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A Benny Goodman Tribute

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8 p.m. May 1, Port City Music Hall, Portland. 1Wbg ;caWQ 6OZZ >]`bZO\R # b] ! & ^ [ ;Og >]`b 1Wbg ;caWQ 6OZZ >]`bZO\R portcitymusichall.com; (888) 512-SHOW ^]`bQWbg[caWQVOZZ Q][) &&& # A6=E $18 to $30. statetheatreportland.com; & b] ! abObSbVSOb`S^]`bZO\R Q][) March 9 Jonathan Sarty with The ;O`QV ' ³ 8]\ObVO\ AO`bg eWbV BVS (888) 512-SHOW &&& # A6=E White Mountain Boys, 8 p.m., Jonathan's, EVWbS ;]c\bOW\ 0]ga & ^ [ 8]\ObVO\¸a On sale noon Friday - The Beach Boys =\ aOZS \]]\ 4`WROg ³ BVS 0SOQV 0]ga Ogunquit. $20. jonathansrestaurant.com; =Uc\_cWb X]\ObVO\a`SabOc`O\b Q][) 50th Anniversary Tour, 5:30 p.m. June # bV /\\WdS`aO`g B]c` #(! ^ [ 8c\S 646-4526 $"$ "# $ 22, 0O\U]` EObS`T`]\b >OdWZW]\ "% %# b] Bangor Waterfront Pavilion. $47.75 to March 9-10 - Carolina Chocolate Drops, ;O`QV ' ³ 1O`]ZW\O 1V]Q]ZObS 2`]^a $91.75. waterfrontconcerts.com; ' %# eObS`T`]\bQ]\QS`ba Q][) 8 p.m., Stone Mountain Arts Center, & ^ [ Ab]\S ;]c\bOW\ /`ba 1S\bS` (800) 745-3000 & %"# !

Brownfield. $35. stonemountainartscenter 0`]e\ÂżSZR !# ab]\S[]c\bOW\O`baQS\bS` On sale 10 a.m. Friday - Blink-182, =\ aOZS O [ 4`WROg Âł 0ZW\Y & .com; 935-7292 Q][) '!# % ' 7:30 p.m. May 17, Verizon Wireless Arena, %(! ^ [ ;Og % DS`Wh]\ EW`SZSaa /`S\O March 10 The Polish Ambassador, 8 p.m., ;O`QV Âł BVS >]ZWaV /[POaaOR]` & ^ [ Manchester, N.H. $39.50 and $59.50. ;O\QVSabS` < 6 !' # O\R #' # Port City Music Hall, Portland. $15 to $30. >]`b 1Wbg ;caWQ 6OZZ >]`bZO\R # b] ! livenation.com; (800) 745-3000 ZWdS\ObW]\ Q][) & %"# ! portcitymusichall.com; (888) 512-SHOW ^]`bQWbg[caWQVOZZ Q][) &&& # A6=E On sale 10 a.m. Friday - Counting Crows, =\ aOZS O [ 4`WROg Âł 1]c\bW\U 1`]ea March 15 - Kung Fu with Flat Nose Diesel ;O`QV # Âł 9c\U 4c eWbV 4ZOb <]aS 2WSaSZ 8 p.m. April 25, House of Blues, Boston. & ^ [ /^`WZ # 6]caS ]T 0ZcSa 0]ab]\ Bus, 8 p.m., Port City Music Hall, Portland.

0ca & ^ [ >]`b 1Wbg ;caWQ 6OZZ >]`bZO\R $55 to $75. houseofblues.com/boston; ## b] %# V]caS]TPZcSa Q][ P]ab]\) $10 to $20. portcitymusichall.com; (888) b] ^]`bQWbg[caWQVOZZ Q][) &&& (800) 745-3000 & %"# !

512-SHOW A6=E On sale 10 a.m. Saturday - The Beach Boys # =\ aOZS O [ AObc`ROg Âł BVS 0SOQV 0]ga March 15 - Bob Marley, 8 p.m., Stone ;O`QV # Âł 0]P ;O`ZSg & ^ [ Ab]\S 50th Anniversary Tour, 7:30 p.m. June 26, # bV /\\WdS`aO`g B]c` %(! ^ [ 8c\S $ Mountain Arts Center, Brownfield. $27.50. ;]c\bOW\ /`ba 1S\bS` 0`]e\ÂżSZR % # Bank of America Pavilion, Boston. $30 to 0O\Y ]T /[S`WQO >OdWZW]\ 0]ab]\ ! b] stonemountainartscenter.com; 935-7292 ab]\S[]c\bOW\O`baQS\bS` Q][) '!# % ' $95. Ticketmaster.com; (800) 745-3000 '# BWQYSb[OabS` Q][) & %"# !

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State Theatre, Portland. $18/$20. state AbObS BVSOb`S >]`bZO\R & abObS theatreportland.com; (800) 745-3000; bVSOb`S^]`bZO\R Q][) & %"# ! ) The locals BVS Z]QOZa Cumberland County Civic Center box office 1c[PS`ZO\R 1]c\bg 1WdWQ 1S\bS` P]f ]T¿QS March 1 - Farren Butcher Inc., 8 p.m., One ;O`QV ³ 4O``S\ 0cbQVS` 7\Q & ^ [ =\S March 16 - Maura O'Connell, 8 p.m., One ;O`QV $ ³ ;Oc`O =¸1]\\SZZ & ^ [ =\S Longfellow Square, Portland. $20/$23.

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761 # %$ 1757; onelongfellowsquare.com %#%) ]\SZ]\UTSZZ]ea_cO`S Q][ 1757; onelongfellowsquare.com %#%) ]\SZ]\UTSZZ]ea_cO`S Q][ March 1 - Eric Church with Brantley Gilbert ;O`QV % Âł AbS^VS\ 9SZZ]UU O\R BVS ;O`QV Âł 3`WQ 1Vc`QV eWbV 0`O\bZSg 5WZPS`b March 17 - Stephen Kellogg and The and Drake White, 7:30 p.m., Cumberland O\R 2`OYS EVWbS %(! ^ [ 1c[PS`ZO\R Sixers, 8 p.m., Jonathan's, Ogunquit. $30.

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The Cottars, music from Cape Breton and beyond, Unity Centre for the Performing Arts. $15.

5NITY #ENTRE FOR THE 0ERFORMING !RTS unityme.org/theater. 7:30 p.m.

UNITYME ORG THEATER P M Jimmy Dority, pianist, Local Sprouts Cooperative, *IMMY $ORITY PIANIST ,OCAL 3PROUTS #OOPERATIVE

0ORTLAND &REE DONATION LOCALSPROUTS COOP P M Portland. Free/donation, localsprouts.coop. 7 p.m.

There is No Sin, indie rock, CD-release show with 4HERE IS .O 3IN INDIE ROCK #$ RELEASE SHOW WITH O l d Soul, One Longfellow Square, Portland. $10. /LD 3OUL /NE ,ONGFELLOW 3QUARE 0ORTLAND onelongfellowsquare.com. 8 p.m.

ONELONGFELLOWSQUARE COM P M FRIDAY &2)$!9 Joan Osborne, rock/blues, One Longfellow *OAN /SBORNE ROCK BLUES /NE ,ONGFELLOW Square, Portland. $38. onelongfellowsquare.com.

3QUARE 0ORTLAND ONELONGFELLOWSQUARE COM 8 p.m.

P M Leon Redbone, ragtime, Jonathan's Restaurant, ,EON 2EDBONE RAGTIME *ONATHAN S 2ESTAURANT

Ogunquit. $41.50 in advance; $45.50 day of /GUNQUIT IN ADVANCE DAY OF show, jonathansrestaurant.com. 8 p.m.

SHOW JONATHANSRESTAURANT COM P M The Cottars, music from Cape Breton and beyond, 4HE #OTTARS MUSIC FROM #APE "RETON AND BEYOND

Stone Mountain Arts Center, Browntield. $17.50.

3TONE -OUNTAIN !RTS #ENTER "ROWNlELD stonemountainartscenter.com. 8 p.m.

STONEMOUNTAINARTSCENTER COM P M Norway Open M i c Night, hosted by Davy .ORWAY /PEN -IC .IGHT HOSTED BY $AVY Sturtevant, Norway Unitarian Universalist Church.

3TURTEVANT .ORWAY 5NITARIAN 5NIVERSALIST #HURCH $3; bring non-perishable food item. (603) 733 BRING NON PERISHABLE FOOD ITEM 6350. Sign-up at 6:30 p.m., music at 7 p.m.

3IGN UP AT P M MUSIC AT P M Kenny and The Bunkers, acoustic country, reggae +ENNY AND 4HE "UNKERS ACOUSTIC COUNTRY REGGAE and folk, with Joey Aaskov, The Hive, Kennebunk.

AND FOLK WITH *OEY !ASKOV 4HE (IVE +ENNEBUNK $8. thehivekennebunk.com. 8 p.m.

THEHIVEKENNEBUNK COM P M Tricky Britches, bluegrass, Local Sprouts 4RICKY "RITCHES BLUEGRASS ,OCAL 3PROUTS Cooperative, Portland. Free/donation, #OOPERATIVE 0ORTLAND &REE DONATION localsprouts.coop. 7 p.m.

LOCALSPROUTS COOP P M SATURDAY 3!452$!9 Dada Life, Swedish power duo, with Doorly $ADA ,IFE 3WEDISH POWER DUO WITH $OORLY and Bamboora, 16-plus; State Theatre, Portland.

AND "AMBOORA PLUS 3TATE 4HEATRE 0ORTLAND $31.50 in advance; $36.50 day of show, general IN ADVANCE DAY OF SHOW GENERAL admission, statetheatreportland.com. 8 p.m.

ADMISSION STATETHEATREPORTLAND COM P M Marcia Ball, blues, Time Out Pub, Rockland. $35.

-ARCIA "ALL BLUES 4IME /UT 0UB 2OCKLAND 596-6055. 7 p.m.

P M Nit Grit, dub step, with Too Fresh, 18-plus; .IT 'RIT DUB STEP WITH 4OO &RESH PLUS Port City Music Hall, Portland. $15 to $30.

0ORT #ITY -USIC (ALL 0ORTLAND TO portcitymusichall.com. 11 p.m.

PORTCITYMUSICHALL COM P M Scott Girouard and The Five Finger Discount, 3COTT 'IROUARD AND 4HE &IVE &INGER $ISCOUNT

'80s music, with Scratch, The Hive, Kennebunk.

S MUSIC WITH 3CRATCH 4HE (IVE +ENNEBUNK $8. thehivekennebunk.com. 8 p.m.

THEHIVEKENNEBUNK COM P M BeauSoleil, contemporary and traditional Cajun "EAU3OLEIL CONTEMPORARY AND TRADITIONAL #AJUN music, One Longfellow Square, Portland. Sold MUSIC /NE ,ONGFELLOW 3QUARE 0ORTLAND 3OLD out. onelongfellowsquare.com. 8 p.m.

OUT ONELONGFELLOWSQUARE COM P M Steve Grover, jazz, 56th birthday CD-release 3TEVE 'ROVER JAZZ TH BIRTHDAY #$ RELEASE party, Woodfords Congregational Church, PARTY 7OODFORDS #ONGREGATIONAL #HURCH

Portland. $10 in advance and for seniors; $15 day 0ORTLAND IN ADVANCE AND FOR SENIORS DAY of show; $5 students. 828-1310. 8 p.m.

OF SHOW STUDENTS P M Robin Jellis, classical, Celtic and modern cello 2OBIN *ELLIS CLASSICAL #ELTIC AND MODERN CELLO music, Local Sprouts Cooperative, Portland. Free/ MUSIC ,OCAL 3PROUTS #OOPERATIVE 0ORTLAND &REE donation, localsprouts.coop. 11 a.m.

DONATION LOCALSPROUTS COOP A M Dan Knudsen, folk and gospel, Local Sprouts $AN +NUDSEN FOLK AND GOSPEL ,OCAL 3PROUTS Cooperative, Portland. Free/donation. #OOPERATIVE 0ORTLAND &REE DONATION localsprouts.coop. 7 p.m.

LOCALSPROUTS COOP P M Master's Blend Coffeehouse, bluegrass, Unity -ASTER S "LEND #OFFEEHOUSE BLUEGRASS 5NITY Community Center. Free. 491-5080. 7 p.m. #OMMUNITY #ENTER &REE P M Whiffletree, violin and cello duo, Aarhus Gallery, 7HIFmETREE VIOLIN AND CELLO DUO !ARHUS 'ALLERY

Belfast. $10/donation. aarhusgallery.com.

"ELFAST DONATION AARHUSGALLERY COM 7:30 p.m.

P M SUNDAY 35.$!9 Suzanne Vega, folk/rock, Stone Mountain Arts 3UZANNE 6EGA FOLK ROCK 3TONE -OUNTAIN !RTS Center, Browntield $55. stonemountainartscenter #ENTER "ROWNlELD STONEMOUNTAINARTSCENTER .com. 8 p.m.

COM P M John Mayall, blues/rock, Jonathan's Restaurant, *OHN -AYALL BLUES ROCK *ONATHAN S 2ESTAURANT

Ogunquit. $49.50 in advance; $54 day of show. /GUNQUIT IN ADVANCE DAY OF SHOW jonathansrestaurant.com. 8 p.m.

JONATHANSRESTAURANT COM P M John Linscott and The Mainestream Jazzmasters, *OHN ,INSCOTT AND 4HE -AINESTREAM *AZZMASTERS

jazz jam. singers and players welcome to sit in, JAZZ JAM SINGERS AND PLAYERS WELCOME TO SIT IN

Freeport Factory Stage. $5. 865-5505. 2:30 p.m. &REEPORT &ACTORY 3TAGE P M Jazz Brunch, with Sean Mencher and Bob *AZZ "RUNCH WITH 3EAN -ENCHER AND "OB Hamilton, Local Sprouts Cooperative, Portland.

(AMILTON ,OCAL 3PROUTS #OOPERATIVE 0ORTLAND Free/donation, localsprouts.coop. 11 a.m. &REE DONATION LOCALSPROUTS COOP A M MONDAY -/.$!9 Verbalized Medicine, hip hop dance party, One 6ERBALIZED -EDICINE HIP HOP DANCE PARTY /NE

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Gingko Blue Jazz Club, Portland, gingkoblue.com.

'INGKO "LUE *AZZ #LUB 0ORTLAND GINGKOBLUE COM 9 p.m.

P M -URCILAGO ACID ROCK %MPIRE $INE AND $ANCE

Murcilago, acid rock, Empire Dine and Dance, Portland. $5. portlandempire.com. 9 p.m.

0ORTLAND PORTLANDEMPIRE COM P M Pallaso & Kage, R&B/soul-hop-hop, 21-plus; Club 0ALLASO +AGE 2 " SOUL HOP HOP PLUS #LUB Texas, Auburn. $5. 784-7785. 9 p.m.

4EXAS !UBURN P M Rhad Davis, rock and pop covers, The Local Buzz, 2HAD $AVIS ROCK AND POP COVERS 4HE ,OCAL "UZZ

Cape Elizabeth. Donation, capelocalbuzz.com. #APE %LIZABETH $ONATION CAPELOCALBUZZ COM 7 p.m.

P M Plague, industrial night, Asylum (basement), 0LAGUE INDUSTRIAL NIGHT !SYLUM BASEMENT

Portland. $5; $2 before 9:30 p.m.

0ORTLAND BEFORE P M portlandasylum.com. 9:30 p.m.

PORTLANDASYLUM COM P M

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The rock trio Chevelle is at the State Theatre in Portland on Tuesday.

BVS `]QY b`W] 1VSdSZZS Wa Ob bVS AbObS BVSOb`S W\ >]`bZO\R ]\ BcSaROg PeteWitham, rockabilly/Americana, Run of the 0ETE 7ITHAM ROCKABILLY !MERICANA 2UN OF THE Mill Brewpub, Saco. 571-9648. 8 to 11 p.m.

-ILL "REWPUB 3ACO TO P M Mike James' Blue Lions, Chicago blues, Gingko -IKE *AMES "LUE ,IONS #HICAGO BLUES 'INGKO TUESDAY Blue Jazz Club, Portland, gingkoblue.com. 8 p.m.

45%3$!9 "LUE *AZZ #LUB 0ORTLAND GINGKOBLUE COM P M Chevelle, rock, with Middle Class Rut and Janus, James Day Leavitt, folk, Blue, Portland. #HEVELLE ROCK WITH -IDDLE #LASS 2UT AND *ANUS

*AMES $AY ,EAVITT FOLK "LUE 0ORTLAND State Theatre, Portland. $25 in advance; $30 day portcityblue.com. Donation. 6 p.m.

3TATE 4HEATRE 0ORTLAND IN ADVANCE DAY PORTCITYBLUE COM $ONATION P M of show, statetheatreportland.com. 7:30 p.m.

Ian Fitzgerald, folk, Blue, Portland.

OF SHOW STATETHEATREPORTLAND COM P M )AN &ITZGERALD FOLK "LUE 0ORTLAND Jeff Beam and Theodore Treehouse, psych-rock, portcityblue.com. Donation. 8 p.m. *EFF "EAM AND 4HEODORE 4REEHOUSE PSYCH ROCK

PORTCITYBLUE COM $ONATION P M 18-plus; Port City Music Hall, Portland. $2.

Samuel James & Dana Gross, roots and blues, PLUS 0ORT #ITY -USIC (ALL 0ORTLAND 3AMUEL *AMES $ANA 'ROSS ROOTS AND BLUES

portcitymusichall.com. 9 p.m.

Blue, Portland. Donation, portcityblue.com.

PORTCITYMUSICHALL COM P M "LUE 0ORTLAND $ONATION PORTCITYBLUE COM 10 p.m.

P M WEDNESDAY Restless Shades and Friends, pop-punk, Empire 7%$.%3$!9 2ESTLESS 3HADES AND &RIENDS POP PUNK %MPIRE LEAP for Longfellow: A Leap Day Benefit Dine and Dance, Portland, portlandempire.com. ,%!0 FOR ,ONGFELLOW ! ,EAP $AY "ENElT $INE AND $ANCE 0ORTLAND PORTLANDEMPIRE COM Concert, One Longfellow Square, Portland. $25.

9 p.m. #ONCERT /NE ,ONGFELLOW 3QUARE 0ORTLAND P M onelongfellowsquare.com. 8 p.m.

Band Beyond Description, jam-band covers, 2 1 ONELONGFELLOWSQUARE COM P M "AND "EYOND $ESCRIPTION JAM BAND COVERS

Old Time Music Jam, open jam of old-time plus; Big Easy, Portland, bigeasyportland.com. /LD 4IME -USIC *AM OPEN JAM OF OLD TIME PLUS "IG %ASY 0ORTLAND BIGEASYPORTLAND COM Appalachian music, Local Sprouts Cooperative, 9 p.m. !PPALACHIAN MUSIC ,OCAL 3PROUTS #OOPERATIVE

P M Portland. Free/donation, localsprouts.coop. 7 p.m. "EER 0ONG ,INE $ANCING +ARAOKE AND $* " Beer Pong, Line Dancing, Karaoke and DJ B0ORTLAND &REE DONATION LOCALSPROUTS COOP P M Of the Trees, heavy bass music, with ?uestionmark SET PLUS #LUB 4EXAS !UBURN set, 21-plus; Club Texas, Auburn. $2. 784-7785. /F THE 4REES HEAVY BASS MUSIC WITH UESTIONMARK and The Pandemic, 18-plus; Port City Music Hall, Doors at 6 p.m.

AND 4HE 0ANDEMIC PLUS 0ORT #ITY -USIC (ALL

$OORS AT P M Portland. $5. portcitymusichall.com. 9 p.m.

Open M i c Night, Deer Run Tavern, Yarmouth.

0ORTLAND PORTCITYMUSICHALL COM P M /PEN -IC .IGHT $EER 2UN 4AVERN 9ARMOUTH 846-9555. 7:30 to 10:30 p.m.

TO P M MARCH 1 Jerks of Grass, bluegrass, Bayside Bowl, Portland.

-!2#( *ERKS OF 'RASS BLUEGRASS "AYSIDE "OWL 0ORTLAND baysidebowl.com. 8 p.m.

Eric Church, country, with Brantley Gilbert and %RIC #HURCH COUNTRY WITH "RANTLEY 'ILBERT AND BAYSIDEBOWL COM P M Drake White, Cumblerland County Civic Center, Ronda Dale and Friends, folk, The Local Buzz, $RAKE 7HITE #UMBLERLAND #OUNTY #IVIC #ENTER

2ONDA $ALE AND &RIENDS FOLK 4HE ,OCAL "UZZ

Portland. $34.75 to $42.50. 775-3458. 7:30 p.m.

Cape Elizabeth. Donation, capelocalbuzz.com.

0ORTLAND TO P M #APE %LIZABETH $ONATION CAPELOCALBUZZ COM Zach Deputy Band, roots rock, with Lost Between 8 p.m. :ACH $EPUTY "AND ROOTS ROCK WITH ,OST "ETWEEN P M Sound, 18-plus; Port City Music Hall, Portland.

Brzowski, rock, with DJ Halo, Pemrock, Willie 3OUND PLUS 0ORT #ITY -USIC (ALL 0ORTLAND "RZOWSKI ROCK WITH $* (ALO 0EMROCK 7ILLIE $12 to $25. portcitymusichall.com. 8 p.m.

Green, Ghost and A-Frame, Geno's, Portland.

TO PORTCITYMUSICHALL COM P M 'REEN 'HOST AND ! &RAME 'ENO S 0ORTLAND Erica Brown, fiddle music, Unity Centre for the 221-2382. 9 p.m. %RICA "ROWN lDDLE MUSIC 5NITY #ENTRE FOR THE P M Performing Arts. $15. unityme.org/theater. 7:30 0ERFORMING !RTS UNITYME ORG THEATER p.m.

FRIDAY P M &2)$!9 Farren Butcher Inc., rock/soul, One Longfellow Hello Newman, '90s alt-rock cover band, RiRa, &ARREN "UTCHER )NC ROCK SOUL /NE ,ONGFELLOW (ELLO .EWMAN S ALT ROCK COVER BAND 2I2A

Square, Portland. $20 in advance; $23 day of Portland, rira.com. 10 p.m.

3QUARE 0ORTLAND IN ADVANCE DAY OF 0ORTLAND RIRA COM P M show, onelongfellowsquare.com. 8 p.m.

Caroline Cotter, singer-songwriter, Andy's Old SHOW ONELONGFELLOWSQUARE COM P M #AROLINE #OTTER SINGER SONGWRITER !NDY S /LD Gordon Bok, concert to accompany wood Port Pub, Portland, andysoldportpub.com.

'ORDON "OK CONCERT TO ACCOMPANY WOOD 0ORT 0UB 0ORTLAND ANDYSOLDPORTPUB COM carvings, Camden Public Library. $15. 236-3440.

8:30 p.m.

CARVINGS #AMDEN 0UBLIC ,IBRARY P M 7 p.m.

P M Milkman's Union, The Toughcats and Nat -ILKMAN S 5NION 4HE 4OUGHCATS AND .AT Baldwin, bluegrass, jazz and avant garde, Space, "ALDWIN BLUEGRASS JAZZ AND AVANT GARDE 3PACE

Portland. $8 in advance; $10 day of show.

0ORTLAND IN ADVANCE DAY OF SHOW COMEDY N #/-%$9 space538.org. 8:30 p.m.

SPACE ORG P M Jim Lauletta, Comedy Connection, Portland. $15. *IM ,AULETTA #OMEDY #ONNECTION 0ORTLAND Bob Rasero, acoustic blues/rock, Blue, Portland.

"OB 2ASERO ACOUSTIC BLUES ROCK "LUE 0ORTLAND mainecomedy.com. 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday.

MAINECOMEDY COM P M &RIDAY AND 3ATURDAY portcityblue.com. Donation. 8 p.m.

PORTCITYBLUE COM $ONATION P M Rich Ceisler, Comedy Connection, Portland.

2ICH #EISLER #OMEDY #ONNECTION 0ORTLAND Ben Laufer, jazz, Blue, Portland.

"EN ,AUFER JAZZ "LUE 0ORTLAND $7.50, $15. mainecomedy.com. 8 p.m. March 1-3.

MAINECOMEDY COM P M -ARCH portcityblue.com. Donation. 10 p.m.

