The Bollard Bulletin: June 25, 2024
Cartoon Tuesday, PortFringe, W.I.T.C.H., and other "Defiant Ones"
Welcome to another edition of Cartoon Tuesday, friends! In this episode from February 2006, Bollardhead confronts his would-be assassin at the Eastland and hits the snowy streets of Portland. Anyone out there remember snow?
HIGHLIGHT
The annual PortFringe Festival of unconventional theatrical works kicks off today and continues through June 30 at various venues in Bayside (mostly booze-tasting rooms). Expect thought-provoking performance art and edgy content by artists from Maine and Away, plus fun community events through the week. Full schedule at portfringe.com.
MUSIC
Blue Portland Maine
Open mic feat. Ali Warren
7 p.m., donations encouraged (21+)
Coppersmith Tavern & Table
Don Campbell (country)
6 p.m., no cover (all ages)
Flask Lounge
Open DJ night
8 p.m., no cover (21+)
Geno’s
Lean Meats, Pond 1000, Andrew Roseman, Nikolai & Rose Ellen (punk pop)
7 p.m., call for cover (21+)
Gritty McDuff’s
Travis James Humphrey (country, rock, pop)
6 p.m., no cover (all ages)
Henry’s Public House
King Kyote (indie folk and rock)
7:30 p.m., no cover (all ages)
Maine Craft Distilling
East Bayside Bluegrass Collective
7 p.m., no cover (21+)
Oxbow Blending & Bottling
W.I.T.C.H., Rahill (Zamrock)
7:30 p.m., $15-$18 (all ages)
Portland House of Music
Margo Cilker, Jobi Riccio (singer-songwriter)
8 p.m., $17 (21+)
Portland Lobster Co.
Connor Garvey Band
6:30 p.m., no cover (all ages)
SPACE
Horsegirl, TV Buddha (shoegaze, post-rock)
8 p.m., $16-$18 (all ages)
St. Luke’s Cathedral (143 State St., Portland)
The Bach Virtuosi Festival presents works by Bach, Handel and Vivaldi (classical)
7:30 p.m., $45
Thompson’s Point
Goose (jam rock)
6:30 p.m., $59.95-$70 (all ages)
PERFORMING ARTS
Comedy open mic at Blue Portland Maine (650 Congress St., Portland) at 9:30 p.m. Free (all ages). 774-4111. blueportlandmaine.com.
The PortFringe Festival of weird and wonderful performance art kicks off at Freedom’s Edge Cider (31 Diamond St., Portland) with “Where Grief Sits” and “Go Bananas” at 7 p.m., and “The Greatest Beginning and Ending” and “Relatable” at 8:30 p.m. More info and tix options at portfringe.com.
HAPPENINGS
“Sustainable Tourism in Maine and Beyond,” a panel discussion by business and civic leaders, at Orange Bike Brewing (31 Diamond St., Portland) at 6 p.m. 391-4343. portlandlibrary.com.
Author and renovator Lee McColgan gives a presentation titled, “A House Restored: The Tragedies and Triumphs of Saving a New England Colonial” at Maine Historical Society (489 Congress St., Portland), at 7 p.m. Free (registration requested). 774-1822. mainehistory.org.
Ben Curtis presents a screening of his father Tony’s 1958 film The Defiant Ones at The Waldo Theatre (916 Main St., Waldoboro) at 7 p.m. Tix: $10-$15. 975-6490. thewaldotheatre.org.