MONDAY
Craft workshop
The People’s Free Space Free School will hold a craft workshop in knitting, crocheting, soap making and pumpkin pie baking in the Community Room at Unity Village, 24 Stone St, behind Portland City Hall. It begins at 6:30 p.m and is free. For more information, contact the People’s Free Space at [email protected].
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TUESDAY
Open mic
There will be an open mic/poetry slam/comedy showcase at the Alehouse, 30 Market St., Portland. The event is open to ages 21 and older, and there is no cover charge. The action begins at 9 p.m. Call 253-5100 for more information.
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WEDNESDAY
Music
Indie-rock favorite Jason Molina, best known under the moniker Songs: Ohia, performs Wednesday with his new band Magnolia Electric Co. at SPACE, 538 Congress St., Portland. Tickets are $7. Call 828-5600 for information.
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THURSDAY
Sustainability keynote
Author Bill McKibben gives the USM Convocation keynote address, “Going Beyond Globalization in the Search for Sustainability,” in Luther Bonney Auditorium, from 2:45 to 4 p.m. and again from 7 to 9 p.m. He will sign his new book afterwards. To reserve a seat or for more information call 228-8367.
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FRIDAY
Theatre
USM’s production of “Shakuntala and the Ring of Recognition,” by Indian playwright Kalidasa, opens. Directed by Assunta Kent, it features USM student actors. Curtain is at 7:30 p.m. on the main stage of Russell Hall, Gorham campus. Tickets are $10 for the general public, $6 for seniors, and $5 for USM students, faculty and staff. Call the USM theatre box office at 780-5151.
Music
New York’s Easy Star All-Stars perform their reggae version of the Pink Floyd album “Dark Side of the Moon,” now renamed “Dub Side of the Moon,” at the Asylum, 121 Center Street, Portland. Doors open at 8 p.m to ages 21 and older. Tickets are $7. For more information call 772-8274.
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SATURDAY
Music
moe., a jam band from Utica, New York, perform at the State Theater, 609 Congress St., Portland. The all ages show starts at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $20 in advance and $22.50 the day of the show. Call 780-8265 for information.
Puppet show
The Hurdy-Gurdy Puppet Show present “Pierre IntheAire and the Circus Of Delights,” in which Pierre and the circus embark on a world tour, performing their circus stunts and finally meeting the Monkees cover band. There will be shows at 10 a.m., 11 a.m., and noon at the St. Lawrence Arts & Community Center, 76 Congress St. Portland. Tickets are $3. For more information call 775-2004.
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SUNDAY
Music/Stories/Food
Dia de los Muertos Fiesta, a family festival matinee with Bolivian music by Augusto Salazar and stories from Bolivian storyteller Antonio Rocha, will be held at the Center for Cultural Exchange, Longfellow Square, Portland, at 2 p.m. . Latin American food will be served. Admission is $10 ($7 with student ID). For more information call 761-0591.
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SUBMISSIONS
To submit a Destinations listing, contact Brian O’Keefe, Arts Editor, by telephone at 780-4084 ext. 4, fax at 780-4085, or electronic mail at [email protected].