Greater Portland

Exhibits

“The Art of the Story: A Celebration of Maine Illustrators,” inaugural exhibit in the Stier Family Gallery, Thomas Memorial Library, 6 Scott Dyer Road, Cape Elizabeth, to Feb. 29.

“Scenes from Cambodia,” photos by Jean-Claude Redonnet, People’s United Bank lobby, US Route 1, Falmouth, to Feb. 29. All proceeds from sales will be donated to the Cambodian Arts & Scholarship Foundation.

Art Guild of Freeport, Freeport Community Library, 10 Library Dr., part of FebFest celebration of the arts, to Feb. 29.

Scarborough Marsh photos, Patagonia store, 9 Bow St., Freeport, until mid-March.

“400 Years of New Mainers,” Maine Historical Society, 489 Congress St., Portland, through April 2.

Capacitate // Negate // Infiltrate, Mayo Street Arts, 10 Mayo St., Portland, mayostreetarts.org, through March 21.

“Local Color: Pieces of Maine,” paintings by Dawn Maron, Mike Maron and Suzanne Woodward, Lifeworks Chiropractic Center, 202 US Rte. 1, Suite 100, Falmouth, to April 29.

“An Unlikely Trio,” photographs by Mason Philip Smith, paintings by Heidi Geist and Jo-Ann Fleishman, CIA Cafe, 72 Ocean St., South Portland. On view through March 16.

Tom Flanagan, Merrill Memorial Library, 215 Main St., Yarmouth, through March 5.

Jon Byrer, landscape artist, Merrill Memorial Library Arts, 215 Main St., Yarmouth, March 7-April 30.

Thursday 2/25

Visiting Artist Lecture: Paul Sacaridiz, noon to 1 p.m., Maine College of Art, Osher Lecture Hall, 522 Congress St., Portland, 775-3052, meca.edu.

Film

Maine College of Art Public Engagement + Sierra Club monthly film series, Osher Lecture Hall, 522 Congress St., Portland, 6:30-9 p.m., Feb. 24, March 23, April 20, 775-3052.

Monday 2/29

Maine Short Film Festival 2016,  juried collection by Maine filmmakers or filmed in Maine, 7:30 p.m. Freeport FebFest event hosted by Maine Film & Video Association at Freeport Community Library, 10 Library Dr., $6-$8.

Ongoing

LGBTQ Teen Spring Film Series, 2-3:30 p.m., second Saturday of the month, Portland Public Library Teen Lounge, 5 Monument Square, for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning teens, Rasely@portlandpubliclibrary.org, 871-1700, ext. 773.

Galleries

“Places Revisited,” by Sara Gray, 5:30-7:30 p.m. opening Feb. 25, Townsend Real Estate & Art Gallery, 553 Shore Road, Cape Elizabeth, 233-7273, cbedard@townsendre.com, through May 1.

“In Search of Quiet Places,” John Santoro, Elizabeth Moss Galleries, 251 Route 1, Falmouth, to March 26.

“Some Planted, Some Wild,” by John Knight, Elizabeth Moss Galleries, 251 Route 1, Falmouth, to March 26.

“Thomas Crotty and his Circle,” Crotty and artists he represented, Thos. Moser, 149 Main St., Freeport, on view through April. 865-4519, thosmoser.com.

“It’s Not so Black and White – 2016,” Richard Boyd Art Gallery, 15 Epps St., Peaks Island, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday-Sunday March 712-1097, richardboydartgallery.com.

“Works on Paper,” watercolors by Randy Eckard and Julianne Garve, Richard Boyd Art Gallery, corner of Island Avenue and Epps Street, Peaks Island, Friday-Sunday through Feb. 28.

2016 Winter Window Show, 3fish gallery, 377 Cumberland Ave., Portland, to Feb. 29, by chance or appointment, 773-4773.

“Dining,” solo exhibit by Dan Graziano, Roux & Cyr International Fine Art Gallery, 48 Free St., Portland, 576-7787, rouxandcyrgallery.com, through Feb. 27.

