Comic Jo Koy. Photo by Mike Miller Photography
Jo Koy
8 p.m. Thursday. Cross Insurance Arena, 1 Civic Center Square, Portland, $44.50 to $69.50. crossarenaportland.com.
Don’t miss funnyman Jo Koy as he’ll be slaying with the jokes in Portland. The Seattle-based comic starred in the comedy “Easter Sunday” last year and now is on a huge tour. You can expect to hear all new material from the guy who got his start in a Las Vegas coffeehouse and has worked his way up to cranking out stand-up specials for Netflix and Comedy Central, including “Comin’ In Hot” in 2019.
Steve Underwood in “The High Road.” Photo by Thomas Ian Campbell
‘The High Road’
7 p.m. Thursday, 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 3 & 7:30 p.m. Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday. St Lawrence Arts Center, 76 Congress St., Portland, $30. goodtheater.com.
Grab your best bud and head to the joint called the St. Lawrence Arts Center. There, you can see Good Theater’s one-man multimedia show starring Steve Underwood. In “The High Road,” you’ll learn the blunt truth, in a humorous way, about the history of marijuana. Grab a ticket so you’re not left high and dry.
From L-R: Jared Mongeau as Howie, Lucious K. Fox as Jordan, Juliet Moniz as Sofia, and Savannah Irish as Eva in “Do You Feel Anger” at The Theater Project in Brunswick. Photo by Jennifer Crosby
‘Do You Feel Anger?’
7:30 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday. The Theater Project, 14 School St., Brunswick, all tickets pay-what-you-can, $12 to $20 suggested. theaterproject.com.
The Theater Project in Brunswick presents a play written by Mara Nelson-Greenberg and directed by Christopher Price. “Do You Feel Anger?” centers around the character of Sofia who was hired to be an empathy coach at a debt collection agency. The comedy tackles the often illogical drama of human emotions in the workplace when things like sexual harassment makes for an unhealthy space to earn a living.
The Flavors of Freeport Fare & Ice event is on Friday. Photo courtesy of Visit Freeport
Flavors of Freeport Fare & Ice
5 p.m. Friday. The Hilton Garden Inn, 5 Park St., Freeport, $30, 21-plus. visitfreeport.com
Flavors of Freeport celebrates what the town has to offer on the culinary front, and it’s also one heck of a good time. The signature event is a gathering of chefs along with food and alcohol producers who will be tantalizing your taste buds with all sort of samples while you hear the latest news about Freeport’s culinary scene. Wet your whistle with classy cocktails, hang outside by the fires and strike a pose for photo ops.
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