Sunday, November 22, 2009
And fiddle favorite Lissa Schneckenburger is at One Longfellow Square at 8 pm, with openers Owen Marshall and Rebecca Wudarski. Tickets are $12 in advance and $15 at the door; call 207.761.1757.
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Sunday, November 22, 2009
Perhaps the best known pianist in America, Peter Serkin has a Portland Ovations recital at Merrill Auditorium this afternoon at 3 pm. Student seats are just $10 at 20 Myrtle St., while the rest of us pay $40 by calling 207.842.0800.
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Sunday, November 22, 2009
America’s leading historian, David McCullough — every-award-winning author of John Adams and 1776 — appears at the Farnsworth Museum’s “Farnsworth Forum” at Rockland’s Strand Theatre this afternoon to discuss a subject some of his books are (very) tangentially related to: “The Influence of Paris on American Art.” Should be a great event at 2 pm, with McCullough in conversation with the Farnsworth’s Roger Dell. Tickets are $30; call 207.596.0949 for details.
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Monday, November 23, 2009
Out of Birmingham, England, the great new wave ska band the English Beat bring their reunion (with the bulk of their original membership) tour to Port City Music Hall tonight, with doors opening at 7 pm. Locals El Grande get the honor of opening the 504 Congress St. event, with tickets $18 in advance, $20 at the door, or $30 for VIP seating. 207.899.4990.
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Tuesday, November 24, 2009
Clash of the Titans begins a two-night stint of pre-Thanksgiving shows tonight, with a duel that ought to please any local hard-rock fan, as tribute acts representing Metallica and Megadeth take the stage. The Wednesday night installment may prove even wilder, as Kiss and Meat Loaf are paid due diligence. Both shows start at 10 pm at Empire Dine and Dance, at 575 Congress St., with a $6 cover. Call 207.879.8988 for details.
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Wednesday, November 25, 2009
The Brew return to Portland with opener Audrey Ryan at the Asylum. See our club listings for more information.
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Wednesday, November 25, 2009
Elsewhere, Paranoid Social Club and Headstart lead the charge at what ought to be a sellout gig at the Big Easy. See our Club listings for more information.
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Wednesday, November 25, 2009
As if all the tributes and reunions and retro-leanings of the week weren’t enough — and are they ever here, really? — it seems that 311 are still beloved enough to play Cumberland County Civic Center. Fortunately, the 7:30 pm show enables Sidecar Radio to score a major coup in opening up the night, alongside the Massachusetts rock group State Radio. Tickets are about $40 on Spring St. or by calling 207.775.3481.
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