The Bollard Bulletin: November 12, 2024
Cartoon Tuesday: Spanish energy giants and other hazards
By some miracle (sic), another Tuesday has dawned and the power’s still on in the U.S.A., though the wind could change that any minute here in Maine. Or the “Spanish energy giant” Iberdrola — which has now eaten Central Maine Power’s parent company whole and made CMP a private business no longer required to reveal its finances to securities regulators (sic) — could decide the provision of life-saving electricity here is slightly less important than its secret profit-making plans and just pull the plug. What are we gonna do about it? I mean, look at that thing!
Anyway, up in Rockland, Bollardhead and his buddies deal with the disturbing thing they’ve found in a dumpster. And since this comic was published back in 2008, the rights to Dicephalic Son of Bollardhead were bought by Marvel Entertainment, but the following year, Disney ate Marvel whole and efforts to write Bollardhead scripts acceptable to its board members have thus far failed to bear fruit.
Music
Andy’s Old Port Pub
Jeff Cusack
7 p.m., no cover (all ages)
The Apohadion Theater
Swimmy (jazz)
7:30 p.m., $10 (all ages)
Blue Portland Maine
Songwriters in the Round
7 p.m., donation (21+)
Byrnes Irish Pub (Brunswick)
Irish Session (open jam)
6 p.m., no cover (all ages)
Flask Lounge
Open DJ night
8 p.m., no cover (21+)
Gritty McDuff’s
Travis James Humphrey (country, rock, pop)
6 p.m., no cover (all ages)
SPACE
Six Organs of Admittance, Tashi Dorji, Big Trash (guitar explorations)
7:30 p.m., $20-$25
State Theatre
Cory Wong, Couch
7:30 p.m., $40
club guide
Performing Arts
Bread and Puppet Theater present The Possibilitarian Imperative Everything Show and Gray Lady Cantina at Maine Irish Heritage Center (34 Gray St., Portland) at 7 p.m. Tix: $20 (no one turned away for lack of funds). 879-4629. mayostreetarts.org.
Comedy Open Mic at Blue Portland Maine (650 Congress St., Portland) at 9:30 p.m. Donations (21+). 774-4111. blueportlandmaine.org.
Happenings
Monthly Portland Greendrinks buzzed-networking event at Mechanics’ Hall (519 Congress St., Portland), featuring Maine Writers’ & Publishers’ Alliance, at 5:30 p.m. Tix: $10 (21+). 773-8396. mechanicshallmaine.org.