• HOT TICKETS
Music and Nightlife: Santigold to glitter at State Theatre Friday
HER NAME IS Santi White, but this Brooklyn-born singer and producer has upgraded and now performs under the name Santigold. She’ll be trying to shine at the State Theatre on Friday. Also sharing the stage will be Rye Rye and We Are the Apocalypse.
WHEN: 8 p.m. Friday
WHERE: State Theatre, 609 Congress St., Portland
HOW MUCH: $22 in advance; $25 day of show
INFO: (800) 745-3000; statetheatreportland.com
Art and Theater: Midcoast Symphony plays ‘Petrushka’
STRAVINSKY’S ballet “Petrushka” comes to life in the hands of the Midcoast Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Rohan Smith. The weekend concerts will feature John Ferrillo, principal oboist with the Boston Symphony Orchestra, who will join the orchestra to perform Mozart’s Oboe Concerto in C Major.
WHEN & WHERE: 7:30 p.m. Saturday at the Franco-American Heritage Center, Lewiston; 2:30 p.m. Sunday at Orion Performing Arts Center, Mt. Ararat Middle School, Topsham
HOW MUCH: $17; free for ages 18 and younger
INFO: 846-5378
Dining and Drink: Sweet somethings for Mom on her day
SHOW MOM how much you love her by feeding her raspberry truffles dipped in dark chocolate, paired with blueberry port. Mom gets a free pansy and a complimentary engraved wine glass.
WHEN: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday
WHERE: Two Union wineries: Savage Oakes Vineyard and Winery, 174 Barrett Hill Road, and Sweetgrass Farm Winery and Distillery, 347 Carroll Road
HOW MUCH: Free, but bring money for buying wine and chocolates to take home.
INFO: 785-2828 or 785-3024
Et Cetera: If you could read Mom’s mind …
WONDERING ABOUT mom’s secret to young-looking skin and awesome apple pie? Bring her to mentalist Rory Raven’s performance on Mother’s Day and allow him to read her mind.
WHEN: 7:30 p.m. Sunday
WHERE: Lucid Stage, 29 Baxter Blvd., Portland
HOW MUCH: $15; $12 for students and seniors INFO: lucidstage.com
• CHEAP THRILLS
Music and Nightlife: A music festival/fair fit for your mother
TAKE MOM to Stone Mountain Arts Center on Mother’s Day, and let her pick out her own present and hear live music at the same time. Called “A Mother of a Music Fest and Fair,” the event features two barns full of local artisans, vendors and musicians, including Lake Street Dive, Dirt Daubers, Miss Tess and The Bon Ton Parade, and Tricky Britches.
WHEN: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday; music starts at noon
WHERE: Stone Mountain Arts Center, 695 Dugway Road, Brownfield
HOW MUCH: $7 in advance; $10 at door
INFO: 935-7292; stonemountainartscenter.com
Art and Theater: Harlow Gallery hosts juried art exhibit
“ART2012,” the 17th annual juried art exhibition at the Harlow Gallery in Hallowell, includes 55 works by 49 artists. The judges were Maine artists Amy Stacey Curtis and Luc Demers.
WHEN: Opening reception, 5 p.m. Friday. On view through June 2.
WHERE: Harlow Gallery, 160 Water St., Hallowell
HOW MUCH: Free
INFO: 622-3813; harlowgallery.org
Dining and Drink: Taste what’s new at the fermentory
SAMPLE THE LATEST from Urban Farm Fermentory at a tasting that will feature their cider, meads and kombucha.
WHEN: 5 to 6:30 p.m. Saturday
WHERE: Aurora Provisions, 64 Pine St., Portland
HOW MUCH: Free
INFO: www.urbanfarmfermentory.com
Et Cetera: Hoop couture at Civil War show
LEARN THE SECRETS of the hoop skirt and other couture tidbits during the Civil War Fashion Show.
WHEN: 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday
WHERE: Good Will Hinckley School, Prescott Building, 16 Prescott Drive, Hinckley
HOW MUCH: $5
INFO: 200-6542
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