PORTCITYBLUE COM $ONATION P M Mallett Brothers Band, blues/rock/country, with -ALLETT "ROTHERS "AND BLUES ROCK COUNTRY WITH BARS/CLUBS N "!23 #,5"3 Eastbound Jesus and Lit on the Flash, Big Easy, %ASTBOUND *ESUS AND ,IT ON THE &LASH "IG %ASY

Portland. $8. bigeasyportland.com. 9 p.m.

0ORTLAND BIGEASYPORTLAND COM P M TODAY 4/$!9 Darrell Foster and Marion Grace, indie $ARRELL &OSTER AND -ARION 'RACE INDIE Monty Python Night, 21-plus; Slainte, Portland.

-ONTY 0YTHON .IGHT PLUS 3LAINTE 0ORTLAND folk, 21-plus; Slainte, Portland. $3, $5.

FOLK PLUS 3LAINTE 0ORTLAND

slaintewinebar.com. 8 p.m.

SLAINTEWINEBAR COM P M slaintewinebar.com. 8 p.m.

SLAINTEWINEBAR COM P M Ben Kilcollins, singer-songwriter, Andy's Old Port "EN +ILCOLLINS SINGER SONGWRITER !NDY S /LD 0ORT Poke Chop &The Other White Meat, blues, 0OKE #HOP 4HE /THER 7HITE -EAT BLUES

Pub, Portland, andysoldportpub.com. 6:30 p.m.

0UB 0ORTLAND ANDYSOLDPORTPUB COM P M Longfellow Square, Portland. $5 at door only. ,ONGFELLOW 3QUARE 0ORTLAND AT DOOR ONLY onelongfellowsquare.com. 10 p.m. to 1 a.m.

ONELONGFELLOWSQUARE COM P M TO A M

SATURDAY 3!452$!9 RSO, rock, with The Straight Line, Paige Turner 23/ ROCK WITH 4HE 3TRAIGHT ,INE 0AIGE 4URNER and The Outfits, 131 Washington Ave, Portland.

AND 4HE /UTlTS 7ASHINGTON !VE 0ORTLAND facebook.com/131washington. 6 p.m.

FACEBOOK COM WASHINGTON P M Kilcollins Band, pop and rock covers, RiRa, +ILCOLLINS "AND POP AND ROCK COVERS 2I2A

Portland, rira.com. 10 p.m.

0ORTLAND RIRA COM P M Wyerdfux and Animal Colors, electronica, 2 1 7YERDFUX AND !NIMAL #OLORS ELECTRONICA

plus; Slainte, Portland, slaintewinebar.com.

PLUS 3LAINTE 0ORTLAND SLAINTEWINEBAR COM 9 p.m.

P M This Way, pop-folk, with Kingsley Flood and 4HIS 7AY POP FOLK WITH +INGSLEY &LOOD AND Tricky Britches, 21-plus; Empire Dine and Dance, 4RICKY "RITCHES PLUS %MPIRE $INE AND $ANCE

Portland. $7. portlandempire.com. 9 p.m.

0ORTLAND PORTLANDEMPIRE COM P M Justin Walton, singer-songwriter, Andy's O l d Port *USTIN 7ALTON SINGER SONGWRITER !NDY S /LD 0ORT Pub, Portland, andysoldportpub.com. 8:30 p.m.

0UB 0ORTLAND ANDYSOLDPORTPUB COM P M David Gagne, reggae/indie rock, Run of the Mill $AVID 'AGNE REGGAE INDIE ROCK 2UN OF THE -ILL Brewpub, Saco. 571-9648. 8 to 11 p.m.

"REWPUB 3ACO TO P M Hoboe, tribute to George Harrison, 21-plus; (OBOE TRIBUTE TO 'EORGE (ARRISON PLUS Spring Point Tavern, South Portland. 799-2245.

3PRING 0OINT 4AVERN 3OUTH 0ORTLAND In the Round w i t h Shanna, jazz, Blue, Portland. )N THE 2OUND WITH 3HANNA JAZZ "LUE 0ORTLAND portcityblue.com. Donation. 6 p.m.

PORTCITYBLUE COM $ONATION P M Jamie Kent &The Options, folk and jazz, Blue, *AMIE +ENT 4HE /PTIONS FOLK AND JAZZ "LUE

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

0ORTLAND $ONATION PORTCITYBLUE COM P M Kyle Hardy, jazz, Blue, Portland. Donation. +YLE (ARDY JAZZ "LUE 0ORTLAND $ONATION portcityblue.com. 10 p.m.

PORTCITYBLUE COM P M Kenya Hall Band, jazz/soul/blues, Big Easy, +ENYA (ALL "AND JAZZ SOUL BLUES "IG %ASY

Portland, bigeasyportland.com. 7 p.m.

0ORTLAND BIGEASYPORTLAND COM P M The Awesome, '80s covers, Bubba's Sulky Lounge, 4HE !WESOME S COVERS "UBBA S 3ULKY ,OUNGE

Portland, bubbassulkylounge.com. 9 p.m.

0ORTLAND BUBBASSULKYLOUNGE COM P M Nuclear Boots, punk, with The Motor Creeps, 2 1 .UCLEAR "OOTS PUNK WITH 4HE -OTOR #REEPS

plus or with adult; Racks Sports Bar and Grille, PLUS OR WITH ADULT 2ACKS 3PORTS "AR AND 'RILLE

Portland. $5. 773-3466. 8 p.m. to midnight.

0ORTLAND P M TO MIDNIGHT Tickle, '80s covers, 21-plus; Club Texas, Auburn.

4ICKLE S COVERS PLUS #LUB 4EXAS !UBURN $5. clubtexas.info. Doors at 8 p.m.

CLUBTEXAS INFO $OORS AT P M Poke Chop and The Other White Meat, blues, 0OKE #HOP AND 4HE /THER 7HITE -EAT BLUES

Shipyard Brewhaus at Sunday River, Bethel. 8243HIPYARD "REWHAUS AT 3UNDAY 2IVER "ETHEL 5138. 3 to 6 p.m. and 8 to 10 p.m.

TO P M AND TO P M W i l d Turkey, rockabilly country, Jumpin' Jakes 7ILD 4URKEY ROCKABILLY COUNTRY *UMPIN *AKES Seafood Cafe, Old Orchard Beach. 937-3250. 7 p.m.

3EAFOOD #AFE /LD /RCHARD "EACH P M Poor Howard and The Bullfrog, old-time blues, 0OOR (OWARD AND 4HE "ULLFROG OLD TIME BLUES

Gingko Blue Jazz Club, Portland, gingkoblue.com.

'INGKO "LUE *AZZ #LUB 0ORTLAND GINGKOBLUE COM 5 to 8 p.m.

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

Gingko Blue Jazz Club, Portland, gingkoblue.com.

'INGKO "LUE *AZZ #LUB 0ORTLAND GINGKOBLUE COM 9 p.m.

P M Elshupacabra, techno, with Gene Grogan &The %LSHUPACABRA TECHNO WITH 'ENE 'ROGAN 4HE Accepted Eclectics and Restless Groove, Geno's, !CCEPTED %CLECTICS AND 2ESTLESS 'ROOVE 'ENO S

Portland. 221-2382.9 p.m.

0ORTLAND P M SUNDAY 35.$!9 Rhythmic Cypher, open mic of spoken-word 2HYTHMIC #YPHER OPEN MIC OF SPOKEN WORD poetry with live music, 21-plus; Slainte, Portland.

POETRY WITH LIVE MUSIC PLUS 3LAINTE 0ORTLAND 828-0900. 8 p.m.

P M TanTonini, Americana/blues, Andy's Old Port Pub, 4AN 4ONINI !MERICANA BLUES !NDY S /LD 0ORT 0UB

Portland, andysoldportpub.com. 5 p.m.

0ORTLAND ANDYSOLDPORTPUB COM P M The Couch, open mic with host John Nels and 4HE #OUCH OPEN MIC WITH HOST *OHN .ELS AND guest artist Stephanie Davis, Empire Dine and GUEST ARTIST 3TEPHANIE $AVIS %MPIRE $INE AND Dance, Portland, portlandempire.com. 7 p.m. $ANCE 0ORTLAND PORTLANDEMPIRE COM P M MONDAY -/.$!9 Open M i c w i t h Alec Wall, acoustic singers /PEN -IC WITH !LEC 7ALL ACOUSTIC SINGERS and performers, Andy's Old Port Pub, Portland.

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

ANDYSOLDPORTPUB COM P M Trivia Night, Run of the Mill Brewpub, Saco.

4RIVIA .IGHT 2UN OF THE -ILL "REWPUB 3ACO 571-9648. 7 to 9 p.m.

TO P M Stowaways Bluegrass Night, Empire Dine and 3TOWAWAYS "LUEGRASS .IGHT %MPIRE $INE AND Dance, Portland, portlandempire.com. 6 p.m. $ANCE 0ORTLAND PORTLANDEMPIRE COM P M

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OPEN JAM P M CONCERT Monday Night Funk, with Frank Hopkins and -ONDAY .IGHT &UNK WITH &RANK (OPKINS AND Friends, Big Easy, Portland, bigeasyportland.com. &RIENDS "IG %ASY 0ORTLAND BIGEASYPORTLAND COM 9 p.m.

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P M TUESDAY 45%3$!9 Chas Lester Trio, jazz, soul and funk, all ages#HAS ,ESTER 4RIO JAZZ SOUL AND FUNK ALL AGES Empire Dine and Dance (downstairs), Portland. %MPIRE $INE AND $ANCE DOWNSTAIRS 0ORTLAND portlandempire.com. 8 p.m.

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P M Jesse Ludwig, singer-songwriter, Andy's Old Port *ESSE ,UDWIG SINGER SONGWRITER !NDY S /LD 0ORT Pub, Portland, anclysoldportpub.com. 6 p.m.

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P M David Beam and The Custom House Gang, blues $AVID "EAM AND 4HE #USTOM (OUSE 'ANG BLUES and Americana, Andy's Old Port Pub, Portland.

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P M Tonstartssbandht, garage rock, with Jason Harvey 4ONSTARTSSBANDHT GARAGE ROCK WITH *ASON (ARVEY and 13 Crystal Skulls, 18-plus; Space, Portland.

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SPACE ORG P M Karaoke with DJ Johnny Red, Asylum, Portland. +ARAOKE WITH $* *OHNNY 2ED !SYLUM 0ORTLAND portlandasylum.com. 9 p.m.

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BIGEASYPORTLAND COM P M N.E.Town, covers and originals, Andy's Old Port . % 4OWN COVERS AND ORIGINALS !NDY S /LD 0ORT Pub, Portland, andysoldportpub.com. 6 p.m.

0UB 0ORTLAND ANDYSOLDPORTPUB COM P M Tony Boffa Quartet, jazz, Gingko Blue Jazz Club, 4ONY "OFFA 1UARTET JAZZ 'INGKO "LUE *AZZ #LUB

Portland, gingkoblue.com. 8 p.m.

0ORTLAND GINGKOBLUE COM P M Jo Henley, roots rock, Blue, Portland. Donation. *O (ENLEY ROOTS ROCK "LUE 0ORTLAND $ONATION portcityblue.com. 8 p.m.

PORTCITYBLUE COM P M Blue Lips Concert Series, alt-rock, with Geoff "LUE ,IPS #ONCERT 3ERIES ALT ROCK WITH 'EOFF Zimmerman and Builder of the House, Blue, :IMMERMAN AND "UILDER OF THE (OUSE "LUE

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0ORTLAND $ONATION PORTCITYBLUE COM P M Band Beyond Description, jam-band covers, "AND "EYOND $ESCRIPTION JAM BAND COVERS

21-plus; Big Easy, Portland, bigeasyportland.com.

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

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

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"Act of Valor," a new film about the lives and sacrifices of i"DU PG 7BMPS w B OFX mMN BCPVU UIF MJWFT BOE TBDSJmDFT PG Navy SEALs, was originally to star all actors. But co-di/BWZ 4&"-T XBT PSJHJOBMMZ UP TUBS BMM BDUPST #VU DP EJ rectors Mike "Mouse" McCoy and Scott Waugh soon realSFDUPST .JLF i.PVTFw .D$PZ BOE 4DPUU 8BVHI TPPO SFBM ized if they wanted to accurately portray this elite special J[FE JG UIFZ XBOUFE UP BDDVSBUFMZ QPSUSBZ UIJT FMJUF TQFDJBM force, and be true to who these soldiers are, they'd need GPSDF BOE CF USVF UP XIP UIFTF TPMEJFST BSF UIFZ E OFFE the real deal - real SEALs. UIF SFBM EFBM o SFBM 4&"-T They'd been hanging with SEALs for months, research5IFZ E CFFO IBOHJOH XJUI 4&"-T GPS NPOUIT SFTFBSDI ing that world. So they asked.

JOH UIBU XPSME 4P UIFZ BTLFE &WFSZ 4&"- TBJE OP Every SEAL said no.

"GUFS NVDI DPOWJODJOH OJOF mOBMMZ BHSFFE UP BQQFBS JO After much convincing, nine finally agreed to appear in UIF mMN BMPOHTJEF B IBOEGVM PG BDUPST DBTU JO OPO 4&"- the film, alongside a handful of actors cast in non-SEAL SPMFT MJLF i8JUIPVU B 5SBDFw TUBS 3PTFMZO 4BODIF[ XIP roles, like "Without a Trace" star Roselyn Sanchez, who plays a CIA agent.

QMBZT B $*" BHFOU "Valor" is the first of its kind - a fictional feature film, i7BMPSw JT UIF mSTU PG JUT LJOE o B mDUJPOBM GFBUVSF mMN starring active-duty military personnel, depicting actual TUBSSJOH BDUJWF EVUZ NJMJUBSZ QFSTPOOFM EFQJDUJOH BDUVBM tactics and assets (including a real nuclear submarine), UBDUJDT BOE BTTFUT JODMVEJOH B SFBM OVDMFBS TVCNBSJOF

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by Heitor Dhalia. When her sister disappears, Jill is Pg 6SWb]` 2VOZWO EVS\ VS` aWabS` RWaO^^SO`a 8WZZ Wa convinced the serial killer who kidnapped her two Q]\dW\QSR bVS aS`WOZ YWZZS` eV] YWR\O^^SR VS` be] years ago has returned and she sets out to face her gSO`a OU] VOa `Sbc`\SR O\R aVS aSba ]cb b] TOQS VS` abductor, again.

OPRcQb]` OUOW\ Opening at: Cinemagic Grand (South Portland) Fri =^S\W\U Ob( 1W\S[OUWQ 5`O\R A]cbV >]`bZO\R 4`W 2:30, 4:45, 7:20, 9:40 Sat-Sun 12:15, (! "("# %( '(" AOb Ac\ ( # 2:30,4:45, (! "("# 7:20, 9:40 Mon-Wed 2:30,4:45, 7:20, 9:40; Cinemagic %( '(" ;]\ ESR (! "("# %( '(" ) 1W\S[OUWQ Westbrook Fri-Wed 12,2:10,4:30, 7:30,9:50; Cinemagic ESabP`]]Y 4`W ESR ( "(! %(! '(# ) 1W\S[OUWQ Saco Fri-Wed 12:05, 4:30, 7:15, 9:20; Brunswick 10 AOQ] 4`W ESR ( # 2:15, ( # "(! %( # '( ) 0`c\aeWQY Fri-Wed 1:25, 3:50, 7:30, 9:55; Falmouth 10 Fri-Sat 2, 4`W ESR ( # !(# %(! '(##) 4OZ[]cbV 4`W AOb 4:30, 7:20, 9:40 Sun 2, "(! %( 4:30, 7:20 Mon-Wed 4:30, 7:20 "(! %( '(" Ac\ ;]\ ESR "(! %(

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"GOOD DEEDS" (PG-13) (1:41) Stars Tyler Perry, Âľ5==2 2332AÂś >5 ! (" AbO`a BgZS` >S``g Gabrielle Union, Thandie Newton and Eddie Cibrian.

5OP`WSZZS C\W]\ BVO\RWS <Seb]\ O\R 3RRWS 1WP`WO\ Directed by Tyler Perry. Businessman Wesley Deeds is 2W`SQbSR Pg BgZS` >S``g 0caW\Saa[O\ ESaZSg 2SSRa Wa jolted out of his scripted life when he meets Lindsey, a X]ZbSR ]cb ]T VWa aQ`W^bSR ZWTS eVS\ VS [SSba :W\RaSg O single mother who works on the cleaning crew in his aW\UZS []bVS` eV] e]`Ya ]\ bVS QZSO\W\U Q`Se W\ VWa office building. ]TÂżQS PcWZRW\U Opening at: Cinemagic Westbrook Fri-Wed 11:30, =^S\W\U Ob( 1W\S[OUWQ ESabP`]]Y 4`W ESR (!

1:50,4:30,7:10,9:40 (# "(! %( '(" "WANDERLUST" (R) (1:41) Stars Jennifer Aniston, ÂľE/<23@:CABÂś @ (" AbO`a 8S\\WTS` /\Wab]\ Paul Rudd, Malin Akerman and Justin Theroux. Directed >OcZ @cRR ;OZW\ /YS`[O\ O\R 8cabW\ BVS`]cf 2W`SQbSR

by David Wain. Rattled by sudden unemployment, a Pg 2OdWR EOW\ @ObbZSR Pg acRRS\ c\S[^Z]g[S\b O Manhattan couple surveys alternative living options, ;O\VObbO\ Q]c^ZS ac`dSga OZbS`\ObWdS ZWdW\U ]^bW]\a ultimately deciding to experiment with living on a rural cZbW[ObSZg RSQWRW\U b] Sf^S`W[S\b eWbV ZWdW\U ]\ O `c`OZ commune where free love rules.

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"ALBERT NOBBS" (R) (2:01) Stars Glenn Close, Mia ¾/:03@B <=00Aœ @ ( AbO`a 5ZS\\ 1Z]aS ;WO Wasikowska, Aaron Johnson and Antonia CampbellEOaWY]eaYO /O`]\ 8]V\a]\ O\R /\b]\WO 1O[^PSZZ Hughes. Directed by Rodrigo Garcia. Set in 19th-cen6cUVSa 2W`SQbSR Pg @]R`WU] 5O`QWO ASb W\ 'bV QS\ tury Ireland, a woman pretends to be a man in order to bc`g 7`SZO\R O e][O\ ^`SbS\Ra b] PS O [O\ W\ ]`RS` b] land a job as a butler. After 30 years of wearing men's ZO\R O X]P Oa O PcbZS` /TbS` ! gSO`a ]T eSO`W\U [S\¸a clothing she finds herself trapped in a prison of her QZ]bVW\U aVS ¿\Ra VS`aSZT b`O^^SR W\ O ^`Wa]\ ]T VS` own making. ]e\ [OYW\U Showing at: Nickelodeon (Portland) Today 1:10,6:30 AV]eW\U Ob( <WQYSZ]RS]\ >]`bZO\R B]ROg ( $(!

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"ALVIN AND THE CHIPMUNKS: CHIP-WRECKED" Âľ/:D7< /<2 B63 167>;C<9A( 167> E@31932Âś (G) (1:27) Stars Justin Long, Matthew Gray Gubler, 5 ( % AbO`a 8cabW\ :]\U ;ObbVSe 5`Og 5cPZS` Jesse McCartney. Directed by Mike Mitchell. Playing 8SaaS ;Q1O`b\Sg 2W`SQbSR Pg ;WYS ;WbQVSZZ >ZOgW\U around while aboard a cruise ship, the Chipmunks O`]c\R eVWZS OP]O`R O Q`cWaS aVW^ bVS 1VW^[c\Ya and Chipettes accidentally go overboard and end up O\R 1VW^SbbSa OQQWRS\bOZZg U] ]dS`P]O`R O\R S\R c^ marooned in a tropical paradise. As they try to find [O`]]\SR W\ O b`]^WQOZ ^O`ORWaS /a bVSg b`g b] Âż\R a way home, Alvin and friends discover they are not O eOg V][S /ZdW\ O\R T`WS\Ra RWaQ]dS` bVSg O`S \]b alone on the island.

OZ]\S ]\ bVS WaZO\R Showing at: Cinemagic Westbrook Today 11:50, 2:10, AV]eW\U Ob( 1W\S[OUWQ ESabP`]]Y B]ROg (# ( 4:30 Fri-Wed 11:35,1:50 "(! 4`W ESR (!# (#

"THE ARTIST" (PG-13) (1:40) Stars Jean Dujardin, ÂľB63 /@B7ABÂś >5 ! (" AbO`a 8SO\ 2cXO`RW\ Berenice Bejo and John Goodman. Directed by Michel 0S`S\WQS 0SX] O\R 8]V\ 5]]R[O\ 2W`SQbSR Pg ;WQVSZ Hazanavicius. In 1929, as silent movie star George 6OhO\OdWQWca 7\ ' ' Oa aWZS\b []dWS abO` 5S]`US wonders if the arrival of talking pictures will cause him e]\RS`a WT bVS O``WdOZ ]T bOZYW\U ^WQbc`Sa eWZZ QOcaS VW[ to fade into oblivion, he sparks with a young dancer b] TORS W\b] ]PZWdW]\ VS a^O`Ya eWbV O g]c\U RO\QS` who is hoping for a big break. eV] Wa V]^W\U T]` O PWU P`SOY Showing at: Eveningstar (Brunswick) Today 1:30, AV]eW\U Ob( 3dS\W\UabO` 0`c\aeWQY B]ROg (!

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3:45, 6; Nickelodeon Today-Wed 1:30, 4:10, 6:40, 9:10; !("# $) <WQYSZ]RS]\ B]ROg ESR (! "( $(" '( ) Cinemagic Saco Today 12:05, 4:35, 7:15, 9:30 Fri1W\S[OUWQ AOQ] B]ROg ( # 2:20, ( "(!# %( # '(! 4`W Wed 12,2:20,4:35; Brunswick 10 Today 2,4:50,7:20, 9:50 ESR ( "(!#) 0`c\aeWQY B]ROg "(# %( '(# "BIG MIRACLE" (PG) (1:47) Stars Drew Barrymore, Âľ075 ;7@/1:3Âś >5 ("% AbO`a 2`Se 0O``g[]`S John Krasinski, John Pingayak and Ahmaogak Swee8]V\ 9`OaW\aYW 8]V\ >W\UOgOY O\R /V[O]UOY AeSS ney. Directed by Ken Kwapis. In small town Alaska a \Sg 2W`SQbSR Pg 9S\ 9eO^Wa 7\ a[OZZ b]e\ /ZOaYO O family of gray whales is trapped by rapidly forming TO[WZg ]T U`Og eVOZSa Wa b`O^^SR Pg `O^WRZg T]`[W\U ice in the Arctic Circle. With time running out, a news WQS W\ bVS /`QbWQ 1W`QZS EWbV bW[S `c\\W\U ]cb O \Sea reporter and his ex-girlfriend - a Greenpeace volunteer `S^]`bS` O\R VWa Sf UW`ZT`WS\R Âł O 5`SS\^SOQS d]Zc\bSS` - must rally an unlikely coalition of Inuit natives, oil Âł [cab `OZZg O\ c\ZWYSZg Q]OZWbW]\ ]T 7\cWb \ObWdSa ]WZ companies and Russian and American military to set Q][^O\WSa O\R @caaWO\ O\R /[S`WQO\ [WZWbO`g b] aSb aside their differences and free the whales.

OaWRS bVSW` RWTTS`S\QSa O\R T`SS bVS eVOZSa Showing at: Windham 5 Star 1:20,4:25; Cinemagic AV]eW\U Ob( EW\RVO[ # AbO` ( "( #) 1W\S[OUWQ Westbrook Today 11:30, 2, "(! %( 4:30, 7:20 Fri-Wed 11:50, ESabP`]]Y B]ROg (!

