Monday
Open mic
The Free Street Taverna, at 128 Free Street in Portland, hosts a hip hop open mic night with Boondox. Signup is at 8 p.m. The rapping commences shortly thereafter. Ages 21 and over are welcome.
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Tuesday
Music
Ani DiFranco performs at the Portland Expo Building, 239 Park Ave., Portland. Joe Henry opens the show. The show begins at 7:30 p.m., and tickets are $30. For more information call 874-8200.
Music
Jay Ungar and Molly Mason play hard driving Appalachian, Cajun and Celtic fiddle tunes, and sing songs from the Civil War era and the golden age of swing and country. They are joined by folk trio The Mammals, who insert political wit into their old timey harmonies. The show starts at 8 p.m. at the Center for Cultural Exchange, Longfellow Square, Portland. Tickets are $17 in advance ($14 with student ID). For more information call 761-0591.
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Wednesday
Music
Po’ Girl, a Canadian trio who play clarinet, banjo and fiddle to make old time music with modern accents and original songs, perform at SPACE, 538 Congress St., Portland. Local singer Sara Cox opens the show. The show starts at 8:30 and is open to ages 21 and over. Tickets are $8. Call 828-5600 for information.
Ski Movies
The Poor Boyz Movie Tour visits the State Theater, 609 Congress St., Portland., with the ski films “Ready Fire Aim” and “Session 1242.” The movies feature 90-foot step-downs at Whistler, a 110-foot crevasse gap in the Swiss Alps, and gigantic cliff step-ups in La Cluza, France. Tickets are $8 in advance or $10 the night of the show. It begins at 8 p.m. Call 780-8265 for information.
Music
Leftover Salmon, a Polyethnic Cajun slamgrass band, play at the Asylum, 121 Center Street, Portland. Doors open at 8 p.m. Tickets are $10, and the show is open to ages 21 and over. For more information call 772-8274.
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Thursday
Theater
Good Theater presents “Loot,” a black comedy by British playwright Joe Orton, at 7:30 p.m. at the St. Lawrence Arts and Community Center, 76 Congress Street. The play involves a bank robbery, a casket, a bumbling police inspector, and a nurse with a deadly bedside manner. For tickets and information call 775-5568. You can also receive rickets by not getting enough vitamin D.
Author lecture
Tobias Wolff will read from his new novel, “Old School,” from noon to 1 p.m. in Portland Public Library, 5 Monument Sq. The book is about a working-class boy who tries to fit in at a posh New England prep school. The event is free. For information call 871-1710.
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Friday
Music
Lingerie Rebellion play at the Old Port Tavern, 11 Moulton St., Portland. The performance begins at 10 p.m. for ages 21 and over. Call 774-0444 for more information.
Party
A “campus invasion” hip-hop party, co-sponsored by Portland Events Board and WRED radio, will occur in the Portland Campus Center from 10 p.m. to 2 a.m. DJ John will be deejaying. Admission is free, and giveaways will be given. A lounge will be provided for those over 21 and over.
Music
The USM Jazz Ensemble, directed by Chris Oberholtzer, perform an
eclectic collection of pieces, both historical and modern. New faculty member Doug Owens directs a new ensemble, the USM Lab Jazz Band. The music begins at 8 p.m. in Corthell Concert Hall, Gorham campus. Tickets are $5 for the general public and $3 for students. Call the School of Music box office at 780-5555.
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Saturday
Professional wrestling
Chaotic Wrestling Heavyweight Champion “Life Saver” Billy Kryptonite (with his new manager Miss Kristy) defends his title against various opponents, including Portland’s own Brian Black. The action takes place at 7 p.m. at the Strive Center, 28 Foden Road, South Portland. For more information call (978) 685-7173.
Theatre
Portland Players’ production of Tennessee Williams’ “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof” plays at 420 Cottage Road in South Portland. Curtain is at 8 p.m. Tickets are $17 ($15 for seniors and students). For more information call 799-7337.
Music
Portland band 6gig perform an all-ages show at The Edge, 335 Water Street, Augusta, Maine. Also performing will be Vacationland, Headstart, Hollow Image, and Short of April. It all begins at 6:30 p.m., and tickets are $10. For more information call 621-6387.
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Sunday
Film
The weeklong Portland showing of the Human Rights Watch International Film Festival begins at 7 p.m. at SPACE, 538 Congress St., Portland. Films for Sunday will be “Scenes from an Endless War,” a documentary on militarism, globalization, and the war against terrorism, and “Welcome to Hadassah Hospital,” a story that takes place in a Jerusalem hospital. Admission is free, and free food is provided. Call 828-5600 for information.
Ongoing
Art exhibit
USM Genetics researcher Kay McKay is showing her artistic microphotographs of a selected variety of organic and inorganic materials. They are on exhibit at Casco Bay Frames at the Hannaford shopping plaza, 295 Forest Avenue, Portland for the rest of this month. For more information call 774-1260.