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www.pressherald.com/life/go HOME IN ON WHAT’S HAPPENING

SOCIETY SNAPSHOTS: Avery Yale Kamila provides photos and dispatches from Maine’s social scene.

DINING GUIDE: Shannon Bryan, Meredith Goad and Avery Yale Kamila dish on food and drink.

FACE THE MUSIC: Live, local and beyond, Aimsel Ponti brings you music with a Maine backbeat.

COVER STORY: L.L. Bean turns 100; Chris Isaak in concert/E5 n Making Noise: Dark Hollow Bottle Company/E6 n Tix/E7 n CD review: Rustic Overtones’ ‘Let’s Start a Cult’/E8 n Listings/E10

themovies Dennis Perkins on “Your Sister’s Sister”/E14 n New on DVD: “The Hunter”/E15 n “Ted” review/E18

calendar 10 DAYS’ WORTH OF COOL EVENTS/E16-17

artandtheater PMA unveils Frederic Edwin Church exhibit/E19 n Listings/E20

dininganddrink Eat & Run: Mom’s Cafe/E23 n Atwell on Brewers Guild event/E24 n Bar Guide: Five-0/E25

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appy Day After July Fourth. Hope you came through it with all your fingers intact and without blowing your diet.

But even though Independence Day has come and gone, there are some folks who are still celebrating all things red, white and blue.

Take L.L. Bean, for example, which used the Fourth as a kick-off day for its 100th anniversary bash and continues it all this week with a slew of concerts, activities, demonstrations and tastings, culminating with its annual July 4 fireworks on Saturday – which is actually July 7.

Yes, it is somewhat confusing. But it still promises to be a blast (pun absolutely intended).

For the lowdown on activities, including a concert by super-cool crooner Chris Isaak, turn to Page E5. And if you want to make your day even more enjoyable, here are insider tips from a Freeport resident (me) to make your Beanfest marathon a tad less stressful: n Get there early if you want a good seat for the free concerts in Discovery Park. And I mean EARLY early. A couple of years ago, Bean instituted a policy that forbade planting lawn chairs and blankets in the park until the day of the show, so locals get up at the crack of dawn to snag a prime spot of grass. n Avoid the L.L. Bean parking lots. There’s a free parking garage accessible from Mill and Depot streets, and it will be much easier to snag a spot there, especially when Bean uses some of its lot space for activities. So while everyone else is circling for a spot, you’ll already be enjoying a cup of joe and trying your hand at kayaking. n There are restaurants up and down Main Street within walking distance of L.L. Bean, but they’re sure to be crowded. For a more relaxed atmosphere, go down Route 1 a ways to the Old World Gourmet Deli & Market (look for the Big Indian), which serves gourmet-style deli food at a great price, along with pastries, artisanal cheese and alcohol. n Forget to change the batteries on your camera or grab some sunscreen? There’s a CVS within walking distance of Bean on Middle Street. n If the kids are restless, there’s a great playground at Morse Street School just behind L.L. Bean. In fact, Bean is hosting some events there during its celebration. n If you’re planning on shopping at Bean – and who isn’t? – check out the outlet in Freeport Village Station first. Great deals can be had on everything from flashlights to dress pants, especially if you don’t mind undoing a monogram from a returned fleece or backpack.

(Bean used to have the outlet across the park from the Flagship Store, so you could easily hop back and forth to compare prices. Not so easy now, but still doable.) n Be extra careful when going home. Don’t be one of those people who aimlessly walks in front of traffic – especially after dark.

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The singer packs his mirrorball suit and heads to Maine for a free concert at L.L. Bean on Saturday.

Chris Isaak’s concert in Freeport is from 7:30 to 9 p.m. at Discovery Park.

By RAY ROUTHIER Staff Writer

L.L. Bean throws a four-day bash to mark its 100th birthday.

By RAY ROUTHIER Staff Writer

appy birthday, L.L. Bean. Many happy returns, Freeport.

The retail giant is celebrating its 100th anniversary with a four-day-long celebration in the town where it began and has prospered.

The L.L. Bean 100-Year Hometown Celebration blowout began Wednesday and continues through Saturday with dozens of free events and activities,

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The celebration comes to a rousing finish on Saturday with multiple events and a concert at 7:30 p.m. by rock crooner Chris Isaak and his band, followed by a “fireworks spectacular” around 9:30 p.m.

“There is no better way for the company to mark its centennial than to spend it with our customers, employees and the local community where it all began,”

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hris Isaak likes things that are made well and last long.

The fact that he’s doing a free concert at L.L. Bean in Freeport on Saturday as part of the retailer’s 100th anniversary celebration reminded him of the Bean boots he had years ago.

“I liked ’em so much, I bought some for my brother, because we’re just a couple of rednecks who love to spend a lot of time in the mud,” said Isaak, a native Californian who lives in San Francisco. “Those things really last.”

Isaak also owns a 1964 Chevy Nova, which he loves because it’s easy to fix and he’s been able to keep it on the road a long time. He picked up some mechanic skills from his dad –

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WHEN: 8 p.m. Wednesday WHERE: Western Promenade Park, Western Promenade near Pine and Carroll streets HOW MUCH: Free INFO: 756-8275, 756-8130; portlandmaine.gov/rec/summer.htm

Making Noise: Dark Hollow Bottling Company, E6 n CD review: Rustic Overtones, E8 n Listings, E10

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Greg Klein, Corey Ramsey, Riley Schyrock, Jim White and Nick Scala make up Dark Hollow Bottling Company, which just released its second full-length CD.

Pop open new CD for taste of Dark Hollow Bottling Co. merican Ghosts� is the second full-length CD from Portland band Dark Hollow Bottling Company. A dozen songs painted with Americana, bluegrass, rockabilly, folk and rock adorn the album, which was released in June.

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What’s the band history?

I married Corey’s sister 12 years ago and shortly thereafter moved to Maine. Mr. Ramsey and I have been playing together that whole time with Riley Schyrock, and have been going by the name Dark Hollow Bottling Company ever since Jim White joined the band about ďŹ ve years ago. Nick Scala has been playing with us for just over two years.

What inspires your songwriting?

Songwriting is my outlet. Some people go for a run or head out for a night on the town; I like to sit down with my guitar. The inspiration for the content of the song can be anything that moves me; for instance, on the new album, I wrote songs about

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the ďŹ rst time my daughter spent the night away from home, and how my relationship with my father changed after I became a father.

I also enjoy the exercise of telling a story, so sometimes I sit down with a story in mind, but some of my favorite songs I’ve written are pure stream of consciousness.

I’ll look back at the song an hour later and ďŹ nd out what was really on my mind.

Tell us about one of your favorite songs on the CD. That’s like asking me to pick a favorite child! “Sold� is a song that I really worked hard at trying to make it work in different ways. In the literal sense, each verse

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The bluegrass band Punch Brothers comes to The Music Hall in Portsmouth, N.H., on Oct. 2. Tickets go on sale Friday.

Concerts and shows currently on sale:

The latest On sale noon Friday – Punch Brothers, 7:30 p.m. Oct. 2, The Music Hall, Portsmouth, N.H. $28. Themusichall.org; (603) 436-2400.

On sale noon Friday – Ben Sollee, 8 p.m.

Aug. 4, The Music Hall, Portsmouth, N.H. $22. Themusichall.org; (603) 436-2400.

The locals July 12 – Bush, 8 p.m., State Theatre, Portland. $30 to $35. Statetheatreportland .com; (800) 745-3000; Cumberland County Civic Center box office July 12 – Tycho with Of The Trees, 9 p.m., Port City Music Hall, Portland. $15 to $30.

Portcitymusichall.com; (888) 512-SHOW July 12 – Rebirth Brass Band, 9:30 p.m., Empire Dine and Dance, Portland. $18 to $22. Portlandempire.com; 879-8988 July 13 – The Project with Ten Pennies, 9 p.m., Port City Music Hall, Portland. $5 to $10. Portcitymusichall.com; (888) 512SHOW July 13 – 10 Years with Kyng and Fair to Midland, 9 p.m., Asylum, Portland. $17/$20.

Portlandasylum.com; 772-8274.

July 13 – Elizabeth Cook, 8 p.m., One Longfellow Square, Portland. $15.

Onelongfellowsquare.com; 761-1757 July 13 – Soule Monde and Dirigo, 9 p.m., Empire Dine and Dance, Portland. $8.

Portlandempire.com; 879-8988 July 13-14 – Paula Poundstone, 8 and 7 p.m., Jonathan’s, Ogunquit. $37.50 to $78.50. Jonathansrestaurant.com; 646-4526 July 14-15 – North Atlantic Blues Festival featuring Tab Benoit, Chubby Carrier, John Mayall and many others, 11 a.m., Public Landing, Rockland. $5 (children’s ticket) to $35 per day, $50 to $70 for weekend pass.

Northatlanticbluesfestival.com; 691-2248.

July 14 – Maia Sharp, 8 p.m., One Longfellow Square, Portland. $18. 761-1757; Onelongfellowsquare.com July 14 – Yonder Mountain String Band, 8:30 p.m., State Theatre, Portland. $20/$25.

Statetheatreportland.com; (800) 7453000; Cumberland County Civic Center box office July 14 – Marshall Tucker Band, 9 p.m., Asylum, Portland. $32/$35.

Portlandasylum.com; 772-8274.

July 15 – LA Guns, 9 p.m., Asylum, Portland. $15. Portlandasylum.com; 772-8274.

July 15 – Paula Poundstone, 8 p.m., Stone Mountain Arts Center, Brownfield. $45.

Stonemountainartscenter.com; 935-7292 July 15 – Jacob Augustine and The Milkman’s Union with Tallahassee, 8 p.m., One Longfellow Square, Portland. $8.

Onelongfellowsquare.com; 761-1757 July 17 – Ben Taylor, 8 p.m., Port City Music Hall, Portland. $18 to $30.

Portcitymusichall.com; (888) 512-SHOW July 18 – Evans Blue, 8 p.m., Port City Music Hall, Portland. $15 to $30.

Portcitymusichall.com; (888) 512-SHOW July 18 – Delfeayo Marsalis, 7:30 p.m., Opera House at Boothbay Harbor. $20/$25.

Boothbayoperahouse.com; 633-5159 July 19 – Suzy Bogguss, Lori McKenna, Sarah Siskind, Peter Mulvey and Chris Moore, 8 p.m., Stone Mountain Arts Center, Brownfield. $55. Stonemountainartscenter .com; 935-7292 July 20 – Roy Bookbinder, 8 p.m., One Longfellow Square, Portland. $15/$18.

Onelongfellowsquare.com; 761-1757 July 20 – Suzy Bogguss, 8 p.m., Jonathan’s, Ogunquit. $37.50 to $78.50.

Jonathansrestaurant.com; 646-4526 July 20 – Candlebox, 9 p.m., Asylum, Portland. $26/$29. Portlandasylum.com; 772-8274.

July 21 – Freedy Johnston, 8 p.m., One Longfellow Square, Portland. $15/$18.

Onelongfellowsquare.com; 761-1757 July 22 – Leon Russell, 8 p.m., Stone Mountain Arts Center, Brownfield. $65.

Stonemountainartscenter.com; 935-7292 July 25 – Marc Cohn, 8 p.m., Jonathan’s, Ogunquit. $47.50 to $78.50.

Jonathansrestaurant.com; 646-4526 July 25 – Matisyahu & The Dirty Heads, 8 p.m., State Theatre, Portland. $30/$35.

Statetheatreportland.com; (800) 7453000; Cumberland County Civic Center box office July 25 – The Original Wailers, 9 p.m., Port City Music Hall, Portland. $15 to $30.

Portcitymusichall.com; (888) 512-SHOW July 26 – Greg Brown, 8 p.m., Stone Mountain Arts Center, Brownfield. $35.

Stonemountainartscenter.com; 935-7292 July 26 – John Mock, 7:30 p.m., Opera House at Boothbay Harbor. $15/$18.

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Continued from Page E7 Boothbayoperahouse.com; 633-5159 July 27– Hot Club of Cowtown, 8 p.m., Opera House at Boothbay Harbor. $17/$22.

Boothbayoperahouse.com; 633-5159 July 27 – Rustic Overtones, 8 p.m., Stone Mountain Arts Center, Brownfield. $22 Stonemountainartscenter.com; 935-7292 July 27 – Happy Together Tour featuring The Turtles with Flo and Eddie, Micky Dolenz, Gary Puckett, The Grass Roots and The Buckinghams., 5 p.m., Bangor Waterfront Pavilion. $21.75 to $61.75.

Waterfrontconcerts.com; (800) 745-3000 July 27 – Blind Pilot, 9 p.m., Port City Music Hall, Portland. $15 to $25.

Portcitymusichall.com; (888) 512-SHOW July 27 – Mindy Smith, 8 p.m., One Longfellow Square, Portland. $25.

Onelongfellowsquare.com; 761-1757 July 27 – Steve Azar, 9 p.m., Asylum, Portland. $12. Portlandasylum.com; 7728274.

July 28 – Jonathan Edwards’ Birthday Bash, 7 p.m., Jonathan’s, Ogunquit. $40.

Jonathansrestaurant.com; 646-4526 July 28 – Travis Tritt with The Mallet Brothers and L-A Harley Band, 4 p.m., Rangeley Region Health & Wellness Pavilion. $49 to $200. Ticketweb.com; 8644397 July 28 – Ingrid Michaelson, 8 p.m., State Theatre, Portland. $20/$25. Statetheatre portland.com; (800) 745-3000; Cumberland County Civic Center box office July 28 – Dopapod, 9 p.m., Port City Music Hall, Portland. $10 to $20.

Portcitymusichall.com; (888) 512-SHOW July 28 – Cats Under the Stars: A Tribute to the Jerry Garcia Band, 8 p.m., One Longfellow Square, Portland. $12/$15.

Onelongfellowsquare.com; 761-1757 July 29 – Scars on 45 with Goldspot, 8:30 p.m., Empire Dine and Dance, Portland. $8 to $10. Portlandempire.com; 879-8988 July 29 – John Mock, 4 p.m., One Longfellow Square, Portland. $12/$15.

Onelongfellowsquare.com; 761-1757 July 30 – Of Monsters and Men, 7:30 p.m., State Theatre, Portland. $20/$25. State theatreportland.com; (800) 745-3000; Cumberland County Civic Center box office July 31-Aug. 1 – Lucinda Williams, 8 p.m., Stone Mountain Arts Center, Brownfield. $95. Stonemountainartscenter.com; 9357292 July 31 – Sierra Hull and Highway 11, 8 p.m., One Longfellow Square, Portland. $20.

Onelongfellowsquare.com; 761-1757 July 31 – Rufus Wainwright, 8 p.m., State Theatre, Portland. $30 to $45. Statetheatre portland.com; (800) 745-3000; Cumberland County Civic Center box office July 31 – Wiz Khalifa, Mac Miller, Kendrick Lamar, Chiddy Bang, Schoolboy Q and Chevy Woods, 5 p.m., Scarborough Downs. $40.50 to $60.50. Waterfrontconcerts.com; (800) 745-3000 Aug. 1 – Steve Forbert, 8 p.m., Jonathan’s, Ogunquit. $25 to $28.

Jonathansrestaurant.com; 646-4526 Aug. 2 – Kathy Mattea, 8 p.m., Stone Mountain Arts Center, Brownfield. $75.

Stonemountainartscenter.com; 935-7292 Aug. 2 – Jayme Stone, 8 p.m., One Longfellow Square, Portland. $12/$15.

Onelongfellowsquare.com; 761-1757 Aug. 2 – Lucinda Williams, 8 p.m., State Theatre, Portland. $30 to $45.

Statetheatreportland.com; (800) 745-3000; Cumberland County Civic Center box office Aug. 3 – Yeasayer, 9 p.m., Port City

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Singer-songwriter Rufus Wainwright is at the State Theatre in Portland on July 31. He also performs on July 29 at Bank of America Pavilion in Boston.

Music Hall, Portland. $20 to $40.

Portcitymusichall.com; (888) 512-SHOW Aug. 3 – Kathy Mattea, 8 p.m., Jonathan’s, Ogunquit. $55 to $60.

Jonathansrestaurant.com; 646-4526 Aug. 3 – Deely Stan, 8 p.m., One Longfellow Square, Portland. $15/$18.

Onelongfellowsquare.com; 761-1757 Aug. 4 – Slaid Cleaves and Bill Kirchen, 7:30 p.m., Stone Mountain Arts Center, Brownfield. $79. Stonemountainartscenter .com; 935-7292 Aug. 4 – Dokken, 9 p.m., Asylum, Portland. $24. Portlandasylum.com; 772-8274.

Aug. 4 – Mumford & Sons with St. Vincent, Dawes, The Maccabees, Apache Relay, Simone Felice and Haim, 2 p.m., Eastern Promenade, Portland. $69, general admission. Gentlemenoftheroad.com Aug. 4 – Versatile, 9 p.m., Port City Music Hall, Portland. $10 to $30.

Portcitymusichall.com; (888) 512-SHOW Aug. 4 – Buzz Universe, 9 p.m., One Longfellow Square, Portland. $10.

Onelongfellowsquare.com; 761-1757 Aug. 4 – John Sebastian, 8 p.m., Jonathan’s, Ogunquit. $37.50/$41.50.

