The award-winning University of Southern Maine Chamber Singers present their popular Fall concert, Joyous Sounds for a Festive Season, conducted by Nicolás Alberto Dosman. The group will perform an eclectic program including music from guest artist André Thomas as well as an extended work by Abbie Betinis. Tickets are $8 for adults, $5 for seniors, USM alumni, and students. Purchase tickets at the door, online at www.usm.maine.edu/music/boxoffice, or by calling 207-780-5555. Dec. 3, 2019 at 7:30 p.m. Williston-Immanuel United Church, 156 High St., Portland
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Dance

Wednesday 27

TroyBoi – Nostalgia Tour | State Theatre | 609 Congress St, Portland | 8pm | $20

Versificator – Electro Funk Dance Party | Portland House of Music | 25 Temple St., Portland | 8pm | $5

Thursday 28

Thursday Night Swing Dance w/ Portland Swing Project | Mechanics Hall Ballroom | 519 Congress Street, Portland | 7pm | $8 – $10

Friday 29

Maine State Ballet | The Nutcracker | Merrill Auditorium | 20 Myrtle Street, Portland | 2pm

Dance Party with rotating DJ’s | Spring Point Tavern | 175 Benjamin W Pickett St., South Portland | 8:30pm | Free

TRVP NITE Presents: Black Friday | Flask Lounge | 117 Spring St, Portland

Saturday 30

Maine State Ballet | The Nutcracker | Merrill Auditorium | 20 Myrtle Street, Portland | 2pm

Sunday 1

Maine State Ballet | The Nutcracker | Merrill Auditorium | 20 Myrtle Street, Portland | 2pm

Monday 2

Moscow Ballet’s Great Russian Nutcracker | State Theatre | 609 Congress St, Portland | 7pm | $29

Miami Salsa Dancing Lessons | Sullivan Fitness Complex, Multipurpose Room , Portland | 7:15pm | Free

Tuesday 3

Beginning Swing Dance Classes w/ Portland Swing Project | Mechanics Hall | 519 Congress St, Portland | 6pm | $12 – $80

Moscow Ballet’s Great Russian Nutcracker | State Theatre | 609 Congress St, Portland | 7pm | $29

Wednesday 4

Versificator – Electro Funk Dance Party | Portland House of Music | 25 Temple St., Portland | 8pm | $5

Thursday 5

Thursday Night Swing Dance w/ Portland Swing Project | Mechanics Hall Ballroom | 519 Congress Street, Portland | 7pm | $8 – $10

Friday 6

Maine State Ballet | The Nutcracker | Merrill Auditorium | 20 Myrtle Street, Portland | 7pm

Dance Party with rotating DJ’s | Spring Point Tavern | 175 Benjamin W Pickett St., South Portland | 8:30pm | Free

LOVE (Dance Party) | Flask Lounge | 117 Spring St, Portland

Saturday 7

Maine State Ballet | The Nutcracker | Merrill Auditorium | 20 Myrtle Street, Portland | 2pm

New Romantic / New Wave Dance Party & ARLGP Fundraiser! | Flask Lounge | 117 Spring St, Portland | 8pm

PRIMARY’S Monthly Dance Party! | Flask Lounge | 117 Spring St, Portland

Sunday 8

Dances of Universal Peace | Chants from world spiritual traditions with simple circle dances. All dances taught | Creating Space Yoga Studio | 1717 Congress Street, Portland | 1:30pm | $5 – $20

Maine State Ballet | The Nutcracker | Merrill Auditorium | 20 Myrtle Street, Portland | 2pm

Monday 9

Miami Salsa Dancing Lessons | Sullivan Fitness Complex, Multipurpose Room , Portland | 7:15pm | Free

Tuesday 10

Beginning Swing Dance Classes w/ Portland Swing Project | Mechanics Hall | 519 Congress St, Portland | 6pm | $12 – $80

Film

Monday 2

Winter Constellations | Southworth Planetarium | 96 Falmouth St, Portland | 7pm | $12 – $20

Wednesday 4

In this collaboration between In Her Presence and Maine College of Art, Second Year Lab students seek to showcase some of the amazing women living right in the neighborhood through the universal language of delicious cooking. Dec. 4, 4:30 p.m. at MECA

