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At the Movies
OPENING THIS WEEK “THE SOCIAL NETWORK” (PG-13) Stars Jesse Eisenberg, Andrew Garfield and Justin Timberlake. Directed by David Fincher. Harvard undergrad Mark Zuckerberg recruits some of his classmates to develop the social networking website, Facebook. The endeavor, however, leads to a messy fallout with friend and co-founder, Eduardo Saverin. Sexual content, drug and alcohol use, […]
From the Editor: Talk about a good night: Ramblin’ Jack and Samuel James
So there I was, watching folk legend Ramblin’ Jack Elliott perform in the intimate St. Lawrence Arts Center last week, when who should plop down beside me but Samuel James. Even without his signature fedora and three-piece suit, he was unmistakable, with his tall frame and large hands that most great guitar players have. But […]
Off Beat: This regatta ya gotta see
It’s a race of the fattest (gourds, that is) at the annual Damariscotta Pumpkinfest & Regatta.
Dining and Drink: Hot Ticket and Cheap Thrill
• HOT TICKET 20 Mile Meal will have you eating local THE FOURTH ANNUAL 20 Mile Meal features dishes made from produce, meat or fish grown, raised or landed within 20 miles of the farm. Participating restaurants include Bar Lola, Blue Spoon, Aurora Provisions, Flatbread, Local Sprouts and El Rayo. WHEN: 2 to 5 p.m. […]
Et Cetera: Fashionably early
A trunk show Friday in Portland will showcase vintage fashions.
Eat and Run: For down-home meal, try Topsham’s Fairground Cafe
Between a fabric store and a nail parlor is the Fairground Cafe, a long-standing restaurant at the Topsham Fair Mall. The large restaurant is known locally as a good place to get breakfast, but it also offers lunch and dinner. The Fairground Cafe is a down-home type of place, with warm wood and dark-green tones. […]
Art and Theater Listings
CLASSICAL MUSIC FRIDAY A Chopin-Schumann Bicentennial Celebration, solo piano concert with Laura Kargul. University of Southern Maine (Corthell Concert Hall), Gorham. $5-$15. www.usm.maine.edu/music. 8 p.m. Friday; 3 p.m. Sunday. SUNDAY Sunday Classical, season opener by the Portland Symphony Orchestra with guest bassist Edgar Meyer. Merrill Auditorium, Portland. $15.30-$50.40. www.porttix.com. 2:30 p.m. Bangor Symphony Orchestra, season […]
Music and Nightlife Listings
CONCERTS TODAY Zach Deputy, funk/acoustic/reggae, One Longfellow Square, Portland. $10 at door; $8 in advance. 761-1757. 8 p.m. “The Wreck of the Isidore” with singer/guitarist Harvey Reid. Dyer Library, Saco. $5. 282-3657. 7 p.m. FRIDAY Acoustic Eidolon, acoustic instrumental music, Opera House at Boothbay Harbor. $18 day of show; $15 in advance. 633-5159. 8 p.m. […]
Music and Nightlife: Lady Luck
The Maine State Lottery needed a special song for its 35th anniversary and by chance, Nashville-based singer-songwriter Julie Downs just happened to have one.