• MUSIC AND NIGHTLIFE: Catch Jazz Week’s free Shows
THE UNIVERSITY OF MAINE at Augusta has been hosting “Jazz Week” this week, with free student and faculty concerts each night. Tonight, it’s a group called Puma at 7 p.m. followed by a Latin jazz ensemble at 8 p.m. There will be two free shows each night Friday and Saturday as well.
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WHEN: 7 p.m. today
WHERE: Jewett Hall Auditorium, 46 University Drive, University of Maine at Augusta
HOW MUCH: Free
INFO: 621-3385
• ART AND THEATER: Exhibit a ‘love letter’ from artist
FRIENDSHIP ARTIST Pam Cabanas shows her ink drawings at the Tidemark Gallery in Waldoboro. She calls her work “a wordless love letter to Friendship.”
WHEN: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday to Saturday
WHERE: Tidemark Gallery, 902 Main St., Waldoboro
HOW MUCH: Free
INFO: 832-7897
• DINING AND DRINK: ‘Triple Crown’ tastes at Salt Exchange
WILL THERE FINALLY be a Triple Crown winner this year? The Salt Exchange is betting on it. Taste four bourbons by Makers Mark and Jim Beam Small Batch at the restaurant’s “Bourbon and the Triple Crown” tasting event. Executive Chef Jeff Hodgdon will prepare Kentucky Derby-inspired hors d’oeuvres, and to really get you in the mood for the May 7 Run for the Roses, there will be a Mint Julep special.
WHEN: 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday
WHERE: The Salt Exchange, 245 Commercial St., Portland
HOW MUCH: $10
MORE INFO: 347-5687. Reservations are not required.
• ET CETERA: Food, animals, fun at Urban Earth Day
FROM LOCAL, organic food samples and displays of live farm animals to compost demonstrations and seed giveaways, Portland’s Urban Earth Day Celebration brings together numerous nonprofits and businesses working to make Maine a greener place.
WHEN: 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday
WHERE: Monument Square, Portland. (Rain location: Rhines Auditorium, Portland Public Library)
HOW MUCH: Free
INFO: menskmaine.org
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