In Her Kitchen Film and Dinner | Maine College of Art | 522 Congress Street, Portland | 4:30pm | Free

Thursday 5

Last Men Standing – Screening and Panel Discussion [World AIDS Day w/ Frannie Peabody]| Rich and distinguished stories unfold among the lives of long-term survivors who have learned how to celebrate, heal, love, and thrive after the devastation of the early AIDS crisis | Portland Museum of Art | 7 Congress Square, Portland | 6pm

Loose Ends Film Series: Almost Famous | Rines Auditorium | 5 Monument Square, Portland | 6:30pm

Saturday 7

MJFF – Horn From the Heart – the Paul Butterfield Story | Portland Museum of Art | 7 Congress Square, Portland | 2pm | $35

Crankie Storytelling with Artist Katherine Fahey | Crankies are the original moving picture, a scroll of artwork in a box, which is cranked, so the viewer can see the artwork moving across the front of the box | Mayo Street Arts | 10 Mayo Street, Portland | 3pm | $15 – $30

Rusty Rocket’s Last Blast! | Join Rusty Rocket and his merry band of rocket rookies as they explore the solar system | Approx. 34 minutes, best for children 4-9 | Southworth Planetarium | 96 Falmouth St, Portland | 3pm | $5 – $5.50

Ciclismo Classico Bike Travel Film Festival Portland 2019 | One Longfellow Square | 181 State Street, #201, Portland | 7pm | $15 – $20

Festivals + Fairs

Thursday 5

Knightville Holiday Stroll – Meet the Artists | CIA Cafe | 72 Ocean St South Portland | 4:30pm | Free

Saturday 7

Holiday Vendor & Craft Fair | Lyman Moore Middle School | 171 Auburn Street Portland | 9am | Free

Holly Daze Bazaar a Christmas Fair | Gifts | Knits | Lunch & Cookie Walk | First Congrational Church of South Portland on Meeting House Hill | 301 Cottage Rd South Portland | 9am | Free

Food + Drink

Wednesday 27

Thanksgiving Eve Extravaganza | North 43 Bistro | 1 Spring Point Drive, South Portland | 4pm | Free

$3.50 Tall Wednesdays | Sebago Brewing Company | 211 FORE ST, Portland | 4pm

Happy Hour & Late Night Happy Hour | Sebago Brewing Company | 211 FORE ST, Portland | 4pm

Happy Hour Music Series! | Blue | 650A Congress St, Portland | 5pm

Stump Trivia | Sea Dog Brewing Company | 125 Western Ave, South Portland | 8pm

Thursday 28

Thanksgiving Day | dockfore | 336 Fore St, Portland | 11am

Wine Down | Sebago Brewing Company | 211 FORE ST, Portland | 4pm

Bess Jacques & The Strays | Solo Italiano | 100 Commercial St, Portland | 6pm | Free

Ladies Night | Sea Dog Brewing Company | 125 Western Ave, South Portland | 9pm

Karaoke | Sea Dog Brewing Company | 125 Western Ave, South Portland | 10pm

Bon Appetite Culinary Walking Tour | Bring a healthy appetite and a curious palate for a 3-hour lunchtime tour of food and food for thought | Corner of North & Congress at the Freedom Trail Marker | 233-7485 | East End Portland

Friday 29

Give Back Friday Sock Drive | Allagash Brewing Company Tasting Room celebrating the holiday season of giving by hosting a sock donation drive for Preble Street | 50 Industrial Way, Portland | 11am | Free

Happy Hour with Travis James Humphrey | The Dogfish Company | 128 Free St, Portland | 5pm

Live Music | Sea Dog Brewing Company | 125 Western Ave, South Portland | 9pm

Vegan Gelato Friday at Gorgeous Gelato | 434 Fore St, Portland | Free

Saturday 30

Afternoon Acoustic Concert | Urban Farm Fermentory Portland | 3pm | Free

Something Stupid in the Porthole Pub! | The Porthole Restaurant & Pub | 20 Custom House Wharf, Portland | 6pm

