• HOT TICKETS
Music and Nightlife: Jake Miller raps at Asylum’s door
WANT TO MEET an up and coming young rapper? Jake Miller is such a rapper, and if you buy the $60 ticket for his show at Asylum Saturday you get to meet him and greet him. If you simply want to hear him, the price drops to $15.
WHEN: 9 p.m. Saturday
WHERE: Asylum, 121 Center St., Portland
HOW MUCH: $15 to $60
INFO: Portlandasylum.com
Art and Theater: ‘Putnam County Bee’ brings the F-U-N-N-Y
CITY THEATER in Biddeford presents “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee,” a musical comedy that won two Tony Awards in 2005.
WHEN: Opens Friday through Sept. 1, with performances at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday
WHERE: City Theater, 205 Main St., Biddeford
HOW MUCH: $20
INFO: citytheater.org or 282-0849
Dining and Drink: Save the tomatoes! Try preserving class
TIRED OF TOMATOES already? Set some aside for the long, cold winter at the University of Maine Coopertive Extension’s “Introduction to Preserving Tomatoes” workshop so you can have a taste of summer during a snowstorm.
WHEN: 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday
WHERE: UMaine Regional Learning Center, 75 Clearwater Drive, Suite 104, Falmouth
HOW MUCH: $15 (scholarships are available)
INFO: 781-6099 or to register online umaine.edu/food-health/food-preservation/hands-on-workshops
Et Cetera: Fuzzy, was he? Maybe you met at the fair
FAIR SEASON in Maine is in full swing, and this Sunday marks the start of the Windsor Fair. The popular giant pumpkin contest is on Sunday, and Woodsmen’s Day is Monday. That’s the day you can watch folks swing axes and hack away at logs with saws all day long, in friendly competition, of course.
WHEN: Sunday through Sept. 2
WHERE: Windsor Fair, 82 Ridge Road, Windsor
HOW MUCH: $7 to $9
INFO: Windsorfair.com
• CHEAP THRILLS
Music and Nightlife: Primo opportunity to step out in Cape
FREE OUTDOOR concert season will be ending soon, so catch the remaining ones while you can. One option is the lively Primo Cubano, playing Thursday evening on the front lawn at Thomas Memorial Library in Cape Elizabeth.
WHEN: 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday
WHERE: Thomas Memorial Library, 6 Scott Dyer Road, Cape Elizabeth
HOW MUCH: Free
INFO: Thomasmemoriallibrary.org
Art and Theater: Frost Gully exhibits Janice Anthony works
MAINE PAINTER Janice Anthony shows a collection of recent works in a new exhibition at Frost Gully Gallery in Freeport.
WHEN: Opens with a reception from 4 to 6 p.m. Sunday; on view Monday through Sept. 21
WHERE: Frost Gully Gallery, 1159 U.S. Route 1, Freeport
HOW MUCH: Free
INFO: 865-4505 or frostgullygallery.com
Dining and Drink: Pomodorapalooza ripe for attending
TASTE TOMATOES, judge a tomato competition and talk to tomato growers at Pomodoropalooza, a celebration of all things tomato.
WHEN: 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday
WHERE: Rosemont Produce Co., 5 Commercial St., Portland
HOW MUCH: Free, but $5 donations accepted to benefit Cultivating Community
INFO: 699-4560
Et Cetera: Be there, at squares for Sidewalk Art Fest
IF YOU’VE ever tried to cross Congress Street during rush hour, give yourself a treat by strolling over to the WCSH 6 Sidewalk Art Festival Saturday. Not only will there be lots of art to browse, but Congress Street will be closed to cars from Monument Square to Congress Square. So you can cross on foot all you want.
WHEN: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday
WHERE: Congress Street, between Congress Square and Monument Square, Portland
HOW MUCH: Free
INFO: WCSH6.com
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