Jonathansrestaurant.com; 646-4526 Aug. 4 – Loudon Wainwright III, 8 p.m., Opera House at Boothbay Harbor. $20/$25.

Boothbayoperahouse.com; 633-5159

Get outta town Today – Tangerine Dream, 8 p.m., House of Blues, Boston. $29.50 to $39.50.

Livenation.com; (800) 745-3000 Today – Demi Lovato and Hot Chelle Rae, 7:30 p.m., Bank of America Pavilion, Boston. $39 to $89.70. Livenation.com; (800) 745-3000 Friday – Zappa Plays Zappa, 8 p.m., Casino Ballroom, Hampton Beach, N.H. $36 to $80.

Ticketmaster.com; (800) 745-3000 Friday – Sarah McLachlan, 7:30 p.m., Bank of America Pavilion, Boston. $31 to $76.

Livenation.com; (800) 745-3000 Friday – Shinedown with Papa Roach and In This Moment, 7:30 p.m., Verizon Wireless Arena, Manchester, N.H. $39.50.

Livenation.com; (800) 745-3000 Saturday – Styx, REO Speedwagon and Ted Nugent, 6:40 p.m., Meadowbrook U.S. Cellular Pavilion, Gilford, N.H. $29 to $74.

Meadowbrook.net; (603) 293-4700 Saturday – Badfish: A Tribute to Sublime, 8 p.m., Casino Ballroom, Hampton Beach,

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TODAY Shinedown, Papa Roach and Adelitas Way, metal, Bangor Waterfront Pavilion. $41.50. waterfrontconcerts.com. Gates at 5 p.m.

Acoustic Hot Tuna, folk/blues/rock, with Darol Anger and Emy Phelps, Westbrook Performing Arts Center. $42. heptunesconcerts.com. 7:30 p.m.

Eileen Ivers & Immigrant Soul, ďŹ ddle-based Celtic music, Stone Mountain Arts Center, BrownďŹ eld. $60. stonemountainartscenter.com. 8 p.m.

Cool Sounds Concert Series and Outdoor Market, with Half Moon Jug Band (county and bluegrass), downtown Bangor. Free. downtownbangor.com.

Market 5 to 8 p.m., concert at 6 p.m.

This Way, roots rock, Lithgow Public Library, Augusta. Free. lithgow.lib.me.us. 6:30 p.m.

The Fogcutters, big band, L.L. Bean, Freeport.

Free. llbean.com. 5 to 5:55 p.m.

Matt Savage, jazz piano, L.L. Bean, Freeport. Free. llbean.com. 6:15 to 7:10 p.m.

Portland Jazz Orchestra, L.L. Bean, Freeport. Free. llbean.com. 7:30 to 8:45 p.m.

FRIDAY J. Geils, Jeff Pitchell, Gerry Beaudoin and Texas Flood, classic rock and blues, Jonathanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Restaurant, Ogunquit. $42.50 in advance; $46.50 day of show. jonathansrestaurant.com. 8 p.m.

Eileen Ivers & Immigrant Soul, ďŹ ddle-based Celtic music, Opera House at Boothbay Harbor. $25 in advance; $30 day of show. boothbayoperahouse.com. 8 p.m.

Fishbone, alt-rock/ska/punk, with Paranoid Social Club, 18-plus; Port City Music Hall, Portland. $15; $30 VIP. portcitymusichall.com. 9 p.m. the The Band band, celebration of the music of Levon Helm, One Longfellow Square, Portland. $20 in advance; $23 day of show. onelongfellowsquare.com. 8 p.m.

Rascal Flatts, country, with Little Big

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Town, Eli Young and Edens Edge, Bangor Waterfront Pavilion. $37.50, $131.50. waterfrontconcerts.com. Gates at 5:30 p.m.

Local Circus, upbeat folk, Motown, bluegrass and swing, Local Sprouts Cooperative, Portland. Free/ donation. localsprouts.coop. 7 p.m.

Open Mic Night, Jakeman Hall, Ocean Park. Free. oceanpark.org. 7 to 9 p.m.

Taylorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Grove, mountain and gospel music, with Mac McHale and Carolyn Hutton, Brick Store Museum Program Center, Kennebunk. Free. brickstoremuseum.org. 7 p.m.

Beware of Pedestrians and Guilty Bystander, Maine Academy of Modern Music rock bands, L.L. Bean, Freeport. Free. llbean.com. 2 to 3:10 p.m.

Putnam Smith Trio, roots/folk, L.L. Bean, Freeport.

Free. llbean.com. 3:30 to 4:40 p.m.

Lissa Schneckenburger, folk/blues, L.L. Bean, Freeport. Free. llbean.com. 5 to 6:10 p.m.

Jason Spooner, roots rock, L.L. Bean, Freeport.

Free. llbean.com. 6:30 to 7:40 p.m.

Ryan Montbleau, folk/blues, L.L. Bean, Freeport.

Free. llbean.com. 8 to 9:15 p.m.

Trust, synth-goth duo, 18-plus; Space Gallery, Portland. $8. space538.org. 9:30 p.m.

SATURDAY Peter Yarrow, folk, Opera House at Boothbay Harbor. $20 in advance; $25 day of show. boothbayoperahouse.com. 8 p.m.

Robin Jellis, cello music, Local Sprouts Cooperative, Portland. Free/donation. localsprouts.coop. 11 a.m.

Jordan Morton and Ethan Jodziewicz, folk, jazz and original material, Local Sprouts Cooperative, Portland. Free/donation. localsprouts.coop. 7 p.m.

Steve Grover Sextet, jazz, One Longfellow Square, Portland. $10 in advance; $12 day of show. onelongfellowsquare.com. 8 p.m.

Sweetback Sisters, rockabilly, with Carol Noonan

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SUNDAY REO Speedwagon, Styx and Ted Nugent, classic rock, Bangor Waterfront Pavilion. $37.50 to $71.50. waterfrontconcerts.com. Gates at 4:30 p.m.

Hot Jazz Brunch, with Sean Mencher, Bob Hamilton, Derek Moniz and special guests, Local Sprouts Cooperative, Portland. Free/donation. localsprouts.coop. 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Bruce Barth and Eri Yamamoto, jazz piano duos, Watson Gallery, Stonington. $20. gwatsongallery.com. 7:30 p.m.

County Music Dance and Show, with Lolalee and The Country Bandits, BJ Moreau, Barry Wood, Paul Bright and Mary & Maurice Belanger, Litchfield Sportsman’s Club. $5; free for children under 12. 377-8035. Noon to 5 p.m.

Sunday Brunch with The Mainstream Jazz Masters, The Local Buzz, Cape Elizabeth. Free/ donation. capelocalbuzz.com. 11 a.m.

MONDAY Schooner Fare, Maine folk duo, Bowdoin College (Pickard Theater), Brunswick. $17 to $30. msmt.org. 7:30 p.m.

Primo Cubano, Cuban music, El Rayo Taqueria, Portland. Free. elrayotaqueria.com. 7 to 9 p.m.

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WEDNESDAY Donavon Frankenreiter, soft rock/surf rock, with Rayland Baxter, 18-plus; Port City Music Hall, Portland. $18 in advance; $21 day of show; $36 VIP. portcitymusichall.com. 8 p.m.

“FATS: A Rollicking Review of the Music of Thomas ‘Fats’ Waller,” jazz, with Aisha Ussery Adams and Philip Hall, Opera House at Boothbay Harbor. $15 in advance; $20 day of show. boothbayoperahouse.com. 7:30 p.m.

Brian Patricks, singer-songwriter, The Local Buzz, Cape Elizabeth. Free/donation.

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The Irish folk band Boghat performs a free concert at 6 p.m. July 12 at Keigwin Amphitheater, Bates College in Lewiston.

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Music in the Park, a cappella doo-wop trio, Shevenell Park, Main Street, Biddeford. Free. 5 to 7 p.m.

Old Time Music Jam, Appalachian music, Local Sprouts Cooperative, Portland. Free/donation. localsprouts.coop. 7 p.m.

Ameranouche, gypsy jazz, El Rayo Taqueria, Portland. Free. elrayotaqueria.com. 7 to 9 p.m.

Truth About Daisies, folk/pop, Western Promenade Park, Portland. Free. portlandmaine.gov/rec/summer.htm. 8 p.m.

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JULY 12 Bush, rock, with Whitcomb, all ages, State Theatre, Portland. $30 in advance; $35 day of show; general admission. statetheatreportland .com. 7:30 p.m.

Boghat, Irish folk, Bates College (Keigwin Amphitheater), Lewiston. Free. 786-6330. 6 p.m.

Pretty Girls Sing Soprano, duo singing a variety of music, Local Sprouts Cooperative, Portland. Free/ donation. localsprouts.coop. 7 p.m.

Portland Celtic Celebration, with The Don Roy Trio, Naia, Boghat and The Press Gang, One Longfellow Square, Portland. $17 in advance; $20 day of show. onelongfellowsquare.com. 8 p.m.

Alive at Five Summer Music Series, with Phantom Buffalo and dilly dilly, experimental folk and pop, Monument Square, Portland. Free. portlandmaine.com. 5:30 to 7 p.m.

Tycho, electroacoustic/psychedelic rock, with Onuinu and Of the Trees, 18-plus; Port City Music Hall, Portland. $18 in advance; $21 day of show; $36 VIP. portcitymusichall.com. 8 p.m.

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n COMEDY Local Laffs, 21-plus; Asylum, Portland. Free. portlandasylum.com. Today (time not given).

Open Mic Comedy Night, 21-plus; Slainte, Portland. slaintewinebar.com. 8 p.m. today and July 12.

Lue Avent and EJ Murphy, Comedy Connection, Portland. $15. mainecomedy.com. 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday.

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n BARS/CLUBS TODAY Tony Boffa Quartet, jazz, Gingko Blue, Portland. gingkoblue.com. 8 p.m.

Rural Ghosts, ballads, Blue, Portland. Donation. portcityblue.com. 6 p.m.

Erin Thomas, Blue, Portland. Donation. portcityblue.com. 8 p.m.

The Coloradas, bluegrass, indie, Blue, Portland.

Donation. portcityblue.com. 10 p.m.

Jerks of Grass, bluegrass/country, Bayside Bowl, Portland. baysidebowl.com. 8 p.m.

Band Beyond Description, jam band, 21-plus; Big

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TUESDAY Maine Marimba Ensemble, Zimbabwean marimba music, El Rayo Taqueria, Portland. Free. elrayotaqueria.com. 7 to 9 p.m.

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Continued from Page E10 and The Stone Mountain Boys, Stone Mountain Arts Center, Brownfield. $82, includes dinner. stonemountainartscenter.com. Dinner at 6 p.m.; show at 7:30 p.m.

Big Ben Hillman, pianist, vocalist and songwriter, Windham Hill United Church of Christ. $12; $8 for seniors and ages 12 and under; free for ages 5 and under. 892-2154. 7 p.m.

Lyrics Born, rap, 18-plus; Port City Music Hall, Portland. $15 to $25. portcitymusichall.com. 9 p.m.

Gary Wittner and Friends, jazz jam, The Local Buzz, Cape Elizabeth. Free/donation. capelocalbuzz.com. 8 p.m.

Dan Zanes, children’s music, L.L. Bean Kids’ Area, Freeport. Free. llbean.com. 1:15 to 2:15 p.m. and 4 to 5 p.m.

Rick Charette, children’s music, L.L. Bean Kids’ Area, Freeport. Free. llbean.com. 2:45 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Kenya Hall Band, soul/funk, L.L. Bean, Freeport.

Free. llbean.com. 11:15 a.m. to 12:10 p.m.

Lyle Divinsky, soul, L.L. Bean, Freeport. Free. llbean.com. 12:30 to 1:15 p.m.

Jerks of Grass, bluegrass, L.L. Bean, Freeport. Free. llbean.com. 1:45 to 2:40 p.m.

Anna and the Diggs, R&B/soul/rock, L.L. Bean, Freeport. Free. llbean.com. 3 to 3:55 p.m.

Pete Kilpatrick Band, folk rock, L.L. Bean, Freeport. Free. llbean.com. 4:15 to 5:10 p.m.

Chris Isaak, rockabilly, L.L. Bean Discovery Park, Freeport. Free. llbean.com. 7:30 to 9 p.m.

“A Night with Flash and Tina Allen,” jazz/doo wop/pop, Anthony’s Dinner Theater, Portland. $25; includes dinner. anthonysdinnertheater.com.

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Continued from Page E9 N.H. $18/$23. Ticketmaster.com; (800) 7453000 Tuesday – Stevie Nicks, 8 p.m., Bank of America Pavilion, Boston. $52.35 to $148.50. Livenation.com; (800) 745-3000 Tuesday – Ted Nugent, 8 p.m., Wilbur Theatre, Boston. $36 to $46.20.

Ticketmaster.com; (800) 745-3000 Tuesday – Matisyahu & The Dirty Heads, 8 p.m., House of Blues, Boston. $28 to $39.50. Livenation.com; (800) 745-3000 Wednesday – Squeeze and The B-52s, 7:30 p.m., Bank of America Pavilion, Boston. $20 to $70. Livenation.com; (800) 745-3000 July 12 – Dennis Miller, 8 p.m., Casino Ballroom, Hampton Beach, N.H. $39 to $69.

Ticketmaster.com; (800) 745-3000 July 13 – Seal and Macy Gray, 7:30 p.m., South Shore Music Circus, Cohasset, Mass. $77.75 to $96.75. Ticketmaster.com; (800) 745-3000 July 13 – The Wailers, 8 p.m., Casino Ballroom, Hampton Beach, N.H. $20/$23.

Ticketmaster.com; (800) 745-3000 July 14 – Seal and Macy Gray, 7:30 p.m., Cape Cod Melody Tent, Hyannis, Mass. $77.75 to $96.75. Ticketmaster.com; (800) 745-3000 July 14 – Jason Aldean with Luke Bryan, 7:30 p.m., Comcast Center, Mansfield, Mass.

SOLD OUT. Livenation.com; (800) 7453000 July 15 – Bush, 8 p.m., Casino Ballroom, Hampton Beach, N.H. $26/$29.

Ticketmaster.com; (800) 745-3000 July 16 – Dream Theater with Crimson Projekct, 7:30 p.m., Bank of America Pavilion, Boston. $25 to $65.

Livenation.com; (800) 745-3000

PONTI

Continued from Page E6 talks about different types of yard sales and how I find them all to be a little bit too much like going into a stranger’s closet.

But really, those stories are just the medium for my personal story, which in this case was contemplating selling a guitar so I could make ends meet. In hindsight, this song drove me to use the guitar to make the money I needed instead of giving in to the quick fix. The whole “teach a man to fish” thing.

It says in the liner notes that along with the bass, drums, guitar and percussion that Nick Scala plays “hair spray.” Inside joke?

We don’t have a drummer in the band, but we felt that in making this album we would give the songs whatever they needed. So on about half of the album, Nick plays some sort of percussion.

The song “Wingtip Nightmare” is the comic relief of the album. The song is a story about a man whose greatest ambition in life is to use the toilet that Elvis died on. On this tune, Nick played a drum set made of a cardboard box, a hardshell microphone case, kettle drums and yes, a can of hairspray. I like to crank this song in my car and play “air hairspray.”

How’s the local music scene treating you these days?

July 17 – Hot Chip, 8 p.m., House of Blues, Boston. $25 to $35. Livenation.com; (800) 745-3000 July 17 – Aerosmith and Cheap Trick, 7:30 p.m., TD Garden, Boston. $62.75 to $164.90.

Ticketmaster.com; (800) 745-3000 July 17 – Santana, 7:30 p.m., Bank of America Pavilion, Boston. $36 to $76.

Livenation.com; (800) 745-3000 July 18 – Santana, 8:30 p.m., Meadowbrook U.S. Cellular Pavilion, Gilford, N.H. $35.75 to $95.75. Meadowbrook.net; (603) 293-4700 July 19 – Fab Four: The Ultimate Beatles Tribute, 8 p.m., Casino Ballroom, Hampton Beach, N.H. $20 to $36. Ticketmaster.com; (800) 745-3000 July 19 – Vans Warped Tour, 11 a.m., Comcast Center, Mansfield, Mass. $52.

Livenation.com; (800) 745-3000 July 19 – Aerosmith and Cheap Trick, 7:30 p.m., TD Garden, Boston. $49.50 to $149.50. LiveNation.com; (800) 745-3000 July 21 – Yes and Procol Harum, 7 p.m., Bank of America Pavilion, Boston. $20 to $65. Livenation.com; (800) 745-3000 July 21 – Lisa Lampanelli, 8 p.m., Casino Ballroom, Hampton Beach, N.H. $32 to $68.

Ticketmaster.com; (800) 745-3000 July 21 – Promise Ring, 9 p.m., Paradise Rock Club, Boston. $33. Ticketmaster.com; (800) 745-3000 July 22 – KC & The Sunshine Band, 8 p.m., Casino Ballroom, Hampton Beach, N.H. $31 to $48. Ticketmaster.com; (800) 745-3000 July 22 – Sugar Ray, Lit, Everclear, Gin Blossoms and Marcy Playground, 7 p.m., Meadowbrook U.S. Cellular Pavilion, Gilford, N.H. $35.50 to $66. Meadowbrook.net; (603) 293-4700 July 25 – The Offspring, 8 p.m., Casino Ballroom, Hampton Beach, N.H. $36/$39.