The Pubcrawlers, The Negans and JUG | Geno’s Rock Club | 625 Congress St, Portland | 8:30pm | $

Sunday 1

Bess Jacques & The Strays | MJ’s Wine Bar | 1 City Center, Portland | 7pm | Free

Monday 2

Burger & A Pint Night! | Sebago Brewing Company | 211 FORE ST, Portland | 4pm

Pre(vent) Diabetes: Healthy Habits & Recipes | MaineHealth Learning Resource Center | 5 Bucknam Road, Falmouth | 5pm | $25

Tuesday 3

Tito Tuesdays! | Sebago Brewing Company | 211 FORE ST, Portland | 4pm

First Tuesday Book Club | Maine Charitable Mechanic Association | 519 Congress Street, Portland

Wednesday 4

Community Lunch | The ROCC, top floor of Sullivan Gym Portland | 12:30pm

In Her Kitchen Film and Dinner | Maine College of Art | 522 Congress Street, Portland | 4:30pm | Free

CHERRY LEMONADE – IT’S DRAG NIGHT! | Flask Lounge | 117 Spring St, Portland

Thursday 5

Betsy Ross House Book Group | South Portland Public Library | 482 Broadway, South Portland | 1:30pm

Looking Back at the History of Rum | Three of Strong Spirits | 35B Diamond Street, Portland | 5:30pm | Free

Friday 6

Experience USM: Nursing | Portland campus Portland | 1pm

LOVE (Dance Party) | Flask Lounge | 117 Spring St, Portland

Saturday 7

Holly Daze Bazaar a Christmas Fair | Gifts | Knits | Lunch & Cookie Walk | First Congrational Church of South Portland on Meeting House Hill | 301 Cottage Rd, South Portland | 9am | Free

Figgy’s Cooking Inspirations from the Kitchen to the Woods (a Book Bash event) | Print: A Bookstore | 273 Congress Street, Portland | 2pm | Free

Holidays

Wednesday 27

Buy, Give, Get | Buy a jacket, give it back, it gets donated to veterans in need | Ocean State Job Lot | 251 US-1, Falmouth | 9am | Free

Thanksgiving Eve Extravaganza | North 43 Bistro | 1 Spring Point Drive, South Portland | 4pm | Free

Friday 29

Maine State Ballet | The Nutcracker | Merrill Auditorium | 20 Myrtle Street, Portland | 2pm

Saturday 30

Matt Savage Groove Experiment | Blue | 650A Congress St, Portland | 10pm

Sunday 1

Django Swing at Blue | Blue | 650A Congress St, Portland | 5pm

Monday 2

“Joyous Sounds for a Festive Season” Williston-Immanuel United Church, 156 High Street, Portland, 7:30pm

Mindful Mondays | The ROCC Common Room- Top Floor of Sullivan Gym Portland | 1pm | Free

Moscow Ballet’s Great Russian Nutcracker | State Theatre | 609 Congress St, Portland | 7pm | $29

Tuesday 3

A CHRISTMAS CAROL | Footlights Theatre | 190 US Route 1, Falmouth | 7pm | $18 – $20

Thursday 5

Knightville Holiday Stroll – Meet the Artists | CIA Cafe | 72 Ocean St, South Portland | 4:30pm | Free

OceanView’s Holiday Concert with Dana Cunningham & Max Dyer | OceanView at Falmouth | 74 Lunt Rd., Falmouth | 3pm | Free

Friday 6

Holiday Sale | Maine College of Art | 522 Congress Street, Portland | 5:30pm | Free

MECA Holiday Sale 2019 | Maine College of Art | 522 Congress Street, Portland | 5:30pm

Saturday 7

Holiday Artisans’ Market | Allen Avenue Unitarian Universalist Church | 524 Allen Ave., Portland | 10am | Free

Ciclismo Classico Bike Travel Film Festival Portland 2019 | One Longfellow Square | 181 State Street, #201, Portland | 7pm | $15 – $20

Holiday Ornament Workshop | Caravan Beads | 915 Forest Avenue, Portland | 10am | Free

Sparkles | Saint Mary the Virgin Episcopal Church | 43 Foreside Rd., Falmouth | 9am | Free