4`W ESR (# 2:20, 4:50, 7:30; Cinemagic Saco Today 12, 4:40, ( "(# %(! ) 1W\S[OUWQ AOQ] B]ROg 2:20, ( "(" 7:10 Fri-Wed 2:25,4:50; Brunswick 10 Today 1:25 %( 4`W ESR ( # "(# ) 0`c\aeWQY B]ROg ( # "CHRONICLE" (PG-13) (1:23) Stars Michael B. Jordan, Âľ16@=<71:3Âś >5 ! ( ! AbO`a ;WQVOSZ 0 8]`RO\ Michael Kelly and Alex Russell. Directed by Josh Trank. ;WQVOSZ 9SZZg O\R /ZSf @caaSZZ 2W`SQbSR Pg 8]aV B`O\Y Three high school friends find a mysterious substance BV`SS VWUV aQV]]Z T`WS\Ra Âż\R O [gabS`W]ca acPabO\QS that leaves them with superpowers. They find their bVOb ZSOdSa bVS[ eWbV ac^S`^]eS`a BVSg Âż\R bVSW` lives spinning out of control and their bond tested as ZWdSa a^W\\W\U ]cb ]T Q]\b`]Z O\R bVSW` P]\R bSabSR Oa they embrace their darker sides. bVSg S[P`OQS bVSW` RO`YS` aWRSa Showing at: Windham 5 Star Today 7:25; Cinemagic AV]eW\U Ob( EW\RVO[ # AbO` B]ROg %( #) 1W\S[OUWQ Grand (South Portland) Today 2:15,4:20, 7,9:30; Cin5`O\R A]cbV >]`bZO\R B]ROg ( # "( % '(! ) 1W\ emagic Westbrook Today-Wed 12:20, 7, 9:10; S[OUWQ ESabP`]]Y B]ROg ESR ( 2:30,4:50, (! "(# % '( ) Cinemagic Saco Today 12:20, 7:05, 9 Fri-Wed 1W\S[OUWQ AOQ] B]ROg ( 2:25,4:10, ( # "( %( # ' 4`W ESR 7:05, 9; Brunswick 10 Today 1:45, 4:30, 7:20, 9:30 Fri %( # ') 0`c\aeWQY B]ROg ("# "(! %( '(! 4`W 4:05, 9:30 Sat 9:30 Sun-Mon 1:40,4:05, 6:50, 9:30 "( # '(! AOb '(! Ac\ ;]\ (" "( # $(# '(!

Tues-Wed 1:40,4:05; Falmouth 10 Today 4:05, 9:25 BcSa ESR (" "( #) 4OZ[]cbV B]ROg "( # '( # "CONTRABAND" (R) (1:50) Stars Mark Wahlberg, Âľ1=<B@/0/<2Âś @ (# AbO`a ;O`Y EOVZPS`U Giovanni Ribisi, Kate Beckinsale and Robert Wahlberg.

5W]dO\\W @WPWaW 9ObS 0SQYW\aOZS O\R @]PS`b EOVZPS`U Directed by Baltasar Kormakur. To protect his brother2W`SQbSR Pg 0OZbOaO` 9]`[OYc` B] ^`]bSQb VWa P`]bVS` in-law from a drug lord, a former smuggler heads to W\ ZOe T`][ O R`cU Z]`R O T]`[S` a[cUUZS` VSORa b] Panama to score millions of dollars in counterfeit bills. >O\O[O b] aQ]`S [WZZW]\a ]T R]ZZO`a W\ Q]c\bS`TSWb PWZZa Showing at: Cinemagic Westbrook Today 6:50,9:40 AV]eW\U Ob( 1W\S[OUWQ ESabP`]]Y B]ROg $(# '(" Fri-Wed 10; Cinemagic Saco Today 7:05, 9:30 4`W ESR ) 1W\S[OUWQ AOQ] B]ROg %( # '(!

"THE DESCENDANTS" (R) (1:55) Stars George ÂľB63 23A13<2/<BAÂś @ (## AbO`a 5S]`US Clooney, Shailene Woodley and Amara Miller. Directed 1Z]]\Sg AVOWZS\S E]]RZSg O\R /[O`O ;WZZS` 2W`SQbSR

by Alexander Payne. A Hawaiian land baron tries to Pg /ZSfO\RS` >Og\S / 6OeOWWO\ ZO\R PO`]\ b`WSa b] reconnect with his two daughters after his wife's boat`SQ]\\SQb eWbV VWa be] ROcUVbS`a OTbS` VWa eWTS¸a P]Ob ing accident leaves her on life support.

W\U OQQWRS\b ZSOdSa VS` ]\ ZWTS ac^^]`b Showing at: Nordica (Freeport) Today 3:15,9:10; AV]eW\U Ob( <]`RWQO 4`SS^]`b B]ROg !( # '( ) Nickelodeon (Portland) Today-Wed 1:45,4:20, 7, 9:35; <WQYSZ]RS]\ >]`bZO\R B]ROg ESR ("# "( % '(!#) Cinemagic Westbrook Today 12:30, 3:30, 6:45, 9:20 Fri1W\S[OUWQ ESabP`]]Y B]ROg (! !(! $("# '( 4`W Wed 11:50, 9:40; Cinemagic Saco Today 12, 2:25, 4:50, ESR (# '(" ) 1W\S[OUWQ AOQ] B]ROg ( # "(# 7:15, 9:40 Fri-Wed 12, %( # '(" ) 4OZ[]cbV B]ROg 7:15, 9:40; Falmouth 10 Today %( # '(" 4`W ESR

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IFO ZPVS iEBZ KPCw KVTU CFDPNFT hen your "day job" just becomes "your job," what does an aspiring iZPVS KPC w XIBU EPFT BO BTQJSJOH Maine filmmaker do? .BJOF mMNNBLFS EP Well, if you're Allen Baldwin, you roll the 8FMM JG ZPV SF "MMFO #BMEXJO ZPV SPMM UIF dice.

EJDF A mainstay of the local film scene for " NBJOTUBZ PG UIF MPDBM mMN TDFOF GPS years, Baldwin left a reliable, semi-lucraZFBST #BMEXJO MFGU B SFMJBCMF TFNJ MVDSB tive career shooting industrial films and UJWF DBSFFS TIPPUJOH JOEVTUSJBM mMNT BOE the like four months UIF MJLF GPVS NPOUIT ago.

BHP Alongside fellow "MPOHTJEF GFMMPX local moviemaker MPDBM NPWJFNBLFS David Meiklejohn, he %BWJE .FJLMFKPIO IF then set up a studio UIFO TFU VQ B TUVEJP for his film company, GPS IJT mMN DPNQBOZ Strongpaw Produc4USPOHQBX 1SPEVD tions (strongpaw UJPOT TUSPOHQBX productions.com) QSPEVDUJPOT DPN

above a market on BCPWF B NBSLFU PO Brackett Street in #SBDLFUU 4USFFU JO Portland's West End 1PSUMBOE T 8FTU &OE - even though he and his wife had a new o FWFO UIPVHI IF BOE IJT XJGF IBE B OFX baby at home.

CBCZ BU IPNF "Everyone asked, 'How can you afford i&WFSZPOF BTLFE A)PX DBO ZPV BGGPSE this with a new baby?'" says Baldwin, UIJT XJUI B OFX CBCZ w TBZT #BMEXJO "but I figure that Nora's as cheap now as iCVU * mHVSF UIBU /PSB T BT DIFBQ OPX BT she's ever going to be. I mean, no braces TIF T FWFS HPJOH UP CF * NFBO OP CSBDFT - those teeth are going to come out on o UIPTF UFFUI BSF HPJOH UP DPNF PVU PO their own."

UIFJS PXO w After four months with, as Baldwin "GUFS GPVS NPOUIT XJUI BT #BMEXJO concedes, "no money coming in at all," DPODFEFT iOP NPOFZ DPNJOH JO BU BMM w Strongpaw Productions scored its first 4USPOHQBX 1SPEVDUJPOT TDPSFE JUT mSTU commercial success recently with, well, a DPNNFSDJBM TVDDFTT SFDFOUMZ XJUI XFMM B commercial.

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"CHICO AND RITA," directed by Fernando Trueba, Javier Mariscal, and Tono Âľ1671= /<2 @7B/ Âś RW`SQbSR Pg 4S`\O\R] B`cSPO 8OdWS` ;O`WaQOZ O\R B]\] Errando, 2011, NR, 1:34. In 1948 Cuba, a gifted songwriter and beautiful singer 3``O\R] <@ (!" 7\ '"& 1cPO O UWTbSR a]\Ue`WbS` O\R PSOcbWTcZ aW\US` chase their dreams. Chico is a young piano player and Rita is a singer with an QVOaS bVSW` R`SO[a 1VWQ] Wa O g]c\U ^WO\] ^ZOgS` O\R @WbO Wa O aW\US` eWbV O\ extraordinary voice. Music and romantic desire unites them, but their journey Sfb`O]`RW\O`g d]WQS ;caWQ O\R `][O\bWQ RSaW`S c\WbSa bVS[ Pcb bVSW` X]c`\Sg - in the tradition of the Latin ballad, the bolero - brings heartache and torment. Âł W\ bVS b`ORWbW]\ ]T bVS :ObW\ POZZOR bVS P]ZS`] Âł P`W\Ua VSO`bOQVS O\R b]`[S\b From Havana to New York, Paris, Hollywood and Las Vegas, two passionate 4`][ 6OdO\O b] <Se G]`Y >O`Wa 6]ZZge]]R O\R :Oa DSUOa be] ^OaaW]\ObS individuals battle imposing odds to unite in music and love.

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by Lydia Badger, Gabriella Pg :gRWO 0ORUS` 5OP`WSZZO D'ltalia, Rebecca FitzPat2¸7bOZWO @SPSQQO 4Wbh>Ob rick, Shoshannah White and `WQY AV]aVO\\OV EVWbS O\R many more.

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Stone Inn, Brunswick. $50 (includes show, meal, 3TONE )NN "RUNSWICK INCLUDES SHOW MEAL

tax and tip). 373-1824. Doors at 6:15 p.m., show TAX AND TIP $OORS AT P M SHOW AT P M 3ATURDAY at 7 p.m. Saturday.

4 3 %LIOT S h&OUR 1UARTETS v STAGED RECITATION

T.S. Eliot's "Four Quartets," staged recitation, Stonington Opera House. $15; free for island 3TONINGTON /PERA (OUSE FREE FOR ISLAND students, operahousearts.org. 7 p.m. Wednesday STUDENTS OPERAHOUSEARTS ORG P M 7EDNESDAY and March 1.

AND -ARCH Caryl Churchill's "Top Girls," presented by #ARYL #HURCHILL S h4OP 'IRLS v PRESENTED BY Bowdoin College Department of Theater and "OWDOIN #OLLEGE $EPARTMENT OF 4HEATER AND Dance, Bowdoin College (Wish Theater), $ANCE "OWDOIN #OLLEGE 7ISH 4HEATER

Brunswick. Free; tickets required. 725-3375.

"RUNSWICK &REE TICKETS REQUIRED 7 p.m. March 1.

P M -ARCH National Theatre in London: Live in H D , "The .ATIONAL 4HEATRE IN ,ONDON ,IVE IN ($ h4HE Comedy of Errors" starring Lenny Henry, Strand #OMEDY OF %RRORSv STARRING ,ENNY (ENRY 3TRAND Theatre, Rockland. $23; $15 for students.

4HEATRE 2OCKLAND FOR STUDENTS rocklandstrand.com. Live at 2 p.m.; rebroadcast ROCKLANDSTRAND COM ,IVE AT P M REBROADCAST at 7 p.m. March 1.

AT P M -ARCH National Theatre in London: Live in H D , .ATIONAL 4HEATRE IN ,ONDON ,IVE IN ($

"The Comedy of Errors" starring Lenny Henry, h4HE #OMEDY OF %RRORSv STARRING ,ENNY (ENRY

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

Fryeburg. $18; $15 for seniors; $10 for students. &RYEBURG FOR SENIORS FOR STUDENTS fryeburgacademy.org/pac. Live at 2 p.m.; FRYEBURGACADEMY ORG PAC ,IVE AT P M rebroadcast at 7 p.m. March 1.

REBROADCAST AT P M -ARCH "Cut," South Portland High School Drama Club h#UT v 3OUTH 0ORTLAND (IGH 3CHOOL $RAMA #LUB one-act comedy, South Portland High School ONE ACT COMEDY 3OUTH 0ORTLAND (IGH 3CHOOL Auditorium. Free/donation. 939-2220. 7:30 p.m. !UDITORIUM &REE DONATION P M March 1.

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N #,!33)#!, -53)# CLASSICAL MUSIC TODAY 4/$!9 Portland Conservatory of Music Noonday 0ORTLAND #ONSERVATORY OF -USIC .OONDAY Concert, "Three Curiosities" by Nathan Kolosko, #ONCERT h4HREE #URIOSITIESv BY .ATHAN +OLOSKO

First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church, &IRST 0ARISH 5NITARIAN 5NIVERSALIST #HURCH

Portland. Free. 775-3356. 12:15 p.m.

0ORTLAND &REE P M FRIDAY &2)$!9 Clavichordist Henry Lebedinsky, music from the #LAVICHORDIST (ENRY ,EBEDINSKY MUSIC FROM THE court and salons of 18th-century St. Petersburg, COURT AND SALONS OF TH CENTURY 3T 0ETERSBURG

Russia; pre-concert lecture on the clavichord 2USSIA PRE CONCERT LECTURE ON THE CLAVICHORD and its repertory at 6:30 p.m.; Bowdoin College AND ITS REPERTORY AT P M "OWDOIN #OLLEGE (Studzinski Recital Hall), Brunswick. Free. 798 3TUDZINSKI 2ECITAL (ALL "RUNSWICK &REE 4 1 4 1 . 7:30 p.m.

P M SATURDAY 3!452$!9 The Met Opera: Live In H D , Verdi's "Ernani," 4HE -ET /PERA ,IVE )N ($ 6ERDI S h%RNANI v Lincoln Theater, Damariscotta. $23; $21 for ,INCOLN 4HEATER $AMARISCOTTA FOR seniors, atthelincoln.org. 12:55 p.m.

SENIORS ATTHELINCOLN ORG P M The Met Opera: Live In H D , Verdi's 'Ernani,'' 4HE -ET /PERA ,IVE )N ($ 6ERDI S h%RNANI v Strand Theatre, Rockland. $23, $27.

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rocklandstrand.com. 12:55 p.m.

ROCKLANDSTRAND COM P M The Met Opera: Live In H D , Verdi's "Ernani,'' 4HE -ET /PERA ,IVE )N ($ 6ERDI S h%RNANI v Leura Hill Performing Arts Center, Fryeburg. $26; ,EURA (ILL 0ERFORMING !RTS #ENTER &RYEBURG $23 seniors; $18 students, fryeburgacademy.org.

SENIORS STUDENTS FRYEBURGACADEMY ORG 1 p.m.

P M Portland Symphony Orchestra Pops, Benny 0ORTLAND 3YMPHONY /RCHESTRA 0OPS "ENNY Goodman tribute with guest musician Dave 'OODMAN TRIBUTE WITH GUEST MUSICIAN $AVE Bennett, Merrill Auditorium, Portland. $20 to "ENNETT -ERRILL !UDITORIUM 0ORTLAND TO $65. porttix.com. 7:30 p.m. Saturday; 2:30 p.m.

PORTTIX COM P M 3ATURDAY P M Sunday.

3UNDAY SUNDAY 35.$!9 "Curtis on Tour: Celebration of the Classical h#URTIS ON 4OUR #ELEBRATION OF THE #LASSICAL Guitar," Roberto Diaz and Jason Vieaux play 'UITAR v 2OBERTO $IAZ AND *ASON 6IEAUX PLAY Paganini and Piazzolla, Rockport Opera House.

0AGANINI AND 0IAZZOLLA 2OCKPORT /PERA (OUSE $30 to $40; $8 for ages 18 and under. 236-2823.

TO FOR AGES AND UNDER 2:30 p.m.

P M "The Singer's A r t , " bass-baritone John David h4HE 3INGER S !RT v BASS BARITONE *OHN $AVID Adams and pianist Sean Fleming perform selected !DAMS AND PIANIST 3EAN &LEMING PERFORM SELECTED works from baroque to Broadway, Opera House WORKS FROM BAROQUE TO "ROADWAY /PERA (OUSE at Boothbay Harbor. $15 in advance; $18 day of AT "OOTHBAY (ARBOR IN ADVANCE DAY OF show, boothbayoperahouse.com. 3 p.m.

SHOW BOOTHBAYOPERAHOUSE COM P M Moscow String Quartet, First Congregational -OSCOW 3TRING 1UARTET &IRST #ONGREGATIONAL Church, Blue H i l l . $30; free for high school-age #HURCH "LUE (ILL FREE FOR HIGH SCHOOL AGE students and younger, bluehillconcerts.org. 3 p.m.

STUDENTS AND YOUNGER BLUEHILLCONCERTS ORG P M The Rossini Club, with tenor Norman Whiteside, 4HE 2OSSINI #LUB WITH TENOR .ORMAN 7HITESIDE

cellist Barbara Graustein and pianists Leah CELLIST "ARBARA 'RAUSTEIN AND PIANISTS ,EAH Neuschiller and Eric Peppe; Cathedral Church of .EUSCHILLER AND %RIC 0EPPE #ATHEDRAL #HURCH OF St. Luke, Portland. $5 to $10; free for students.

3T ,UKE 0ORTLAND TO FREE FOR STUDENTS 797-8318. 3 p.m.

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poetry, skits, vaudeville and more; shows are POETRY SKITS VAUDEVILLE AND MORE SHOWS ARE March 24-25; Nasson Community Center (Little -ARCH .ASSON #OMMUNITY #ENTER ,ITTLE Theatre), Springvale. sanfordmainestage.com. 3 4HEATRE 3PRINGVALE SANFORDMAINESTAGE COM to 5:30 p.m. Saturday; 6:30 to 8 p.m. March 1.

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(PickardTheater), Brunswick. $3. 725-3375.

0ICKARD 4HEATER "RUNSWICK 8 p.m. today to Saturday.

P M TODAY TO 3ATURDAY "The Glass Menagerie," classic play by Tennessee h4HE 'LASS -ENAGERIE v CLASSIC PLAY BY 4ENNESSEE " D i r t y Rotten Scoundrels," musical comedy h$IRTY 2OTTEN 3COUNDRELS v MUSICAL COMEDY Williams, Freeport Factory Stage. $19; $15 7ILLIAMS &REEPORT &ACTORY 3TAGE based on 1988 Steve Martin film, Lyric BASED ON 3TEVE -ARTIN lLM ,YRIC for seniors and students; pay what you want FOR SENIORS AND STUDENTS PAY WHAT YOU WANT Music Theater, South Portland. $19.99.

-USIC 4HEATER 3OUTH 0ORTLAND MONDAY Thursdays, freeportfactory.com. 7:30 p.m. today -/.$!9 4HURSDAYS FREEPORTFACTORY COM P M TODAY Iyricmusictheater.org. 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday; LYRICMUSICTHEATER ORG P M &RIDAY AND 3ATURDAY Decompression Chamber Music Season to Saturday. $ECOMPRESSION #HAMBER -USIC 3EASON TO 3ATURDAY 2:30 p.m. Sunday. Through March 1 1 .

P M 3UNDAY 4HROUGH -ARCH Four, Prokofiev's Second String Quartet, One "Beyond Therapy," comedy by Studio Theatre of &OUR 0ROKOlEV S 3ECOND 3TRING 1UARTET /NE h"EYOND 4HERAPY v COMEDY BY 3TUDIO 4HEATRE OF Thornton Wilder's "Our Town," benefit for 4HORNTON 7ILDER S h/UR 4OWN v BENElT FOR Longfellow Square, Portland. $12 in advance; $15 "ATH #HOCOLATE #HURCH !RTS #ENTER "ATH

Bath, Chocolate Church Arts Center, Bath. $13, ,ONGFELLOW 3QUARE 0ORTLAND IN ADVANCE Evening Song Farm in Vermont, a farm working to %VENING 3ONG &ARM IN 6ERMONT A FARM WORKING TO day of show, onelongfellowsquare.com. 6 p.m. $15. 442-8455. 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday; rebuild after being washed away in last spring's DAY OF SHOW ONELONGFELLOWSQUARE COM P M P M &RIDAY AND 3ATURDAY REBUILD AFTER BEING WASHED AWAY IN LAST SPRING S 2 p.m. Sunday. floods; College of the Atlantic (Gates Center), Bar P M 3UNDAY mOODS #OLLEGE OF THE !TLANTIC 'ATES #ENTER "AR WEDNESDAY "Wiley and the Hairy Man," play for children Harbor. Donation. 288-5105. 7:30 p.m. Friday 7%$.%3$!9 h7ILEY AND THE (AIRY -AN v PLAY FOR CHILDREN (ARBOR $ONATION P M &RIDAY and Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday.

La Morra, late medieval and early Renaissance based on an old Creole folktale about a little ,A -ORRA LATE MEDIEVAL AND EARLY 2ENAISSANCE BASED ON AN OLD #REOLE FOLKTALE ABOUT A LITTLE AND 3ATURDAY P M 3UNDAY Harold Pinter's "The Birthday Party," musical, music, Bates College (Olin Arts Center), Lewiston. BOY AND HIS MOTHER WHO FACE DOWN A VILLAIN

boy and his mother who face down a villain, MUSIC "ATES #OLLEGE /LIN !RTS #ENTER ,EWISTON (AROLD 0INTER S h4HE "IRTHDAY 0ARTY v MUSICAL

Acorn Studios, Westbrook. $15; $12 for students $6. batestickets.com. 7:30 p.m.

Children's Museum and Theatre of Maine, BATESTICKETS COM P M #HILDREN S -USEUM AND 4HEATRE OF -AINE

!CORN 3TUDIOS 7ESTBROOK FOR STUDENTS and seniors, acorn-productions.org. 7:30 p.m.

Taping of NPR Show "From the Top" w i t h Portland. $8, $9. 828-1234. 1 p.m. today; 11 4APING OF .02 3HOW h&ROM THE 4OPv WITH 0ORTLAND P M TODAY AND SENIORS ACORN PRODUCTIONS ORG P M Friday and Saturday; 2 p.m. Wednesday. Through Christopher O'Riley, featuring Bowdoin student a.m., 1 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. Friday; 2 and 4:30 #HRISTOPHER / 2ILEY FEATURING "OWDOIN STUDENT A M P M AND P M &RIDAY AND &RIDAY AND 3ATURDAY P M 7EDNESDAY 4HROUGH March 1 1 . pianist Allen Wong Fu and violinist Nash Ryder p.m. Saturday; 4:30 p.m. Sunday.

P M 3ATURDAY P M 3UNDAY PIANIST !LLEN 7ONG &U AND VIOLINIST .ASH 2YDER -ARCH from Arundel, Bowdoin College (Studzinski "The Great American Trailer Park Musical," h4HE 'REAT !MERICAN 4RAILER 0ARK -USICAL v FROM !RUNDEL "OWDOIN #OLLEGE 3TUDZINSKI "Honk!" musical, North Yarmouth Academy h(ONK v MUSICAL .ORTH 9ARMOUTH !CADEMY comedy set in a Florida trailer park, City Theater, Recital Hall), Brunswick. $15. 725-3375.

(Safford Center), Yarmouth. $6 in advance; $7 day COMEDY SET IN A &LORIDA TRAILER PARK #ITY 4HEATER

2ECITAL (ALL "RUNSWICK 3AFFORD #ENTER 9ARMOUTH IN ADVANCE DAY 7:30 p.m.

Biddeford. $20. 282-0849. 8 p.m. Friday and of show. 846-9051. 7 p.m. Friday; 2 and 7 p.m.

"IDDEFORD P M &RIDAY AND P M OF SHOW P M &RIDAY AND P M Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday.

Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday.

3ATURDAY P M 3UNDAY 3ATURDAY P M 3UNDAY MARCH 1 Shakespeare's "The Tempest," epic play, Lucid "Valentines w i t h the Rat Pack," five-course 3HAKESPEARE S h4HE 4EMPEST v EPIC PLAY ,UCID -!2#( h6ALENTINES WITH THE 2AT 0ACK v lVE COURSE dinner theater show, Anthony's Dinner Theater, Portland Conservatory of Music Noonday Stage, Portland. $15; $10 for seniors and students. DINNER THEATER SHOW !NTHONY S $INNER 4HEATER

3TAGE 0ORTLAND FOR SENIORS AND STUDENTS 0ORTLAND #ONSERVATORY OF -USIC .OONDAY Portland. $39.95. anthonysdinnertheater.com. 7 Iucidstage.com. 7:30 p.m. today; 8 p.m. Friday Concert, with bassoon player Wren Saunders LUCIDSTAGE COM P M TODAY P M &RIDAY #ONCERT WITH BASSOON PLAYER 7REN 3AUNDERS 0ORTLAND ANTHONYSDINNERTHEATER COM p.m. Saturday. and flutist Nicole Rabata, First Parish Unitarian and Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday; 7:30 p.m. March 1.

AND 3ATURDAY P M 3UNDAY P M -ARCH AND mUTIST .ICOLE 2ABATA &IRST 0ARISH 5NITARIAN P M 3ATURDAY Universalist Church, Portland. Free. 775-3356.

Through March 4.

