• HOT TICKETS
Music and Nightlife: Bet on Iris Dement for soulful songs
IRIS DEMENT has a voice that can make you cry, in a good way. What she lacks in productivity — her latest album, 2012’s “Sing the Delta,” is only her fifth in 20 years — the 52-year-old singer-songwriter makes up in great songs that will tug at your heartstrings.
WHEN: 8 p.m. Friday
WHERE: Jonathan’s, 92 Bourne Lane, Ogunquit
HOW MUCH: $37.50
INFO: jonathansrestaurant. com
Art and Theater: ‘Macbeth’ meets his end in Newcastle
THIS IS the final weekend of Heartwood Theater’s modern version of Shakespeare’s “Macbeth” in a contemporary setting, with a young cast, a movie-like soundtrack, multiple projections and complex lighting.
WHEN: 7:30 p.m. Thursday to Saturday
WHERE: Parker Poe Theater, Lincoln Academy, Newcastle
HOW MUCH: $20 in advance; $22 at door; $10 for students
INFO: 563-1373; heartwoodtheater.org
Dining and Drink: Fling yourself into spring at Bar Lola
WELCOME SPRING with three custom demi-cocktails paired with small plate bites at one of Portland’s favorite restaurants.
WHEN: 6 p.m. Tuesday
WHERE: Bar Lola, 100 Congress St., Portland
HOW MUCH: $30
INFO: barlola.net
Et Cetera: Swingin’ soundtrack courtesy of Hot Club
SEE SILENT FILMS the way they were meant to be seen: With live music. The Hot Club of San Francisco presents “Cinema Vivant,” an evening of vintage silent films accompanied by live gypsy swing.
WHEN: 7:30 p.m. Friday
WHERE: Olin Arts Center, Bates College, 75 Russell St., Lewiston
HOW MUCH: $20; $10 for students
INFO: laarts.org
• CHEAP THRILLS
Music and Nightlife: Free bluegrass trick up library’s sleeve
BE A REAL student of bluegrass and see Tricky Britches at the library. They’re playing Tuesday at the Patten Free Library in Bath — for free, naturally.
WHEN: 6:30 p.m. Tuesday
WHERE: Patten Free Library, 33 Summer St., Bath
HOW MUCH: Free
INFO: patten.lib.me.us
Art and Theater: Harlow Gallery opens annual juried show
THE HARLOW GALLERY in Hallowell opens its 18th annual juried art exhibition, “Art2013,” on Friday. The exhibition includes 60 works of art by 48 artists, selected from 334 works submitted by 123 artists.
WHEN: Opening reception, 5 to 8 p.m. Friday. On view through June 1.
WHERE: Harlow Gallery, 160 Water St., Hallowell
HOW MUCH: Free
INFO: harlowgallery.org
Dining and Drink: Sample the goods of 10 sweet purveyors
PICK UP A “PASSPORT” at one of 10 businesses participating in Sweet Weekend in the Old Port, sample sweets to your heart’s content, then get your rewards card good for free treats until July 14.
WHEN: Friday, Saturday and Sunday
WHERE: Portland’s Old Port
HOW MUCH: Free
INFO: For a list of participating businesses, go to facebook.com/SweetWeekend
Et Cetera: A day for all species great and small
CALLING ALL species, calling all species. It’s the fourth annual All Species Parade in downtown Brunswick, for every kind of being. It’s the same day as Brunswick’s first ArtWalk of the season, so there will be plenty to see and do.
WHEN: 4:30 p.m. Friday
WHERE: Town Mall, Maine Street, Brunswick
HOW MUCH: Free
INFO: spindleworks.org; 5raa.org
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