The Bollard Bulletin: April 5, 2024
The Three-Day Weekender Edition!
HIGHLIGHTS
Boston-based stand-up comedian Casey Crawford, last seen around here (by me) causing craft beer to burst from noses (mine) at Island Dog Brewing last year, brings his absurdist hilarity to Empire Comedy Club (575 Congress St., Portland) this Saturday at 7 p.m. Tix: $20 (21+). empirecomedyme.com.
MUSIC
Friday, April 5
The Apohadion Theater
Becca Biggs (alt-country/rock), Chico States Band (cosmic country & Eastern music), Emily Irving (cowgirl indie rock)
8 p.m., $10-$15 (all ages)
Blue Portland Maine
Landau Morrison Papell Trio (jazz; 7 p.m.), Standard Expansion Project (jazz; 9 p.m.)
donations encouraged (all ages)
Cadenza
Stan Davis (Americana)
7 p.m., $23-$25 ($10 students), all ages
The Dance Hall
amiright?, Ezra Cohen & The Big City Band (indie rock)
8 p.m., $12 (all ages)
Empire Comedy Club
The Soggy Po Boys with Cilla Bonnie (ragtime jazz)
8 p.m., $12 (21+)
Flask Lounge
“Nectar,” featuring DJs Last Minute Zach and Max Dansky (house, techno, trance)
9 p.m., chill cover (21+)
Geno’s
Star Trek dance party w/ burlesque & drag
8 p.m., call for cover (21+)
Henry’s Public House
Jams Frrever (DJ)
9 p.m., no cover (21+)
Hi-Fidelity
Kevin Midgley Players (Delta blues)
7 p.m., donations encouraged (all ages)
Lenny’s
Two Minutes Out
6:30 p.m., $5 (all ages)
Maine Craft Distilling
The Church of Good Times
7 p.m., no cover (21+)
One Longfellow Square
Osher School of Music Jazz Alumni All-Stars
8 p.m., $20-$25 (all ages)
Portland House of Music
Wolfman Jack w/ Aaron Hadeau (Grateful Dead sets)
8 p.m., $12 (21+)
RiRa
DJ Padre
10 p.m., no cover (21+)
State Theatre
Manchester Collective & Abel Selaocoe: Sirocco (world music)
7 p.m., $25-$50 (all ages)
The Thirsty Pig
Roxx the 96er
7 p.m., free (all ages)
Saturday, April 6
Aura
Mihali w/ live band (jam rock)
8 p.m., $25-$30 (18+)
Blue Portland Maine
Tracy McMullen Group (jazz; 7 p.m.), El Malo (Latin dance fusion; 9 p.m.)
donations encouraged (all ages)
The Brass Rail (1191 Forest Ave., Portland)
Peach Hat, Vices Inc., Plague Dad, Glassfishis (indie rock)
7 p.m., no cover (21+)
Bubba’s Sulky Lounge
Everything Dance Party (DJ)
9 p.m., low cover (21+)
Cadenza
“You, Me & Harry,” by Lou Antonucci (Harry Chapin tribute)
7 p.m., $23-$28 ($10 students), all ages
Chocolate Church Arts Center
Martin Sexton (singer-songwriter)
7:30 p.m., SOLD OUT (all ages)
The Dance Hall
440 Hot-Club Jazz Quartet (swing)
7:30 p.m., $17-$22 (all ages)
Flask Lounge
“Feels,” featuring DJs Tylord B2B and Diego Smith (house, disco, breaks)
9 p.m., $5 ($10 after 10 p.m.; 21+)
The Frog & Turtle
Anthony Latini & Stiles (rock & country covers)
7 p.m., free (all ages)
Henry’s Public House
DJ Jay-C (dance music)
9:30 p.m., no cover (21+)
The Hill Arts
Barney Martin plays “The Songs of James Taylor”
7 p.m., $22-$26 (all ages)
Lenny’s
Bruce Marshall (folk and blues)
6:30 p.m., $5 (all ages)
Maine Craft Distilling
Green Heron
3 p.m., no cover (21+)
Merrill Auditorium
The Portland Symphony Orchestra presents The Music of John Williams (film scores)
7:30 p.m., $28-$84 (all ages)
Nomad
Josephina & The Maine Middle Eastern Ensemble (music and bellydance)
7 p.m., $20-$25 (all ages)
Portland House of Music
“This Must Be the Place” Talking Heads dance party w/ DJ Dan Spalding
9 p.m., $8 (21+)
RiRa
Kilcollins (rock)
10 p.m., no cover (21+)
SPACE
Ratboys, Ducks Ltd. (indie rock)
8 p.m., $18-$20 (all ages)
State Theatre
JJ Grey & Mofro, Judith Hill (jam rock)
7:30 p.m., $45-$50 (all ages)
The Thirsty Pig
Brooks Young (2 p.m.); DJ Lucas, Papo2oo4, Oystah Guy, Rhode, Eric Yelle (rap)