"Politics Can Be Murder," interactive murder4HROUGH -ARCH 5NIVERSALIST #HURCH 0ORTLAND &REE h0OLITICS #AN "E -URDER v INTERACTIVE MURDER 12:15 p.m.

"The History Boys," dramedy, Bowdoin College mystery show by Murder for Hire, Captain Daniel h4HE (ISTORY "OYS v DRAMEDY "OWDOIN #OLLEGE P M MYSTERY SHOW BY -URDER FOR (IRE #APTAIN $ANIEL

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OPENINGS/RECEPTIONS /0%.).'3 2%#%04)/.3 "Edgar Degas: The Private Impressionist," more h%DGAR $EGAS 4HE 0RIVATE )MPRESSIONIST v MORE than 70 drawings, prints, pastels and photographs THAN DRAWINGS PRINTS PASTELS AND PHOTOGRAPHS as well as several sculptures, Portland Museum of AS WELL AS SEVERAL SCULPTURES 0ORTLAND -USEUM OF Art. portlandmuseum.org. Opens today. Through !RT PORTLANDMUSEUM ORG /PENS TODAY 4HROUGH May 28.

-AY Free Family Day, Abbe Museum, Bar Harbor. &REE &AMILY $AY !BBE -USEUM "AR (ARBOR abbemuseum.org. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. today.

ABBEMUSEUM ORG A M TO P M TODAY Arctic Museum Family Day: "All About Amazing !RCTIC -USEUM &AMILY $AY h!LL !BOUT !MAZING Arctic Birds," Bowdoin College (Peary-MacMillan !RCTIC "IRDS v "OWDOIN #OLLEGE 0EARY -AC-ILLAN Arctic Museum), Brunswick. Free. 725-3416. 10 !RCTIC -USEUM "RUNSWICK &REE a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday.

A M TO P M 3ATURDAY Youth Art Month Exhibition, Portland Museum 9OUTH !RT -ONTH %XHIBITION 0ORTLAND -USEUM of Art. portlandmuseum.org. Opens Tuesday.

OF !RT PORTLANDMUSEUM ORG /PENS 4UESDAY Through March 3 1 .

4HROUGH -ARCH Wall Sculptures by University of New England 7ALL 3CULPTURES BY 5NIVERSITY OF .EW %NGLAND Students, made from repurposed materials and 3TUDENTS MADE FROM REPURPOSED MATERIALS AND with a marine theme, Dyer Library, Saco. dyerli WITH A MARINE THEME $YER ,IBRARY 3ACO DYERLI brarysacomuseum.org. Opens March 1. Through BRARYSACOMUSEUM ORG /PENS -ARCH 4HROUGH March 30.

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Portland Museum of Art: "Making Faces: 0ORTLAND -USEUM OF !RT h-AKING &ACES Photographic Portraits of Actors and Artists," 0HOTOGRAPHIC 0ORTRAITS OF !CTORS AND !RTISTS v photos of famous actors and artists plus works PHOTOS OF FAMOUS ACTORS AND ARTISTS PLUS WORKS by the artists profiled, through March 12;Tanja

BY THE ARTISTS PROlLED THROUGH -ARCH 4ANJA Alexia Hollander: "Are You Really My Friend?" !LEXIA (OLLANDER h!RE 9OU 2EALLY -Y &RIEND v photographs of Facebook friends, through June PHOTOGRAPHS OF &ACEBOOK FRIENDS THROUGH *UNE 17. portlandmuseum.org PORTLANDMUSEUM ORG Maine Historical Society Museum/Longfellow -AINE (ISTORICAL 3OCIETY -USEUM ,ONGFELLOW House, Portland: "Take to the Streets!"

(OUSE 0ORTLAND h4AKE TO THE 3TREETS v photography exhibit examining American protest PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBIT EXAMINING !MERICAN PROTEST movements, through March 3 1 ; "Dressing Up, MOVEMENTS THROUGH -ARCH h$RESSING 5P

Standing Out, Fitting In: Adornment & Identity in 3TANDING /UT &ITTING )N !DORNMENT )DENTITY IN Maine," artifacts reveal the way Mainers dressed -AINE v ARTIFACTS REVEAL THE WAY -AINERS DRESSED from the 18th to 20th centuries, through May 27.

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through April 1. 596-6457.

THROUGH !PRIL Penobscot Marine Museum, Searsport: "The 0ENOBSCOT -ARINE -USEUM 3EARSPORT h4HE Circus Comes to Town," Bex Bros. Circus #IRCUS #OMES TO 4OWN v "EX "ROS #IRCUS (miniature circus figures) and more, through MINIATURE CIRCUS lGURES AND MORE THROUGH Sunday, penobscotmarinemuseum.org 3UNDAY PENOBSCOTMARINEMUSEUM ORG

UMaine Museum of Art, Bangor: "The Moment: 5-AINE -USEUM OF !RT "ANGOR h4HE -OMENT Paintings by Michael De Brito," Lori Nix: "The 0AINTINGS BY -ICHAEL $E "RITO v ,ORI .IX h4HE City," Brett Day Windham: "I Put a Spell on You' #ITY v "RETT $AY 7INDHAM h) 0UT A 3PELL ON 9OUv and George Terry: "Because You're Mine," all AND 'EORGE 4ERRY h"ECAUSE 9OU RE -INE v ALL through March 24. umma.umaine.edu THROUGH -ARCH UMMA UMAINE EDU Abbe Museum, Bar Harbor: "Twisted Path !BBE -USEUM "AR (ARBOR h4WISTED 0ATH II: Contemporary American Art Informed by )) #ONTEMPORARY !MERICAN !RT )NFORMED BY

OPENINGS/RECEPTIONS /0%.).'3 2%#%04)/.3 "MERC: Mainers Recycling Cardboard," Engine, h-%2# -AINERS 2ECYCLING #ARDBOARD v %NGINE

Biddeford Arts, feedtheengine.org. Opening "IDDEFORD !RTS FEEDTHEENGINE ORG /PENING reception, 5 to 8 p.m. Friday. Through March 30.

RECEPTION TO P M &RIDAY 4HROUGH -ARCH Art Walk, downtown Biddeford. Free. !RT 7ALK DOWNTOWN "IDDEFORD &REE www.biddefordartwalk.com. 5 to 8 p.m. Friday.

WWW BIDDEFORDARTWALK COM TO P M &RIDAY "Assembly Line," work by Barbara Bean, h!SSEMBLY ,INE v WORK BY "ARBARA "EAN

Maureen Block, Terry Grasse and Ann Slocum, -AUREEN "LOCK 4ERRY 'RASSE AND !NN 3LOCUM

Topsham Public Library (Crooker Gallery).

4OPSHAM 0UBLIC ,IBRARY #ROOKER 'ALLERY topshamlibrary.org. Opening reception and artist TOPSHAMLIBRARY ORG /PENING RECEPTION AND ARTIST talk, 11 a.m. Saturday. Through March 27.

TALK A M 3ATURDAY 4HROUGH -ARCH Sixth Annual Biennial Invitational, Greenhut 3IXTH !NNUAL "IENNIAL )NVITATIONAL 'REENHUT Galleries, Portland. 772-2693. Opening reception, 'ALLERIES 0ORTLAND /PENING RECEPTION

5 to 7 p.m. March 1. Through April 27.

TO P M -ARCH 4HROUGH !PRIL "Portraits," photographs by Sally Dennison and h0ORTRAITS v PHOTOGRAPHS BY 3ALLY $ENNISON AND MatThorne, Addison Woolley Gallery, Portland.

-AT 4HORNE !DDISON 7OOLLEY 'ALLERY 0ORTLAND addisonwoolley.com. Opening reception, 5 to 8 ADDISONWOOLLEY COM /PENING RECEPTION TO p.m. March 1. Through March 3 1 .

P M -ARCH 4HROUGH -ARCH "As High as Heaven," paintings and drawings by h!S (IGH AS (EAVEN v PAINTINGS AND DRAWINGS BY Kenny Cole, Perimeter Gallery, Belfast. 338-0555. +ENNY #OLE 0ERIMETER 'ALLERY "ELFAST Opening reception, 6 to 8 p.m. March 1. Through /PENING RECEPTION TO P M -ARCH 4HROUGH April 2 1 . !PRIL "44N 69W: Radius Belfast," fourth annual show, h . 7 2ADIUS "ELFAST v FOURTH ANNUAL SHOW

Aarhus Gallery, Belfast, aarhusgallery.com. Opens !ARHUS 'ALLERY "ELFAST AARHUSGALLERY COM /PENS March 1. Through April 1.

-ARCH 4HROUGH !PRIL Debra Arter: "Layers of Meaning," mixed-media $EBRA !RTER h,AYERS OF -EANING v MIXED MEDIA work, Gallery Framing, Brunswick. 729-9108.

WORK 'ALLERY &RAMING "RUNSWICK Opens March 1. Through March 29. /PENS -ARCH 4HROUGH -ARCH CONTINUING #/.4).5).'

Maine College of Art (MECA), Portland: Michael -AINE #OLLEGE OF !RT -%#!

0ORTLAND -ICHAEL Bell-Smith, lo-fi environments exhibit, through "ELL 3MITH LO l ENVIRONMENTS EXHIBIT THROUGH March 14. 699-5029.

-ARCH June Fitzpatrick Gallery at MECA, Portland: *UNE &ITZPATRICK 'ALLERY AT -%#!

0ORTLAND "Marking Time," drawings by Avy Claire, through h-ARKING 4IME v DRAWINGS BY !VY #LAIRE THROUGH

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mainehistory.org MAINEHISTORY ORG Bowdoin College Museum of Art, Brunswick: "OWDOIN #OLLEGE -USEUM OF !RT "RUNSWICK "Insight Out: Exploring Gifts of Art from Private h)NSIGHT /UT %XPLORING 'IFTS OF !RT FROM 0RIVATE Collectors," contributions from private collectors #OLLECTORS v CONTRIBUTIONS FROM PRIVATE COLLECTORS since 1811; "Intimations of Independence: The SINCE h)NTIMATIONS OF )NDEPENDENCE 4HE First 100 Years of American Portraiture," portraits &IRST 9EARS OF !MERICAN 0ORTRAITURE v PORTRAITS of Thomas Jefferson, James Madison and more; OF 4HOMAS *EFFERSON *AMES -ADISON AND MORE and "Motion and Emotion," Contemporary Art AND h-OTION AND %MOTION v #ONTEMPORARY !RT from Gerhard Richter to Chakaia Booker," all FROM 'ERHARD 2ICHTER TO #HAKAIA "OOKER v ALL through April 15; "Building a College Collection: THROUGH !PRIL h"UILDING A #OLLEGE #OLLECTION Select Recent Acquisitions," more than 20,000 3ELECT 2ECENT !CQUISITIONS v MORE THAN

objects; and "Telephones," seven-minute OBJECTS AND h4ELEPHONES v SEVEN MINUTE compilation of Hollywood Film Clips, both COMPILATION OF (OLLYWOOD &ILM #LIPS BOTH through June 24. bowdoin.edu THROUGH *UNE BOWDOIN EDU Bowdoin College (Peary-MacMillan Arctic "OWDOIN #OLLEGE 0EARY -AC-ILLAN !RCTIC Museum), Brunswick: "In a State of Becoming," -USEUM "RUNSWICK h)N A 3TATE OF "ECOMING v Inuit art from the collection of Rabbi Harry Sky, )NUIT ART FROM THE COLLECTION OF 2ABBI (ARRY 3KY

ongoing, bowdoin.edu/arcticmuseum ONGOING BOWDOIN EDU ARCTICMUSEUM Maine Maritime Museum, Bath: "Port of -AINE -ARITIME -USEUM "ATH h0ORT OF Portland: A Ship-Shaped History," a look at 0ORTLAND ! 3HIP 3HAPED (ISTORY v A LOOK AT Portland's past via the ships that sailed through 0ORTLAND S PAST VIA THE SHIPS THAT SAILED THROUGH the harbors, the city's shipping and shipTHE HARBORS THE CITY S SHIPPING AND SHIP building industries, and more, through May 13.

BUILDING INDUSTRIES AND MORE THROUGH -AY mainemaritimemuseum.org MAINEMARITIMEMUSEUM ORG Bates College (Olin Arts Center), Lewiston: "ATES #OLLEGE /LIN !RTS #ENTER ,EWISTON "James Ensor: 'Scenes de la vie du Christ' and h*AMES %NSOR @3CENES DE LA VIE DU #HRIST AND Other Works," lithographs, and "Xiaoze Xie: /THER 7ORKS v LITHOGRAPHS AND h8IAOZE 8IE Amplified Moments," paintings, through March !MPLIlED -OMENTS v PAINTINGS THROUGH -ARCH 1 7. bates.edu/museum BATES EDU MUSEUM Dyer Library/Saco Museum: Heather Denkmire, $YER ,IBRARY 3ACO -USEUM (EATHER $ENKMIRE

oil pastels and paint on paper, canvas and OIL PASTELS AND PAINT ON PAPER CANVAS AND wood, through Tuesday; "Rugs All Marked Out: WOOD THROUGH 4UESDAY h2UGS !LL -ARKED /UT Biddeford's Edward S. Frost," celebration of 19th"IDDEFORD S %DWARD 3 &ROST v CELEBRATION OF TH century rug entrepreneur, and "Hooked Rugs of CENTURY RUG ENTREPRENEUR AND h(OOKED 2UGS OF Artists from the Maine Tin Pedlar," both through !RTISTS FROM THE -AINE 4IN 0EDLAR v BOTH THROUGH March 24. 283-3861.

-ARCH Farnsworth Art Museum, Rockland: "Beyond &ARNSWORTH !RT -USEUM 2OCKLAND h"EYOND Rugs!" rug-hooking textile art, through Friday; 2UGS v RUG HOOKING TEXTILE ART THROUGH &RIDAY

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CASUAL FAMILY casual family -ARCH 4HE 3ALT %XCHANGE 0ORTLAND h2EmECTIONS v SEA The Salt Exchange, Portland: "Reflections," seaDINING dining. inspired oil paintings and metallic driftwood INSPIRED OIL PAINTINGS AND METALLIC DRIFTWOOD sculptures by Ellen Thayer, through April 30.

SCULPTURES BY %LLEN 4HAYER THROUGH !PRIL thesaltexchange.net.

THESALTEXCHANGE NET (ARMON S "ARTON S 'ALLERY 0ORTLAND h3IDE BY Harmon's & Barton's Gallery, Portland: "Side by Side: Higgison and Higgison," paintings, through 3IDE (IGGISON AND (IGGISON v PAINTINGS THROUGH Wednesday. 774-5948.

7EDNESDAY Constellation Gallery, Portland: "Symbols of #ONSTELLATION 'ALLERY 0ORTLAND h3YMBOLS OF Love," pieces that convey love in its many forms ,OVE v PIECES THAT CONVEY LOVE IN ITS MANY FORMS and meanings, through Wednesday. 409-661 7.

AND MEANINGS THROUGH 7EDNESDAY Addison Woolley Gallery, Portland: "Artifacts and !DDISON 7OOLLEY 'ALLERY 0ORTLAND h!RTIFACTS AND Particles," photography by Caleb Charland and 0ARTICLES v PHOTOGRAPHY BY #ALEB #HARLAND AND Peter Gainer Shellenberger, through Sunday. 4500ETER 'RUNER 3HELLENBERGER THROUGH 3UNDAY 8499.

Coffee By Design (India Street), Portland: "Out of #OFFEE "Y $ESIGN )NDIA 3TREET 0ORTLAND h/UT OF the Blue," group show by YES Art Works, through THE "LUE v GROUP SHOW BY 9%3 !RT 7ORKS THROUGH April 1. yesartworks.org !PRIL YESARTWORKS ORG Greenhut Galleries, Portland: "Color," new works 'REENHUT 'ALLERIES 0ORTLAND h#OLOR v NEW WORKS by several artists, through Saturday. 772-2693.

BY SEVERAL ARTISTS THROUGH 3ATURDAY Art House Picture Frames, Portland: "Blood, !RT (OUSE 0ICTURE &RAMES 0ORTLAND h"LOOD

Phelgm and Tears," new paintings by Abbeth 0HELGM AND 4EARS v NEW PAINTINGS BY !BBETH Russell, through Monday. 221-3443.

2USSELL THROUGH -ONDAY Gleason Fine Art, Portland: Kevin Beers, "Trucks 'LEASON &INE !RT 0ORTLAND +EVIN "EERS h4RUCKS and Landscapes," new paintings, through March AND ,ANDSCAPES v NEW PAINTINGS THROUGH -ARCH 30. 699-5599.

Green Hand Bookshop, Portland: "LostTrail and 'REEN (AND "OOKSHOP 0ORTLAND h,OST 4RAIL AND Beyond," illustrations by Ben Bishop, through "EYOND v ILLUSTRATIONS BY "EN "ISHOP THROUGH Wednesday. 253-6808.

7EDNESDAY University of New England (Art Gallery), 5NIVERSITY OF .EW %NGLAND !RT 'ALLERY

Portland: Arts Faculty Biennial Exhibition 2012, 0ORTLAND !RTS &ACULTY "IENNIAL %XHIBITION

through March 4. une.edu/artgallery THROUGH -ARCH UNE EDU ARTGALLERY Daunis Fine Jewelry, Portland: "The Exquisite $AUNIS &INE *EWELRY 0ORTLAND h4HE %XQUISITE Bird," photographs of birds by nature "IRD v PHOTOGRAPHS OF BIRDS BY NATURE photographer Michael Milicia, through PHOTOGRAPHER -ICHAEL -ILICIA THROUGH Wednesday, daunis.com 7EDNESDAY DAUNIS COM South Portland Public Library: Portland 3OUTH 0ORTLAND 0UBLIC ,IBRARY 0ORTLAND Camera Club exhibit, work by Paul Schreiber #AMERA #LUB EXHIBIT WORK BY 0AUL 3CHREIBER and Mike Cullivan, through March 19.

AND -IKE #ULLIVAN THROUGH -ARCH portlandcameraclub.org PORTLANDCAMERACLUB ORG Townsend Real Estate & Art Gallery, South 4OWNSEND 2EAL %STATE !RT 'ALLERY 3OUTH Portland: Dennis Fournier, "Places We Know," 0ORTLAND $ENNIS &OURNIER h0LACES 7E +NOW v new works, through March 1 1 .

NEW WORKS THROUGH -ARCH Somerset Sports and Fitness Center, Scarborough: 3OMERSET 3PORTS AND &ITNESS #ENTER 3CARBOROUGH "The Good Ole Days: Men and Their Tools," h4HE 'OOD /LE $AYS -EN AND 4HEIR 4OOLS v 19th-century tools used by surveyor Levi Weston, TH CENTURY TOOLS USED BY SURVEYOR ,EVI 7ESTON

Skowhegan History House traveling display, 3KOWHEGAN (ISTORY (OUSE TRAVELING DISPLAY

through April 10. skowheganhistoryhouse.org THROUGH !PRIL SKOWHEGANHISTORYHOUSE ORG Falmouth Memorial Library: Four Seasons &ALMOUTH -EMORIAL ,IBRARY &OUR 3EASONS quilters, through Wednesday. 781-2351.

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3 1 7 Main Street Community Music Center, 9ARMOUTH /ILS AND PASTELS OF "ELIZE AND -AINE Yarmouth: Oils and pastels of Belize and Maine

by Patti Bradley, through March 9. 846-6264.

BY 0ATTI "RADLEY THROUGH -ARCH Royal Bean, Yarmouth: Artisans collective mixed2OYAL "EAN 9ARMOUTH !RTISANS COLLECTIVE MIXED media show, through March 30. 846-7967.

MEDIA SHOW THROUGH -ARCH Yarmouth Frame Shop and Gallery: "Painting 9ARMOUTH &RAME 3HOP AND 'ALLERY h0AINTING in Normandy and Beyond," six-woman show, IN .ORMANDY AND "EYOND v SIX WOMAN SHOW

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THROUGH -ARCH Thos. Moser Showroom, Freeport: "Viewpoints," 4HOS -OSER 3HOWROOM &REEPORT h6IEWPOINTS v new work by painters Eric Hopkins, James Mullen NEW WORK BY PAINTERS %RIC (OPKINS *AMES -ULLEN and Colin Page, through May 1. 865-4519.

AND #OLIN 0AGE THROUGH -AY Curtis Memorial Library, Brunswick: #URTIS -EMORIAL ,IBRARY "RUNSWICK "Explorations," work by Alan Mast, through h%XPLORATIONS v WORK BY !LAN -AST THROUGH Wednesday. 725-5242.

7EDNESDAY Chocolate Church Art Gallery, Bath: "Midwinter #HOCOLATE #HURCH !RT 'ALLERY "ATH h-IDWINTER Night's Dream," group show, through March 3. .IGHT S $REAM v GROUP SHOW THROUGH -ARCH chocolatechurcharts.org CHOCOLATECHURCHARTS ORG Markings Gallery, Bath: "Maine Art to Touch -ARKINGS 'ALLERY "ATH h-AINE !RT TO 4OUCH Your Heart," pieces in wood, clay, fiber, 9OUR (EART v PIECES IN WOOD CLAY lBER

metals, glass and more, through Wednesday.

METALS GLASS AND MORE THROUGH 7EDNESDAY markingsgallery.com MARKINGSGALLERY COM University of Southern Maine (Atrium Art 5NIVERSITY OF 3OUTHERN -AINE !TRIUM !RT Gallery), Lewiston: "The Inspired Hand 5," juried 'ALLERY ,EWISTON h4HE )NSPIRED (AND v JURIED artwork by Maine Crafts Association, through ARTWORK BY -AINE #RAFTS !SSOCIATION THROUGH March 16. usm.maine.edu/atriumgallery -ARCH USM MAINE EDU ATRIUMGALLERY University of New England (Campus Center), 5NIVERSITY OF .EW %NGLAND #AMPUS #ENTER

Biddeford: "Jazz Series," black-and-white "IDDEFORD h*AZZ 3ERIES v BLACK AND WHITE paintings by Richard Payette, through March 2.

PAINTINGS BY 2ICHARD 0AYETTE THROUGH -ARCH une.edu UNE EDU York Public Library: "Winter Show," paintings, 9ORK 0UBLIC ,IBRARY h7INTER 3HOW v PAINTINGS

sculptures, prints, photographs and mixed media SCULPTURES PRINTS PHOTOGRAPHS AND MIXED MEDIA presented by Ogunquit Art Association and York PRESENTED BY /GUNQUIT !RT !SSOCIATION AND 9ORK Library, through March 3. 363-2818. ,IBRARY THROUGH -ARCH York Art Association, York Harbor: "The Image 9ORK !RT !SSOCIATION 9ORK (ARBOR h4HE )MAGE and the Word," artwork based on writing, prose or AND THE 7ORD v ARTWORK BASED ON WRITING PROSE OR poetry, through March 4. 363-4049.

POETRY THROUGH -ARCH Fryeburg Academy (Palmina F. and Stephen S. &RYEBURG !CADEMY 0ALMINA & AND 3TEPHEN 3 Pace Galleries of Art): "Singular: Ten Artists' 0ACE 'ALLERIES OF !RT h3INGULAR 4EN !RTISTS Portraits of Objects," through March 18.

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River Tree Arts, Kennebunk: "Charles Gatewood's 2IVER 4REE !RTS +ENNEBUNK h#HARLES 'ATEWOOD S Wall Street," rare vintage and contemporary 7ALL 3TREET v RARE VINTAGE AND CONTEMPORARY photographs of the 1970s, through March 17.

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Red Door Pottery Studio, Kittery: "Focus on 2ED $OOR 0OTTERY 3TUDIO +ITTERY h&OCUS ON India," photos by New Hampshire craftsman )NDIA v PHOTOS BY .EW (AMPSHIRE CRAFTSMAN Lawrence Elbroch, through March 3 1 . 439-5671. ,AWRENCE %LBROCH THROUGH -ARCH Savory Maine, Damariscotta: Round Pond artist 3AVORY -AINE $AMARISCOTTA 2OUND 0OND ARTIST Jill Tarkleson, through March 3. 563-2111. *ILL 4ARKLESON THROUGH -ARCH Perimeter Gallery, Belfast: "Communique," 0ERIMETER 'ALLERY "ELFAST h#OMMUNIQUE v paintings by Belfast artist and gallery co-founder PAINTINGS BY "ELFAST ARTIST AND GALLERY CO FOUNDER Please see ART, Page E24 Gc\Xj\ j\\ /@B GX^\ <)+

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TRAVELING EXHIBITION THROUGH !PRIL penobscotmarinemuseum.org PENOBSCOTMARINEMUSEUM ORG Aarhus Gallery, Belfast: "Blue," !ARHUS 'ALLERY "ELFAST h"LUE v multiple artist show, through Sunday.

