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Maine's the one
Like lots of film stars, Maine often gets typecast.Get around
...to seeing 'Seek Alt. Routes,' Space Gallery's arty homage to the bicycle.Loved Nick in the '90s?
We double dare you to miss the 90s Nickelodeon Nite
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Cajun Cooking Challenge
Fat Tuesday is early in Maine. Sample some good Cajun grub from local restaurants and vote for your favorite. Noon to 3 p.m. Tuesday | Free/$3-$5 donation | University of Southern Maine, Portland
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GreenDinner
Follwing Tuesday's GreenDrinks, head to The Salt Exchange for local food, local people and some locally minded conversation. This is the inaugural GreenDinner. 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday | $35 | The Salt Exchange, Portland
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V-Day ready?
No other holiday inspires such thoughtful flower-sending, feeling-sharing and chocolate-eating. And hostility. Lovers or love haters: Have you made your plans yet? A Dozen Valentine's Day Diversions
Willows Pizza and Restaurant, South Portland
"...besides being a really comfortable family place, the pizza is great. You get the sense they care about pizza as soon as you look at the menu and see the wide range of specialty pies."
Watering holes
Need a new place to tip 'em back? Check out some recent write-ups:Hoping to please you at every turn: Silly's with a Twist, Portland Where you get to chew your drink: Bucks Naked BBQ, Freeport Traditions could easily become tradition-forming: Traditions, Saco
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Oasis, Portland
Tucked in the heart of the Old Port is a little taste of tropical at the Oasis. The nightclub has two levels with a bar and dance floor, and is perfect for a night out on the town.
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Soul Rebels Brass Band Mardi Gras Party
It'a Mardi Gras time in Portland. Celebrate with Sly-Chi and Soul Rebels Brass Band.
EARLY SHIFT: Gene Willard, Casco Bay Lines captain
The fourth installment of Early Shift, spotlighting workers in the Portland area who are at their jobs before the sun rises. This week: Gene Willard, Casco Bay Lines captain who steers the 5:05 a.m run of the 110-foot Aucocisco III.
Valentine's Day inspires such thoughtful flower-sending, feeling-sharing and chocolate-eating. And bitterness. Whether you're a lover or a hater: >> A Dozen Valentine's Day Diversions | Take the Valentine's Day Poll
MAMM SLAM, an annual high school battle of the bands, is looking for hard-rocking young bands from across the state to compete this spring. Registration deadline: Feb. 14, 2012>> MAMM SLAM 2012
Winter is here for a while. Find ways to enjoy it with our roundup of January events, skating rinks, cross-country skiing trails and other adventurous things to do.
>> Winter Guide
"A Murder of Crows"
multiple artist show, Aarhus Gallery
multiple artist show, Aarhus Gallery
"A Natural Order" Presented by Spindleworks and Arts are Elementary
artists from Maine and beyond, Frontier Cafe, Cinema & Gallery
artists from Maine and beyond, Frontier Cafe, Cinema & Gallery
"A Thickening Rhythm" Group Exhibition
five artists. various media to installation and performance, Coleman Burke Gallery (Fort Andross)
five artists. various media to installation and performance, Coleman Burke Gallery (Fort Andross)
"Animal Allies: Innuit Views of the Natural World"
Bowdoin College (Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum)
Bowdoin College (Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum)
"Back to the Garden"
Garden themed work in multi-media with several Maine artists, Markings Gallery 443-1499.
Garden themed work in multi-media with several Maine artists, Markings Gallery 443-1499.
Ready, Set, GO
from the Portland Press Herald
We've come up with a lengthy list of things to do that are sure to help you enjoy the great outdoors. They may even be good for working on that early-season tan.
>> Spring Guide
Fast Forward Farther in the Future
(mark your calendar)
Billy Idol, 8 p.m. Sept. 14, House of Blues, Boston. $37 to $49.50. www.livenation.com; (866) 448-7849 Goo Goo Dolls, 8 p.m. Aug. 6, Meadowbrook U.S. Cellular Pavilion, Gilford, N.H. $24.25 to $57.50. www.meadowbrook.net; (603) 293-4700. 2010 Lilith Tour with Sarah McLachlan, Carly Simon, Kelly Clarkson, Tegan & Sara and many more, 3 p.m. July 30, Comcast Center, Mansfield, Mass. $31 to $101. www.livenation.com; (866) 448-7849 Barenaked Ladies with Ben Kweller and Angel Taylor, 7 p.m. Aug. 7, Bank of America Pavilion, Boston. $28 to $52.50. www.livenation.com; (866) 448-7849 Willie Nelson, 7:30 p.m. Aug. 11, Merrill Auditorium, Portland. $45 to $65. 842-0800; www.portlandovations.org.
New Yorker contributor hosting student round table at The Telling Room [05/16/12]
Boothbay Harbor Region Chamber announces Jammers and Joggers event [05/16/12]
Spin-Off competition highlights young DJs [05/11/12]
Harborside Shakespeare Company aims to bring the Bard to Bar Harbor [05/09/12]
Chalk-It-Up at WestFest3 on May 19 [05/08/12]
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