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in the current issue:
Still lifes sure to move
There's nothing static about the works in the Portland Museum of Art's 'Objects of Wonder.'First Friday Art Walk
'Dress Code' can get eclectic tour started rightThe Night Is Young
From almost Guns N' Roses to girls who rock
Cajun Cookin' 008
WMPG Fat Tuesday
Local restaurants serve up cajun during the annual Cajun Cookin' Challenge. WMPG's DJs supply to Mardi Gras tunes and you can vote for your favorite grub. Noon-3:00 pm Tuesday @ USM (Woodbury Campus Center), Portland
St. Boniface Haiti Foundation photo
Haiti Benefit Concert
"Maine Things Considered" cohost Tom Porter is also an accomplished pianist and composer. Raise money for Haiti with a lively night of jazz and community. 7:00-9:00 pm Wednesday @ Frontier Cafe, Cinema & Gallery, Brunswick
Shannon Bryan photo
Canine Cocktail Party
It's a Valentine's event for dog lovers and their 4-legged companions, complete with a dog kissing contest. 6:00-7:30 pm Thursday Planet Dog, Portland
Olive Cafe, Portland
The flavors of Middle Eastern cooking, cool mint, sour sumac (the Mediterranean kind, not Maine's ubiquitous poison sumac), tahini and an abundance of parsley and tomatoes, are perfect for relieving January monotony.
Drink Specials
Profenno's, Westbrook, Thursday: $1.50 domestic drafts from 7 p.m. to midnight. Dock Fore, Portland, Monday: 20-ounce Stella for $1.95 from 3 p.m. to close. Rivalries, Portland, Tuesday: $3 Shipyard drafts and two-for-one wings from 3 to 6 p.m. Check the drink specials
Grace, Portland
Grace combats any churchy overtones by treating Puritanical expectations with a wink. Consider these titles: Holier Than Thou, Heated Affair, Limbo, Divinity, Enlightenment, and Redemption
Maine Running
Jakob Battick
Feeling free in the space of Jakob Battick's music
Mike Olcott: Local music Q&A: Jakob Battick
Local music around town
Dewitt Kimball
7 p.m., Freeport Community Library 865-3307.
7 p.m., Freeport Community Library 865-3307.
Evening Story Time
6:30-7:00 PM, McArthur Public Library 284-4181.
6:30-7:00 PM, McArthur Public Library 284-4181.
Human Action League - After School Kids Club
3-4:30pm, Animal Welfare Society 985-3244 x109.
3-4:30pm, Animal Welfare Society 985-3244 x109.
Lesley University M.Ed. Information Meeting
4:00 PM, Tim Hortons
4:00 PM, Tim Hortons
Lil Dave Thompson
7 p.m., Time Out Pub 593-9336.
7 p.m., Time Out Pub 593-9336.
Ready, Set, GO
from the Portland Press HeraldJANUARY 22
Co-founded in 1995 by Jose Ayerve, local rock band Spouse has undergone a lot of fluctuations in membership over the years, but Ayerve has been a mainstay. The latest incarnation of the band performs in Portland Friday night. Spouse will be joined by Vancouver band Parlour Steps and local band Metal Feathers. 10 p.m., Empire Dine & Dance, Portland, $5.
JANUARY 23
Bethel's annual WinterFest gets under way on Saturday and continues through Jan. 31. Some of the festival events include ice skating, a snow maze, demonstrations, skiing and snowshoeing activities, horse-drawn sleigh rides, a laser tag tournament and hot-air balloon rides. Go to www.bethelwinterfest.com for a full schedule.
JANUARY 23
Maine native Roy Davis is releasing his new album, "We Are a Lightning Bolt," and with the release are a number of CD-release concerts. He'll be in Portland Saturday night and at the Unity Centre on Jan. 30. For his Portland show, he'll be joined by Marie Moreshead and Dave Gutter and Evan Casas. The Portland show is for ages 18 and older. Tickets at Bull Moose Music stores and at www.space538.org.
Fast Forward Farther in the Future
(mark your calendar)
The New Deal @ PCMH
Punch Brothers @ Merrill Auditorium
David Gray @ Merrill Auditorium
Feb. Greendrinks canceled (March is ON) and Greendrinks seeks your input [02/03/10]
Maine Restaurant Week 2010 Participating Restaurants Unveiled [02/03/10]
Acorn Productions announces play selections for the 2010 Maine Playwrights Festival [02/03/10]
Valentines Bazaar at The Maine Studios Feb 13-14 [02/03/10]
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Sherlock Holmes
The detective (Robert Downey) and his crime-solving partner (Jude Law) face a new enemy.
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Objects of Wonder
'Objects of Wonder' is filled with lush colors and themes to warm the soul on a cold winter's day.
Indie Films
Under the microscope is the world of Norwegian black metal, a music genre fueled by an anti-Judeo-Christian, pro-Norse philosophy.
Spitfire Grill
A feisty parolee follows her dreams to a small town in Wisconsin...it's how many of us would start our memoirs, isn't it? Good Theater presents "The Spitfire Grill" through Feb 14.Performances thru Feb 14