MULTIPLE ARTIST SHOW THROUGH 3UNDAY aarhusgallery.com AARHUSGALLERY COM Belfast Co-op Cafe Gallery: "Maine "ELFAST #O OP #AFE 'ALLERY h-AINE Agriculture: Views from the Past," Penobscot !GRICULTURE 6IEWS FROM THE 0AST v 0ENOBSCOT Marine Museum traveling exhibition, -ARINE -USEUM TRAVELING EXHIBITION

through Wednesday, penobscotmarine THROUGH 7EDNESDAY PENOBSCOTMARINE museum.org MUSEUM ORG Craft, Camden: Pottery by Barbara #RAFT #AMDEN 0OTTERY BY "ARBARA Michelena, Hanako Kanazato and George -ICHELENA (ANAKO +ANAZATO AND 'EORGE Pearlman, through May 1. craftonelm.com 0EARLMAN THROUGH -AY CRAFTONELM COM Bangor Public Library: Minako McKenzie, "ANGOR 0UBLIC ,IBRARY -INAKO -C+ENZIE

pencil and monochromatic portraits, PENCIL AND MONOCHROMATIC PORTRAITS

through Wednesday. 947-8336.

THROUGH 7EDNESDAY College of the Atlantic, Bar Harbor: #OLLEGE OF THE !TLANTIC "AR (ARBOR "Biology Through the Lens" and "The Faces h"IOLOGY 4HROUGH THE ,ENSv AND h4HE &ACES of Migration: Illustrations of Birds on Great OF -IGRATION )LLUSTRATIONS OF "IRDS ON 'REAT Duck Island," photography by students $UCK )SLAND v PHOTOGRAPHY BY STUDENTS and artwork by Jordan Chalfant and Anna AND ARTWORK BY *ORDAN #HALFANT AND !NNA Stunkel, both through March 10. 288-5015.

3TUNKEL BOTH THROUGH -ARCH Archipelago, Rockland: "All Things Bright !RCHIPELAGO 2OCKLAND h!LL 4HINGS "RIGHT and Beautiful," diverse works of four Maine AND "EAUTIFUL v DIVERSE WORKS OF FOUR -AINE artists, through March 16. 596-0701.

ARTISTS THROUGH -ARCH University of Maine (Blake Library), 5NIVERSITY OF -AINE "LAKE ,IBRARY

Fort Kent: "18 Months," Andrew Birden's &ORT +ENT h -ONTHS v !NDREW "IRDEN S collection of photographs, through March 3.

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Bless the Fall, Woe is Me and The Color 0ZSaa bVS 4OZZ E]S Wa ;S O\R BVS 1]Z]` Morale, 7 p.m., Port City Music Hall, Portland. ;]`OZS % ^ [ >]`b 1Wbg ;caWQ 6OZZ >]`bZO\R to $35. portcitymusichall.com; $20 b] !# ^]`bQWbg[caWQVOZZ Q][) (888) 512-SHOW &&& # A6=E Continued from Page E9 :fek`el\[ ]ifd >OUS 3' April 12 ³ 5W`Zg[O\ & ^ [ 8]\ObVO\¸a - Girlyman, 8 p.m., Jonathan's, /^`WZ Ogunquit. $22.50. jonathansrestaurant.com; March 30 - Stache Pag 2012, 8 p.m., Port ;O`QV ! ³ AbOQVS >OU & ^ [ >]`b =Uc\_cWb # X]\ObVO\a`SabOc`O\b Q][) 646-4526 City Music Hall, Portland. $10 to $20.

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$"$ "# $ Portcitymusichall.com; (888) 512-SHOW April 13 - Cheryl Wheeler, 8 p.m., >]`bQWbg[caWQVOZZ Q][) &&& # A6=E /^`WZ ! ³ 1VS`gZ EVSSZS` & ^ [ March 31 - Strangefolk, 8 p.m., State Theatre, 8]\ObVO\¸a =Uc\_cWb !# # b] % Jonathan's, Ogunquit. $35.50 to $72.50. ;O`QV ! ³ Ab`O\UST]ZY & ^ [ AbObS BVSOb`S # jonathansrestaurant.com; 646-4526 Portland. $30/$35. statetheatreportland. >]`bZO\R ! !# abObSbVSOb`S^]`bZO\R X]\ObVO\a`SabOc`O\b Q][) $"$ "# $ April 13 - Don McLean, 7:30 p.m., Francocom; (800) 745-3000; Cumberland County Q][) & %"# ! ) 1c[PS`ZO\R 1]c\bg /^`WZ ! ³ 2]\ ;Q:SO\ %(! ^ [ 4`O\Q] American Heritage Center, Lewiston. $50 to Civic Center box office 1WdWQ 1S\bS` P]f ]T¿QS /[S`WQO\ 6S`WbOUS 1S\bS` :SeWab]\ # b] $60. Iafilmfestival.org March 31 - Peter Yarrow, 8 p.m., One ;O`QV ! ³ >SbS` GO``]e & ^ [ =\S $ ZO¿Z[TSabWdOZ ]`U April 14 - Shawn Colvin, 8 p.m., Stone Longfellow Square, Portland. $35. :]\UTSZZ]e A_cO`S >]`bZO\R !# /^`WZ " ³ AVOe\ 1]ZdW\ & ^ [ Ab]\S Mountain Arts Center, Brownfield. $65. onelongfellowsquare.com; 761-1757 ]\SZ]\UTSZZ]ea_cO`S Q][) %$ %#% ;]c\bOW\ /`ba 1S\bS` 0`]e\¿SZR $# Stonemountainartscenter.com; 935-7292 March 31 - Ellis Paul Family Show, 2 ^ [ p.m., ;O`QV ! ³ 3ZZWa >OcZ 4O[WZg AV]e Ab]\S[]c\bOW\O`baQS\bS` Q][) '!# % ' April 15 - Dan Hicks & The Hot Licks, 8 p.m., Strand Theatre, Rockland. $8 to $12.

Ab`O\R BVSOb`S @]QYZO\R & b] /^`WZ # Âł 2O\ 6WQYa BVS 6]b :WQYa & ^ [ Stone Mountain Arts Center, Brownfield. $28. rocklandStrand.com; 594-0070 `]QYZO\RAb`O\R Q][) #'" % Ab]\S ;]c\bOW\ /`ba 1S\bS` 0`]e\ÂżSZR & Stonemountainartscenter.com; 935-7292 April 4 - Bombino, 7:30 p.m., Hannaford Hall, Ab]\S[]c\bOW\O`baQS\bS` Q][) '!# % /^`WZ " Âł 0][PW\] %(! ^ [ 6O\\OT]`R 6OZZ ' April 16 - Needtobreathe, 7 p.m., State Portland. $34. porttix.com; 842-0800 >]`bZO\R !" ^]`bbWf Q][) &" & /^`WZ $ Âł <SSRb]P`SObVS % ^ [ AbObS Theatre, Portland. $22/$25.

Statetheatre April 4 - Heritage Hunter Tour: Mastodon /^`WZ " Âł 6S`WbOUS 6c\bS` B]c`( ;Oab]R]\ BVSOb`S >]`bZO\R # AbObSbVSOb`S Portland.com; (800) 745-3000; Cumberland and Opeth with Ghost, 7:30 p.m., State O\R =^SbV eWbV 5V]ab %(! ^ [ AbObS ^]`bZO\R Q][) & %"# ! ) 1c[PS`ZO\R County Civic Center box office Theatre, Portland. $30/$35. statetheatre BVSOb`S >]`bZO\R ! !# abObSbVSOb`S 1]c\bg 1WdWQ 1S\bS` P]f ]TÂżQS April 17 - Passion Pit, 8 p.m., State Theatre, Portland.com; (800) 745-3000; Cumberland /^`WZ % Âł >OaaW]\ >Wb & ^ [ AbObS BVSOb`S ^]`bZO\R Q][) & %"# ! ) 1c[PS`ZO\R Portland. $25/$30.

Statetheatreportland County Civic Center box office 1]c\bg 1WdWQ 1S\bS` P]f ]T¿QS >]`bZO\R # ! AbObSbVSOb`S^]`bZO\R .com; (800) 745-3000; Cumberland County April 6 - "Michael Flatley's Lord of the /^`WZ $ ³ ¾;WQVOSZ 4ZObZSg¸a :]`R ]T bVS Q][) & %"# ! ) 1c[PS`ZO\R 1]c\bg Civic Center box office Dance," 8 p.m., Merrill Auditorium, Portland.

2O\QS Âś & ^ [ ;S``WZZ /cRWb]`Wc[ >]`bZO\R 1WdWQ 1S\bS` P]f ]TÂżQS April 18 - Dan Hicks & The Hot Licks, $41 to $57 porttix.com; 842-0800 " b] #% ^]`bbWf Q][) &" & /^`WZ & Âł 2O\ 6WQYa BVS 6]b :WQYa 8 p.m., Jonathan's, Ogunquit. $32.50.

April 6 - Heather Masse and Jed Wilson, /^`WZ $ ³ 6SObVS` ;OaaS O\R 8SR EWZa]\ & ^ [ 8]\ObVO\¸a =Uc\_cWb ! # Jonathansrestaurant.com; 646-4526 8 p.m., Stone Mountain Arts Center, & ^ [ Ab]\S ;]c\bOW\ /`ba 1S\bS` 8]\ObVO\a`SabOc`O\b Q][) $"$ "# $ April 18 - Minnesota, 9 p.m., Port Brownfield. $20. stonemountainartscenter 0`]e\¿SZR ab]\S[]c\bOW\O`baQS\bS` /^`WZ & ³ ;W\\Sa]bO ' ^ [ >]`b City Music Hall, Portland. $15 to $30. .com; 935-7292 Q][) '!# % ' 1Wbg ;caWQ 6OZZ >]`bZO\R # b] !

Portcitymusichall.com; (888) 512-SHOW April 6 - Jonathan Edwards, 8 p.m., One /^`WZ $ ³ 8]\ObVO\ 3ReO`Ra & ^ [ =\S >]`bQWbg[caWQVOZZ Q][) &&& # April 20 - Seether, 8 p.m., State A6=E Theatre, Longfellow Square, Portland. $35/$38. :]\UTSZZ]e A_cO`S >]`bZO\R !# !& /^`WZ ³ ASSbVS` & ^ [ AbObS BVSOb`S Portland. $27/$30. Statetheatreportland onelongfellowsquare.com; 761-1757 ]\SZ]\UTSZZ]ea_cO`S Q][) %$ %#% >]`bZO\R .com; (800) % ! AbObSbVSOb`S^]`bZO\R 745-3000; Cumberland County April 6 - Johnny Winter, 8 p.m., Jonathan's, /^`WZ $ ³ 8]V\\g EW\bS` & ^ [ 8]\ObVO\¸a Q][) & %"# ! ) 1c[PS`ZO\R 1]c\bg Civic Center box office Ogunquit. $44.50. jonathansrestaurant.com; =Uc\_cWb "" # X]\ObVO\a`SabOc`O\b Q][) 1WdWQ 1S\bS` P]f ]T¿QS April 20 - Mayer Hawthorne & The County, 646-4526 $"$ "# $ /^`WZ 8 p.m., ³ ;OgS` 6OebV]`\S BVS 1]c\bg Port City Music Hall, Portland. $18 to April 7 - Bamboora, 9 p.m., Port /^`WZ % ³ 0O[P]]`O ' ^ [ >]`b & ^ [ >]`b 1Wbg ;caWQ 6OZZ >]`bZO\R & b] $30. Portcitymusichall.com; (888) 512-SHOW City Music Hall, Portland. $15 to $30.

1Wbg ;caWQ 6OZZ >]`bZO\R # b] ! ! >]`bQWbg[caWQVOZZ Q][) &&& # A6=E April 20 - Ronnie Earl & The Broadcasters, portcitymusichall.com; (888) 512-SHOW ^]`bQWbg[caWQVOZZ Q][) &&& # A6=E /^`WZ 8 p.m., Âł @]\\WS 3O`Z BVS 0`]ORQOabS`a Jonathan's, Ogunquit. $39 to $76.

April 9 - We Came as Romans, Emmure, /^`WZ ' ³ ES 1O[S Oa @][O\a 3[[c`S & ^ [ 8]\ObVO\¸a =Uc\_cWb !' b] %$

Jonathansrestaurant.com; 646-4526 8]\ObVO\a`SabOc`O\b Q][) $"$ "# $ April 21 - Antje Duvekot, 8 p.m., One /^`WZ Âł /\bXS 2cdSY]b & ^ [ =\S Longfellow Square, Portland. $15/$18. :]\UTSZZ]e A_cO`S >]`bZO\R # & Onelongfellowsquare.com; 761-1757 =\SZ]\UTSZZ]ea_cO`S Q][) %$ %#% April 21 - Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo, 8 /^`WZ Âł >Ob 0S\ObO` O\R <SWZ 5W`OZR] & p.m., State Theatre, Portland. $36 to $66. ^ [ AbObS BVSOb`S >]`bZO\R !$ b] $$ Statetheatreportland.com; (800) 745-3000; AbObSbVSOb`S^]`bZO\R Q][) & %"# ! ) Cumberland County Civic Center box office 1c[PS`ZO\R 1]c\bg 1WdWQ 1S\bS` P]f ]TÂżQS April 24 - Theory of a Deadman, Pop /^`WZ " Âł BVS]`g ]T O 2SOR[O\ >]^ Evil and Stellar, 7:30 p.m., State Theatre, 3dWZ O\R AbSZZO` %(! ^ [ AbObS BVSOb`S Portland. $22.50/$25.

Statetheatreportland >]`bZO\R # # AbObSbVSOb`S^]`bZO\R .com; (800) 745-3000; Cumberland County Q][) & %"# ! ) 1c[PS`ZO\R 1]c\bg Civic Center box office 1WdWQ 1S\bS` P]f ]TÂżQS April 26 - Greg Brown, 8 p.m., One /^`WZ $ Âł 5`SU 0`]e\ & ^ [ =\S Longfellow Square, Portland. $35/$40. :]\UTSZZ]e A_cO`S >]`bZO\R !# " Onelongfellowsquare.com; 761-1757 =\SZ]\UTSZZ]ea_cO`S Q][) %$ %#% April 27 - April Verch Band, 8 p.m., One /^`WZ % Âł /^`WZ DS`QV 0O\R & ^ [ =\S Longfellow Square, Portland. $18/$20. :]\UTSZZ]e A_cO`S >]`bZO\R &

Onelongfellowsquare.com; 761-1757 =\SZ]\UTSZZ]ea_cO`S Q][) %$ %#% May 1 Bob Weir, 8 p.m., State Theatre, ;Og ³ 0]P ESW` & ^ [ AbObS BVSOb`S Portland. $40/$45. Statetheatreportland >]`bZO\R " "# AbObSbVSOb`S^]`bZO\R .com; (800) 745-3000; Cumberland County Q][) & %"# ! ) 1c[PS`ZO\R 1]c\bg Civic Center box office 1WdWQ 1S\bS` P]f ]T¿QS May 2 - Ottmar Liebert and Luna Negra, ;Og ³ =bb[O` :WSPS`b O\R :c\O <SU`O 8 p.m., Jonathan's, Ogunquit. $37.50. & ^ [ 8]\ObVO\¸a =Uc\_cWb !% # Jonathansrestaurant.com; 646-4526 8]\ObVO\a`SabOc`O\b Q][) $"$ "# $ May 4 - Trailer Park Boys, 8 p.m., State ;Og " ³ B`OWZS` >O`Y 0]ga & ^ [ AbObS Theatre, Portland. $29.50/$35. Statetheatre BVSOb`S >]`bZO\R Portland.com; (800) ' # !# AbObSbVSOb`S 745-3000; Cumberland ^]`bZO\R Q][) & %"# ! ) 1c[PS`ZO\R County Civic Center box office 1]c\bg 1WdWQ 1S\bS` P]f ]T¿QS May 4 - Cheryl Wheeler, 8 p.m., Stone ;Og " ³ 1VS`gZ EVSSZS` & ^ [ Ab]\S Mountain Arts Center, Brownfield. $23. ;]c\bOW\ /`ba 1S\bS` 0`]e\¿SZR !

Stonemountainartscenter.com; 935-7292 Ab]\S[]c\bOW\O`baQS\bS` Q][) '!# % May 5 - M. Ward, 8 p.m., State Theatre,' ;Og # Âł ; EO`R & ^ [ AbObS BVSOb`S Portland. $23/$25. Statetheatreportland >]`bZO\R # AbObSbVSOb`S^]`bZO\R .com; (800) !

745-3000; Cumberland County Q][) & %"# ! ) 1c[PS`ZO\R 1]c\bg Civic Center box office 1WdWQ 1S\bS` P]f ]TÂżQS May 5 - Judy Collins, 8 p.m., Stone Mountain ;Og # Âł 8cRg 1]ZZW\a & ^ [ Ab]\S ;]c\bOW\ Arts Center, Brownfield. $85. Stonemountain /`ba 1S\bS` 0`]e\ÂżSZR &# Ab]\S[]c\bOW\ artscenter.com; 935-7292 O`baQS\bS` Q][) '!# % '

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" WFSZ SFTQFDUBCMF BSSBZ PG complimentary toppings were availDPNQMJNFOUBSZ UPQQJOHT XFSF BWBJM able, with the only exception being blue BCMF XJUI UIF POMZ FYDFQUJPO CFJOH CMVF cheese dressing that will set you back an DIFFTF ESFTTJOH UIBU XJMM TFU ZPV CBDL BO additional 50 cents. There was one muchBEEJUJPOBM DFOUT 5IFSF XBT POF NVDI loved burger topping that was absent MPWFE CVSHFS UPQQJOH UIBU XBT BCTFOU from Elevation's offerings - bacon - but GSPN &MFWBUJPO T PGGFSJOHT o CBDPO o CVU no one's perfect.

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cups lined up at each end ready DVQT MJOFE VQ BU FBDI FOE SFBEZ for a round of Beruit (also known GPS B SPVOE PG #FSVJU BMTP LOPXO as beer pong).

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first bite of my burger. And it was quite mSTU CJUF PG NZ CVSHFS "OE JU XBT RVJUF the bite, given that it was a two-patty UIF CJUF HJWFO UIBU JU XBT B UXP QBUUZ affair.

BGGBJS Sure, it was flavorful, and sure, I 4VSF JU XBT nBWPSGVM BOE TVSF * enjoyed it. But here's the problem with FOKPZFE JU #VU IFSF T UIF QSPCMFN XJUI burger places that take the flat-patty CVSHFS QMBDFT UIBU UBLF UIF nBU QBUUZ route: Juiciness is nowhere to be found, SPVUF +VJDJOFTT JT OPXIFSF UP CF GPVOE and that is my favorite part of a burger.

BOE UIBU JT NZ GBWPSJUF QBSU PG B CVSHFS Granted, thicker burgers take longer (SBOUFE UIJDLFS CVSHFST UBLF MPOHFS to cook and wouldn't lend themselves to UP DPPL BOE XPVMEO U MFOE UIFNTFMWFT UP the at least semi-fast-food sensibility of UIF BU MFBTU TFNJ GBTU GPPE TFOTJCJMJUZ PG Elevation Burger. &MFWBUJPO #VSHFS I would be remiss if I didn't point out * XPVME CF SFNJTT JG * EJEO U QPJOU PVU some of Elevation's healthier options.

TPNF PG &MFWBUJPO T IFBMUIJFS PQUJPOT First off, should you want to save on 'JSTU PGG TIPVME ZPV XBOU UP TBWF PO calories and carbs, any of their burgers DBMPSJFT BOE DBSCT BOZ PG UIFJS CVSHFST can be wrapped in lettuce rather than DBO CF XSBQQFE JO MFUUVDF SBUIFS UIBO sandwiched inside a bun. Also, they TBOEXJDIFE JOTJEF B CVO "MTP UIFZ serve a nice-looking veggie burger made TFSWF B OJDF MPPLJOH WFHHJF CVSHFS NBEF with a blend of veggies and cheese.

XJUI B CMFOE PG WFHHJFT BOE DIFFTF In terms of sides, along with the fries *O UFSNT PG TJEFT BMPOH XJUI UIF GSJFT and cookies, you can also order a cup of BOE DPPLJFT ZPV DBO BMTP PSEFS B DVQ PG mandarin oranges for $1.79. Nice touch.

NBOEBSJO PSBOHFT GPS /JDF UPVDI Given the perfect fries, the decent en(JWFO UIF QFSGFDU GSJFT UIF EFDFOU FO vironment and the certainly respectable WJSPONFOU BOE UIF DFSUBJOMZ SFTQFDUBCMF burger, I'm happy to welcome Elevation CVSHFS * N IBQQZ UP XFMDPNF &MFWBUJPO Burger into the carnivorous fold of south#VSHFS JOUP UIF DBSOJWPSPVT GPME PG TPVUI ern Maine.

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DBUDIJOH VQ *O UIF FOE IF XPO I challenged him to a rematch, * DIBMMFOHFE IJN UP B SFNBUDI but not being locals, we kind of CVU OPU CFJOH MPDBMT XF LJOE PG felt out of place at this particular GFMU PVU PG QMBDF BU UIJT QBSUJDVMBS bar. We finished our beers and CBS 8F mOJTIFE PVS CFFST BOE headed home.

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of liquor is displayed on a center PG MJRVPS JT EJTQMBZFE PO B DFOUFS island behind the bar, and a rainJTMBOE CFIJOE UIF CBS BOE B SBJO bow of Jell-0 shots for $1 apiece CPX PG +FMM 0 TIPUT GPS BQJFDF are displayed behind the window BSF EJTQMBZFE CFIJOE UIF XJOEPX of a refrigerator.

PG B SFGSJHFSBUPS A couple of people took a " DPVQMF PG QFPQMF UPPL B smoking break on a deck outside TNPLJOH CSFBL PO B EFDL PVUTJEF overlooking the plaza's parking Emma Bouthillette is a freelance writer PWFSMPPLJOH UIF QMB[B T QBSLJOH 3[[O 0]cbVWZZSbbS Wa O T`SSZO\QS e`WbS` area. Despite windows along that eV] ZWdSa W\ 0WRRST]`R who lives in Biddeford.

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QPSU PO ESVNT BOE (SFH 3[BC PO CBTT port on drums and Greg Rzab on bass o UIF CFTU IF T FWFS IBE - the best he's ever had.

5IBU T IJHI QSBJTF JOEFFE GSPN B NBO That's high praise indeed from a man XIP IBT IBE $MBQUPO BOE UISFF GPVOEJOH who has had Clapton and three founding members of Fleetwood Mac in his band, NFNCFST PG 'MFFUXPPE .BD JO IJT CBOE OPU UP NFOUJPO $PDP .POUPZB "ZOTMFZ not to mention Coco Montoya, Aynsley Dunbar, Walter Trout and a dozen or so %VOCBS 8BMUFS 5SPVU BOE B EP[FO PS TP other top-notch musicians.

PUIFS UPQ OPUDI NVTJDJBOT "I think this band is the best I've had, i* UIJOL UIJT CBOE JT UIF CFTU * WF IBE FTQFDJBMMZ BU FYQMPSJOH UIF QPTTJCJMJUJFT PG especially at exploring the possibilities of the music," said Mayall. "It doesn't matUIF NVTJD w TBJE .BZBMM i*U EPFTO U NBU UFS XIBU XF QMBZ UIF UVOFT BSF KVTU UIF ter what we play; the tunes are just the hangers we put the music on."

IBOHFST XF QVU UIF NVTJD PO w So if you go to Sunday's show, be ready 4P JG ZPV HP UP 4VOEBZ T TIPX CF SFBEZ for a heavy dose of improvisation. And GPS B IFBWZ EPTF PG JNQSPWJTBUJPO "OE with 57 albums' worth of material to work XJUI BMCVNT XPSUI PG NBUFSJBM UP XPSL from, Mayall has a very deep musical GSPN .BZBMM IBT B WFSZ EFFQ NVTJDBM pond from which to fish.