“free range drawings,” by James Chute, PhoPa Gallery, 132 Washington Ave., Portland. Opening reception 5-7 p.m., Feb. 18, artist talk 2 p.m., Feb. 28; on view to April 2.

“Focus: Printmaking,” invitational group exhibition of Maine printmakers, Greenhut Galleries, 146 Middle St., Portland, on view to Feb. 27, 772-2693, info@greenhutgalleries.com.

“It Was All Very Queer,” Maine College of Art’s Inaugural Queer Art Show, 522 Congress St., Portland, 775-3052, info@meca.edu. Closing reception First Friday Art Walk March 4.

“March Madness!” a group show of Greenhut artists, March 3-26, Greenhut Galleries, 146 Middle St., Portland, 772-2693, greenhutgalleries.com.

“Mock Taxidermy: A Curious Collection of Rare Beasts” by Elise Smorczewski, The Green Hand Bookshop, 661 Congress St., Portland, through February, 253-6808, michelle.souliere@gmail.com.

“Small Works: Gallery Artists,” rotating exhibit, Susan Maasch Fine Art, 4 City Center, Portland, to Feb. 27.

“Tinderbox,” Maine College of Art, ICA, 522 Congress St., Portland, through March 5, 775-3052, meca.edu.

“Untangled: Work from Baie Sainte Marie,” by Rob Licht, Maine College of Art, 522 Congress St., Charles C. Thomas Gallery, Porteous 2nd floor, through April 15, 775-3052, info@meca.edu.

“Wonder, an Interdisciplinary Exhibition,” University of New England Portland Campus Art Gallery, 716 Stevens Ave., to March 13, une.edu/artgallery, azill@une.edu, 221-4499.

William Harrison, pen and ink drawings, Mainely Frames & Gallery, 541 Congress St., Portland, through February.

“New Works,” acrylic and mixed media by Freeport-based artist Samantha Rand, 317 Gallery, 317 Main Community Music Center, Yarmouth. On view March1-30; opening reception 6-8 p.m. March 11.

Thursday 3/3

Opening reception: “Current Works,” Ken Morgan; “Photograveure,” Jeanne Wells; “Mixed Media Paintings,” Buzz Master, 5-7:30 p.m., Susan Maasch Fine Art, 4 City Center, Portland, to March 26, susanmaaschfineart.com.

Ongoing

A Fine Thing Gallery, Edward T. Pollack Fine Arts, 29 Ave., Portland, 699-2919, edpollackfinearts.com.

Area Gallery, University of Southern Maine, Woodbury Campus Center, 780-5008, usm.maine.edu/gallery.

Artascope Studios, 352 Cottage Road, South Portland, 799-5154, artascope.com.

Art Gallery at University of New England, 716 Stevens Ave., Portland, 221-4499, une.edu/artgallery.

Art House Picture Frames, 61 Pleasant St., Portland, 221-3443, arthousepictureframes.com.

Arthur Fink’s Studio/Gallery, 145 Newbury St., Portland, 615-5722.

Artisan Maine, 178 Lower Main St., Freeport, 869-4050.

Artist and Craftsman Supply, 540 Deering Ave., Portland, 772-7272.

Art Loft Gallery, 8 School St., Freeport, 865-1705.

Art Studios at Cottage Road, 352 Cottage Road, South Portland, 799-5154.

Blue Spoon, 89 Congress St., Portland, yesartworks.org.

Bomb Diggety Bakery, 649 Congress St., Portland.

Borealis Bistro, 182 Ocean Ave., Portland, 541-9600.

Bridge Gallery, 568 Congress St., Portland, 712-9499, bridgegalleryportland.com.

Cape Cottage Gallery, 179 Cottage Road, South Portland, 767-5700, capecottagegallery.com.

Carolyn Walton Gallery, 39 Pleasant Hill Road, Freeport, 865-1585, carolynwalton.com.

Casco Bay Frames and Gallery, 295 Forest Ave., Hannaford Plaza, Portland, 774-1260, cascobayframes.com.

