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December 9, 2010

Music and Nightlife: Hot Ticket and Cheap Thrill

• HOT TICKET 10 years since this last Confessional DASHBOARD CONFESSIONAL just re-released its first album, “The Swiss Army Romance” as a 10th-anniversary edition, so expect to hear lots of songs from that CD in addition to hits such as “Vindicated” and “Stolen” when the band plays Portland on Sunday. Good Old War, Cory Branan and […]
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December 9, 2010

Et Cetera: Hot Ticket and Cheap Thrill

• HOT TICKET A little naughty is nice on Saturday DITCH YOUR NICE SIDE (at least for one night) and get down and dirty at the Naughty Holiday Costume Ball, where you’ll find scantily clad elves, go-go dancers, three DJs and a charity auction. WHEN: 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Saturday WHERE: Slainte, 24 Preble St., […]
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December 9, 2010

CD Review: A truly outstanding album from the Kenya Hall Band

The Kenya Hall Band has just released its debut, “Learning for Miles, Vol. 1,” and it’s a neo-soul sensation of an album. Hall’s got a smooth, full-bodied voice, and she knows how to use it, whether she’s singing about the singular pain of lost love or the global spirit of human understanding. She has also […]
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December 9, 2010

All eyes are on the owls at Audubon show and tell

You might think today’s fascination with owls results from the Harry Potter and “Guardians of Ga’Hoole” books and movies, but not so, says photographer Mark Wilson. “There’s a huge hunger for live animal programs,” he said. “People can’t get enough of live animals, and particularly owls. They are impressive birds.” Wilson and his naturalist wife, […]
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December 9, 2010

Indie Film: An ordinary couple amasses an extraordinary collection

Meet the Vogels. Herb’s a retired postal clerk. Dorothy’s a retired librarian. They live in a rent-controlled, one-bedroom Manhattan apartment, have no outside income, and have amassed one of the most valuable and esteemed collections of conceptual art in the world. That’s the subject of this fascinating, touching documentary showing tonight at Space Gallery (www.space538.org). […]

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December 9, 2010

Art and Theater Listings

• CLASSICAL MUSIC FRIDAY “Magic of Christmas,” annual holiday concert with the Portland Symphony Orchestra and guests, Merrill Auditorium, Portland. $25 (Friday-night preview); $25-$55 all other shows. 842-0800. 7:30 p.m. Friday; 2 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday; 1 and 5 p.m. Sunday. Boston Modern Orchestra Project, Bowdoin College (Studzinski Recital Hall), Brunswick. Free. 798-4141. 7:30 p.m. […]
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December 9, 2010

Bar Guide: Plenty of room for fun and games at Racks

It’s been open since mid-October, but you may not have known it because Racks Sports Bar & Grille, at 272 St. John St. in Portland, is hard to spot from the strip-mall parking lot. If you want to see all that Racks has to offer — the whole 11,000 square feet — you have to […]
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December 9, 2010

What Ales You: Brewers share at workshop; it’s the yeast they can do

Home brewers enjoy sharing beers, techniques, ideas and tales. That is why an event at Morris Farm in Wiscasset last week was called a beer workshop rather than a beer class. Mikael Andersson, who led the workshop, is executive chef at Sebasco Harbor Resort in Phippsburg, so he knows a little something about putting ingredients […]
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December 9, 2010

Bull Moose Top 10

Top 10 for Portland store Nov. 29-Dec. 5 1. “The Twilight Saga: Eclipse” (DVD) 2. Various artists, “Greetings from Area Code 207: Vol. 8” 3. Kanye West, “My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy” 4. Mumford and Sons, “Sigh No More” 5. “The Expendables” (DVD) 6. “Call of Duty: Black Ops” for X360 7. Susan Boyle, “The […]
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December 9, 2010

Dining and Drink Listings

Steaming and Casserole Cooking in Clay, ideas for cooking in clay pots, Markings Gallery, Bath. 443-1499. 5 to 8 p.m. today. Fire and Ice Bar, with refreshments and music, Nonantum Resort, Kennebunkport. $20. www.nonantumresort.com. 4:30 to 9:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Cookie Decorating and Tasting, in the children’s department, L.L. Bean Retail Store, Freeport. Free. […]

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