Sunday 8

The Music of Queen for Kids | Port City Music Hall | 504 Congress St, Portland | 11:30pm | $15

Santa Hustle Maine | The Maine Mall | 364 Maine Mall Road, South Portland | 8am | $34.75 – $60

Literary Arts

Wednesday 27

Toddle Town | South Portland Public Library | 482 Broadway, South Portland | 10:30am

Rhythm and Rhymes for Babies | Portland Public Library | 5 Monument Square, Portland | 10:30am

Tales for Twos at Burbank | Burbank Branch | 377 Stevens Avenue, Portland | 10:30am

Thursday 28

Book Bambinos | South Portland Public Library | 482 Broadway, South Portland | 10:30am

Friday 29

Preschool Story Time at Peaks | Riverton Branch | 1600 Forest Avenue, Portland | 10:15am

Preschool Story Time at Burbank | Burbank Branch | 377 Stevens Avenue, Portland | 10:30am

Letter Zoo | South Portland Public Library | 482 Broadway, South Portland | 10:30am

Tales for Twos | Portland Public Library | 5 Monument Square, Portland | 10:30am

Preschool Story Time at Riverton | Riverton Branch | 1600 Forest Avenue, Portland | 10:45am

A Comedy of Haunted History | Local, professional actors & comedians transform Maine’s dark history dating from the 1600’s into theater and fun | Bell Buoy Park | 72 Commercial St., Portland, Portland | 8pm | $14.99 – $19.99

Saturday 30

Many Voices Teen Book Group | Portland Public Library | 5 Monument Square, Portland | 1pm | Free

Peter Gallway & The Real Band | One Longfellow Square | 181 State Street, #201, Portland | 8pm | $20 – $25

Tuesday 3

Preschool Story Time | Portland Public Library | 5 Monument Square, Portland | 10:30am

First Tuesday Book Club | Maine Charitable Mechanic Association | 519 Congress Street, Portland

Wednesday 4

An Evening With Tom Rysh | One Longfellow Square | 181 State Street, #201, Portland | 8pm | $40 – $45

Thursday 5

Spanish Story Time | Portland Public Library | 5 Monument Square, Portland | 10:30am

Betsy Ross House Book Group | South Portland Public Library | 482 Broadway, South Portland | 1:30pm

SheSpeaks: Wellspring, Thursday | Women’s storytelling event hosted by Lael Couper Jepson of SheChanges | One Longfellow Square | 181 State Street, #201, Portland | 7pm | $20 – $25

Friday 6

Students Write/Students Read (a Book Bash event) | Print: A Bookstore | 273 Congress Street, Portland | 6pm | Free

SheSpeaks: Wellspring, Friday | One Longfellow Square | 181 State Street, #201, Portland | 7pm | $20 – $25

Saturday 7

Take Your Child to a Bookstore Day | Every child who visits Longfellow Books will receive a free book (up to $10). Local authors Chris Van Dusen, Scott Nash, and Ryan T. Higgins will be signing copies of their books | Longfellow Books Portland | 9am | Free

MJFF – Horn From the Heart – the Paul Butterfield Story | Portland Museum of Art | 7 Congress Square, Portland | 2pm | $35

Figgy’s Cooking Inspirations from the Kitchen to the Woods (a Book Bash event) | Join “Chopped” champion chef Figgy DiBenedetto for a talk about frenetic cooking, foraging, and fermenting | Print: A Bookstore | 273 Congress Street, Portland | 2pm | Free

Crankie Storytelling with Artist Katherine Fahey | Mayo Street Arts | 10 Mayo Street, Portland | 3pm | $15 – $30

Sunday 8

Children’s Story Hour with Author/Illustrator Matt Tavares (a Book Bash event) | Print: A Bookstore | 273 Congress Street, Portland | 11am | Free

Music

Wednesday 27

Aura | 121 Center St | “Rap Night,” with Ill By Instinct & El Shupacabra | 9pm

Blue | 650A Congress St | Happy Hour Music Series 5pm | Irish Session 9pm

Portland House of Music | 25 Temple St. | Versificator – Electro Funk Dance Party | 8pm | $5

