The Bollard Bulletin: December 19, 2024
Shipyard's pirate country radio show, "Phone Photos" that don't suck, and more!
HIGHLIGHT
They wear big hats yet keep a low profile, strummin’ and croonin’ in the corner of the craft-beer tasting room while city slickers scroll on their phones, half-oblivious to the clip-clop rhythm causing their feet to tap in time. Many, if not most, are outlaws, playing the subversive working-class anthems of Johnny, Willie and Waylon. They are country music slingers in a latte town, and they’re gunnin’ to win your heart.
Shipyard Radio 207, an online pirate station that exclusively streams music by Maine country acts, presents a showcase this evening at Shipyard Brewing’s Portland tasting room (27 Hancock St.) at 4:30 p.m. The lineup includes, among others, Don Campbell, Buck Edwards, Joel Thetford (subject of a recent interview in The Regulars) and Toby McAllister (also the subject of a Bollard story), an innocent emo kid sucked into the tawdry world of Country & Western years ago. It’s free and all-ages, so bring the young’uns and let’s have ourselves a good ol’ fashioned hoedown and struggle session. Yee-haw, comrade!
Music
Andy’s Old Port Pub
Garry’s Country Bunker Band
7 p.m., no cover (all ages)
Anthony’s Italian Kitchen
Van Voorst Jazz Band
6 p.m., free
Blue Portland Maine
Jeff Beam & Friends perform MGMT’s Oracular Spectacular
8 p.m., $12-$15 (21+)
Cadenza
Duane Edwards
7 p.m., $23-$28 ($10 students)
Camp Pennant
Deuce Caliente (pop covers)
6 p.m., no cover (all ages)
Chocolate Church Arts Center
Groovetide (jam rock)
7:30 p.m., $10 (all ages)
The Frog & Turtle
Ciera MacKensie
7 p.m., no cover (all ages)
Lenny’s Pub
Flash Allen Trio (jazz)
6:30 p.m., $5 (all ages)
Portland Conservatory of Music
ChoralART Holiday Singalong
12:15 p.m., free
Shipyard Brewing Co. (27 Hancock St., Portland)
Don Campbell, Buck Edwards, Joel Thetford, Isiah Bennett, Joseph Gallant, Toby McAllister (country)
4:30 p.m., free (all ages)
The Thirsty Pig
Xander Nelson (rock and pop covers)
5 p.m., no cover (all ages)
Three Dollar Deweys
Don Campbell Duo (country)
6 p.m., no cover (all ages)
Winter Street Center (880 Washington St., Bath)
Kat Logan, Lauren Crosby (singer/songwriters)
7 p.m., $15 suggested donation
club guide
Performing Arts
Disney on Ice: Into the Magic at Cross Insurance Arena (1 Civic Center Sq., Portland) at 7 p.m. Tix: $15. 775-3458. marinersofmaine.com.
Comedy Showcase followed by an open mic at Empire Comedy Club (575 Congress St., Portland) at 7 p.m. No cover (21+). empirecomedyme.com.
Portland Stage Co.’s production of the winter fairy tale The Snow Queen at Portland Stage (25 Forest Ave.) at 7 p.m. Tix: $35-$65. 774-0465. portlandstage.org.
Happenings
Free screening of The Muppet Christmas Carol at the Portland Museum of Art (7 Congress Square) at 6 p.m. 775-6148. portlandmuseum.org.
Visual Arts
Bowdoin College Museum of Art
• Re/Framing the Collection: New Considerations in European and American Art, 1475-1875 shows through Dec. 31
• Currents: Art Since 1875 shows through March 2
• Etruscan Gifts: Artifacts from Early Italy shows through Feb. 9
• Hello, Stranger: Artist as Subject in Photographic Portraits since 1900 shows through March 23
• Art, Ecology, and the Resilience of a Maine Island: The Monhegan Wildlands, work by past and contemporary artists, shows through June 1.
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 i forgot to remember, large-scale works by Katarina Weslien, and From the Collection of Lord Red, wall sculptures by Kyle Downs, show through May 4. Cut, Bend, Burn, photography by Letha Wilson, and Paint the Air, paintings by Lauren Luloff, show through Jan. 12. 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
• Surface Tension: Etchings From the Collection, shows through Jan. 12
• Alex Katz: Repititions, paintings by Katz, shows through March 29, 2026.
• Into the Wind: American Weathervanes shows through June 8
• Some American Stories, works from the museum’s Lunder Wing, shows through Sept. 26, 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 Opening reception for Phone Photos, work by 13 Maine photographers, curated by Bruce Brown, Thurs., Dec. 19, from 5-7 p.m. Shows through Feb. 1. Lateral Passage, paintings by Tom Ryan and Jenny Scheu, shows through Jan. 11. 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.
