• HOT TICKETS

Music and Nightlife: BoDeans to rock the Opera House

WHILE THE ’80s gave us a lot of glitzy bands and over-produced music, it also gave us the straight-ahead rock sound of The BoDeans. The band has been melding rock, country and soul for some 30 years, and this week they’ll be plying their trade in Boothbay Harbor.

WHEN: 8 p.m. Friday

WHERE: The Opera House at Boothbay Harbor, 86 Townsend Ave.

HOW MUCH: $25

INFO: boothbayoperahouse.com

Art and Theater: Moody and PSO off and running Sunday

ROBERT MOODY makes his way to the podium for his sixth season as music director of the Portland Symphony Orchestra, opening the season with a pair of concerts that feature guest pianist Orli Shaham performing Beethoven’s Fourth Piano Concerto, as well as music from the ballet “La Peri” and Prokofiev’s Fifth Symphony.

WHEN: 2:30 p.m. Sunday and 7:30 p.m. Tuesday

WHERE: Merrill Auditorium, 20 Myrtle St., Portland

HOW MUCH: $31 to $81; PortTix, 842-0800 or porttix.com

INFO: portlandsymphony.org

Dining and Drink: Wine appreciation group offers seminars

AMERICAN SOMMELIER’S new Maine chapter is launching a series of weekly wine seminars. The first, led by the president of the New York-based group, will be an introduction to viticulture, vinification and tasting.

WHEN: 5 to 7 p.m. Sunday

WHERE: Vignola Cinque Terre, 10 Dana St., Portland

HOW MUCH: $60

INFO: americansommelier.com/maine

Et Cetera: Punkinfiddle-icious Saturday in store

GET OUT AND ENJOY some of Maine’s outdoor family festivals while the weather is still on our side. Saturday it’s the Punkinfiddle Family Festival and National Estuaries Day Celebration in Wells. There’ll be musical peformers, lots of traditional arts and crafts demonstrations, animals, fairy houses, food and lots more.

WHERE: Wells Reserve, 342 Laudholm Farm Road, Wells

WHEN: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday

HOW MUCH: $7; Free for kids under 16

INFO: Wellsreserve.org

• CHEAP THRILLS

Music and Nightlife: Space hosts hip-hop from out in left field

SPACE GALLERY is billing Monday’s show as “left-field hip-hop.” And though we all have Red Sox playoff chances on our minds, sadly the show has nothing to with baseball. It’s a show of eclectic hip-hop artists, including Jel, Serengeti, Sole and Open Mike Eagle.

WHEN: 8:30 p.m. Monday

WHERE: Space Gallery, 538 Congress St., Portland

HOW MUCH: $10

INFO: space538.org

Art and Theater: Mad Horse opens ‘The School for Lies’

MAD HORSE THEATER COMPANY opens its 28th season with David Ives’ “The School for Lies,” directed by the company’s artistic director Christine Louise Marshall. It’s a French farce, inspired by Moliere’s “The Misanthrope.”

WHEN: Preview at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, followed by opening performances at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday; the run continues through Oct. 13

HOW MUCH: Pay-what-you-can every Thursday throughout the run. Regular tickets cost $15 and $20. Pay-what-you-can seats are available first-come at the door.

INFO: 747-4148 or madhorse.com

Dining and Drink: Distillery cracks open the Blueshine

GET YOUR SHINE ON at the launch party for Blueshine, a new blueberry moonshine. Wear blue (but note, blue jeans don’t count) and get a free shot glass.

WHEN: 4 p.m. Friday

WHERE: Maine Craft Distilling, 101 Fox St., Portland

HOW MUCH: Free

INFO: mainecraftdistilling.com

Et Cetera: Psychic experience in the cards on Sunday

CAN’T CHOOSE between a tarot reading, a psychic reading and some channeling? Well you don’t have to at the Psychic Sunday event on Riverside Street in Portland. At least eight psychic professionals will be there offering various readings and other services.

WHERE: Fireside Inn & Suites, 81 Riverside St., Portland

WHEN: 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday

HOW MUCH: $2 admission; Prices vary for readings

INFO: Onthenewedge.com

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