I hope you like art and beer and wine, because that’s what Friday’s all about all over the Midcoast with a comedy killer road trip on Saturday.

Artfull Gifts Opening Gala at Point Lookout

Friday, November 20—Northport

Art, good food and cash bar—can’t go wrong with that combination. The the Opening Gala of Artfull Gifts at Point Lookout kicks off this weekend. The happy hour styled event goes from 4-8 p.m. and for a $10 admission, you’ll get to enjoy a full cash bar, and lots of complimentary tasty offerings such as homemade soups, salads and other assorted goodies from The Belfast Co-op, smoked oysters, mussels, trout and salmon from Ducktrap Seafood, egg rolls from Pho Sizzle,  handmade chocolates from Bixby Chocolates, and much more. Update: at 5 p.m. if you say "I heard about it through Midcoast Magnet!" the admission price will be $ Half off via Munchies and Mingling. There will be 50 exhibitors so check out some unique handcrafted items along with  live jazz. The show continues Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. FMI: www.artfullgifts.com

Beer and wine tasting at Rockland Food Service

Friday, November 20—Rockland

For Rockland Food Service’s monthly beer and wine tasting, expect some seasonal wine and ciders along with craft libations you’ve never probably tried before like Colorado’s Off Color Brewing’s offering, an Apex Pedator Farmhouse Ale, which smells like “the sweet scent of Juicy Fruit wafting from a frothy, white mane...that completes the dry finish with a fruity bite.” The complimentary event goes from 4 to 6 p.m.

Wine tasting Belfast Co-op Café

Friday, November 20—Belfast

The Co-op is hosting a free wine tasting of highlighted seasonal wines and the opening for "Iconic Works," an exhibit by local artist Carol Mathieu Fowler of Unity. Jack Scully of Easterly Wines in Belfast will host this month's wine tasting with a focus on seasonal wines, along with Jaap Helder from the Co-op's wine departmen. The complimentary event goes from 7-9 p.m.

Jubilee Riots at The Strand Theatre

Friday, November 20—Rockland

Hailing from from a Celtic community in Toronto, this band was once known as Enter The Haggis. Apparently, very soon, they will be known by that moniker once again. (Long story) But for now, they are Jubilee Riots. Here’s how an Inyourspeaker.com review describes them: “The band's usual unique instrumentation (bagpipes, mandolin, fiddles, whistles, etc) is still present, but in the same manner in which they dropped the whole innards-of-a-sheep thing from their name, they've made their Celtic influences subtler.” The show starts at 7;30 p.m. and tickets are $18. FMI: Strand Theatre

Killer Road Trip: Comedy Relief

Saturday, November 21—Bath

Time to get your ha-has out as Mainer and popular standup comic Johnny Ater headlines an evening at The Chocolate Church hosted by The Saltwater Hillbilly/Dennis Dorion with comedians Will Green, Tuck Tucker, Anna Conathan! $15. Laugh Hard. Feel Good. Watch a clip of him here in Portland. (Warning: language). Tickets are $15 and can be purchased here.

Kay Stephens can be reached at news@penbaypilot.com