The Bollard Bulletin: September 6, 2024
Three-Day-Weekender Edition: SOME Fest, Porchfest, HenryFest ... you get the idea
HIGHLIGHT
Apparently it’s Festival Weekend here in Maine, with HenryFest happening Saturday in North Yarmouth, Porchfest on Sunday in Deering Center, and the Portland Maine Comedy Festival continuing too. But don’t sleep on SOME Fest down at The Dance Hall in Kittery (7 Walker St.). Billed as a “family-friendly celebration of creativity, the arts, and community,” it features an eclectic lineup of great local and regional acts, like Dead Gowns, Hello Shark, Megan From Work, Deer Isle, and Connecticut rockers Ovlov, plus a multimedia arts market and pop-up gallery, and stuff to keep kids entertained while you watch the bands. Full- and half-day tickets ($15-$25) are available for this event, which happens from noon to 10 p.m. Schedule at thedancehallkittery.org.
MUSIC
FRIDAY
Amigos
Fat Knuckle Freddy (graveyard blues)
9:30 p.m., no cover (21+)
Aura
The 502s (happy indie-folk)
9 p.m., $23 (18+)
Blue Portland Maine
Katherine Perkins (7 p.m.), El Malo (salsacore, 9 p.m.)
donation (21+)
Bubba’s Sulky Lounge
Everything Dance Party (DJ)
9 p.m., low cover (21+)
Byrnes Irish Pub (Brunswick)
Disfunction Junction
6 p.m., no cover (all ages)
Cadenza
Peter Gallway & The Real Band (eclectic)
7 p.m., $23-$28 ($10 students, all ages)
Elements
Heather Lynn (folk)
6:30 p.m., no cover (all ages)
Flask Lounge
DJs Sisslepud, Lo Fro, Cole Horne (house, techno)
9 p.m., $10 (21+)
The Frog & Turtle
Bess Jacques, Evan Haines and Sheldon Perkins (jazz)
7:30 p.m., no cover (all ages)
Henry’s Public House
DJ Revolve (dance music)
9 p.m., no cover (21+)
Jonathan’s Ogunquit
Occidental Gypsy (acoustic jazz)
7:30 p.m., $25-$66 (all ages)
Lenny’s Pub
Travis James Humphrey (country, rock and pop)
6:30 p.m., $5 (all ages)
Maine Craft Distilling
Matthew Loyal Band
7 p.m., no cover (21+)
One Longfellow Square
John Gorka w/ Alice Howe and Freebo (folk)
8 p.m., SOLD OUT (all ages)
Oxbow Blending & Bottling
DJ HiDuke (funk, soul, disco)
6 p.m., no cover (all ages)
The Porthole
Hello Newman (‘90s rock covers)
7 p.m., no cover (all ages)
Portland House of Music
Lazy Lightning (Grateful Dead covers)
9 p.m., $12-$20 (21+)
Portland Lobster Co.