Ticketmaster.com; (800) 745-3000

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What an amazing music scene Portland has. I feel so fortunate to play a small part in it. Every night of the week you can go out and hear amazingly talented musicians doing their thing. We really exist on the outskirts, but every year it gets a little easier to book shows. The kind words and support that we have received for this new album has really been amazing.

Give people an incentive to come see DHBC play live. What are your shows like?

We really are a live band. We play in the traditional style around one mic, which means that we constantly have to step forward and back depending on how loud we need to be in different parts of a song.

Everybody sings, everybody plays at least two instruments, and we leave everything we have out there every time we play. In addition to our own music, we love to play traditional standards and bizarre covers, and we play them our way. When was the last time you heard a string band play Rancid or Against Me? Staff Writer Aimsel Ponti can be contacted at 791-6455 or at: aponti@pressherald.com

TURN YOUR RADIO DIAL to 102.9 WBLM every Friday at 8:30 a.m. to hear Aimsel Ponti wax poetic about her top live music picks for the week with the Captain and Celeste.

The Portland Press Herald/ Thursday, July 5, 2012

Catch him if you can

The webslinger returns to the scene of the bite as the “Spider-Man” saga begins (again) at the beginning ... and scores a knockout.

By RENE RODGIGUEZ McClatchy Newspapers

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W e’ve been here before with Peter Parker, the bright but socially awkward teenager who gets bitten by a radioactive spider and develops extraordinary powers. The last time was 10 years ago, when Tobey Maguire played Parker for director Sam Raimi. But filmmaking technology has made tremendous leaps over the ensuing decade, while the genre of comic-book superhero movies has grown ridiculously cluttered.

Part of the reason “The Amazing Spider-Man” feels so fresh and invigorating is that its story is so simple – anyone remember exactly what the deal was with Loki and that cube? – and its protagonist so relatable. Instead of a billionaire playboy or a Norse God who can beckon thunder, you get a teenager trying to survive adolescence just like everyone else, except his hormones aren’t entirely human, and his puberty will be more torturous than most.

As Parker, Andrew Garfield (“The Social Network”) looks just young enough to pass for 17, and he sells the illusion with a terrific physical performance: He’s all wild arm movements and impatient leg twitches, constantly thrumming with a pent-up energy that will serve him well in short time.

The screenplay, by James Vanderbilt (“Zodiac”), Alvin Sargent (“Ordinary People”) and Steve Kloves (the “Harry Potter” series), refashions Peter from endearing square to a brainy, self-aware outcast who has never gotten over being abandoned by his parents. He doesn’t let anyone get emotionally close other than the uncle (Martin Sheen) and aunt (Sally Field) who have raised him. So when Peter falls for the beautiful Gwen Stacy (a hugely appealing Emma Stone), and she seems to reciprocate his

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H H H OPENING H H THIS WEEK H “THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN” (PG-13) Stars Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone and Rhys Ifans. Directed by Marc Webb. Peter Parker finds a clue that might help him understand why his parents disappeared when he was young. His path puts him on a collision course with Dr. Curt Connors, his father’s former partner.

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Opening at: Windham 5 Star Fri-Wed 12:45, 3:45, 7:05, 9:50; Brunswick 10 Fri-Wed 12:45, 4, 7:10, 9:30; Cinemagic Grand (South Portland) Fri-Wed 12, 4, 6:50, 9:45; Cinemagic Saco Fri-Wed 12:20, 3:15, 7, 9:50; Cinemagic Westbrook Fri-Wed 12:20, 3:20, 7, 9:50 “TO ROME WITH LOVE” (R) Stars Woody Allen, Penelope Cruz and Jesse Eisenberg. Directed by Woody Allen. A look at the lives of some visitors and residents of Rome and the sparks of romance, adventure and predicaments they encounter.

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“THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN,” starring Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone, Rhys Ifans, Denis Leary, Martin Sheen and Sally Field. Directed

by Marc Webb. Rated PG-13 for comic-book violence and adult themes. Running time: 2:16 Andrew Garfield, above and near left, is Peter Parker, and Emma Stone is Gwen Stacy in “The Amazing Spider-Man.”

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Ellen Page and Jesse Eisenberg in “To Rome with Love.”

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Don’t think about it much, just see ‘Your Sister’s Sister’ irector Lynn Shelton has quietly staked out her place at the forefront of the indie film scene. After gaining acclaim with her previous films “Humpday” and “My Effortless Brilliance,” Shelton’s new film, “Your Sister’s Sister,” a comic drama about an unusual love triangle starring Mark Duplass, Emily Blunt and Rosemarie DeWitt, arrives at Portland’s Nickelodeon Cinema on July 13. We spoke by phone about how naturalistic actors can sell an outlandish premise and why you shouldn’t know too much about “Your Sister’s Sister” before seeing it.

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at the end. The audience becomes complicit, and hopefully by the end, they’re invested in how things will turn out.

With such a collaborative process, how did you cope with losing your original Hannah, Rachel Weisz, just days before filming?

We had worked for nine months with Rachel, and I thought we were dead in the water. If you develop a character with an actor, you think it can’t be anyone else.

But Rose (DeWitt of “Mad Men”) leapt to the top of our wish list, and I knew if we could get her in the movie, we were gonna be OK. She didn’t have the luxury of those nine months, but she hit the ground thinking.

Both “Humpday” and “Your Sister’s Sister” have plots precipitated by, shall we say, unusual events. Is it easier or harder for audiences to accept an unexpected premise in a movie with such naturalistic performances?

I came up with this concept that seemed so out there in “Humpday,” (co-stars) Mark (Duplass) and Josh (Leonard) were highly skeptical that it could be done in a believable way. We all were determined that we didn’t want the movie to be unbelievable at any point, that we wanted the audience with us at every step.

Improv helps the believability factor too.

Actors bring their own words, their own cadences – I don’t know how 30-year-old dudes talk when they’re alone. Plus, I love that collaborative process: We all agree that we we’re making the same movie, and then it can be organic and collaborative. Everyone brings all their knowledge and experience to the fore.

I really liked “Your Sister’s Sister” a lot. Without spoiling anything, what would you say you want people to take away from it?

We’re all of us cracked vessels, and we all deserve a chance at redemption and forgiveness. It’s not a new story, but you do have control over how it’s told. I’m hoping to tell stories that really resonate, about real people, not sanded-down Hollywood stand-ins. To create a story that’s believable but unexpected.

Is the combination of an unusual premise and a character-driven story twice as easy or twice as hard to get people interested?

I do a terrible job of selling my movies! I sort of depend on the word of mouth from people who’ve liked my other films. Plus, a hard thing about pitching “My Sister’s Sister” is that every review spoils something.

Ideally, learning about these little twists and surprises all add up to a bigger payoff

PORTLAND PUBLIC LIBRARY (portlandlibrary.com) Wednesday: “Nostalgia for the Light.”

The Library’s Summer Documentary Film series continues with this intriguing film about a remote spot in the Chilean desert whose altitude and aridity make it the perfect place to build an observatory – and the favorite dumping ground for victims of Chile’s ousted dictatorship.

Dennis Perkins is a Portland freelance writer.

COMING TO LOCAL SCREENS 48 HOUR FILM PROJECT: EARLY REGISTRATION (48hourfilm.com/en/portland_maine) Monday: For all you Maine filmmakers looking to test your skills under pressure, register for this year’s 48 Hour Film Project by Monday to get that discounted entry fee and use the money you save to spend on your film.

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Willem Dafoe, left, and Sam Neill in “The Hunter.”

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NEW TO BLU-RAY “BARBARELLA,” starring Jane Fonda and John Phillip Law. The sexy space grandma of cult classics in general, “Barbarella” is as cheesily wonderful as it ever was, with scantily clad astronaut Fonda showing up on the heavily shag-carpeted plant of Lythion to defeat the evil and morally bankrupt Durand Durand (Milo O’Shea), taking time out for the occasional zero-gravity striptease and a memorable ride on the “Excessive Machine.” The gloriously tacky sets and outfits are brought to vivid life via Blu-ray technology, and no Fonda fan or bad movie lover’s library should be without this excellently remastered trash masterpiece. Rated PG. Running time: 1:38 Suggested retail price: $29.99 “TREASURE PLANET,” animated with the voices of Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Emma Thompson. Unjustly overlooked during its original release, Disney has thankfully seen fit to give this impressively animated futuristic update of Robert Louis Stevenson’s “Treasure Island” a deluxe re-release for its 10th anniversary. A

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New Jersey-based rocker John Eddie returns to Portland for a show a few days shy of his birthday. His latest record is “Same Old Brand New Me,” released earlier this year. While there might not be birthday cake, there will be plenty of terrific tunes from Eddie and his band.

This Way Augusta’s summer concert series kicks off with a performance by alternative country band This Way. Fronted by Jay Basiner, the band’s influences include Waylon Jennings, The Beach Boys and Paul Simon. You can expect to hear plenty of acoustic guitar, fiddle and mandolin.

WHEN: 6:30 p.m.

WHERE: Lithgow Public Library, 45 Winthrop St., Augusta HOW MUCH: Free; www.lithgow.lib.me.us

WHEN: 8:30 p.m.

WHERE: Empire Dine & Dance, 575 Congress St., Portland HOW MUCH: $14 in advance; $18 day of show; 21-plus; portlandempire.com

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‘The Sound of Music’ You may never be able to solve a problem like Maria, but you can see the classic musical “The Sound of Music” through July 22.

Climb every mountain and hear a few of your favorite songs. It’s as easy as singing “Do-Re-Mi.” WHEN: 7:30 p.m.

WHERE: Schoolhouse Arts Center, Route 114, Standish HOW MUCH: $18; $15 seniors and students; $12 for 12 years old and younger; schoolhousearts.org

WHEN: 10 a.m.

WHERE: The Ogunquit Playhouse, 10 Main St. HOW MUCH: $11; ogunquitplayhouse.org

American Landscape’

WHEN: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

WHERE: Frost Gully Gallery, 150 Main St., Thomaston HOW MUCH: Free; frostgullygallery.com

Through July 28, view painter Jeff Bye’s latest exhibit “The Disappearing American Landscape.”

Bye has captured the essence of iconic places in both urban and small-town surroundings. His commitment to documenting the unique beauty of many of these now nonexistent places shines through his work.

WHEN: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

WHERE: Greenhut Galleries, 146 Middle St., Portland HOW MUCH: Free; www.greenhutgalleries .com

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‘City Limits’ Photographers Karen Bushold and Susan Porter present the show “City Limits” through July 28. Bushold’s specialty is capturing details most of us would miss. She likes to diffuse and distort objects shooting through cellophane, plastic and plate glass. Susan Porter uses her craft to take an ironic look at Buffalo, N.Y., where she lives part time.

Her images capture the humor, weariness, beauty and sweetness she sees in the city’s architecture.

WHEN: Noon to 5 p.m.

WHERE: Addison Woolley Gallery, 132 Washington Ave., Portland HOW MUCH: Free; addisonwoolley.com

Alternative rock band Bush celebrates 20 years of musicmaking with a tour supporting last year’s “The Sea of Memories” album. Their debut “Sixteen Stone” record of 1994 made them one of the most important bands of that decade with the songs “Everything Zen,” “Glycerine” and “Comedown.”

WHEN: 7:30 p.m.

WHERE: The State Theatre; 609 Congress St., Portland HOW MUCH: $30 in advance; $35 day of show; statetheatreportland.com

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Artist Thomas Crotty’s exhibit ncludes paintings from his body of work completed since his 2003 show at the Portland Museum of Art. Works include Crotty’s exploation of Maine’s St. George area, ncluding the St. George River and the coast around Drift Beach and Mosquito Island. See “Maine Landscapes” through July 22.

Gather every kid you know and venture to Roald Dahl’s magical land of Oompa Loompas. “Willy Wonka” is the timeless tale of Charlie Bucket’s chocolatecovered adventure with Grandpa Joe and the infamous Augustus Gloop, Veruca Salt, Violet Beauregarde and Mike Teavee.

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‘Urinetown the Musical’ Don’t let the name fool you, “Urinetown the Musical” is actually a PG production. With wit, irreverence and catchy tunes, the show takes aim at the legal system, capitalism and corporate corruption, among other topics. Set it a world overtaken by drought where private toilets are banned, a love story emerges amidst a revolution.

WHEN: 8 p.m. tonight and July 14 WHERE: Boothbay Playhouse, Route 27 HOW MUCH: $20; boothbayplayhouse.com

Blues fans take your mark, get ready... go! It’s North Atlantic Blues Festival time in Rockland, and this year’s roster will not disappoint. Over the course of two days you can feast your ears on the likes of Tab Benoit, John Mayall, Chubby Carrier & the Bayou Swamp Band, Royal Southern Brotherhood and a tribute to Koko Taylor, among many other acts.

WHEN: 11.a.m. today and Sunday WHERE: Harbor Park, Rockland HOW MUCH: $25 in advance; $30 day of for one-day pass; $50 in advance; $70 day of for two-day pass; northatlanticblues festival.com

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Mark Wahlberg and his buddy in “Ted.”

A howler about a stuffed bear? It’s true. It’s ‘Ted’

By COLIN COVERT McClatchy Newspapers

Welcome to the funniest comedy of 2012.

Loony, lewd and lovable, “Ted” takes place on a stratospheric plane of preposterousness. Underachiever John Bennett (Mark Wahlberg) made a childhood wish that his teddy bear would come to life and be his best friend forever. It came true. Ted was a media sensation, but after his flurry of fame, our celebrity-glutted society shrugged him off. Twenty-five years later John and Ted are affable couch spuds, living a juvenile getting-by life, cracking politically incorrect jokes and idling away their days with beer, bong and TV. Whoever said there are only 10 basic plots overlooked this one.

If this surreal take on the man-child and idiot-friend genres sounds cartoonish, it’s to be expected. This is the first film from Seth MacFarlane, creator of the animated “Family Guy” series. Once we buy the abracadabra premise (set up in a prologue narrated by syrupy, faux-sincere Patrick Stewart), “Ted” respects plausibility and character integrity. It performs the essential magic act required of successful entertainment: Getting us to identify with the people onscreen even as they behave absurdly. And good gravy, is this film ridiculous.

Like MacFarlane’s TV hit, “Ted” presents the tribulations of daily life for a bizarre New England family. As Lori, John’s successful, supportive girlfriend, Mila Kunis struggles to preserve a semblance of normality in their home life. It’s not easy. The script is a free-form barrage of gross-out gags, odd celebrity cameos and curveball jokes. It feels more stuck together with a glue gun than written, but the sheer foulmouthed energy of the enterprise is irresistible. As Ted is eased out of John’s life and into his own apartment, John’s loyalties remain divided.

Even when the gags aren’t brilliant,

REVIEW “TED,” starring Mark Wahlberg and Mila Kunis, with the voice of Seth McFarlane. Directed by Seth MacFarlane. Rated R for crude and sexual content, pervasive language and some drug use. Running time: 1:43

you’re aghast at how far off the wall Wahlberg and company are willing to take them. There are feverishly inappropriate jokes here that will live on in dorm-room bull sessions forever. When skirt-chasing Ted lands a job as a grocery clerk, he and a busty co-worker make the stockroom their love nest. You may never look at parsnips again without snickering.

The film features a hamper full of sharply defined characters, from Lori’s predatory popinjay boss (Joel McHale) to the psycho creep who wants Ted for his own little boy (Giovanni Ribisi). Kunis is sweet and demure though understandably impatient with her Peter Pan boyfriend, and Wahlberg brings everydude charm and real tenderness to their romantic scenes.

He even sends up his Marky Mark days with a tone-deaf romantic solo that sparks a mini-riot at a Norah Jones concert.

Most remarkable of all is Ted himself (voiced by MacFarlane), the greatest comedic stuffed animal since “Caddyshack’s” gopher. When the lifelong friends’ relationship hits bottom, John angrily calls Ted “Teddy Ruxpin.” The insult sparks a raucous, room-wrecking brawl that goes on and on past any rational bounds, and ends in such a frenzy of ferocity that laughter is the only release valve. Not everything works – the momentum drops in the sentimental final chapter – but there is more than enough here to keep audiences howling with laughter and hoping for a sequel.

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Worshiping at the altar of

“Sunset, Bar Harbor,” circa 1854, above, and “Mount Katahdin from Upper Togue Lake,” circa 1877-78.

CHURCH A new show at the Portland Museum of Art gives admirers of 19th-century painter Frederic Edwin Church the chance to cast a reverential gaze on two subjects that he himself revered, which also happened to be in Maine.

By BOB KEYES Staff Writer

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hen we think of Frederic Edwin Church, we think of large canvases that very nearly glow. A landscape painter, Church was closely associated with the Hudson River School, and many of his best-known works portray New York and other locales luminously.

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His former home, Olana, in Hudson, N.Y., is now operated as a state museum.

But the Connecticut-born Church had a long history in Maine as well. A new exhibition on the fourth floor of the Portland Museum of Art features two dozen small paintings and drawings that Church made in Maine.

“Olana was a better-known location for Church,” said PMA senior curator Susan

Danly, “but Maine holds as strong a place in his imagination as did Olana.”

“Maine Sublime: Frederic Edwin Church’s Landscapes of Mount Desert and Mount Katahdin” explores the halfcentury that Church spent in the Pine Tree State. It’s on view through Sept. 30.

Church loved both locations in Maine, for different reasons. He arrived in Mount Desert on the coast in 1850, first by him-

‘Christmas’ in July at Arundel Barn

IT’S NEVER TOO SOON to begin wishing for a white Christmas. The Arundel Barn Playhouse presents “White Christmas” as part of its summer season, featuring a Vermont ski house, a reunion of Army buddies, young love and the music of Irving Berlin.

WHEN: 8 p.m. Tuesdays to Saturdays through July 14, with matinees at 2 p.m. Friday and Wednesday WHERE: Arundel Barn Playhouse, 53 Old Post Road HOW MUCH: $30 to $41 INFO: 985-5552; arundelbarnplayhouse.com

self and later with large groups of people on summer vacations. That first visit, he spent six weeks.

Mount Desert was becoming a tourist destination, and Church delighted in his painted sketches of both people and the landscape, Danly said. But it was the landscape that stuck with him. He loved

Please see CHURCH, Page E28

First Friday at Harmon’s & Barton’s

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WHEN: Reception 5 to 8 p.m. Friday; on view through July 28 WHERE: Harmon’s & Barton’s, 584 Congress St., Portland HOW MUCH: Free INFO: (800) 786-5459; harmonsbartons.com

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n CLASSICAL MUSIC TODAY Bay Chamber Summer Music Festival: Anna Polonsky and Orion Wolf, four-hand piano masterpieces and works for two pianos, Rockport Opera House. $30 to $40; $8 for ages 18 and under. baychamberconcerts.org. 8 p.m.

Bowdoin International Music Festival: Artists of Tomorrow Concert, Bowdoin College (Studzinski Recital Hall), Brunswick. $10. bowdoinfestival.org. 7:30 p.m. today and Sunday; 6:30 p.m. Tuesday; 1 p.m. Wednesday; 6:30 p.m.

July 12. Through Aug. 3.

FRIDAY Chamber ME Music Series, string trio with works

by Beethoven and Naumann, Freeport Community Center. Free/donation. tinyurl.com/chamberME. 11 a.m.

Chamber ME Music Series, string trio with works

by Beethoven and Naumann, State Street Church, Portland. Free/donation. tinyurl.com/chamberME. 5 p.m.

Bowdoin International Music Festival: Festival Fridays, works by Bach, Brahms and Schubert, Brunswick High School (Crooker Theatre). $40. bowdoinfestival.org. 7:30 p.m.

VoXX “If Music Be...,” a cappella vocal ensemble, Pascal Hall, Rockport. $10. voiceoftwenty.com.

7:30 p.m.

SATURDAY Strafford Wind Symphony, Wells Harbor Community Park. Free. 646-5596. 6:30 p.m.

VoXX “If Music Be...,” a cappella vocal ensemble, atrium at Athena Health, Belfast. $10. voiceoftwenty.com. 7:30 p.m.

Bowdoin International Music Festival: Faculty and Student Concert, First Parish Church, Yarmouth. Free. bowdoinfestival.org. 4 p.m.

SUNDAY VoXX “If Music Be...,” a cappella vocal ensemble, South Cushing Baptist Church, Cushing. $10. voiceoftwenty.com. 4 p.m.

Concert Pianist Frederick Moyer, works by

Chopin, Rachmaninoff, Beethoven and others, The Temple, Ocean Park. $12. oceanpark.org.

7:30 p.m.

MONDAY Bowdoin International Music Festival: Monday Sonatas, works by Beethoven, Bach and Schubert, Bowdoin College (Studzinski Recital Hall), Brunswick. $30. bowdoinfestival.org. 7:30 p.m.

TUESDAY Bowdoin International Music Festival: Artists of Tomorrow Community Concert, Day’s Ferry Congregational Church, Woolwich. Free. bowdoinfestival.org. 2 p.m.

WEDNESDAY Bowdoin International Music Festival: Wednesday Upbeat!, works by Bartok and Ravel, Bowdoin College (Studzinski Recital Hall), Brunswick. $30. bowdoinfestival.org. 7:30 p.m.

MET Opera: Live in HD Summer Encore Series, encore screening of “Les Contes D’Hoffman,” Leura Hill Eastman Performing Arts Center, Fryeburg. $18; $15 for seniors; $10 for students. fryeburgacademy.org/pac. 2:30 p.m.

JULY 12 Bay Chamber Summer Music Festival: Vienna, City of Music, featuring James Campbell and Marc Johnson with the Afiara String Quartet, Rockport Opera House. $30 to $40; $8 for ages 18 and under. baychamberconcerts.org. 8 p.m.

“Phantom of the Opera,” live in HD screening from Royal Albert Hall, Lincoln Theater, Damariscotta. $15; $5 for ages 18 and under. atthelincoln.org. 7 p.m.

n THEATER “Legally Blonde: The Musical,” musical comedy based on hit 2001 movie presented by Maine State Music Theatre, Pickard Theater, Brunswick. $36 to $59. msmt.org. 2 and 7:30 p.m. today;

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n AUDITIONS â&#x20AC;&#x153;Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat,â&#x20AC;? prepare a song and bring sheet music, full list of characters and descriptions at portlandplayers.org, Portland Players, South Portland. portlandplayers.org. 6 p.m. Monday and Tuesday.

n ART MUSEUMS OPENINGS/RECEPTIONS Peggy Bacon: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Life in Art,â&#x20AC;? paintings and prints of Ogunquit, and â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Art of Will Barnet,â&#x20AC;? abstract paintings, Ogunquit Museum of American Art. ogunquitmuseum.org. Opening receptions, 5 to 7 p.m. Saturday. Through Sept. 2 and Aug. 12, respectively.

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CONTINUING Portland Museum of Art: â&#x20AC;&#x153;From Portland to Paris: Mildred Burrageâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Years in France,â&#x20AC;? more than 70 paintings, drawings and letters, through July 15; â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Draw of the Normandy Coast, 1860-1960,â&#x20AC;? more than 40 works of famous European and American art, including works by Monet, Matisse, Whistler and Picasso, through Aug. 13; â&#x20AC;&#x153;Maine Sublime: Frederic Edwin Churchâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Landscapes of Mount Desert and Mount Katahdin,â&#x20AC;? focuses on 23 of Churchâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s small oil sketches, through Sept.

30. portlandmuseum.org Maine Historical Society Museum/Longfellow House, Portland: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Wired!â&#x20AC;? explores the electriďŹ cation of Maine during the 20th century, through May 26. mainehistory.org Maine Jewish Museum, Portland: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Pathways to Contemporary Art: Paintings from Temple BethEl Art Exhibitions 1962-1973,â&#x20AC;? through Friday. treeoďŹ&#x201A;ifemuseum.org Bates College Museum of Art, Lewiston: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Starstruck: The Fine Art of Astrophotography,â&#x20AC;? featuring 106 images by artists from 11 countries across ďŹ ve continents, through Dec. 15. bates.edu/ museum/exhibitions Maine Maritime Museum, Bath: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Subdue, Seize and Take: Maritime Maine in the Unwelcome Interruption of the War of 1812,â&#x20AC;? examines the maritime world of pre-statehood Maine; through Oct. 12. mainemaritimemuseum.org Dyer Library/Saco Museum: Annie Lemieux: Photographs of the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Way Way Store,â&#x20AC;? through Aug. 22; â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Moving Panorama of Pilgrimâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Progress,â&#x20AC;? Civil War-era panorama seen in its entirety for the ďŹ rst time in more than a century, through Nov. 10. dyerlibrarysacomuseum.org Sanford-Springvale Historical Museum, Sanford: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Elements of Expression,â&#x20AC;? art and design of Elwyn George Gowen (1895-1954), through July 21. sanfordhistory.org Ogunquit Museum of American Art: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Building an American Modernist Collection,â&#x20AC;? highlights from the permanent collection, and Henry Strater: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Art of the Portrait,â&#x20AC;? collection of portraits, through Oct. 31. ogunquitmuseum.org Brick Store Museum, Kennebunk: â&#x20AC;&#x153;A Glimpse of Louis Norton,â&#x20AC;? early 20th-century paintings of Kennebunkport; â&#x20AC;&#x153;Painted Details: Artists Interpret Kennebunkâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Historic Architecture,â&#x20AC;? through Sept.

8; â&#x20AC;&#x153;Barry: The Art Exhibition,â&#x20AC;? paintings, drawings and sculptures by Edith Barry, through Sept. 15.

985-4802.

Maine State Museum, Augusta: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Girl Scouts: Celebrating One Hundred Years,â&#x20AC;? vintage period uniforms, pins, patches, ephemeras, cookie merchandise, camping gear and more, through Aug. 31; â&#x20AC;&#x153;Malaga Island: Fragmented Lives,â&#x20AC;? historic photographs, documents, artifacts and ďŹ rst-person accounts, through May. mainestatemuseum.org University of Maine Museum of Art, Bangor:

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Rodgers & Hammersteinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;South PaciďŹ c,â&#x20AC;? classic musical set during the PaciďŹ c Theater of World War II, Ogunquit Playhouse. $29 to $74. ogunquitplayhouse.org. 2:30 and 8 p.m. today; 8 p.m. Friday; 3:30 and 8:30 p.m. Saturday; 2 and 7 p.m. Sunday; 8 p.m. Tuesday; 2:30 and 8 p.m.

Wednesday and July 12. Through July 15.

Irving Berlinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;White Christmas,â&#x20AC;? classic musical, Arundel Barn Playhouse. $30 to $41. arundelb arnplayhouse.com. 8 p.m. today; 2 and 8 p.m.

Friday; 8 p.m. Saturday and Tuesday; 2 and 8 p.m.

Wednesday; 8 p.m. July 12. Through July 14. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Urinetown,â&#x20AC;? contemporary musical, Boothbay Playhouse. $20. boothbayplayhouse.com. 8 p.m. today and Friday; 2 and 8 p.m. Saturday; 8 p.m.

Wednesday and July 12. Through July 14. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Oklahoma!â&#x20AC;? classic musical, Hackmatack Playhouse, Berwick. $18 to $28; $10 for students. hackmatack.org. 2 and 8 p.m. today; 8 p.m.

Friday, Saturday and Wednesday; 2 and 8 p.m.

July 12. Through July 21.

Portland Playback Improv Theater, theme: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Brushes with Authority,â&#x20AC;? Community Television Network (CTN), Portland. $7. portlandplayback.com. 7:30 Friday. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Aquitania,â&#x20AC;? Ziggurat Theater Ensemble of Merrymeeting Arts Center production of dance, music and classical storytelling, Bowdoinham Town Hall. $20; $15 for seniors, students and veterans; $10 for ages 12 and under. merrymeetingartscenter.org. 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 5 p.m. Sunday; 7:30 p.m. Tuesday to July 12. Through July 15. â&#x20AC;&#x153;In My Head Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m Thin,â&#x20AC;? one-woman show starring Susan Poulin, Lucid Stage, Portland. $20; $18 for seniors and students. lucidstage.com. 8 p.m.

Friday and Saturday; 2 and 8 p.m. Sunday. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Sound of Music,â&#x20AC;? classic Rodgers and Hammerstein musical, Schoolhouse Arts Center, Standish. $18; $15 for seniors and students; $12 for ages 12 and under. schoolhousearts.org.

7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 5 p.m. Sunday; 7:30 p.m. July 12. Through July 22. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Awesome â&#x20AC;&#x2122;80s Prom,â&#x20AC;? Ken Davenportâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hit Off-Broadway show, Styxx, Portland. $8 in advance; $12 day of show. lucidstage.com. 8 p.m.

Saturday. Through Aug. 4. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Little Prince,â&#x20AC;? childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s show, Theater at Monmouth. $12. theateratmonmouth.org. 1 p.m.

Saturday. Through Aug. 17.

Roald Dahlâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Willy Wonka Junior,â&#x20AC;? musical for children, Ogunquit Playhouse. $11. ogunquitplayhouse.org. 10 a.m. and noon Saturday; 10 a.m. Sunday.

National Theater in London Rebroadcast: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Frankenstein,â&#x20AC;? HD encore screening, Leura Hill Eastman Performing Arts Center, Fryeburg. $18; $15 for seniors; $10 for students. fryeburgacademy.org/pac. 7:30 p.m. Tuesday.

Matthew Delamater and Anna Doyle in Theater at Monmouthâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Little Prince,â&#x20AC;? on stage Saturday and continuing in repertory through Aug. 17.

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Continued from Page E21 Arnold Mesches: â&#x20AC;&#x153;A Minispective,â&#x20AC;? plus Richard Haden: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Carved Signsâ&#x20AC;? and Chris Natrop: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Lily Ponder,â&#x20AC;? through Sept. 15. umma.umaine.edu Penobscot Marine Museum, Searsport: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Summer Folk: The Tourists of Penobscot Bay,â&#x20AC;? photos, memorabilia and artifacts; and â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Art of the Sea Battle,â&#x20AC;? celebrating the 200th anniversary of the War of 1812, through Oct. 21. penobscotmarine museum.org Farnsworth Art Museum, Rockland: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Stories of the Land and Its People,â&#x20AC;? work of more than 140 students who participated in a year-long collaboration between the Farnsworth and four public schools, through Aug. 12; â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Homestead Project: A Residence Reimagined,â&#x20AC;? architectural designs, through Sept. 23; â&#x20AC;&#x153;Impressionist Summers: Frank W. Bensonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s North Haven,â&#x20AC;? paintings, lithographs and etchings, through Oct. 21; Andrew Wyeth: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Summers in Port Clyde,â&#x20AC;? watercolors from 1930s and â&#x20AC;&#x2122;40s, through Nov. 4; â&#x20AC;&#x153;Jamie Wyeth, Rockwell Kent and Monhegan,â&#x20AC;? paintings, through Dec. 30. farnsworthmuseum.org Abbe Museum, Bar Harbor: 2012 Waponahki Student Art Show, through Oct. 22; â&#x20AC;&#x153;Indians and Rusticatorsâ&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;Transcending Traditions: The Next Generation and Maine Indian Basketry,â&#x20AC;? through Dec. 29. abbemuseum.org

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OPENINGS/RECEPTIONS Jeff Bye: â&#x20AC;&#x153;American Landscapes,â&#x20AC;? and George Lloyd: â&#x20AC;&#x153;10 Figurative Works,â&#x20AC;? Greenhut Galleries, Portland. greenhutgalleries.com. Opening reception, 5 to 7 p.m. today. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Anneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Garden,â&#x20AC;? paintings, Falmouth Memorial Library. falmouthmemoriallibrary.org. Opens today. Through Aug. 13.

First Friday Art Walk, galleries and museums open to the public for free, downtown Portland. ďŹ rstfridayartwalk.com. 5 to 8 p.m. Friday. â&#x20AC;&#x153;City Limit,â&#x20AC;? photographs by Karen Bushold and Susan Porter, Addison Woolley Gallery, Portland. addisonwoolley.com. Opening reception, 5 to 8 p.m. Friday. Through July 28. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Hallowell through Historyâ&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;Model Citizens,â&#x20AC;? Harlow Gallery, Hallowell. harlowgallery.org. Opening reception, 5 to 8 p.m.

Friday. Through July 28.

Francine Schrock and Caren-Marie Michel: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Size Matters,â&#x20AC;? Harmonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s & Bartonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Gallery, Portland. harmonsbartons.com. Opening reception, 5 to 8 p.m. Friday. Through July 31. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Painters, Players and Poets,â&#x20AC;? multi-media exhibit of Maine-based artists, writers, composers and furniture makers, River Tree Arts, Kennebunk. rivertreearts.org. Opens Friday. Through Aug. 4.

Harold Garde: â&#x20AC;&#x153;People, Places and Things,â&#x20AC;? expressionist paintings, Emery Community Arts Center, Farmington. emeryarts.umf.maine.edu/ calendar. Reception, 5 to 7 p.m. Friday. Through Aug. 12.

Jane Davis Doggett: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Talking Graphics with Waterscapes,â&#x20AC;? canvas-printed vector graphics, College of the Atlantic (Ethel H. Blum Gallery), Bar Harbor. 288-5015. Opens Saturday. Through Aug. 3. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Secret Garden,â&#x20AC;? garden-inspired art, Haley Art Gallery, Kittery. 439-7612. Opens Saturday.

Through Aug. 30.

Sukanya Rahman: Recent Works on Paper, Gun Point Cove Gallery, Orrâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Island. gunpointcovegallery.com. Reception, 1 to 5 p.m.

Sunday. Through July 15. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Fresh Sparks,â&#x20AC;? student ceramic art from six regional high schools; â&#x20AC;&#x153;Salad Days Artists: Then and Now,â&#x20AC;? original ceramic plates made from local clay; â&#x20AC;&#x153;Serving Bowls,â&#x20AC;? inspired by 17 years of salad serving bowls at â&#x20AC;&#x153;Salad Daysâ&#x20AC;?; and â&#x20AC;&#x153;Maine Ceramics Artists,â&#x20AC;? works of eight Maine artists; Farmhouse Gallery, Damariscotta.

Courtesy of Elizabeth Moss Gallery

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Refractionâ&#x20AC;? by Julie Freund, from her exhibition â&#x20AC;&#x153;Continuum,â&#x20AC;? up through July 15 at Elizabeth Moss Gallery in Falmouth. Also showing at Elizabeth Moss is Cooper Dragonetteâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Casco Bay to Machias Bay.â&#x20AC;? watershedexhibits.org. Opens Monday. Through July 15.