free (all ages)
Williston-Immanuel United Church (156 High St. Portland)
Classical Uprising presents “Oratorio Chorale: Room to Breathe” (choral works by candlelight)
3 p.m., $35-$40 ($15-$20 students)
Sunday, April 7
The Apohadion Theater
“Does 36,” featuring Kristina Warren, Apis Malfiore, Angstrom Star, A.J. Cornell id m theft able (experimental)
8 p.m., weak cover (all ages)
Cadenza
Heather Pierson and The Potboilers (jazz and pop)
4 p.m., $23-$28 ($10 students), all ages
Chocolate Church Arts Center
KindKids Music (family concert)
2 p.m., pay-what-you-can, (all ages)
First Parish Church (9 Cleaveland St., Brunswick)
Classical Uprising presents “Oratorio Chorale: Room to Breathe” (choral works by candlelight)
3 p.m., $35-$40 ($15-$20 students)
Flask Lounge
“Sundaze” (bass and EDM DJs)
9 p.m., chill cover (21+)
Lenny’s
Biggie Brunch (hip hop DJ)
10 a.m., donations encouraged (all ages)
Maine Craft Distilling
Lincoln Meyers
3 p.m., no cover (21+)
Merrill Auditorium
The Portland Symphony Orchestra presents The Music of John Williams (film scores)
2:30 p.m., $28-$84 (all ages)
Portland House of Music
Beers Brosnan, They Called Me Legion, Otis (hard rock and punk)
7 p.m., $10 (21+)
RiRa
Irish session (3 p.m., all ages); Open mic (7 p.m., all ages)
SPACE
Qwanqwa (Ethiopian psych)
8 p.m., $15-$20 (all ages)
The Thirsty Pig
Wally (odd rock)
2 p.m., free (all ages)
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PERFORMING ARTS
Friday, April 5
Balderdash Academy performs “Improv Live” at The Hill Arts (76 Congress St., Portland) at 7 p.m. Tix: $20-$24 (all ages). 347-7177. thehillarts.me.
Gaslight Theater presents Four Old Broads, a comedy about scheming seniors in a nursing home, at Hallowell City Hall (1 Winthrop St.) at 7:30 p.m. Call 626-3698 for tix. gaslighttheater.org.
Portland Stage presents Clyde’s, playwright Lynn Nottage’s comedy about ex-cons getting a second chance at life in a truck-stop diner, at Portland Stage (25A Forest Ave., Portland) at 7:30 p.m. Tix: $25-$51. 774-0465. portlandstage.org.
Saturday, April 6
PortFringe presents “20,000 Leagues Under the Sea,” a pop-up fundraising performance in which artists improvise scenes from classic works. At Oxbow Blending & Bottling (49 Washington Ave., Portland) at 7 p.m. Tix: $20-$30. 350-0025. portfringe.com.
Portland Stage presents Clyde’s, playwright Lynn Nottage’s comedy about ex-cons getting a second chance at life in a truck-stop diner, at Portland Stage (25A Forest Ave., Portland) at 3:30 p.m. Tix: $30-$57. 774-0465. portlandstage.org.
Gaslight Theater presents Four Old Broads, a comedy about scheming seniors in a nursing home, at Hallowell City Hall (1 Winthrop St.) at 7:30 p.m. Call 626-3698 for tix. gaslighttheater.org.
Stand-up guy Casey Crawford slays at Empire Comedy Club (575 Congress St., Portland) at 7 p.m. Tix: $20 (21+). empirecomedyme.com.
Sunday, April 7
Portland Stage presents Clyde’s, playwright Lynn Nottage’s comedy about ex-cons getting a second chance at life in a truck-stop diner, at Portland Stage (25A Forest Ave., Portland) at 2 p.m. Tix: $30-$57. 774-0465. portlandstage.org.
Gaslight Theater presents Four Old Broads, a comedy about scheming seniors in a nursing home, at Hallowell City Hall (1 Winthrop St.) at 2 p.m. Call 626-3698 for tix. gaslighttheater.org.
HAPPENINGS
Friday, April 5
Hundreds of Beavers, an animated slapstick comedy about a tipsy booze salesman besieged by river creatures, shows at the Portland Museum of Art (7 Congress Square) at 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. Tix: $6. 775-6148. portlandmuseum.org.
