Friday, April 26th
– Dirty Cello plays a mix of blues, rock and Americana at Mayo Street Arts in Portland at 7:30 p.m. Get tickets for $15 in advance at mayostreetarts.org or $18 at the door.
– Doug Key: 7 p.m., Empire Comedy Club, 575 Congress St., Portland. $20. 21-plus. empirecomedyme.com
– Todd Barry: 8 p.m., One Longfellow Square, 181 State St., Portland. $30 advance, $40 at door. onelongfellowsquare.com
– “Maine Made” local comedy: 9:30 p.m., Empire Comedy Club, 575 Congress St., Portland. $10. 21-plus. empirecomedyme.com
– “Keeping it Inn”: 7 p.m., The Hill Arts, 76 Congress St., Portland. $30 advance, $34 at door. thehill arts.me
– “The Salon”: Burlesque, 7 p.m., Empire Comedy Club, 575 Congress St., Portland. $20. 21-plus. empirecomedyme.com
– “Three on a Bench”: 7:30 p.m. Friday, 2 p.m. Saturday, Footlights Theatre, 190 Route 1, Falmouth. $20. thefootlightstheatre.com
Saturday, April 27th
– “The Wizard of Oz”: 7 p.m. Friday, 2 and 5 p.m. Saturday, Woodfords Church, 202 Woodford St., Portland. $10, $5 children. acompanyofgirls.org
– “The NeverEnding Story”: 11 a.m. Wednesday-Saturday, 3 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Children’s Museum and Theatre of Maine, 250 Thompson’s Point Road, Portland. $16. kitetails.org
– Midcoast Literacy’s Author-to-Author Fundraiser: 7 p.m., featuring guest writers Phuc Tran and Gibson Fay-LeBlanc, Unitarian Universalist Church of Brunswick, 1 Middle St. $35. midcoastliteracy.org
Upcoming Events
– Thursday, May 2nd: Jon Rudnitsky: 7 p.m., Empire Comedy Club, 575 Congress St., Portland. $25. 21-plus. empirecomedyme.com
– Friday, May 3rd: Jordan Klepper: 7 p.m., State Theatre, 609 Congress St., Portland. $25-$45. statetheatreportland.com
– Friday, May 3rd: Ultimate Roast Championship preliminary round 3: 7 p.m., Empire Comedy Club, 575 Congress St., Portland. $10. 21-plus. empirecomedyme.com
– Friday, May 3rd: Jeff Leeson: 9:30 p.m., Empire Comedy Club, 575 Congress St., Portland. $25. 21-plus. empirecomedyme.com
– Friday, May 3rd: “Project Dragology, Season 2, Round 1”: Drag race, 7-9 p.m., The Hill Arts, 76 Congress St., Portland. $15 advance, $19 at door. thehillarts.me
– Saturday, May 4th: “Tumacho”: 7:30 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, 5 p.m. Sunday, 2 p.m. May 5, Mad Horse Theater, 24 Mosher St., South Portland. Pay-what-you-can. madhorse.com
– Wednesday, May 1st: Douglas Brunt author talk: “The Mysterious Case of Rudolf Diesel,” 3 p.m., virtual, hosted by Topsham Public Library. topshamlibrary.org
– Thursday, May 2nd: Emmy Kavanagh author talk: “Depression: Moving From Darkness to Light,” 6 p.m., Scarborough Public Library, 48 Gorham Road. Registration required. scarboroughlibrary.org
