• HOT TICKETS
Music and Nightlife: Jack-of-all-genres Williams at Port City
SOMETIMES DESCRIBED as “a one-man jam band,” Keller Williams combines bluegrass, folk, alt-rock, jazz, funk and a few other genres when performing. Come up with your own label for what the Virginia-born musician does when he plays a show tonight at Port City Music Hall.
WHEN: 9 p.m. today
WHERE: Port City Music Hall, 504 Congress St., Portland
HOW MUCH: $25 to $40
INFO: 899-4990; portcitymusichall.com
Art and Theater: Public Theatre wraps ‘Red’ run
“RED,” John Logan’s Tony Award-winning play about Mark Rothko, winds up its Maine premiere run at the Public Theatre in Lewiston this weekend.
WHEN: 7:30 p.m. tonight and Friday; 2 and 8 p.m. Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday
WHERE: The Public Theatre, 31 Maple St., Lewiston
HOW MUCH: $5, $18
INFO: 782-3200; thepublictheatre.org
Dining and Drink: Wine tasting to aid local cancer center
SAMPLE 25-PLUS WINES for a good cause at a wine tasting benefit for the Cancer Community Center.
WHERE: Grace, 15 Chestnut St., Portland
WHEN: 6 to 8 p.m. Monday
HOW MUCH: $25 in advance; $30 at the door
INFO: cancercommunitycenter.org
Et Cetera: Limbo for a good cause
THROW ON a flowered shirt and limbo your way to the Mahalo benefit party hosted by Sexual Assault Support Services of Midcoast Maine. Enjoy hors d’oeuvres, dancing, and an auction.
WHEN: 5:30 p.m. Saturday
WHERE: Thorne Dining Hall, Coles Tower, Bowdoin College, Brunswick
HOW MUCH: $40
INFO: sassmm.org
• CHEAP THRILLS
Music and Nightlife: Erb and Al on the menu at Andy’s
ERB AND AL play for your dining and drinking enjoyment tonight at Andy’s Old Port Pub. Erb writes blues-influenced originals, and together they put a soulful spin on lots of great tunes.
WHEN: 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. today
WHERE: Andy’s Old Port Pub, 94 Commercial Street, Portland
HOW MUCH: No cover
INFO: andysoldportpub.com
Art and Theater: Life and death in the Dark Night
AS PART of its Dark Night series, Mad Horse Theater Company presents the Austin Pendleton play “Uncle Bob,” an exploration of life from the point of view of one at its end and another coming to terms with the opportunities that lie ahead.
WHEN: 7:30 p.m. Monday to Wednesday
WHERE: Lucid Stage, 29 Baxter Blvd., Portland
HOW MUCH: Pay what you can
INFO: 899-3993; madhorse.com
Dining and Drink: Burnt sugar almond gelato, anyone?
SHOW YOUR HOMETOWN PRIDE by tasting Sweet Resurgam, Gelato Fiasco’s new limited-edition flavor named in honor of Portland and its history of burning to the ground: Burnt sugar almond gelato with swirls of salted caramel and chocolate chips.
WHERE: Rosemont Market, 580 Brighton Ave., Portland
WHEN: 2 to 5 p.m. Saturday
HOW MUCH: Free
INFO: 831-2553
Et Cetera: Princess tea to benefit Habitat
DRESS YOUR little princesses in her royal best and join Sleeping Beauty, Cinderella, Pocahontas, Snow White and many more for an ice cream and tea social. Princess wands and tiaras will be available by donation at this Habitat for Humanity benefit.
WHEN: 1 to 3:30 p.m. Sunday
WHERE: Scarborough High School, 11 Municipal Drive
HOW MUCH: $5
INFO: habitatportlandme.org
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