QPOE GSPN XIJDI UP mTI Mayall found his current band through .BZBMM GPVOE IJT DVSSFOU CBOE UISPVHI mutual friends, and by watching other NVUVBM GSJFOET BOE CZ XBUDIJOH PUIFS people's bands. He knew of Rzab because QFPQMF T CBOET )F LOFX PG 3[BC CFDBVTF of his time playing with Buddy Guy, for PG IJT UJNF QMBZJOH XJUI #VEEZ (VZ GPS instance, and he found Athas through JOTUBODF BOE IF GPVOE "UIBT UISPVHI a previous member of his band, Buddy B QSFWJPVT NFNCFS PG IJT CBOE #VEEZ Whittington.

8IJUUJOHUPO "I need to find people I have a great i* OFFE UP mOE QFPQMF * IBWF B HSFBU rapport with," he said. "That's important SBQQPSU XJUI w IF TBJE i5IBU T JNQPSUBOU to me."

UP NF w Mayall was born in the English coun.BZBMM XBT CPSO JO UIF &OHMJTI DPVO tryside not far from the industrial city USZTJEF OPU GBS GSPN UIF JOEVTUSJBM DJUZ of Manchester. His father was a fan of PG .BODIFTUFS )JT GBUIFS XBT B GBO PG American blues, and his record collection "NFSJDBO CMVFT BOE IJT SFDPSE DPMMFDUJPO included 78s by early blues guitar legends JODMVEFE T CZ FBSMZ CMVFT HVJUBS MFHFOET such as Leadbelly, Lonnie Johnson and TVDI BT -FBECFMMZ -POOJF +PIOTPO BOE Brownie McGhee. #SPXOJF .D(IFF Mayall's family were also fans of the .BZBMM T GBNJMZ XFSF BMTP GBOT PG UIF boogie-woogie style, so he began playing CPPHJF XPPHJF TUZMF TP IF CFHBO QMBZJOH piano at 14 while attending an arts school.

QJBOP BU XIJMF BUUFOEJOH BO BSUT TDIPPM Thus began a career of musical dexter5IVT CFHBO B DBSFFS PG NVTJDBM EFYUFS ity. .. Mayall is proficient on guitar, piano, JUZy .BZBMM JT QSPmDJFOU PO HVJUBS QJBOP keyboards, harmonica and a host of other LFZCPBSET IBSNPOJDB BOE B IPTU PG PUIFS instruments.

JOTUSVNFOUT As a young man, he worked as an artist "T B ZPVOH NBO IF XPSLFE BT BO BSUJTU for a department store, then served in GPS B EFQBSUNFOU TUPSF UIFO TFSWFE JO the British Army's Royal Engineers as UIF #SJUJTI "SNZ T 3PZBM &OHJOFFST BT an office clerk in England and Korea. He BO PGmDF DMFSL JO &OHMBOE BOE ,PSFB )F played music the entire time, but says he QMBZFE NVTJD UIF FOUJSF UJNF CVU TBZT IF couldn't find many places who wanted his DPVMEO U mOE NBOZ QMBDFT XIP XBOUFE IJT style of amplified-guitar blues. It wasn't TUZMF PG BNQMJmFE HVJUBS CMVFT *U XBTO U until the early 1960s, when Mayall was VOUJM UIF FBSMZ T XIFO .BZBMM XBT 30, that he started playing regularly in UIBU IF TUBSUFE QMBZJOH SFHVMBSMZ JO London and started gaining audiences for -POEPO BOE TUBSUFE HBJOJOH BVEJFODFT GPS his music.

IJT NVTJD It was around this time that he formed *U XBT BSPVOE UIJT UJNF UIBU IF GPSNFE the first version of his signature band, UIF mSTU WFSTJPO PG IJT TJHOBUVSF CBOE The Bluesbreakers. When Eric Clapton 5IF #MVFTCSFBLFST 8IFO &SJD $MBQUPO left The Yardbirds in 1965 due to their MFGU 5IF :BSECJSET JO EVF UP UIFJS increasing pop mentality, he turned to JODSFBTJOH QPQ NFOUBMJUZ IF UVSOFE UP

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"ULL -OOSE KFG (' Top 1O for Portland store Feb. 13-19: B]^ T]` >]`bZO\R ab]`S 4SP ! '( 1. Adele, "21" /RSZS Âľ Âś 2. ÂľBVS BeWZWUVb AOUO( 0`SOYW\U 2Oe\ "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1" (DVD) >O`b Âś 2D2 3. Leonard Cohen, "Old Ideas" ! :S]\O`R 1]VS\ Âľ=ZR 7RSOaÂś 4. Vasen, "Vasen Street" " DOaS\ ÂľDOaS\ Ab`SSbÂś 5. "The Rum Diary" (DVD) # ÂľBVS @c[ 2WO`gÂś 2D2 6. Vasen, "Live in Japan" $ DOaS\ Âľ:WdS W\ 8O^O\Âś 7. Adele, "Live at the Royal Albert Hall" % /RSZS Âľ:WdS Ob bVS @]gOZ /ZPS`b 6OZZÂś 8. Vasen, "Keyed Up" & DOaS\ Âľ9SgSR C^Âś 9. Gotye, "Making Mirrors" ' 5]bgS Âľ;OYW\U ;W``]`aÂś 10. Paul McCartney, "Kisses on the >OcZ ;Q1O`b\Sg Âľ9WaaSa ]\ bVS Bottom" 0]bb][Âś - Courtesy of Bull Moose Âł 1]c`bSag ]T 0cZZ ;]]aS

Mayall for a more blues-based approach. .BZBMM GPS B NPSF CMVFT CBTFE BQQSPBDI Their one and only album together, 5IFJS POF BOE POMZ BMCVN UPHFUIFS "Blues Breakers with Eric Clapton" i#MVFT #SFBLFST XJUI &SJD $MBQUPOw (1966), is considered one of the greatest

JT DPOTJEFSFE POF PG UIF HSFBUFTU albums of all time.

BMCVNT PG BMM UJNF But Clapton soon left to form Cream, #VU $MBQUPO TPPO MFGU UP GPSN $SFBN taking bass player Jack Bruce with him.

UBLJOH CBTT QMBZFS +BDL #SVDF XJUI IJN It was the first in a long line of musicians *U XBT UIF mSTU JO B MPOH MJOF PG NVTJDJBOT nurtured by Mayall who would leave for OVSUVSFE CZ .BZBMM XIP XPVME MFBWF GPS wildly successful careers elsewhere.

XJMEMZ TVDDFTTGVM DBSFFST FMTFXIFSF Instead of being resentful, Mayall finds *OTUFBE PG CFJOH SFTFOUGVM .BZBMM mOET it "gratifying" that Clapton and many JU iHSBUJGZJOHw UIBU $MBQUPO BOE NBOZ other great musicians played in his band.

PUIFS HSFBU NVTJDJBOT QMBZFE JO IJT CBOE "I guess it's a testament to my good taste i* HVFTT JU T B UFTUBNFOU UP NZ HPPE UBTUF in music," he said.

JO NVTJD w IF TBJE Mayall doesn't keep in touch very much .BZBMM EPFTO U LFFQ JO UPVDI WFSZ NVDI with his former bandmates. He did play XJUI IJT GPSNFS CBOENBUFT )F EJE QMBZ a gig with Clapton and Taylor in 2003, on B HJH XJUI $MBQUPO BOE 5BZMPS JO PO the occasion of Mayall's 70th birthday, but UIF PDDBTJPO PG .BZBMM T UI CJSUIEBZ CVU that was arranged by record labels.

UIBU XBT BSSBOHFE CZ SFDPSE MBCFMT "Eric showed up on the afternoon of the i&SJD TIPXFE VQ PO UIF BGUFSOPPO PG UIF show, so there were no rehearsals. It was TIPX TP UIFSF XFSF OP SFIFBSTBMT *U XBT great fun," said Mayall. "But as far as HSFBU GVO w TBJE .BZBMM i#VU BT GBS BT getting in touch with him again, I wouldn't HFUUJOH JO UPVDI XJUI IJN BHBJO * XPVMEO U know where to find Eric. I don't think his LOPX XIFSF UP mOE &SJD * EPO U UIJOL IJT number is listed."

OVNCFS JT MJTUFE w In 2001, on the anniversary of his 40th *O PO UIF BOOJWFSTBSZ PG IJT UI year in music, Mayall put out an alZFBS JO NVTJD .BZBMM QVU PVU BO BM bum called "Along for the Ride," which CVN DBMMFE i"MPOH GPS UIF 3JEF w XIJDI included appearances by Gary Moore, JODMVEFE BQQFBSBODFT CZ (BSZ .PPSF Jonny Lang, Steve Cropper, Steve Miller, +POOZ -BOH 4UFWF $SPQQFS 4UFWF .JMMFS Otis Rush, Billy Gibbons, Chris Rea and 0UJT 3VTI #JMMZ (JCCPOT $ISJT 3FB BOE others. It was a testament to Mayall's PUIFST *U XBT B UFTUBNFOU UP .BZBMM T reputation that, while not as commerSFQVUBUJPO UIBU XIJMF OPU BT DPNNFS cially successful as his proteges, his DJBMMZ TVDDFTTGVM BT IJT QSPUFHFT IJT influence on rock and post-war blues is JOnVFODF PO SPDL BOE QPTU XBS CMVFT JT incalculable.

JODBMDVMBCMF Mayall says he has no plans to retire or .BZBMM TBZT IF IBT OP QMBOT UP SFUJSF PS slow down, and will play music as long as TMPX EPXO BOE XJMM QMBZ NVTJD BT MPOH BT he can. When he's not playing music - or IF DBO 8IFO IF T OPU QMBZJOH NVTJD o PS arranging for his own tour publicity - he BSSBOHJOH GPS IJT PXO UPVS QVCMJDJUZ o IF likes to work with his hands.

MJLFT UP XPSL XJUI IJT IBOET "We just moved, and we built a new i8F KVTU NPWFE BOE XF CVJMU B OFX house, so I just finished building a rock IPVTF TP * KVTU mOJTIFE CVJMEJOH B SPDL fireplace," he said. "I like to keep movmSFQMBDF w IF TBJE i* MJLF UP LFFQ NPW JOH w Staff Writer Ray Routhier can be contacted at 791AbOTT E`WbS` @Og @]cbVWS` QO\ PS Q]\bOQbSR Ob %' 6454 or at: $"#" ]` Ob( rrouthier@pressherald. com ``]cbVWS`.^`SaaVS`OZR Q][

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rian Brinegar grew up practicing his silly walks, honing his British accent and SJBO #SJOFHBS HSFX VQ QSBDUJDJOH IJT TJMMZ XBMLT IPOJOH IJT #SJUJTI BDDFOU BOE reciting pithy phrases like "my brain hurts."

SFDJUJOH QJUIZ QISBTFT MJLF iNZ CSBJO IVSUT w "Monty Python is my geek-out. Other people have 'Star Wars' or 'Star Trek,' i.POUZ 1ZUIPO JT NZ HFFL PVU 0UIFS QFPQMF IBWF A4UBS 8BST PS A4UBS 5SFL but I have Python," said Brinegar, 38, a stand-up comedian from Gorham. "It's CVU * IBWF 1ZUIPO w TBJE #SJOFHBS B TUBOE VQ DPNFEJBO GSPN (PSIBN i*U T probably why I didn't date until I was 20. Most girls don't want to hear the dead QSPCBCMZ XIZ * EJEO U EBUF VOUJM * XBT .PTU HJSMT EPO U XBOU UP IFBS UIF EFBE parrot sketch on their first date."

QBSSPU TLFUDI PO UIFJS mSTU EBUF w But other stand-up comics - and millions of regular folks - are fairly #VU PUIFS TUBOE VQ DPNJDT o BOE NJMMJPOT PG SFHVMBS GPMLT o BSF GBJSMZ fluent in the language of Python. Thus nVFOU JO UIF MBOHVBHF PG 1ZUIPO 5IVT the annual Monty Python Night at Slainte UIF BOOVBM .POUZ 1ZUIPO /JHIU BU 4MBJOUF FOURTH ANNUAL FIFTH 4=C@B6 /<<C/: 474B6 Wine Bar & Lounge in Portland, hosted by 8JOF #BS -PVOHF JO 1PSUMBOE IPTUFE CZ MONTY PYTHON NIGHT ;=<BG >GB6=< <756B Brinegar. #SJOFHBS WHEN: 8 p.m. today E63<( & ^ [ b]ROg Comedians want to do Python, and Python $PNFEJBOT XBOU UP EP 1ZUIPO BOE 1ZUIPO WHERE: Slainte, 24 E63@3( AZOW\bS " geeks can't get enough.

HFFLT DBO U HFU FOPVHI Preble St., Portland >`SPZS Ab >]`bZO\R The next one is tonight, and it's officially 5IF OFYU POF JT UPOJHIU BOE JU T PGmDJBMMZ HOW MUCH: Free 6=E ;C16( 4`SS billed as "The Fourth Annual Fifth Monty CJMMFE BT i5IF 'PVSUI "OOVBM 'JGUI .POUZ INFO: 828-0900; 7<4=( & & ' ) Python Night." It's got an appropriately silly 1ZUIPO /JHIU w *U T HPU BO BQQSPQSJBUFMZ TJMMZ slaintewinebar.com aZOW\bSeW\SPO` Q][ name, which also happens to make sense.

OBNF XIJDI BMTP IBQQFOT UP NBLF TFOTF "The first time we did one, everybody i5IF mSTU UJNF XF EJE POF FWFSZCPEZ wanted to be a part of it. People even showed up in costume. So the next XBOUFE UP CF B QBSU PG JU 1FPQMF FWFO TIPXFE VQ JO DPTUVNF 4P UIF OFYU one we did was not a year later," said Brinegar. "This is the fifth one, but POF XF EJE XBT OPU B ZFBS MBUFS w TBJE #SJOFHBS i5IJT JT UIF mGUI POF CVU only the fourth annual."

POMZ UIF GPVSUI BOOVBM w Tonight's Monty Python Night will feature comedians who 5POJHIU T .POUZ 1ZUIPO /JHIU XJMM GFBUVSF DPNFEJBOT XIP perform at Slainte's open-mic comedy nights QFSGPSN BU 4MBJOUF T PQFO NJD DPNFEZ OJHIUT throughout the year.

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Get ready for vampire bats, a cookie(FU SFBEZ GPS WBNQJSF CBUT B DPPLJF baking Santa and a high-speed police CBLJOH 4BOUB BOE B IJHI TQFFE QPMJDF chase to descend upon Portland when DIBTF UP EFTDFOE VQPO 1PSUMBOE XIFO i57 4IPX &QJTPEF w TDSFFOT BU 4QBDF "TV Show Episode 4" screens at Space (BMMFSZ PO 5VFTEBZ OJHIU Gallery on Tuesday night.

The latest installment in an ongoing col5IF MBUFTU JOTUBMMNFOU JO BO POHPJOH DPM laboration between Creative Trails' Shoot MBCPSBUJPO CFUXFFO $SFBUJWF 5SBJMT 4IPPU Media Project and Bomb Diggity Arts, .FEJB 1SPKFDU BOE #PNC %JHHJUZ "SUT the show gives developmentally disabled UIF TIPX HJWFT EFWFMPQNFOUBMMZ EJTBCMFE adults the opportunity to produce and BEVMUT UIF PQQPSUVOJUZ UP QSPEVDF BOE star in short films.

TUBS JO TIPSU mMNT The first episode screened in October 5IF mSTU FQJTPEF TDSFFOFE JO 0DUPCFS 2010, with the next two episodes screen XJUI UIF OFYU UXP FQJTPEFT TDSFFO ing together the following year at a soldJOH UPHFUIFS UIF GPMMPXJOH ZFBS BU B TPME out show. This time around, audience PVU TIPX 5IJT UJNF BSPVOE BVEJFODF members will experience a 40-minute NFNCFST XJMM FYQFSJFODF B NJOVUF show, with each piece running about two TIPX XJUI FBDI QJFDF SVOOJOH BCPVU UXP to three minutes.

UP UISFF NJOVUFT The subject matter ranges from fantasy 5IF TVCKFDU NBUUFS SBOHFT GSPN GBOUBTZ to documentary. Some pieces are shot UP EPDVNFOUBSZ 4PNF QJFDFT BSF TIPU as live action; others feature animation.

BT MJWF BDUJPO PUIFST GFBUVSF BOJNBUJPO Highlights include parodies, done with )JHIMJHIUT JODMVEF QBSPEJFT EPOF XJUI puppets, of the '80s TV hit "The Cosby QVQQFUT PG UIF T 57 IJU i5IF $PTCZ Show" and music videos of Maroon 5 and 4IPXw BOE NVTJD WJEFPT PG .BSPPO BOE Christina Aguilera's hit song "Moves $ISJTUJOB "HVJMFSB T IJU TPOH i.PWFT Like Jagger."

-JLF +BHHFS w Natalie Conn, a team leader with Shoot /BUBMJF $POO B UFBN MFBEFS XJUI 4IPPU Media Project, conceived of the under.FEJB 1SPKFDU DPODFJWFE PG UIF VOEFS taking with fellow Salt Institute for DocuUBLJOH XJUI GFMMPX 4BMU *OTUJUVUF GPS %PDV mentary Studies alumna Anna Schechter.

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QBOUT UP NBLF NPWJFT w $POO TBJE Paulina Klimek-Cornett has partici1BVMJOB ,MJNFL $PSOFUU IBT QBSUJDJ pated in "TV Show Episode 4." One of the QBUFE JO i57 4IPX &QJTPEF w 0OF PG UIF pieces she worked on is an exploration QJFDFT TIF XPSLFE PO JT BO FYQMPSBUJPO of how her Polish heritage influences her PG IPX IFS 1PMJTI IFSJUBHF JOnVFODFT IFS art.

BSU "For me, it's been really cool," Klimeki'PS NF JU T CFFO SFBMMZ DPPM w ,MJNFL Cornett said. "I get to learn how to be a $PSOFUU TBJE i* HFU UP MFBSO IPX UP CF B better actor and stuff."

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11:40, 2, "( 4:20, 7:10, 9:50 Fri-Wed 11:40, 2, "( 4:20, 6:50, (" %( '(# 4`W ESR (" $(# 9:20; Cinemagic Saco Today-Wed 12:15, 4:45, '( ) 1W\S[OUWQ AOQ] B]ROg ESR ( # 2:30, (! "("# 7:10, 9:25; Brunswick 10 Today 1:20, 3:40, 7, 9:35 Fri-Wed %( '( #) 0`c\aeWQY B]ROg ( !(" % '(!# 4`W ESR 1:05, 3:35, 7, 9:35; Falmouth 10 Today 1:50, 4:40, ( # !(!# % '(!#) 4OZ[]cbV B]ROg (# "(" 7:10, 9:30 Fri-Sat 1:50, 4:45, 7:05, 9:35 Sun 1:50, 4:45, %( '(! 4`W AOb (# "("# %( # '(!# Ac\ (# "("# 7:05, Mon-Wed 4:45, 7:05 %( # ;]\ ESR "("# %( # "UNDERWORLD: AWAKENING" (R) (1:28) Stars Kate ÂľC<23@E=@:2( /E/93<7<5Âś @ ( & AbO`a 9ObS Beckinsale, Michael Ealy, India Eisley and Stephen Rea. 0SQYW\aOZS ;WQVOSZ 3OZg 7\RWO 3WaZSg O\R AbS^VS\ @SO Directed by Mans Marlind and Bjorn Stein. When human 2W`SQbSR Pg ;O\a ;O`ZW\R O\R 0X]`\ AbSW\ EVS\ Vc[O\ forces discover the existence of the Vampire and Lycan T]`QSa RWaQ]dS` bVS SfWabS\QS ]T bVS DO[^W`S O\R :gQO\ clans, a war to eradicate both species commences.

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Shoot Media Project AV]]b ;SRWO >`]XSQb artist Jason Taylor, O`bWab 8Oa]\ BOgZ]` acting as a talk show OQbW\U Oa O bOZY aV]e host, interviews V]ab W\bS`dWSea colleague Paulina Q]ZZSOUcS >OcZW\O Klimek-Cornett 9ZW[SY 1]`\Sbb about her Polish OP]cb VS` >]ZWaV heritage for "TV VS`WbOUS T]` ÂľBD Show Episode 4."

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CSPVHIU JOUP UIF GPME "A lot of folks are learning how to use i" MPU PG GPMLT BSF MFBSOJOH IPX UP VTF the video camera," said Mandy Morrish, UIF WJEFP DBNFSB w TBJE .BOEZ .PSSJTI media coordinator for Bomb Diggity Arts.

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UIF BQQFBM PG .POUZ 1ZUIPO Cinemagic Grand (South Portland) Today 2:15, 7:10; 1W\S[OUWQ 5`O\R A]cbV >]`bZO\R B]ROg ( # %( ) "They did silly in a very smart way," Cinemagic Westbrook Today 11:30,1:50, 4:20, 6:50, 9:30 i5IFZ EJE TJMMZ JO B WFSZ TNBSU XBZ w 1W\S[OUWQ ESabP`]]Y B]ROg (! (# "( $(# '(!

Fri-Wed 12:20, 9:40; Cinemagic Saco Today-Wed 12:05, he said. "There are times when I know 4`W ESR ( '(" ) 1W\S[OUWQ AOQ] B]ROg ESR ( # IF TBJE i5IFSF BSF UJNFT XIFO * LOPX 2:15, 4:30, 7:10, 9:20; Brunswick 10 Today 4:05, 7:30,10; ( # "(! %( '( ) 0`c\aeWQY B]ROg "( # %(! ) something, and I realize the only reason I TPNFUIJOH BOE * SFBMJ[F UIF POMZ SFBTPO * Falmouth 10 Today 1:45, 6:50 4OZ[]cbV B]ROg ("# $(# know it is from Python."

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CSBJO IVSUT w "I can't really explain some of the i* DBO U SFBMMZ FYQMBJO TPNF PG UIF appeal," said Brinegar, "you just have to BQQFBM w TBJE #SJOFHBS iZPV KVTU IBWF UP see it."

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N "%.%&)43 BENEFITS Claddagh Mhor Pipe Band Presents "Comics for #LADDAGH -HOR 0IPE "AND 0RESENTS h#OMICS FOR Kilts," proceeds will go towards the purchase +ILTS v PROCEEDS WILL GO TOWARDS THE PURCHASE of equipment and uniforms for the band, Maine OF EQUIPMENT AND UNIFORMS FOR THE BAND -AINE Irish Heritage Center, Portland. $20; two for $30. )RISH (ERITAGE #ENTER 0ORTLAND TWO FOR claddaghmhor.com. Cash bar opens at 7 p.m.; CLADDAGHMHOR COM #ASH BAR OPENS AT P M show at 8 p.m. Saturday.

SHOW AT P M 3ATURDAY Southern Maine Pickin' Society Headlining 3OUTHERN -AINE 0ICKIN 3OCIETY (EADLINING Dinner and Fundraiser, music and dinner, $INNER AND &UNDRAISER MUSIC AND DINNER

benefits American Liver Foundation, Falmouth BENElTS !MERICAN ,IVER &OUNDATION &ALMOUTH Congregational Church. $12; $20 per couple; $30 #ONGREGATIONAL #HURCH PER COUPLE per family, runningfortigerlily.com. 5 to 8 p.m.

PER FAMILY RUNNINGFORTIGERLILY COM TO P M Sunday.

3UNDAY "Pastabilities 4.0," Waterfall Arts fourth annual h0ASTABILITIES v 7ATERFALL !RTS FOURTH ANNUAL family "fun(d)raiser" with a pasta dinner, music FAMILY hFUN D RAISERv WITH A PASTA DINNER MUSIC

by Noah Fishman and a silent auction, Waterfall BY .OAH &ISHMAN AND A SILENT AUCTION 7ATERFALL Arts, Belfast. $15; $5 for children underage !RTS "ELFAST FOR CHILDREN UNDER AGE 12. waterfallarts.org. 5 and 6:30 p.m. seatings WATERFALLARTS ORG AND P M SEATINGS Monday.

-ONDAY Rippleffect Gala, dancing, food, raffle and live 2IPPLEFFECT 'ALA DANCING FOOD RAFmE AND LIVE auction; benefits Rippleffect Scholarship Program; AUCTION BENElTS 2IPPLEFFECT 3CHOLARSHIP 0ROGRAM Ocean Gateway Terminal, Portland. $50. /CEAN 'ATEWAY 4ERMINAL 0ORTLAND rippleeffect.net. 6 to 10 p.m. March 1.

RIPPLEEFFECT NET TO P M -ARCH

c`jk`e^j listings

3PACE 0ORTLAND SPACE ORG P M Space, Portland. $8. space538.org. 7:30 p.m. h4HE 0RINCESS "RIDEv RATED 0' ,ONG "The Princess Bride" (1987, rated PG), Long Branch School & General Store, Bowdoinham.

