Thursday, May 8, 2008
The weekend is yours - and your mom's. Give that lady a hug.
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READ, FIGHT, ROCK

• Read/Rock with Eugene Robinson is what it says. Eugene Robinson reads from his new book, "Fight!" inderspersed with tunes from local sonic heavyweights, Conifer.
  9:30 pm Saturday | SPACE Gallery, Portland
  

TASTE OF MAINE, TASTE OF WINE

• Twenty-five Maine artisans and producers gather at Whole Foods for the Taste of Maine Food Festival and Wine Tasting. All tables will be made of wheat grass and eaten at the end of the fest (that's a lie).
  1-5:00 pm (festival), 4-7:00 pm (wine tasting) Saturday | Whole Foods Market, Portland
  

I WON'T BE IGNORED!

• Maybe stalking that colleague isn't so healthy after all. Get your mind straightened out with the help of Clear Mind, Happy Mind: Attachment vs Love. Maybe some medication, too.
  3-4:30 pm Saturday | Odiyana Meditation Center, Portland

  Not suffering from any attachment issues? Try some Inner Peace Meditation .
  10-11:15 am Sunday | Odiyana Meditation Center, Portland
  

LADIES ROCKIN' WALLS

• Women's Climbing Night offers women the opportunity to conquer the indoor rock wall without all those pesky men around getting in the way.
  7-9:00 pm Monday | Maine Rock Gym, Portland

MISUNDERSTOOD

• Ironically, breakdancers never seem to catch a break (with all the misconceptions and all). The film "Planet B-Boy" tracks the stories and struggles of a few.
  7:30 pm Tuesday | SPACE Gallery, Portland

ROCK-OFF CROWNING

• The battle of the bands comes to a nail-biting conclusion as the Best High School Band in Maine is finally decided during the Rock-Off 24 finals.
  3:00 pm Sunday | McAuley High School, Portland

  Check out the talented Rock-Off 24 finalists
  

TELECOMMUTING DOES COUNT

• Commute Another Way Week starts Monday and encourages Mainers to commute another way to work (and no, that doesn't mean nixing the shortcut and driving your car along "the scenic route").
  May 12-16 | All over Maine
  

LOVE YOUR MOMMA

• Your mom's been dealing with you for years - and it's the one day a year to return the favor. Take the lady up to Boothbay for Mother's Day at the Gardens (moms get in free, so there's that).
  9:00 am-5:00 pm Sunday | Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, Boothbay

  Mother's Day Breakfast with Live Jazz
  9:00 am-12:00 pm Sunday | Zackery's Restaurant, Portland

  Mother's Day of Peace
  12-2:00 pm Sunday | Deering Oaks Park, Portland

MUSIC THIS WEEK

• Sara Cox tells life like it is - and we like it that way. She brings her tunes to North Star Music Cafe, along with guitarist Nate Schrock.
  8:00 pm Friday | North Star Music Cafe, Portland
  
• Sat 8 pm: Alasdair Fraser and Natalie Haas, Stone Mountain Arts Center, Brownfield
• Sat 8 pm: John Gorka [Antje Duvekot opens], Jonathan's Restaurant, Ogunquit
  
• Sat 8:30 pm: The Stream Reggae Band, The Gold Room, Portland
• Wed 8:30 pm: Beat Circus, SPACE Gallery, Portland

more weekend music

FILM THIS WEEK

• The Paddling Film Festival at Brunswick's Frontier is great for the nautically challenged - or those of the paddling persuasion.
  6-9:00 pm Thursday | Frontier Cafe Cinema & Gallery, Brunswick

  "The Big Lebowski"
  8 pm Wednesday | One Longfellow Square, Portland
  

more weekend film

COMEDY THIS WEEK

• Weirdo funnyman DJ Hazard gets a showcase this weekend, starting Thursday, at the Comedy Connection.
  8:30 pm Friday | Comedy Connection, Portland
  7 & 9:30 pm Saturday | Comedy Connection, Portland

more weekend comedy

THEATER THIS WEEK

• A shocking and almost unbelievable plot: a priest misbehaves and a nun debates whether or not to bring it to light in Doubt.
  7:30 pm Friday | Portland Stage Company, Portland
  Performance schedule | Get tickets
  

more weekend theater

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