Monday
Band
Tarpigh will perform at 8 p.m. at the Stillhouse Studio Theater, 108 High Street, 2nd floor, Portland. Call 879-5498 for information. A $5 donation is suggested.
’80s night
The Alehouse, 30 Market St. in Portland, presents “Vinyl Revival” with TVC (Tim’s Vinyl Collection). Hits from the 1980s will be spun. There is no cover for those who bring ’80s records to play or who come dressed in ’80s style clothing. Ages 21 and over are welcome. Call 253-5100 for time.
Tuesday
The Joy of Mathematics
A lecture titled “Mathematics in America – 1900” will be delivered by Waldeck E. Mainville Jr. at 2:15 p.m. in Room 306 of Payson Smith Hall, Portland Campus. For more information call 780- 4725.
Party
WMPG is holding a party at the St. Laurence Arts and Community Center from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. Admission is free, and everyone is invited. There will be live entertainment, snacks and a cash bar. Call 780-4151 for information.
Feminist talk
The Ladies’ High Tea and Feminist Insurgency Society presents “Fighting Trafficking in Women & Child Labor,” featuring Wendy Chapkis, Desi Larson, Elizabeth Traver and Marina Trebukhina. Tea and pastries will be served. The event is free and open to the public, and lasts from 4-5:30 p.m. in Woodbury Campus Center, Portland Campus. Call 780-4289 for more information
Wednesday
Music
A “songwriter salon” will be held at the St. Laurence Arts and Community Center. Four local songwriters (Darien Brahms, Jud Caswell, Jason Wilkins and Nancy Cartonio) will trade tunes, tales and witty banter before a live audience. The event begins at 7:30 pm at 76 Congress St., Portland. Tickets are $8. For more information call 773-2583 or email or [email protected].
Lecture
Yale professor Lloyd Irland will lecture on “Creating a Sustainable Forest Products Industry for Maine” as part of the Muskie School Lecture Series. He will begin talking at 7 p.m. in the Moot Court Room on the first floor of the Law Building, Portland Campus. Call 780-4430 for information.
Thursday
Comedian
Gorham Events Board presents comedian Jeff Burghart at 9 p.m. in the Brooks Student Center, Gorham campus. For more information call 780-5155.
Poetry open mic
Geno’s, at 13 Brown St. in Portland, will hold a poetry open mic. Call 772-7891 call for time and cover charge. Ages 21 and over are welcome.
Friday
Theater
The Maine Playwrights’ Festival will feature six 10-minute plays by local writers, starting at 7:30 p.m. in the Studio Theater of the Portland Performing Arts Center, 25A Forest Ave. in Portland. Tickets are $8 for adults and $4 for students and seniors. For more information call 766-3386.
Music
New York’s Antibalas Afrobeat Orchestra returns to Portland to play at SPACE, 538 Congress St. The show begins at 9 p.m. and is open to ages 18 and over. Tickets are $10. Call 828-5600 for information.
Music
Lake Trout plays at The Asylum, 121 Center St. in Portland. Christian Hayes Element and Subject Bias open the show. Doors open at 8 p.m. to ages 21 and over. Tickets are $8. For information call 772-8274.
Saturday
Music
Louisiana Cajun band The Magnolia Sisters come to Portland’s Center for Cultural Exchange to give a “Cajun Tunes & Folklore Workshop” (admission is $10) and a performance at 8 p.m. (tickets are $15 in advance). A student discount is available, and all ages are welcome. Call 761-0591 for information.
Theater
Portland Players present “Anything Goes,” a play featuring the music and lyrics of Cole Porter. The theater is located at 420 Cottage Rd. in South Portland. Curtain is at 8 p.m. and tickets are $17 ($15 for seniors and students). For information call 799-7337.
Sunday
Outer space
USM’s Southworth Planetarium presents “Images of the Infinite,” featuring pictures taken from the Hubble Space Telescope. The show begins at 7 p.m. The planetarium is located on the first floor of the science building. Admission is free for USM students, staff and faculty, $5 for adults, and $4.50 for children and seniors. For more information call 780-4249.