Portland Public Library | 5 Monument Square | PPL Teens Drop the Beat | 2:30pm

Spring Point Tavern | 175 Benjamin W Pickett St. South Portland | Karaoke @ SPT | 8:30pm | Free

The Dogfish Company | 128 Free St | Acoustic open mic | 7pm

Thursday 28

Aura | 121 Center St | “Retro Night,” with DJ Jon | 9pm | Free

Blue | 650A Congress St | Friday on a Thursday 9pm | Happy Hour Music Series 5pm

Flask Lounge | 117 Spring St | KARAOKE w/ DJ COUGAR (Every Thursday)

Gritty McDuff’s – Portland | 396 Fore Street | A Band Beyond Description [Grateful Dead tribute] | 9pm | Free

Mechanics Hall Ballroom | 519 Congress Street | Thursday Night Swing Dance w/ Portland Swing Project | 7pm | $8 – $10

Old Port Tavern | 10 Moulton St | karaoke with DJ Mike Mahoney | 9pm

Sea Dog Brewing Company | 125 Western Ave South Portland | Karaoke | 10pm

Solo Italiano | 100 Commercial St | Bess Jacques & The Strays | 6pm | Free

The Dogfish Company | 128 Free St | Happy Folk

The Porthole Restaurant & Pub | 20 Custom House Wharf | Quiet Riot Act | 6pm

Willows Pizza Restaurant | 740 Broadway South Portland | open mic | 7pm | Free

Friday 29

Aura | 121 Center St | “Plague,” goth/industrial night | 9pm

Blue | 650A Congress St | Choro Louco | 6pm

Old Port Tavern | 10 Moulton St | DJ NoKlipz | 9pm

One Longfellow Square | 181 State Street, #201 | Tumbledown EP Release | 8pm | $10 – $12

Portland Players Theater | 420 Cottage Rd South Portland | Chitty Chitty Bang Bang | 7:30pm | $15 – $20

Sea Dog Brewing Company | 125 Western Ave South Portland | Live Music | 9pm

Silver House Tavern | 123 Commercial St | karaoke | 9pm | Free

Spring Point Tavern | 175 Benjamin W Pickett St. South Portland | Dance Party with rotating DJ’s | 8:30pm | Free

State Theatre | 609 Congress St | Spencer and the Walrus presents Beatles Night | 8pm | $20

The Dogfish Company | 128 Free St | Happy Hour with Travis James Humphrey | 5pm

The Porthole Restaurant & Pub | 20 Custom House Wharf | Ragged Jack! | 6pm

The Porthole Restaurant & Pub | 20 Custom House Wharf | Ragged Jack at The Porthole | 6pm

Saturday 30

Erica Brown and The Bluegrass Connection | 7:30pm | $15

Aura Maine | 121 Center St | Stephen Kellogg | 9pm | $20

Blue | 650A Congress St | Carl Dimow Quartet  6pm | The Jared Steer Trio 8pm | Matt Savage Groove Experiment | 10pm

Empire | 575 Congress St | She Funk at Empire | 9pm

Flask Lounge | 117 Spring St | 80’s n Retro Party!

Geno’s Rock Club | 625 Congress St | The Pubcrawlers, The Negans and JUG | 8:30pm

One Longfellow Square | 181 State Street, #201 | Peter Gallway & The Real Band | 8pm | $20 – $25

Port City Music Hall | 504 Congress St | Break Science | 8pm | $20 – $25

Portland Players Theater | 420 Cottage Rd South Portland | Chitty Chitty Bang Bang | 7:30pm | $15 – $20

Seasons Grille | 155 Riverside St | karaoke | 8:30pm

Silver House Tavern | 123 Commercial St | karaoke | 9pm | Free

Spring Point Tavern | 175 Benjamin W Pickett St. South Portland | Papa Tim & The Desperate Man’s Blues Explosion | 8:30pm | Free

State Theatre | 609 Congress St | Spencer and the Walrus presents Beatles Night | 8pm | $20

Sun Tiki Studios | 375 Forest Ave | Portland Greens 20th Anniversary | 8pm | $15

The Porthole Restaurant & Pub | 20 Custom House Wharf | Something Stupid in the Porthole Pub! | 6pm

