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Big sound,budget price
AMAZING FACT: B.B. King averages about 250 live shows a year, and he’s now 88 years old. Math aside, the King of the Blues appeals to people on an emotional level, and that’s at least part of the reason he keeps playing, and playing … and playing.
WHEN: 7:30 p.m. Thursday
WHERE: Merrill Auditorium, 20 Myrtle St., Portland
HOW MUCH: $56.50 to $84
INFO: Porttix.com
Dark fun at Portland Stage
DARK COMEDIES always seem like such fun. Nothing like laughing at misery. Portland Stage Company next week opens “Vigil.” A man rushes to his dying aunt’s bedside, vowing to stay with her until the end. Only, the end can’t come soon enough.
WHEN: Previews at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday through Oct. 31; opens 7:30 p.m. Nov. 1; through Nov. 17
WHERE: Portland Stage Company, 25A Forest Ave.
HOW MUCH: $35 to $45
INFO: 774-0465; portlandstage.org
Fairest of the fare at Harvest
SAMPLE FOOD, WINES, BEER AND LIQUORS made right here in Maine at one of two marketplace sessions at Harvest on the Harbor.
WHEN: Noon to 2:30 p.m.; 4 to 6:30 p.m. Saturday
WHERE: Under the big tent at Oceanside Pavilion, Ocean Gateway, Portland
HOW MUCH: $45 per session
INFO: harvestontheharbor.com
Orange ya glad it’s harvest time?
FALL MEANS PUMPKINS, doesn’t it? So it makes sense then that Saco’s annual Pumpkin Harvest Festival is a celebration of all things fall. Main Street is closed to cars Saturday afternoon, when it becomes the site of music, games, pony rides, arts and crafts, hayrides, animals, face painting and, of course, pumpkins.
WHEN: 12:30 p.m. Saturday; ending time TBA
WHERE: Main Street, Saco
HOW MUCH: Free admission; food and crafts for sale
INFO: Sacospirit.com
CHEAP THRILLS
Big sound,budget price
A WHOLE JAZZ orchestra for just $5? Yes, it’s true, and it’s not just any jazz orchestra, it’s the 18-piece Portland Jazz Orchestra playing Thursday night at One Longfellow Square in Portland.
WHEN: 8 p.m. Thursday
WHERE: One Longfellow Square, 181 State St., Portland
HOW MUCH: $5
INFO: Onelongfellowsquare.com
With string quartet,the oud abides
IRAQI OUD PLAYER Rahim Alhaj joins the Portland String Quartet to perform works written by him for oud and string quartet. The ensemble also will perform Debussy’s Quartet Op. 10.
WHEN: 2 p.m. Sunday
WHERE: Woodfords Congregational Church, 202 Woodford St., Portland
HOW MUCH: $22, $20 for seniors, free 21 and younger
INFO: 761-1522; larksociety.org
Maine-made food… and other stuff
CHOCOLATES, TEA, JAMS, CHEESES, WINE – lots to sample at the Maine Made 2013 consumer show from the Maine Food Producers Alliance.
WHEN: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday
WHERE: Samoset Resort, 220 Warrenton St., Rockport
HOW MUCH: $5 adults, $4 seniors 60 or over, $2.50 children under 12; wine/beer tasting $8 for six samples
INFO: 236-4404
Freakishly good fun in Westbrook
DO YOU GET freaky when you dance? Then we have the perfect event for you, the Get Ur Freak On Halloween Bash at Avant Dance and Event Center in Westbrook. Dancing to a DJ, a performance by a burlesque group, a costume contest, cash bar and candy treats are all part of the fun.
WHEN: 8 p.m. to midnight Saturday
WHERE: Avant Dance and Event Center, 865 Spring St., Westbrook
HOW MUCH: $5
INFO: Avantmaine.com
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