Farnsworth Art Museum
• Magwintegwak: A Legacy of Penobscot Basketry shows through Jan. 5
• Lynne Drexler: Color Notes, paintings by Drexler, shows through Jan. 12
• Andrew Wyeth: 1982, painting by Wyeth, shows through March 23.
Hours: Wed.-Sun. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Admission: $20 ($18 seniors, $10 students, under 16 free). 16 Museum St., Rockland. 596-6457. farnsworthmuseum.org.
Greenhut Galleries The 30th Annual Holiday Show continues through Jan. 25. 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.
LA Arts Gallery Homecoming, paintings by Sam Onche, shows through Dec. 20. Hours: Tues.-Thurs. 9:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m., Fri. noon-6 p.m. 168 Lisbon St., Lewiston. 782-7228. laarts.org.
Maine Jewish Museum The Teaching of Isaac Luria to Reflections on Melville and Other Paintings, by Arthur Yanoff; A Paler Shade, paintings by Yvonne Maiden; and Echoes of the Other, paintings and photography by Don Peterson, show through Jan. 3. Hours: Mon., Wed.-Fri. and Sun. noon-4 p.m. Free admission. 267 Congress St., Portland. 773-2339. mainejewishmuseum.org.
Maine Historical Society Rearranging History: Waynflete School & Maine Memory Network, collage and other artwork by students using historic images of Maine, shows through Dec. 31. Music in Maine, artwork, photography, clothing, instruments and objects documenting Maine’s musical history, shows through Dec. 31. Maine’s Untold Vegetarian History shows through May 17. Hours: Tues.-Sat. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Admission: $10 ($5 kids 6-17). 489 Congress St., Portland. 774-1822. mainehistory.org.
Maine Museum of Photographic Arts American Bedroom, photography by Barbara Peacock, shows through Jan. 31. Hours: Tues., Thurs.-Sat. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Donations encouraged. 15 Middle St., Portland. 808-8919. mainemuseumofphotographicarts.com.
Mayo Street Arts Veil/a fine thread of sanity, work by Bee Daniel, Brian Doody and Sam Kemmerer, shows through Dec. 22 by appointment. 10 Mayo St., Portland. 879-4629. mayostreetarts.org.
Moss Galleries Falmouth Gallery (251 Rte. 1; 781-2620): Who Knows What Grows by Morning Light, a show curated by Cody Castle-Stack, shows through Feb. 1. Portland Gallery (100 Fore St., 804-0459): Light in Every Room, paintings by Gail Spaien and Lynne Drexler, shows through Jan. 4. Hours: Tues.-Sat. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. (both locations). elizabethgmossgalleries.com.
Oak Street Lofts Gallery Now Start Your Own Comic: The Art of The Pirate Ship, comic art by Katy Finch and Bob Bergeron, shows through December by chance (regular viewing hours TBD). 42 Oak St., Portland.
Ocean House Gallery Holiday Show 2024 is on view this month while supplies last. Hours: Tues.-Sun. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. 93 Ocean St., South Portland. 956-1988. oceanhousegallery.com.
Portland Art Gallery Evergreen, a group show of work by all gallery artists, shows through December. Hours: 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. daily. 154 Middle St. 956-7105. portlandartgallery.com.
Portland Museum of Art As We Are, work in various media by 14 artists, shows through April 27; Peggy Bacon: Biting, never Bitter, shows through Feb. 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). 7 Congress Square. 775-6148. portlandmuseum.org.
Portland Public Library O Lar: Illustrators Inspired by Home, work by various artists, shows through Dec. 31. Hours: Mon., Fri. & Sat. 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Tues.-Thurs. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. 5 Monument Square. 871-1700. portlandlibrary.com.
Richard Boyd Art Gallery Holiday Offerings, a group show of paintings and sculpture, shows through Dec. 29. Hours: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. daily. 15 Epps St., Peaks Island. 712-1097. richardboydpottery.com.
SPACE The SPACE Pop-Up Shop, art and objects by local makers and collectors, continues through Dec. 20. Hours: Thurs. and Fri. noon-6 p.m., Sat. noon-4 p.m. 534 Congress St., Portland. 828-5600. space538.org.
Speedwell Contemporary Life Forms: Gather, work by members of the Life Forms sculpture collective, shows through Jan. 11. Hours: Thurs.-Sat. noon-6 p.m. 630 Forest Ave., Portland. 805-1835. speedwellprojects.com.