The Bollard Bulletin: May 24, 2024
Holiday Weekend Edition: Four days of fun in one Bullet'un!
HIGHLIGHT
There are many reasons you’re stressed out these days, but you can easily fix one of the big ones this weekend, Not listening to enough classical music, by catching the Daponte String Quartet as they blaze their way through the Midcoast and down to Portland and Brunswick, performing piano quartets by Schumann and Brahms on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Listings are below, and more info is at dapontequartet.org.
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MUSIC
FRIDAY
The Apohadion Theater
Night Hawk, Greasy Grass, Small Pond (psych rock)
7:30 p.m., $10 (21+)
Austin Street Brewery
Templehill Preacher (acoustic)
5:30 p.m., no cover (all ages)
Blue Portland Maine
High Key & The Crosswinds (rock)
8 p.m., $10 (benefits Maine Veterans’ Homes; 21+)
Bubba’s Sulky Lounge
’80s Dance Party (DJ)
9 p.m., low cover (21+)
Cadenza
Bess Jacques & The Strays (jazz)
7 p.m., $23-$28 (all ages)
The Dance Hall
Trade, King Dead (funk, soul, fusion)
8 p.m., $17 (all ages)
Flask Lounge
“Love” with DJ Jamie O’Sullivan and guests (house and techno)
9 p.m., $5 ($10 after 11 p.m.; 21+)
The Frog & Turtle
The Juke Joint Devils (honky tonk)
8 p.m., no cover (all ages)
Henry’s Public House
DJ Revolve (dance music)
9 p.m., no cover (all ages)
The Hill Arts
Los Galactacos (world folk)
7 p.m., $20-$24 (all ages)
Lenny’s Pub
Continental Shakedown
6:30 p.m., $5 (all ages)
Oxbow Blending & Bottling
Hunter Root, Silver Heels (rootsy rock)
8 p.m., $12-$15 (21+)
The Porthole
DJ Jacky Treehorn (3 p.m.); Darren Bessette (6 p.m.)
no cover (all ages)
Portland House of Music
Della Mae (string band)
8 p.m., $20 (21+)
Portland Lobster Co.
Fiasco Brothers (roots rock)
6:30 p.m., no cover (all ages)
RiRa
Hambone (funk)
10 p.m., no cover (21+)
Root Wild Kombuchery
Songwriter Showcase
7 p.m., no cover (all ages)
Scared Profane Brewing (Portland)
VJ Fave le Chic (hip hop and R&B)
7 p.m., no cover (21+)
The Thirsty Pig
Dos Devils
7 p.m., no cover (all ages)
Union Hall (24 Central St., Rockport)
The Daponte String Quartet (Schumann and Brahms piano quartets)
7 p.m., $30 (all ages)
Vinegar Hill Music Theatre
The Don Campbell Trio (country)
8 p.m., $25-$32 (all ages)
SATURDAY
The Apohadion Theater
Musick, Mork Verden, Dragged By Chains, Mordhau (metal)
8 p.m., $10 (all ages)
Aura
Too Many Zooz, Michael Wilbur
8 p.m., $23 (18+)
Blue Portland Maine
The Willie Smith Ensemble (funk and jazz; 7 p.m.), Ayan Imai-Hall Quartet (jazz and tap dance; 9 p.m.)
donations encouraged (21+)
Bubba’s Sulky Lounge
Everything Dance Party (DJ)
9 p.m., low cover (21+)
Cadenza
Evan Arntzen and Brad Terry with Peter Herman (jazz)
7 p.m., $25-$30 ($10 students; all ages)
The Dance Hall
Annie & The Fur Trappers (swing)
7:30 p.m., $17-$22 (all ages)
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+)
Hi-Fidelity
Jason Roman, Ashley & Nicole Lepre
8 p.m., no cover (21+)
The Hill Arts
Dave Singley (singer-songwriter)
7 p.m., $20-$24 (all ages)
Jonathan’s Ogunquit
The Rust Never Sleeps Band (Neil Young and Dylan covers)
8:30 p.m., $22.50-$63.50 (all ages)
Lenny’s Pub
Steve Jones & Erik Glocker
6:30 p.m., $5 (all ages)
Nomad
Louisa Stancioff, Owen Howes and The Evening Call, Chico States (indie rock)
9 p.m., $10 (all ages)
One Longfellow Square
Kat Wright (soulful rock and folk)
8 p.m., $25-$35 (all ages)
The Porthole
Peaked in High School (2 p.m.); DJ Father Tish (6 p.m.)
