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QPSUUJY DPN â&#x20AC;¢ One of the best-attended shows N 0OF PG UIF CFTU BUUFOEFE TIPXT ever at the Portland Museum of FWFS BU UIF 1PSUMBOE .VTFVN PG Art was an exhibition of rock 'n' roll "SU XBT BO FYIJCJUJPO PG SPDL O SPMM photos in 2009, so it's no surprise that QIPUPT JO TP JU T OP TVSQSJTF UIBU one of the PMAs big spring shows POF PG UIF 1." T CJH TQSJOH TIPXT is another photography exhibit. "Making Faces: PhotoJT BOPUIFS QIPUPHSBQIZ FYIJCJU i.BLJOH 'BDFT 1IPUP graphic Portraits of Actors and Artists" includes dozens HSBQIJD 1PSUSBJUT PG "DUPST BOE "SUJTUTw JODMVEFT EP[FOT of portraits of 20th-century pop icons and artists, includPG QPSUSBJUT PG UI DFOUVSZ QPQ JDPOT BOE BSUJTUT JODMVE ing Andy Warhol, Andrew Wyeth, Lucille Ball and Pablo JOH "OEZ 8BSIPM "OESFX 8ZFUI -VDJMMF #BMM BOE 1BCMP Picasso. Some of the artists' portraits will be accompanied 1JDBTTP 4PNF PG UIF BSUJTUT QPSUSBJUT XJMM CF BDDPNQBOJFE by their paintings, drawings and sculptures. The exhibit CZ UIFJS QBJOUJOHT ESBXJOHT BOE TDVMQUVSFT 5IF FYIJCJU runs Jan. 14 to April 8; go to portlandmuseum.org.

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the Dyer Library/Saco Museum in Saco ("Rugs All Marked UIF %ZFS -JCSBSZ 4BDP .VTFVN JO 4BDP i3VHT "MM .BSLFE Out," Jan. 14-March 24), the Farnsworth Art Museum in 0VU w +BO .BSDI UIF 'BSOTXPSUI "SU .VTFVN JO Rockland ("The Art of the Book," Jan. 14-April 1), and the 3PDLMBOE i5IF "SU PG UIF #PPL w +BO "QSJM BOE UIF Olin Arts Center at Bates College ("Xiaoze Xie: Amplified 0MJO "SUT $FOUFS BU #BUFT $PMMFHF i9JBP[F 9JF "NQMJmFE Moments" and "James Ensor: Scenes de la vie du Christ .PNFOUTw BOE i+BNFT &OTPS 4DFOFT EF MB WJF EV $ISJTU and Other Works," both Jan. 21-March 18).

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Stage, 8 p.m., Port City Music Hall, Portland. >]`b 1Wbg ;caWQ 6OZZ >]`bZO\R AbOUS & ^ [ >]`b 1Wbg ;caWQ 6OZZ >]`bZO\R Portcitymusichall.com; 899-4990 >]`bQWbg[caWQVOZZ Q][) &'' "'' $10 to $20.

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Jan. 18 - "Sesame Street Live," 10:30 a.m., 8O\ & Âł ÂľASaO[S Ab`SSb :WdS Âś (! O [ Onelongfellowsquare.com; 761-1757 =\SZ]\UTSZZ]ea_cO`S Q][) %$ %#% 2 ^ [ O\R $(! ^ [ 0O\U]` /cRWb]`Wc[ p.m. and 6:30 p.m., Bangor Auditorium.

Feb. 2 Âł 1W@1/ %(! ^ [ ESabP`]]Y - CiRCA, 7:30 p.m., Westbrook 4SP $15 to $55. Ticketmaster.com; # b] ## BWQYSb[OabS` Q][) Performing Arts Center. $34. Porttix.com; >S`T]`[W\U /`ba 1S\bS` !" >]`bbWf Q][) (800) 745-3000 & %"# !

842-0800 &" & Jan. 18 - Aimee Mann, 8 p.m., Stone 8O\ & ³ /W[SS ;O\\ & ^ [ Ab]\S Feb. 2 ³ 8OQY¸a ;O\\S_cW\ 8cYSP]f - Jack's Mannequin, Jukebox 4SP Mountain Arts Center, Brownfield. $70. ;]c\bOW\ /`ba 1S\bS` 0`]e\¿SZR % the Ghost and Allen Stone, 7 p.m. State bVS 5V]ab O\R /ZZS\ Ab]\S % ^ [ AbObS Stonemountainartscenter.com; 935-7292 Ab]\S[]c\bOW\O`baQS\bS` Q][) '!# % ' Theatre, Portland. $20/$23.

Statetheatre BVSOb`S >]`bZO\R ! abObSbVSOb`S Jan. 19 - Mike Stud, 8 p.m., Port City 8O\ ' Âł ;WYS AbcR & ^ [ >]`b 1Wbg portland.com; (800) 745-3000; ^]`bZO\R Q][) & %"# ! ) Music Hall, Portland. $10 to $25. ;caWQ 6OZZ >]`bZO\R b] # Cumberland County Civic Center box office 1c[PS`ZO\R 1]c\bg 1WdWQ 1S\bS` P]f ]TÂżQS Portcitymusichall.com; (888) 512-SHOW >]`bQWbg[caWQVOZZ Q][) &&& # A6=E Feb. 3 - Blueboy Productions with 4SP ! Âł 0ZcSP]g >`]RcQbW]\a eWbV Jan. 20 - Marc Cohn Trio, 8 p.m., Stone 8O\ Âł ;O`Q 1]V\ B`W] & ^ [ Ab]\S LeSpecial and Space Jesus, 8 p.m., Port :SA^SQWOZ O\R A^OQS 8Saca & ^ [ >]`b Mountain Arts Center, Brownfield. $55. ;]c\bOW\ /`ba 1S\bS` 0`]e\ÂżSZR ## City Music Hall, Portland. $10 to $20.

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Ab]\S[]c\bOW\O`baQS\bS` Q][) '!# % ' Portcitymusichall.com; (888) 512-SHOW Jan. 20 - Orchard Lounge, 8 p.m., Port >]`bQWbg[caWQVOZZ Q][) &&& # A6=E 8O\ Âł =`QVO`R :]c\US & ^ [ >]`b Feb. 3 - Gandalf Murphy, 8 p.m., One City Music Hall, Portland. $12 b] to $20.

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Longfellow Square, Portland. $20/$23.

Portcitymusichall.com; 899-4990 :]\UTSZZ]e A_cO`S >]`bZO\R ! >]`bQWbg[caWQVOZZ Q][) &'' "'' Onelongfellowsquare.com; 761-1757 Jan. 20 - The Coloradas, 8 p.m., One =\SZ]\UTSZZ]ea_cO`S Q][) %$ %#% 8O\ Âł BVS 1]Z]`OROa & ^ [ =\S Feb. 4 - Catie Curtis, 8 p.m., Stone Longfellow Square, Portland. $10.

4SP " Âł 1ObWS 1c`bWa & ^ [ Ab]\S :]\UTSZZ]e A_cO`S >]`bZO\R Mountain Arts Center, Brownfield. $20.

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Well, you can hear Miss Tess and The 8FMM ZPV DBO IFBS .JTT 5FTT BOE 5IF #PO 5PO 1BSBEF GPS ZPVSTFMG BOE DPNF Bon Ton Parade for yourself and come up with your own musical labels, because VQ XJUI ZPVS PXO NVTJDBM MBCFMT CFDBVTF UIFZ SF QMBZJOH B TIPX 4BUVSEBZ BU 0OF they're playing a show Saturday at One Longfellow Square in Portland. Or, if you -POHGFMMPX 4RVBSF JO 1PSUMBOE 0S JG ZPV EPO U IBWF B DIBODF UP TFF IFS UIFO TIF don't have a chance to see her then, she and her band are scheduled to perform BOE IFS CBOE BSF TDIFEVMFE UP QFSGPSN BU UIF 0TTJQFF 7BMMFZ .VTJD 'FTUJWBM JO at the Ossipee Valley Music Festival in South Hiram, scheduled for July 26-29.

4PVUI )JSBN TDIFEVMFE GPS +VMZ Playing a vintage 1940s archtop guitar, 1MBZJOH B WJOUBHF T BSDIUPQ HVJUBS Miss Tess leads a band that features an .JTT 5FTT MFBET B CBOE UIBU GFBUVSFT BO upright bass and a lap steel guitar. She VQSJHIU CBTT BOE B MBQ TUFFM HVJUBS 4IF moved from the Baltimore area, where NPWFE GSPN UIF #BMUJNPSF BSFB XIFSF she was raised, to Boston around 2005 to TIF XBT SBJTFE UP #PTUPO BSPVOE UP be part of that city's vibrant roots scene.

CF QBSU PG UIBU DJUZ T WJCSBOU SPPUT TDFOF In 2007, she released her debut album, *O TIF SFMFBTFE IFS EFCVU BMCVN "Modern Vintage," a term she coined i.PEFSO 7JOUBHF w B UFSN TIF DPJOFE for her emerging style of music. She's GPS IFS FNFSHJOH TUZMF PG NVTJD 4IF T released a slew of critically acclaimed SFMFBTFE B TMFX PG DSJUJDBMMZ BDDMBJNFE material since; her latest, the double-live NBUFSJBM TJODF IFS MBUFTU UIF EPVCMF MJWF album "Live Across the Mason Dixon BMCVN i-JWF "DSPTT UIF .BTPO %JYPO Line," came out in December.

-JOF w DBNF PVU JO %FDFNCFS Today, Miss Tess is based in New York, 5PEBZ .JTT 5FTT JT CBTFE JO /FX :PSL spending much of the year on the road.

TQFOEJOH NVDI PG UIF ZFBS PO UIF SPBE Although extensive touring has helped "MUIPVHI FYUFOTJWF UPVSJOH IBT IFMQFE gain her fans and rave reviews, touring HBJO IFS GBOT BOE SBWF SFWJFXT UPVSJOH constantly does present some challenges, DPOTUBOUMZ EPFT QSFTFOU TPNF DIBMMFOHFT she said.

TIF TBJE "There are many. Making money, i5IFSF BSF NBOZ .BLJOH NPOFZ finishing songs, keeping a band together, mOJTIJOH TPOHT LFFQJOH B CBOE UPHFUIFS maintaining a tour van, then parking it NBJOUBJOJOH B UPVS WBO UIFO QBSLJOH JU in New York City," she said. "Keeping JO /FX :PSL $JUZ w TIF TBJE i,FFQJOH relationships when I'm gone all the time, SFMBUJPOTIJQT XIFO * N HPOF BMM UIF UJNF being my own manager, and trying not CFJOH NZ PXO NBOBHFS BOE USZJOH OPU to let the music industry make me forget UP MFU UIF NVTJD JOEVTUSZ NBLF NF GPSHFU why I started doing this in the first place."

XIZ * TUBSUFE EPJOH UIJT JO UIF mSTU QMBDF w Miss Tess confesses to not having much .JTT 5FTT DPOGFTTFT UP OPU IBWJOH NVDI of a life outside music, saying that when PG B MJGF PVUTJEF NVTJD TBZJOH UIBU XIFO she's not playing or recording herself, TIF T OPU QMBZJOH PS SFDPSEJOH IFSTFMG she's sleeping or seeing other artists TIF T TMFFQJOH PS TFFJOH PUIFS BSUJTUT perform.

QFSGPSN She says her songs come from "heart4IF TBZT IFS TPOHT DPNF GSPN iIFBSU break and relationships," from daily life, CSFBL BOE SFMBUJPOTIJQT w GSPN EBJMZ MJGF and from thinking about "things you're BOE GSPN UIJOLJOH BCPVU iUIJOHT ZPV SF not supposed to do" and "things you're OPU TVQQPTFE UP EPw BOE iUIJOHT ZPV SF not supposed to say." A song she wrote OPU TVQQPTFE UP TBZ w " TPOH TIF XSPUF that fits the latter category is "I Only ReUIBU mUT UIF MBUUFS DBUFHPSZ JT i* 0OMZ 3F ally Miss You When I'm Stoned."

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Miss Tess and The Bon Ton Parade is, from left, Matt Meyer on drums, Danny Weller on upright bass, Miss Tess on guitar ;Waa BSaa O\R BVS 0]\ B]\ >O`ORS Wa T`][ ZSTb ;Obb ;SgS` ]\ R`c[a 2O\\g ESZZS` ]\ c^`WUVb POaa ;Waa BSaa ]\ UcWbO` and vocals, and Will Graefe on guitar.

O\R d]QOZa O\R EWZZ 5`OSTS ]\ UcWbO` On the road, Miss Tess loves to play 0O UIF SPBE .JTT 5FTT MPWFT UP QMBZ "cavernous" venues where people can iDBWFSOPVTw WFOVFT XIFSF QFPQMF DBO drink and dance while enjoying the muESJOL BOE EBODF XIJMF FOKPZJOH UIF NV sic, or just sit and listen.

TJD PS KVTU TJU BOE MJTUFO The type of venue she plays often helps 5IF UZQF PG WFOVF TIF QMBZT PGUFO IFMQT determine what sort of songs she'll play.

EFUFSNJOF XIBU TPSU PG TPOHT TIF MM QMBZ "A more intimate setting will lend itself i" NPSF JOUJNBUF TFUUJOH XJMM MFOE JUTFMG to playing some of the more intimate UP QMBZJOH TPNF PG UIF NPSF JOUJNBUF tunes, whereas a raucous bar will encourUVOFT XIFSFBT B SBVDPVT CBS XJMM FODPVS

age a different set," she said. "Lately, BHF B EJGGFSFOU TFU w TIF TBJE i-BUFMZ my favorite experiences are when we're NZ GBWPSJUF FYQFSJFODFT BSF XIFO XF SF playing something like 'I Don't Need That QMBZJOH TPNFUIJOH MJLF A* %PO U /FFE 5IBU Man,' a jump blues tune I wrote, when .BO B KVNQ CMVFT UVOF * XSPUF XIFO everyone's shaking a leg. Also, I've been FWFSZPOF T TIBLJOH B MFH "MTP * WF CFFO getting more into soloing on the guitar, HFUUJOH NPSF JOUP TPMPJOH PO UIF HVJUBS especially on tunes like that."

FTQFDJBMMZ PO UVOFT MJLF UIBU w And even though she's not forthcoming "OE FWFO UIPVHI TIF T OPU GPSUIDPNJOH about her name, Miss Tess doesn't mind BCPVU IFS OBNF .JTT 5FTT EPFTO U NJOE

divulging some trivia about herself.

EJWVMHJOH TPNF USJWJB BCPVU IFSTFMG When asked for one fact about her that 8IFO BTLFE GPS POF GBDU BCPVU IFS UIBU she'd want people to know, she replied: TIF E XBOU QFPQMF UP LOPX TIF SFQMJFE "I like Moxie, and so does the rest of the i* MJLF .PYJF BOE TP EPFT UIF SFTU PG UIF band."

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Band, 9 p.m., Jonathan's, Ogunquit. $15 to 0O\R ' ^ [ 8]\ObVO\¸a =Uc\_cWb # b] $52. 8]\ObVO\a`SabOc`O\b Q][) $"$ "# Jonathansrestaurant.com; 646-4526 # $ Feb. 14 - John Waite, 8 p.m., 4SP " ³ 8]V\ EOWbS & ^ [ Jonathan's, Ogunquit. $32.50.

8]\ObVO\¸a =Uc\_cWb ! # Continued from Page E7 :fek`el\[ ]ifd >OUS 3% Jonathansrestaurant.com; 646-4526 8]\ObVO\a`SabOc`O\b Q][) $"$ "# $ Longfellow Square, Portland. $23/$25.

Feb. 16 - Vasen, 7:30 p.m., Hannaford Hall, 4SP $ Âł DOaS\ %(! ^ [ 6O\\OT]`R 6OZZ :]\UTSZZ]e A_cO`S >]`bZO\R ! # Onelongfellowsquare.com; 761-1757 Portland. $34/$40. Porttix.com; 842-0800 >]`bZO\R !" " >]`bbWf Q][) &" & =\SZ]\UTSZZ]ea_cO`S Q][) %$ %#% Feb. 4 - Dan Zanes & Friends, 1 p.m., Feb. 16 - Soul Rebels Brass Band Mardi 4SP $ Âł A]cZ @SPSZa 0`Oaa 0O\R ;O`RW 4SP " Âł 2O\ HO\Sa 4`WS\Ra ^ [ Hannaford Hall, Portland. $11. Porttix.com; Gras Party, 8 p.m., Port City Music Hall, 5`Oa >O`bg & ^ [ >]`b 1Wbg ;caWQ 6OZZ 6O\\OT]`R 6OZZ >]`bZO\R >]`bbWf Q][) 842-0800 Portland. $15 to $30. Portcitymusichall.com; >]`bZO\R # b] ! >]`bQWbg[caWQVOZZ Q][) &" & Feb. 7 - Peter Frampton, 7:30 p.m., State (888) 512-SHOW &&& # A6=E 4SP % Âł >SbS` 4`O[^b]\ %(! ^ [ AbObS Theatre, Portland. $52.65/$79.20.

State Feb. 17 - Paula Poundstone, 4SP % ³ >OcZO >]c\Rab]\S BVSOb`S >]`bZO\R # $# %' AbObS theatreportland.com; (800) 745-3000; 8 p.m., Jonathan's, Ogunquit. $37.50. & ^ [ 8]\ObVO\¸a =Uc\_cWb !% # bVSOb`S^]`bZO\R Q][) & %"# ! ) Cumberland County Civic Center box office 8]\ObVO\a`SabOc`O\b Q][) $"$ "# Jonathansrestaurant.com; 646-4526 $ 1c[PS`ZO\R 1]c\bg 1WdWQ 1S\bS` P]f ]T¿QS Feb. 8 - Kill the Noise, 8 p.m., Port Feb. 17 - Jonny Lang, 8 p.m., State Theatre, 4SP % ³ 8]\\g :O\U & ^ [ AbObS BVSOb`S 4SP & ³ 9WZZ bVS <]WaS & ^ [ >]`b City Music Hall, Portland. $10 to $25.