"RANCH 3CHOOL 'ENERAL 3TORE "OWDOINHAM Free. 699-8900. 6 p.m. &REE P M

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SUNDAY 35.$!9 Annual Oscar Party, watch the Oscars live !NNUAL /SCAR 0ARTY WATCH THE /SCARS LIVE IN ($ ON THE BIG SCREEN PLUS RED CARPET in HD on the big screen, plus red carpet AND PRIZES 3TRAND 4HEATRE 2OCKLAND &REE and prizes, Strand Theatre, Rockland. Free. rocklandstrand.com. 6:30 p.m.

ROCKLANDSTRAND COM P M h4HE $EBTv RATED 2 9ORK 0UBLIC ,IBRARY "The D e b t " (2011, rated R), York Public Library.

Free. 363-2818. 3 p.m. &REE P M TUESDAY 45%3$!9 "Windfall" (2012), award-winning documentary h7INDFALLv AWARD WINNING DOCUMENTARY about wind power, Unity Centre for the ABOUT WIND POWER 5NITY #ENTRE FOR THE Performing Arts. Free. 948-7469. 7 p.m.

0ERFORMING !RTS &REE P M MARCH 1 -!2#( "Windfall" (2012), award-winning documentary h7INDFALLv AWARD WINNING DOCUMENTARY about wind power, Skowhegan Free Library. Free.

ABOUT WIND POWER 3KOWHEGAN &REE ,IBRARY &REE 628-2070. 6 p.m.

P M "The Prep School Negro" (2011), documentary h4HE 0REP 3CHOOL .EGROv DOCUMENTARY screening with outreach workshop featuring film SCREENING WITH OUTREACH WORKSHOP FEATURING lLM director Andre Robert Lee, University of New DIRECTOR !NDRE 2OBERT ,EE 5NIVERSITY OF .EW England (Ludcke Auditorium), Portland. Free. %NGLAND ,UDCKE !UDITORIUM 0ORTLAND &REE friendsschoolofportland.org. 6 p.m.

FRIENDSSCHOOLOFPORTLAND ORG P M

FAIRS/FESTIVALS N &!)23 &%34)6!,3 Longfellow Days, month long celebration ,ONGFELLOW $AYS MONTHLONG CELEBRATION of readings, tours, dinners, films and more OF READINGS TOURS DINNERS lLMS AND MORE honoring Henry W. Longfellow, various HONORING (ENRY 7 ,ONGFELLOW VARIOUS locations, Brunswick. Various prices.

LOCATIONS "RUNSWICK 6ARIOUS PRICES brunswickdowntown.com/longfellowdays.

BRUNSWICKDOWNTOWN COM LONGFELLOWDAYS Through Sunday.

4HROUGH 3UNDAY Laser Fest, laser-light shows including "Laser U2," ,ASER &EST LASER LIGHT SHOWS INCLUDING h,ASER 5 v "Laser Spirit," "Laser Mania," "Hypnotica" and h,ASER 3PIRIT v h,ASER -ANIA v h(YPNOTICAv AND more; University of Southern Maine (Southworth MORE 5NIVERSITY OF 3OUTHERN -AINE 3OUTHWORTH Planetarium), Portland. $5, plus $1 for 3-D 0LANETARIUM 0ORTLAND PLUS FOR $ glasses. Call for show schedule: 780-4249. Noon, GLASSES #ALL FOR SHOW SCHEDULE .OON

2, 3, 7 and 8 p.m. today and Friday; 1, 3, 7 and 8

AND P M TODAY AND &RIDAY

AND p.m. Saturday; 1 and 3 p.m. Sunday.

P M 3ATURDAY AND P M 3UNDAY 24th Annual Family Fest, outdoor winter family TH !NNUAL &AMILY &EST OUTDOOR WINTER FAMILY fun, poker run, snow volleyball tournament, pieFUN POKER RUN SNOW VOLLEYBALL TOURNAMENT PIE eating contest and ugliest ski sweater contest, EATING CONTEST AND UGLIEST SKI SWEATER CONTEST

Shawnee Peak, Bridgton. Free. 647-8444. 10 a.m.

3HAWNEE 0EAK "RIDGTON &REE A M to 2 p.m. today.

TO P M TODAY Longfellow Days: Cabaret Valentine Buffet, ,ONGFELLOW $AYS #ABARET 6ALENTINE "UFFET

buffet of desserts, cheeses and beverages, plus BUFFET OF DESSERTS CHEESES AND BEVERAGES PLUS music, love letters and poetry from Maine State MUSIC LOVE LETTERS AND POETRY FROM -AINE 3TATE Music Theatre; The Inn at Brunswick Station. $25; -USIC 4HEATRE 4HE )NN AT "RUNSWICK 3TATION reservations required. 729-4439. 7 p.m. Friday.

RESERVATIONS REQUIRED P M &RIDAY Bethel Winterfest, Nordic and Alpine skiing "ETHEL 7INTERFEST .ORDIC AND !LPINE SKIING events, snowboarding, snowmobiling, rail jams, EVENTS SNOWBOARDING SNOWMOBILING RAIL JAMS

sledding, scenic airplane rides, demonstrations SLEDDING SCENIC AIRPLANE RIDES DEMONSTRATIONS and more; various locations, Bethel.

AND MORE VARIOUS LOCATIONS "ETHEL bethelwinterfest.com. 5:15 to 9 p.m. Friday; 10 BETHELWINTERFEST COM TO P M &RIDAY a.m. to about 7 p.m. Saturday.

A M TO ABOUT P M 3ATURDAY Signature Event, fine cocktails and confectionary 3IGNATURE %VENT lNE COCKTAILS AND CONFECTIONARY creations, kickoff to Maine Restaurant Week, CREATIONS KICKOFF TO -AINE 2ESTAURANT 7EEK

Portland Harbor Hotel. $35; four for $120.

0ORTLAND (ARBOR (OTEL FOUR FOR mainerestaurantweek.com. 5:30 to 8:30 p.m.

MAINERESTAURANTWEEK COM TO P M Wednesday.

7EDNESDAY Wines Around the World, Maine Restaurant Week 7INES !ROUND THE 7ORLD -AINE 2ESTAURANT 7EEK event; culinary journey to Argentina, Italy, Spain, EVENT CULINARY JOURNEY TO !RGENTINA )TALY 3PAIN

France and the U.S.; The Inn at Brunswick Station. &RANCE AND THE 5 3 4HE )NN AT "RUNSWICK 3TATION $45; includes wine, food, tax and tip. 837-6565.

INCLUDES WINE FOOD TAX AND TIP 6 p.m. March 1.

P M -ARCH

SPECIAL EVENTS N 30%#)!, %6%.43 FRIDAY &2)$!9 "Search for the Solar System's Edge," planetarium h3EARCH FOR THE 3OLAR 3YSTEM S %DGE v PLANETARIUM show, University of Southern Maine (Southworth SHOW 5NIVERSITY OF 3OUTHERN -AINE 3OUTHWORTH Planetarium), Portland. $4, $6. usm.maine.edu/ 0LANETARIUM 0ORTLAND USM MAINE EDU planet. 1 p.m.

PLANET P M Phyzgig, with AudioBody, Randy Judkins and 0HYZGIG WITH !UDIO"ODY 2ANDY *UDKINS AND Norman Ng, plus lobby magic by Dan Link, .ORMAN .G PLUS LOBBY MAGIC BY $AN ,INK

Westbrook Performing Arts Center. $16; $10 for 7ESTBROOK 0ERFORMING !RTS #ENTER FOR ages 12 and younger, acorn-productions.org.

AGES AND YOUNGER ACORN PRODUCTIONS ORG 7 p.m.

P M SATURDAY 3!452$!9 Annual Longfellow Birthday Party, readings of !NNUAL ,ONGFELLOW "IRTHDAY 0ARTY READINGS OF Longfellow poems by MPBN's Irwin Gratz and ,ONGFELLOW POEMS BY -0". S )RWIN 'RATZ AND state Rep. Herb Adams, Maine Historical Society, STATE 2EP (ERB !DAMS -AINE (ISTORICAL 3OCIETY

Portland, mainehistory.org. 10 a.m.

0ORTLAND MAINEHISTORY ORG A M

BOOKS/AUTHORS N "//+3 !54(/23 Matt and ;Obb O\R Jason Tardy 8Oa]\ BO`Rg create Q`SObS "comedic ¾Q][SRWQ electronica" SZSQb`]\WQOœ as AudioBody, Oa /cRW]0]Rg and they're O\R bVSg¸`S part of the ^O`b ]T bVS Phyzgig lineup >VghUWU ZW\Sc^ Friday at the 4`WROg Ob bVS Westbrook ESabP`]]Y Performing >S`T]`[W\U Arts Center. /`ba 1S\bS`

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"Longfellow and Bull: The Poet and the Virtuoso," h,ONGFELLOW AND "ULL 4HE 0OET AND THE 6IRTUOSO v illustrated talk by Charles Kaufmann, Maine ILLUSTRATED TALK BY #HARLES +AUFMANN -AINE Historical Society, Portland, mainehistory.org.

(ISTORICAL 3OCIETY 0ORTLAND MAINEHISTORY ORG 1 p.m.

P M Maine Roller Derby: Calamity Janes vs. Montreal -AINE 2OLLER $ERBY #ALAMITY *ANES VS -ONTREAL Sexpos, Happy Wheels Skate Center, Portland. $5.

3EXPOS (APPY 7HEELS 3KATE #ENTER 0ORTLAND mainerollerderby.com. 5 to 7:30 p.m.

MAINEROLLERDERBY COM TO P M Winter Family Fun Day, dog-sled rides, ice 7INTER &AMILY &UN $AY DOG SLED RIDES ICE harvesting, ice-sculpting demonstrations, nature HARVESTING ICE SCULPTING DEMONSTRATIONS NATURE hikes and more, Aroostook State Park, Presque HIKES AND MORE !ROOSTOOK 3TATE 0ARK 0RESQUE Isle. $1.50; free for children and seniors. )SLE FREE FOR CHILDREN AND SENIORS parksandlands.com. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

PARKSANDLANDS COM A M TO P M Simply Southern Italian Cooking and Wine 3IMPLY 3OUTHERN )TALIAN #OOKING AND 7INE Series, cooking and wine class presented by the 3ERIES COOKING AND WINE CLASS PRESENTED BY THE Chadwick, Newfangled Eats and Wine Wine, 2 1 #HADWICK .EWFANGLED %ATS AND 7INE 7INE

plus; Chadwick Bed and Breakfast, Portland. $75; PLUS #HADWICK "ED AND "REAKFAST 0ORTLAND $125 per couple. 774-5141. 6 to 9 p.m.

PER COUPLE TO P M SUNDAY 35.$!9 Fort Andross Winter Antique Show, dealers from &ORT !NDROSS 7INTER !NTIQUE 3HOW DEALERS FROM all over New England, Fort Andross, Brunswick.

ALL OVER .EW %NGLAND &ORT !NDROSS "RUNSWICK Free admission. 522-1977. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. &REE ADMISSION A M TO P M MONDAY -/.$!9 Storytime in the Garden, hourlong stories read by 3TORYTIME IN THE 'ARDEN HOURLONG STORIES READ BY Pat Jeremiah, Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, 0AT *EREMIAH #OASTAL -AINE "OTANICAL 'ARDENS

Boothbay. Free. 633-4333. 10 a.m.

"OOTHBAY &REE A M WEDNESDAY 7%$.%3$!9 "The Iraq War from a Maine Perspective," h4HE )RAQ 7AR FROM A -AINE 0ERSPECTIVE v Salt Institute hosts an evening dedicated to 3ALT )NSTITUTE HOSTS AN EVENING DEDICATED TO soldiers fighting in Iraq and their families SOLDIERS lGHTING IN )RAQ AND THEIR FAMILIES featuring the Portland premiere of the MaineFEATURING THE 0ORTLAND PREMIERE OF THE -AINE

made documentary "Welcome to Lee Maine," MADE DOCUMENTARY h7ELCOME TO ,EE -AINE v discussion with Portland Press Herald columnist DISCUSSION WITH 0ORTLAND 0RESS (ERALD COLUMNIST Bill Nemitz and photojournalist Gregory Rec, "ILL .EMITZ AND PHOTOJOURNALIST 'REGORY 2EC

Cinemagic Grand, South Portland. $6. salt.edu. #INEMAGIC 'RAND 3OUTH 0ORTLAND SALT EDU 7 p.m.

P M MARCH 1 -!2#( Maine Beer Co. Beer Dinner, four-course dinner -AINE "EER #O "EER $INNER FOUR COURSE DINNER paired with beers from Maine Beer Co., 50 PAIRED WITH BEERS FROM -AINE "EER #O

Local, Kennebunk. $55, includes tax and tip. ,OCAL +ENNEBUNK INCLUDES TAX AND TIP localkennebunk.com. 6 p.m.

LOCALKENNEBUNK COM P M

FILMS N &),-3 TODAY 4/$!9 2012 Oscar Nominated Animated Short Films, /SCAR .OMINATED !NIMATED 3HORT &ILMS

Space Gallery, Portland. $8. space538.org.

3PACE 'ALLERY 0ORTLAND SPACE ORG 7:30 p.m.

P M "Windfall" (2012), award-winning documentary h7INDFALLv AWARD WINNING DOCUMENTARY about w i n d power, Carrabassett Community ABOUT WIND POWER #ARRABASSETT #OMMUNITY Library, Carrabassett Valley. Free. 628-2070. ,IBRARY #ARRABASSETT 6ALLEY &REE 7 p.m.

P M "The W i n d Journeys" (2009), Maine premiere h4HE 7IND *OURNEYSv -AINE PREMIERE of award-winning film, in Spanish with English OF AWARD WINNING lLM IN 3PANISH WITH %NGLISH subtitles, post-screening discussion, Rockland SUBTITLES POST SCREENING DISCUSSION 2OCKLAND Public Library. Free. 594-0310. 6:30 p.m.

0UBLIC ,IBRARY &REE P M FRIDAY &2)$!9 "Windfall" (2012), award-winning documentary h7INDFALLv AWARD WINNING DOCUMENTARY about wind power, New Portland Community ABOUT WIND POWER .EW 0ORTLAND #OMMUNITY Room. Free. 628-2070. 6 p.m.

2OOM &REE P M SATURDAY 3!452$!9 2 0 1 2 Oscar Nominated Live Action Short Films, /SCAR .OMINATED ,IVE !CTION 3HORT &ILMS

TODAY 4/$!9 Luann Yetter, author of "Portland's Past: ,UANN 9ETTER AUTHOR OF h0ORTLAND S 0AST Stories from the City by the Sea," Maine 3TORIES FROM THE #ITY BY THE 3EA v -AINE Maritime Museum, Bath. $7; $5 for members.

-ARITIME -USEUM "ATH FOR MEMBERS mainemaritimemuseum.org. 7 p.m.

MAINEMARITIMEMUSEUM ORG P M Poet Carolyn Gelland, author of "Four Alarm 0OET #AROLYN 'ELLAND AUTHOR OF h&OUR !LARM House," Farmington Public Library. Free.

(OUSE v &ARMINGTON 0UBLIC ,IBRARY &REE 778-4312. 7 p.m.

P M FRIDAY &2)$!9 June O'Donal, author of "The Fryeburg *UNE / $ONAL AUTHOR OF h4HE &RYEBURG Chronicles: Book I The Amazing Grace #HRONICLES "OOK ) n 4HE !MAZING 'RACE 1765-1784," Portland Public Library. Free.

v 0ORTLAND 0UBLIC ,IBRARY &REE portlandlibrary.com. Noon.

PORTLANDLIBRARY COM .OON SATURDAY 3!452$!9 Chris Van Dusen, author of "Randy Riley's Really #HRIS 6AN $USEN AUTHOR OF h2ANDY 2ILEY S 2EALLY Big Hit," and MattTavares, author of "There Goes "IG (IT v AND -ATT 4AVARES AUTHOR OF h4HERE 'OES Ted Williams," Kennebooks, Kennebunk. 9674ED 7ILLIAMS v +ENNEBOOKS +ENNEBUNK 6136. 10:30 a.m.

A M Kristen Lindquist and Morgan Callan Rogers, +RISTEN ,INDQUIST AND -ORGAN #ALLAN 2OGERS

birthday party for the store, Gulf of Maine Books, BIRTHDAY PARTY FOR THE STORE 'ULF OF -AINE "OOKS

Brunswick, gulfofmainebooks.com. 3 p.m.

"RUNSWICK GULFOFMAINEBOOKS COM P M February Blues Book Bash, several independent &EBRUARY "LUES "OOK "ASH SEVERAL INDEPENDENT authors read and sign their books, Curtis AUTHORS READ AND SIGN THEIR BOOKS #URTIS Memorial Library, Brunswick. Free. 594-0091.

-EMORIAL ,IBRARY "RUNSWICK &REE 12:30 to 4 p.m.

TO P M Rebekah Raye, art workshop and book reading by 2EBEKAH 2AYE ART WORKSHOP AND BOOK READING BY children's book author and illustrator, Maine State CHILDREN S BOOK AUTHOR AND ILLUSTRATOR -AINE 3TATE Museum, Augusta. Free, mainestatemuseum.org.

-USEUM !UGUSTA &REE MAINESTATEMUSEUM ORG 11 a.m.

A M TUESDAY 45%3$!9 Maine Historical Society Book Group, Jane -AINE (ISTORICAL 3OCIETY "OOK 'ROUP *ANE Brox's "Brilliant: The Evolution of Artificial Light" "ROX S h"RILLIANT 4HE %VOLUTION OF !RTIlCIAL ,IGHTv and other selected readings, Maine Historical AND OTHER SELECTED READINGS -AINE (ISTORICAL Society, Portland. $10 to $20 for four sessions.

3OCIETY 0ORTLAND TO FOR FOUR SESSIONS mainehistory.org. 7 p.m.

MAINEHISTORY ORG P M Port Veritas Spoken Word Night, weekly poetry 0ORT 6ERITAS 3POKEN 7ORD .IGHT WEEKLY POETRY reading, Local Sprouts Cooperative, Portland.

READING ,OCAL 3PROUTS #OOPERATIVE 0ORTLAND Free/donation, localsprouts.coop. 7 p.m. &REE DONATION LOCALSPROUTS COOP P M WEDNESDAY 7%$.%3$!9 Morgan Callan Rogers, author of "Red Ruby Heart -ORGAN #ALLAN 2OGERS AUTHOR OF h2ED 2UBY (EART in a Cold Blue Sea," Patten Free Library, Bath.

IN A #OLD "LUE 3EA v 0ATTEN &REE ,IBRARY "ATH Free. 443-5141. 6:30 p.m. &REE P M

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

Portland. $12 to $20. portlandpirates.com. Vs. 0ORTLAND TO PORTLANDPIRATES COM 6S Springfield, 4 p.m. Sunday.

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;O`QV ! Âł DO\ 6OZS\ eWbV 9]]Z BVS March 13 - Van Halen with Kool & The Gang, 7:30 p.m., Verizon Wireless 5O\U %(! ^ [ DS`Wh]\ EW`SZSaa Arena, Manchester, N.H. $60 to $162.10. /`S\O ;O\QVSabS` < 6 $ b] $

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

Continued from Page E24 :fek`el\[ ]ifd >OUS 3 " March 14-16 - Dropkick Murphys, 7 p.m., ;O`QV " $ Âł 2`]^YWQY ;c`^Vga % ^ [ House of Blues, Boston. $32.50 to $60.

6]caS ]T 0ZcSa 0]ab]\ ! # b] $ May 6 - Judy Collins, 8 p.m., ;Og $ Âł 8cRg 1]ZZW\a & ^ [ Livenation.com; (800) 745-3000 :WdS\ObW]\ Q][) & %"# !

Jonathan's, Ogunquit. $65 to $102.

8]\ObVO\¸a =Uc\_cWb $# b] March 16 - Celtic Woman, 7:30 p.m., ;O`QV $ ³ 1SZbWQ E][O\ %(! ^ [ Jonathansrestaurant.com; 646-4526 8]\ObVO\a`SabOc`O\b Q][) $"$ "# $ May 9 - Trans-Siberian Orchestra: Verizon Wireless Arena, Manchester, N.H. DS`Wh]\ EW`SZSaa /`S\O ;O\QVSabS` < 6 ;Og ' ³ B`O\a AWPS`WO\ =`QVSab`O( Beethoven's Last Night, 5:30 p.m., Bangor $43.50 to $59. Ticketmaster.com; 0SSbV]dS\¸a :Oab <WUVb #(! ^ [ 0O\U]` "! # b] #' BWQYSb[OabS` Q][) Waterfront Pavilion. $41.75 to $61.75.

EObS`T`]\b >OdWZW]\ " %# b] $ %# (800) 745-3000 & %"# !

Waterfrontconcerts.com; (800) 745-3000.

EObS`T`]\bQ]\QS`ba Q][) & %"# !

March 17 - Harlem Globetrotters, 7 p.m., ;O`QV % Âł 6O`ZS[ 5Z]PSb`]bbS`a % ^ [ May 10 - Beats Antique, 8 p.m., Port ;Og Âł 0SOba /\bW_cS & ^ [ >]`b Verizon Wireless Arena, Manchester, N.H. DS`Wh]\ EW`SZSaa /`S\O ;O\QVSabS` < 6 City Music Hall, Portland. $18 to $40.

1Wbg ;caWQ 6OZZ >]`bZO\R & b] " $27 to $138.35. Ticketmaster.com;

% b] !& !# BWQYSb[OabS` Q][) Portcitymusichall.com; (888) 512-SHOW >]`bQWbg[caWQVOZZ Q][) &&& # A6=E (800) 745-3000 & %"# !

May 11 Southside Johnny & The Poor ;Og Âł A]cbVaWRS 8]V\\g BVS >]]` March 20 - GWAR, 7:30 p.m., Wilbur ;O`QV Âł 5E/@ %(! ^ [ EWZPc` Fools, 8 p.m., Stone Mountain Arts Center, 4]]Za & ^ [ Ab]\S ;]c\bOW\ /`ba 1S\bS` Theatre, Boston. $28.50.

Ticketmaster.com; BVSOb`S 0]ab]\ & # BWQYSb[OabS` Q][) Brownfield. $40. Stonemountainartscenter 0`]e\ÂżSZR " Ab]\S[]c\bOW\O`baQS\bS` (800) 745-3000 & %"# ! .com; 935-7292 Q][) '!# % ' March 22 Âł 2` 2]U & ^ [ 6]caS ]T 0ZcSa - Dr. Dog, 8 p.m., House of Blues, ;O`QV May 11 - Aztec Two Step, 8 p.m., One ;Og Âł /hbSQ Be] AbS^ & ^ [ =\S Boston. $22.50 to $35. Livenation.com; 0]ab]\ # b] !# :WdS\ObW]\ Q][) Longfellow Square, Portland. $25/$28. :]\UTSZZ]e A_cO`S >]`bZO\R # & (800) 745-3000 & %"# !

Onelongfellowsquare.com; 761-1757 =\SZ]\UTSZZ]ea_cO`S Q][) %$ %#% March 23 - Kathy Griffin, 10 p.m., Wilbur ;O`QV ! Âł 9ObVg 5`WTÂż\ ^ [ EWZPc` May 17 - Whitechapel, Miss May I and ;Og % Âł EVWbSQVO^SZ ;Waa ;Og 7 O\R Theatre, Boston. $59.25 to $81.75.

BVSOb`S 0]ab]\ #' # b] & %# After the Burial, 6:30 p.m., State Theatre, /TbS` bVS 0c`WOZ $(! ^ [ AbObS BVSOb`S Ticketmaster.com; (800) 745-3000 BWQYSb[OabS` Q][) & %"# !

Portland. $17.50/$20.

Statetheatreportland. >]`bZO\R % # AbObSbVSOb`S^]`bZO\R March 24 - Martin Sexton, 8 p.m., House of ;O`QV " Âł ;O`bW\ ASfb]\ & ^ [ 6]caS ]T com; (800) 745-3000; Cumberland County Q][) & %"# ! ) 1c[PS`ZO\R 1]c\bg Blues, Boston. $25 to $35. Livenation.com; 0ZcSa 0]ab]\ # b] !# :WdS\ObW]\ Q][) Civic Center box office 1WdWQ 1S\bS` P]f ]TÂżQS (800) 745-3000 & %"# !

