Sunday, September 9
The rad political performance troupe Bread and Puppet Theater presents The Grasshopper Rebellion Circus, “a celebration of 6000 generations of human revolution against human management, featuring giant dwarves and celestial grasshoppers,” plus the Bread and Puppet Circus Band, at 4:30 p.m. in Fort Allen Park on Portland’s East End. Suggested donation: $10-$25 (all ages). 879-4629. mayostreetarts.org. Before or after that performance, you can catch Dark Money, a riveting (and infuriating) documentary about secret corporate campaign cash, at Frontier (14 Maine St., Fort Andross, Brunswick), at 3 p.m. or 7 p.m. Runs Sept. 7-13. Tix: $7-$9. 725-5222. explorefrontier.com.