Strange Days Indeed: Slam Poetry & Music, Wood Fired Pizza, Homeless Prose and Death Metal

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Vanessa Torres at Roots and Tendrils

After a whirlwind Labor Day weekend, I don't know whether to hole up with a zillion '80s movies this weekend or go out agaIn. Lie! Of course, I'm going out again. I've got all winter to petrify!

Thursday, September 9
Homeless Novel Reading
Rockland Library
6:30 pm

I thought this looked totally interesting. Book Signing and Talk by Richard Lemieux who will sign copies of Breakfast at Sally's: One Homeless Man's Inspirational Journey, his story of being homeless, written on a discarded typewriter while he was living in his minivan. Lemieux reveals who the homeless really are and how the Salvation Army transforms lives. FMI: click here

Saturday, September 11
Wood fired music and live pizza
371 Daniels Road, Union, ME
4:00 pm

This is a local public gathering so bring your nose flute and snuggy! Another night of wood fired wonder. Bring your own instruments, booze and pizza toppings. We will be providing the pizza dough, sauce, cheese, stage and campfire! FMI: click here

Saturday, September 11
Slam Poetry & Music
Roots and Tendrils, Belfast
8:00 pm

Musician Vanessa Torres will perform at the downtown Roots & Tendrils along with slam poets Wil Gibson and Sean McGovern-Waite. Torres' songs and performance are soulful personal portraits rooted in universal themes of compassion and hope. Her distinctive blend of authenticity and grace makes Torres' music both refreshing and inspiring.The show will start at 8 p.m., and there will be a sliding scale door charge of $5 to $10. FMI: click here.

Saturday, September 11
The Most Brutal Show in Midcoast Maine
Thompson Community Center
5-11:30 pm

(If that title didn't totally put you off, it's really about death metal for people who can't get that kind of music any where else.) One huge party with The Summoned, The Capulet Erotic, Anesthesia Awareness, Where Monsters Come From, and Blades of Indica! FMI: click here

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