Portland. $25 to $35. Statetheatreportland. >]`bZO\R # b] !# AbObSbVSOb`S^]`bZO\R 1Wbg ;caWQ 6OZZ >]`bZO\R b] # Portcitymusichall.com; (888) 512-SHOW com; (800) 745-3000 Q][) & %"# ! >]`bQWbg[caWQVOZZ Q][) &&& # A6=E Feb. 9 - David Sanborn, 8 p.m., Stone Feb. 21 - Ruth Moody Band, 8 4SP ³ @cbV ;]]Rg 0O\R & 4SP ' ³ 2OdWR AO\P]`\ & ^ [ Ab]\S Mountain Arts Center, Brownfield. $65. p.m., Jonathan's, Ogunquit. $22.50. ^ [ 8]\ObVO\¸a =Uc\_cWb # ;]c\bOW\ /`ba 1S\bS` 0`]e\¿SZR $# Stonemountainartscenter.com; 935-7292 Jonathansrestaurant.com; 646-4526 8]\ObVO\a`SabOc`O\b Q][) $"$ "# $ Ab]\S[]c\bOW\O`baQS\bS` Q][) '!# % ' Feb. 9-12 ³ ¾2Wa\Sg ]\ 7QS( B`SOac`S - "Disney on Ice: Treasure Feb. 24 - Sierra Hull, 8 p.m., Stone 4SP " ³ AWS``O 6cZZ & ^ [ Ab]\S 4SP ' Mountain Arts Center, Brownfield. $17.50.

Trove," Cumberland County Civic Center, ;]c\bOW\ /`ba 1S\bS` 0`]e\ÂżSZR % # B`]dS Âś 1c[PS`ZO\R 1]c\bg 1WdWQ 1S\bS` Stonemountainartscenter.com; 935-7292 Portland. $15 to $60. Ticketmaster.com; Ab]\S[]c\bOW\O`baQS\bS` Q][) '!# % ' >]`bZO\R # b] $ BWQYSb[OabS` Q][) Theciviccenter.com; (800) 745-3000 Feb. 24 - The Cottars, 8 p.m., Stone 4SP " Âł BVS 1]bbO`a & ^ [ Ab]\S BVSQWdWQQS\bS` Q][) & %"# !

Feb. 10 - Le Vent du Nord, 8 p.m., One Mountain Arts Center, Brownfield. $17.50. ;]c\bOW\ /`ba 1S\bS` 0`]e\ÂżSZR % # 4SP Âł :S DS\b Rc <]`R & ^ [ =\S Longfellow Square, Portland. $25/$28.

Stonemountainartscenter.com; 935-7292 Ab]\S[]c\bOW\O`baQS\bS` Q][) '!# % ' :]\UTSZZ]e A_cO`S >]`bZO\R # & Onelongfellowsquare.com; 761-1757 Feb. 24 - Leon Redbone, 8 p.m., 4SP " ³ :S]\ @SRP]\S & ^ [ =\SZ]\UTSZZ]ea_cO`S Q][) %$ %#% Feb. 11 - "All Together Now" Beatles Tribute 8]\ObVO\¸a =Uc\_cWb " # b] %& # Jonathan's, Ogunquit. $41.50 to $78.50.

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Jonathansrestaurant.com; 646-4526 8]\ObVO\a`SabOc`O\b Q][) $"$ "# $ Feb. 25 - Beausoleil, 8 p.m., One 4SP # Âł 0SOca]ZSWZ & ^ [ =\S Longfellow Square, Portland. $30 to $35. :]\UTSZZ]e A_cO`S >]`bZO\R ! b] !# Onelongfellowsquare.com; 761-1757 =\SZ]\UTSZZ]ea_cO`S Q][) %$ %#% Feb. 25 - Nit Grit and Two Fresh, 8 p.m., 4SP # Âł <Wb 5`Wb O\R Be] 4`SaV & ^ [ Port City Music Hall, Portland. $15 to $30. >]`b 1Wbg ;caWQ 6OZZ >]`bZO\R # b] !

Portcitymusichall.com; (888) 512-SHOW >]`bQWbg[caWQVOZZ Q][) &&& # A6=E Feb. 26 - Suzanne Vega, 8 p.m., Stone 4SP $ Âł AchO\\S DSUO & ^ [ Ab]\S Mountain Arts Center, Brownfield. $55. ;]c\bOW\ /`ba 1S\bS` 0`]e\ÂżSZR ## Stonemountainartscenter.com; 935-7292 Ab]\S[]c\bOW\O`baQS\bS` Q][) '!# % ' March 1 - Eric Church with Brantley Gilbert ;O`QV Âł 3`WQ 1Vc`QV eWbV 0`O\bZSg 5WZPS`b and Drake White, 7:30 p.m., Cumberland O\R 2`OYS EVWbS %(! ^ [ 1c[PS`ZO\R County Civic Center, Portland. $34.75 to 1]c\bg 1WdWQ 1S\bS` >]`bZO\R !" %# b] $42.50.

Ticketmaster.com; (800) 745-3000; " # BWQYSb[OabS` Q][) & %"# ! ) 775-3458 %%# !"#& March 1 - Zach Deputy Band, 8 p.m., ;O`QV Âł HOQV 2S^cbg 0O\R & ^ [ Port City Music Hall, Portland. $12 b] to $25. >]`b 1Wbg ;caWQ 6OZZ >]`bZO\R # Portcitymusichall.com; (888) 512-SHOW >]`bQWbg[caWQVOZZ Q][) &&& # A6=E March 2 Âł B`Sb 4c`S & ^ [ - Tret Pure, 8 p.m., ;O`QV Jonathan's, Ogunquit. $21 to $58.

8]\ObVO\¸a =Uc\_cWb b] #& Jonathansrestaurant.com; 646-4526 8]\ObVO\a`SabOc`O\b Q][) $"$ "# $ March 3 - Lori McKenna, 8 p.m., Stone ;O`QV ! ³ :]`W ;Q9S\\O & ^ [ Ab]\S Mountain Arts Center, Brownfield. $23. ;]c\bOW\ /`ba 1S\bS` 0`]e\¿SZR !

Stonemountainartscenter.com; 935-7292 Ab]\S[]c\bOW\O`baQS\bS` Q][) '!# % ' March 6 - The Black Keys with Arctic ;O`QV $ Âł BVS 0ZOQY 9Sga eWbV /`QbWQ Monkeys, 7:30 p.m., Cumberland ;]\YSga %(! ^ [ 1c[PS`ZO\R County Civic Center, Portland. $45 1]c\bg 1WdWQ 1S\bS` >]`bZO\R "# Ticketmaster.com; (800) 745-3000; BWQYSb[OabS` Q][) & %"# ! )

775-3458 %%# !"#& March 8 - Carolina Chocolate Drops, ;O`QV & ³ 1O`]ZW\O 1V]Q]ZObS 2`]^a 8 p.m., Strand Theatre, Rockland. $24. & ^ [ Ab`O\R BVSOb`S @]QYZO\R " RocklandStrand.com; 594-0070 @]QYZO\RAb`O\R Q][) #'" % March 9-10 - Carolina Chocolate Drops, ;O`QV ' ³ 1O`]ZW\O 1V]Q]ZObS 2`]^a 8 p.m., Stone Mountain Arts Center, & ^ [ Ab]\S ;]c\bOW\ /`ba 1S\bS` Brownfield. $35. Stonemountainartscenter 0`]e\¿SZR !# Ab]\S[]c\bOW\O`baQS\bS` .com; 935-7292 Q][) '!# % ' March 9 - Jonathan Sarty with The ;O`QV ' ³ 8]\ObVO\ AO`bg eWbV BVS White Mountain Boys, 8 p.m., Jonathan's, EVWbS ;]c\bOW\ 0]ga & ^ [ 8]\ObVO\¸a Ogunquit. $20.

Jonathansrestaurant.com; =Uc\_cWb 8]\ObVO\a`SabOc`O\b Q][) 646-4526 $"$ "# $ March 15 - Kung Fu with Flat Nose Diesel ;O`QV # Âł 9c\U 4c eWbV 4ZOb <]aS 2WSaSZ Bus, 8 p.m., Port City Music Hall, Portland.

0ca & ^ [ >]`b 1Wbg ;caWQ 6OZZ >]`bZO\R $10 to $20.

Portcitymusichall.com; b] >]`bQWbg[caWQVOZZ Q][) (888) 512-SHOW &&& # A6=E March 16 - "Stars on Ice," 7:30 p.m., ;O`QV $ Âł ÂľAbO`a ]\ 7QS Âś %(! ^ [ Cumberland County Civic Center, Portland.

1c[PS`ZO\R 1]c\bg 1WdWQ 1S\bS` >]`bZO\R $25 to $125.

Ticketmaster.com;

# b] # BWQYSb[OabS` Q][) (800) 745-3000 & %"# !

March 16 - The Head & The Heart, 8 p.m., ;O`QV $ Âł BVS 6SOR BVS 6SO`b & ^ [ State Theatre, Portland. $18/$20.

State AbObS BVSOb`S >]`bZO\R & AbObS theatreportland.com; (800) 745-3000; bVSOb`S^]`bZO\R Q][) & %"# ! ) Cumberland County Civic Center box office 1c[PS`ZO\R 1]c\bg 1WdWQ 1S\bS` P]f ]TÂżQS March 17 - Stephen Kellogg and The ;O`QV % Âł AbS^VS\ 9SZZ]UU O\R BVS Sixers, 8 p.m., Jonathan's, Ogunquit. $30.

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2O\QS Âś & ^ [ ;S``WZZ /cRWb]`Wc[ >]`bZO\R March 18 - Harlem Globetrotters, 2 ^ [ p.m., ;O`QV & Âł 6O`ZS[ 5Z]PSb`]bbS`a $41 to $57. Porttix.com; 842-0800 " b] #% >]`bbWf Q][) &" & Cumberland County Civic Center, Portland.

1c[PS`ZO\R 1]c\bg 1WdWQ 1S\bS` >]`bZO\R April 6 - Jonathan Edwards, 8 p.m., One /^`WZ $ Âł 8]\ObVO\ 3ReO`Ra & ^ [ =\S $32 b] &% & BWQYSb[OabS` Q][) to $87.80. Ticketmaster.com; !

Longfellow Square, Portland. $35/$38. :]\UTSZZ]e A_cO`S >]`bZO\R !# !& (800) 745-3000 & %"# !

Onelongfellowsquare.com; 761-1757 =\SZ]\UTSZZ]ea_cO`S Q][) %$ %#% March 19 - Harlem Globetrotters, 7 p.m., ;O`QV ' Âł 6O`ZS[ 5Z]PSb`]bbS`a % ^ [ April 6 - Johnny Winter, 8 p.m., /^`WZ $ Âł 8]V\\g EW\bS` & ^ [ Bangor Auditorium. $32.40 to $60.20.

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Jonathansrestaurant.com; 646-4526 $ March 22 Âł /\ 3dS\W\U eWbV 9SZZS` EWZZWO[a - An Evening with Keller Williams, 8]\ObVO\a`SabOc`O\b Q][) $"$ "# ;O`QV April 9 - We Came as Romans, Emmure, /^`WZ ' Âł ES 1O[S Oa @][O\a 3[[c`S 8 p.m., Port City Music Hall, Portland. $25 & ^ [ >]`b 1Wbg ;caWQ 6OZZ >]`bZO\R # Bless the Fall, Woe is Me and The Color 0ZSaa bVS 4OZZ E]S Wa ;S O\R BVS 1]Z]` to $40. Portcitymusichall.com; b] " >]`bQWbg[caWQVOZZ Q][) Morale, 7 p.m., Port City Music Hall, ;]`OZS % ^ [ >]`b 1Wbg ;caWQ 6OZZ (888) 512-SHOW &&& # A6=E March 29 - Excision, Liquid Stranger and ;O`QV ' Âł 3fQWaW]\ :W_cWR Ab`O\US` O\R Please see TIX, PageE12 Gc\Xj\ j\\ B7F GX^\ <() Lucky Date, 8 p.m., State Theatre, Portland. :cQYg 2ObS & ^ [ AbObS BVSOb`S >]`bZO\R

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P M Library Coffeehouse in the Picker Room, with ,IBRARY #OFFEEHOUSE IN THE 0ICKER 2OOM WITH singer-songwriter Peter Herson and Cuzzy's All SINGER SONGWRITER 0ETER (ERSON AND #UZZY S !LL Stars, Camden Public Library. $4, $5. 236-3440.

3TARS #AMDEN 0UBLIC ,IBRARY

7 p.m.

P M Maine Steiners, University of Maine a cappella -AINE 3TEINERS 5NIVERSITY OF -AINE A CAPPELLA group, Marshwood High School (Wesley Kennedy GROUP -ARSHWOOD (IGH 3CHOOL 7ESLEY +ENNEDY Performing Arts Center), South Berwick. $5 at 0ERFORMING !RTS #ENTER 3OUTH "ERWICK AT door, mainesteiners.com. 7 p.m.

DOOR MAINESTEINERS COM P M FRIDAY &2)$!9 Alexis P. Suter Band, blues, One Longfellow !LEXIS 0 3UTER "AND BLUES /NE ,ONGFELLOW Square, Portland. $15 in advance; $18 day of 3QUARE 0ORTLAND IN ADVANCE DAY OF show, onelongfellowsquare.com. 8 p.m.

SHOW ONELONGFELLOWSQUARE COM P M Jerks of Grass, bluegrass, St. Lawrence Arts *ERKS OF 'RASS BLUEGRASS 3T ,AWRENCE !RTS Center, Portland. $12 in advance; $15 day of #ENTER 0ORTLAND IN ADVANCE DAY OF show, stlawrencearts.org. 7:30 p.m.

SHOW STLAWRENCEARTS ORG P M The Mutineers, electric string band, with Pitch 4HE -UTINEERS ELECTRIC STRING BAND WITH 0ITCH Black Ribbsons, The Hive, Kennebunk. $8.

"LACK 2IBBSONS 4HE (IVE +ENNEBUNK thehivekennebunk.com. 7 p.m.

THEHIVEKENNEBUNK COM P M SATURDAY 3!452$!9 MissTess and The Bon Ton Parade, modern songs -ISS 4ESS AND 4HE "ON 4ON 0ARADE MODERN SONGS with a vintage feel, One Longfellow Square, WITH A VINTAGE FEEL /NE ,ONGFELLOW 3QUARE

Portland. $12 in advance; $15 day of show.

0ORTLAND IN ADVANCE DAY OF SHOW onelongfellowsquare.com. 8 p.m.

ONELONGFELLOWSQUARE COM P M Wry Climate, indie rock, CD-release show with 7RY #LIMATE INDIE ROCK #$ RELEASE SHOW WITH The Milkman's Union, Frontier Cafe, Cinema & 4HE -ILKMAN S 5NION &RONTIER #AFE #INEMA Gallery, Brunswick. $8 in advance; $10 day of 'ALLERY "RUNSWICK IN ADVANCE DAY OF show, explorefrontier.com. 7:30 p.m.

SHOW EXPLOREFRONTIER COM P M January Dam Jam IV, featuring Racky Thomas; *ANUARY $AM *AM )6 FEATURING 2ACKY 4HOMAS benefit for blues music scholarship; Damariscotta BENElT FOR BLUES MUSIC SCHOLARSHIP $AMARISCOTTA American Legion Post #42. $10; $5 students. 841!MERICAN ,EGION 0OST STUDENTS 1461. 3 to 8 p.m.

TO P M Cinder Conk, originals and Balkan music, First #INDER #ONK ORIGINALS AND "ALKAN MUSIC &IRST Congregational Church, New Gloucester. $10; $5 #ONGREGATIONAL #HURCH .EW 'LOUCESTER for seniors and children. 926-3260. 7:30 p.m.

FOR SENIORS AND CHILDREN P M Mousam River Ramblers, bluegrass, folk and rock, -OUSAM 2IVER 2AMBLERS BLUEGRASS FOLK AND ROCK

The Hive, Kennebunk. thehivekennebunk.com.

4HE (IVE +ENNEBUNK THEHIVEKENNEBUNK COM $6. 7 p.m.

P M SUNDAY 35.$!9 Family Folk Festival, with The Gawler Family and &AMILY &OLK &ESTIVAL WITH 4HE 'AWLER &AMILY AND The Boardmans, Jewett Auditorium, Augusta. $10; 4HE "OARDMANS *EWETT !UDITORIUM !UGUSTA $5 for students; free for ages 12 and under. 621 FOR STUDENTS FREE FOR AGES AND UNDER 3551. 2 p.m. (Rate date is Jan. 15).

P M 2ATE DATE IS *AN Bluegrass Jam Session, unplugged string "LUEGRASS *AM 3ESSION UNPLUGGED STRING instruments only, Roost Function Hall, Buxton. $5; INSTRUMENTS ONLY 2OOST &UNCTION (ALL "UXTON free for kids with adult. 799-1232. 1 to 6 p.m.

FREE FOR KIDS WITH ADULT TO P M Student Ensemble Shows, American roots music 3TUDENT %NSEMBLE 3HOWS !MERICAN ROOTS MUSIC by student performers, One Longfellow Square,

BY STUDENT PERFORMERS /NE ,ONGFELLOW 3QUARE

Portland. $8 in advance; $10 day of show; $15 0ORTLAND IN ADVANCE DAY OF SHOW family, onelongfellowsquare.com. 7 p.m.

FAMILY ONELONGFELLOWSQUARE COM P M MONDAY -/.$!9 Dave Pietro and NYU Wayne Shorter Ensemble, $AVE 0IETRO AND .95 7AYNE 3HORTER %NSEMBLE

jazz, Leura Hill Eastman Performing Arts Center, JAZZ ,EURA (ILL %ASTMAN 0ERFORMING !RTS #ENTER

Fryeburg. $10; $5 for seniors and youths under &RYEBURG FOR SENIORS AND YOUTHS UNDER 18. 935-9232. 7:30 p.m.

P M TUESDAY 45%3$!9 Novel Jazz Septet, "Duke Ellington & Billy .OVEL *AZZ 3EPTET h$UKE %LLINGTON "ILLY Strayhorn: Sacred & Secular A Life Mix," Husson 3TRAYHORN 3ACRED 3ECULAR n ! ,IFE -IX v (USSON University (Gracie Theatre), Bangor. $10. 9425NIVERSITY 'RACIE 4HEATRE "ANGOR 6781, Ext. 114. 7 p.m.

