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Music and Nightlife: Celtic festival at Thomas Point Beach
ST. PATRICK’S DAY in July? Well, it’s pretty close. The Saltwater Celtic Music Festival this weekend in Brunswick will bring all kinds of Irish and related music to Maine. Bands include Enter the Haggis, Young Dubliners, Screaming Orphans, The Paul McKenna Band and more.
WHEN: 1 p.m. Saturday; 11 a.m. Sunday
WHERE: Thomas Point Beach, 29 Meadow Road, Brunwick
HOW MUCH: $25 to $60
INFO: Saltwaterfest.com
Art and Theater: Varone and Dancers in two Bates shows
WITH THE BATES Dance Festival in full swing, now is a perfect time to take in some dance. Doug Varone and Dancers perform two shows this week, featuring new works and a favorite piece from the past.
WHEN: 7:30 p.m. Thursday and Saturday
WHERE: Schaeffer Theatre, 305 College St., Bates College, Lewiston
HOW MUCH: $25 adults, $18 seniors and $12 students
INFO: 786-6161 or batesdancefestival.org
Dining and Drink: Graze on cool stuff at Pineland dinner
COOL AS A CUCUMBER is the theme for the next Graze dinner, a four-course outdoor dining collaboration between Pineland Farms and Black Tie Catering.
WHEN: 4 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday
WHERE: Pineland Farms, 15 Farm View Drive, New Gloucester
HOW MUCH: $95 includes drinks, tax and gratuity
INFO: 761-6665
Et Cetera: Clams just the appetizer in festival’s full menu
IT’S SUMMER IN Maine, which means it’s time to celebrate the clam. One of the biggest happenings around southern Maine each July is the Yarmouth Clam Festival. It’s three days of music, entertainment, clams and good times. The festival’s parade will roll down Main Street in Yarmouth around 6 p.m. Friday.
WHEN: Friday through Sunday; festival officially opens 10 a.m. Friday
WHERE: Main Street Yarmouth mostly, and some surrounding areas.
HOW MUCH: Free admission, but plenty of food and stuff to buy.
INFO: Clamfestival.com
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Music and Nightlife: In Portland, music in the heart of the city
OUTDOOR CONCERTS can’t happen very often here in Maine, so take advantage of them when you can. The Alive at Five series in Portland continues Thursday. Opening is Beware of Pedestrians, winner of the recent MAMM SLAM teen band contest, followed by Old Soul and singer-songwriter Amy Allen.
WHEN: 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Thursday
WHERE: Monument Square, Congress and Federal streets, Portland
HOW MUCH: Free
INFO: Portlandmaine.com
Art and Theater: Maine art icon to sign calendars
LONGTIME MAINE PAINTER Dahlov Ipcar will sign her 2014 “Full Circle” calendar at the Portland Museum of Art on Saturday. The calendar is full of Ipcar’s colorful circular paintings featuring fanciful jungle animals. It’s the first time her paintings have been available in a calendar format.
WHEN: 10 a.m. to noon Saturday
WHERE: Portland Museum of Art, 7 Congress Square
HOW MUCH: Free
INFO: 775-6148; portlandmuseum.org; islandportpress.com
Dining and Drink: Swap food grown, created and found
SHARE YOUR HOMEGROWN and homemade food, foraged food and kitchen projects at the next Portland Food Swap. Package your jams, jellies and other goodies in swappable containers to trade.
WHEN: 5:30 p.m. Thursday
WHERE: Rising Tide Brewery, 103 Fox St., Portland
HOW MUCH: Free
INFO: Register at tinyurl.com/0BR9W36
Et Cetera: Portland stories from the graveyard
YOU CAN LEARN a lot about a place by the dead people who lived there long ago. So if you want to learn about the Portland of yesteryear, take one of the guided tours of the city’s historic Eastern Cemetery, which are happening now into October.
WHEN:10:30 a.m. Saturday; 1:30 p.m. Sunday; 1:30 p.m. Wednesday
HOW MUCH: $7; $4 student and seniors; Free for 12 and younger
INFO: Spiritsalive.org
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