brother
The past weekend was dedicated to some new beers – some absolutely new and some just new to me. Maine Beer Company’s Mean Old Tom is a stout fermented on vanilla beans, and the mix of chocolate malt and vanilla is enticing. It poured with a nice tan head, and was wonderfully dark brown. The […]
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Art and Theater: Student loans
Works by young artists attract the spotlight — a cherry on top for kids and families to have the creations hanging at PMA, the Saco Museum and elsewhere.
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Eat and Run: They got the goods
Baked treats, burgers and the eponymous bagels – not to mention the relaxed, friendly vibe – make OOB’s Beach Bagels Cafe a must.
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Movie Review: ‘Rango’ slithers into a world not quite for the kiddies
Whose idea was it to turn loose those latter-day Caribbean pirates Johnny Depp, Bill Nighy and (director) Gore Verbinski on a cartoon, ostensibly for kids? “Rango” requires some explanation. It is funny, inventive and downright daft. But who is it for, what is it and most pointedly — what is the point? Many’s the movie […]
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At the Movies
OPENING FRIDAY “THE ADJUSTMENT BUREAU” (1:39) (PG-13) Stars Matt Damon and Emily Blunt. Directed by George Nolfi. The affair between a politician and a ballerina is affected by mysterious forces, keeping the lovers apart. Brief strong language, some sexuality and a violent image. Opening at: Nickelodeon (Portland) Fri-Wed 1:45, 4:30, 7, 9:30; Cinemagic Grand (South […]
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Indie Film: ‘Man’ offers abridged version of writer’s complicated life
Ultimately, the more you know about William S. Burroughs, the less you’ll get out of the new documentary “William S. Burroughs – A Man Within.” If you don’t know much, or much beyond the fact that he’s the vaguely infamous author of the novel “Naked Lunch,” the movie will be a real eye opener. If […]