The Thirsty Pig | 37 Exchange St | Brooke Binion of theWorst + Carissa Johnson at Thirsty Pig 7pm | 7pm

Urban Farm Fermentory | Afternoon Acoustic Concert | 3pm | Free

Sunday 1

Hannaford Hall | 88 Bedford Street | Bicentennial Series Boston Camerata: “Free America” Featuring Falmouth’s St Mary Schola | 4pm | Free

MJ’s Wine Bar | 1 City Center | Bess Jacques & The Strays | 7pm | Free

Portland Players Theater | 420 Cottage Rd South Portland | Chitty Chitty Bang Bang | 2:30pm | $15 – $20

Space Gallery | 538 Congress St | Sam Amidon | 7:30pm | $15 – $18

State Theatre | 609 Congress St | Spencer and the Walrus presents Beatles Night | 4pm | $20

Monday 2

Empire | 575 Congress St | “The Great Open Mic” | 6pm

Flask Lounge | 117 Spring St | REWIND w/ Higher Level Movement

Old Port Tavern | 10 Moulton St | karaoke with DJ Marc Beatham | 9pm

Southworth Planetarium | 96 Falmouth St | Astronomy a la Carte | 7pm | $12 – $20

Tuesday 3

Blue | 650A Congress St | JAZZ SESH (open jazz jam) | 9pm

Flask Lounge | 117 Spring St | Open DJ Night

Gritty McDuff’s – Portland | 396 Fore Street | Travis James Humphrey | 9pm | Free

Local 188 | 685 Congress St | Nightshades | 10pm | Free

Old Port Tavern | 10 Moulton St | karaoke with DJ Mike Mahoney | 9pm

Sea Dog Brewing Company | 125 Western Ave South Portland | Weekly Tuesday open mic night at the Sea Dog Brewery in SoPo | 8pm | Free

Williston-Immanuel United Church | 156 High St. | Joyous Sounds for a Festive Season | 7:30pm | $5 – $8

Wednesday 4

Aura | 121 Center St | “Rap Night,” with Ill By Instinct & El Shupacabra 9pm | Happy Hour Music Series! 5pm | 650A Congress St | Irish Session 9pm

One Longfellow Square | 181 State Street, #201 | An Evening With Tom Rysh | 8pm | $40 – $45

Portland House of Music | 25 Temple St. | Versificator – Electro Funk Dance Party | 8pm | $5

Portland Public Library | 5 Monument Square | PPL Teens Drop the Beat | 2:30pm

Spring Point Tavern | 175 Benjamin W Pickett St. South Portland | Karaoke @ SPT | 8:30pm | Free

The Dogfish Company | 128 Free St | Acoustic open mic | 7pm

Thursday 5

Ashton Gardens | 830 Ocean Ave. | Royal River Chorus Holiday Concert | 6:30pm | Free

Aura | 121 Center St | “Retro Night,” with DJ Jon | 9pm | Free

Aura Maine | 121 Center St | 106.3 The Bone presents In Flames with Red and Arrival of Autumn | 7:30pm | $30

Blue | 650A Congress St | Happy Hour Music Series! 5pm | Casco Bay Tummlers 7pm

First Parish Church | 425 Congress Street | Noonday Concert Series: Erin Chenard and Christine Letcher | 12:15pm | Free

Flask Lounge | 117 Spring St | KARAOKE w/ DJ COUGAR (Every Thursday)

Gritty McDuff’s – Portland | 396 Fore Street | A Band Beyond Description [Grateful Dead tribute] | 9pm | Free

Mechanics Hall Ballroom | 519 Congress Street | Thursday Night Swing Dance w/ Portland Swing Project | 7pm | $8 – $10

OceanView at Falmouth | 74 Lunt Rd. Falmouth | OceanView’s Holiday Concert with Dana Cunningham & Max Dyer | 3pm | Free

Old Port Tavern | 10 Moulton St | karaoke with DJ Mike Mahoney | 9pm

Port City Music Hall | 504 Congress St | Infected Mushroom | 8pm | $22

Rines Auditorium | 5 Monument Square | Loose Ends Film Series: Almost Famous | 6:30pm