Founders 25th Anniversary Exhibition, George Mason Gallery, Nobleboro. watershedexhibits.org.

Opens Tuesday. Through July 27.

Tim Beavis Retrospective, York Public Library. york.lib.me.us. Opening reception, 5 p.m.

Tuesday. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Watershedâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Legends: 25 Years of Residencies,â&#x20AC;? work in clay, and â&#x20AC;&#x153;Garden Pots,â&#x20AC;? Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, Boothbay. mainegardens.org.

Opens Tuesday. Artistsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; reception, 5 to 7 p.m. July 12. Through Aug. 31.

CONTINUING June Fitzpatrick Gallery at MECA, Portland: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Every Child Matters in Maine,â&#x20AC;? photographs drawing attention to the needs of children sponsored by child advocacy programs, through July 14. 772-1961.

3Fish Gallery, Portland: â&#x20AC;&#x153;My City By the Sea,â&#x20AC;? recent paintings by Claudia Hughes, through July 14. 3ďŹ shgallery.com Gleason Fine Art, Portland: Tim Christensen, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Animals,â&#x20AC;? drawings on porcelain, through July 28. 699-5599.

Glickman Library, University of Southern Maine, Portland: Photographer Daniel E. Davis, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Here and There,â&#x20AC;? through Aug. 19. usm.maine.edu Cafe Cambridge, South Portland: Christian Farnsworth, photography, through Saturday. 8991884.

Richard Boyd Gallery, Peaks Island: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Creatures and Critters,â&#x20AC;? works by Thomas Dowling, Pam Cabanas, Judy Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Donnell, Tina-Marie Poulin and Jean Noon, through July 29. richardboydpottery.com Elizabeth Moss Gallery, Falmouth: Julie Freund and Cooper Dragonette, paintings, through July 15. elizabethmossgalleries.com Yarmouth Frame Shop and Gallery: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Summertime Respire,â&#x20AC;? multiple artist show, through July 31.

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Skyline Farm Carriage Museum, North Yarmouth: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Summer Transportation: From Horse to Horseless,â&#x20AC;? through Aug. 19. skylinefarm.org Thos. Moser Showroom, Freeport: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Bates, Bowdoin & Colby College Alumni Art Show,â&#x20AC;? through Monday. thosmoser.com Freeport Historical Society Harrington House: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Buttons, Rum and Rakes: Freeportâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Mercantile Past,â&#x20AC;? through March. freeporthistoricalsociety.org Harpswell Heritage Land Trust: Casco Bay Art League summer show and sale, through Sunday.

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Hawk Ridge Farm, Pownal: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Steel and Stone,â&#x20AC;?

June LaCombe Sculpture show featuring Roy

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Twilight Dinner at Turkey Hill Farm

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Turkey breast roll-ups from Mom’s Cafe at One Canal Plaza in Portland.

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Just follow your nose to find this out-of-the-way gem.

here’s a lot of secret little places around Portland that hungry office workers know about but are hidden from the general public.

The cafe in city hall used to be one of those places, but it’s now gotten enough ink that it can no longer be considered a secret.

Mom’s Cafe is another one of those places.

Located in the same office building in the Old Port that’s home to Key Bank, Mom’s Cafe is clearly targeted to the people who work there. But the low prices and the quality of the sandwiches at Mom’s are sure to lure outsiders once they know it exists.

I’ve heard one or two mentions of Mom’s during the many years I’ve lived in Portland, but really

had no idea exactly where it was or what kind of food it serves.

One online reviewer raved that the cafe’s thick-cut bacon is one of the city’s best-kept secrets.

That comment seemed kind of hyperbolic, but it only served to increase my curiosity. So one recent sunny day, I wandered over to One Canal Plaza on the hunt for Mom’s.

I ran into a friend and got distracted catching up, but it turns out that the friend works in the same building as Mom’s.

She assured me I was on the right track. Once you enter the building, you take the elevator down to the first floor, which is, in reality, the basement. (There should be stairs, but I didn’t see them.) I stepped off the elevator, and it seemed as if I should go to the right.

From there, I just followed my nose. Literally.

I knew I was close to the cafe because as soon as I stepped off the elevator, I picked up the scent of bacon. I followed the odor to the end of the hall, and there was the cafe, to the left.

It’s a really small place.

There’s a very tiny island in the middle of the cafe with just four stools around it. If you decide to try this place, plan on getting take-out.

Mom’s sandwiches come on your choice of bread or sub roll, or you can order it as a roll-up.

The sandwiches made with bread range from $4.69 to $5.19, while 8-inch subs range from $5.59 to $5.98. All roll-ups are $5.98.

Basic sandwiches are turkey breast, roast beef, oven-roasted chicken, vegetable and baked Virginia ham. These include

THE FIRST of the annual Cultivating Community Twilight Dinners features a three-course meal on the farm prepared by Mitch Gerow, chef/owner of East Ender in Portland.

WHEN: 6:30 p.m. today WHERE: Turkey Hill Farm, 120 Old Ocean House Road, Cape Elizabeth HOW MUCH: $30 (BYOB) INFO: cultivating community.org/calendar/ twilight-dinners.html

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P CHEARILL MOM’S CAFE WHERE: Basement of One Canal Plaza, Portland; 761-8284 HOURS: 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Monday to Friday CHEAPEST GRUB: Breakfast – fresh fruit muffin, 99 cents; lunch – homemade soups, $2.99 for 12 ounces, $3.79 for $16 ounces WAIT: Five minutes if you go after the lunch rush PARKING: On street or in nearby Fore Street parking garage HANDICAPPED ACCESSIBLE: Yes RATING: HHHH 1⁄2 Based on a five-star scale

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Dogs and beans at historical society WHAT A BARGAIN for 10 bucks: A bean hole bean supper with Maine yelloweyed beans cooked underground, a Kirshner hot dog, coleslaw, buttered biscuits, pickles and access to a table full of homemade pies.

WHEN: 6 p.m. Saturday WHERE: Camden-Rockport Historical Society’s historic Conway House complex, on Route 1 just south of Hannaford, Camden HOW MUCH: $10; $8 for seniors and members; $5 for ages 6 to 12; free for children under age 6 INFO: 236-2257

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Craft Beer Comes to Boothbay more of a tasting than a fest

he Maine Brewers Guild event called Craft Beer Comes to Boothbay is going to be lot larger than it was in its inaugural event last year.

“It’s going to be bigger and better,” said Dan Kleban of Maine Beer Co. in Portland, president of the Brewers Guild.

“A lot of new brewers have popped up over the past year, and every Maine brewer will be pouring their beer.”

In addition, two out-of-state breweries will be present. Win Mitchell, owner of Boothbay Craft Brewery and host of the event, said Dogfish Head will be pouring as a legacy because its owner and brewer Sam Calagione spends summers in the Boothbay Region and helped organize the event last year.

Smuttynose will be this year’s guest brewer, and again there are Maine connections – and not just because Smuttynose and its Portsmouth Brewery are just

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over the Maine border. Smuttynose owner and brewer Peter Egleston lives in Eliot.

The event will be held from 1 to 4 p.m. July 14 at Boothbay Resort, 301 Adams Pond Road.

Tickets are $50 ($25 for a designated driver), and include a full barbecue dinner as well as the beer.

Tickets are available through Brown Paper Tickets at the Maine Brewers Guild website (mainebrewersguild.org) or directly through brownpapertickets.com. Tickets must be purchased in advance.

“We are also doing a VIP hour this year,” Kleban said. “For an extra $25, people get in an hour earlier, which guarantees access to all the specialty beers and more one-on-one time with the brewers and brewery owners.”

And although the Brewers Guild is selling a few more tickets than it did last year, it isn’t going to sell many more.

“We want to keep a low-key atmosphere,” Mitchell said. “It’s not like a lot of festivals where you have 30 people ahead of you in line. You get a chance to talk to the owner or brewer, and it makes it a lot more fun.”

Kleban added, “This is a beer tasting rather than a beer fest.”

The barbecue will be prepared by Boothbay Resort, and music – which Kleban promises will be at a low enough volume as to not interfere with conversations – will be provided by the Boston blues group HDRnB. Although Mitchell hosted the event last year, his Boothbay Craft Brewery was not operating for that event. It is now operating, and made its first official sale the day I interviewed him last week.

On that day, Mitchell and Tom Abercrombie of Sebago Brewing were creating a collaboration beer that will be available at the July 14 event.

Mitchell thinks some of the collaboration beers will end up at Sebago’s restaurants

after the festival is over.

In addition, Rob Draper will be filming the event with New York actress Samantha Bearden doing some of the interviews.

Draper, who has had a long career in film and television, once created an online television show on single-malt scotches. In collaboration with Marshall Wharf Brewing in Belfast, he has now created a Craft Beer Maine video mag at craftbeermaine.com.

Kleban said profits from Craft Beer Comes to Boothbay benefit the Maine Brewers Guild.

“The Maine Brewers Guild helps support our trade, builds awareness about our brands and helps promote Maine beer,” Kleban said. “We think it helps bring some tourists to the state and supports the economy, which is something we all want to do.”

through Aug. 29. markingsgallery.com Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, Boothbay: Julie Babb, bird-related art, through Sunday; “On the Wing,” sculpture exhibition and sale, through Sept. 30. mainegardens.org Gleason Fine Arts, Boothbay Harbor: Karen Tuskinski, new paintings, through Saturday; Carole Hanson, new sculptures; Kevin Beers, new paintings; and Tim Christensen, drawings on porcelain, through July 28. 633-6849.

Opera House at Boothbay Harbor: “Keep it Soulful,” photographs by Harry T. Brundidge and John Adie Almy Brundidge, through July 21. boothbayoperahouse.com Gold/Smith Gallery, Boothbay Harbor: Diana Young, “The Walnut Ink Drawings,” through July 30. 633-6252.

Pemaquid Art Gallery: Group show, through Oct. 8. 677-2752.

Engine, Biddeford Arts: Kim Bernard, “Stuff Moves,” interactive installation of kinetic sculptures of wax, steel and springs, through July 21. feedtheengine.org George Marshall Store Gallery, York: Michael Stasiuk and Lisa Noonis, found objects and paintings, through Sunday. 351-1083.

Fryeburg Academy (Palmina F. and Stephen S. Pace Galleries of Art): “Strangers & Others: Interpretations of the Human Face & Figure,” through Aug. 18. 935-9232.

Denmark Arts Center: Jean Kigel, “Aquarium and Aviary,” Gyotaku monoprints and Asian brush bird paintings, through Aug. 2. 452-2412.

Perimeter Gallery, Belfast: “Mountain Star Mind Testament,” mixed media by Peter Voshefski, through July 29. 338-0555.

Waterfall Arts, Belfast: David McLaughlin, “The Art of Salvage, Pigeon, 100 Hammers and BCOPE Photographs,” through July 28. waterfallarts.org Barn Gallery, Ogunquit: 16th Annual Regional Artists Exhibition, through July 28. barngallery.org Savory Maine, Damariscotta: Paintings

by Patricia McHold, through Monday. savorymainedining.com River Arts, Damariscotta: Annual members exhibition, through today. riverartsme.org Damariscotta River Grill: “Dancing in the Light,” Art at the Grill exhibit, through July 30. damarisco ttarivergrill.com Just Us Chickens Gallery, Kittery: “July Bonanza Art Explosion,” through July 31. justuschickens.net Lyceum Gallery, Lewiston: Gloria Limoges and Anson Holzer, through July 13. 576-4805.

Bates College (Chase Hall), Lewiston: Bates Dance Festival dance photo exhibit, through Aug. 11. batesdancefestival.org Maine Art Gallery, Wiscasset: “View From the Window,” multiple artist show, through July 16. maineartgallery.com Center for Maine Contemporary Art, Rockport: “60th Anniversary Honors Exhibition,” through Sunday. cmcanow.org

Old Post Office Gallery, Georgetown: “Coast and Country,” works by five local artists, through July 26. 371-2015.

Circling the Square Fine Art Press Gallery, Gardiner: “Variations 5: An Exhibition of Art, Bodies of Text and Perspectives,” through Saturday. theartdogs.com Lobby Gallery, Augusta: Works by Cony High School art students, through Saturday. 622-3813.

Courthouse Gallery Fine Art, Ellsworth: “New Work,” painters June Grey, Alison Rector and Stephanie Bartron-Miscione plus sculptor Stephen Porter; and Paul Hannon: “Luminous Landscapes,” through July 15. courthousegallery.com Littlefield Gallery, Winter Harbor: Arthur Thompson and Dan Miller, “Fine Lines – Bold Shapes,” through July 21. littlefieldgallery.com Blue Water Fine Arts, Port Clyde: Barbara Ernst Prey, “The Print Show,” through July 15. bluewaterfinearts.com Frost Gully Gallery, Thomaston: Thomas Crotty, Maine landscapes, through July 21. frostgullygallery.com.

Haynes Galleries, Thomaston: “The Portrait in American Realism,” drawings, paintings, sculpture and photographs by American Realists from the 19th to 21st centuries, through July 27. haynesgalleries.com Yvette Torres Fine Art, Rockland: Art of Anne Ayvaliotis, through July 29. 332-4014.

CRAFT Gallery, Rockland: Dudley Zopp, “Warp Weights,” watercolors and pencil drawings, through today. craftonelm.com Caldbeck Gallery, Rockland: Stew Henderson, John D. Woolsey and Lois Dodd, solo shows, through July 14. caldbeck.com Archipelago, Rockland: Jean Kigel, “Of Solar Flares and Northern Lights,” watercolors and Asian brush painting, through July 31. 594-0701.

New Era Gallery, Vinalhaven: Rhoda Boughton, “70 and Counting,” through Wednesday. neweragallery.com.

Downtown Gallery, Washington: Phyllis Janto, “Selected Sculpture, Old and New,” through July 15. 845-2225.

Merrymeeting Arts Center, Bowdoinham: “Three Town Artists,” Carlo Pittore, Bryce Muir and Carter Smith, through Sept. 23. merrymeetingartscenter .org.

The Old White Church, Buxton: “Art is Community III,” show and sale sponsored by the Saco River Art League, through July 21. 929-6472.

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1-800-464-9934 Now Serving Dinner Nightly Just around the corner from the Ogunquit Playhouse www.jonathansogunquit.com

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Great drinks go down easy at upscale, intimate Five-O

By EMMA BOUTHILLETTE

knew when I walked up to Five-O in Ogunquit and saw a valet parking sign that Mom and I were in for a swanky experience.

Just a short walk from Ogunquit Village Square, Five-O has a small bar and lounge area to offer an escape from the bustling street. Just inside, the bar is located to the left. It’s an intimate space with tight seating and air conditioning to keep you nice and cool.

There’s a full bar with half-adozen beers on tap and a martini menu that offers some standards as well as unique mixes.

One of my pet peeves about a bar menu is the listing of cocktails without prices. This was the case at Five-O. We learned later that the martinis we ordered were $10.50 apiece.

Mom, ever the fan of the Pomegranate Martini, ordered herself one of those. I was tempted by the sound of a Coconut Ginger Martini, but made a last-minute decision to try the Sparkling Pineapple Martini.

I was stunned by the vibrant red color of Mom’s martini when the server delivered it to our table. “This is without a doubt the best pomegranate martini I’ve had,” she said as she took a sip.

The martini featured fresh pomegranate puree, Absolut, Patron Citronge, a splash of cranberry juice and a squeeze of lime.

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Continued from Page E12 July 25 – Gavin DeGraw and Colbie Caillat, 7:30 p.m., Bank of America Pavilion, Boston. $20 to $45.

Livenation.com; (800) 745-3000 July 26 – Daughtry, 7:30 p.m.

July 26, Bank of America Pavilion, Boston. $20 to $50. Livenation.com; (800) 745-3000 July 26 – Eddie Money, 8 p.m., Casino Ballroom, Hampton Beach, N.H. $24 to $41. Ticketmaster.com; (800) 745-3000 July 27 – Kenny Rogers and The Oak Ridge Boys, 8 p.m., Meadowbrook U.S. Cellular Pavilion, Gilford, N.H. $39.75 to $77.35.

Meadowbrook.net; (603) 293-4700 July 27 – Miranda Lambert with JT Hodges and Pistol Annies, 7:30 p.m., Bank of America Pavilion, Boston. $35 to $54.75.

Livenation.com; (800) 745-3000 July 28 – Sugar Ray, Lit, Everclear, and Marcy Playground 7 p.m., Bank

FIVE-O

Photos by Derek Davis/Staff Photographer

Five-O has a lounge area that offers an escape from the bustling street in Ogunquit. There’s a full bar with half a dozen beers on tap and a martini menu with standards and unique mixes.

We decided it was the pomegranate puree that made it so vibrant and the Patron Citronge that made it extra tasty.

My drink was the kind of martini that can quickly turn into trouble. The pineappleinfused vodka – mixed with St. Germaine, a splash of pineapple juice and champagne – tasted

just like juice.

This kind of martini makes for quick drinking. Quick drinking leads to ordering more. Ordering more means you best not drive yourself home. I was driving, so I stuck with just the one drink.