Christoph Gallery, Portland Pottery and Metalsmithing, 118 Washington Ave., Portland, 772-4334, portlandpottery.com.

Cia Cafe and Gallery, 72 Ocean St., South Portland, 747-4414.

Clayton’s Cafe, 447 U.S. Route 1, Yarmouth, 846-1117.

Constellation Gallery, 511 Congress St., Portland, 252-9520.

Cooper Jackson Gallery, 70 India St., Portland.

Couleur Collection, 240 U.S. Route 1, Falmouth, 781-2401, couleurcollection.co.

Cygnet Gallery, 568 Congress St., Portland, 251-9925.

Daniel Kany Gallery, 24 Romasco Lane, Portland, 774-2100.

Daunis Fine Jewelry, 616 Congress St., Portland, 773-6011.

Da Vinci Experience Art Gallery, Portland North Business Park, 60 Gray Road, Building 1, Suite 16, Falmouth, 541-9171. DaVinciExperienceGallery.com.

Dobra Tea, 89 Exchange St., Portland, 210-6566.

Domaine Gallery, 223 Commercial St., Portland, 772-2270, domainegallery.com.

Earth and Soul, 34 Washington Ave., Portland, 775-1089.

Elizabeth Moss Galleries, 251 U.S. Route 1, Falmouth, 781-2620, elizabethmossgalleries.com.

Ember Grove Gallery, 247B Congress St., Portland, 761-0408, embergrove.com.

emilie inc., 227 Congress St., Portland, 272-2285.

Falmouth Memorial Library, 5 Lunt Road, Falmouth, 781-2351.

Fiddlehead Center for the Arts, 383 U.S. Route 1, Scarborough, 883-5720, fcascarborough.org.

Filament Gallery, 181 Congress St., Portland, 774-0932, filamentgallery.com.

Fore River Gallery, 613 Congress St., Portland, 252-6728.

Fore Street Gallery, 372 Fore St., Portland, 874-8084, forestreetgallery.com.

Forgotten Transport, 645 Congress St., Portland, 415-8462, jmdunitzstudios.com.

Four Walls Gallery for Fine Art, 564 Congress St., Portland, 221-3426, fourwallsgallery.com.

Free Street Gallery at Maine College of Art, 87 Free St., Portland, 653-7271.

Freeport Community Library, 10 Library Drive, Freeport, 865-3307.

Freeport Square Gallery, 140 Main St., Freeport, 865-1616.

Front Room Gallery, 378 Cottage Road, South Portland, 767-9070.

Frost Gully Gallery, 1159 U.S. Route 1, Freeport, 865-4505, frostgullygallery.com.

Gallery 132, 132 Spring St., Portland, 842-9200 ext. 226.

GEM Gallery, 62 Island Ave., Peaks Island, 766-5600.

Gleason Fine Art Portland, 545 Congress St., Portland, 699-5599, info@gleasonfineart.com.

Greenhut Galleries, 146 Middle St., Portland, 772-2693.

Green Hand Bookshop, 661 Congress St., Portland, 253-6808.

Harmon’s & Barton’s Gallery, 584 Congress St., Portland, 774-5948.

Heron Point Gallery, 63 Market St., Portland, 846-0817, heronpointstudio.com.

Holly Ready Studio, 146 High St., Portland, 632-1027, hollyready.com.

ICA at MECA, 522 Congress St., Portland, 775-3052, meca.edu.

Jameson Modern Art, 305 Commercial St., Portland, 772-5522, jamesongallery.com.

June Fitzpatrick Gallery, 112 High St., Portland, 772-1961, JuneFitzpatrickGallery.com.

June Fitzpatrick Gallery at MECA, 522 Congress St., Portland, 699-5083.

June LaCombe Sculpture, Hawk Ridge Farm, 90 Minot Road, Pownal, 688-4468, junelacombesculpture.com.

Kate Cheney Chappell Center for Book Arts, 7th Floor, Glickman Family Library, USM Portland, 228-8014.

Lalo Boutique, 142 High St., Portland.

Language Exchange, 80 Exchange St., Portland, 772-0405.

