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Sample Pretty Lights on Thursday at State
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PRETTY LIGHTS sounds like a children’s toy, but it’s actually Colorado-based producer Derek Vincent Smith performing live. Using the Pretty Lights moniker, he blends sample collages and beats to create vibrant dance music. Keys N Krates and Eliot Lipp open.
WHEN: 8 p.m. Thursday
WHERE: State Theatre, 609 Congress St., Portland
HOW MUCH: $40
INFO: (800) 745-3000; statetheatreportland.com
Production: ‘Good’ on so many levels
IF YOU DO nothing else this weekend, see “Good People” at Good Theater before it closes on Sunday. Denise Poirier gives a performance that is gripping, convincing and gutsy in this show about the choices we make during the ordinary course of our complicated lives.
WHEN: 7 p.m. Thursday; 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 3 p.m. Sunday
WHERE: St. Lawrence Arts Center, 76 Congress St., Portland
HOW MUCH: $15 to $25
INFO: 885-5883; goodtheater.com
Sip for cystic fibrosis research on Friday
RAISE A GLASS of vino and help support cystic fibrosis research during the Portland Wine Opener. Enjoy wine (and beer!) plus appetizers while you bid on swanky auction items.
WHEN: 6 to 10 p.m. Friday
WHERE: Ocean Gateway, 2 Commercial St., Portland HOW MUCH: $50
INFO: (800) 757-0203
Brewers Festival sets stage for Beer Week
THE MAINE Brewers Festival is hosting two tasting sessions of local brews to get you primed for Portland Beer Week, which begins the next day.
WHEN: 1:30 to 5 p.m. and 6:30 to 10 p.m. Saturday
WHERE: Portland Expo Center, 239 Park Ave.
HOW MUCH: $36
INFO: learnyourbeer.com
CHEAP THRILLS
Alsoudani on art in Portland talk
IRAQI-BORN and Maine College of Art-trained artist Ahmed Alsoudani returns to Portland for a public lecture at the University of Southern Maine. A painter, Alsoudani has an international career, with paintings sold and collected around the world.
WHEN: 1 p.m. Friday
WHERE: Burnham Lounge, Robie Andrews Hall, USM, Gorham
HOW MUCH: Free
INFO: 780-5008; usm.maine.edu/gallery
Fall fest at Freeport school
MEET ARTISTS, make some crafts and enjoy everything from live music and food to puppet shows at the Merriconeag Waldorf School’s fall festival and open house.
WHEN: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday
WHERE: Merriconeag Waldorf School, 57 Desert Road, Freeport
HOW MUCH: Free
INFO: merriconeag.org
Empire hosts Bronze Radio Return
CHRIS HENDERSON, the 24-year-old frontman of Bronze Radio Return, sings about falling in love with a 30-year-old 45 RPM single on the band’s debut album, “Old Time Speaker.” The Connecticut group may have a love of old records, but its sound and perspective are fresh.
WHEN: 10 p.m. Saturday
WHERE: Empire Dine and Dance, 575 Congress St., Portland
HOW MUCH: $10
INFO: 879-898; portlandempire.com
Grab a nibble and browse the market
BUY A LOBSTER ROLL or a scoop of gelato, or just hang out and people watch at “Flea Bites,” a monthly gathering of local food trucks.
WHEN: 6 p.m. Friday
WHERE: Flea for All, 125 Kennebec St., Portland
HOW MUCH: Free, but bring money to buy food
INFO: 370-7570
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