%XT P M WEDNESDAY 7%$.%3$!9 Maine Songwriters Association Showcase, with -AINE 3ONGWRITERS !SSOCIATION 3HOWCASE WITH Bass Box, Rob Cimitile, John Hasnip and Robby "ASS "OX 2OB #IMITILE *OHN (ASNIP AND 2OBBY Simpson, One Longfellow Square, Portland. $5; 3IMPSON /NE ,ONGFELLOW 3QUARE 0ORTLAND tickets at the door, onelongfellowsquare.com. 7 p.m.

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Poco, acoustic country rock, One Longfellow 0OCO ACOUSTIC COUNTRY ROCK /NE ,ONGFELLOW Square, Portland. $35. onelongfellowsquare.com.

3QUARE 0ORTLAND ONELONGFELLOWSQUARE COM 8 p.m.

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COMEDY N #/-%$9 Open Mic Comedy Night, 21-plus; Slainte, /PEN -IC #OMEDY .IGHT PLUS 3LAINTE

Portland, slaintewinebar.com. 8 p.m. today and 0ORTLAND SLAINTEWINEBAR COM P M TODAY AND Jan. 12. *AN Ray Harrington, with guests, 18-plus; Comedy 2AY (ARRINGTON WITH GUESTS PLUS #OMEDY Connection, Portland. $15. mainecomedy.com. 8 #ONNECTION 0ORTLAND MAINECOMEDY COM p.m. Friday and Saturday.

P M &RIDAY AND 3ATURDAY "Superhero," live stand-up show by Harvie filmed h3UPERHERO v LIVE STAND UP SHOW BY (ARVIE lLMED for TV special, Portland Stage Company. Sold out.

FOR 46 SPECIAL 0ORTLAND 3TAGE #OMPANY 3OLD OUT ianharvie.com/tickets. 7 p.m. Saturday.

IANHARVIE COM TICKETS P M 3ATURDAY The B-Rad Comedy Blowout Tour, DVD-release 4HE " 2AD #OMEDY "LOWOUT 4OUR $6$ RELEASE party and comedy show featuring Comic B-Rad, PARTY AND COMEDY SHOW FEATURING #OMIC " 2AD

Mike Bunker, Paul Hunt and James Spizuoco; -IKE "UNKER 0AUL (UNT AND *AMES 3PIZUOCO Lucid Stage, Portland. $12. lucidstage.com. 8 p.m. ,UCID 3TAGE 0ORTLAND LUCIDSTAGE COM P M Jan. 12. *AN

BARS/CLUBS N "!23 #,5"3 TODAY 4/$!9 Brendan Asquith, singer-songwriter, Blue, "RENDAN !SQUITH SINGER SONGWRITER "LUE

Portland. Donation, portcityblue.com. 8 p.m.

0ORTLAND $ONATION PORTCITYBLUE COM P M Geoff Zimmerman and Pete Miller, urban folk, 'EOFF :IMMERMAN AND 0ETE -ILLER URBAN FOLK

Blue, Portland. Donation, portcityblue.com. 10 "LUE 0ORTLAND $ONATION PORTCITYBLUE COM p.m.

P M Poke Chop &The Other White Meat, open blues 0OKE #HOP 4HE /THER 7HITE -EAT OPEN BLUES jam, The Cage, Lewiston. 783-0668. 8 p.m.

JAM 4HE #AGE ,EWISTON P M Band Beyond Description, jam-band covers, 21"AND "EYOND $ESCRIPTION JAM BAND COVERS

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slaintewinebar.com. 9 p.m.

SLAINTEWINEBAR COM P M Ariel Rubin, folk-pop, Blue, Portland. !RIEL 2UBIN FOLK POP "LUE 0ORTLAND portcityblue.com. Donation. 6 p.m.

PORTCITYBLUE COM $ONATION P M Brendan Hogan, roots/modern rock, Blue, "RENDAN (OGAN ROOTS MODERN ROCK "LUE

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0ORTLAND PORTCITYBLUE COM $ONATION P M Okbari, Middle Eastern ensemble, Blue, Portland. /KBARI -IDDLE %ASTERN ENSEMBLE "LUE 0ORTLAND plus; Big Easy, Portland, bigeasyportland.com. 9 p.m.

PLUS "IG %ASY 0ORTLAND BIGEASYPORTLAND COM P M portcityblue.com. Donation. 10 p.m.

PORTCITYBLUE COM $ONATION P M Retro Night, Asylum, Portland.

2ETRO .IGHT !SYLUM 0ORTLAND Grupo Mofongo, First Friday Salsa, Empire Dine 'RUPO -OFONGO &IRST &RIDAY 3ALSA %MPIRE $INE portlandasylum.com. 9 p.m.

PORTLANDASYLUM COM P M and Dance, Portland, portlandempire.com. 8:30 AND $ANCE 0ORTLAND PORTLANDEMPIRE COM Beer Pong, Line Dancing, Karaoke and DJ B"EER 0ONG ,INE $ANCING +ARAOKE AND $* " p.m.

P M set, 21-plus; Club Texas, Auburn. $2. 784-7785.

SET PLUS #LUB 4EXAS !UBURN John Clavette Band, rock, with The Trickle *OHN #LAVETTE "AND ROCK WITH 4HE 4RICKLE Doors at 6 p.m. $OORS AT P M Down and Almost Righteous, Big Easy, Portland. $OWN AND !LMOST 2IGHTEOUS "IG %ASY 0ORTLAND Open Mic Night, Deer Run Tavern, Yarmouth. /PEN -IC .IGHT $EER 2UN 4AVERN 9ARMOUTH bigeasyportland.com. 9 p.m.

BIGEASYPORTLAND COM P M 846-9555. 7:30 to 10:30 p.m.

TO P M Nikki Hunt Band, hard rock, RiRa, Portland. .IKKI (UNT "AND HARD ROCK 2I2A 0ORTLAND Tricky Britches, acoustic bluegrass, Dogfish Bar 4RICKY "RITCHES ACOUSTIC BLUEGRASS $OGlSH "AR rira.com. 10 p.m.

RIRA COM P M and Grille, Portland, thedogtishbarandgrille.com.

AND 'RILLE 0ORTLAND THEDOGlSHBARANDGRILLE COM MAMM Jams, Maine Academy of Modern -!-- *AMS -AINE !CADEMY OF -ODERN 8 p.m.

P M Music performers, Bayside Bowl, Portland.

-USIC PERFORMERS "AYSIDE "OWL 0ORTLAND Jerks of Grass, bluegrass, Bayside Bowl, Portland. *ERKS OF 'RASS BLUEGRASS "AYSIDE "OWL 0ORTLAND baysidebowl.com. 6 p.m.

BAYSIDEBOWL COM P M baysidebowl.com. 8 p.m.

BAYSIDEBOWL COM P M Jam Bands, Bayside Bowl, Portland. *AM "ANDS "AYSIDE "OWL 0ORTLAND NickAlden, singer-songwriter, 21-plus; Slainte, .ICK !LDEN SINGER SONGWRITER PLUS 3LAINTE

baysidebowl.com. 9 p.m.

BAYSIDEBOWL COM P M Portland. $3, $5. slaintewinebar.com. 10 p.m.

0ORTLAND SLAINTEWINEBAR COM P M Gary Richardson, acoustic jazz and blues, Gingko 'ARY 2ICHARDSON ACOUSTIC JAZZ AND BLUES 'INGKO Pitch Black Ribbons, alt-blues, Andy's Old Port 0ITCH "LACK 2IBBONS ALT BLUES !NDY S /LD 0ORT Blue Jazz Club, Portland, gingkoblue.com. 5 p.m.

"LUE *AZZ #LUB 0ORTLAND GINGKOBLUE COM P M Pub, Portland, andysoldportpub.com. 7 p.m.

0UB 0ORTLAND ANDYSOLDPORTPUB COM P M Rick Miller & Band, blues, Gingko Blue Jazz Club, 2ICK -ILLER "AND BLUES 'INGKO "LUE *AZZ #LUB

Tommy O'Connell &The Juke Joint Devils, blues, 4OMMY / #ONNELL 4HE *UKE *OINT $EVILS BLUES

Portland, gingkoblue.com. 9 p.m.

Gingko Blue Jazz Club, Portland, gingkoblue.com. 0ORTLAND GINGKOBLUE COM P M 'INGKO "LUE *AZZ #LUB 0ORTLAND GINGKOBLUE COM Plague, industrial night, Asylum, Portland. $5; $2 0LAGUE INDUSTRIAL NIGHT !SYLUM 0ORTLAND 8 p.m.

P M before 9:30 p.m. portlandasylum.com. 9:30 p.m.

BEFORE P M PORTLANDASYLUM COM P M Pete Witham and The Cozmic Zombies, rock, 0ETE 7ITHAM AND 4HE #OZMIC :OMBIES ROCK

Del Rossi Posse, groove-based dance band, $EL 2OSSI 0OSSE GROOVE BASED DANCE BAND

Geno's Rock Club, Portland. 221-2382. 9 p.m.

'ENO S 2OCK #LUB 0ORTLAND P M Dogfish Bar and Grille, Portland, thedogfishbar $OGlSH "AR AND 'RILLE 0ORTLAND THEDOGlSHBAR andgrille.com. 8 p.m.

ANDGRILLE COM P M FRIDAY &2)$!9 Yellow Roman Candles, folk-rock, with The 9ELLOW 2OMAN #ANDLES FOLK ROCK WITH 4HE SATURDAY 3!452$!9 Farthest Forest, The Oak and the Ax, Biddeford. &ARTHEST &OREST 4HE /AK AND THE !X "IDDEFORD BR Garm Record-Release Show, atmospheric "2 'ARM 2ECORD 2ELEASE 3HOW ATMOSPHERIC $7. theoakandtheax.blogspot.com. 8 p.m.

THEOAKANDTHEAX BLOGSPOT COM P M rock, with Asa Irons, The Oak and the Ax, ROCK WITH !SA )RONS 4HE /AK AND THE !X

Last Chance to Reason, rock, with Waranimals ,AST #HANCE TO 2EASON ROCK WITH 7ARANIMALS Biddeford. $7. theoakandtheax.blogspot.com. 8 p.m.

"IDDEFORD THEOAKANDTHEAX BLOGSPOT COM P M and others, Geno's Rock Club, Portland. 221AND OTHERS 'ENO S 2OCK #LUB 0ORTLAND Five Shadow, classic rock and country, 21-plus&IVE 3HADOW CLASSIC ROCK AND COUNTRY PLUS 2382.9p.m.

P M Club Texas, Auburn, clubtexas.info. 9 p.m. #LUB 4EXAS !UBURN CLUBTEXAS INFO P M Potato Pickers, bluegrass, Andy's Old Port Pub, 0OTATO 0ICKERS BLUEGRASS !NDY S /LD 0ORT 0UB

Zach Zaitlin, singer-songwriter, with Fishing the :ACH :AITLIN SINGER SONGWRITER WITH &ISHING THE Portland, andysoldportpub.com. 8:30 p.m.

0ORTLAND ANDYSOLDPORTPUB COM P M Sky and special guests, 21-plus; Slainte, Portland.

3KY AND SPECIAL GUESTS PLUS 3LAINTE 0ORTLAND Ladies Night with DJ B-Set, 21-plus; Club Texas, ,ADIES .IGHT WITH $* " 3ET PLUS #LUB 4EXAS

slaintewinebar.com. 9 p.m.

SLAINTEWINEBAR COM P M Auburn, clubtexas.info. 8 p.m. !UBURN CLUBTEXAS INFO P M First Friday Dance Party, with Alex &IRST &RIDAY $ANCE 0ARTY WITH !LEX Pastuhov, 21-plus; Slainte, Portland. $3, $5.

0ASTUHOV PLUS 3LAINTE 0ORTLAND

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Justin Walton, road songs, Andy's O l d Port Pub, Portland, andysoldportpub.com. 8:30 p.m.

0ORTLAND ANDYSOLDPORTPUB COM P M Eric Ott, singer/songwriter, Blue, Portland. %RIC /TT SINGER SONGWRITER "LUE 0ORTLAND portcityblue.com. Donation. 6 p.m.

PORTCITYBLUE COM $ONATION P M )AN %THAN ACOUSTIC DOUBLE NECK GUITARIST "LUE

Ian Ethan, acoustic double-neck guitarist, Blue, Portland, portcityblue.com. 8 p.m.

0ORTLAND PORTCITYBLUE COM P M Eric Winter Quartet, jazz, Blue, Portland. %RIC 7INTER 1UARTET JAZZ "LUE 0ORTLAND portcityblue.com. 10 p.m.

PORTCITYBLUE COM P M 4ONE +INGS SOUL JAZZ AND BLUES "IG %ASY

Tone Kings, soul, jazz and blues, Big Easy, Portland, bigeasyportland.com. 9 p.m.

0ORTLAND BIGEASYPORTLAND COM P M Kilcollins Band, pop/rock covers, RiRa, Portland. +ILCOLLINS "AND POP ROCK COVERS 2I2A 0ORTLAND rira.com. 10 p.m.

RIRA COM P M (OT #LUB DE -ONDE GYPSY JAZZ AND SWING 'INGKO Hot Club de Monde, gypsy jazz and swing, Gingko Blue Jazz Club, Portland, gingkoblue.com. 9 p.m.

"LUE *AZZ #LUB 0ORTLAND GINGKOBLUE COM P M Matt Meyer and The Gumption Junction, old-timey -ATT -EYER AND 4HE 'UMPTION *UNCTION OLD TIMEY Americana, Dogfish Bar and Grille, Portland, thedo !MERICANA $OGlSH "AR AND 'RILLE 0ORTLAND THEDO gfishbarandgrille.com. 8 p.m.

GlSHBARANDGRILLE COM P M Filthy Still, punk-country, with Yankee Cockfight &ILTHY 3TILL PUNK COUNTRY WITH 9ANKEE #OCKlGHT and Down to the Well, 21-plus; Geno's Rock Club, AND $OWN TO THE 7ELL PLUS 'ENO S 2OCK #LUB

Portland. 221-2382. 9 p.m.

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SUNDAY 35.$!9 Kevin Attra and Ronda Dale, singer-songwriters, +EVIN !TTRA AND 2ONDA $ALE SINGER SONGWRITERS

Andy's O l d Port Pub, Portland. 5:30 p.m. !NDY S /LD 0ORT 0UB 0ORTLAND P M Rhythmic Cypher, open mic of spoken-word poetry 2HYTHMIC #YPHER OPEN MIC OF SPOKEN WORD POETRY with live music, 21-plus; Slainte, Portland. 828WITH LIVE MUSIC PLUS 3LAINTE 0ORTLAND 0900. 8 p.m.

P M John Linscott and The Mainestream Jazzmen, jazz *OHN ,INSCOTT AND 4HE -AINESTREAM *AZZMEN JAZZ jam, The Local Buzz, Cape Elizabeth. Donation.

JAM 4HE ,OCAL "UZZ #APE %LIZABETH $ONATION capelocalbuzz.com. 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

CAPELOCALBUZZ COM A M TO P M Traditional Irish Session, Irish music, Blue, 4RADITIONAL )RISH 3ESSION )RISH MUSIC "LUE

Portland, portcityblue.com. 9:30 p.m.

0ORTLAND PORTCITYBLUE COM P M The Couch, open mic with host John Nels and 4HE #OUCH OPEN MIC WITH HOST *OHN .ELS AND guest artist Andrew Yankowsky, Empire Dine and GUEST ARTIST !NDREW 9ANKOWSKY %MPIRE $INE AND Dance, Portland, portlandempire.com. 8:30 p.m. $ANCE 0ORTLAND PORTLANDEMPIRE COM P M MONDAY -/.$!9 Butcher Boy and The Cowboy Band, indie rock, "UTCHER "OY AND 4HE #OWBOY "AND INDIE ROCK

tour kickoff show, The Oak and the Ax, TOUR KICKOFF SHOW 4HE /AK AND THE !X

Biddeford. $7. theoakandtheax.blogspot.com.

"IDDEFORD THEOAKANDTHEAX BLOGSPOT COM 8 p.m.

P M Open Mic with Alec Wall, Andy's Old Port Pub, /PEN -IC WITH !LEC 7ALL !NDY S /LD 0ORT 0UB

Portland, andysoldportpub.com. 7 p.m.

0ORTLAND ANDYSOLDPORTPUB COM P M TUESDAY 45%3$!9 Tyler Lienhardt and Jake Hoffman, old country 4YLER ,IENHARDT AND *AKE (OFFMAN OLD COUNTRY and bluegrass, Andy's Old Port Pub, Portland.

AND BLUEGRASS !NDY S /LD 0ORT 0UB 0ORTLAND andysoldportpub.com. 6 p.m.

ANDYSOLDPORTPUB COM P M Karaoke Night w i t h DJ Ponyfarm, 21-plus; Slainte, +ARAOKE .IGHT WITH $* 0ONYFARM PLUS 3LAINTE

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BVS /ZSfWa > AcbS` 0O\R Wa W\ C\Wbg b]ROg O\R W\ >]`bZO\R ]\ 4`WROg Portland. $3, $5. slaintewinebar.com. 9 p.m.

0ORTLAND SLAINTEWINEBAR COM P M WEDNESDAY 7%$.%3$!9 Mouth Washington, rock, 21 -plus; Slainte, -OUTH 7ASHINGTON ROCK PLUS 3LAINTE

Portland. $3, $5. slaintewinebar.com. 9 p.m.

0ORTLAND SLAINTEWINEBAR COM P M Poke Chop &The Other White Meat, blues jam, 0OKE #HOP 4HE /THER 7HITE -EAT BLUES JAM

The New Venue, Portland. 541-9045. 7 p.m.

4HE .EW 6ENUE 0ORTLAND P M David Beam and The Custom House Gang, blues $AVID "EAM AND 4HE #USTOM (OUSE 'ANG BLUES and Americana, Andy's O l d Port Pub, Portland.

AND !MERICANA !NDY S /LD 0ORT 0UB 0ORTLAND andysoldportpub.com. 7:30 p.m.

ANDYSOLDPORTPUB COM P M Jessica Cunningham, "American Idol" finalist from *ESSICA #UNNINGHAM h!MERICAN )DOLv lNALIST FROM Maine, pop/rock, RiRa, Portland, rira.com. 8:30 -AINE POP ROCK 2I2A 0ORTLAND RIRA COM p.m.