Looking around at the patrons on a Friday evening, I realized most people were middle-aged.

of America Pavilion, Boston. $39 to $62.85. Livenation.com; (800) 745-3000 July 28 – Jim Gaffigan, 7 p.m., Casino Ballroom, Hampton Beach, N.H. $33.50 to $59.50 Ticketmaster.com; (800) 745-3000 July 29 – 311 and Slightly Stoopid, 7 p.m., Meadowbrook U.S. Cellular Pavilion, Gilford, N.H. $29.75 to $66.

Meadowbrook.net; (603) 293-4700 July 29 – Rufus Wainwright with Ingrid Michaelson and Adam Cohen, 7 p.m., Bank of America Pavilion, Boston. $21 to $46. Livenation.com; (800) 745-3000 July 29 – Aaron Lewis, 8 p.m.

House of Blues, Boston. $26 to $46.

Livenation.com; (800) 745-3000 July 29-30 – Coldplay, 7 p.m., TD Garden, Boston. $62.75 to $129.65.

Ticketmaster.com; (800) 745-3000 July 30 – Jackson Browne with Sara Watkins, 8 p.m., Meadowbrook U.S. Cellular Pavilion, Gilford, N.H. $40.75 to $78.25.

Meadowbrook.net; (603) 293-4700 July 31 – Meat Loaf, 7:30 p.m., Bank of America Pavilion, Boston. $20 to

Five-O is a place to go sip a cocktail and socialize, but I don’t think you’d find many 20-somethings there.

There was low background music playing, and I was surprised to realize one song was Van Morrison’s “Brown Eyed Girl.”

It seemed an interesting tune to hear in an upscale bar.

$65. Livenation.com; (800) 745-3000 July 31 – Aaron Lewis, 8 p.m., Casino Ballroom, Hampton Beach, N.H. $38.50 to $61.35.

Ticketmaster.com; (800) 745-3000 Aug. 1 – Joe Walsh, 8 p.m., Cape Cod Melody Tent, Hyannis, Mass. $63.75 to $82.75 Ticketmaster.com; (800) 745-3000 Aug. 1 – Joe Cocker with Huey Lewis and the News, 7:30 p.m., Bank of America Pavilion, Boston. $39 to $94.90. Livenation.com; (800) 745-3000 Aug. 1 – Wiz Khalifa and Mac Miller with Kendrick Lamar, Schoolboy Q and Chevy Woods, 5:30 p.m., Comcast Center, Mansfield, Mass. $20 to $35. Livenation.com; (800) 745-3000 Aug. 1 – Snoop Dogg, 8 p.m., Casino Ballroom, Hampton Beach, N.H. $48/$51. Ticketmaster.com; (800) 745-3000 Aug. 2 – Slash featuring Myles Kennedy and The Conspirators with Monster Truck, 8 p.m., House of Blues, Boston. $32.50 to $49.50.

Livenation.com; (800) 745-3000

WHERE: 50 Shore Road, Ogunquit. 646-5001; fiveoshoreroad.com HOURS: The lounge is open daily starting at 5 p.m.

PARKING: Valet parking available during the summer months SCENE: An upscale scene with intimate bar seating, pub tables and a lounge area AMENITIES: Televisions behind the bar Mom and I chatted with each other nonstop as we sipped our martinis. I realized only as we were leaving, however, that listening in on people’s conversations would probably be quite easy with such tight seating. I kind of hoped no one was eavesdropping on us.

Emma Bouthillette is a freelance writer who lives in Biddeford.

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Continued from Page E23 your choice of cheddar, Swiss or American cheese and your choice of two vegetables: Lettuce, tomato, dill pickle, black olive, green pepper or Spanish onion. Extra vegetables cost 25 cents each. Roll-ups and sub sandwiches come with all the vegetables.

Cheese is 35 cents extra on the BLT, albacore tuna, chicken salad and egg salad.

Bacon is $1.50 extra, which seems steep but at least is the thick-cut variety.

I tried a turkey on multigrain with tomato, lettuce, onion and bacon, and the check came to $7 and change.

It was a hearty lunch, and I would definitely go back to Mom’s to try something else.

On the day I visited, the

specials included a citrusinfused four-bean salad for $3.75. The soups of the day were sweet and hot Italian sausage and lentil, and hamburger vegetable. The cafe also regularly serves homemade chili and corn chips ($3.99 for 12 ounces and $4.99 for 16 ounces).

Mom’s also serves breakfast, including a decent array of breakfast sandwiches. An English muffin with egg and cheese is $1.89; add bacon, sausage or ham, and it’s $2.09. Other breakfast options include granola and fat-free yogurt, and a bagel breakfast sandwich.

Mom’s is definitely worth a visit during a busy work week. It’s not that hard to find.

Just follow your nose.

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MOVIES Continued from Page E13

Opening at: Nickelodeon (Portland) Fri-Wed 1, 3:45, 6:40, 9:15; Cinemagic Saco Fri-Wed 12, 2:25, 4:50, 7:15, 9:40; Cinemagic Westbrook Fri-Wed 11:40, 2:10, 4:40, 7:30, 10

NOW SHOWING

H H H HH H H “ABRAHAM LINCOLN: VAMPIRE HUNTER” (R) (1:35) Stars Benjamin Walker, Rufus Sewell, Dominic Cooper and Anthony Mackie. Directed by Timur Bekmambetov.

Abraham Lincoln, the 16th President of the United States, discovers vampires are planning to take over the United States. He makes it his mission to eliminate them.

Showing at: Cinemagic Saco Today 12:15, 2:35, 4:50, 7:15, 9:40 Fri-Wed 9:40; Cinemagic Westbrook Today 11:25, 2, 4:20, 7:10, 9:40 Fri-Wed 9:40; Brunswick 10 Fri-Wed 10:15 “THE AVENGERS” (PG-13) (2:22) Stars Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson and Jeremy Renner. Directed by Joss Whedon. A team of super humans forms The Avengers to help save the Earth from Loki and his army.

Showing at: Cinemagic Saco Today 12:45, 3:45, 6:40, 9:30 Fri-Wed 12:45, 3:45, 6:40; Cinemagic Westbrook Today-Wed 12, 3:30, 6:40, 9:40; Brunswick 10 Fri-Tues 12:40, 6:55 Wed 12:40

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A bite from a radioactive spider turns the world of Peter Parker (Andrew Garfield, above) upside-down. Below, Martin Sheen and Sally Field play Parker’s well-intentioned uncle and aunt.

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interest, you share his enthusiasm and excitement, the sugary thrill of that everimportant First Love.

“The Amazing Spider-Man” was directed by Marc Webb, whose previous film “(500) Days of Summer” turned out to be a perfect practice run for the PeterGwen romance. The movie involves you with this sweet, likable couple, and some of the film’s best beats belong to them (such as a scene in which Gwen must keep her father, played by Denis Leary, from realizing Peter has snuck into her bedroom). But then there’s the matter of that spider, and a well-intentioned scientist (Rhys Ifans) who is experimenting with reptile DNA in hopes of someday growing his missing arm back.

The movie takes its time gradually hooking you on an emotional level. It draws you close: Then, mayhem.

Webb shot “The Amazing Spider-Man” using 3D cameras, and he has composed his images with the giant IMAX screen in mind. In the film’s big set pieces, he often trains the camera on the spot where the characters will end up instead of chasing after them in a blur. The action is clear and easy to follow but also imaginatively staged, like comic-book panels (the sequence in which Parker discovers his powers while riding a subway car is a marvel of choreography and editing).

There are several point-of-view shots of Spider-Man swinging through the canyons of Manhattan where the 3D gives you a giddy, elevating rush, and even though there’s only one villain – a giant lizard-monster – the picture’s climax is

“THE BEST EXOTIC MARIGOLD HOTEL” (PG-13) (1:30) Stars Judi Dench, Bill Nighy and Maggie Smith.

Directed by John Madden. British retirees travel to India to live in what they believe is a newly restored hotel.

The Marigold Hotel is less appealing than its original advertisements but turns out to charm its occupants in unexpected ways.

Showing at: Nickelodeon (Portland) Today-Wed 1:20, 4, 6:50 “BRAVE” (PG) (1:30) Animated, with the voices of Kelly Macdonald, Billy Connolly, Emma Thompson and Julie Walters. Directed by Mark Andrews, Brenda Chapman and Steve Purcell. Determined to make her own path in life, Princess Merida defies a custom that brings chaos to her kingdom. Granted one wish, Merida must rely on her bravery and her archery skills to undo a beastly curse.

Showing at: Nickelodeon (Portland) Today-Wed 12:40, 2:50, 5, 7:15, 9:25; Windham 5 Star Fri-Wed 12:40, 2:55, 5:05, 7:20, 9:30; Nordica (Freeport) Fri-Wed 12:15, 3:15, 6:50, 9:10; Cinemagic Grand (South Portland) Today-Wed 11:40, 2:15, 4:45, 7:15, 9:30; Cinemagic Saco Today-Wed 12:15, 2:35, 4:50, 7:15, 9:30; Cinemagic Westbrook Today 11:25, 11:35, 1:50, 2, 4:20, 4:30, 7, 7:10, 9:20, 9:30 Fri-Wed 11:25, 11:35, 1:50, 2, 4:20, 4:30, 7:10, 9:30; Brunswick 10 Fri-Wed 1:10, 4:20 (3D), 7:05, 10:30 (3D) “LOLA VERSUS” (R) Stars Greta Gerwig, Zoe Lister Jones and Hamish Linklater. Directed by Daryl Wein.

Dumped by her boyfriend just three weeks before their wedding, Lola enlists her close friends for a series of adventures she hopes will help her come to terms with approaching 30 as a single woman.

Showing at: Nickelodeon (Portland) Today 1:10, 5:45, 7:45, 9:45

infinitely more exciting than watching a bunch of superheroes battling hordes of faceless invaders from outer space.

Despite its enormous size – this is an expensive-looking movie – “The Amazing Spider-Man” always remains intimate in scope, with Peter and Gwen front and center. That’s the same thing Stan Lee and Steve Ditko did when they created the character on the page: They kept the stakes personal, so they actually matter.

Yes, you’ve seen this origin story told

before, but never like this, and not with Gwen Stacy, either. Comic-book readers who know what the future holds will be particularly appreciative of the way in which Webb sets up what is to come. If you don’t know, that’s even better.

The question that’s been hanging over “The Amazing Spider-Man” since the cameras started rolling was whether it was too soon to reboot the franchise. Did we really need another one? As long as it’s this much fun – yes, yes, we do.

“MADAGASCAR 3: EUROPE’S MOST WANTED” (PG) (2:04) Animated, with the voices of Ben Stiller, Jada Pinkett Smith, Chris Rock and David Schwimmer.

Directed by Eric Darnell, Tom McGrath and Conrad Vernon. Alex, Marty, Gloria and Melman are still fighting to get home to New York. Their journey takes them through Europe where they find the perfect cover: a traveling circus, which they reinvent – Madagascarstyle.

Showing at: Windham 5 Star Fri-Wed 12:35, 2:45, 4:45, 6:50, 9; Nordica (Freeport) Fri-Wed 1:15; Cinemagic Grand (South Portland) Fri-Wed 11:30, 2; Cinemagic Saco Today 12:10, 2:25, 4:30, 7:15, 9:25 Fri-Wed 12:10, 2:25, 4:30, 7:15; Cinemagic Westbrook Today 11:30, 1:50, 4:20, 6:50, 9:10 Fri-Wed 11:30, 1:50, 4:20, 7:10; Brunswick 10 Fri-Wed 1:15, 3:30, 6:40

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et ready for the romance and allure of a bygone era to entrance you with come-hither moves during the Peek-A-Boo Revue show, starring a bevy of burlesque beauties.

Taking place at Mayo Street Arts in Portland on Saturday, the show stars Jolene DiVine and Vivian Vice of Whistlebait Burlesque. The duo has been titillating audiences in Portland since 2006, and typically hosts two revue shows each year.

Saturday’s event will also feature the sexy moves of Cha Cha Velour, who hails from Las Vegas; Ludella Hahn, who’s originally from Maine and now lives in Boston; and local favorites The Dirty Dishes and Holly Danger.

“We are all inspired by the era of burlesque from the ’40s, ’50s and ’60s, when burlesque was in its prime,” said DiVine. “We have always been attracted to that era when men were gentlemen and women were ladies. It’s such a romantic and attractive era.”

Audience members will find hints of the “Mad Men” years in the costumes, musical selections and dance moves. “We incorporate some bumps and grinds from bellydance as well, but we keep it really classy,” DiVine said.

Music will include “Diamonds Are a Girl’s Best Friend” by Marilyn Monroe, “Why Don’t You Do Right?” by Peggy Lee and “Poison Ivy” by The Coasters.

“It really takes you back,” DiVine said. “You don’t realize you’re in 2012.”

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‘Awesome’ times on tap at Styxx

TEASE YOUR HAIR, throw on your Member’s Only jacket and head to Styxx to see the Maine premiere of Ken Davenport’s off-Broadway hit “The Awesome ’80s Prom.”

WHEN: 8 p.m. Saturday WHERE: Styxx, 3 Spring St., Portland HOW MUCH: $8 in advance; $12 at door INFO: lucidstage.com

100 years of Girl Scouts on view

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WHEN: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays to Fridays; 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays; 1 to 4 p.m. Sundays WHERE: Maine State Museum, 83 State House Station, Augusta HOW MUCH: $2; $1 for seniors ages 62 and older and children ages 6 to 18; free for children under age 6 INFO: mainestatemuseum.org

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ho among us still has our umbrella cover?

You know, the little fabric sleeve that comes on an umbrella when you buy it? Some folks might save those things for years, but for most of us, the cover is just packaging to be removed and discarded.

Not so for Nancy 3. Hoffman of Peaks Island. She thinks the mundane nature of umbrella covers should be celebrated and that their stories be told. That’s what she tries to do at her Umbrella Cover Museum on Peaks Island, where she has been carefully preserving, cataloging and displaying discarded umbrella covers since 1996.

Having hundreds of umbrella covers displayed in one place serves as both a reminder of our throwaway culture and a symbol of the hope of renewal. For working so hard to preserve something few others seem to appreciate, Hoffman probably deserves some recognition.

Maybe a world record or something?

Well, Hoffman has been trying for the last few years to get the Guinness World Records folks to create a category for the most umbrella covers. This year, they’ve finally agreed.

So at 11 a.m. Saturday, Hoffman is inviting the public to come to the museum and help her count the covers for the official application to Guinness. For Hoffman, the Guinness submission helps bring the umbrella cover conundrum into sharper focus.

“Despite their mundanity, umbrella covers deserve their own category,” said Hoffman, who changed her middle name from Arlene to 3. a few years ago because

UMBRELLA COVER RECORD ATTEMPT WHEN: 11 a.m. Saturday WHERE: Umbrella Cover Museum, 62-B Island Ave., Peaks Island HOW MUCH: Free/donation INFO: umbrellacovermuseum.org WHAT ELSE: The last Casco Bay Lines ferry departing for Peaks Island leaves at 10:15 a.m. Saturday. Roundtrip tickets are $7.70 for adults and $3.85 for children and seniors. The ferry terminal is at 56 Commercial St., Portland. For more information, go to cascobaylines.com.

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the rocky coast, the islands and the tranquil harbors.

Most of all, he loved the sunrises and sunsets. “The brilliant colors that he experienced out there began to affect him in interesting ways,” Danly said.

Church’s interpretation of the colors influenced his more famous later works and sustained his reputation as a painter of majestic, light-filled transcendent scenes.

Mount Katahdin offered something else that Church cherished: Solitude and wilderness. He was influenced by the writings of Henry David Thoreau, particularly his essays about the Maine woods and Walden Pond.

Church wanted the same experiences, and ventured north in the wilderness of Maine beginning in 1852.

“He was much more interested in the idea of being out in the wilder-

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Director and curator Nancy 3. Hoffman accompanies herself on the accordion while singing the museum theme song, “Let a Smile Be Your Umbrella.” she liked the numeral better. “They are kind of cute and they seem to be purposeful, but to me, the great attraction is the stories.”

Are there really good stories about umbrella covers?

“I’ve got one that a woman found a few years ago at the remains of the Berlin Wall. She had to shoo away two young lovers who were flirting near it,” said Hoffman. “I just got one from Italy. I got another one sent to me by a man who runs a toilet paper museum in Amherst, Mass., and he found it at the Amherst landfill.”

ness and experiencing nature away from all the family experiences he had at Mount Desert,” Danly said.

Church eventually bought 400 acres on Millinocket Lake in 1878. It was the only other property besides his home in upstate New York that he owned.

“Maine Sublime” gives viewers a slice of Church’s career. These are mostly small panels that he carried with him while traveling. He made these paintings as sketches, although he presented them as finished works.

He hung many of them at Olana, perhaps signifying their importance to him.

All of the work in the show is on loan from Olana, except for two paintings. One is from the PMA’s collection, and the other is on loan to the museum. Noted art historian John Wilmerding curated the exhibition, which will travel to Houston next year before returning home to Olana.

The Katahdin paintings feel different and more personal, Danly said.

To qualify for an entry in the Guinness record book, Hoffman has to have at least 500 individual covers, no duplicates. She also has to take pictures and videotape the counting process. Guinness is not sending a judge, as that costs a significant sum of money.

