THE DECEMBERISTS

STATE THEATRE

609 Congress St.

Portland, ME

http://www.statetheatreportland.com/

June 16 at 7:30pm

Tickets go on-sale Friday, May 6 at 10:00am and will be available in person at the Cumberland County Civic Center Box Office, charge by phone at 800-745-3000 and online http://www.statetheatreportland.com/

$39.50 / General Admission, all ages.

Life as a musician means continual evolution.  Over the course of a career, any band worth paying attention to will pursue a sound, a direction, until it triggers a different idea and they’re chasing some other distant dream.

So you want to make a summer blockbuster?  Here’s all you have to do.  

First, option a Marvel Comics hero -- any one of them should do the trick.  Next, scrape together a jillion dollars for special effects and hire a small army of (mostly French) CG professionals.  Then find yourself an appealing leading man -- say, blond Australian hunk Chris Hemsworth (Thor).  Toss in a few big name supporting actors like Natalie Portman (Jane Foster), Anthony Hopkins (Odin) and Rene Russo (Frigga, and please don’t snicker).

In honor of Cinco de Mayo, Bridgton Historical Society will hold a Mexican-American themed supper on Saturday, May 7, at “Narramissic,” the historic Peabody-Fitch farm in South Bridgton, weather permitting.   Cinco de Mayo, (Spanish for “Fifth of May”) is a holiday that commemorates the Mexican army’s victory over the French in the Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862.  It is a holiday which is celebrated primarily in the Mexican state of Puebla and the US, where it has become a celebration of Mexican-American heritage.

The barn will be festively decorated, a piñata has been donated to add to the fun, and BHS board member Walt Bannon (and friends, perhaps) will supply the music.