Saturday, November 07, 2009
Elsewhere, Sonny comes home to One Longfellow Square as pop singer/songwriter SHAWN COLVIN hits the venue with ANAIS MITCHELL at 8 pm. Tickets are a whopping $65, reservable via 207.761.1757.
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Saturday, November 07, 2009
If This Is It hasn't whetted your appetite for live-concert films, SPACE Gallery has tacked a screening of the new R.E.M. flick, stupidly titled THIS IS NOT A SHOW, onto its calendar. The screening of the show, which has elicited a fine live album, starts at 7:30 pm on 538 Congress St. Tickets are $7. 207.828.5600.
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FILM
Saturday, November 07, 2009
Geno's booking vixen Knaughty Sarah turns 30 in high style with her annual birthday show on 625 Congress St. COVERED IN BEES, the HI-FIVIN' WHITE GUYS, Detroit's HANDME DOWNS, and the Boston punk band CONTINENTAL (featuring Rick Barton, ex-Dropkick Murphys) all play the 9 pm, $6 show. 207.221.2382.
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Saturday, November 07, 2009
A two-night "SLAVE TO THE METAL" festival wraps up at the Big Easy tonight, with an early start time (6 pm) to accommodate the dozen bands bludgeoning your eardrums, including DARK RAIN, TEAR DOWN THE SUN, and DOUR. There's a $10-12 cover at 55 Market St. 207.775.2266.
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Saturday, November 07, 2009
Boston's dance-party rockers LOVEWHIP have treated Portland like a second home for years now, and the effort seems to be paying dividends. Their album-release show, for the new Love Electric, has been bumped from the Empire to Port City Music Hall, and rescheduled for tonight. Their dance partners the WHIPETTES, DREAMOSAIC, WHITEHOUSE ON TRIAL, and ATOMIC TRASH! join the merry fray at 504 Congress St. at 8 pm. Cover's $8; call 207.899.4990.
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Sunday, November 08, 2009
SLEEP, of the unique Northwestern hip-hop crew Oldominion, hits the Big Easy with B. DOLAN and BRZOWSKI & GRAYMATTER, with a 9 pm sharp start time at 55 Market St. Look out for a guest "invitational cypher" featuring other members of the local hip-hop scene after you pay your $7 cover. 207.775.2266.
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Sunday, November 08, 2009
At SPACE, Boston Phoenix contributor ZETH LUNDY and UMO Creative Writing grad student MICHAEL T. FOURNIER read from their contributions to the fantastic 33 1/3 series of books about classic albums. Lundy tackles Stevie Wonder's Songs in the Key of Life, while Fournier's all about the Minutemen's Double Nickels on the Dime. The free reading's at 7 pm at 538 Congress St. 207.828.5600.
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Sunday, November 08, 2009
Just about as unlikely, Maine author and recently-resigned leader of the 2nd Maine Militia CAROLYN CHUTE gives a public reading in Kennebunkport today, where she and EDIE CLARK will read their work. The free, 3 pm event is at the Kennebunkport Conservation Trust, at 57 Gravelly Brook Rd. 207.967.2778.
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Sunday, November 08, 2009
For this afternoon's PORTLAND SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA/PORTLAND BALLET rendition of L'Histoire du Soldat, injured guest narrator Judd Nelson has been replaced by PETER WOLF of the J. Geils Band. I can't believe I just wrote that sentence.
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CLASSICAL
Monday, November 09, 2009
The Rabelais/One Longfellow Square dinner-and-a-movie series FOOD FILMS continues with a movie perhaps too near and dear to my heart, the recent Pixar masterpiece Ratatouille. Appropriately enough, intrepid Hugo's chef ROB EVANS supplies the nosh at the 6 pm, $40 event at One Longfellow. Call 207.761.1757 for a reservation.
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Monday, November 09, 2009
Portland Stage Company's annual night of readings by international playwrights, the "FROM AWAY FESTIVAL," begins at 7 pm in the 25A Forest Ave. theater. Tonight's guests are from Lithuania, the Philippines, and Uzbekistan, and will converse with PSC actors and the audience after their readings. There's a $5 suggested donation requested; call 207.774.1043 x105 for more info.
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LECTURE
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
It should be another fine party at CLASH OF THE TITANS this week, with tributes to Bon Jovi and Def Leppard slated. As always, it's a 10 pm start and a $6 cover at Empire Dine and Dance, at 575 Congress St. 207.879.8988.
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Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Port Veritas welcomes National Poetry Slam champion ANDREA GIBSON to the North Star Music Café for her annual visit, which begins with a 7:30 pm open reading before a performance by Gibson at 8:30 pm. The special event has a $7 cover at 225 Congress St.; call 207.699.2994 for details.
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Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Currently touting the best-reviewed rap album of the year, new Rhymesayers standard-bearer BROTHER ALI is at the Asylum for a 9 pm concert, which follows a 6 pm meet-and-greet at Portland's Bull Moose.
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Wednesday, November 11, 2009
The Maine Organization of Storytelling Enthusiasts hosts its annual marathon TELLABRATION at the North Star at 7 pm. Tickets for the 225 Congress St. reading are $10; call 207.699.2994 for details.
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Wednesday, November 11, 2009
RUSTIC OVERTONES begin a tour of five area Bull Moose stores today, to mark the release of their latest album, New Way Out.
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MUSIC
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Local reggae force ROYAL HAMMER perform the second installment of their recently announced five-week residency at Port City Music Hall at 10 pm tonight, after a reggae DJ sets the mood beginning at 8 pm. The 504 Congress St. shows - with scant $2 covers - continue on Wednesdays through December 2, save next week, which is a Thursday-night event. Call 207.899.4990 for more.
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