Sea Dog Brewing Company | 125 Western Ave South Portland | Karaoke | 10pm

Solo Italiano | 100 Commercial St | Bess Jacques & The Strays | 6pm | Free

Space Gallery | 538 Congress St | Xylouris White | 8pm | $1,

St. Albans Episcopal Church | 885 Shore Road Cape Elizabeth | Celtic Music Concert at St. Alban’s | 7pm | $20

The Dogfish Company | 128 Free St | Bard’s Harvest

The Porthole Restaurant & Pub | 20 Custom House Wharf | Quiet Riot Act | 6pm

Willows Pizza Restaurant | 740 Broadway South Portland | open mic | 7pm | Free

Friday 6

25 Temple St. | El Grande | 8pm

Aura | 121 Center St | “Plague,” goth/industrial night | 9pm

Blue | 650A Congress St | Darlin’ Corey 6pm | Malandrino 8pm

Flask Lounge | 117 Spring St | LOVE (Dance Party)

Mayo Street Arts | 10 Mayo Street | Stay with Me – Duquette Album Release and FUNdraiser for Music and Magic | 7pm | $12

Meloon Chapel at Woodfords Church | 202 Woodford Street | Dimensions in Jazz | Brian Shankar Adler’s Fourth Dimension | 8pm | $5 – $20

Old Port Tavern | 10 Moulton St | DJ NoKlipz | 9pm

Port City Music Hall | 504 Congress St | Cracker | 8pm | $25

Portland Players Theater | 420 Cottage Rd South Portland | Chitty Chitty Bang Bang | 7:30pm | $15 – $20

Sea Dog Brewing Company | 125 Western Ave South Portland | Live Music | 9pm

Silver House Tavern | 123 Commercial St | karaoke | 9pm | Free

South Portland High School | 637 Highland Ave South Portland | Yuletide Celebration | 7:30pm | $12 – $15

Spring Point Tavern | 175 Benjamin W Pickett St. South Portland | Dance Party with rotating DJ’s | 8:30pm | Free

The Dogfish Company | 128 Free St | Happy Hour with Travis James Humphrey, 5pm | Jazz Friday with Melissa and her Minions 8pm

The Porthole Restaurant & Pub | 20 Custom House Wharf | STOLEN MOJO | 6pm

Theater

A CHRISTMAS CAROL | Footlights Theatre | 190 US Route 1, Falmouth | Tue Dec 03 7pm, Wed Dec 04 7pm, Thu Dec 05 7pm, Fri Dec 06 7pm, Sat Dec 07 2pm, Sun Dec 08 2pm, Tue Dec 10 7pm | $18 – $20

A Comedy of Haunted History | Bell Buoy Park | 72 Commercial St., Portland, Portland | Fri Nov 29 8pm, Sat Nov 30 8pm | $14.99 – $19.99

An Evening With David Sedaris | State Theatre | 609 Congress St, Portland | Mon Dec 09 7pm

Carl Dimow Quartet | Blue | 650A Congress St, Portland | Sat Nov 30 6pm

Casco Bay Tummlers | Blue | 650A Congress St, Portland | Thu Dec 05 7pm

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang | Portland Players Theater | 420 Cottage Rd, South Portland | Fri Nov 29 7pm, Sat Nov 30 7pm, Sun Dec 01 2pm, Fri Dec 06 7pm, Sat Dec 07 7pm, Sun Dec 08 2pm | $15 – $20

First Friday Art Walk | Children’s Museum & Theatre of Maine | 142 Free St, Portland | Fri Dec 06 12am | Free

Maine Theater Collective Group Auditions | Portland Stage Company | 25A Forest Ave, Portland | Sun Dec 08 7pm, Mon Dec 09 7pm

Matt Savage Groove Experiment | Blue | 650A Congress St, Portland | Sat Nov 30 10pm

The Music of Queen for Kids | Port City Music Hall | 504 Congress St, Portland | Sun Dec 08 11pm | $15

Lightning in a Bottle | Portland Media Center | 516 Congress St, Portland | Fri Nov 29 7pm, Sat Nov 30 7pm | $15 – $20

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