HOT TICKETS
Music and Nightlife: Toubab Krewe lets instruments sing
TIRED OF HEARING people’s voices all day long? Try relaxing to the instrumental blend of rock, African and folk music created by North Carolina-based Toubab Krewe. They play Port City Music Hall Saturday.
WHEN: 8 p.m. Saturday
WHERE: Port City Music Hall, 504 Congress St., Portland
HOW MUCH: $12 advance; $15 day of show
INFO: portcitymusichall.com
Art and Theater: Unparalleled tunes on Pops! playlist
PORTLAND SYMPHONY Pops! will present the music of Cole Porter and George Gershwin this weekend. Broadway singers Jennifer Hope Wills and Mike Eldred will join the orchestra and music director Robert Moody on “Summertime” and “I’ve Got You Under My Skin,” among others.
WHEN: 7:30 p.m. Saturday and 2:30 p.m. Sunday
WHERE: Merrill Auditorium, 20 Myrtle St., Portland
HOW MUCH: $31 t0 $81; Merrill box office and porttix.com; 842-0800
INFO: portlandsymphony.org
Dining and Drink: The Black Birch creates dinner to go with Oxbow
OXBOW BREWING COMPANY and The Black Birch pair up for a multi-course extravaganza in a series of Sunday beer dinners.
WHEN: 5 p.m. Sunday, dinner begins at 5:45
WHERE: The Black Birch, 2 Government St., Kittery
HOW MUCH: $75
INFO: (207) 703-2294
Et Cetera: Take in beauty of vintage barns and quilts
EVER WONDER what some of Maine’s cool old barns look like on the inside? Well, find out Saturday at the 4th annual Historic Barns & Quilts tour sponsored by the Freeport Historical Society.
WHEN: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday
WHERE: Cotton Weeds Quilt Shop, Route 1, Freeport.
HOW MUCH: $35; Must be purchased in advance
INFO: freeporthistoricalsociety.org
CHEAP THRILLS
Music and Nightlife: Bettencourt will make The Hive buzz
LOCAL SINGER-SONGWRITER Eric Bettencourt brings his songs, and his soulful voice, to The Hive in Kennebunk on Thursday.
WHEN: 8 p.m. Thursday
WHERE: The Hive, 84 Main St., Kennebunk
HOW MUCH: $10
INFO: thehivekennebunk.com
Art and Theater: 30 artists rise to top of biennial selections
AFFIRMING ITS commitment to contemporary art, the Portland Museum of Art opens its latest biennial on Thursday. The exhibition features more than 70 works by 30 artists who live in Maine at least part time, or have ties to the state.
WHEN: Oct. 3 to Jan. 5; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday to Sunday, with extended hours to 9 p.m. Friday
WHERE: Portland Museum of Art, 7 Congress Square
HOW MUCH: $12 adults, $10 seniors and students with ID, $6 ages 13 to 17, free 12 and younger; free for all after 5 p.m. Friday
INFO: portlandmuseum.org or 775-6148
Dining and Drink: Dinner and auction will help kids grow at school
EAT VEGETABLE LASAGNA, bid on some auctions and support school gardens.
WHEN: 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Friday
WHERE: Bonny Eagle Middle School, 92 Sokokis Trail, Buxton
HOW MUCH: $10 adults, $5 youth and $1 children under 4
INFO: 776-4961
Et Cetera: Crafty day in Cornish helps library
NEED AN EXCUSE to take a drive out in the country to see some fall colors? Here’s one: the Autumn Craft Fair in Cornish, to benefit the Bonney Memorial Library expansion project. There will be crafters, Maine-made items, a raffle and homemade cookies for sale.
WHEN: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday
WHERE: Masonic Lodge Hall, 142 Maple St. (Route 25),
Cornish
HOW MUCH: Free admission; Food and crafts for sale
INFO: Bonney.lib.me.us
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