• HOT TICKETS

Music and Nightlife: Santigold to glitter at State Theatre Friday

HER NAME IS Santi White, but this Brooklyn-born singer and producer has upgraded and now performs under the name Santigold. She’ll be trying to shine at the State Theatre on Friday. Also sharing the stage will be Rye Rye and We Are the Apocalypse.

WHEN: 8 p.m. Friday

WHERE: State Theatre, 609 Congress St., Portland

HOW MUCH: $22 in advance; $25 day of show

INFO: (800) 745-3000; statetheatreportland.com

Art and Theater: Midcoast Symphony plays ‘Petrushka’

STRAVINSKY’S ballet “Petrushka” comes to life in the hands of the Midcoast Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Rohan Smith. The weekend concerts will feature John Ferrillo, principal oboist with the Boston Symphony Orchestra, who will join the orchestra to perform Mozart’s Oboe Concerto in C Major.

WHEN & WHERE: 7:30 p.m. Saturday at the Franco-American Heritage Center, Lewiston; 2:30 p.m. Sunday at Orion Performing Arts Center, Mt. Ararat Middle School, Topsham

HOW MUCH: $17; free for ages 18 and younger

INFO: 846-5378

Dining and Drink: Sweet somethings for Mom on her day

SHOW MOM how much you love her by feeding her raspberry truffles dipped in dark chocolate, paired with blueberry port. Mom gets a free pansy and a complimentary engraved wine glass.

WHEN: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday

WHERE: Two Union wineries: Savage Oakes Vineyard and Winery, 174 Barrett Hill Road, and Sweetgrass Farm Winery and Distillery, 347 Carroll Road

HOW MUCH: Free, but bring money for buying wine and chocolates to take home.

INFO: 785-2828 or 785-3024

Et Cetera: If you could read Mom’s mind …

WONDERING ABOUT mom’s secret to young-looking skin and awesome apple pie? Bring her to mentalist Rory Raven’s performance on Mother’s Day and allow him to read her mind.

WHEN: 7:30 p.m. Sunday

WHERE: Lucid Stage, 29 Baxter Blvd., Portland

HOW MUCH: $15; $12 for students and seniors INFO: lucidstage.com

• CHEAP THRILLS

Music and Nightlife: A music festival/fair fit for your mother

TAKE MOM to Stone Mountain Arts Center on Mother’s Day, and let her pick out her own present and hear live music at the same time. Called “A Mother of a Music Fest and Fair,” the event features two barns full of local artisans, vendors and musicians, including Lake Street Dive, Dirt Daubers, Miss Tess and The Bon Ton Parade, and Tricky Britches.

WHEN: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday; music starts at noon

WHERE: Stone Mountain Arts Center, 695 Dugway Road, Brownfield

HOW MUCH: $7 in advance; $10 at door

INFO: 935-7292; stonemountainartscenter.com 

Art and Theater: Harlow Gallery hosts juried art exhibit

“ART2012,” the 17th annual juried art exhibition at the Harlow Gallery in Hallowell, includes 55 works by 49 artists. The judges were Maine artists Amy Stacey Curtis and Luc Demers.

WHEN: Opening reception, 5 p.m. Friday. On view through June 2.

WHERE: Harlow Gallery, 160 Water St., Hallowell

HOW MUCH: Free

INFO: 622-3813; harlowgallery.org

Dining and Drink: Taste what’s new at the fermentory

SAMPLE THE LATEST from Urban Farm Fermentory at a tasting that will feature their cider, meads and kombucha.

WHEN: 5 to 6:30 p.m. Saturday

WHERE: Aurora Provisions, 64 Pine St., Portland

HOW MUCH: Free

INFO: www.urbanfarmfermentory.com

Et Cetera: Hoop couture at Civil War show

LEARN THE SECRETS of the hoop skirt and other couture tidbits during the Civil War Fashion Show.

WHEN: 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday

WHERE: Good Will Hinckley School, Prescott Building, 16 Prescott Drive, Hinckley

HOW MUCH: $5

INFO: 200-6542