The Bollard Bulletin: May 10, 2024
Three-Day Weekender Edition!
HIGHLIGHT
The biggest show this weekend is — by no surprise — the one by the biggest, baddest big band in Maine: The Fogcutters. The 19-piece ensemble brings their Big Band Syndrome show back to the State Theatre (609 Congress St., Portland) Friday at 8 p.m., joined by guests that push them beyond jazz and pop into Americana (Griffin William Sherry, late of The Ghost of Paul Revere), R&B (Kenya Hall, Gina Alibrio) and rock (Rigometrics, Dominic Lavoie, hopefully Gina again!). Tix: $22-$25 (all ages). 745-3000. statetheatreportland.com.
MUSIC
FRIDAY
The Apohadion Theater
XO, Vivid Bloom, As Real
7:30 p.m., $10-$15 (all ages)
Austin Street Brewing
Bandwich (funk and soul)
5:30 p.m., no cover (all ages)
Blue Portland Maine
Adulting, Big Brute, Qvickdraw, Slim Volume (indie folk, rock, power pop)
8 p.m., $10-$12 (21+)
Bubba’s Sulky Lounge
’80s Dance Party (DJ)
9 p.m., low cover (21+)
Chocolate Church Arts Center
OneBeat (world music)
7 p.m., $25 (all ages)
The Dance Hall
Soggy Po Boys (New Orleans jazz)
8 p.m., $18-$22 (all ages)
Elements
Bird at Sea
6:30 p.m., no cover (all ages)
Free Street
Kyle Smith, The Harbor Boys, Sweet Babylon (reggae-rock)
7:30 p.m., $25-$30 (21+)
The Frog & Turtle
Cowboy Angels (classic country covers)
8 p.m., no cover (all ages)
Henry’s Public House
DJ Revolve
9 p.m., no cover (all ages)
Lenny’s Pub
Preston & Curry
6:30 p.m., $5 (all ages)
Mayo Street Arts
International Open Mic (songs and poetry)
7 p.m., $5-$25 suggested donation (all ages)
Nomad
“Twins Dance Party” with DJs mosart212, Gabe FM and Human Fam (’90s hits)
9:30 p.m., $10 (21+)
The Porthole
Hot Messs
6 p.m., no cover (all ages)
Portland House of Music
GoldenOak, Caroline Cotter (modern folk)
8 p.m., $20 (21+)
Portland Lobster Co.
The Smith Collaboration
6 p.m., no cover (all ages)
RiRa
The Mike Taylor Band
10 p.m., no cover (21+)
State Theatre
The Fogcutters’ “Big Band Syndrome,” feat. Griffin William Sherry, Kenya Hall, Dominic Lavoie, Gina Alibrio, and Rigometrics (big-band jazz, funk and rock)
8 p.m., $22-$25 (all ages)
Stone Mountain Arts Center
Le Vent du Nord
8 p.m., SOLD OUT
The Thirsty Pig
Rexy Dinosaur
7 p.m., no cover (all ages)
Vinegar Hill Music Theatre
Vyntge Skynyrd (Lynyrd Skynyrd tribute)
8 p.m., $25-$32 (all ages)
SATURDAY
Blue Portland Maine
Javier Rosario Trio (jazz, 7 p.m.), Scott Kiefner Group (jazz, 9 p.m.)
donations encouraged (21+)
Bubba’s Sulky Lounge
Everything Dance Party (DJ)
9 p.m., low cover (21+)
Cadenza
Onward (folk, rock, blues)
7 p.m., $23-$28 ($10 students; all ages)
Chocolate Church Arts Center
Studio Two (Beatles tribute)
7 p.m., $25 (all ages)
The Dance Hall
Portsmouth Music and Arts Center Jazz Institute ensembles
1 p.m., $5 (all ages)
Elements
An Overnight Low (indie rock)
6:30 p.m., no cover (all ages)
Gritty McDuff’s
Div Kid (rock)
9:30 p.m., no cover (21+)
Henry’s Public House
DJ Jay-C (dance music)
9:30 p.m., no cover (all ages)
Hi-Fidelity
“Groove Space” open jam hosted by Space Fog
1 p.m., no cover (21+)
Lenny’s Pub
The Renovators (blues)
6:30 p.m., $5 (all ages)
Maine Craft Distilling
Gnarly Darling
7 p.m., no cover (21+)
One Longfellow Square
Damn Tall Buildings, Cold Chocolate (roots)
8 p.m., $20-$25 (all ages)
The Porthole
Bazinga! (2 p.m.), Bonnie & The Cats (6 p.m.)
no cover (all ages)
Portland Conservatory of Music
Bedlam & Eunoia; Sad Bastards, Loose Standards (jazz)
7:30 p.m., $24 (all ages)
Portland House of Music
Gina & The Red Eye Flight Crew (funk)
9 p.m., $15 (21+)
Portland Lobster Co.