no cover (all ages)
Portland Conservatory of Music
The Daponte String Quartet (Schumann and Brahms piano quartets)
2 p.m., $30 (all ages)
Portland Conservatory of Music
The Kit Demos Quartet (jazz improv)
7:30 p.m., $24 (all ages)
Portland Lobster Co.
The Josh Robbins Trio (12:30 p.m.), Gratify (7 p.m.)
no cover (all ages)
RiRa
The Smith Collaboration
10 p.m., no cover (21+)
Scared Profane Brewing (Biddeford)
Strangely Possibles (funky psych rock)
call for time, no cover (all ages)
SPACE
“Listen Up! Music” album release, feat. Tyler Westberry and Angelica DuPaul (progressive pop)
6:30 p.m., $10-$15 (all ages)
Spring Point Tavern
Euphemia, The Gamma Goochies, Cryin’ Caleb Aaron, Rebecca Theresa Wood, DJ Matt Little (garage rock, rockabilly, outlaw country)
8:30 p.m., $10 (21+)
State Theatre
Amos Lee, Julia Pratt (singer-songwriters)
8 p.m., $40-$65 (all ages)
Stone Mountain Arts Center
The Sonny Landreth Band, The Iguanas (New Orleans jazz and funk)
8 p.m., $50 (all ages)
The Thirsty Pig
Dakota Smart (2 p.m.), EZZY (7 p.m.)
no cover (all ages)
Vinegar Hill Music Theatre
Breakin’ Strings, Michael Corleto (bluegrass, singer-songwriter)
8 p.m., $20-$25 (all ages)
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SUNDAY
Belleflower Brewing (66 Cove St., Portland)
Grace Marie (singer-songwriter)
2 p.m., no cover (all ages)
Blue Portland Maine
Kristen Ford, Madeleine Finn, Brooke Binion (alt-folk and rock)
8 p.m., $12-$15 (21+)
Brunswick Unitarian Universalist Church (1 Middle St.)
The Daponte String Quartet (Schumann and Brahms piano quartets)
4 p.m., $30 (all ages)
Flask Lounge
“Sundaze” (bass and EDM DJs)
9 p.m., light cover (21+)
Jonathan’s Ogunquit
James Montgomery and His Legendary Blues Band
8 p.m., $32.50-$73.50 (all ages)
Lenny’s Pub
The Pond Lillies
10 a.m., no cover (all ages)
Maine Craft Distilling
Isa Burke and Matt Arcana
3 p.m., no cover (21+)
Maine Craft Distilling
Hot Buttered Rum (bluegrass)
6 p.m., $25-$30 (21+)
One Longfellow Square
The Jake Blount, Nic Gareiss, Sammy Wetstein Trio (roots)
7 p.m., $20-$25 (all ages)
Oxbow Blending & Bottling
Royal Hammer (reggae)
8 p.m., $10 (21+)
The Porthole
Stolen Mojo (2 p.m.); Christie Ray Grant Band (6 p.m.)
no cover (all ages)
Portland Lobster Co.
Blue Steel Express (blues; 12:30 p.m.), Vinyl Tap (rock; 5:30 p.m.)
6 p.m., no cover (all ages)
Portland Zoo
”Naija Party” feat. Nik Luis, DJ Musonda, DJ Onax (good island vibes)
2 p.m., no cover (all ages)
RiRa
Irish session (3 p.m.), Open mic (7 p.m.)
no cover (all ages)
The Thirsty Pig
Eli and Noah Smith
2 p.m., no cover (all ages)
Three Dollar Deweys
Ian Ryan
11 a.m., no cover (all ages)
MONDAY
Flask Lounge
“Monday of the Minds” CommUNITY Hip Hop Showcase
8 p.m., light cover (21+)
The Porthole
MEGS
2 p.m., no cover (all ages)
Portland Lobster Co.