Saturday, April 6
Green Home + Energy Show presented by Green & Healthy Maine HOMES magazine, with exhibitors, expos and workshops, at The Point Community Center (345 Clarks Pond Parkway, South Portland) from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Tix: $10-$15 (students free; benefits Wild Seed Project). greenmainehomes.com.
Punk Rock Flea Market at Geno’s (625 Congress St., Portland) from noon-4 p.m. Free (21+). 747-5594.
A Brighter Summer Day, Edward Yang’s masterpiece of Taiwanese cinema about a teen lured into a shocking crime, shows at the Portland Museum of Art (7 Congress Square) at 1 p.m. Tix: $6. 775-6148. portlandmuseum.org.
Author, essayist and critic Steve Almond discusses his book, Truth is the Arrow, Mercy is the Bow with Maine novelist Richard Russo at Print: A Bookstore (273 Congress St., Portland) at 7 p.m. Free. 536-4778. printbookstore.com.
Sunday, April 7
The Portland Sea Dogs open their snow-delayed season against the Hartford Yard Goats at Hadlock Field (271 Park Ave., Portland) at 1 p.m. Tix: $15-$20. 874-9300. portlandseadogs.com.
Ricky Rainbow Beard (née Katowicz) and friends present a variety show with puppets, games, songs and stories for kids 8 and under, The Rainbow Beard Show: Noise, at SPACE (538 Congress St., Portland) at 2 p.m. Tix: $8 (kids free with RSVP). 828-5600. space538.org.
Hundreds of Beavers, an animated slapstick comedy about a tipsy booze salesman besieged by river creatures, shows at the Portland Museum of Art (7 Congress Square) at noon. Tix: $6. 775-6148. portlandmuseum.org.
Screening of Marguerite: From the Bauhaus to Pond Farm, a short film about the influential Jewish potter who fled the Nazis to California, followed by a panel discussion with Maine potters, poet/moderator Stuart Kestenbaum, and director David Washburn at the Portland Museum of Art (7 Congress Square) at 3 p.m. Free. 775-6148. portlandmuseum.org.
VISUAL ART
Bowdoin College Museum of Art Empires of Liberty: Athena, America, and the Feminine Allegory of the State, on view through June 2; The Book of Two Hemispheres: “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” in the United States and Europe through July 21; Without Apology: Asian American Selves, Memories, Futures, work in various media by Asian American artists, through June 2; Jim Dine: Last Year’s Forgotten Harvest, portraits by Dine, through June 2; Threads: Artists Weave their Worlds, fiber art by various artists, through Oct. 13; Re/Framing the Collection: New Considerations in European and American Art, 1475-1875 through Dec. 31; Currents: Art Since 1875 through March 2, 2025; Etruscan Gifts: Artifacts from Early Italy through Feb. 9. 2025. Free admission. Hours: Tues., Wed., Fri. & Sat. 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Thurs. 10 a.m.-8:30 p.m., Sun. 1 p.m.-5 p.m. 245 Maine St., Brunswick. 725-3275. bowdoin.edu.
Center for Maine Contemporary Art Let the World In, paintings, sculpture and photography by Sachiko Akiyama, Leon Benn, Wilder Alison, Carol Eisenberg, Hong Hong and others, on view through May 5; On This Island, a mural by Carla Weeks, through May 5; Good Morning Midnight, sculptural works by Sam Finkelstein and Duncan Hewitt, through May 5; Darkness Visible, mixed-media work by Alison Hildreth, through May 5. Hours: Wed.-Sat. 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Sun. noon-5 p.m. Admission: $10 ($8 students and seniors, under 18 free). 21 Winter St., Rockland. 701-5005. cmcanow.org.
Colby Museum of Art Playscape: Contemporary Art from the Colby Museum’s Collection, on view through April 22; A Lot More Inside: Esopus Magazine, archival materials and original artwork from the alternative arts magazine, through May 12; The World Outside: Louise Nevelson at Midcentury, sculptures and works on paper by Nevelson, through June 9; Painted: Our Bodies, Hearts, and Village, paintings by members of the Taos Society of Artists, through July 28; Alex Katz: Repititions, paintings by Katz, through March 29, 2026. Free admission. Hours: Tues., Wed., Fri. & Sat. 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Thurs. 10 a.m.-9 p.m., Sun. noon-5 p.m. 5600 Mayflower Hill, Waterville. 859-5600. colby.edu.
