Thursday, August 9
The one-woman musical Mother Jones in Heaven envisions the legendary workers’ rights activist Mary Harris “Mother” Jones contemplating her revolutionary years from an afterlife that’s just like her favorite hometown pub. Written by Si Kahn and performed by Vivian Nesbitt, which musical accompaniment by John Dillon, it’s at St. Lawrence Arts (76 Congress St., Portland) Aug. 9 through 12; tonight at 7 p.m. Tix: $25-$32. 775-1248. stlawrencearts.org.