P M Blind Albert, acoustic clues, Gingko Blue Jazz "LIND !LBERT ACOUSTIC CLUES 'INGKO "LUE *AZZ Club, Portland, gingkoblue.com. 6 p.m. #LUB 0ORTLAND GINGKOBLUE COM P M Rap Night, with local musicians, 21-plus; Big Easy, 2AP .IGHT WITH LOCAL MUSICIANS PLUS "IG %ASY

Portland. $3. bigeasyportland.com. 9 p.m.

0ORTLAND BIGEASYPORTLAND COM P M Karaoke w i t h DJ Johnny Red, Asylum, Portland. +ARAOKE WITH $* *OHNNY 2ED !SYLUM 0ORTLAND portlandasylum.com. 9 p.m.

PORTLANDASYLUM COM P M Acoustic Open Mic, with Builder of the House, !COUSTIC /PEN -IC WITH "UILDER OF THE (OUSE

Dogfish Bar and Grille, Portland, thedogfishbarand $OGlSH "AR AND 'RILLE 0ORTLAND THEDOGlSHBARAND grille.com. 8 p.m.

GRILLE COM P M JAN. 12 *!.

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8]\ObVO\¸a =Uc\_cWb !# # b] % J o n a t h a n s r e s t a u r a n t . c o m ; 6 4 6 - 4 5 2$6 8]\ObVO\a`SabOc`O\b Q][) $"$ "# A p r i l 13 - D o n M c L e a n , 7:30 p.m., F r a n c o /^`WZ ! ³ 2]\ ;Q:SO\ %(! ^ [ 4`O\Q] A m e r i c a n H e r i t a g e Center, L e w i s t o n . $ 5 0 t o /[S`WQO\ 6S`WbOUS 1S\bS` :SeWab]\ # b] $60. Lafilmfestival.org. $ :O¿Z[TSabWdOZ ]`U A p r i l 18 - Dan Hicks & The H o t Licks, /^`WZ & ³ 2O\ 6WQYa BVS 6]b :WQYa 8 p.m., J o n a t h a n ' s , O g u n q u i t . $ 3 2 # .50. & ^ [ 8]\ObVO\¸a =Uc\_cWb !

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originals, Andy's Old Port Pub, Portland.

ORIGINALS !NDY S /LD 0ORT 0UB 0ORTLAND andysoldportpub.com. 6 p.m.

ANDYSOLDPORTPUB COM P M MSA Songwriters in the Round, Blue, Portland.

-3! 3ONGWRITERS IN THE 2OUND "LUE 0ORTLAND portcityblue.com. Donation. 6 p.m.

PORTCITYBLUE COM $ONATION P M Tim Novak, folk/country, Blue, Portland.

4IM .OVAK FOLK COUNTRY "LUE 0ORTLAND portcityblue.com. 8 p.m.

PORTCITYBLUE COM P M Kevin Olken, indie folk-rock, Blue, Portland. +EVIN /LKEN INDIE FOLK ROCK "LUE 0ORTLAND portcityblue.com. Donation. 10 p.m.

PORTCITYBLUE COM $ONATION P M Octane, jazz and swing, Gingko Blue Jazz Club, /CTANE JAZZ AND SWING 'INGKO "LUE *AZZ #LUB

Portland, gingkoblue.com. 8 p.m.

0ORTLAND GINGKOBLUE COM P M Poke Chop &The Other White Meat, open blues 0OKE #HOP 4HE /THER 7HITE -EAT OPEN BLUES jam, The Cage, Lewiston. 783-0668. 8 p.m.

JAM 4HE #AGE ,EWISTON P M Band Beyond Description, jam-band covers, 2 1 "AND "EYOND $ESCRIPTION JAM BAND COVERS

plus; Big Easy, Portland, bigeasyportland.com. 9 p.m.

PLUS "IG %ASY 0ORTLAND BIGEASYPORTLAND COM P M Retro Night, Asylum, Portland.

2ETRO .IGHT !SYLUM 0ORTLAND portlandasylum.com. 9 p.m.

PORTLANDASYLUM COM P M Beer Pong, Line Dancing, Karaoke and DJ B"EER 0ONG ,INE $ANCING +ARAOKE AND $* " set, 21-plus; Club Texas, Auburn. $2. 784-7785.

SET PLUS #LUB 4EXAS !UBURN Doors at 6 p.m. $OORS AT P M Open Mic Night, Deer Run Tavern, Yarmouth. 846/PEN -IC .IGHT $EER 2UN 4AVERN 9ARMOUTH 9555. 7:30 to 10:30 p.m.

TO P M Jerks of Grass, bluegrass, Bayside Bowl, Portland. *ERKS OF 'RASS BLUEGRASS "AYSIDE "OWL 0ORTLAND baysidebowl.com. 8 p.m.

BAYSIDEBOWL COM P M Sorcha, acoustic guitar and banjo, Dogfish Bar 3ORCHA ACOUSTIC GUITAR AND BANJO $OGlSH "AR and Grille, Portland, thedogfishbarandgrille.com.

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DPNF VQ XJUI Where did you grow up, and 8IFSF EJE ZPV HSPX VQ BOE where do you live now?

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We Love Soaps has also nominated “Ragged Isle” for seven awards (including Best Drama Series, Best Ensemble, Best Writing, Cinematography and more), and the show is also nominated in their Top 20 Web Series of the Year poll.

That’s where you come in.

Unlike “Ragged Isle’s” other seven nominations, which are decided by industry professionals, the fans will decide who gets the top prize in this category. And while Dodd is excited at the prospect of winning it all, he’s grateful for the attention his show, and his cast, have already received.

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ainers support their filmmakers.

Talking to aspiring directors around the state, that theme is a constant.

People are eager to donate money, time, locations, chow and good will when fellow Mainers are trying to make their cinematic dreams a reality.

And now all it’ll take is a click of the mouse.

When last we checked in with Barry Dodd, creator of the Maine Web series “Ragged Isle,” he and his intrepid crew had just completed filming their first season of the “Twin Peaks”esque tale of a young newspaper photographer uncovering a tiny Maine island’s deep, dark secrets. He was exhausted and largely broke – and wondering what was in store for the film’s future.

A lot, as it turns out.

Since premiering on YouTube and the “Ragged Isle” website (raggedisle.com), the series has become something of a major player in the (admittedly under-the radar) webseries community.

“It’s been super far beyond anything we had planned on as far as the response,” says Dodd.

That response was helped enormously by the podcast Indie Intertube (indieintertube.tv), which championed the show after Dodd sent them a video, resulting in international attention. “People in Ireland and the U.K. started contacting us,” he said. “(Indie Intertube) became awesome friends of ours; we owe those two ladies a lot.”

From there, “Ragged Isle” became a favorite of another influential website, We Love Soaps (welovesoaps.net). “Of all places!” exclaims Dodd. “Actually, they don’t cover just soap operas necessarily – they have a big focus on all independent online series as well. We sent them a link, and things sort of took off. ‘Ragged Isle’

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"THE MUPPETS" (PG) (1:30) Stars Amy Adams, Jason ÂľB63 ;C>>3BAÂś >5 (! AbO`a /[g /RO[a 8Oa]\ Segel and Chris Cooper. Directed by James Bobin.

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"WAR HORSE" (PG-13) (2:26) Stars Jeremy Irvine, ¾E/@ 6=@A3œ >5 ! ( $ AbO`a 8S`S[g 7`dW\S Peter Mullan and Emily Watson. Directed by Steven >SbS` ;cZZO\ O\R 3[WZg EOba]\ 2W`SQbSR Pg AbSdS\ Spielberg. Set during World War I in Europe, a young A^WSZPS`U ASb Rc`W\U E]`ZR EO` 7 W\ 3c`]^S O g]c\U man meets and trains a horse. The pair are forced to [O\ [SSba O\R b`OW\a O V]`aS BVS ^OW` O`S T]`QSR b] part, and the film follows the horse's journey as he ^O`b O\R bVS ¿Z[ T]ZZ]ea bVS V]`aS¸a X]c`\Sg Oa VS moves through the war and the lives he touches along []dSa bV`]cUV bVS eO` O\R bVS ZWdSa VS b]cQVSa OZ]\U "TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY" (R) (2:07) Stars Gary ¾B7<93@ B/7:=@ A=:273@ A>Gœ @ ( % AbO`a 5O`g the way. bVS eOg Oldman, Colin Firth and Tom Hardy. Directed by Tomas =ZR[O\ 1]ZW\ 4W`bV O\R B][ 6O`Rg 2W`SQbSR Pg B][Oa "MY WEEK WITH MARILYN" (R) (2:00) Stars Michelle ¾;G E339 E7B6 ;/@7:G<œ @ ( AbO`a ;WQVSZZS Showing at: Nickelodeon (Portland) Today-Wed AV]eW\U Ob( <WQYSZ]RS]\ >]`bZO\R B]ROg ESR Alfredson. In 1970s England, the head of MI6 dispatches /ZT`SRa]\ 7\ '% a 3\UZO\R bVS VSOR ]T ;7$ RWa^ObQVSa Williams, Eddie Redmayne and Kenneth Branagh.

EWZZWO[a 3RRWS @SR[Og\S O\R 9S\\SbV 0`O\OUV 3:30, 6:30, 9:25; Cinemagic Grand (South 12:30, (! !(! $(! '( #) 1W\S[OUWQ 5`O\R A]cbV a spy to meet with a Hungarian general, but something O a^g b] [SSb eWbV O 6c\UO`WO\ US\S`OZ Pcb a][SbVW\U Paramount Pictures >O`O[]c\b >WQbc`Sa 2W`SQbSR Pg AW[]\ 1c`bWa /RO^bSR T`][ bVS [S[]W`a Directed by Simon Curtis. Adapted from the memoirs Portland) Today 3, 6:30, 9:40 Fri-Wed 1:30,4:45, 8; >]`bZO\R B]ROg ! $(! '(" 4`W ESR (! "("# &) goes wrong and the general dies before he can reveal U]Sa e`]\U O\R bVS US\S`OZ RWSa PST]`S VS QO\ `SdSOZ S u z a n C r o w l e y in "The Devil Inside." of Colin Clark, an employee of Sir Laurence Olivier, AchO\ 1`]eZSg W\ ÂľBVS 2SdWZ 7\aWRS Âś ]T 1]ZW\ 1ZO`Y O\ S[^Z]gSS ]T AW` :Oc`S\QS =ZWdWS` Cinemagic Saco Today-Wed 12:25, 3:30, 6:30, 9:30; 1W\S[OUWQ AOQ] B]ROg ESR ( # !(! $(! '(! ) the information. Veteran agent George Smiley is called bVS W\T]`[ObW]\ DSbS`O\ OUS\b 5S]`US A[WZSg Wa QOZZSR about the tense interaction between Olivier and OP]cb bVS bS\aS W\bS`OQbW]\ PSbeSS\ =ZWdWS` O\R Cinemagic Westbrook Today 11:40, 3, 6:30,9:40 Fri1W\S[OUWQ ESabP`]]Y B]ROg (" ! $(! '(" 4`W back from forced retirement to find a mole and stop POQY T`][ T]`QSR `SbW`S[S\b b] Âż\R O []ZS O\R ab]^ Showing at: Cinemagic Westbrook Today 11:50, AV]eW\U Ob( 1W\S[OUWQ ESabP`]]Y B]ROg (# Marilyn Monroe during production of "The Prince and ;O`WZg\ ;]\`]S Rc`W\U ^`]RcQbW]\ ]T ÂľBVS >`W\QS O\R Wed 11:50, 3:10, 6:30, 9:40; Brunswick 10 Today 12:35, ESR (# !( $(! '(" ) 0`c\aeWQY B]ROg (!# the flow of British secrets to the Russians. bVS Ă&#x20AC;]e ]T 0`WbWaV aSQ`Sba b] bVS @caaWO\a 2:10, 4:30 ( "(! the Showgirl." bVS AV]eUW`Z Âś 3:50,4:30, 7, 7:45 Fri-Wed 12:50, 4:10, 6:40, 7:40, 9:50; !(# "(! % %("# 4`W ESR (# "( $(" %(" '(# ) Opening at: Nickelodeon (Portland) Fri-Wed 1:15,4, =^S\W\U Ob( <WQYSZ]RS]\ >]`bZO\R 4`W ESR ( # " Showing at: Nickelodeon Today 12:40, 5, 7:15, AV]eW\U Ob( <WQYSZ]RS]\ B]ROg (" 2:50, (# # %( # Windham 5 Star Fri 3:50, 6:45, 9:35 Sat 12:45, 3:50, EW\RVO[ # AbO` 4`W !(# $("# '(!# AOb ("# !(# 6:50, 9:30; Eveningstar (Brunswick) Fri-Sat 1:30,4, $(# '(! ) 3dS\W\UabO` 0`c\aeWQY 4`W AOb (! " "THE DARKEST HOUR" (PG-13) (1:29) Stars Emile ÂľB63 2/@93AB 6=C@Âś >5 ! ( ' AbO`a 3[WZS 9:40 Fri-Wed 12:40, 5,7:15, 9:40; Cinemagic Westbrook '(" 4`W ESR (" # %( # '(" ) 1W\S[OUWQ ESabP`]]Y 6:45, 9:35 Sun 12:45 3:50, 6:45 Mon-Tues 3:50, 6:45 $("# '(!# Ac\ ("# !(# $("# ;]\ BcSa !(# $("# 6:30,9 Mon-Wed 1:30,4, 6:30; Cinemagic Westbrook $(! ' ;]\ ESR (! " $(! ) 1W\S[OUWQ ESabP`]]Y Hirsch, Olivia Thirlby, Max Minghella and Rachael 6W`aQV =ZWdWO BVW`ZPg ;Of ;W\UVSZZO O\R @OQVOSZ Today 11:40, 2,4:30, 7:20,10 Fri-Wed 11:40, 2, "(" % 4:40, 7 B]ROg (" "(! %( 4`W ESR (" Wed 12:45,3:50, 6:45; Nordica (Freeport) Fri-Thurs ESR ("# !(# $("#) <]`RWQO 4`SS^]`b 4`W BVc`a Fri-Wed 12:20, 3:30, 6:40, 9:30 4`W ESR ( !(! $(" '(!

Taylor. Directed by Chris Gorak. Set in Moscow, five BOgZ]` 2W`SQbSR Pg 1V`Wa 5]`OY ASb W\ ;]aQ]e ¿dS 6:20, 9:20; Falmouth 10 Fri 4:30, 7:45 Sat 12:15, ( # !(3:20, $( '( ) 4OZ[]cbV 4`W "(! %("# AOb young people find themselves stranded and fighting to g]c\U ^S]^ZS ¿\R bVS[aSZdSa ab`O\RSR O\R ¿UVbW\U b] "NEW YEAR'S EVE" (PG-13) (1:48) Stars Sarah Jessica Sun 1:20, 4:30, 7:45 Mon-Wed 4:30, 7:45 ¾<3E G3/@¸A 3D3œ >5 ! ("& AbO`a AO`OV 8SaaWQO "THE DEVIL INSIDE" (R) Stars Fernanda Andrade, ¾B63 23D7: 7<A723œ @ AbO`a 4S`\O\RO /\R`ORS Ac\ ( "(! %("# ;]\ ESR "(! %("# survive in the wake of an alien attack on the planet's ac`dWdS W\ bVS eOYS ]T O\ OZWS\ ObbOQY ]\ bVS ^ZO\Sb¸a Parker, Jessica Biel and Ashton Kutcher. Directed by >O`YS` 8SaaWQO 0WSZ O\R /aVb]\ 9cbQVS` 2W`SQbSR Pg Simon Quarterman and Evan Helmuth. Directed by Wil- ^]eS` ac^^Zg AW[]\ ?cO`bS`[O\ O\R 3dO\ 6SZ[cbV 2W`SQbSR Pg EWZ power supply.

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UBML CBDL TFTTJPOT BGUFS UIF QMBZT Borden (1860-1927) was accused of #PSEFO XBT BDDVTFE PG killing her father and stepmother with LJMMJOH IFS GBUIFS BOE TUFQNPUIFS XJUI a hatchet at their home in Fall River, B IBUDIFU BU UIFJS IPNF JO 'BMM 3JWFS Mass., in 1892. The case drew interna.BTT JO 5IF DBTF ESFX JOUFSOB tional attention and turned Borden into UJPOBM BUUFOUJPO BOE UVSOFE #PSEFO JOUP an infamous figure. She was acquitted, BO JOGBNPVT mHVSF 4IF XBT BDRVJUUFE but was presumed guilty by the public CVU XBT QSFTVNFE HVJMUZ CZ UIF QVCMJD for the rest of her life - and thereafter.

GPS UIF SFTU PG IFS MJGF o BOE UIFSFBGUFS Various theories have been floated 7BSJPVT UIFPSJFT IBWF CFFO nPBUFE over the years, including a popular one PWFS UIF ZFBST JODMVEJOH B QPQVMBS POF that presumes the maid, Bridget SulUIBU QSFTVNFT UIF NBJE #SJEHFU 4VM livan, committed the murders. That's MJWBO DPNNJUUFE UIF NVSEFST 5IBU T a line of thinking to which Gage subB MJOF PG UIJOLJOH UP XIJDI (BHF TVC scribes. "The maid clearly did it," she TDSJCFT i5IF NBJE DMFBSMZ EJE JU w TIF said.

TBJE A lesbian playwright and historian with " MFTCJBO QMBZXSJHIU BOE IJTUPSJBO XJUI a national reputation, Gage has been B OBUJPOBM SFQVUBUJPO (BHF IBT CFFO interested in Borden for many years.

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"AROUND THE HOUSE," an art Âľ/@=C<2 B63 6=CA3 Âś O\ O`b show by the Center for aV]e Pg bVS 1S\bS` T]` Maine Contemporary Art ;OW\S 1]\bS[^]`O`g /`b featuring 17 contemporary TSObc`W\U % Q]\bS[^]`O`g Maine photographers, ;OW\S ^V]b]U`O^VS`a opens at 5 p.m. Friday ]^S\a Ob # ^ [ 4`WROg at the Portland Public Ob bVS >]`bZO\R >cPZWQ Library. The show is :WP`O`g BVS aV]e Wa organized by CMCA ]`UO\WhSR Pg 1;1/ curator emeritus Bruce Qc`Ob]` S[S`Wbca 0`cQS Brown.