Stucco (12:30), The Nightshades (6 p.m.)
no cover (all ages)
State Theatre
Buckethead (guitar rock)
8 p.m., $35-$40 (all ages)
Three Dollar Deweys
Andi Fawcett (rock, soul)
6 p.m., no cover (all ages)
OUR CLUB GUIDE IS ALWAYS OPEN FOR VENUE CONTACT INFO
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PERFORMING ARTS
FRIDAY
Sandglass Theater presents Shoshana Bass’ autobiographical puppetry play When I Put On Your Glove at the Strand Theatre (345 Main St., Rockland) at 7 p.m. Pay-what-you-wish (recommended 14+). 594-0070. rocklandstrand.com.
Colin Armstrong and Keegan Tindall of the sketch group DimBoopers perform at Empire Comedy Club (575 Congress St., Portland) at 7 p.m. Tix: $25 (21+). empirecomedyme.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.
This is All Yours, a contemporary ballet by Resurgence Dance Company, at Chocolate Church Arts Center (804 Washington St., Bath), at 7:30 p.m. Tix: $18-$22. 442-8455. chocolatechurcharts.org.
Hi Gay drag show hosted by Letta Dicken with featured performers Tasha Tektite, Cinnamon Maxxine, Mama Martini, Marilyn Melons and Splash O’Cranberry at Free Street (77 Free St., Portland) at 8 p.m. Tix: $12-$15 (21+). 450-3175. freestreetportland.com.
Next Stop Comedy presents a stand-up show at Definitive Brewing (35 Industrial Way, Portland) at 8 p.m. Tix: $20-$25 (all ages). 536-1288. definitivebrewing.com.
SATURDAY
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.
THEM presents Show Me Your Bits, a video-game themed burlesque show at Empire Comedy Club (575 Congress St., Portland) at 7 p.m. Tix: $20-$30 (21+). empirecomedyme.com.
This is All Yours, a contemporary ballet by Resurgence Dance Company, at Chocolate Church Arts Center (804 Washington St., Bath), at 7:30 p.m. Tix: $18-$22. 442-8455. chocolatechurcharts.org.
Maine Made, a comedy showcase by funny locals, at Empire Comedy Club (575 Congress St., Portland) at 9:30 p.m. Tix: $10-$15 (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.
Comedian, writer and podcaster Hari Kondabolu performs at Empire Comedy Club (575 Congress St., Portland) at 7 p.m. Tix: $30 (21+). empirecomedyme.com.
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HAPPENINGS
FRIDAY
The Portland Sea Dogs play a double-header against the Hartford Yard Goats at Hadlock Field (271 Park Ave., Portland) at 4:30 p.m. Tix: $17-$21. 874-9300. portlandseadogs.com.
John Singer Sargent: Fashion & Swagger, a documentary by David Bickerstaff about the portrait artist’s wide influence, shows at the Portland Museum of Art (7 Congress Square) at 6 p.m. Tix: $6. 775-6148. portlandmuseum.org.
“Queer Futures,” a collection of four short films exploring LGBTQ+ issues, screens at SPACE (538 Congress St., Portland) at 7 p.m.. Tix: $10 (all ages). 828-5600. space538.org.
SATURDAY
The Portland Sea Dogs play the Hartford Yard Goats at Hadlock Field (271 Park Ave., Portland) at 1 p.m. Tix: $17-$21. 874-9300. portlandseadogs.com.
John Singer Sargent: Fashion & Swagger, a documentary by David Bickerstaff about the portrait artist’s wide influence, shows at the Portland Museum of Art (7 Congress Square) at 3 p.m. Tix: $6. 775-6148. portlandmuseum.org.
SUNDAY
John Singer Sargent: Fashion & Swagger, a documentary by David Bickerstaff about the portrait artist’s wide influence, shows at the Portland Museum of Art (7 Congress Square) at noon. Tix: $6. 775-6148. portlandmuseum.org.
The Portland Sea Dogs play the Hartford Yard Goats 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.
MONDAY
Yarn in the Park public knitting gathering at Congress Square Park in Portland at 5:30 p.m. Free. congresssquarepark.org.