Larson Fine Art Gallery, 331 Cottage Road, South Portland, 767-8221, larsonfineart.com.

Local Buzz, 327 Ocean House Road, Pond Cove Shopping Plaza, Cape Elizabeth, ariatuki.com.

Long Island Dodwell Gallery, Long Island, 766-2940, artsprits@myfairpoint.net.

Maine Arts Workshop, 39 School St., Freeport, 831-2759, maineartsworkshop.com.

Maine Charitable Mechanic Association Library, 519 Congress St., Portland, 878-8896.

Maine College of Art, 522 Congress St., Portland, meca.edu.

Maine Medical Center, 22 Bramhall St., Portland, mmc.org/thearts, jcoleman@suscom-maine.net.

Maine Potters Market, 376 Fore St., Portland, 774-1633.

Maine Roasters Coffee, 82 Portland Road (U.S. Route 1), Yarmouth.

Market House, 28 Monument Square, Portland, 228-2056.

Mayo Street Arts, 10 Mayo St., Portland, 615-3609, mayostreetarts.org.

Merrill Memorial Library, 215 Main St., Yarmouth, 846-4763.

Moxie Studio and Gallery, Cousins Island, Yarmouth, 846-0978.

North Yarmouth Academy, Curtis Gallery, 148 Main St., Yarmouth, 847-5423, NYA.org.

Open Concepts Gallery and Studios, Cove Street Art Center, 50 Cove St., Portland, 772-3822.

Paula Banks Consulting and Two Lights Home Care, Pond Cove Shopping Center, Cape Elizabeth, lola-studios.com.

PhoPa Gallery, 132 Washington Ave., Portland, 517-0200.

Ponomo, 142 High St., Suite 307, Portland, ponomostyle.com.

Portland Arts and Cultural Alliance, 548 Congress St., Portland, portlandarts.org.

Portland Photo Works, 142 High St., 2nd Floor, Portland, 228-5829, portcityshow@gmail.com.

Portland Public Library, Lewis Gallery, 5 Monument Square, Portland, 871-1700, portlandlibrary.com.

Radiant Light Gallery, 615 Congress St., Suite 409, Portland, 252-7258.

Richard Boyd Art Gallery, 15 Epps St., Peaks Island, 712-1097, richardboydartgallery.com.

Rise Photography, 864 Broadway, South Portland, 799-4204, risephotography.com.

Rose Contemporary, 492 Congress St., Portland, 780-0700, rosecontemporary.com.

Roux and Cyr International Fine Art Gallery, 48 Free St., Portland, 576-7787, rouxandcyrgallery.com.

Salt Institute, 561 Congress St., Portland, salt.edu.

Sandpiper Jewelry Gallery, 851 Sawyer St., South Portland, 767-8090.

South Portland Public Library, 482 Broadway, South Portland, 767-7660.

SPACE Gallery, 538 Congress St., Portland, 828-5600, space538.org.

St. Lawrence Arts Center, 76 Congress St., Portland, 775-5568, stlawrencearts.org.

Stones & Stuff, 556 Congress St., Portland, rickgreenart.com.

Susan Maasch Fine Art, 567 Congress St., Portland, 699-2955, susanmaaschfineart.com.

Sylvia Kania Gallery, 148 High St., Portland, 615-6019.

Thomas Memorial Library, 6 Scott Dyer Road, Cape Elizabeth, 799-1720.

Toby Rosenberg Pottery Gallery, 293 Read St., Portland, 878-4590, tobyrosenberg.com.

Thos. Moser Gallery, 149 Main St., Freeport, 865-4519.

3fish Gallery, 377 Cumberland Ave., Portland, 773-4773.

317 Main, 317 Main St., Yarmouth, 846-6264.

TIME Gallery at CTN Studios, 516 Congress St., Portland, HourExchangePortland.org, 874-9868.

USM Osher Map Library, 314 Forest Ave., Portland, 780-4850, oshermaps.org.

USM Wishcamper Center, 34 Bedford St., Portland, 780-4270.

Utopia Gallery, 468 Fore St., Portland, utopiadesigns.com.

