Monday
Tell me where have all the good times gone.
Ray Davies, former front man of classic rock group The Kinks performs solo. The State Theatre, 609 Congress Street, Portland. $22.50/$27.50 reserved seating. For tickets, call 775-3331.
Tuesday
Write your angry letter to the Free Press
Wednesday
Go retro.
“’60s-’80s” theme Halloween bash. Groove in a ’60s vibe, funkadelic like the ’70s, or gagging on an ’80s spoon. The Well, 369 Forest Ave., Portland. 828-1778.
Find a date.
1980s prom theme Halloween party with DJ Shawn “Spooky” Saindon. Costume prizes, weird giveaways and more. The Skinny, 625 Congress Street, Portland. 8 p.m. 21+ $5
See Irish eyes smile.
Mary Black, an Irish vocalist whose recent album spent 56 weeks on the Irish Top 30, makes her only stop on the East Coast during her American tour. Merrill Auditorium, 477 Congress Street, Portland, 7:30 p.m. Tickets: $26/$32. 842-0800.
Thursday
Fiddle about.
Renowned Irish fiddle and flute virtuoso Frankie Gavin gives a rare New England performance. The Center for Cultural Exchange, One Longfellow Square, Portland, 7:30 p.m. 761-0591. Ticket Prices: $17 day of show/ $14 advance
Friday
Play it again.
Laura Kargul gives a repeat performance on piano. Corthell Hall, Gorham, 8 p.m. Tickets: $10 public, $7 staff, $5 students. 780-5555
Motivate.
Local Motives, WMPG’s live local music show features Zoe’s Choice. Band Web site: http://drums.whoppo.net/zoe. 90.9 and 104.1 FM. 7:30 p.m.
Tango.
New York Tango Trio hosts a milonga (tango dance party) with a beginning tango class with Javier Bucher. Center for Cultural Exchange, 1 Longfellow Sq., Portland. Workshop starts at 7 p.m. Milonga starts at 8 p.m. Tickets: $14/$17 day of show, $12 kids, seniors, students.
Saturday
Practice your deadpan.
Comedian Steven Wright performs. The State Theatre, 609 Congress Street, Portland. $25.50 /$20.50 reserved seating. For tickets call 775-3331.
Sunday
Attendum a concertum.
Collegium Musicum, directed by Bruce Fithian, and Schola, directed by Phillip Fournier. Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, 307 Congress St., Portland. 7:30 p.m. Tickets: $5/$3.
Eat, don’t kill.
Food Not Bombs serves free food every Sunday afternoon. Monument Square, Portland, 2 p.m.-4:20 p.m.
Ongoing Events
Be quick on the draw.
Drawn to the Figure: Works by Sigmund Abeles. Runs through Dec. 2. Portland Museum of Art, 7 Congress Square, Portland. 775-6148.
Hit the road.
Road Maps: The American Way. Runs through Thursday, Dec. 20 at The Osher Map Library and Smith Center for Cartographic Education, Glickman Family Library, Portland. Free and open to the public. For hours, call 780-4850.
Check out the view.
“Watershed Views,” art exhibition. Ecological and aesthetic observations of local waters in various media by artist-scientist teams Aviva Rahmani and Irwin Novak; Jan Piribeck, Gary Green and Chris Hoffman; Michael Shaughnessy and Rob Sanford. Plus a 40-foot participatory watershed map by Carolyn Eyler and Roberta Hill. Art Gallery, 37 Gorham Ave., Gorham. 780-5008.
Make like Shakespeare.
Seeking plays for Short & NEAT One Act Festival. The New England Academy of Theatre (NEAT) will be accepting submissions for the 2002 (fourth) edition of the Short & NEAT One-Act Play Writing Competition. Winning submissions will receive a production at NEAT’s Short & NEAT One-Act Festival, June 2002. Open to New England residents only. Plays must be 20 minutes or shorter and submitted in play format by Nov. 30, 2001. Entries should be addressed to NEAT Administrative Offices, 3013 Dixwell Ave., Hamden CT 06518, Attn: Short & NEAT Y2K. Include SASE if play is to be returned. For additional information call (203) 281-6115 or go to www.neatct.org.