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THEATER N 4(%!4%2 "Axed!," two one-act plays about alleged h!XED v TWO ONE ACT PLAYS ABOUT ALLEGED murderer Lizzie Borden, Lucid Stage, Portland.

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P M *AN "Mamma Mia!," touring production of awardh-AMMA -IA v TOURING PRODUCTION OF AWARD winning Broadway musical based on the music WINNING "ROADWAY MUSICAL BASED ON THE MUSIC of ABBA, presented by Portland Ovations, Merrill OF !""!

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ART MUSEUMS N !24 -53%5-3 CONTINUING #/.4).5).'

Portland Museum of Art: "The Dorothy and 0ORTLAND -USEUM OF !RT h4HE $OROTHY AND Herbert Vogel Collection: Fifty Works for Maine, (ERBERT 6OGEL #OLLECTION &IFTY 7ORKS FOR -AINE

Part II," work of various media and styles, through 0ART )) v WORK OF VARIOUS MEDIA AND STYLES THROUGH Jan. 29; "Gather Up the Fragments: The Andrews *AN h'ATHER 5P THE &RAGMENTS 4HE !NDREWS Shaker Collection," Shaker furniture, printed 3HAKER #OLLECTION v 3HAKER FURNITURE PRINTED works, visual art, tools, textiles, and small craft, WORKS VISUAL ART TOOLS TEXTILES AND SMALL CRAFT

through Feb. 5. portlandmuseum.org THROUGH &EB PORTLANDMUSEUM ORG University of New England Art Gallery, Portland: 5NIVERSITY OF .EW %NGLAND !RT 'ALLERY 0ORTLAND "Faces of War," photo essay of soldiers in Iraq and h&ACES OF 7AR v PHOTO ESSAY OF SOLDIERS IN )RAQ AND Afghanistan by Jerry Robinov, through Feb. 12. !FGHANISTAN BY *ERRY 2OBINOV THROUGH &EB une.edu/artgallery/facesofwar.cfm UNE EDU ARTGALLERY FACESOFWAR CFM Maine Historical Society Museum/Longfellow -AINE (ISTORICAL 3OCIETY -USEUM ,ONGFELLOW House, Portland: "Dressing Up, Standing Out, (OUSE 0ORTLAND h$RESSING 5P 3TANDING /UT

Fitting In: Adornment & Identity in Maine," &ITTING )N !DORNMENT )DENTITY IN -AINE v artifacts reveal the way Mainers dressed from ARTIFACTS REVEAL THE WAY -AINERS DRESSED FROM the 18th to 20th centuries, through May 27.

THE TH TO TH CENTURIES THROUGH -AY mainehistory.org MAINEHISTORY ORG Brick Store Museum, Kennebunk: "Barry: The "RICK 3TORE -USEUM +ENNEBUNK h"ARRY 4HE Art Exhibition," Edith Cleaves Barry's paintings, !RT %XHIBITION v %DITH #LEAVES "ARRY S PAINTINGS

sculpture and pen-and-ink drawings, through SCULPTURE AND PEN AND INK DRAWINGS THROUGH Monday. 985-4802.

-ONDAY Bowdoin College Museum of Art, Brunswick: "OWDOIN #OLLEGE -USEUM OF !RT "RUNSWICK "Along the Yangzi River: Regional Culture of the h!LONG THE 9ANGZI 2IVER 2EGIONAL #ULTURE OF THE Bronze Age from Hunan," 60 bronze vessels and "RONZE !GE FROM (UNAN v BRONZE VESSELS AND monumental bells cast in southern China between MONUMENTAL BELLS CAST IN SOUTHERN #HINA BETWEEN 1300 B.C.E. and 221 B.C.E., through Sunday; " # % AND " # % THROUGH 3UNDAY "Where Hath Fleeting Beauty Fled?", selections of h7HERE (ATH &LEETING "EAUTY &LED v SELECTIONS OF 19th- and 20th-century art, through Jan. 22; "After TH AND TH CENTURY ART THROUGH *AN h!FTER Atget: Todd Webb Photographs, New York and !TGET 4ODD 7EBB 0HOTOGRAPHS .EW 9ORK AND Paris," street photography of Webb, through Jan. 0ARIS v STREET PHOTOGRAPHY OF 7EBB THROUGH *AN 29. bowdoin.edu BOWDOIN EDU Maine Maritime Museum, Bath: "Port of -AINE -ARITIME -USEUM "ATH h0ORT OF Portland: A Ship-Shaped History," a look at 0ORTLAND ! 3HIP 3HAPED (ISTORY v A LOOK AT Portland's past via the ships that sailed through 0ORTLAND S PAST VIA THE SHIPS THAT SAILED THROUGH the harbors, the city's shipping and shipTHE HARBORS THE CITY S SHIPPING AND SHIP building industries, and more, through Feb. 14.

BUILDING INDUSTRIES AND MORE THROUGH &EB mainemaritimemuseum.org MAINEMARITIMEMUSEUM ORG

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Young ballerinas at the Jean Wong School of Ballet in Quarry Bay, Hong Kong, were photographed by Jannes Marshall.

G]c\U POZZS`W\Oa Ob bVS 8SO\ E]\U AQV]]Z ]T 0OZZSb W\ ?cO``g 0Og 6]\U 9]\U eS`S ^V]b]U`O^VSR Pg 8O[Sa ;O`aVOZZ The image is part of the exhibition "Maine Photographers: Eyes on Asia" at the Addison Woolley Gallery in Portland.

BVS W[OUS Wa ^O`b ]T bVS SfVWPWbW]\ µ;OW\S >V]b]U`O^VS`a( 3gSa ]\ /aWO¶ Ob bVS /RRWa]\ E]]ZZSg 5OZZS`g W\ >]`bZO\R Dyer Library/Saco Museum: Photographs by Sara $YER ,IBRARY 3ACO -USEUM 0HOTOGRAPHS BY 3ARA Picard, still-life images in color, black and white, 0ICARD STILL LIFE IMAGES IN COLOR BLACK AND WHITE

and sepia, through Jan. 3 1 . 283-3861.

AND SEPIA THROUGH *AN Farnsworth Art Museum, Rockland: Paul &ARNSWORTH !RT -USEUM 2OCKLAND 0AUL

Caponigro, "The Hidden Presence of Places," #APONIGRO h4HE (IDDEN 0RESENCE OF 0LACES v black-and-white photographs, through Jan. 15; BLACK AND WHITE PHOTOGRAPHS THROUGH *AN "Beyond Rugs!", rug-hooking textile art, through h"EYOND 2UGS v RUG HOOKING TEXTILE ART THROUGH Feb. 5. 596-6457. &EB

Penobscot Marine Museum, Searsport: "The 0ENOBSCOT -ARINE -USEUM 3EARSPORT h4HE Circus Comes to Town," Bex Bros. Circus, #IRCUS #OMES TO 4OWN v "EX "ROS #IRCUS

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But it was a Wednesday and #VU JU XBT B 8FEOFTEBZ BOE we weren't in the "bottle of XF XFSFO U JO UIF iCPUUMF PG wine" kind of mood, so the XJOFw LJOE PG NPPE TP UIF bartender pointed us to the CBSUFOEFS QPJOUFE VT UP UIF specialty drink menu.

TQFDJBMUZ ESJOL NFOV A list of six drinks was written " MJTU PG TJY ESJOLT XBT XSJUUFO on a large chalkboard, offering PO B MBSHF DIBMLCPBSE PGGFSJOH a variety of cocktails between B WBSJFUZ PG DPDLUBJMT CFUXFFO $6 and $9. A Pick Me Up Off the BOE " 1JDL .F 6Q 0GG UIF Floor - a mix of vodka, rum, 'MPPS o B NJY PG WPELB SVN gin, tequila and Monster energy HJO UFRVJMB BOE .POTUFS FOFSHZ drink - was one of her suggesESJOL o XBT POF PG IFS TVHHFT tions.

UJPOT She described it as a Long 4IF EFTDSJCFE JU BT B -POH Island Iced Tea, but with the *TMBOE *DFE 5FB CVU XJUI UIF boost of the energy drink mixed CPPTU PG UIF FOFSHZ ESJOL NJYFE in. It was a tempting suggestion, JO *U XBT B UFNQUJOH TVHHFTUJPO but I was sure someone would CVU * XBT TVSF TPNFPOF XPVME have to pick me up off the floor IBWF UP QJDL NF VQ PGG UIF nPPS if I drank it.

JG * ESBOL JU Instead, I ordered a Naughty *OTUFBE * PSEFSFE B /BVHIUZ Mocha. Served in a mar.PDIB 4FSWFE JO B NBS tini glass, the combination of UJOJ HMBTT UIF DPNCJOBUJPO PG espresso, Pinnacle whipped FTQSFTTP 1JOOBDMF XIJQQFE vodka, Godiva chocolate liqueur WPELB (PEJWB DIPDPMBUF MJRVFVS and cream was sure to fulfill BOE DSFBN XBT TVSF UP GVMmMM my never-ending craving for NZ OFWFS FOEJOH DSBWJOH GPS chocolate.

DIPDPMBUF This particular martini was $9.

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CFMPX Roma is set toward the back 3PNB JT TFU UPXBSE UIF CBDL of 10 Exchange St., so it's hard PG &YDIBOHF 4U TP JU T IBSE to notice from the street. Had UP OPUJDF GSPN UIF TUSFFU )BE a friend not recommended it, I B GSJFOE OPU SFDPNNFOEFE JU * might not have found it at all.

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You order at the counter, and :PV PSEFS BU UIF DPVOUFS BOE the food is served on paper UIF GPPE JT TFSWFE PO QBQFS plates with plastic utensils.

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DPPMFS The rest of the menu includes 5IF SFTU PG UIF NFOV JODMVEFT standard Italian fare: Hot subs TUBOEBSE *UBMJBO GBSF )PU TVCT (meatball, eggplant, chicken NFBUCBMM FHHQMBOU DIJDLFO and sausage parmigiana, each BOE TBVTBHF QBSNJHJBOB FBDI $6.99), calzones for $7.99, wraps

DBM[POFT GPS XSBQT and salads.

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through Jan. 29. penobscotmarinemus THROUGH *AN PENOBSCOTMARINEMUS eum.org EUM ORG Abbe Museum, Bar Harbor: "Twisted !BBE -USEUM "AR (ARBOR h4WISTED Path II: Contemporary American Art 0ATH )) #ONTEMPORARY !MERICAN !RT Informed by Tradition," contemporary )NFORMED BY 4RADITION v CONTEMPORARY art show featuring native artists from ART SHOW FEATURING NATIVE ARTISTS FROM the Northeast, through May; "Indians THE .ORTHEAST THROUGH -AY h)NDIANS and Rusticators," through December.

AND 2USTICATORS v THROUGH $ECEMBER abbemuseum.org ABBEMUSEUM ORG

ART GALLERIES N !24 '!,,%2)%3 OPENINGS/RECEPTIONS /0%.).'3 2%#%04)/.3 "Maine Photographers: Eyes on Asia," h-AINE 0HOTOGRAPHERS %YES ON !SIA v 45 photos by eight photographers PHOTOS BY EIGHT PHOTOGRAPHERS of China, Hong Kong, India, Japan, OF #HINA (ONG +ONG )NDIA *APAN

South Korea, Thailand and Vietnam, 3OUTH +OREA 4HAILAND AND 6IETNAM

Addison Woolley Gallery, Portland. !DDISON 7OOLLEY 'ALLERY 0ORTLAND addisonwoolley.com. Opening ADDISONWOOLLEY COM /PENING

Friday, offering half-price wings 'SJEBZ PGGFSJOH IBMG QSJDF XJOHT and flatbread as well as $2.25 BOE nBUCSFBE BT XFMM BT Bud Light or the draft of the #VE -JHIU PS UIF ESBGU PG UIF day. On that particular day, the EBZ 0O UIBU QBSUJDVMBS EBZ UIF special was Harpoon IPA. TQFDJBM XBT )BSQPPO *1" I'm someone who appreciates * N TPNFPOF XIP BQQSFDJBUFT a good cocktail with brunch, B HPPE DPDLUBJM XJUI CSVODI and Seasons Grille also accomBOE 4FBTPOT (SJMMF BMTP BDDPN modates that. On Sundays, they NPEBUFT UIBU 0O 4VOEBZT UIFZ serve up eggs and bacon with a TFSWF VQ FHHT BOE CBDPO XJUI B twist that's more than just your UXJTU UIBU T NPSF UIBO KVTU ZPVS classic mimosa or Bloody Mary.

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reception, 5 to 8 p.m. today. Through RECEPTION TO P M TODAY 4HROUGH March 3 1 .

-ARCH Winter Show, paintings, sculptures, 7INTER 3HOW PAINTINGS SCULPTURES

prints, photographs and mixed media PRINTS PHOTOGRAPHS AND MIXED MEDIA presented by Ogunquit Art Association PRESENTED BY /GUNQUIT !RT !SSOCIATION and York Library; York Public Library.

AND 9ORK ,IBRARY 9ORK 0UBLIC ,IBRARY 363-2818. Opens today. Through March /PENS TODAY 4HROUGH -ARCH 3.

"L'Avventura: Chronicling Amy's (mis) h, !VVENTURA #HRONICLING !MY S MIS Adventures in Italia and Elsewhere," !DVENTURES IN )TALIA AND %LSEWHERE v text and images by Amy Miller, North TEXT AND IMAGES BY !MY -ILLER .ORTH Yarmouth Academy (Curtis Gallery), 9ARMOUTH !CADEMY #URTIS 'ALLERY

Yarmouth. 847-5423. Opens today.

9ARMOUTH /PENS TODAY Through Feb. 17.

4HROUGH &EB Brunswick High School Art Exhibit, "RUNSWICK (IGH 3CHOOL !RT %XHIBIT

Thornton Oaks, Brunswick. 729-8033.

4HORNTON /AKS "RUNSWICK Opening reception, 4 to 5:30 p.m. /PENING RECEPTION TO P M today. Through Feb. 3.

TODAY 4HROUGH &EB First Friday ArtWalk, galleries and &IRST &RIDAY !RT7ALK GALLERIES AND museums open for free, downtown MUSEUMS OPEN FOR FREE DOWNTOWN Portland, firstfridayartwalk.com. 5 to 8 0ORTLAND lRSTFRIDAYARTWALK COM TO p.m. Friday.

P M &RIDAY "Reflection, Revelation, Resolution," h2EmECTION 2EVELATION 2ESOLUTION v dance images by painter Lori Austill and DANCE IMAGES BY PAINTER ,ORI !USTILL AND photographer Arthur Fink, Harmon's & PHOTOGRAPHER !RTHUR &INK (ARMON S

There's Hair of the Chihuahua, 5IFSF T )BJS PG UIF $IJIVBIVB a tequila drink with orange juice B UFRVJMB ESJOL XJUI PSBOHF KVJDF and a few splashes of Tabasco BOE B GFX TQMBTIFT PG 5BCBTDP sauce, and a Pick Me Up, a reTBVDF BOE B 1JDL .F 6Q B SF freshing gin cocktail with mint GSFTIJOH HJO DPDLUBJM XJUI NJOU syrup and club soda.

TZSVQ BOE DMVC TPEB I'll have to go back some Sun* MM IBWF UP HP CBDL TPNF 4VO day and try one of those as well.

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Barton's Gallery, Portland. 774-5946.

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0ORTLAND 699-5083. Reception, 5 to 8 p.m.

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No one likes a public restroom. However, /P POF MJLFT B QVCMJD SFTUSPPN )PXFWFS imagine using the ladies room all your life JNBHJOF VTJOH UIF MBEJFT SPPN BMM ZPVS MJGF and suddenly shifting to the men's.

BOE TVEEFOMZ TIJGUJOH UP UIF NFO T 5IJT JT KVTU POF PG UIF VOVTVBM GBDFUT PG This is just one of the unusual facets of transgender comedian and Maine native USBOTHFOEFS DPNFEJBO BOE .BJOF OBUJWF Ian Harvie's life that he'll share with the *BO )BSWJF T MJGF UIBU IF MM TIBSF XJUI UIF audience during his stand-up comedy BVEJFODF EVSJOH IJT TUBOE VQ DPNFEZ show Saturday at Portland Stage.

TIPX 4BUVSEBZ BU 1PSUMBOE 4UBHF "I want to confirm it for all the ladies out i* XBOU UP DPOmSN JU GPS BMM UIF MBEJFT PVU there - it is far grosser in the men's room UIFSF o JU JT GBS HSPTTFS JO UIF NFO T SPPN than the ladies room," Harvie said. "WomUIBO UIF MBEJFT SPPN w )BSWJF TBJE i8PN en in the ladies room are so quiet. Women FO JO UIF MBEJFT SPPN BSF TP RVJFU 8PNFO will never number two in the ladies room.

XJMM OFWFS OVNCFS UXP JO UIF MBEJFT SPPN Guys are just gross. I now know what a (VZT BSF KVTU HSPTT * OPX LOPX XIBU B man noise is, and if you want to know what NBO OPJTF JT BOE JG ZPV XBOU UP LOPX XIBU it is, you have to come to the show" JU JT ZPV IBWF UP DPNF UP UIF TIPX w The performance, which will include 5IF QFSGPSNBODF XIJDI XJMM JODMVEF guest appearances by Margaret Cho, HVFTU BQQFBSBODFT CZ .BSHBSFU $IP Selena Luna and Christine O'Leary is set 4FMFOB -VOB BOE $ISJTUJOF 0 -FBSZ JT TFU to be filmed and turned into a TV special UP CF mMNFE BOE UVSOFE JOUP B 57 TQFDJBM called "Super Hero."

DBMMFE i4VQFS )FSP w "Most everyone these days, even the big i.PTU FWFSZPOF UIFTF EBZT FWFO UIF CJH comics, they produce their own comedy DPNJDT UIFZ QSPEVDF UIFJS PXO DPNFEZ specials and sell them to networks," said TQFDJBMT BOE TFMM UIFN UP OFUXPSLT w TBJE Harvie, who grew up in Maine and now )BSWJF XIP HSFX VQ JO .BJOF BOE OPX lives in Los Angeles. "A network isn't goMJWFT JO -PT "OHFMFT i" OFUXPSL JTO U HP ing to pay you to do it, so you produce an JOH UP QBZ ZPV UP EP JU TP ZPV QSPEVDF BO independent comedy film and then you JOEFQFOEFOU DPNFEZ mMN BOE UIFO ZPV sell it to a network."