VoxPhotographs, 232-1214, info@voxphotographs.com.

Whitney Art Works, 492 Congress St., Portland, 780-0700, whitneyartworks.com.

Yarmouth Frame and Gallery, 720 U.S. Route 1, Yarmouth, 846-7777, yarmouthframeshopandgallery.com.

Museums

“Patterns of Aggression,” The Maine Museum of Photographic Arts, USM Glickman Family Library, 5th Floor, 314 Forest Ave. Portland, to May 29.

“Sense of Adventure,” photography by Lawrence Elbroch, Maine Jewish Museum, 267 Congress St., Portland, to March 11, 773-2339, mainejewishmuseum.org.

“SPACE: A Journey to Our Future and The Robot Zoo,” Portland Science Center, 68 Commercial St., Maine Wharf, Portland.

Ongoing

Children’s Museum and Theatre of Maine, educational, fun and active workshops for kids and parents, 142 Free St., Portland, 828-1234, kitetails.com.

Cushing’s Point Museum, local and American history exhibits, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily, free/donations accepted, 55 Bug Light Park, South Portland, 767-7299, sphistory.org.

Fifth Maine Regiment Museum, by appointment, 45 Seashore Ave., Peaks Island, 766-3330, fifthmainemuseum.org.

Freeport Historical Society, Harrington House, Tuesday to Friday, 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., 45 Main St., Freeport, 865-3170, freeporthistoricalsociety.org.

International Cryptozoology Museum, 661 Congress St., Portland, cryptozoologymuseum.com.

Maine Historical Society Museum, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday to Saturday; noon to 5 p.m., Sunday; 11 a.m.-noon, children’s hour, Monday and Wednesday; adults $8, children $3, 489 Congress St., Portland, 774-1822, mainehistory.org.

Maine Irish Heritage Center, 34 Gray St., Portland, 780-0118, maineirish.com.

Maine Jewish Museum,10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Monday to Friday, or by appointment, 267 Congress St., Portland, 773-2339, mainejewishmuseum.org.

Neal Dow Memorial, tours by appointment, 714 Congress St., Portland, 773-7773, mewctu.com.

Portland Fire Museum, open first Fridays 6-9 p.m., adults $5, children $2, 157 Spring St., Portland, portlandfiremuseum.com.

Portland Museum of Art, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Tuesday to Thursday, Saturday and Sunday; 10 a.m. – 9 p.m. Friday; free on first Fridays 5-9 p.m., 7 Congress Square, Portland, 775-6148, portlandmuseum.org.

Portland Observatory, 138 Congress St., Portland, 774-5561.

Skyline Farm Carriage and Sleigh Museum, by appointment, free/donations accepted, 95 The Lane, North Yarmouth, skylinefarm.org, 829-9203 .

Spring Point Ledge Lighthouse, Southern Maine Community College, Fort Road, South Portland, 799-6337, springpointlight.org.

Yarmouth History Center, 1-5 p.m. Tuesday to Friday, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Saturday, 118 East Elm St., Yarmouth, 846-6259, yarmouthmehistory.org.

Music

Wednesday 2/24

Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company, 7:30 p.m., presented by Portland Ovations at Merrill Auditorium. Tickets $28.80-$40, portlandovations.org, 842-0800 or the box office.

Thursday 2/25

Francesca Blanchard, Port City Blue, 650A Congress St., Portland, 774-4111, tickets at bit.ly/20x3lZ6.

Saturday 2/27

Mierli?a, Romanian music, 7:30 p.m., Mayo Street Arts, Portland, $12/$15, brownpapertickets.com/event/2486481.

Friday 3/4

Crabapple Jam, Freeport First Fridays concert, “genre-neutral” string band, Freeport Community Center, 53 Depot St., 6:30 p.m., $5 admission includes refreshments.

Sunday 3/6

Shape Note Singing, 2-5 p.m., The New Church, 302 Stevens Ave., Portland, all invited to sing four-part harmonies, maineshapenotesinging.org.