Skosh (funk)
6:30 p.m., no cover (all ages)
State Theatre
Bikini Kill (punk)
8 p.m., SOLD OUT (all ages)
Sun Tiki Studios
Vapors of Morphine, Sparxsea
7 p.m., $20-$25 (all ages)
The Thirsty Pig
Roxx The 96er
7 p.m., no cover (all ages)
Vinegar Hill Music Theatre
Darlingside (Baroque folk-pop)
8 p.m., $30-$40 (all ages)
SATURDAY
Amigos
The Crowded Table (funk)
9:30 p.m., no cover (21+)
The Apohadion Theater
N.E.E.T.S., Orange Whip, Red Eft, Crazy Deja Vu (New Freakout! sounds)
8 p.m., $10-$15 (all ages)
Blue Portland Maine
Scree, Wildflower, Kafari (soft rock and funky beats)
8 p.m., $12-$15 (21+)
Bubba’s Sulky Lounge
Everything Dance Party (DJ)
9 p.m., low cover (21+)
Cadenza
Dan Pelletier (singer-songwriter)
7 p.m., $23-$28 ($10 students, all ages)
The Dance Hall
SOME Fest feat. Ovlov, Dead Gowns, Hello Shark and more (indie rock and such)
noon-10 p.m., $15-$25 (all ages)
Elements
Sara Trunzo and Tiffany Williams (Americana)
6:30 p.m., no cover (all ages)
Flask Lounge
“Feels: End of Summer Vibes,” feat. DJs Dale Da Dred and Tylord
8 p.m., $10 (21+)
Free Street
Lazy Lightning (Grateful Dead covers)
7:30 p.m., $5 (21+)
The Frog & Turtle
Anthony Latini & Stiles (rock)
7 p.m., no cover (all ages)
Henry’s Public House
DJ Jay-C (dance music)
9:30 p.m., no cover (21+)
Johnson Hall
Lady Lamb, Hannah Mohan (indie folk)
7:30 p.m., $30 (all ages)
Lenny’s Pub
The Renovators (blues)
6:30 p.m., $10 (all ages)
Maine Craft Distilling
Due Seasons, Merman (DJs)
7 p.m., no cover (21+)
One Longfellow Square
Catie Curtis (folk)
8 p.m., $25-$35 (all ages)
The Porthole
Spyglass (2 p.m.), DJ Father Tish (dance music, 7 p.m.)
no cover (all ages)
Portland House of Music
KROLL, Snakes of Russia, Commuted, Collapsed Skull (metal)
7:30 p.m., $ (21+)
Portland Lobster Co.
White Mountain Ramblers (12:30 p.m.), Desperate Avikadoz (6:30 p.m.)
no cover (all ages)
The Thirsty Pig
Jack Ancora (2 p.m.), Mad Honey Band (7 p.m.)
no cover (all ages)
SUNDAY
Flask Lounge
“Sundaze” (bass DJs)
9 p.m., $5 (21+)
GFB Scottish Pub
Blues jam with Mike Hayward
8 p.m., no cover (21+)
Maine Craft Distilling
Haggard and Cashed feat. Erica Brown and Matt Shipman (outlaw country covers)
3 p.m., no cover (21+)
The Porthole
Doubting Gravity (R&B, 2 p.m.), Chase Jobe & The Running Kind (6 p.m.)
no cover (all ages)
Portland Lobster Co.
Gina Alibrio & Friends (funk, rock; 12:30 p.m.), The Bony Rolls (5:30 p.m.)
no cover (all ages)
The Thirsty Pig
Eli and Noah Smith
2 p.m., no cover (all ages)
Three Dollar Deweys
Tyler Dhone
11 a.m., no cover (all ages)
Vinegar Hill Music Theatre
Roomful of Blues
8 p.m., $30-$35 (all ages)
OUR CLUB GUIDE, THE CRUISER’S FRIEND (SURE, THAT KIND TOO)
PERFORMING ARTS
FRIDAY
The Portland Maine Comedy Festival, at various Portland venues; schedule and tix at portlandmainecomedy.com.
Comic Josh Potter at Empire Comedy Club (575 Congress St., Portland) at 7 p.m. Tix: $25 (21+). empirecomedyme.com.
Waterville Opera House presents the Sherlock Holmes murder mystery Miss Holmes Returns at 93 Main St., Waterville, at 7:30 p.m. Tix: $29-$31. 873-7000. watervillecreates.org.
Portland Stage Company’s production of the theatrical comedy The Play That Goes Wrong, at Portland Stage (25 Forest Ave.) at 7:30 p.m. Tix: $30-$57. 774-0465. portlandstage.org.
Big-name comic Chelsea Handler performs at Merrill Auditorium (20 Myrtle St., Portland) at 8 p.m. Tix: $54.50-$185 (all ages). 842-0800. porttix.com.
Last Call stand-up comedy showcase at Empire Comedy Club (575 Congress St., Portland) at 9:30 p.m. Tix: $5 (21+). empirecomedyme.com.
SATURDAY
The Portland Maine Comedy Festival, at various Portland venues; schedule and tix at portlandmainecomedy.com.