Hoffman doesn’t like to talk about money, as in whether or not her museum makes any. The museum used to be housed in her home on Peaks Island. She started it because she had a few old covers that interested her, and once word got out, she got so many donated covers, she had to expand the museum. It’s located in

The final paintings Church made in Maine is a view of Mount Katahdin from the lake. In it, he portrays a single man in a canoe, padding off into the distance. He made that painting in 1895, near the end of his life.

The solitary paddler was his farewell to a place he held dear to the end, Danly said.

“It was his final reminiscence.”

Staff Writer Bob Keyes can be contacted at 791-6457 or: bkeyes@pressherald.com Twitter: pphbkeyes

“MAINE SUBLIME: FREDERIC EDWIN CHURCH’S LANDSCAPES OF MOUNT DESERT AND MOUNT KATAHDIN” WHEN: Through Sept. 30 WHERE: Portland Museum of Art, 7 Congress Square HOW MUCH: $6 to $12; 12 and under free; free for all after 5 p.m. Fridays.

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Besides being curator of the umbrella cover museum, Hoffman plays accordion in the Maine Squeeze Accordion Ensemble and in the Casco Bay Tummlers klezmer band. In fact, there’s a popular YouTube video of Hoffman playing her accordion and singing the museum’s theme song, “Let a Smile Be Your Umbrella.”

Hoffman thinks umbrella covers can help people remember that the most mundane things in life are often worth celebrating. And that everyone and everything has a story worth hearing.

She conveys that message in the official mission statement of the museum: “The Umbrella Cover Museum is dedicated to the appreciation of the mundane in everyday life. It is about finding wonder and beauty in the simplest of things, and about knowing that there is always a story behind the cover.”

Now there’s something to think about on a rainy day.

Staff Writer Ray Routhier can be contacted at 7916454 or at: rrouthier@pressherald.com Twitter: RayRouthier

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by Miss Staci, and will last about an hour and a half with an intermission. Beer and wine will be available for purchase during the intermission. The show is open to those ages 18 and older.

Since the Whistlebait Burlesque shows typically sell out, it’s a good idea to purchase tickets in

advance.

“We actually have a wide range of audience members,” DiVine said.

“Of course men love the show, but we always have women coming up to us afterwards and telling us they’re awed by what we do. It’s something everyone can enjoy from ages 18 to 80.”

If you’ve never experienced a burlesque show, do expect to see lots of skin, but not in the way you would at a strip club.

“We are not strippers; we are performers with a striptease,” DiVine said.

“There will be no nudity.

It’s all about the tease.”

Staff Writer Avery Yale Kamila can be contacted at 791-6297 or at: akamila@pressherald.com Twitter: AveryYaleKamila

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Friends of Rockport Public Library Book Sale, Midcoast Recreation Center, Rockport. Free admission. 236-3642. 5 to 7 p.m. today; 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday; 8:30 a.m. to noon Saturday; 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. Sunday.

Rose and Teardrops, Rusty Hinges and Jeff Tozier, benefit concert for the ongoing restoration project of the Old Jefferson Town House by the Jefferson Historical Society; Old Jefferson Town House, Jefferson. $10. 549-5258. 7 p.m. Wednesday.

Wine Dinner and “South Pacific” Show, dinner followed by “South Pacific” at the Ogunquit Playhouse; benefits the Marginal Way Preservation Fund; Katie’s Cafe on Shore Road, Ogunquit. $150; $110 for dinner only. 604-4884. 5:30 p.m.

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n FAIRS/FESTIVALS TODAY L.L. Bean 100th Anniversary Hometown Celebration, concerts, children’s activities, food, demonstrations and more, L.L. Bean, Freeport.

Free. Schedule on Page 31. Today to Saturday.

Houlton Agricultural Fair, livestock, crafts, midway and stage entertainment, Houlton Fairgrounds. $10; $5 for parking. Schedule at houltonfair.com. Today to Sunday.

Bath Heritage Days, carnival, arts and crafts shows, art in the park, strawberry shortcake sale, shipbuilders triathlon, parade and fireworks finale on Saturday; city park and waterfront, Bath. Schedule at bathheritagedays.com. Today to Sunday.

East Millinocket Summerfest, concerts, children’s parade, food and more, Opal Myrick Park, East Millinocket. Schedule at eastmillinocket.org/ summerfest2012.html. Today to Sunday.

SATURDAY Celebrate Portland Community Festival, music, seafood samples, calf petting and performances by Pihcintu Multinational Children’s Chorus and the Blue Lobster Community Chorus from Lucid Stage; Payson Park, Portland. Free. communitytour.coop.

10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Annual Strawberry Festival, shortcake, pies, strawberry pizza, sandwiches, raffles and entertainment, Washington Fire Department. 8453102. 1 to 6:30 p.m.

Craft Fair, variety of crafts, homemade desserts, used books and live music, First Congregational Church, Kittery Point. 439-0650. 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Bethel Art Fair, featuring the ARTirondack Chair Auction, Bethel Village Common. 824-3575. 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Native American Festival and Basket Makers Market, College of the Atlantic, Bar Harbor. Free.

288-3519. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

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The Kennebunk Historical Society’s Designer Show House continues through July 14 at the Kenneth Roberts Estate in Kennebunkport, former home of the 20th-century author of historical fiction including “Northwest Passage” and “Arundel.”

FRIDAY 4 O’Clock Club Bait Shack Party, barbecue and guest speakers, John Hancock Wharf, York. oldyork.org. 4 to 7 p.m.

SATURDAY Evening Lantern Walk, tour a 17th-century village and meet an 18th-century soldier on duty at Fort William Henry; Colonial Pemaquid Historic Site, New Harbor. 677-2423. friendsofcolonial pemaquid.org. 8:30 p.m.

Peek-A-Boo Revue, burlesque show, 18-plus; Mayo Street Arts, Portland. $15 in advance; 18 day of show. mayostreetarts.org. 8 p.m.

JULY 12 Norway Arts Festival, arts, crafts, dance, theater and music, downtown Norway. norwayartsfestival.org. July 12-14.

Ossippee Valley Fair, country fair with livestock, events and exhibits, South Hiram. $5, $10. ossipeevalleyfair.com. July 12-15.

SUNDAY PortSports Social Club Presents Pop Cruise, “booze cruise” with Katy Gaga, a male rock band that performs female pop songs, 21plus; Casablanca Cruises, Portland. $20. portsportsmaine.com. Boarding at 1:30 p.m., cruise from 2 to 5 p.m.

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MONDAY Angel Reading Dinner with Ruth Kramer, three-course dinner and personal reading, Clay Hill Farm Restaurant, Cape Neddick. $10. clayhillfarm.com. 6 p.m.

TODAY Designer Show House, more than a dozen Maine and New England designers presented by Kennebunk Historical Society, Kenneth Roberts Estate, Kennebunkport. designershowhouse .eventbrite.com. $20. 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. today to Saturday; 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday; 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday and Tuesday; noon to 7 p.m.

Wednesday; 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. July 12. Through July 14.

Historic Old Port Walking Tours, 90-minute tours from trained guides. includes maritime and social history; not recommended for children under age 12; Maine Historical Society, Portland. $10. mainehistory.org. 10:30 and 1 p.m. today to Saturday and July 12. Through Sept. 2.

WEDNESDAY “Live for $5 Wednesday Night Series,” featuring New England dance company Adele Myers & Dancers, Stonington Opera House. $5. operahousearts.org. 7 p.m.

n FILMS “The Mark of Zorro” (1940), Rockland Public Library. Free. 594-0310. 6:30 p.m. today.

“Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol” (2011, Rated PG-13), York Public Library. Free.

york.lib.me.us. 7 p.m. Sunday.

“Nostalgia for the Light” (2010), documentary, Portland Public Library. Free. portlandlibrary.com.

5:30 p.m. Wednesday.

Art Videos at the Gallery Film Series, “The Decisive Moment: Henri Cartier-Bresson, Photographer,” plus “Edward Hopper,” Barn Gallery, Ogunquit. Free. 646-7055. 7:30 pm.

Wednesday.

n BOOKS/AUTHORS TODAY Richard Ford, author of “Canada,” Lincoln Theater, Damariscotta. mainecoastbookshop.com.

7 p.m.

FRIDAY Jeannie Brett, children’s book author and illustrator of “My Coot Cat,” “L is for Lobster” and “Little Maine” reads stories, makes crafts and sketches, Maine Coast Book Shop and Cafe, Damariscotta. mainecoastbookshop.com. 11 a.m.

SATURDAY John Ford Sr., author of “Suddenly the Cider Didn’t Taste So Good: Adventures of a Game Warden in Maine,” and Matt Curry, author of “A Maine Outdoorsman: A Mixed Bag of 48 Short Stories,” Beyond the Sea, Belfast. 338-2100. 1 p.m.

Angus King, author of “A Governor’s Travels,” Nonesuch Books, South Portland. nonesuchbooks.com. 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Carole Lambert, author of “Sea Glass Crafts,” Maine Coast Book Shop and Cafe, Damariscotta. mainecoastbookshop.com. 11 a.m.

MONDAY Port Veritas Spoken Word Night, Local

Sprouts Cooperative, Portland. Free/donation. localsprouts.coop. 7 p.m.

TUESDAY Edith Pearlman, author of “Binoclar Vision,” York Public Library. york.lib.me.us. 7 p.m.

Poetry Reading, with former poet laureate Martin Steingesser, River Tree Arts, Kennebunk. $5. rivertreearts.org. 2:30 p.m.

Crash Barry: “Tough Island Live,” 45-minute monologue based on his stories, Patten Free Library, Bath. Free. 443-5141. 7 p.m.

WEDNESDAY Richard Russo, author of “Interventions,” Portland Public Library. portlandlibrary.com. Noon.

JULY 12 Katherine Mayfield, author of “A Box of Daughter: Overcoming a Legacy of Emotional Abuse,” York Public Library. york.lib.me.us. 7 p.m.

Bill Barry, author of “Maine: The Wilder Half of New England,” Maine Historical Society, Portland.

Free. 774-1822. 5 p.m.

n PRO SPORTS Portland Sea Dogs, Minor League Baseball affiliate of the Boston Red Sox, Hadlock Field, Portland. $4 to $9. milb.com/index.jsp?sid=t546.

Vs. New Hampshire, 7 p.m. July 12.

n PARTICIPANT DANCE Greater Portland Community Dance Series Contra Dance, live music and guest caller, Falmouth Congregational Church. $10; $7 for ages 13 to 21; $5 for ages 5 to 12; free for children under age 5. 358-9354. Lessons at 7:15 p.m., dance at 8 p.m. Saturday.

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Jason Spooner Trio, folk and blues, Portland Lobster Company. 775-2112. 6 p.m.

The Romp, blues/rock, RiRa, Portland. rira.com/ portland. 9 p.m.

Don Dumont, acoustic, 21-plus; Slainte, Portland. slaintewinebar.com. 10 p.m.

Steiner Street, rock, with Rolling with Nixon, Admit It, Last Night Disaster and Nottingham, 21-plus; Geno’s Rock Club, Portland. 221-2382.

9 p.m.

FRIDAY 6Gig, Twisted Roots, Murcielago and Uncle Jack, alt-rock/metal, 21-plus; Asylum, Portland. $7; free for those with valid military ID. portlandasylum.com. 9 p.m.

Plague, industrial night, Asylum (basement), Portland. $5; $2 before 9:30 p.m. portlandasylum.com. 9:30 p.m.

Maine Academy of Music MAMM JAMM First Friday Rock N Bowl Concert Series, all ages; Bayside Bowl, Portland. $5. maineacademy ofmodernmusic.org. 6 to 9 p.m.

Mugsy, cover band, RiRa, Portland. 761-4446.

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Gary Richardson, acoustic, jazz and blues, Gingko Blue, Portland. gingkoblue.com. 5 p.m.

John Eddie, rock singer-songwriter, with Town Founder, 21-plus; Empire Dine and Dance, Portland. $14 in advance; $18 day of show. portlandempire.com. 8:30 p.m.

Ben Cosgrove, acoustic alternative, Blue, Portland.

Donation. portcityblue.com. 6 p.m.

Merrily James, R&B/pop, Blue, Portland.

Donation. portcityblue.com. 8 p.m.

Zapion, Arab world contemporary and folk, Blue, Portland. Donation. portcityblue.com. 10 p.m.

Now is Now, rock/pop, Portland Lobster Company. portlandlobstercompany.com. 6 p.m.

Doubting Gravity, Marion Grace and The 220’s, with Stunt Double Sam, Crowns and comedy by Mike Jones; breast cancer benefit for the Second Basemen; Big Easy, Portland. bigeasyportland.com. 8:30 p.m.

Yellow Roman Candles, acoustic, with DJ Dwight Powers, 21-plus; Slainte, Portland. slaintewinebar.com. 9 p.m.

Ryan Tapia and Undrig, drum and bass/house, 21-plus; Flask Lounge, Portland. flasklounge.com.

9 p.m.

Computer at Sea, rock, with Haru Bangs and Super Order, 21-plus; Geno’s Rock Club, Portland.

221-2382. 9 p.m.

SATURDAY As Fast As and Eldemur Krimm, rock, 21-plus; Empire Dine and Dance, Portland. $6 in advance; $8 day of show. portlandempire.com. 9 p.m.

Kristina Kentigian, soul, CD-release party with The Other Bones, Jay Caron & Slop and other special guests, Big Easy, Portland. $5. bigeasyportland.com. 9 p.m.

Rick Miller, blues, Gingko Blue, Portland. gingkoblue.com. 5 p.m.

Tommy O’Connell & The Juke Joint Devils, swing/ blues, Gingko Blue, Portland. gingkoblue.com.

9 p.m.

Lex and Joe, blues, BeachFire Bar and Grille, Ogunquit. beachfiremaine.com. 8:30 p.m.

Amigos, acoustic, Portland Lobster Company. portlandlobstercompany.com. Noon to 3 p.m.

Ronda Dale, American/indie/roots, Blue, Portland.

Donation. portcityblue.com. 6 p.m.

Eric Ott, Americana/folk-rock, Blue, Portland.

Donation. portcityblue.com. 8 p.m.

Tom Whitehead Wurlibird Jazz, Blue, Portland.

Donation. portcityblue.com. 10 p.m.

The Jumpoff, hip-hop, RiRa, Portland. rira.com/ portland. 10 p.m.

Matt Brown’s Soul Dance Party, 21-plus; Slainte,

Portland. slaintewinebar.com. 9 p.m.

Yellow Roman Candles, acoustic, with DJ Dwight Powers, 21-plus; Slainte, Portland. slaintewinebar.com. 9 p.m.

Hanna & Maggie, with The Pineries, acoustic folk-pop, 21-plus; Flask Lounge, Portland. flasklounge.com. 8 p.m.

The Fake Boys, rock, with Paige Turner, Twin Berlin and Shabti, 21-plus; Geno’s Rock Club, Portland. 221-2382. 9 p.m.

SUNDAY Jerks of Grass, bluegrass, Portland Lobster Company. portlandlobstercompany.com. Noon.

Jason Spooner Trio, folk and blues, Portland Lobster Company. 775-2112. 5 p.m.

The Couch, open mic with host John Nels and guest Gabby Raymond, 21-plus; Empire Dine and Dance, Portland. portlandempire.com. 9 p.m.

MONDAY Howard and The White Boys, blues, Time Out Pub, Rockland. $10. 593-9336. 7 p.m.

The Stowaways, bluegrass, 21-plus; Empire Dine and Dance, Portland. portlandempire.com. 6 p.m. jam, 8 p.m. concert.

Model Airplane Mondays, soul/funk, Big Easy, Portland. $5. bigeasyportland.com. 9 p.m.

Putnum Smith, acoustic Americana/roots, Portland Lobster Company. portlandlobstercompany.com.

6 p.m.

Open Mic with Ev Guy, RiRa, Portland. rira.com.

8 p.m.

TUESDAY Ryan Halliburton, singer-songwriter, Portland Lobster Company. portlandlobstercompany.com.

6 p.m.

Lady Zen, jazz poet, Gingko Blue, Portland. gingkoblue.com. 8 p.m.

Portland Reggae All-Stars, 21-plus; Empire Dine and Dance, Portland. portlandempire.com. 9 p.m.

Father & Son, rock, 21-plus; Flask Lounge, Portland. flasklounge.com. 6 to 8 p.m.

WEDNESDAY Jessica Cunningham, “American Idol” finalist from Maine, pop/rock, RiRa, Portland. rira.com. 8:30 p.m.

Eric Bettencourt, singer/songwriter, Portland Lobster Company. www.portlandlobstercompany. com. 6 p.m.

Octane, jazz/swing, Gingko Blue, Portland. gingkoblue.com. 8 p.m.

Rap Night, local DJs and musicians, 21-plus; Big Easy, Portland. $3. bigeasyportland.com. 9 p.m.

Velocipede, Irish music, Blue, Portland. Donation. portcityblue.com. 7:30 p.m.

Traditional Irish Session, Irish music, Blue, Portland. portcityblue.com. 9:30 p.m.

Open Mic, 21-plus; Slainte, Portland. slaintewinebar.com. 8 p.m.

JULY 12 Rebirth Brass Band, New Orleans brass funk, 21plus; Empire Dine and Dance, Portland. $18 in advance; $22 day of show. portlandempire.com.

9 p.m.

Heather Hardy & Nancy Sferra, folk/blues, Blue, Portland. Donation. portcityblue.com. 6 p.m.