The Stu Mahan Trio (12:30 p.m.) Capt. Ray & The Castaways (rock covers; 6 p.m.)
no cover (all ages)
RiRa
Kilcollins
10 p.m., no cover (21+)
State Theatre
Taylor’s Version (Swiftian dance party)
8:30 p.m., $15-$17 (all ages)
Stone Mountain Arts Center
The Weight Band (The Band tribute)
8 p.m., $45 (all ages)
Sun Tiki Studios
Codeine, Perfect Hair (college rock)
8 p.m., $30-$35 (all ages)
The Thirsty Pig
Karen Grenier (2 p.m.), Overserved Again (7 p.m.)
no cover (all ages)
Vinegar Hill Music Theatre
Hambone, Silver Heels (funk, roots)
8 p.m., $15-$2o (all ages)
SUNDAY
The Apohadion Theater
“Callin’ on You!” open mic night
7 p.m., $10 (all ages)
Flask Lounge
“Sundaze” (bass and EDM DJs)
9 p.m., light cover (21+)
The Hill Arts
The Pine Tree Pickers (acoustic guitar virtuosity)
6 p.m., $22-$26 (all ages)
Lenny’s Pub
Off the Charts (brunch music)
10 a.m., no cover (all ages)
Maine Craft Distilling
Haggard and Cashed, feat. Erica Brown and Matt Shipman (classic country and bluegrass)
3 p.m., no cover (21+)
Merrill Auditorium
The Portland Symphony Orchestra presents “Carnival of the Animals — Remix” (kids’ classical)
2:30 p.m., $8 (all ages)
One Longfellow Square
Willy Porter (singer-songwriter)
4 p.m., $20-$25 (all ages)
The Porthole
Chase Jobe & The Runnin’ Kind
2 p.m., no cover (all ages)
Portland House of Music
The Rock and Roll Playhouse plays Music of Grateful Dead and more
noon, $16 (all ages)
Portland House of Music
The Adam Ezra Group (rock)
8 p.m., $26 (21+)
Portland Lobster Co.
The Susanne Gerry Trio (12:30 p.m.), Stucco (5:30 p.m.)
no cover (all ages)
RiRa
Irish session (3 p.m.), Open mic (7 p.m.)
no cover (all ages)
Root Wild Kombuchery
Earl (indie rock)
2 p.m., no cover (all ages)
The Thirsty Pig
David Karl Roberts (roots)
2 p.m., no cover (all ages)
Three Dollar Deweys
Darren Bessette
11 a.m., no cover (all ages)
OUR CLUB GUIDE IS OPEN FOR VENUE CONTACT INFO
PERFORMING ARTS
FRIDAY
Mary Spadaro hosts The Downeasta, a showcase of Boston-area comics with Janet McNamara, Alex Giampapa, Troy Burditt and Josh Goldstein at Empire Comedy Club (575 Congress St., Portland) at 7 p.m. Tix: $20 (21+). empirecomedyme.com.
Naughty Bits, a dance-play by Sara Juli about overcoming trauma with the help of humor, at The Hill Arts (76 Congress St., Portland) at 7 p.m. Tix: $25-$29 (all ages). 347-7177. thehillarts.me.
Next Stop Comedy presents a stand-up show at Root Wild Kombuchery (135 Washington Ave., Portland) at 7 p.m. No cover (all ages). 303-9043. rootwildkombucha.com.
Portland Stage Company presents Tony Kushner’s epochal play Angels in America, about New Yorkers living through the AIDS crisis, at Portland Stage (25A Forest Ave., Portland) at 7 p.m. Tix: $25-$61. 774-0465. portlandstage.org.
North American Wrestling Association bouts, with music by enigmatheory, at Geno’s (625 Congress St., Portland) at 8 p.m. Tix: $10 (21+). 747-5594.
Haitian stand-up comic TJ performs at Empire Comedy Club (575 Congress St., Portland) at 9:30 p.m. Tix: $20-$30 (21+). empirecomedyme.com.
