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Music and Nightlife: Friday night of the living Dead
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GRATEFUL DEAD songs have a life of their own, as evidenced by the many bands who play the Dead’s music. One of the favorite Dead “experience” bands in the Northeast is Dead Sessions, coming to town this week.
WHEN: 9 p.m. Friday
WHERE: Port City Music Hall, 504 Congress St., Portland
HOW MUCH: $7 in advance; $12 day of show
INFO: Portcitymusichall.com
Art and Theater: Care for a little arsenic with your old lace?
HEARTWOOD THEATER, which performs at Lincoln Academy in Newcastle, stages the classic Joseph Kesselring comedy “Arsenic & Old Lace.” The play blends intellectual, verbal and physical humor at a madcap pace.
WHEN: 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 3 p.m. Sunday; and 7:30 p.m. May 8,9 and 10.
WHERE: Parker Poe Theater at Lincoln Academy, 81 Academy Hill Road, Newcastle
HOW MUCH: $22 adults, $8 students
INFO: 563-1373
Dining and Drink: ‘Star Wars’ fans: Chewbacca on this
GRAB A “STAR WARS” GEEK and feast on a four-course dinner inspired by the “Star Wars” movies and “National Star Wars Day” (May the Fourth be with you.) Bazinga!
WHEN: 6 p.m. Sunday
WHERE: Piccolo, 111 Middle St., Portland
HOW MUCH: $45 plus tax and tip. Includes your first beverage.
INFO: 747-5307 or info@piccolo.com
Et Cetera: Wheel food, and tunes to eat it by
“STREET EATS AND BEATS” combines food trucks, cold beer and live music on the ocean. What’s not to like? The event is organized by Portland radio station WJBQ, and bands will include Wild Adriatic and Paranoid Social Club.
WHEN: Noon to 5 p.m. Saturday
WHERE: Ocean Gateway, 14 Ocean Gateway Pier, Portland
HOW MUCH: $10 in advance; $15 day of event; food and beer sold separately
INFO: Wjbq.com
CHEAP THRILLS
Music and Nightlife: Swing in South Portland with the Bellamy Jazz Band
THE SOUTH PORTLAND Public Library won’t be quiet Saturday night, not with the Bellamy Jazz Band playing its New Orleans and Chicago-style jazz and swing. The free show is part of the library’s After Hours Concert series.
WHEN: 7-8:30 p.m. Saturday
WHERE: South Portland Public Library, 482 Broadway, South Portland
HOW MUCH: Free
INFO: Southportlandlibrary.com
Edwige Charlot solos at 3 Fish Gallery
PORTLAND ARTIST EDWIGE CHARLOT opens her spring exhibition, “N.O.W (New Old World).” This is her first solo exhibition in Portland, and it features intaglio, woodcut and monotype prints, drawings and collages inspired by her blended Haitian Catholic and French heritage.
WHEN: On view Fridays through May 31; 5 to 8 p.m.; gallery talk at 2 p.m. May 10
WHERE: 3 Fish Gallery, 377 Cumberland Ave., Portland
HOW MUCH: Free
INFO: 773-4774 or 3fishgallery.com
Dining and Drink: Have some tea. Have more tea.
TASTE FIVE TEAS at this monthly tasting in an elegant, girly tearoom.
WHEN: 6 to 7 p.m. Thursday
WHERE: Jacqueline’s Tea Room, 201 Main St., Freeport
HOW MUCH: Free
INFO: 865-2123 or jacquelinestearoom.com
Et Cetera: Celebrate spring in downtown Bath
IS IT REALLY SPRING? Pinch yourself to be sure. Or better yet, attend the Bath Mayfair, where the rites of spring will be celebrated. There’ll be Maypole dancing and a city-wide yard sale as well.
WHEN: 8:30 a.m. to late afternoon, Saturday
WHERE: Downtown Bath
HOW MUCH: Free
INFO: Visitbath.com/events/mayfair
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