TFMM JU UP B OFUXPSL w He has his sights set on Showtime, but )F IBT IJT TJHIUT TFU PO 4IPXUJNF CVU HBO and Comedy Central are also on his )#0 BOE $PNFEZ $FOUSBM BSF BMTP PO IJT pitch list.

QJUDI MJTU Audience members will have to sign "VEJFODF NFNCFST XJMM IBWF UP TJHO release forms, because shots of their SFMFBTF GPSNT CFDBVTF TIPUT PG UIFJS reactions will be a key part of the edited SFBDUJPOT XJMM CF B LFZ QBSU PG UIF FEJUFE video. The film will be directed by Liam K. WJEFP 5IF mMN XJMM CF EJSFDUFE CZ -JBN , Sullivan, with Cho as executive producer.

4VMMJWBO XJUI $IP BT FYFDVUJWF QSPEVDFS Harvie got his start in the business 10 )BSWJF HPU IJT TUBSU JO UIF CVTJOFTT years ago in Portland, where he took a ZFBST BHP JO 1PSUMBOE XIFSF IF UPPL B comedy writing class with Tim Ferrell at DPNFEZ XSJUJOH DMBTT XJUI 5JN 'FSSFMM BU The Comedy Connection.

5IF $PNFEZ $POOFDUJPO "I don't do drugs or drink anymore," he i* EPO U EP ESVHT PS ESJOL BOZNPSF w IF said, "but stand-up was the best high I'd TBJE iCVU TUBOE VQ XBT UIF CFTU IJHI * E ever had."

FWFS IBE w He quickly realized that stand-up com)F RVJDLMZ SFBMJ[FE UIBU TUBOE VQ DPN edy was his passion. However, he was FEZ XBT IJT QBTTJPO )PXFWFS IF XBT unsure about his material.

VOTVSF BCPVU IJT NBUFSJBM "I was already a year into recognizing I i* XBT BMSFBEZ B ZFBS JOUP SFDPHOJ[JOH * was transgender," Harvie said. "I was out XBT USBOTHFOEFS w )BSWJF TBJE i* XBT PVU to my family and friends. I told (Ferrell), UP NZ GBNJMZ BOE GSJFOET * UPME 'FSSFMM

'I'm afraid I'll be eaten alive on stage if I A* N BGSBJE * MM CF FBUFO BMJWF PO TUBHF JG * tell them who I am.' He said, 'The audiUFMM UIFN XIP * BN )F TBJE A5IF BVEJ ence will feed off you. As long as it's your FODF XJMM GFFE PGG ZPV "T MPOH BT JU T ZPVS story, it can't be wrong.' " TUPSZ JU DBO U CF XSPOH w The advice gave him the confidence to 5IF BEWJDF HBWF IJN UIF DPOmEFODF UP use the unique material from his own life VTF UIF VOJRVF NBUFSJBM GSPN IJT PXO MJGF in his routine.

JO IJT SPVUJOF Four years ago, Harvie moved to Los 'PVS ZFBST BHP )BSWJF NPWFE UP -PT Angeles to pursue his career. One of the "OHFMFT UP QVSTVF IJT DBSFFS 0OF PG UIF first people he met was Cho, and has since mSTU QFPQMF IF NFU XBT $IP BOE IBT TJODF toured the world with her. Last summer, UPVSFE UIF XPSME XJUI IFS -BTU TVNNFS he organized a comedy festival in Bethel, IF PSHBOJ[FE B DPNFEZ GFTUJWBM JO #FUIFM and will do the same this year.

BOE XJMM EP UIF TBNF UIJT ZFBS The stage set for the "Super Hero" show 5IF TUBHF TFU GPS UIF i4VQFS )FSPw TIPX is being created by L.L. Bean photo stylist JT CFJOH DSFBUFE CZ - - #FBO QIPUP TUZMJTU Mahlia Carey, and will feature materials .BIMJB $BSFZ BOE XJMM GFBUVSF NBUFSJBMT borrowed from the Architectural Salvage CPSSPXFE GSPN UIF "SDIJUFDUVSBM 4BMWBHF showroom.

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Jonathansrestaurant.com =Uc\_cWb " # 8]\ObVO\a`SabOc`O\b Q][ July 26 - Janis Ian, 8 p.m., 8cZg $ Âł 8O\Wa 7O\ & ^ [ Jonathan's, Ogunquit. $32.50.

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Get outta town 5Sb ]cbbO b]e\ 8O\ Jan. 12 Âł @SPSZcbW]\ eWbV BVS 5`]cQV O\R - Rebelution with The Grouch and >S^ :]dS & ^ [ 6]caS ]T 0ZcSa 0]ab]\ Pep Love, 8 p.m., House of Blues, Boston. $20 to $29.50.

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Jan. 18 - Anthony Green, 7 p .m., Paradise 8O\ & Âł /\bV]\g 5`SS\ % ^ [ >O`ORWaS Rock Club, Boston. $20.

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Jan. 19 - "Disney on Ice: 100 Years 8O\ ' Âł Âľ2Wa\Sg ]\ 7QS( GSO`a of Magic," 7 p.m., Verizon Wireless ]T ;OUWQ Âś % ^ [ DS`Wh]\ EW`SZSaa Arena, Manchester, N.H. $63 to $79.50. /`S\O ;O\QVSabS` < 6 $! b] %' # Ticketmaster.com; (800) 745-3000 BWQYSb[OabS` Q][) & %"# !

Jan. 20 - Adam Carolla, 8 p.m., House of 8O\ Âł /RO[ 1O`]ZZO & ^ [ 6]caS ]T Blues, Boston. $25 to $45. Livenation.com; 0ZcSa 0]ab]\ # b] "# :WdS\ObW]\ Q][) (800) 745-3000 & %"# !

Jan. 21 - Marc Cohn, 7:30 p.m., Somerville 8O\ Âł ;O`Q 1]V\ %(! ^ [ A][S`dWZZS Theatre, Somerville, Mass. $29.50.

BVSOb`S A][S`dWZZS ;Oaa ' # Livenation.com; (800) 745-3000 :WdS\ObW]\ Q][) & %"# !

Jan. 22 Âł @]PS`b 3O`Z 9SS\ % ^ [ @]gOZS - Robert Earl Keen, 7 p.m., Royale, 8O\ Boston. $30.50. Livenation.com; 0]ab]\ ! # :WdS\ObW]\ Q][) (800) 745-3000 & %"# !

Jan. 22 Âł 2 @ C 5 A $(! ^ [ >O`ORWaS - D.R.U.G.S., 6:30 p.m., Paradise 8O\ Rock Club, Boston. $20.

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Jan. 24 - Kelly Clarkson, 7:30 p.m., Verizon 8O\ " Âł 9SZZg 1ZO`Ya]\ %(! ^ [ DS`Wh]\ Wireless Arena, Manchester, N.H. $35.50 to EW`SZSaa /`S\O ;O\QVSabS` < 6 !# # b] $55.50. Livenation.com; (800) 745-3000 ## # :WdS\ObW]\ Q][) & %"# !

Jan. 26 - Kelly Clarkson, 7:30 p.m., Citi 8O\ $ Âł 9SZZg 1ZO`Ya]\ %(! ^ [ 1WbW Performing Arts Center Wang Theatre, >S`T]`[W\U /`ba 1S\bS` EO\U BVSOb`S Boston. $39.50 to $79.50. Citicenter.org; 0]ab]\ !' # b] %' # 1WbWQS\bS` ]`U) &$$ !"& '%!& (866) 348-9738 8O\ $ Âł 1O`]ZW\O 1V]Q]ZObS 2`]^a %(!

Jan. 26 - Carolina Chocolate Drops, 7:30 ^ [ BVS ;caWQ 6OZZ >]`ba[]cbV < 6 ' p.m., The Music Hall, Portsmouth, N.H. $19 b] " BVS[caWQVOZZ ]`U) $ ! "!$ " to $24.

Themusichall.org; (603) 436-2400 Jan. 27 - Lenny Kravitz, 8 p.m., Citi 8O\ % Âł :S\\g 9`OdWbh & ^ [ 1WbW Performing Arts Center Wang Theatre, >S`T]`[W\U /`ba 1S\bS` EO\U BVSOb`S Boston. $35 to $65. Citicenter.org; 0]ab]\ !# b] $# 1WbWQS\bS` ]`U) &$$ !"& '%!& (866) 348-9738 8O\ & Âł B]]Z & ^ [ B2 5O`RS\ 0]ab]\ Jan. 28 - Tool, 8 p.m., TD Garden, Boston. "# b] %# BWQYSb[OabS` Q][) $45 to $75. Ticketmaster.com; & %"# !

(800) 745-3000 Jan. 28 - Green Day's "American Idiot" 8O\ & ³ 5`SS\ 2Og¸a ¾/[S`WQO\ 7RW]bœ (musical), 8 p.m., Boston Opera House. [caWQOZ & ^ [ 0]ab]\ =^S`O 6]caS $42.05 to $116.15. Ticketmaster.com; " # b] $ # BWQYSb[OabS` Q][) (800) 745-3000 & %"# !

Jan. 28 - Big Head Todd & The Monsters, 8O\ & Âł 0WU 6SOR B]RR BVS ;]\abS`a 7 p.m., House of Blues, Boston. $25 to $35. % ^ [ 6]caS ]T 0ZcSa 0]ab]\ # b] !# Livenation.com; (800) 745-3000 :WdS\ObW]\ Q][) & %"# !

Feb. 1 - COF Barstool Blackout Tour, 8 4SP Âł 1=4 0O`ab]]Z 0ZOQY]cb B]c` & p.m., House of Blues, Boston. $20 to $30. ^ [ 6]caS ]T 0ZcSa 0]ab]\ b] !

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Feb. 1 - Rise Against, A Day to Remember 4SP Âł @WaS /UOW\ab / 2Og b] @S[S[PS` and The Menzingers, 7:30 p.m., Tsongas O\R BVS ;S\hW\US`a %(! ^ [ Ba]\UOa Center, Lowell, Mass. $35 to $39.50.

1S\bS` :]eSZZ ;Oaa !# b] !' # Livenation.com; (800) 745-3000 :WdS\ObW]\ Q][) & %"# !

Feb. 3 - Jack's Mannequin, 8 p.m., 4SP ! ³ 8OQY¸a ;O\\S_cW\ & ^ [ House of Blues, Boston. $28 to $39.50.

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Feb. 7 - Karl Denson's Tiny Universe 4SP % ³ 9O`Z 2S\a]\¸a BW\g C\WdS`aS Presents "Sticky Fingers," 8 p.m., Royale >`SaS\ba ¾AbWQYg 4W\US`a œ & ^ [ @]gOZS Boston. $25.15.

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Feb. 8 - This Will Destroy You and A Far 4SP & Âł BVWa EWZZ 2Sab`]g G]c O\R / 4O` Cry, 8 p.m., Royale Boston. $20.05 to 1`g & ^ [ @]gOZS 0]ab]\ # b] $23.10.

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Feb. 9 - George Clinton, 8 p.m., Wilbur 4SP ' Âł 5S]`US 1ZW\b]\ & ^ [ EWZPc` Theatre, Boston. $39.40/$46.55.

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Feb. 9 - Tea Leaf Green, 9 p.m., 4SP ' Âł BSO :SOT 5`SS\ ' ^ [ Paradise Rock Club, Boston. $16.50/$18. >O`ORWaS @]QY 1ZcP 0]ab]\ $ # & Ticketmaster.com; (800) 745-3000 BWQYSb[OabS` Q][) & %"# !

Feb. 11 - SOJA, 7 p.m., Paradise Rock Club, 4SP Âł A=8/ % ^ [ >O`ORWaS @]QY 1ZcP Boston. $26.50.

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Feb. 16 - Miranda Lambert, 7:30 p.m., 4SP $ Âł ;W`O\RO :O[PS`b %(! ^ [ Mullins Center, Amherst, Mass. $35.35 to ;cZZW\a 1S\bS` /[VS`ab ;Oaa !# !# b] Please see TIX, Page E29 Gc\Xj\ j\\ B7F GX^\ <)0

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N "%.%&)43 BENEFITS Richard Nickerson Scholarship Concert, solo 2ICHARD .ICKERSON 3CHOLARSHIP #ONCERT SOLO 7INDHAM (IGH 3CHOOL CHORAL PERFORMERS AND Windham High School choral performers and other musical groups, benefits Windham High OTHER MUSICAL GROUPS BENElTS 7INDHAM (IGH senior pursuing college music studies, Windham SENIOR PURSUING COLLEGE MUSIC STUDIES 7INDHAM Performing Arts Center (high school). 892-4461. 7 0ERFORMING !RTS #ENTER HIGH SCHOOL P M 3ATURDAY p.m. Saturday.

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Below, a scene from 0SZ]e O aQS\S T`][ "Dragonslayer," a documentary Âľ2`OU]\aZOgS` Âś O R]Qc[S\bO`g about the skateboarder Josh OP]cb bVS aYObSP]O`RS` 8]aV Sandoval, who was known at AO\R]dOZ eV] eOa Y\]e\ Ob "Skreech," which will be screened ÂľAY`SSQV Âś eVWQV eWZZ PS aQ`SS\SR on Tuesday at Space in Portland. ]\ BcSaROg Ob A^OQS W\ >]`bZO\R

SPECIAL EVENTS N 30%#)!, %6%.43 "Deck the Halls: The Carols of Christmas," h$ECK THE (ALLS 4HE #AROLS OF #HRISTMAS v holiday celebration, Victoria Mansion, Portland.

HOLIDAY CELEBRATION 6ICTORIA -ANSION 0ORTLAND $15; $13.50 for seniors; $5 for ages 6 to 1 7.

FOR SENIORS FOR AGES TO victoriamansion.org. Today to Sunday.

VICTORIAMANSION ORG 4ODAY TO 3UNDAY "A Wine Walk in the Old Port: Italian Reds," h! 7INE 7ALK IN THE /LD 0ORT )TALIAN 2EDS v sommelier Erica Archer leads walking wine-tasting SOMMELIER %RICA !RCHER LEADS WALKING WINE TASTING tour of four Wharf Street-area restaurants, 21-plus; TOUR OF FOUR 7HARF 3TREET AREA RESTAURANTS PLUS The Farmer's Table, Portland. $40. 619-4630. 3 to 4HE &ARMER S 4ABLE 0ORTLAND TO 5 p.m. Saturday.

P M 3ATURDAY Live in HD: Berlin Philharmonic, screening ,IVE IN ($ "ERLIN 0HILHARMONIC SCREENING of classical music concert, Lincoln Theater, OF CLASSICAL MUSIC CONCERT ,INCOLN 4HEATER

Damariscotta. $17. 563-3424.2 p.m. Sunday. $AMARISCOTTA P M 3UNDAY Bath Antiques Show, with 50 dealers, Bath Middle "ATH !NTIQUES 3HOW WITH DEALERS "ATH -IDDLE School. $4. 443-8983. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday.

3CHOOL A M TO P M 3UNDAY Beer vs. Wine Pairings Dinner, pan-steamed "EER VS 7INE 0AIRINGS $INNER PAN STEAMED mussels, short-rib potpie, chicken and dumplings, MUSSELS SHORT RIB POTPIE CHICKEN AND DUMPLINGS

lobster risotto and apple tatin, The Inn at LOBSTER RISOTTO AND APPLE TATIN 4HE )NN AT Brunswick Station, Brunswick. $42. 837-6565. 6 "RUNSWICK 3TATION "RUNSWICK p.m. Tuesday.

P M 4UESDAY Hansel and Gretel Day, Teen Reader's Theatre (ANSEL AND 'RETEL $AY 4EEN 2EADER S 4HEATRE production of "Hansel and Gretel" with PRODUCTION OF h(ANSEL AND 'RETELv WITH gingerbread house making, Bangor Public Library.

GINGERBREAD HOUSE MAKING "ANGOR 0UBLIC ,IBRARY Free. 947-8336, Ext. Ill. 3 to 4 p.m. Wednesday. &REE %XT TO P M 7EDNESDAY

FILMS N &),-3 "Eames: The Architect and Painter," h%AMES 4HE !RCHITECT AND 0AINTER v documentary, Strand Theatre, Rockland. $8.50; DOCUMENTARY 3TRAND 4HEATRE 2OCKLAND $7 for Farnsworth Art Museum members.

FOR &ARNSWORTH !RT -USEUM MEMBERS farnsworthmuseum.org/education. 8 p.m. Friday.

FARNSWORTHMUSEUM ORG EDUCATION P M &RIDAY "Fargo" (1996), Skidompha Library, Damariscotta. h&ARGOv 3KIDOMPHA ,IBRARY $AMARISCOTTA Free. 563-5513. 6:30 p.m. Monday. &REE P M -ONDAY "Dragonslayer," biopic of skateboard punk Josh h$RAGONSLAYER v BIOPIC OF SKATEBOARD PUNK *OSH "Skreech" Sandoval, Space, Portland. $7; $5 for h3KREECHv 3ANDOVAL 3PACE 0ORTLAND FOR Space members, space538.org. 7:30 p.m. Tuesday.

3PACE MEMBERS SPACE ORG P M 4UESDAY "Sweeney Todd" (2007), Dunaway Center, h3WEENEY 4ODDv $UNAWAY #ENTER

Ogunquit. Free. 646-7055. 7 p.m. Wednesday. /GUNQUIT &REE P M 7EDNESDAY

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Charlotte Bacon, author of "The Twisted Thread" #HARLOTTE "ACON AUTHOR OF h4HE 4WISTED 4HREADv and "Lessons From a Year in Bali," Falmouth AND h,ESSONS &ROM A 9EAR IN "ALI v &ALMOUTH Memorial Library. 781-2351. Noon Tuesday.

-EMORIAL ,IBRARY .OON 4UESDAY Onscreen Author Lecture Series: Tim O'Brien, /NSCREEN !UTHOR ,ECTURE 3ERIES 4IM / "RIEN

author of "TheThings He Carried," Leura Hill AUTHOR OF h4HE 4HINGS (E #ARRIED v ,EURA (ILL Eastman Performing Arts Center, Fryeburg. $10; $7 %ASTMAN 0ERFORMING !RTS #ENTER &RYEBURG BOOKS/AUTHORS N "//+3 !54(/23 for seniors; $5 for students. 935-9232. 7:30 p.m.

