Wednesday, May 23, 2012
• HOT TICKETS
Music and Nightlife: Jack's Mannequin tops bill
ALT-POP ROCKERS Jack's Mannequin will play tonight at the State Theatre, heading up a triple bill that also includes Jukebox the Ghost and Allen Stone.
WHEN: 7 p.m. today
WHERE: State Theatre, 609 Congress St., Portland
HOW MUCH: $23
INFO: (800) 745-3000; statetheatreportland.com
Art and Theater: Reception for Wethli's work
THE UNIVERSITY of Southern Maine unveils Brunswick artist Mark Wethli's wall-hung wooden sculpture, "Civitas," with a public reception Friday. Wethli, who teaches at Bowdoin College, named the piece based on the classical ideal of democratic citizenship.
WHEN: Reception, 3 to 5 p.m. Friday
WHERE: Muskie School of Public Service, Wishcamper Center, USM, 34 Bedford St., Portland
HOW MUCH: Free
INFO: muskie.usm.maine.edu
Dining and Drink: Sample Italian food and wines at Leroux
JOIN second-generation wine maker Niccolo Chioccioli from Italy's Altadonna winery and chef Lee Skawinski from Cinque Terre on a chilly winter day for a wine tasting and cooking demonstration.
WHEN: 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday
WHERE: Leroux Kitchen, 161 Commercial St., Portland
HOW MUCH: Free
INFO: 553-7665
Bath, Tsugaru celebrate sisterhood
AS PART of Bath's Japanese Cultural Weekend celebrating the sister city relationship with Tsugaru, you can watch celebrity sumo wrestling and a performance by the Bowdoin College Taiko drumming group, then take part in Japanese bingo.
WHEN: 7 to 8 p.m. Saturday
WHERE: Bath Middle School, 6 Old Brunswick Road
HOW MUCH: Free/donation
INFO: bath-tsugaru.org
• CHEAP THRILLS
Music and Nightlife: 'Girls Rock' at Bayside Bowl
THE MAINE ACADEMY of Modern Music (MAMM) is hosting a "Girls Rock" concert at Bayside Bowl. There'll be performances by Emilia Dahlin, The OxyMorons and Lady & The Tramps.
WHEN: 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Friday
WHERE: Bayside Bowl, 58 Adler St., Portland
HOW MUCH: $5 for youths; $8 for adults
INFO: maineacademyofmodernmusic.org
Art and Theater: We're living in 'Trouble' times
PORTLAND STAGE rolls along with another weekend of “Trouble Is My Business,” a world-premiere detective drama based on the writings of Raymond Chandler. James Glossman adapted the script and directsthe play.
WHEN: Various times today through Feb. 19
WHERE: Portland Stage Company, 25A Forest Ave.
HOW MUCH: $17.50 to $39
INFO: 774-0465; portlandstage.org
Dining and Drink: Pop in at sweet pop-up bake shop
STOP BY Portland's first pop-up bake shop and buy cupcakes, cookies and other baked goods from some of the state's best sweet shops. Proceeds go to fight childhood hunger in Maine.
WHEN: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday
WHERE: Akari, 193 Middle St., Portland
HOW MUCH: Prices range from $1 to $7
INFO: 542-3723
Et Cetera: SoPo festival welcomes winter's grip
INSTEAD of cursing the snow, embrace it with family ice skating, a snowman-making contest, snowshoeing and more at the South Portland Rotary Club Winter Festival.
WHEN: 5 p.m. Friday; 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday
WHERE: Mill Creek Park and Thomas Knight Park, South Portland
HOW MUCH: Free
INFO: facebook.com/#!/danmooers
Tweet
Copyright ©2012 MaineToday Media, Inc.
Jobs
Cars
Real Estate
Deals
Maine Yellow Pages
Further Discussion
Here at PressHerald.com we value our readers and are committed to growing our community by encouraging you to add to the discussion. To ensure conscientious dialogue we have implemented a strict no-bullying policy. To participate, you must follow our Terms of Use.Questions about the article? Add them below and we’ll try to answer them or do a follow-up post as soon as we can. Technical problems? Email them to us with an exact description of the problem. Make sure to include: