• HOT TICKET
Music and Nightlife: Carolina band to rock Port City
DELTA RAE is a six-piece rock band from Durham, N.C., home of arguably the most famous minor league baseball team ever, the Durham Bulls. So that’s a reason to go see them, along with their music, which has been praised by critics ranging from NPR to Forbes magazine.
WHEN: 9 p.m. Friday
WHERE: Port City Music Hall, 504 Congress St., Portland
HOW MUCH: $18 to $30
INFO: Statetheatreportland.com
Art and Theater: Musical fundraiser ticket ‘To Rome with Love’
MAINE PLAYWRIGHT Carolyn Gage is among five playwrights from around the world whose work will be featured at the 53rd World Theatre Day in Rome, Italy. To make the trip, she has to raise money. On Saturday, Gage will stage “To Rome with Love: A Musical Fundraiser,” featuring songs from her four musicals, which are rarely performed in Maine. Aria Tonini, a music education major at USM who tours with the University of Southern Maine Chamber Orchestra, directs. Singers include Tonini, Alicia Phelps, Erin Morrison, Aileen Andrews, Zeile August Dougher, Rene Johnson and Carolyn Ezzy.
WHEN: 8 p.m. Saturday
WHERE: The Footlights, 190 Route 1, Falmouth
HOW MUCH: $10 to $20
INFO: 747-5434
Dining and Drink: Suds ’n sustenance at Allagash dinner
IT’S A BEER LOVER’S dream dinner at Allagash Brewing Co., where guests will be shepherded through both the tasting room and barrel room, tasting Allagash brews paired with food prepared by Rosemont Market’s chef, Brad Messier.
WHEN: 6 p.m. Wednesday
WHERE: Allagash Brewing Co., 50 Industrial Way, Portland
HOW MUCH: $75, includes beers, food, service, fees and gratuity
INFO: 831-2553
Et Cetera: Juggle time for ‘Early Evening’
IF YOU’VE never seen Mike Miclon’s “Early Evening Show” you ought to. It’s a Maine-centric take on a late-night variety show, except it’s early, and there’s often juggling.
WHEN: 7:30 p.m. Saturday
WHERE: Johnson Hall, 280 Water St., Gardiner
HOW MUCH: $16; $14 for seniors and $12 for children 12 and under
INFO: Johnsonhall.org
• CHEAP THRILLS
Music and Nightlife: Seacoast outfit visits Big Easy
TODO BIEN blends roots rock with some reggae rhythms, and what they themselves describe as “feel good lyrics.” It’s probably because they are from the Seacoast area of New Hamphshire, and who doesn’t feel good when they’re at the coast?
WHEN: 9:30 p.m. Saturday
WHERE: The Big Easy, 55 Market St., Portland
HOW MUCH: $5
INFO: Bigeasyportland.com
Art and Theater: Follow the prints of India, Ireland to Frontier Cafe
HARPSWELL PHOTOGRAPHER Robert Freson shows 33 large color prints in “Faces of Ireland and India,” on view at Frontier Cafe in Brunswick.
WHEN: Through April; 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday to Thursday, 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday
WHERE: Frontier Cafe, 14 Maine St., Mill 3, Fort Andross, Brunswick
HOW MUCH: Free
INFO: 725-5222
Dining and Drink: Delicious dishing in store for foodies
PORTLAND’S CHINESE RESTAURANTS have a storied history. Learn about it from amateur historian Gary Libby during this special lecture celebrating Maine Restaurant Week.
WHEN: Noon Tuesday
WHERE: Maine Historical Society, 489 Congress St., Portland
HOW MUCH: Free
INFO: 774-1822, Ext. 206
Et Cetera: Did you hear? Momo’s in town
PICTURES OF DOGS, who can resist them? If you can’t, you should meet Momo. He’s a border collie and star of Andrew Knapp’s picture book/game book “Find Momo.” Momo and Knapp will be at Longfellow Books.
WHEN: 7 p.m. Tuesday
WHERE: Longfellow Books, One Monument Way, Portland
HOW MUCH: Free
INFO: Longfellowbooks.com
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