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The Bollard Bulletin for Oct. 12, 2026
Local Music Monday
The Law Offices of Anderson, Walkman, Buttholes & How!
100 Middle St., West Tower, Portland, ME 04101
Oct. 12, 2026
Robert Samantha
c/o Blue Portland Maine
650 Congress St., Portland 04101
CEASE & DESIST
To...
The Bollard Bulletin for Oct. 11, 2026
Bobcat Goldthwait.
Highlights
BREAKING BOBCAT NEWS: Tickets are still available this morning for Bobcat Goldthwait’s show tonight at Empire Comedy Club (525 Congress St., Portland) at 6 p.m. Tix: $35 (21+).
The Black Keys.
And what’s...
The Bollard Bulletin for Oct. 10, 2026
Oodelally.
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THIS JUST IN: Oodelally has arrived! The Portland fivesome describes its debut full-length album, TURN IT DOWN THE NOISE, as “a rollercoaster of rock, folk, dreamscapes, klezmer, powerfiddle, and queerness,” and so...
The Bollard Bulletin for Oct. 9, 2026
“Day to Night,” an inkjet print by Joyce Tenneson.
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Two fine-art photography shows open tonight with a reception at the Maine Museum of Photographic Arts (387 Commercial St., Portland) from 5 to 8 p.m. Images of flowers, trees...
The Bollard Bulletin for Oct. 8, 2026
From left: Jared Mongeau, Sarabell Wrigley and Christine Marshall in Mad Horse’s production of Eureka Day.
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I’ve been on this kick about consensus lately, how it’s a better way to manage a community’s affairs than electoral po...
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Editor & Publisher of The Bollard, Maine's most fearless monthly news and arts magazine. Former editor of Casco Bay Weekly. Former columnist for the Bangor Daily News. Also known as The Soul Proprietor (soul & funk DJ).
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