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Music and Nightlife: It’s Primo at El Rayo
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HOW ABOUT some Cuban to go with your Mexican? Music with food, that is. The band Primo Cubano is playing Wednesday as part of the Summer Music Series at El Rayo Taqueria.
WHEN: 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday
WHERE: El Rayo Taqueria, 101 York St., Portland
HOW MUCH: Free with your meal
INFO: elrayotaqueria.com
Art and Theater: Maine State Ballet has ‘Don Quixote’
MAINE STATE BALLET presents “Don Quixote,” a full-length ballet full of spirited dancing and colorful costumes that tells the story of a barber who wins the hand of the village beauty.
WHEN: 7 p.m. Friday; 2 and 7 p.m. Saturday. Through Aug. 17.
WHERE: Maine State Ballet Theatre, 348 U.S. Route 1, Falmouth
HOW MUCH: $17 to $23
INFO: 781-3587; mainestateballet.org
Dining and Drink: Many hats for young growers/chefs
CULTIVATING COMMUNITY’S youth growers will be the chefs at this week’s Twilight Dinner in the orchard at Turkey Hill Farm.
WHEN: 6 p.m.
WHERE: 120 Old Ocean House Road, Cape Elizabeth
HOW MUCH: $40 (BYOB)
INFO: 761-4769; cultivatingcommunity.org
Et Cetera: Sail on over to boat show
THE ANNUAL Maine Boats, Homes and Harbors show is not just about boats, homes and harbors. The massive event also features artists, architects, boatbuilders, craftsmen, designers, furniture makers, jewelers and marine gear vendors — all in one place.
WHEN: 10 a.m. Friday to 4 p.m. Sunday
WHERE: Harbor Park, 275 Main St., Rockland
HOW MUCH: $12; free for children under 12
INFO: maineboats.com
• CHEAP THRILLS
Music and Nightlife: See Guster free at Bean concert
GUSTER HAS gained a fanbase around the country for its lively alt-rock, but at least one member feels most at home in Maine. Adam Gardner, who married a Mainer, has been living in Portland for about eight years. He and his bandmates will play a free outdoor show at L.L. Bean as part of the retailer’s summer concert series.
WHEN: 7:30 p.m. Saturday
WHERE: L.L. Bean Discovery Park, 95 Main St., Freeport
HOW MUCH: Free; bring lawn chairs or blankets
INFO: llbean.com/summer
Art and Theater: Columnist to give free talk Thursday
NATIONALLY SYNDICATED newspaper columnist and author Ellen Goodman addresses the issue of aging and end-of-life care in a free talk in Kennebunk.
WHEN: 7 p.m. Thursday
WHERE: Kennebunk Town Hall, 1 Summer St.
HOW MUCH: Free
INFO: 283-7234
Dining and Drink: Brew on this: Beer tasting at Bear
SAMPLE JACK ‘DOR AND BABY TREE from the Pretty Things Beer & Ale Project, which owner Dann Paquette says is “an idea, not a brewery.”
WHEN: 5 to 9 p.m. Thursday
WHERE: Great Lost Bear, 540 Forest Ave., Portland
HOW MUCH: Special prices, usually $2.99 per pint
INFO: 772-0300; prettythingsbeertoday.com/wp
Et Cetera: Just on a lark, go see Art in the Park
ART IN THE PARK in South Portland is in its 34th year. The annual show and sale is in picturesque Mill Creek Park, complete with a duck pond. There will also be food, music and children’s activities.
WHEN: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday; rain date is Sunday
WHERE: Mill Creek Park, Broadway and Ocean Street, South Portland
HOW MUCH: Free admission; food will be sold
INFO: artintheparkmaine.com
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