FOR SENIORS FOR STUDENTS P M Wednesday.

7EDNESDAY Robert Klose, teacher and author of "The 2OBERT +LOSE TEACHER AND AUTHOR OF h4HE Carla Maria Sullwold, author of "Raising Rufus: #ARLA -ARIA 3ULLWOLD AUTHOR OF h2AISING 2UFUS Three-Legged Woman and Other Excursions in 4HREE ,EGGED 7OMAN AND /THER %XCURSIONS IN A Maine Love Story," Curtis Memorial Library, Teaching," Rockland Library. Free. 594-0310. 6:30 ! -AINE ,OVE 3TORY v #URTIS -EMORIAL ,IBRARY

4EACHING v 2OCKLAND ,IBRARY &REE Brunswick. 725-5242. 7 p.m. Jan. 12.

"RUNSWICK P M *AN p.m. today.

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March 17 - Harlem Globetrotters, 7 p.m., ;O`QV % Âł 6O`ZS[ 5Z]PSb`]bbS`a % ^ [ Verizon Wireless Arena, Manchester, N.H. DS`Wh]\ EW`SZSaa /`S\O ;O\QVSabS` < 6 $27 to $138.35. Ticketmaster.com;

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March 22 Âł 2` 2]U & ^ [ 6]caS ]T 0ZcSa - Dr. Dog, 8 p.m., House of Blues, ;O`QV Boston. $22.50 to $35. Livenation.com; 0]ab]\ # b] !# :WdS\ObW]\ Q][) (800) 745-3000 & %"# !

March 23 - Kathy Griffin, 10 p.m., Wilbur ;O`QV ! Âł 9ObVg 5`WTÂż\ ^ [ EWZPc` Theatre, Boston. $59.25 to $81.75.

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March 24 - Martin Sexton, 8 p.m., House of ;O`QV " Âł ;O`bW\ ASfb]\ & ^ [ 6]caS ]T Blues, Boston. $25 to $35. Livenation.com; 0ZcSa 0]ab]\ # b] !# :WdS\ObW]\ Q][) (800) 745-3000 & %"# !

March 27 - Kasabian, 8 p.m., House of ;O`QV % Âł 9OaOPWO\ & ^ [ 6]caS ]T Blues, Boston. $23 to $25.

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March 31 - Harlem Globetrotters, 2 ^ [ p.m. ;O`QV ! Âł 6O`ZS[ 5Z]PSb`]bbS`a March 31, TD Garden, Boston. $35.25 to ;O`QV ! B2 5O`RS\ 0]ab]\ !# # b] $178.45. Ticketmaster.com; (800) 745-3000 %& "# BWQYSb[OabS` Q][) & %"# !

April 5,6 - Furthur, 7:30 p.m., Citi /^`WZ # $ Âł 4c`bVc` %(! ^ [ 1WbW Performing Arts Center Wang Theatre, >S`T]`[W\U /`ba 1S\bS` EO\U BVSOb`S Boston. $49.50 to $59.50. Citicenter.org; 0]ab]\ "' # b] #' # 1WbWQS\bS` ]`U) (866) 348-9738 &$$ !"& '%!& April 27% Âł 1`SSR & ^ [ =`^VSc[ BVSOb`S - Creed, 8 p.m., Orpheum Theatre, /^`WZ Boston. $35 to $75. Livenation.com; 0]ab]\ !# b] %# :WdS\ObW]\ Q][) (800) 745-3000 & %"# !

April 28& Âł 5`SU :OYS & ^ [ EWZPc` - Greg Lake, 8 p.m., Wilbur /^`WZ Theatre, Boston. $57.70/$72.70.

BVSOb`S 0]ab]\ #% % % % Ticketmaster.com; (800) 745-3000 BWQYSb[OabS` Q][) & %"# !

April 28& Âł 7[OUW\ObW]\ ;]dS`a (! ^ [ - Imagination Movers, 1:30 p.m., /^`WZ

March 1 - Pat Green, 8 p.m., House of Blues, ;O`QV Âł >Ob 5`SS\ & ^ [ 6]caS ]T 0ZcSa Boston. $25.

Livenation.com; 0]ab]\ # :WdS\ObW]\ Q][) (800) 745-3000 & %"# !

March 2 Âł []S & ^ [ 6]caS ]T 0ZcSa - moe., 8 p.m., House of Blues, ;O`QV :fek`el\[ ]ifd >OUS 3 & Boston. $30 to $45. Livenation.com; 0]ab]\ ! b] "# :WdS\ObW]\ Q][) $61.35. Ticketmaster.com; (800) 745-3000 (800) 745-3000 & %"# ! $ !# BWQYSb[OabS` Q][) & %"# !

Feb. 16 - Jonny Lang, 7:30 p.m., The March 3 - Big Time Rush, 7 p.m., ;O`QV ! Âł 0WU BW[S @caV % ^ [ 4SP $ Âł 8]\\g :O\U %(! ^ [ BVS Agganis Arena, Boston. $34 to $54.40.

Music Hall, Portsmouth, N.H. $49 to $62. /UUO\Wa /`S\O 0]ab]\ !" b] #" " ;caWQ 6OZZ >]`ba[]cbV < 6 "' b] $ Ticketmaster.com; (800) 745-3000 Themusichall.org; (603) 436-2400 BWQYSb[OabS` Q][) & %"# !

BVS[caWQVOZZ ]`U) $ ! "!$ " March 6 - Kaiser Chiefs, 8 p.m., House of Feb. 23 - Blake Shelton, 7:30 p.m., DCU ;O`QV $ Âł 9OWaS` 1VWSTa & ^ [ 6]caS ]T 4SP ! Âł 0ZOYS AVSZb]\ %(! ^ [ 21C Blues, Boston. $25.

Livenation.com; Center, Worcester, Mass. $38.40 to $63.85.

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March 9 - The Saw Doctors, 8 p.m., Feb. 24 - The Temptations, 8 p.m., The ;O`QV ' Âł BVS AOe 2]Qb]`a & ^ [ 4SP " Âł BVS BS[^bObW]\a & ^ [ BVS House of Blues, Boston. $29.50/$45.

Music Hall, Portsmouth, N.H. $44 to $52.

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BVS[caWQVOZZ ]`U) $ ! "!$ " March 9 - Celtic Woman, 8 p.m., Citi Feb. 26 - Steel Pulse, Galactic and The ;O`QV ' Âł 1SZbWQ E][O\ & ^ [ 1WbW 4SP $ Âł AbSSZ >cZaS 5OZOQbWQ O\R BVS Performing Arts Center Wang Theatre, Soul Rebels, 8 p.m., House of Blues, Boston. >S`T]`[W\U /`ba 1S\bS` EO\U BVSOb`S A]cZ @SPSZa & ^ [ 6]caS ]T 0ZcSa 0]ab]\ Boston. $39.50 to $79.50. Citicenter.org; to $35. Livenation.com; 0]ab]\ !' # b] %' # 1WbWQS\bS` ]`U) $27.50 % # b] !# :WdS\ObW]\ Q][) (866) 348-9738 (800) 745-3000 &$$ !"& '%!& & %"# !

March 10 - Dropkick Murphys, 7 p.m., Feb. 26 - Harlem Globetrotters, 2 ^ [ p.m., ;O`QV Âł 2`]^YWQY ;c`^Vga % ^ [ 4SP $ Âł 6O`ZS[ 5Z]PSb`]bbS`a Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, Conn.

DCU Center, Worcester, Mass. $30 to ;]VSUO\ Ac\ /`S\O C\QOadWZZS 1]\\ 21C 1S\bS` E]`QSabS` ;Oaa ! b] $34.10. Ticketmaster.com; (800) 745-3000 $143.20.

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BWQYSb[OabS` Q][) (800) 745-3000 March 10 - Sandra Bernhard, 8 p.m., The ;O`QV Âł AO\R`O 0S`\VO`R & ^ [ BVS & %"# !

Feb. 28 - No Antidote Tour with Two Fresh ;caWQ 6OZZ >]`ba[]cbV < 6 # Music Hall, Portsmouth, N.H. $52 b] #& to $58.

4SP & Âł <] /\bWR]bS B]c` eWbV Be] 4`SaV and Nit Grit, 8 p.m., Paradise Rock Club, Themusichall.org; (603) 436-2400 BVS[caWQVOZZ ]`U) $ ! "!$ " O\R <Wb 5`Wb & ^ [ >O`ORWaS @]QY 1ZcP Boston. $20.

Ticketmaster.com; March 15-16 - Dropkick Murphys, 7 p.m., ;O`QV # $ Âł 2`]^YWQY ;c`^Vga % ^ [ 0]ab]\ BWQYSb[OabS` Q][) (800) 745-3000 House of Blues, Boston. $32.50 to $60.

6]caS ]T 0ZcSa 0]ab]\ ! # b] $ & %"# !

Feb. 29 - August Burns Red with Livenation.com; (800) 745-3000 4SP ' Âł /cUcab 0c`\a @SR eWbV :WdS\ObW]\ Q][) & %"# !

Silverstein, Texas in July and The Breather, March 16 - Celtic Woman, 7:30 p.m., AWZdS`abSW\ BSfOa W\ 8cZg O\R BVS 0`SObVS` ;O`QV $ Âł 1SZbWQ E][O\ %(! ^ [ 7:15 p.m., House of Blues, Boston. $20.

Verizon Wireless Arena, Manchester, N.H. %( # ^ [ 6]caS ]T 0ZcSa 0]ab]\

DS`Wh]\ EW`SZSaa /`S\O ;O\QVSabS` < 6 Livenation.com; (800) 745-3000 $43.50 to $59. Ticketmaster.com; :WdS\ObW]\ Q][) & %"# ! "! # b] #' BWQYSb[OabS` Q][)

Swing Dance, live music by Delta Knights, 3WING $ANCE LIVE MUSIC BY $ELTA +NIGHTS

Deering Grange Hall, Portland. $10. 653-5012. $EERING 'RANGE (ALL 0ORTLAND Lessons at 7 p.m., dance at 8 p.m. Friday. ,ESSONS AT P M DANCE AT P M &RIDAY Contra Dance, live music with caller Maggie #ONTRA $ANCE LIVE MUSIC WITH CALLER -AGGIE Robinson, bring clean non-street shoes for 2OBINSON BRING CLEAN NON STREET SHOES FOR dancing, Falmouth Congregational Church. $5 to DANCING &ALMOUTH #ONGREGATIONAL #HURCH TO $10; free for children under 5. 358-9354. 7:15 FREE FOR CHILDREN UNDER p.m. Saturday.

P M 3ATURDAY "Dance the Holidays Away," music by Soundwavz h$ANCE THE (OLIDAYS !WAY v MUSIC BY 3OUNDWAVZ

Dance Bance, performances and mini-lessons $ANCE "ANCE PERFORMANCES AND MINI LESSONS in fusion belly dance and salsa, Tony Dance and IN FUSION BELLY DANCE AND SALSA 4ONY $ANCE AND Fitness Studio, West Bath. $15.272-1375. 7:30 to &ITNESS 3TUDIO 7EST "ATH TO 10:30 p.m. Saturday.

P M 3ATURDAY

PRO SPORTS N 02/ 30/243 Portland Pirates, AHL affiliate of the Phoenix 0ORTLAND 0IRATES !(, AFlLIATE OF THE 0HOENIX Coyotes, Cumberland County Civic Center, #OYOTES #UMBERLAND #OUNTY #IVIC #ENTER

Portland. $12 to $20. portlandpirates.com. Vs. 0ORTLAND TO PORTLANDPIRATES COM 6S Bridgeport, 7 p.m. Saturday.

"RIDGEPORT P M 3ATURDAY

Orpheum Theatre, Boston. $32.70/$43.25. =`^VSc[ BVSOb`S 0]ab]\ ! % "! # Livenation.com; (800) 745-3000 :WdS\ObW]\ Q][) & %"# !

April 29' Âł @O[[abSW\ & ^ [ 21C - Rammstein, 8 p.m., DCU /^`WZ Center, Worcester, Mass. $76.95 to $92.85.

1S\bS` E]`QSabS` ;Oaa %$ '# b] ' &# Ticketmaster.com; (800) 745-3000 BWQYSb[OabS` Q][) & %"# !

May 5 - Lady Antebellum, 7 p.m. May 5, ;Og # Âł :ORg /\bSPSZZc[ % ^ [ ;Og # DCU Center, Worcester, Mass. $66.65 to 21C 1S\bS` E]`QSabS` ;Oaa $$ $# b] $87.20.

Ticketmaster.com; (800) 745-3000 &% BWQYSb[OabS` Q][) & %"# !

May 6 - Andrew Bird, 8 p.m., House of ;Og $ Âł /\R`Se 0W`R & ^ [ 6]caS ]T Blues, Boston. $35 to $45. Livenation.com; 0ZcSa 0]ab]\ !# b] "# :WdS\ObW]\ Q][) (800) 745-3000 & %"# !

May 8 - Erik Larson, 7:30 p.m., The ;Og & Âł 3`WY :O`a]\ %(! ^ [ BVS Music Hall, Portsmouth, N.H. $13. ;caWQ 6OZZ >]`ba[]cbV < 6 !

Themusichall.org; (603) 436-2400 BVS[caWQVOZZ ]`U) $ ! "!$ " June 2 ³ ¾2Wa\Sg¸a 0SOcbg O\R bVS 0SOab œ - "Disney's Beauty and the Beast," 8c\S 8 p.m., Boston Opera House. $42.60 to & ^ [ 0]ab]\ =^S`O 6]caS " $ b] $126.85.

Ticketmaster.com; (800) 745-3000

$ &# BWQYSb[OabS` Q][) & %"# !

June 10 - Yanni, 7:30 p.m., Bank of 8c\S Âł GO\\W %(! ^ [ 0O\Y ]T America Pavilion, Boston. $35 to $150. /[S`WQO >OdWZW]\ 0]ab]\ !# b] # Livenation.com; (800) 745-3000 :WdS\ObW]\ Q][) & %"# !

June 15 - Foster the People with 8c\S # Âł 4]abS` bVS >S]^ZS eWbV Tokyo Police Club, 7:30 p.m., Bank of B]Yg] >]ZWQS 1ZcP %(! ^ [ 0O\Y ]T America Pavilion, Boston. $30 to $34.50. /[S`WQO >OdWZW]\ 0]ab]\ ! b] !" # Livenation.com; (800) 745-3000 :WdS\ObW]\ Q][) & %"# !

June 23! Âł <SWZ 2WO[]\R & ^ [ B2 - Neil Diamond, 8 p.m., TD 8c\S Garden, Boston. $68.40 to $134.75.

5O`RS\ 0]ab]\ $& " b] !" %# Ticketmaster.com; (800) 745-3000 BWQYSb[OabS` Q][) & %"# !

July 29-30 - Coldplay, 7 p.m., TD 8cZg ' ! Âł 1]ZR^ZOg % ^ [ B2 Garden, Boston. $62.75 to $129.65.

5O`RS\ 0]ab]\ $ %# b] ' $# Ticketmaster.com; (800) 745-3000 BWQYSb[OabS` Q][) & %"# !

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4HROUGH *AN "Forgotten Transport," photos of old h&ORGOTTEN 4RANSPORT v PHOTOS OF OLD abandoned vehicles by Jonathan M. Dunitz, ABANDONED VEHICLES BY *ONATHAN - $UNITZ

Blue, Portland, portcityblue.com. Opening "LUE 0ORTLAND PORTCITYBLUE COM /PENING reception, 5 to 8 p.m. Saturday. Through Jan. RECEPTION TO P M 3ATURDAY 4HROUGH *AN 31.

Gordon Chibroski/Staff Photographer 5]`R]\ 1VWP`]aYW AbOTT >V]b]U`O^VS`

Carolyn Gage directs actresses Josieda Lord and Karen Ball at Lucid Stage.

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veiled in mystery and open to speculaWFJMFE JO NZTUFSZ BOE PQFO UP TQFDVMB tion, she decided to tell these stories UJPO TIF EFDJEFE UP UFMM UIFTF TUPSJFT through the voices of those around her.

UISPVHI UIF WPJDFT PG UIPTF BSPVOE IFS In "Lace Curtain Irish," Poirier plays *O i-BDF $VSUBJO *SJTI w 1PJSJFS QMBZT the role of Sullivan. Poirier debuted this UIF SPMF PG 4VMMJWBO 1PJSJFS EFCVUFE UIJT piece in an Off-Off Broadway Festival in QJFDF JO BO 0GG 0GG #SPBEXBZ 'FTUJWBM JO New York City, and will give it its Portland /FX :PSL $JUZ BOE XJMM HJWF JU JUT 1PSUMBOE premiere at "Axed!"

QSFNJFSF BU i"YFE w "The Greatest Actress Who Ever Lived" i5IF (SFBUFTU "DUSFTT 8IP &WFS -JWFEw also got its premiere in New York at the BMTP HPU JUT QSFNJFSF JO /FX :PSL BU UIF Fresh Fruit LGBT Festival. It offers Ball, 'SFTI 'SVJU -(#5 'FTUJWBM *U PGGFST #BMM in the role of O'Neil, the opportunity to JO UIF SPMF PG 0 /FJM UIF PQQPSUVOJUZ UP step away from the classical work of TUFQ BXBZ GSPN UIF DMBTTJDBM XPSL PG Shakespeare for which she is best known 4IBLFTQFBSF GPS XIJDI TIF JT CFTU LOPXO locally. In this show, she spars with a MPDBMMZ *O UIJT TIPX TIF TQBST XJUI B tabloid reporter played by Lord.

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on natural forms, which determine both PO OBUVSBM GPSNT XIJDI EFUFSNJOF CPUI the metaphorical aspect and the physiUIF NFUBQIPSJDBM BTQFDU BOE UIF QIZTJ cal structure of my constructions. These DBM TUSVDUVSF PG NZ DPOTUSVDUJPOT 5IFTF are mostly meant to be worn on the body, BSF NPTUMZ NFBOU UP CF XPSO PO UIF CPEZ becoming 'narrative sculptures' or 'living CFDPNJOH AOBSSBUJWF TDVMQUVSFT PS AMJWJOH installations' activated by a wearer."