Cove Street Arts Along the Coast, works by Lee Bowman, Deb Dawson, Gifford Ewing, Richard Hackel, Kelli LK Haines and Paula Laverty, curated by Bruce Brown, on view through May 4; Docks Deconstructed, paintings by Tom Glover, through May 11; Dance of the Untamed, paintings by Carson Jackson, through May 18; Eclectic Chord, paintings, collage and works on paper by Jackie Brown, David Little and Gail Richards, through May 18; Manifold, sculpture, stoneware and acrylic paintings on glass by George Mason, Paul Heroux and Harold Garde, through May 25. Hours: Tues.-Fri. 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m., Sat. 10 a,m,-5 p.m. 71 Cove St., Portland. 808-8911. covestreetarts.com.
Grant Wahlquist Gallery Grayscale, works by Jennifer Locke, on view through April 26. Hours: Wed.-Sat. 11 a.m.-6 p.m. 245-5732. grantwahlquist.com.
Greenhut Galleries 12th Biennial Portland Show, paintings and work in other media depicting Portland by Thomas Connolly, Alice Spencer, Diamond Duryea, Alison Rector, Richard Wilson and many others, on view through April 27. Hours: Tues.-Fri. 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m., Sat. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. 146 Middle St., Portland. 772-2693. greenhutgalleries.com.
The Institute of Contemporary Art at Maine College of Art & Design ENTER:, dystopian landscapes by Diana Al-Hadid, Greg Carideo, Mary Lum, Alix Vernet and others, on view through April 21; Rest Within the Wake, a somatic audiovisual installation by James Allister Sprang, through April 6. Hours: Wed., Fri.-Sun. 11 a.m.-5 p.m., Thurs. 11 a.m.-7 p.m. 522 Congress St., Portland. 800-639-4808. meca.edu.
Maine Historical Society Photojournalism & The 1936 Flood, work by Guy Gannett Publishing Company photographers, on view through Aug. 10. Building the International Appalachian Trail, photographs, publications and documents, through June 1; Music in Maine, artwork, photography, clothing, instruments and objects documenting Maine’s musical history, through Dec. 31. Hours: Tues.-Sat. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Admission: $10 ($5 kids 6-17). 489 Congress St., Portland. 774-1822. mainehistory.org.
Moss Galleries Falmouth gallery (251 Rte. 1; 781-2620): Brita Holmquist: Weather, landscape paintings on view through May 18; Lynn Sisler & Sarah Steedman: Beautiful Remnants, oil and acrylic paintings, through May 18. Portland gallery: Alice Jones: Everything Within Us Remembers This, oil paintings, through April 6. (100 Fore St., 804-0459). Hours: Tues.-Sat. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. (both locations). elizabethgmossgalleries.com.
Ocean House Gallery Works on paper by Kandinsky, Kent, Welliver, Jacquette and more from Edward T. Pollack’s collection, on view through April 27. Hours: Tues.-Sun. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. 93 Ocean St., South Portland. 956-1988. oceanhousegallery.com.
Portland Art Gallery Opening reception for work by featured artists Ann Trainor Domingue, Sarah Ingraham, Julia Blake and Joyce Grasso April 4 from 5-7 p.m. On view through April. Hours: 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. daily. 154 Middle St., Portland. 956-7105. portlandartgallery.com.
Portland Museum of Art +collection, recent acquisitions of work in various media, on view through April 28; Wedding Dress, fashion paintings by Alex Katz, through June 2; Passages in American Art, works from the museum collection, is ongoing. Hours: Wed., Thurs., Sat. & Sun. 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Fri. 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Admission: $20 ($18 seniors and students; under 21 free). 775-6148. portlandmuseum.org.
Portland Public Library Lewis Gallery: TENSION: Climate + Environment, book art by the USM Center for the Book, on view through April 20. Community Gallery: Kandapara Brothel: Invited In, documentary photography by David Wright, through Sept. 16. Hours: Mon., Fri. & Sat. 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Tues.-Thurs. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. 871-1700. portlandlibrary.com.
SPACE Bodies of Weather, a video installation and other works by the (stillness) collective, on view through April 6; Oasis, woodcuts from reclaimed lumber on rice paper by Jordan Kendall Parks, through May 6. Hours: Thurs. & Fri. noon- 6p.m., Sat. noon-4 p.m. 828-5600. space538.org.
Zero Station Continuum, paintings by Grace DeGennaro, on view through April 27. Hours: Tues.-Fri. 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Sat. 11 a.m.-3 p.m. 222 Anderson St., Portland. 347-7000. zerostation.com.