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June 24, 2010

Greek sweets and savories abound at annual foodfest

THINK HOMEMADE BAKLAVA. That’s all the inspiration you’ll need to get you to Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church’s annual Greek Food Festival. Besides the food, there will be music, a marketplace and tours of the church. The festival runs today through Saturday. Go to www.holytrinityportland.org for information. WHEN: 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. today […]
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June 24, 2010

Dining and Drink: Hot Tickets

A culinary benefit, and whoopie pies
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June 24, 2010

Lavin’s music book party is BYOKN (think ‘purling’)

FUNNY LADY and singer/songwriter Christine Lavin is celebrating her 25 years in the music business and the release of her memoir, “Cold Pizza for Breakfast: A Mem-Wha??” The book was released earlier this month. Knitters can join Lavin for a knitting circle an hour before the show. Go to www.stonemountainartscenter.com. WHEN: 8 p.m. Saturday […]
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June 24, 2010

Movie Review: Men behaving badly

Team Sandler just going through the motions -- barely -- in 'Grown Ups'
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June 24, 2010

No watermelons will be hurt in Gallagher’s show

PROP COMIC GALLAGHER is well known for smashing watermelons, but his show in Ogunquit on July 3 will be a no-smash performance. Expect his usual biting commentary, though. Go to jonathansrestaurant.com for tickets. WHEN: 8 p.m. WHERE: Jonathan’s Restaurant, 92 Bourne Lane, Ogunquit HOW MUCH: $27.50 in advance, $30.50 day of show

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June 24, 2010

Etcetera: Hot Ticket and Cheap Thrill

Hot Ticket: OK, OK, this time you can run with scissors THERE’S NO predicting what jokes will issue forth from the stage, but during the Running With Scissors improv weekend at the Comedy Connection the audience will be an integral part of the laughs. Catch this trio’s show featuring game-show style skits where the spectators […]
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June 24, 2010

Movie Listings

Opening Friday “GROWN UPS” — (1:42) (PG-13) Stars Adam Sandler, Salma Hayek and Kevin James. Directed by Dennis Dugan. After their high school basketball coach passes away, five good friends and former teammates reunite for a Fourth of July holiday weekend. Crude material including suggestive references, language and some male rear nudity. Opening at: Nickelodeon […]
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June 24, 2010

Picture this: a rare camera in our midst

IN GUIDEBOOKS to Portland, visitors will see a notation about the Children Museum’s camera obscura. The room-sized camera obscura is one of only a handful of its like in the country. ON TUESDAY, find out how it works, learn the history of camera obscuras and make sketches from the images projected onto a table in […]
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June 24, 2010

Indie Film: Project Aware a casting call for nascent activist filmmakers

“Bah! These kids today … they’ve got it sooo easy. What with their hi-definition digital video cameras and their state of the art editing software and their YouTubes and whatnot! Why, back in my day, Kevin Smith had to beg, borrow and endanger his credit rating in order to scrounge up film stock, and little […]
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June 24, 2010

Face the Music: Slayfest looks killer; Berry is verily mesmerizing

It’s hard to fathom that it’s already time to open the screen door and let June out, but boom, here we are saying hola to July. June does, however, leave us on several positive notes — from Clara Berry to Twisted Roots. Even the black flies have been spotted with iPods as they get caught […]

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