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Collectively, both plays give Poirier and $PMMFDUJWFMZ CPUI QMBZT HJWF 1PJSJFS BOE Ball the chance to flex in roles that are #BMM UIF DIBODF UP nFY JO SPMFT UIBU BSF well-suited for their talents, said Gage.

XFMM TVJUFE GPS UIFJS UBMFOUT TBJE (BHF "I think this is really interesting work i* UIJOL UIJT JT SFBMMZ JOUFSFTUJOH XPSL for two women who are no longer playing GPS UXP XPNFO XIP BSF OP MPOHFS QMBZJOH ingenue roles," she said. "Denise and JOHFOVF SPMFT w TIF TBJE i%FOJTF BOE Karen deserve powerful work for women. ,BSFO EFTFSWF QPXFSGVM XPSL GPS XPNFO

not well-versed in the merging of art and OPU XFMM WFSTFE JO UIF NFSHJOH PG BSU BOE fashion.

GBTIJPO Garaloces is originally from Buenos (BSBMPDFT JT PSJHJOBMMZ GSPN #VFOPT Aires, Argentina, but has been living and "JSFT "SHFOUJOB CVU IBT CFFO MJWJOH BOE working in Portland for the past couple of XPSLJOH JO 1PSUMBOE GPS UIF QBTU DPVQMF PG years. She's worked in theater and studZFBST 4IF T XPSLFE JO UIFBUFS BOE TUVE ied voice, so adding sound to her paper JFE WPJDF TP BEEJOH TPVOE UP IFS QBQFS dress makes sense for her.

ESFTT NBLFT TFOTF GPS IFS During the show at Space, Garaloces %VSJOH UIF TIPX BU 4QBDF (BSBMPDFT said Hoerschelmenn will be in control TBJE )PFSTDIFMNFOO XJMM CF JO DPOUSPM of a net of LED lights inside the dress PG B OFU PG -&% MJHIUT JOTJEF UIF ESFTT so she can light up the dress, and her TP TIF DBO MJHIU VQ UIF ESFTT BOE IFS surroundings, in various ways at various TVSSPVOEJOHT JO WBSJPVT XBZT BU WBSJPVT times.

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They are in their prime as actresses, and 5IFZ BSF JO UIFJS QSJNF BT BDUSFTTFT BOE this work is perfect for them."

UIJT XPSL JT QFSGFDU GPS UIFN w Filmmakers as famous as Alfred Hitch'JMNNBLFST BT GBNPVT BT "MGSFE )JUDI cock have explored the Borden case, and DPDL IBWF FYQMPSFE UIF #PSEFO DBTF BOE many plays have been written about her NBOZ QMBZT IBWF CFFO XSJUUFO BCPVU IFS over the years.

PWFS UIF ZFBST (BHF JT IBQQZ UP KPJO UIF SBOLT Gage is happy to join the ranks. i*U T FYDJUJOH UP MPPL BU UIJT TVCKFDU BOE "It's exciting to look at this subject and UIF IJTUPSJDBM GBDUT PG 'BMM 3JWFS BOE UIF the historical facts of Fall River and the XJME JOUFSQSFUBUJPOT UIBU XF IBWF TFFO wild interpretations that we have seen PWFS UIF ZFBST w TIF TBJE i5IFTF BSF over the years," she said. "These are two very different plays about a related UXP WFSZ EJGGFSFOU QMBZT BCPVU B SFMBUFE subject. One is gripping and intense, and TVCKFDU 0OF JT HSJQQJOH BOE JOUFOTF BOE the other is fun and romantic.

UIF PUIFS JT GVO BOE SPNBOUJD i*U TIPVME CF B HSFBU FWFOJOH PG UIFBUFS w "It should be a great evening of theater."

Staff Writer Bob Keyes can be contacted at 791-6457 AbOTT E`WbS` 0]P 9SgSa QO\ PS Q]\bOQbSR Ob %' $"#% or: ]`( bkeyes@pressherald. com PYSgSa.^`SaaVS`OZR Q][ Twitter: pphkeyes BeWbbS`( ^^VYSgSa

using the same method for display at an VTJOH UIF TBNF NFUIPE GPS EJTQMBZ BU BO art event called "Sacred & Profane" on BSU FWFOU DBMMFE i4BDSFE 1SPGBOFw PO Peaks Island in October.

1FBLT *TMBOE JO 0DUPCFS As for wearing the dress, well, it's prob"T GPS XFBSJOH UIF ESFTT XFMM JU T QSPC ably too late in the season for white. GaBCMZ UPP MBUF JO UIF TFBTPO GPS XIJUF (B raloces says she doesn't wear the dress SBMPDFT TBZT TIF EPFTO U XFBS UIF ESFTT herself, although she may cast herself IFSTFMG BMUIPVHI TIF NBZ DBTU IFSTFMG as the "performer" in one of her paper BT UIF iQFSGPSNFSw JO POF PG IFS QBQFS dress shows in the future.

ESFTT TIPXT JO UIF GVUVSF After all, who wouldn't want a dress you "GUFS BMM XIP XPVMEO U XBOU B ESFTT ZPV could hold a conversation with?

DPVME IPME B DPOWFSTBUJPO XJUI Staff Writer Ray Routhier can be contacted at 791AbOTT E`WbS` @Og @]cbVWS` QO\ PS Q]\bOQbSR Ob %' 6454 or at: $"#" ]` Ob( rrouthier@pressherald. com ``]cbVWS`.^`SaaVS`OZR Q][

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CONTINUING Zero Station Art, Design and Framing, :ERO 3TATION !RT $ESIGN AND &RAMING

0ORTLAND h.EW AND 2ECENT 0HOTOGRAPHSv BY Portland: "New and Recent Photographs" by Thomas Birtwistle, Cole Caswell and Bryan 4HOMAS "IRTWISTLE #OLE #ASWELL AND "RYAN Graf, through Feb. 1. zerostation.com 'RAF THROUGH &EB ZEROSTATION COM Coleman Burke Gallery at Port City Music #OLEMAN "URKE 'ALLERY AT 0ORT #ITY -USIC Hall, Portland: "Bad Seed #3," work byJT (ALL 0ORTLAND h"AD 3EED v WORK BY *4 Gibson, through Jan. 25. colemanburke.com 'IBSON THROUGH *AN COLEMANBURKE COM Gleason Fine Art, Portland: "Eye Catchers," 'LEASON &INE !RT 0ORTLAND h%YE #ATCHERS v artwork to please the eye and tickle the ARTWORK TO PLEASE THE EYE AND TICKLE THE senses, through Jan. 30. 699-5599.

SENSES THROUGH *AN Green Hand Bookshop, Portland: "In the 'REEN (AND "OOKSHOP 0ORTLAND h)N THE Forest by the Sea," paintings by Jada Fitch, &OREST BY THE 3EA v PAINTINGS BY *ADA &ITCH

through Jan. 30. 450-6695.

THROUGH *AN Fore Street Gallery, Portland: "New Work," &ORE 3TREET 'ALLERY 0ORTLAND h.EW 7ORK v paintings by Paul Black, through Saturday.

PAINTINGS BY 0AUL "LACK THROUGH 3ATURDAY 874-8084.

South Portland Public Library: 3OUTH 0ORTLAND 0UBLIC ,IBRARY "Seascapes," photographic prints by h3EASCAPES v PHOTOGRAPHIC PRINTS BY photographer John Bald, through Jan. 28.

PHOTOGRAPHER *OHN "ALD THROUGH *AN southportlandlibrary.com SOUTHPORTLANDLIBRARY COM The Royal Bean, Yarmouth: Artisans 4HE 2OYAL "EAN 9ARMOUTH !RTISANS collective mixed-media show and sale, COLLECTIVE MIXED MEDIA SHOW AND SALE

through Jan. 3 1 . 846-7967.

THROUGH *AN 3 1 7 Main Street Community Music Center, -AIN 3TREET #OMMUNITY -USIC #ENTER

Yarmouth: Michele A. Caron, paintings in 9ARMOUTH -ICHELE ! #ARON PAINTINGS IN gouache, egg tempera and sign lettering GOUACHE EGG TEMPERA AND SIGN LETTERING enamels, through Jan. 13. 317mainst.org ENAMELS THROUGH *AN MAINST ORG Merrill Memorial Library, Yarmouth: "Maine -ERRILL -EMORIAL ,IBRARY 9ARMOUTH h-AINE Past and Present," graphite drawings by Tony 0AST AND 0RESENT v GRAPHITE DRAWINGS BY 4ONY Lisa, through Sunday, yarmouthlibrary.org ,ISA THROUGH 3UNDAY YARMOUTHLIBRARY ORG Coleman Burke Gallery (Fort Andross), #OLEMAN "URKE 'ALLERY &ORT !NDROSS

Brunswick: "Multiples," group exhibi"RUNSWICK h-ULTIPLES v GROUP EXHIBI tion with Mildred Johnson, George Mason TION WITH -ILDRED *OHNSON 'EORGE -ASON and Isabelle Pelissier, through Feb. 1.

AND )SABELLE 0ELISSIER THROUGH &EB colemanburke.com COLEMANBURKE COM University of New England Campus Center, 5NIVERSITY OF .EW %NGLAND #AMPUS #ENTER

Biddeford: Charles Thompson, en plein air "IDDEFORD #HARLES 4HOMPSON EN PLEIN AIR paintings celebrating nature, through Jan. 15.

PAINTINGS CELEBRATING NATURE THROUGH *AN une.edu UNE EDU Red Door Pottery Studio, Kittery: "Focus on 2ED $OOR 0OTTERY 3TUDIO +ITTERY h&OCUS ON India," photos by Lawrence Elbroch, through )NDIA v PHOTOS BY ,AWRENCE %LBROCH THROUGH Feb. 1.439-5671. &EB Fryeburg Academy (Palmina F. and Stephen &RYEBURG !CADEMY 0ALMINA & AND 3TEPHEN S. Pace Galleries of Art): "John Hultberg 3 0ACE 'ALLERIES OF !RT h*OHN (ULTBERG and Monhegan Island: The Man, the AND -ONHEGAN )SLAND 4HE -AN THE Place and His Dreams," through Jan. 2 1 .

0LACE AND (IS $REAMS v THROUGH *AN fryeburgacademy.org FRYEBURGACADEMY ORG Monkitree, Gardiner: "Beast in Show," -ONKITREE 'ARDINER h"EAST IN 3HOW v benefit for area animal organizations by BENElT FOR AREA ANIMAL ORGANIZATIONS BY artists Susan Mathias and Nancy McGinnis, ARTISTS 3USAN -ATHIAS AND .ANCY -C'INNIS

through Jan. 16. 512-4679.

THROUGH *AN Center for Furniture Craftsmanship, #ENTER FOR &URNITURE #RAFTSMANSHIP

Rockport: "Maine Wood 2012," 2OCKPORT h-AINE 7OOD v biennial juried exhibition of outstanding BIENNIAL JURIED EXHIBITION OF OUTSTANDING Maine woodworkers, through Feb. 3.

-AINE WOODWORKERS THROUGH &EB woodschool.org WOODSCHOOL ORG Archipelago, Rockland: "All Things Bright !RCHIPELAGO 2OCKLAND h!LL 4HINGS "RIGHT and Beautiful," diverse works of four Maine AND "EAUTIFUL v DIVERSE WORKS OF FOUR -AINE artists, through March 16. 596-0701.

ARTISTS THROUGH -ARCH L/A Arts Gallery 5, Lewiston: "Precious , ! !RTS 'ALLERY ,EWISTON h0RECIOUS Things," multiple artists, through Saturday.

4HINGS v MULTIPLE ARTISTS THROUGH 3ATURDAY 576-4805.

Harlow Gallery, Hallowell: Members' (ARLOW 'ALLERY (ALLOWELL -EMBERS invitational, through Jan. 14. 622-3813.

INVITATIONAL THROUGH *AN Finance Authority of Maine, Augusta: &INANCE !UTHORITY OF -AINE !UGUSTA J. Donna Asmussen, watercolors and * $ONNA !SMUSSEN WATERCOLORS AND printmaking, through Friday, famemaine.com PRINTMAKING THROUGH &RIDAY FAMEMAINE COM Bangor Public Library: Barbara Wood "ANGOR 0UBLIC ,IBRARY "ARBARA 7OOD Brookings, "Seasons of Life," oils and "ROOKINGS h3EASONS OF ,IFE v OILS AND watercolors, plus minimal abstract paintings WATERCOLORS PLUS MINIMAL ABSTRACT PAINTINGS

by Michael Anthony Higgins, through Jan. BY -ICHAEL !NTHONY (IGGINS THROUGH *AN 31.947-8336.

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"Ice Age" (July 13).

"OE UIPTF i"NFSJDBO 1JFw LJET 8IZ XIZ And those "American Pie" kids. Why, why, more "American Pie" ("American Reunion," NPSF i"NFSJDBO 1JFw i"NFSJDBO 3FVOJPO w April 6)?

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"Finding Nemo," "Star Wars: The Phantom i'JOEJOH /FNP w i4UBS 8BST 5IF 1IBOUPN Menace" and "Beauty and the Beast" return .FOBDFw BOE i#FBVUZ BOE UIF #FBTUw SFUVSO - in 3-D. o JO % Remakes? i+VEHF %SFEEw i%SFEE w 4FQU

"Judge Dredd" ("Dredd," Sept. 21), 3FNBLFT i5PUBM 3FDBMMw "VH BOE FWFO 4QJEFS .BO "Total Recall" (Aug. 3) and even Spider-Man ("The Amazing Spider-Man," July 3). i5IF "NB[JOH 4QJEFS .BO w +VMZ

We have dueling Snow Whites ("Mirror Mir8F IBWF EVFMJOH 4OPX 8IJUFT i.JSSPS .JS ror," Mar. 16; "Snow White and the Huntsman," SPS w .BS i4OPX 8IJUF BOE UIF )VOUTNBO w June 1), dueling Abe Lincolns (Spielberg's +VOF EVFMJOH "CF -JODPMOT 4QJFMCFSH T "Lincoln" in December and "Abraham Lincoln: i-JODPMOw JO %FDFNCFS BOE i"CSBIBN -JODPMO Vampire Hunter," June 22). and more serial 7BNQJSF )VOUFS w +VOF BOE NPSF TFSJBM killers, zombies and Jason Statham and Adam LJMMFST [PNCJFT BOE +BTPO 4UBUIBN BOE "EBN Sandier movies than you can shake a disdainful 4BOEMFS NPWJFT UIBO ZPV DBO TIBLF B EJTEBJOGVM stick at.

TUJDL BU But there are promising titles mixed in with #VU UIFSF BSF QSPNJTJOH UJUMFT NJYFE JO XJUI the overly familiar, the franchised and the UIF PWFSMZ GBNJMJBS UIF GSBODIJTFE BOE UIF feeble.

GFFCMF "Haywire" (Jan. 20): Will the possibly-retiri)BZXJSFw +BO 8JMM UIF QPTTJCMZ SFUJS ing-soon Steven Soderbergh make a movie star JOH TPPO 4UFWFO 4PEFSCFSHI NBLF B NPWJF TUBS out of mixed martial artist Gina Carano?

PVU PG NJYFE NBSUJBM BSUJTU (JOB $BSBOP "This Means War" (Feb. 17): Reese Witheri5IJT .FBOT 8BSw 'FC 3FFTF 8JUIFS spoon two-timing secret agents Chris Pine and TQPPO UXP UJNJOH TFDSFU BHFOUT $ISJT 1JOF BOE Tom Hardy. The trailers to this are hilarious.

5PN )BSEZ 5IF USBJMFST UP UIJT BSF IJMBSJPVT "The Raven" (Mar. 9): John Cusack as Edi5IF 3BWFOw .BS +PIO $VTBDL BT &E gar Allen Poe, hunting a killer who is inspired HBS "MMFO 1PF IVOUJOH B LJMMFS XIP JT JOTQJSFE by his stories. When did he find time to drink CZ IJT TUPSJFT 8IFO EJE IF mOE UJNF UP ESJOL himself to death?

IJNTFMG UP EFBUI "Salmon Fishing in the Yemen" (Mar. 9): i4BMNPO 'JTIJOH JO UIF :FNFOw .BS

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UIF QFSDFOU o QFPQMF MJLF #SVDF 8BZOF "Frankenweenie" (Oct. 5): Tim Burton i'SBOLFOXFFOJFw 0DU 5JN #VSUPO revisits one of the short films that gave him a SFWJTJUT POF PG UIF TIPSU mMNT UIBU HBWF IJN B feature film career, about a mad scientist lad GFBUVSF mMN DBSFFS BCPVU B NBE TDJFOUJTU MBE named Vincent who brings his weiner dog back OBNFE 7JODFOU XIP CSJOHT IJT XFJOFS EPH CBDL to life - Frankenstein fashion.

UP MJGF o 'SBOLFOTUFJO GBTIJPO "The Gangster Squad" (Oct. 20): Sean Penn, i5IF (BOHTUFS 4RVBEw 0DU 4FBO 1FOO Emma Stone, Ryan Gosling, Nick Nolte and &NNB 4UPOF 3ZBO (PTMJOH /JDL /PMUF BOE Josh Brolin star in this drama about the efforts +PTI #SPMJO TUBS JO UIJT ESBNB BCPVU UIF FGGPSUT - legal and otherwise - that the LAPD went o MFHBM BOE PUIFSXJTF o UIBU UIF -"1% XFOU through to keep the mob out of 1940s and '50s UISPVHI UP LFFQ UIF NPC PVU PG T BOE T Los Angeles.

-PT "OHFMFT "47 Ronin" (Nov. 21): Keanu Reeves suri 3POJOw /PW ,FBOV 3FFWFT TVS rounded by Japanese actors, all of them playSPVOEFE CZ +BQBOFTF BDUPST BMM PG UIFN QMBZ ing vengeful samurai? 8F IBWF (05 UP TFF UIJT We have GOT to see this.

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XPVME IPQF "The Great Gatsby" (Dec. 25): Aussie Baz i5IF (SFBU (BUTCZw %FD "VTTJF #B[ Luhrmann cast Leonardo DiCaprio in the title -VISNBOO DBTU -FPOBSEP %J$BQSJP JO UIF UJUMF role, but Brits and Aussies in most of the other SPMF CVU #SJUT BOE "VTTJFT JO NPTU PG UIF PUIFS roles for this film of the Great American Novel.

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