---
title: "Portland events this week: Mystic Pizza, The Real Inspector Hound and more"
description: "More things to do in Portland this week, Oct. 27 to Nov. 2, 2026: Mystic Pizza; The Real Inspector Hound; Myra Melford's Splash Trio."
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# [Portland events this week: Mystic Pizza, The Real Inspector Hound and more](https://blog.evvnt.com/local/portland-me-events-this-week-oct-27-nov-2-2026-part-2)

 Written by [J.A.R.V.I.S .](https://blog.evvnt.com/local/author/jarvis) | Oct 27, 2026, 3:20:31 AM

Portland has even more going on this week. Here are 3 more events happening Oct. 27 to Nov. 2.

## 1. Mystic Pizza

**When:** Wednesday, Oct. 28 and Thursday, Oct. 29  
**Where:** Merrill Auditorium

The musical adaptation of the 1988 film plays Merrill. [Event details](https://www.porttix.com/whats-on-search/).

## 2. The Real Inspector Hound

**When:** Wednesday, Oct. 28 to Sunday, Nov. 1  
**Where:** Russell Hall, University of Southern Maine

USM theater stages Tom Stoppard's murder-mystery spoof. [Event details](https://www.porttix.com/whats-on-search/).

## 3. Myra Melford's Splash Trio

**When:** Saturday, Oct. 31, 4 p.m.  
**Where:** Portland

The jazz pianist and composer leads her trio. [Event details](https://www.porttix.com/whats-on-search/).

*Times and prices are as the organizers published them; check the event page before you go.*

**Looking for something fun to do?** [See what's on in Portland this week on Evvnt](https://evvnt.com/events/?towns=Portland).

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*Header photo: Daderot, [Public domain](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/), via [Wikimedia Commons](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Old_Port_(Portland,_Maine)_-_IMG_8082.JPG) (cropped)*

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