Portland Stage Company’s production of the theatrical comedy The Play That Goes Wrong, at Portland Stage (25 Forest Ave.) at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Tix: $30-$57. 774-0465. portlandstage.org.
Bread & Puppet Theater Circus presents “The Beginning After the End of Humanity Circus” at Fort Allen Park on Portland’s Eastern Promenade at 5 p.m. Free ($10-$25 suggested donation). 879-4629. mayostreetarts.org.
Stand-up Comedy Showcases at Empire Comedy Club (575 Congress St., Portland) at 6 p.m. and 9 p.m. Tix: $5 (21+). empirecomedyme.com.
Waterville Opera House presents the Sherlock Holmes murder mystery Miss Holmes Returns at 93 Main St., Waterville, at 7:30 p.m. Tix: $29-$31. 873-7000. watervillecreates.org.
SUNDAY
The Portland Maine Comedy Festival, at various Portland venues; schedule and tix at portlandmainecomedy.com.
Waterville Opera House presents the Sherlock Holmes murder mystery Miss Holmes Returns at 93 Main St., Waterville, at 7:30 p.m. Tix: $29-$31. 873-7000. watervillecreates.org.
Portland Stage Company’s production of the theatrical comedy The Play That Goes Wrong, at Portland Stage (25 Forest Ave.) at 2 p.m. Tix: $30-$57. 774-0465. portlandstage.org.
Stand-up comic Sam Jay at Empire Comedy Club (575 Congress St., Portland) at 7 p.m. Tix: $25 (21+). empirecomedyme.com.
Poetry Night open mic at High-Fidelity (200 Anderson St., Portland), at 7 p.m. Free (21+). hifidelitybeer.com.
Stand-up guy Ben Roy headlines with comics Dick Ruse and Ian Stuart at Aura (121 Center St., Portland) at 8 p.m. Tix: $15 (21+). 772-8274. auramaine.com.
HAPPENINGS
FRIDAY
Screening of Spanish director Víctor Erice’s haunting mystery about a moviemaker’s memories, Close Your Eyes, at the Portland Museum of Art (7 Congress Square) at 4 p.m. Tix: $6. 775-6148. portlandmuseum.org.
SATURDAY
317 Main Community Music Center’s annual HenryFest gathering at Skyline Farm (95 The Ln., North Yarmouth) featuring roots and pop music, kids’ activities, crafts, food, brews and more from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tix: $35 ($10 youth 13-17; 12 and under free). 846-9559. 317maine.org.
Screening of Spanish director Víctor Erice’s haunting mystery about a moviemaker’s memories, Close Your Eyes, at the Portland Museum of Art (7 Congress Square) at 11:30 a.m. and 3 p.m. Tix: $6. 775-6148. portlandmuseum.org.
Indulge, a Night of Immersive Delights, featuring music by Home Body, art by Phoebe Harris, karaoke and desserts, at the Chocolate Church Arts Center (804 Washington St., Bath) at 7 p.m. Tix: $5-$25 (all ages). 442-8455. chocolatechurcharts.org.
SUNDAY
Screening of Spanish director Víctor Erice’s haunting mystery about a moviemaker’s memories, Close Your Eyes, at the Portland Museum of Art (7 Congress Square) at 11:30 a.m. and 3 p.m. Tix: $6. 775-6148. portlandmuseum.org.
The Deering Center Neighborhood Association’s annual Porchfest of music, food and family fun in The Portland neighborhood from 12:15 to 5 p.m. Free. Full schedule at deeringcenter.me.
Bingo Bango, live gambling for cool prizes with funky beats, hosted by Kiki and The Soul Proprietor, at Salvage BBQ (919 Congress St., Portland) from 4-6 p.m. Free (all ages). 533-2100. salvagebbq.com.
Screening of Carlo … and his Merry Band of Artists, a documentary about the late Maine painter Carlo Pittore, at SPACE (538 Congress St., Portland) at 7 p.m. Tix: $10. 828-5600. space538.org.