SATURDAY
Portland School of Ballet’s Year End Showcase of student work, at Westbrook Performing Arts Center (471 Stroudwater St.) at 11 a.m. Tix: $20. 772-9671. portlandballet.org.
Sandglass Theater presents the puppet tale Oma, about stories told with yarn, at Mayo Street Arts (10 Mayo St., Portland) at 2 p.m. Tix: $15-$22 ($10 youth under 13). 879-4629. mayostreetarts.org.
Portland Stage Company presents Tony Kushner’s epochal play Angels in America, about New Yorkers living through the AIDS crisis, at Portland Stage (25A Forest Ave., Portland) at 2 p.m. Tix: $30-$67. 774-0465. portlandstage.org.
Comic and podcaster Ben Bankas gets laughs at Empire Comedy Club (575 Congress St., Portland) at 7 p.m. Tix: $25 (21+). empirecomedyme.com.
SUNDAY
Portland Stage Company presents Tony Kushner’s epochal play Angels in America, about New Yorkers living through the AIDS crisis, at Portland Stage (25A Forest Ave., Portland) at 2 p.m. Tix: $30-$67. 774-0465. portlandstage.org.
“Listen, Good Fah You, Hon” “A night of comedy, stand-up, gossip, white wine, and tips on local deals” featuring Rachel Gendron and Anders Nielsen, with headliner Lucas O’Neil, at Empire Comedy Club (575 Congress St., Portland) at 7 p.m. Tix: $15 (21+). empirecomedyme.com.
Poetry Night (prose also welcome) at High-Fidelity (200 Anderson St., Portland), at 7 p.m. Free (21+). hifidelitybeer.com.
HAPPENINGS
FRIDAY
The Flying Colors Benefit Art Auction at the Children’s Museum & Theatre of Maine (250 Thompson’s Point Rd., Portland) takes place at 6 p.m., featuring work by over 100 Maine and New England artists, music by Kafari and Unique Unknown & Friends, food and drinks. Tix: $75-$150 (benefits the CMTM; 21+). 828-1234. kitetails.org.
The Portland Sea Dogs play the Binghamton Rumble Ponies at Hadlock Field (271 Park Ave., Portland) at 6 p.m. Tix: $17-$21. 874-9300. portlandseadogs.com.
SATURDAY
Mother’s Day Pop-Up local makers event with plants, jewelry, pottery, cards, crafts and craft beer at Definitive Brewing (35 Industrial Way, Portland) from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Free (all ages). 536-1288. definitivebrewing.com.
Pet Fashion Show at Congress Square Park in Portland from 11 a.m. to noon. Free. congresssquarepark.org.
The Old Oak, British director Ken Loach’s film about Syrian refugees in a xenophobic English mining town, screens at the Portland Museum of Art (7 Congress Square) at noon and 3 p.m. Tix: $6. 775-6148. portlandmuseum.org.
The Portland Sea Dogs play the Binghamton Rumble Ponies at Hadlock Field (271 Park Ave., Portland) at 1 p.m. Tix: $17-$21. 874-9300. portlandseadogs.com.
Flowers That Feed, a runway fashion showcase and art expo featuring clothing and artwork by local and national designers and artists, at Coolidge Family Farm (1084 Lewiston Rd., New Gloucester) at 3 p.m. Tix: $40-$60 (benefits the Good Shepherd Food Bank). artlovelifestyle.com.
Daniel Bernard Roumain: Echoes, community events at various venues exploring Black experience in Portland, from 3-6 p.m., and a block party (6 p.m.) followed by a live performance by the Haitian-American composer, violinist and activist at the Abyssinian Meeting House (75 Newbury St., Portland) at 7 p.m. Free. indigoartsalliance.me
SUNDAY
The Old Oak, British director Ken Loach’s film about Syrian refugees in a xenophobic English mining town, screens at the Portland Museum of Art (7 Congress Square) at noon and 3 p.m. Tix: $6. 775-6148. portlandmuseum.org.
The Portland Sea Dogs play the Binghamton Rumble Ponies at Hadlock Field (271 Park Ave., Portland) at 1 p.m. Tix: $17-$21. 874-9300. portlandseadogs.com.
Local comic Timmy Elliott and his pal Jeremiah host brunch bingo at The East Ender (47 Middle St., Portland) from 1-3 p.m. Free (all ages). 879-7669. eastenderportland.com.