Sweet Talk, jazz, Blue, Portland. Donation. portcityblue.com. 8 p.m.

Trapparatus, funky jazz, Blue, Portland. Donation. portcityblue.com. 10 p.m.

Joint Chiefs, roots, Portland Lobster Company. portlandlobstercompany.com. 6 p.m.

Marc Chillemi & The SoPo Trio, electroacoustic, jazz and roots, Gingko Blue, Portland. gingkoblue.com. 8 p.m.

Jerks of Grass, bluegrass/country, Bayside Bowl, Portland. baysidebowl.com. 8 p.m.

Band Beyond Description, jam band, 21-plus; Big Easy, Portland. bigeasyportland.com. 9 p.m.

Scott Giouard and Lauryn Hottinger, acoustic, 21-plus; Slainte, Portland. slaintewinebar.com.

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Tonight: Screen 1: “Brave” (PG) 8:50; “The Amazing Spider-Man” (PG-13) 10:50 Tonight: Screen 2: “Ted” (R) 8:50 p.m.; “The Dictator” (R) 10:45 p.m.

Fri-Wed: Screen 1: “Brave” (PG) 8:50; “The Amazing Spider-Man” (PG-13) 10:50 Fri-Wed: Screen 2: “Ted” (R) 8:50 p.m.; “That’s My Boy” (R) 10:45 p.m.

SACO DRIVE-IN, 969 Portland Road, Saco; 284-1016. Open nightly starting Friday. Gates open at 7:30 p.m. $15/carload.

Today-Wed: “The Amazing Spider-Man” (PG-13) 8:45 p.m.; “That’s My Boy” (R) PRIDES CORNER DRIVE-IN, 651 Bridgton Road, Westbrook; 797-3154. Now open nightly.

Gates open at 7 p.m. $15/carload.

Today-Wed: “The Amazing Spider-Man” (PG-13) 9 p.m.; “Men in Black III” (PG-13)

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“MADEA’S WITNESS PROTECTION” (PG-13) Stars Tyler Perry, Eugene Levy, Denise Richards and Tom Arnold. Directed by Tyler Perry. A Wall Street investment banker who has been set up as the linchpin of his company’s mob-backed Ponzi scheme is relocated with his family to Aunt Madea’s southern home.

Showing at: Cinemagic Saco Today-Wed 12:30, 3, 6:45, 9:20; Cinemagic Westbrook Today-Wed 11:30, 2, 4:30, 7:10, 9:45 “MAGIC MIKE” (R) (1:50) Stars Channing Tatum, Alex Pettyfer, Olivia Munn and Matthew McConaughey. Directed by Steven Soderbergh. A male stripper teaches a younger performer how to party, pick up women, and make easy money.

Showing at: Windham 5 Star Fri-Wed 12:55, 3:40, 6:55, 9:20; Cinemagic Grand (South Portland) TodayWed 11:40, 2:10, 4:40, 7:20, 10; Cinemagic Saco TodayWed 12:05, 2:30, 4:55, 7:20, 9:45; Cinemagic Westbrook Today-Wed 11:50, 2:20, 4:50, 7:30, 10; Brunswick Fri-Wed 12:50, 3:50, 7:20, 10:10 “MEN IN BLACK III” (PG-13) (1:30) Stars Will Smith, Tommy Lee Jones, Josh Brolin and Jemaine Clement.

Directed by Barry Sonnenfeld. Agent J travels back to the 1960s, the MIB early years, to stop an alien from assassinating his friend Agent K and changing history.

Showing at: Cinemagic Westbrook Fri-Wed 3:10, 6:45 “MOONRISE KINGDOM” (PG-13) Stars Jared Gilman, Kara Hayward and Bruce Willis. Directed by Wes Anderson. A pair of young lovers flee their New England town, which causes a local search party to fan out and find them.

Showing at: Eveningstar (Brunswick) Fri-Wed 1:30, 3:45 6, 8:15; Nickelodeon (Portland) Today-Wed 12:50, 3, 5:15, 7:30, 9:50; Cinemagic Westbrook Today 11:25, 1:50, 4:10, 6:45, 9:10 Fri-Wed 11:25, 1:50, 4:10, 7:15, 9:30; Nordica (Freeport) Fri-Wed 4:15, 7:20, 9:30 “PEOPLE LIKE US” (PG-13) Stars Chris Pine, Elizabeth Banks, Michelle Pfeiffer and Olivia Wilde. Directed

by Alex Kurtzman. A man is tasked with delivering $150,000 of his deceased father’s fortune to the sister he has never met.

Showing at: Cinemagic Grand (South Portland) Today 11:30, 2, 4:30, 7:15, 9:50 Fri-Wed 4:30, 7:15; Cinemagic Saco Today-Wed 12:30, 3, 6:45, 9:20; Cinemagic Westbrook Today 11:35, 2:10, 4:40, 7:20, 10 Fri-Wed 7:20, 10

“PROMETHEUS” (R) (2:04) Stars Noomi Rapace, Logan Marshall-Green, Michael Fassbender and Charlize Theron. Directed by Ridley Scott. A team of explorers discover a clue to the origins of mankind on Earth, leading them on a journey to the darkest corners of the universe. There, they must fight a terrifying battle to save the future of the human race.

Showing at: Nickelodeon (Portland) Today 9:40; Cinemagic Grand (South Portland) Fri-Wed 9:50; Cinemagic Saco Fri-Wed 9:30 “ROCK OF AGES” (PG-13) (1:30) Stars Julianne Hough, Diego Boneta, Tom Cruise and Alec Baldwin.

Directed by Adam Shankman. A small-town girl and a city boy meet on the Sunset Strip, while chasing their Hollywood dreams.

Showing at: Cinemagic Saco Today 6:50, 9:40; Cinemagic Westbrook Today 3, 9:30 “SEEKING A FRIEND FOR THE END OF THE WORLD” (R) (1:31) Stars Steve Carell, Keira Knightley, Melinda Dillon and Melanie Lynskey. Directed by Lorene Scafaria. As an asteroid nears Earth, a man finds himself alone after his wife leaves in a panic. He decides to take a road trip to reunite with his high school sweetheart. Accompanying him is a neighbor who inadvertently puts a wrench in his plan.

Showing at: Nickelodeon (Portland) Today 3:15 FriWed 9:40; Cinemagic Grand (South Portland) Today 12, 2:20, 4:30, 7:30, 9:45 “SNOW WHITE AND THE HUNTSMAN” (PG-13) (2:07) Stars Kristen Stewart, Chris Hemsworth, Charlize Theron and Sam Claflin. Directed by Rupert Sanders.

The huntsman ordered to kill Snow White in the woods decides to become her protector and mentor in a quest to vanquish the Evil Queen in this new take on the old fairy tale.

Showing at: Cinemagic Saco Today 12:20, 3:15; Cinemagic Westbrook Today 12:10, 6:45 Fri-Wed 12:10, 9:20 “TED” (R) Stars Mark Wahlberg, Mila Kunis, Seth MacFarlane and Joel McHale. Directed by Seth MacFarlane. A story centered on a man and his teddy bear, who comes to life as the result of a childhood wish.

Showing at: Nickelodeon (Portland) Today-Wed 1:30, 4:15, 7, 9:35; Windham 5 Star Fri-Wed 1, 3:50, 7:15, 9:45; Nordica (Freeport) Fri-Wed 1, 4:30, 7:30, 9:50; Cinemagic Grand (South Portland) Today-Wed 11:50, 2:20, 4:50, 7:20, 9:45; Cinemagic Saco Today-Wed 12:05, 2:30, 4:55, 7:20, 9:45; Cinemagic Westbrook Today-Wed 11:30, 11:50, 2, 2:20, 4:30, 4:50, 7, 7:20, 9:30, 9:50; Brunswick 10 Fri 1:25, 4:30, 7:40, 10:20 – From news services; subject to change

movies at THE MUSEUM “LE HAVRE,” directed by Aki Kaurismaki, 2011. In this warm-hearted portrait of the French harbor city that gives the film its name, fate throws young African refugee Idrissa (Blondin Miguel) into the path of Marcel Marx (Andre Wilms), a well-spoken bohemian who works as a shoe shiner. With innate optimism and the unwavering support of his community, Marcel stands up to officials doggedly pursuing the boy for deportation. A political fairy tale that exists somewhere between the reality of contemporary France and the classic cinema of Jean-Pierre Melville and Marcel Carne, Le Havre is a charming, deadpan delight. In French with English subtitles. Not rated. 1:33 Showing at: The Portland Museum of Art, 6:30 p.m. Friday, 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. portlandmuseum.org

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Free Outdoor Discovery Schools Activities: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Shuttles from Flagship Store to a variety of activities: Archery, sporting clays, fly casting, kayaking, standup paddle boarding or canoeing.

Kids Bike Rodeo: Noon to 4 p.m. Bring your bike, or L.L. Bean can provide one for you.

Helmets required.

Boston Red Sox: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Red Sox games ticket give-away, meet Wally the Green Monster (11 a.m. to noon), view the 2004 and 2007 World Series trophies and meet former Red Sox player Rico Petrocelli.

Discovery lobby and patio.

Muddy Bean Boot Ice Cream Giveaway: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sample the Gifford’s Ice Cream flavor specially developed to mark L.L. Bean’s 100th birthday. Discovery patio.

Freeport Conservation Trust Outing: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Explore Sayles Woods and Fields trails. Meet at the Main Street entrance of Flagship Store for directions.

Boy Scouts Camping Demo: 1 to 4 p.m.

Local Boy Scouts will set up a campsite to teach outdoor skills and play a variety of camping games.

Kids Arts & Crafts: 1 to 5 p.m. Local artist and craftmaker Julie Yeo will help you decorate your very own balsam bean bags.

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Discovery Stage Concerts: 5 to 9 p.m. in Discovery Park. The Fogcutters (big band), 5 to 5:55 p.m.; Matt Savage (jazz piano), 6:15 to 7:10 p.m.; Portland Jazz Orchestra, 7:30 to 8:45 p.m.

Mountain Bike Ride Outing: 5 to 7 p.m.

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Besides the mirrorball suit, which looks like a reflective disco ball made into clothing, Isaak loves to use outrageous props in attempts to wow his audience.

He’s got one right now that is a giant inflatable figure of a pin-up girl and measures about 25 feet tall. It inflates on stage as the band plays.

“If I ever retire, that thing will be the ultimate pool float,” he said.

Isaak said his desire to put on a good show goes back to old-fashioned notions passed on by his parents – work hard, look presentable and give people what they pay for.

“It drives me crazy when I read about some of these (musicians) who show up late in dirty Levis, looking like they didn’t shave or sleep, and all they do is look at their feet all night, read charts and go home,” said Isaak. “What we do is put on a show.”

Staff Writer Ray Routhier can be contacted at 7916454 or at: rrouthier@pressherald.com wooded trail with a couple of short, steep hills and a spectacular view of Casco Bay. Meet at the Main Street entrance of the Flagship Store for directions.

Concerts: 2 to 3:10 p.m., Maine Modern Music Academy award-winning bands Beware of Pedestrians (pop punk) and Guilty Bystanders (alt-rock); 3:30 to 4:40 p.m., Putnam Smith Trio (roots/folk); 5 to 6:10 p.m., Lissa Schneckenburger (folk/ blues); 6:30 to 7:40 p.m., Jason Spooner (roots rock); 8 to 9:15 p.m., Ryan Montbleau (folk/blues). Discovery Park.

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Free Engraving: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Engraving while you wait with the purchase of an L.L. Bean canteen. Main Street lobby.

Boat & Tote Demo: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Watch the company’s Boat & Tote bags being made. Hunting and Fishing Store.

Bean Boot Stitching: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Representatives from the company’s manufacturing facility will show you how Bean boots are sewn together. Hunting and Fishing Store.

Beanland: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Visit the Bootmobile for photo ops, interactive games and a climbing wall. Moose Park.

Outdoor Adventure Clinics: 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Take part in informative clinics throughout the Flagship Store – today, knot tying; Friday, geocaching; Saturday, water filtration and hydration.

Custom Pictorial Postmark: 1 to 4 p.m. The U.S. Post Office will be on site to handcancel your letters and postcards with a custom-designed L.L. Bean Hometown Celebration cancellation stamp. Moose Park.

Food Sampling: 1 to 5 p.m. Home Store.

Outdoor Discovery Schools: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Classes starting at $20 in kayaking, archery, sporting clays, fly casting and stand-up paddle boarding. Advance registration (888) 552-3261.

Leave No Trace Traveling Trainers: Handson environmental education games and programs for all ages throughout the stores and surrounding area.

and handyman.

“Even after I had put out a record, I’d be back in town, maybe playing a gig, and people would call my mom and say, ‘Can Chris re-roof our barn, or can Chris throw some hay?’ ” said Isaak. “I’m very proud of that.”

Isaak is also proud of his stage show and of the work he puts into it. He doesn’t want to just “sing pretty songs” on stage; he wants to put on an entertaining rock show with his band, the same band he’s had for more than 25 years.

When asked whether he would wear his famous “mirrorball suit” in Freeport, he said he was planning on it, and was glad to be asked about it. He added that his band likes to dress to impress as well.

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He also picked up another passion from his dad that has been long-lasting and beneficial – a love for classic rock ’n’ roll from the 1950s, specifically the stars of Sun Records: Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Roy Orbison, Carl Perkins and Jerry Lee Lewis.

The influence of those legends can be heard in much of the music Isaak has made during his nearly 30-year career in music. And their songs can be heard on his latest album, “Beyond the Sun, which contains songs originally recorded at the famous Memphis recording studio almost 60 years ago.

Talk about long-lasting.

“Those were all my dad’s favorites.

Some people rebel against their parents’ music, but I’ve always loved it,” said Isaak, 56. “I’m just glad my dad got to hear the album before he passed away (earlier this year).”

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two of his songs, “Gone Ridin’ ” and “Livin’ for Your Lover,” were featured in David Lynch’s 1986 cult classic film “Blue Velvet.” Known for his good looks, smooth voice and a combination of moody ballads and lively rock tunes, Isaak’s best-known songs include “Wicked Game” and “Baby Did a Bad, Bad Thing.”

It may be fitting that Isaak’s concert is the finale – along with a giant fireworks show – of L.L. Bean’s 100th anniversary celebration. L.L. Bean is a company that rose out of a small manufacturing town and is known for durable products that people can depend on. Isaak is the son of working parents who was raised in the gritty port town of Stockton, Calif., and has clearly been shaped by the ideas of hard work and putting the best you’ve got into everything you do.

He’s very proud, for example, of the work he did as a young man. He hauled bags of sugar and other cargo off ships on Stockton’s riverfront, and worked with his father on a variety of skilled-labor jobs, including roofing. He became skilled enough at it that even after he became a full-time musician, folks around Stockton would seek out his services – as a roofer

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Maine Authors: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Meet Maine authors, including Donn Fendler, Lynn Plourde, Sandra Newman, Chris Van Dusen, Barbara Walsh, Janet Freeman Baribeau, Victoria Rowell and Paul Tukey (latter two are tentative). Flagship Store.

Play Outdoor Games with Healthy Hometowns: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. A variety of games with guests, including Olympic snowboarder Seth Wescott, L.L. Bear and Slugger. L.L. Bean Adventure Park at Morse Street School fields.

Farmers Market: Noon to 5 p.m. Coyote Lot. Kids Arts & Crafts: 1 to 5 p.m. Local artist and craftmaker Julie Yeo will present “Make Your Own Fish.” People can create and decorate paper salmon or trout. Beanland.

Freeport Conservation Trust Outing: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Explore Powell Point on a .8-mile

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United Maine Craftsmen: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

More than 70 Maine artisans will exhibit and sell work, including jewelry, fiber art, specialty food, wood crafts, candles, pottery and more. Main Street.

Food Vendors: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Food will be sold along Main Street and Nathan Nye Street, and at the Morse Street ball fields.

L.L. Bean Adventure Park: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Inflatable structures, games, music, crafts and food will be part of the festivities at the Morse Street School ball fields. Walk or take a wagon ride there.

Kids Stage: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Puffin Park near the Bike, Boat and Ski Store.

Performances include: 11 to 11:45 a.m., The Yo Yo People; noon to 12:45 p.m., The Tardy Brothers (juggling/physical comedy); 1:15 to 2:15 p.m., Dan Zanes (music); 2:45 to 3:30 p.m., Rick Charette (music); 4 to 5 p.m., Dan Zanes (music).

Contemporary Music Stage: 12:45 to 5:10 p.m. Performances include: 11:15 a.m. to 12:10 p.m., Kenya Hall Band (soul/funk); 12:30 to 1:15 p.m., Lyle Divinsky (soul); 1:45 to 2:40 p.m., Jerks of Grass (bluegrass); 3 to 3:55 p.m., Anna and the Diggs (R&B/soul/ rock); 4:15 to 5:10 p.m., Pete Kilpatrick Band (folk rock). Main Street patio.

Kids Arts and Crafts: 1 to 5 p.m. Local artist and craftmaker Julie Yeo will show how to make colorful kites that fly. Nathan Nye craft area.

Chris Isaak Concert: 7:30 to 9 p.m.

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Fireworks: 9:30 p.m. Viewable from the L.L. Bean campus and surrounding areas.

Staff Writer Ray Routhier can be contacted at 7916454 or at: rrouthier@pressherald.com

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