• HOT TICKETS
Music and Nightlife: Los Lonely Boys visit Asylum
IT HAS BEEN nearly 10 years since Los Lonely Boys had their first big hit, “Heaven.” The Texas-based group has been touring and recording ever since. Catch them live to see what they’ve been up to this decade.
WHEN: 9 p.m. Thursday
WHERE: Asylum, 121 Center St., Portland
HOW MUCH: $25
INFO: portlandasylum.com
Art and Theater: Portland Stage’s ‘Tribes’ explores world of deaf
PORTLAND STAGE COMPANY explores the deaf culture with its latest play, “Tribes,” by Nina Raine. A dysfunctional family is forced to reconsider its relationships and how they communicate when their son, Billy, who was born deaf, meets Sylvia, a young woman from a deaf family. The play explores identity and what it means to fit in.
WHEN: Previews at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday and March 27; opens at 7:30 p.m. March 28 and runs through April 13
WHERE: Portland Stage Company, 25A Forest Ave., Portland
HOW MUCH: $35 to $45, 774-0465
INFO: portlandstage.org
Dining and Drink: Sip and nibble to benefit the Portland Symphony
SAMPLE THE WINES of Crete and enjoy dishes from five top local chefs, including Niko Regas of Emilitsa and Sam Hayward of Fore Street, at the 13th Annual Portland Symphony Orchestra Wine Dinner and Auction.
WHEN: 5 p.m. Wednesday
WHERE: Harraseeket Inn, 162 Main St., Freeport
HOW MUCH: $200 per person or $2,000 per table
INFO: Contact Lindsay Stanley at 773-6128, Ext. 318.
Et Cetera: Trotters bring hoopster humor to Civic Center
WANT TO TALK genius? Whoever gave the Harlem Globetrotters the idea to shoot a basketball tied to a string through the basket, and then pull it back like a yo-yo, was a genius.
WHEN: 2 p.m. Sunday
WHERE: Cumberland County Civic Center, 45 Spring St., Portland
HOW MUCH: $18 to $83
INFO: theciviccenter.com
• CHEAP THRILLS
Music and Nightlife: Poke Chop at Gingko Blue
HEAR BLUES that spans the genre from New Orleans to Chicago, without leaving Portland. Poke Chop & The Other White Meats will gladly share their blues influences with you.
WHEN: 9 p.m. Friday
WHERE: Gingko Blue, 455 Fore St., Portland
HOW MUCH: No cover
INFO: Gingkoblue.com
Art and Theater: Barnet, Russo show paintings at Aucocisco
PORTLAND PAINTERS Ellie Barnet and Kate Russo show new work at Aucocico Galleries in Portland. This is Barnet’s second show at Aucocisco in recent years, and Russo has shown extensively across Maine, including at the Center for Maine Contemporary Art in 2012 and the Ogunquit Museum of American Art last summer.
WHEN: On view through April 5
WHERE: Aucocisco Galleries, 89 Exchange St., Portland
HOW MUCH: Free
INFO: 775-2222 or aucocisco.com
Dining and Drink: Space screening addresses issue of hunger in America
TAKE A LOOK AT HUNGER in America during a screening of “A Place at the Table.” Following the film there will be a discussion led by the Maine Hunger Initiative.
WHEN: 7:30 p.m. (doors open at 7) Monday
WHERE: Space Gallery, 538 Congress St., Portland
HOW MUCH: $8, or $6 for Space members and students with ID
INFO: 828-5600
Et Cetera: ‘Irish of Portland’ author to brown-bag it at library
MATTHEW JUDE BARKER, author of “The Irish of Portland, Maine: A History of Forest City Hibernians” will speak Wednesday at the Portland Public Library. It’s part of the library’s Brown Bag Lecture Series, so bring your lunch if you like.
WHEN: Noon to 1 p.m. Wednesday
WHERE: Portland Public Library, 5 Monument Square, Portland
HOW MUCH: Free
INFO: portlandlibrary.com
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