Friday, 8/28/09
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Biddeford Art Walk, Biddeford 5p-8p. Visit their site for a map of participating galleries.
- Oh Baby Cafe (140 Main St) will have live, low-key music and new art
- HFS Annex (140 Main St, 107 back alley) has music starting at 8pm after the walk...$6 cover, should be fun. Coco and Gil always are.
Yoko Ono & WBLM Present: Come Together: A Message of Optimism: The Art Work of John Lennon at the Dunaway Center, Ogunquit (23 School Street) 12p-7pF, 11a-7pSa, 11a-6pSu, $2 suggested donation.
This is where I'll be tonight, but if you can't get away this evening the show goes all weekend. I am really excited to see his work...it's the largest collection in the world and it's been travelling for 15 years raising money for various charities.
Alison Violette at Blue, Portland (650A Congress St) 7p-8:20p.
Blue is Portland's most intimate music venue featuring Celtic, Middle Eastern, Blues, Old Time, Jazz, and Folk music. The Maine Arts Commission says: Alison is a Native Maine Singer/Songwriter who began writing songs at the age of 18. In 2001, she released her debut album, ''Melancholy Blue'' (available at Acoustic Coffee, Portland, Maine, and through contacting her) and has since graced venues from coast to coast with her soothing and, sometimes eerie, vocals and steady guitar playing.
She's also one of the nicest and funniest people you'll ever meet, so introduce yourself during a break.
Sol.Illaquists of Sound at Space Gallery, Portland (538 Congress St) 9pm, $10 advance/$12 door.
If you're into hip hop, this show should be awesome. Space says: Backed by a powerful message of self-awareness, the Sol.Illaquists combine rapid-fire lyricism, jazz-tinged vocals, insightful poetry, and innovative live electronic performance.
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Saturday, 08/28/09
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LL Bean Sports Weekend at LL Bean (duh), Freeport (95 Main St, but you cannot miss it) Fri/Sat/Sun.
25% off a lot of stuff at LL Bean this weekend. Check out the schedule of events...there are a ton of workshops and demonstrations going on. My pick? Saturday from 11a-3p Geo-caching: Adventure Treasure Hunt. Yeah, it's a little nerdy, but I love me some gadgets and hidden treasure.
Dominic and the Lucid at Empire Dine and Dance, Portland (575 Congress St) 9pm, $5.
Portland Phoenix says: Lavoie and company have done something difficult in carving out a fairly unique sound that dabbles in everything from ’60s psychedelia to ’70s lounge to contemporary jam and brit-pop.
Anyway, these guys are really fun. Again, introduce yourselves if you get a chance. They're really friendly, down-to-earth dudes. The show should be a good time...music you can dance to. Also, they always know about after-parties.
Greetings from Lesbos, Maine at The St. Lawrence Arts and Community Center, Portland (76 Congress St) 8pmF&Sa $8/$5students.
The world premiere of a play by Maine playwright Carolyn Gage, adaptations of lesbian literary works and a choreographed trapeze act.
The first work is about Natalie Clifford Barney whom I adore. Reading about this woman is like a soap opera...except it's all true. She used to vacation in Bar Harbor and ride her horses bareback! This should be an interesting evening.
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Sunday, 08/30/09
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If you want to relax after a busy weekend, maybe catch a matinee and save a couple bucks. Taking Woodstock comes out Friday and I want see it NOW. Right now! Or maybe Sunday since I'm at work. This film stars Demitri Martin (my favorite comedian ever!) and the ruggedly hansome (ok, hippie looking) Emile Hirsch. This movie isn't a comedy as you might expect from Martin, but it does look like great film about the people, the time and the place around the music festival. Let me know what you think if you see it.
-Jenna
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