May 18 - Godsmack and Staind, 5 p.m., ;Og & Âł 5]Ra[OQY O\R AbOW\R # ^ [ March 26 - Bruce Springsteen and the E ;O`QV $ Âł 0`cQS A^`W\UabSS\ O\R bVS 3 Bangor Waterfront Pavilion. $47.50.

0O\U]` EObS`T`]\b >OdWZW]\ "% # Street Band, TD Garden, Boston. $67.50 to Ab`SSb 0O\R B2 5O`RS\ 0]ab]\ $% # b] Waterfrontconcerts.com; (800) 745-3000 EObS`T`]\bQ]\QS`ba Q][) & %"# ! $100.50. Livenation.com; (800) 745-3000 May 18 - Enter the Haggis, 8 p.m., Stone # :WdS\ObW]\ Q][) & %"# ! ;Og & Âł 3\bS` bVS 6OUUWa & ^ [ Ab]\S Mountain Arts Center, Brownfield. $25.

March 27 - Kasabian, 8 p.m., House of ;O`QV % Âł 9OaOPWO\ & ^ [ 6]caS ]T ;]c\bOW\ /`ba 1S\bS` 0`]e\ÂżSZR # Stonemountainartscenter.com; 935-7292 Blues, Boston. $23 to $25.

Livenation.com; 0ZcSa 0]ab]\ ! b] # :WdS\ObW]\ Q][) Ab]\S[]c\bOW\O`baQS\bS` Q][) '!# % ' May 19 - Tom Rush, 8 p.m., Stone Mountain (800) 745-3000 & %"# ! ;Og ' Âł B][ @caV & ^ [ Ab]\S ;]c\bOW\ Arts Center, Brownfield. $37.50.

March 27 - Delta Spirit, 8 p.m., Paradise ;O`QV % Âł 2SZbO A^W`Wb & ^ [ >O`ORWaS /`ba 1S\bS` 0`]e\ÂżSZR !% # Stonemountainartscenter.com; 935-7292 Rock Club, Boston. $24.50.

Livenation.com; @]QY 1ZcP 0]ab]\ " # :WdS\ObW]\ Q][) Ab]\S[]c\bOW\O`baQS\bS` Q][) '!# % ' May 20 - Chris Smither, 8 p.m., One (800) 745-3000 & %"# ! ;Og Âł 1V`Wa A[WbVS` & ^ [ =\S Longfellow Square, Portland. $22/$25.

March 30 - The Joy Formidable, 8 :]\UTSZZ]e A_cO`S >]`bZO\R # ;O`QV ! Âł BVS 8]g 4]`[WROPZS & Onelongfellowsquare.com; 761-1757 =\SZ]\UTSZZ]ea_cO`S Q][) %$ %#% p.m., Paradise Rock Club, Boston. $20. ^ [ >O`ORWaS @]QY 1ZcP 0]ab]\

May 23 - Joe Bonamassa, 8 p.m., Merrill ;Og ! Âł 8]S 0]\O[OaaO & ^ [ ;S``WZZ Livenation.com; (800) 745-3000 :WdS\ObW]\ Q][) & %"# !

Auditorium, Portland. $49 to $79. /cRWb]`Wc[ >]`bZO\R "' b] %' March 30 - Levon Helm Band with Los ;O`QV ! Âł :Sd]\ 6SZ[ 0O\R eWbV :]a Porttix.com; 842-0800 >]`bbWf Q][) &" & Lobos, 8 p.m., Casino Ballroom, Hampton :]P]a & ^ [ 1OaW\] 0OZZ`]][ 6O[^b]\ May 27 - Country Throwdown with Gary ;Og % Âł 1]c\b`g BV`]eR]e\ eWbV 5O`g Beach, N.H. $36 to $70. Ticketmaster.com; 0SOQV < 6 !$ b] % BWQYSb[OabS` Q][) Allan, Justin Moore, Josh Thompson, Sunny /ZZO\ 8cabW\ ;]]`S 8]aV BV][^a]\ Ac\\g (800) 745-3000 & %"# !

Sweeney and several others on multiple AeSS\Sg O\R aSdS`OZ ]bVS`a ]\ [cZbW^ZS March 30 - DJ Shadow, 9 p.m. March ;O`QV ! Âł 28 AVOR]e ' ^ [ ;O`QV stages, 3 p.m., Bangor Waterfront Pavilion. abOUSa ! ^ [ 0O\U]` EObS`T`]\b >OdWZW]\ 30, House of Blues, Boston. $27. ! 6]caS ]T 0ZcSa 0]ab]\ % $22.25 to $52.25. Waterfrontconcerts.com; (800) # b] # # EObS`T`]\bQ]\QS`ba Q][) Livenation.com; (800) 745-3000 :WdS\ObW]\ Q][) & %"# !

745-3000 & %"# !

March 31 - Harlem Globetrotters, 2 ^ [ p.m., ;O`QV ! Âł 6O`ZS[ 5Z]PSb`]bbS`a May 31 - Bonnie Raitt with Marc Cohn, 8 ;Og ! Âł 0]\\WS @OWbb eWbV ;O`Q 1]V\ & TD Garden, Boston. $35.25 to $178.45.

B2 5O`RS\ 0]ab]\ !# # b] %& "# p.m., Merrill Auditorium, Portland. $52.50 to ^ [ ;S``WZZ /cRWb]`Wc[ >]`bZO\R # # b] Ticketmaster.com; (800) 745-3000 BWQYSb[OabS` Q][) & %"# ! $62.50.

Porttix.com; 842-0800 $ # >]`bbWf Q][) &" & Courtesy photo 1]c`bSag ^V]b] April 5-6 - Furthur, 7:30 p.m., Citi /^`WZ # $ Âł 4c`bVc` %(! ^ [ 1WbW May 31 - Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, 8 p.m., ;Og ! Âł <Wbbg 5`Wbbg 2W`b 0O\R & ^ [ Rascal F l a t t s headlines a c o u n t r y s h o w at t h e B a n g o r W a t e r f r o n t Pavilion on @OaQOZ 4ZObba VSORZW\Sa O Q]c\b`g aV]e Ob bVS 0O\U]` EObS`T`]\b >OdWZW]\ ]\ Performing Arts Center Wang Theatre, >S`T]`[W\U /`ba 1S\bS` EO\U BVSOb`S Stone Mountain Arts Center, Brownfield.

Ab]\S ;]c\bOW\ /`ba 1S\bS` 0`]e\ÂżSZR July 6.

8cZg $ Boston. $49.50 to $59.50. Citicenter.org; 0]ab]\ "' # b] #' # 1WbWQS\bS` ]`U) $75. Stonemountainartscenter.com; %# Ab]\S[]c\bOW\O`baQS\bS` Q][) (866) 348-9738 &$$ !"& '%!& 935-7292 '!# % ' p.m., Bangor Waterfront Pavilion, $139.50 Livenation.com; (800) 745-3000 April 5, 7 - Kevin Hart, 7 p.m. and ^ [ 0O\U]` EObS`T`]\b >OdWZW]\ !' # :WdS\ObW]\ Q][) & %"# ! /^`WZ # % Âł 9SdW\ 6O`b % ^ [ O\R June 2 Âł 2O` EWZZWO[a $(! O\R '(! ^ [ - Dar Williams, 6:30 and 9:30 p.m., 8c\S to $260.

Waterfrontconcerts.com; (800) March 1 - Pat Green, 8 p.m., House of Blues, '("# ^ [ EWZPc` BVSOb`S 0]ab]\ & # 9:45 p.m., Wilbur Theatre, Boston. $81.50. b] $ EObS`T`]\bQ]\QS`ba Q][) & ;O`QV Âł >Ob 5`SS\ & ^ [ 6]caS ]T 0ZcSa One Longfellow Square, Portland. $35. =\S :]\UTSZZ]e A_cO`S >]`bZO\R !# 745-3000 Boston. $25.

Livenation.com; %"# !

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

761-1757; Onelongfellowsquare.com %$ %#%) =\SZ]\UTSZZ]ea_cO`S Q][ Sept. 2 Âł 8Oa]\ /ZRSO\ :cYS 0`gO\ #(!

- Jason Aldean & Luke Bryan, 5:30 (800) 745-3000 AS^b & %"# !

April 11 - Rain, 8 p.m., Wilbur Theatre, /^`WZ Âł @OW\ & ^ [ EWZPc` BVSOb`S June 15 - Enter the Haggis, 8 p.m., Stone 8c\S # Âł 3\bS` bVS 6OUUWa & ^ [ Ab]\S p.m., Bangor Waterfront Pavilion, $139.50 March 1 - Tyga, 8 p.m., Wilbur Theatre, ^ [ 0O\U]` EObS`T`]\b >OdWZW]\ !' # ;O`QV Âł BgUO & ^ [ EWZPc` BVSOb`S Boston. $82. :WdS\ObW]\ Q][) Livenation.com; 0]ab]\ & Mountain Arts Center, Brownfield. $25. ;]c\bOW\ /`ba 1S\bS` 0`]e\ÂżSZR # to $260.

Waterfrontconcerts.com; (800) Boston. $31. Ticketmaster.com; b] $ EObS`T`]\bQ]\QS`ba Q][) & 0]ab]\ ! BWQYSb[OabS` Q][) (800) 745-3000 Stonemountainartscenter.com; 935-7292 & %"# !

Ab]\S[]c\bOW\O`baQS\bS` Q][) '!# % ' 745-3000 (800) 745-3000 %"# ! & %"# !

June 24 - James Taylor and His Band, April 12 Âł A\]e >Ob`]Z %(! ^ [ =`^VSc[ - Snow Patrol, 7:30 p.m., Orpheum /^`WZ 8c\S " Âł 8O[Sa BOgZ]` O\R 6Wa 0O\R Sept.

16 - Connie Smith, 8 p.m., Stone March 2 Âł []S & ^ [ 6]caS ]T 0ZcSa - m o e , 8 p.m., House of Blues, AS^b $ Âł 1]\\WS A[WbV & ^ [ Ab]\S ;O`QV 8 p.m., Cumberland County Civic Theatre, Boston. $43.20 to $47.80.

BVSOb`S 0]ab]\ "! b] "% & & ^ [ 1c[PS`ZO\R 1]c\bg 1WdWQ Mountain Arts Center, Brownfield. $45. ;]c\bOW\ /`ba 1S\bS` 0`]e\ÂżSZR "# Boston. $30 to $45. Livenation.com; 0]ab]\ ! b] "# :WdS\ObW]\ Q][) Center, Portland. $59.50 to $79.50.

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

1S\bS` >]`bZO\R #' # b] %' # Stonemountainartscenter.com; 935-7292 Ab]\S[]c\bOW\O`baQS\bS` Q][) '!# % ' (800) 745-3000 & %"# !

Ticketmaster.com; (800) 745-3000; April 12 Âł 2O`gZ 6OZZ eWbV AVO`]\ 8]\Sa O\R - Daryl Hall with Sharon Jones and BWQYSb[OabS` Q][) & %"# ! ) /^`WZ March 3 - Big Time Rush, 7 p.m., 775-3458 ;O`QV ! Âł 0WU BW[S @caV % ^ [ Allen Stone, 8 p.m., House of Blues, Boston. %%# !"#& /ZZS\ Ab]\S & ^ [ 6]caS ]T 0ZcSa 0]ab]\ Get outta town 5Sb ]cbbO b]e\ Agganis Arena, Boston. $34 to $54.40. /UUO\Wa /`S\O 0]ab]\ !" b] #" " July 6 - J. Geils, Jeff Pitchell, and $49.50 to $75. Livenation.com; (800) 7458cZg $ Âł 8 5SWZa 8STT >WbQVSZZ O\R "' # b] %# :WdS\ObW]\ Q][) & %"# Ticketmaster.com; (800) 745-3000 Gerry Beaudoin & Texas Flood, 8 Today - Lauryn Hill, 8 p.m., House of Blues, BWQYSb[OabS` Q][) & %"# !

B]ROg Âł :Oc`g\ 6WZZ & ^ [ 6]caS ]T 0ZcSa 5S``g 0SOcR]W\ BSfOa 4Z]]R & 3000 !

March 5 Fanfarlo, 8 p.m., Paradise Rock ;O`QV # Âł 4O\TO`Z] & ^ [ >O`ORWaS @]QY p.m., Jonathan's, Ogunquit. $42.50.

Boston. $57.50 to $75. Livenation.com; 0]ab]\ #% # b] %# :WdS\ObW]\ Q][) ^ [ 8]\ObVO\¸a =Uc\_cWb " # April 14 - White Rabbits, 9 p.m., Paradise /^`WZ " ³ EVWbS @OPPWba ' ^ [ >O`ORWaS Club, Boston. $20.

Ticketmaster.com; 1ZcP 0]ab]\ BWQYSb[OabS` Q][) Jonathansrestaurant.com (800) 745-3000 & %"# !

8]\ObVO\a`SabOc`O\b Q][ Rock Club, Boston. $20.

Livenation.com; @]QY 1ZcP 0]ab]\ :WdS\ObW]\ Q][) (800) 745-3000 & %"# !

July 6 - Rascal Flatts, Little Big Town, Eli Today - Blake Shelton, 7:30 p.m., DCU B]ROg Âł 0ZOYS AVSZb]\ %(! ^ [ 21C 8cZg $ Âł @OaQOZ 4ZObba :WbbZS 0WU B]e\ 3ZW (800) 745-3000 & %"# !

March 6 Kaiser Chiefs, 8 p.m., House of ;O`QV $ Âł 9OWaS` 1VWSTa & ^ [ 6]caS ]T Young and Edens Edge, 5:30 p.m., Bangor Center, Worcester, Mass. $38.40 to $63.85.

1S\bS` E]`QSabS` ;Oaa !& " b] $! &# G]c\U O\R 3RS\a 3RUS #(! ^ [ 0O\U]` April 14 - RAIN: A Tribute to The /^`WZ " Âł @/7<( / B`WPcbS b] BVS Blues, Boston. $25.

Livenation.com; Waterfront Pavilion. $139.50 to $260.

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

EObS`T`]\b >OdWZW]\ !' # b] $ Beatles, 2 ^ [ EWZPc` BVSOb`S 0]ab]\ p.m., Wilbur Theatre, Boston.

0SObZSa (800) 745-3000 Waterfrontconcerts.com; (800) 745-3000 & %"# !

Friday - The Temptations, 8 p.m., The 4`WROg Âł BVS BS[^bObW]\a & ^ [ BVS EObS`T`]\bQ]\QS`ba Q][) & %"# ! $82.Ticketmaster.com; (800) 745-3000 & BWQYSb[OabS` Q][) & %"# !

July 15 Paula Poundstone, 8 p.m., Stone March 9 The Saw Doctors, 8 p.m., ;O`QV ' Âł BVS AOe 2]Qb]`a & ^ [ Music Hall, Portsmouth, N.H. $44 to $52. ;caWQ 6OZZ >]`ba[]cbV < 6 "" b] # 8cZg # Âł >OcZO >]c\Rab]\S & ^ [ Ab]\S April 16 - Bad Brains, 8 p.m., Paradise Rock /^`WZ $ Âł 0OR 0`OW\a & ^ [ >O`ORWaS @]QY Mountain Arts Center, Brownfield. $45.

House of Blues, Boston. $29.50/$45.

6]caS ]T 0ZcSa 0]ab]\ ' # "# Themusichall.org; (603) 436-2400 BVS[caWQVOZZ ]`U) $ ! "!$ " ;]c\bOW\ /`ba 1S\bS` 0`]e\ÂżSZR "# Club, Boston. $33. Ticketmaster.com; (800) 1ZcP 0]ab]\ !! BWQYSb[OabS` Q][) & Stonemountainartscenter.com; 935-7292 Livenation.com; (800) 745-3000 Sunday - Steel Pulse, Galactic and The Soul :WdS\ObW]\ Q][) & %"# !

Ac\ROg Âł AbSSZ >cZaS 5OZOQbWQ O\R BVS A]cZ Ab]\S[]c\bOW\O`baQS\bS` Q][) '!# % ' 745-3000 %"# !

July 26 - Janis Ian, 8 p.m., March 9 - Celtic Woman, 8 p.m., Citi ;O`QV ' Âł 1SZbWQ E][O\ & ^ [ 1WbW Rebels, 8 p.m., House of Blues, Boston. @SPSZa & ^ [ 6]caS ]T 0ZcSa 0]ab]\ 8cZg $ Âł 8O\Wa 7O\ & ^ [ April 17 - The Avett Brothers, 8 p.m., /^`WZ % Âł BVS /dSbb 0`]bVS`a & ^ [ Jonathan's, Ogunquit. $32.50.

Performing Arts Center Wang Theatre, >S`T]`[W\U /`ba 1S\bS` EO\U BVSOb`S $27.50 to $35.

Livenation.com; % # b] !# :WdS\ObW]\ Q][) 8]\ObVO\¸a =Uc\_cWb ! # Whittemore Center Arena, Durham, N.H. EVWbbS[]`S 1S\bS` /`S\O 2c`VO[ < 6 Jonathansrestaurant.com; 646-4526 Boston. $39.50 to $79.50. Citicenter.org; (800) 745-3000 0]ab]\ !' # b] %' # 1WbWQS\bS` ]`U) & %"# !

8]\ObVO\a`SabOc`O\b Q][) $"$ "# $ $44.75. Ticketmaster.com; (800) 745-3000 "" %# BWQYSb[OabS` Q][) & %"# !

July 26 Greg Brown, 8 p.m., Stone Sunday - Harlem Globetrotters, 2 ^ [ p.m., (866) 348-9738 &$$ !"& '%!& Ac\ROg Âł 6O`ZS[ 5Z]PSb`]bbS`a 8cZg $ Âł 5`SU 0`]e\ & ^ [ Ab]\S April 21 - Death Cab for Cutie, 7:30 p.m., /^`WZ Âł 2SObV 1OP T]` 1cbWS %(! ^ [ Mountain Arts Center, Brownfield. $35.

DCU Center, Worcester, Mass. $30 to March 10 - Dropkick Murphys, 7 p.m., ;O`QV Âł 2`]^YWQY ;c`^Vga % ^ [ 21C 1S\bS` E]`QSabS` ;Oaa ! b] ;]c\bOW\ /`ba 1S\bS` 0`]e\ÂżSZR !# Citi Performing Arts Center Wang Theatre, Stonemountainartscenter.com; 935-7292 1WbW >S`T]`[W\U /`ba 1S\bS` EO\U BVSOb`S $143.20.

Ticketmaster.com; Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, Conn. ;]VSUO\ Ac\ /`S\O C\QOadWZZS 1]\\ "! BWQYSb[OabS` Q][) Ab]\S[]c\bOW\O`baQS\bS` Q][) '!# % ' July 28 - Jonathan Edwards' Birthday Boston. $39.50 to $59.50. Livenation.com; 0]ab]\ !' # b] #' # :WdS\ObW]\ Q][) (800) 745-3000 $34.10. Ticketmaster.com; (800) 745-3000 !" BWQYSb[OabS` Q][) & %"# ! & %"# !

8cZg & ³ 8]\ObVO\ 3ReO`Ra¸ 0W`bVROg Bash, 7 p.m., Jonathan's, Ogunquit. $40.

(866) 348-9738 &$$ !"& '%!& March 10 - Sandra Bernhard, 8 p.m., The Tuesday - No Antidote Tour with Two ;O`QV ³ AO\R`O 0S`\VO`R & ^ [ BVS BcSaROg ³ <] /\bWR]bS B]c` eWbV Be] 0OaV % ^ [ 8]\ObVO\¸a =Uc\_cWb " Jonathansrestaurant.com; 646-4526 April 22 ³ <O\QW 5`WT¿bV & ^ [ EWZPc` - Nanci Griffith, 8 p.m., Wilbur /^`WZ Fresh and Nit Grit, 8 p.m., Paradise Rock Music Hall, Portsmouth, N.H. $52 b] #& to $58. ;caWQ 6OZZ >]`ba[]cbV < 6 # 4`SaV O\R <Wb 5`Wb & ^ [ >O`ORWaS @]QY 8]\ObVO\a`SabOc`O\b Q][) $"$ "# $ Aug. 4 - Slaid Cleaves and Bill Kirchen, Theatre, Boston. $36 to $44.20.

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Club, Boston. $20.

Ticketmaster.com; Themusichall.org; (603) 436-2400 BVS[caWQVOZZ ]`U) $ ! "!$ " 1ZcP 0]ab]\ BWQYSb[OabS` Q][) /cU " Âł AZOWR 1ZSOdSa O\R 0WZZ 9W`QVS\ 7:30 p.m., Stone Mountain Arts Center, Ticketmaster.com; (800) 745-3000 (800) 745-3000 March 11 - Van Halen with Kool & The Gang, BWQYSb[OabS` Q][) & %"# ! & %"# ! ;O`QV Âł DO\ 6OZS\ eWbV 9]]Z BVS 5O\U %(! ^ [ Ab]\S ;]c\bOW\ /`ba 1S\bS` Brownfield. $79. Stonemountainartscenter April 23 - Rodrigo y Gabriela, 7:30 p.m., /^`WZ ! Âł @]R`WU] g 5OP`WSZO %(! ^ [ Wednesday - August Burns Red with 7:30 p.m., TD Garden, Boston. $62.75 to ESR\SaROg Âł /cUcab 0c`\a @SR eWbV 0`]e\ÂżSZR %' Ab]\S[]c\bOW\O`baQS\bS` %(! ^ [ B2 5O`RS\ 0]ab]\ $ %# b] .com; 935-7292 Orpheum Theatre, Boston. $35 to $45.

Silverstein, Texas in July and The Breather, =`^VSc[ BVSOb`S 0]ab]\ !# b] "# $164.90. Ticketmaster.com; (800) 745AWZdS`abSW\ BSfOa W\ 8cZg O\R BVS 0`SObVS` Q][) '!# % ' Urban and David Nail, 5:30 $" ' BWQYSb[OabS` Q][) & %"# Sept. 1 - Keith Livenation.com; (800) 745-3000 7:15 p.m., House of Blues, Boston. $20.

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GJMN GFTUJWBMT UP UIF FOE PG 'FCSVBSZ The Oscar nominations have also 5IF 0TDBS OPNJOBUJPOT IBWF BMTP lost much of their clout because the MPTU NVDI PG UIFJS DMPVU CFDBVTF UIF public decides what it thinks about a QVCMJD EFDJEFT XIBU JU UIJOLT BCPVU B movie much earlier than it ever did in NPWJF NVDI FBSMJFS UIBO JU FWFS EJE JO the past. Most of this year's films got UIF QBTU .PTU PG UIJT ZFBS T GJMNT HPU little in the way of a bump because MJUUMF JO UIF XBZ PG B CVNQ CFDBVTF moviegoers had access to so much OsNPWJFHPFST IBE BDDFTT UP TP NVDI 0T car hype so early in the process that DBS IZQF TP FBSMZ JO UIF QSPDFTT UIBU by the time the nominations arrived, CZ UIF UJNF UIF OPNJOBUJPOT BSSJWFE they'd either seen the film or checked UIFZ E FJUIFS TFFO UIF GJMN PS DIFDLFE it off their to-do list.

JU PGG UIFJS UP EP MJTU Older audiences may not be tweet0MEFS BVEJFODFT NBZ OPU CF UXFFU ing their friends on Friday night after JOH UIFJS GSJFOET PO 'SJEBZ OJHIU BGUFS seeing "Hugo" or "War Horse," but TFFJOH i)VHPw PS i8BS )PSTF w CVU there is so much chattering-class UIFSF JT TP NVDI DIBUUFSJOH DMBTT buzz about the Oscars these days that CV[[ BCPVU UIF 0TDBST UIFTF EBZT UIBU anyone who wants to feel in the know BOZPOF XIP XBOUT UP GFFM JO UIF LOPX about the top movies is almost obliBCPVU UIF UPQ NPWJFT JT BMNPTU PCMJ gated to have an opinion by the time HBUFE UP IBWF BO PQJOJPO CZ UIF UJNF their friends show up for holiday getUIFJS GSJFOET TIPX VQ GPS IPMJEBZ HFU togethers. When I had friends over UPHFUIFST 8IFO * IBE GSJFOET PWFS for New Year's Eve, the kitchen was GPS /FX :FBS T &WF UIF LJUDIFO XBT full of moviegoers who had already GVMM PG NPWJFHPFST XIP IBE BMSFBEZ decided - three weeks before it landed EFDJEFE o UISFF XFFLT CFGPSF JU MBOEFE 10 Oscar nominations - that "The Art 0TDBS OPNJOBUJPOT o UIBU i5IF "SU ist" was hugely overrated.

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