• HOT TICKET Cariani’s ‘Last Gas’ earns praise JOHN CARIANI’S new play at Portland Stage Company, “Last Gas,” is getting good reviews. It’s about a convenience store manager in northern Maine who struggles with his unfilled desires. WHEN: Through Nov. 21. Regular performances at 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays to Fridays, 4 and 8 p.m. Saturdays, and 2 […]
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Eat and Run: This joint is jumpin’
Pizza Villa is a longtime favorite haunt, and with good reason: The food and service are good, the tab is reasonable, and the friendly neighborhood vibe can’t be beat.
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Et Cetera Listings
BENEFITS FRIDAY Community School auction, benefits the school, Rockport Opera House. $25. 236-3000. Holiday show, jewelry, fiber and fabric arts; benefits the Compass Project, Open Concepts Gallery and Studios, Portland. 400-6159. 3 to 8 p.m. SATURDAY Pasta supper, benefits Royal Rangers Ministry, Seacoast Chapel, Saco. 4:30 to 6 p.m. Go Red: An Evening with Heart, […]
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Et Cetera: Face off
Lou Jacobs of Portland is a finalist in the Robert Goulet Memorial Mustached American of the Year contest.
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Dining and Drink Listings
TODAY European beer dinner, Inn by the Sea (Sea Glass Restaurant), Cape Elizabeth, $48. www.innbythesea.com. 6:30 p.m. SATURDAY Ethiopian coffee ceremony, Museum of African Culture, Portland. $10. 871-7188. 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Harvest supper, Highland Lake Grange, Westbrook. $8; $4 for children under 12. 854-2379. Seatings begin at 4:45 p.m. Savor the Flavor, get on the […]
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From jaunty to haunting, this fiddler will transport you
Long before to-grind-or-not-to-grind became the question at high school dances, average young and not-so-young New Englanders still managed to move to the music whenever they could find the time, an open space and a musician or two to lead the way. Fiddler Lissa Schneckenburger, a Maine native who now lives in Vermont, has put together […]
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Dining and Drink: Hot Ticket and Cheap Thrill
• HOT TICKET Greenlaw guest at Caviar Dinner MEET SWORDFISH CAPTAIN and reality TV personality Linda Greenlaw at Saturday’s Sixth Annual Caviar Dinner, which will include some of her latest catch. Rod Mitchell of Browne Trading Co. will also be on hand to talk about the caviars that will be served with each of the four […]
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Face the Music: Jazz trumpeter, ‘kindie rock star’ brighten first week of early darkness
Jazz/classical, singer-songwriter, “kindie” and some juke-joint blues is what I’ve got up my sleeve for you this week. And speaking of blues, I finally made it to the Frontier Cafe in Brunswick last week for a live show, and found the performance space be an intimate, comfortable listening room. I’ll be back there for sure, […]