Tuesday, May 13
During a talk entitled “We respect the flag, but…,” Timothy F. Garrity, director of the Mount Desert Island Historical Society, discusses opposition to the Civil War by people Down East who thought the war was folly and just wanted to be left the hell alone. It’s at Maine Historical Society (489 Congress St., Portland) at noon. Tix: $5. 774-1822. mainehistory.org. And tonight at SPACE Gallery (538 Congress St. Portland), the endearing psych-pop band Woods tops a triple bill with Boston psych-folkies Quilt and our own astral travelers, Herbcraft,at 8:30 p.m. Tix: $10-$12 (18+). 828-5600. space538.org.