7 Maine events this week include lobster festival, The Head and the Heart
Wednesday to Sunday. Harbor Park, Rockland. mainelobsterfestival.com.
The Maine Lobster Festival has been bringing lobster lovers together for nearly eight decades, and this year’s multi-day gathering is packed with reasons to make the trip to Rockland. The schedule includes the International Great Crate Race, a seafood cooking contest, parade, Steins and Vines tasting event, road race, fun run and walk, dog show, artists and crafters marketplace, live entertainment and, of course, mountains of fresh Maine lobster.
7:15 p.m. Thursday. Lincoln Theater, 2 Theater St., Damariscotta, free. lincolntheater.org.
The Lincoln Theater is marking its 150th anniversary, as well as Art House Theater Day, with a free screening of the 2014 documentary “Out of Print.” It pays homage to watching films in independent cinemas and the magic of a shared, community experience. Featuring visits to the New Beverly Cinema in Los Angeles and the Prince Charles Cinema in London, “Out of Print” examines what keeps independent movie houses alive. Interviews with filmmakers, actors, critics and devoted film buffs capture a shared devotion to preserving film culture and the importance of independent theaters.
‘Vampire Lesbians of Sodom’ and ‘Sleeping Beauty or Coma’
The cast of “Vampire Lesbians of Sodom.” (Photo by Rich Obrey)
7 p.m. Friday, 7 and 9:30 p.m. Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday, 7 p.m. Aug. 6-8, 2 p.m. Aug 9. Stevens Square Theater, 631 Stevens Ave., Portland, $30, $10 students and 30 and under, pay-what-you-can available for some shows. goodtheater.com.
Good Theater and Out There Theater Company co-present a pair of campy classics by playwright and drag performer Charles Busch. “Vampire Lesbians of Sodom” premiered off-Broadway more than 40 years ago. “Sleeping Beauty or Coma” is a hilarious take on the famous fairytale, set in 1960s London. You can expect to laugh your way through over-the-top satire performed by an enthusiastic cast.
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3-7 p.m. Saturday. Bayside Trail at Somerset Street, Portland, free. baysideportland.org/bpmfest.
The inaugural BPM Traditional Drum Festival includes interactive drum circles and a cross-cultural beat sync experiment. Featured performers are Taiko Maine, Island Beats and Namory Keita. The event is funded with a grant from the Levitt Family Foundation, with its mission to strengthen the social fabric of America through the power of free, live music.
Siblings Wyatt, left, and Jackie McLean. (Photo by Patrisha McLean)
5-9 p.m. Saturday. Glendarragh Farm Lavender, 151 Searsmont Road, Appleton. findingourvoices.net.
Dance Into the Light is a music festival benefit for the Camden-based nonprofit Finding Our Voices. The schedule features sibling singer-songwriters Wyatt and Jackie McLean, The Sugar Snaps (R&B) and The Right Track (funk, soul and R&B). Finding Our Voice’s mission is to provide peer support, community connection and resources to women survivors of intimate partner abuse across Maine.
Author Lily King. (Photo by Winky Lewis)
5 p.m. Sunday. Denmark Arts Center, 50 West Main St., Denmark, $15. denmarkarts.org.
The next installment of the Author Series, presented by Denmark Arts Center, Denmark Public Library and the Denmark Historical Society, features Portland writer Lily King with her latest novel, “Heart the Lover.” The book was a finalist this year for the international Women’s Prize for Fiction. The story centers on an young, unnamed college writer caught in a love triangle in the ’80s. King has penned six novels and a collection of short stories.
The Head and the Heart. (Photo by Jasper Graham)
6 p.m. Sunday. Thompson’s Point, Portland, $56 in advance, $66 day of show, free for three and under. statetheatreportland.com.
Indie folk band The Head and the Heart is on the road this summer celebrating the 15th anniversary of their debut album. This means you’ll likely hear songs like “Lost in My Mind,” “Cats and Dogs” and “Rivers and Roads,” along with tracks from their other releases. The band recently opened several shows for Brandi Carlile and displayed electrifying stage presence with huge vocal harmonies during the tour’s Boston date in February. Houndmouth and Center Mid open the show.
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Aimsel Ponti is a music writer and content producer for the Portland Press Herald. She has been obsessed with – and inspired by – music since she listened to Monkees records borrowed from the town. More by Aimsel Ponti