Ongoing

Community Chorus, rehearsals 10 a.m.- noon, first and third Saturdays, St. Lawrence Arts Center, 76 Congress St., Portland, 775-5568 ext. 102, liz@stlawrencearts.org.

Royal River Women’s A Capella Chorus Rehearsal, 7-10 p.m. most Thursdays, American Legion Hall, 17 Dunn St., Westbrook. New members from southern Maine welcome, skelley@royalriver.org, royalriver.org.

Theater/Dance

“Alice in Wonderland,“ Shoestring Theater at Mayo Street Arts, Portland. Episode One: March 4, 5; Episode Two: March 11, 12. Tickets, $12/$15 each episode, brownpapertickets.com/event/2491121.

“Pop-Up Hamlet,” 20 theater companies create the ultimate “Hamlet” mash-up, 8:30 p.m. March 4, 5, Empire, 575 Congress St., Portland, $10/advance, $12 at the door, portfringe.com/pop-up-hamlet.

“Shear Madness,” St. Lawrence Arts Center, 76 Congress St., Portland. Various times Wednesday-Sunday, $22-$30, through March 20. Call 885-5883 for reservations and information or goodtheater.com.

“The Great Play Reading Series,” 4 p.m., Maine College of Art, Osher Hall, 522 Congress St., Portland. Feb. 28: “The Seagull,” by Anton Chekhov; March 13: “Rhinoceros,” by Eugene Ionesco.

Friday 2/26

“Improv Battle: Self IMROVment vs. Teachers Lounge Mafia,” 8 p.m., Mayo Street Arts, Portland, $10/$12, brownpapertickets.com/event/2506276.

“World of Wonder,” magician and storyteller Leland Faulkner, 7 p.m. Firehouse Arts, 20 Center St., Yarmouth. General admission $12 at FirehouseArtsME.com.

Friday 3/4

“Something’s Wrong Here,” 5 p.m., youth performance explores systemic racism. Presented by Maine Inside Out and NAACP Portland at First Parish UU, 425 Congress St, Portland. Free, maineinsideout.org.

Ongoing

“Worst Day of the Week,” 8 p.m. every Monday at Blue, 650A Congress St., Portland. March 7: sketch comedy “Pensulandia”; March 28: theatrical event “This is Awkward: Lucy’s 23rd Birthday.” No cover; donations accepted, portcityblue.com/calendar/.

Mid-Coast

Auditions

Saturday 2/27

Maine State Music Theatre, 10 a.m. open call for children; 1:30 p.m. for adults at 22 Elm St., Brundwick. For more, see msmt.org/local or jobs@msmt.org.

Books/Authors

Saturday 3/5

“Meet The Editors of Cloth Paper Scissors magazine,” 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., The Painted Dog: An Art & Stitch Studio, 13 Pleasant St., Brunswick. Make-and-take project, door prizes, refreshments.

Exhibits

“Feeding Maine: Growing Access to Good Food,” photographic exhibit, Frontier, 14 Maine St., Fort Andross, Brunswick, to Feb. 29, 725-5222.

Film

Tournées Francophone Film Festival, Feb. 26-March 5, 7 p.m., Kresge Auditorium, Bowdoin College, subtitled.

Tuesday 3/1

“Roman Holiday,” Dalton Trumbo Film Festival, 6:30 p.m., Patten Free Library, 33 Summer St., Bath, patten.lib.me.us.

Galleries

“Elise Ansel: Distant Mirrors,” Bowdoin College Museum of Art Walker Art Building, through April 17.

“Young at Art,” K-8 student exhibit, Harlow Gallery, 160 Water St., Hallowell. Opening 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Feb. 20; on view to March 19.

New artists exhibit, potter Cathie Hammond and weaver Elizabeth Hunter, Markings Gallery, 50 Front St., Bath, Fri.-Mon. March and April, 443-1499.

Thursday 3/3

Hot Chocolate Thursday, first in a series of monthly discussions on arts-related subjects, 7 p.m., Chocolate Church Art Center, 804 Washington St., Bath. Photographer Bruce Barlow will lead a mini-workshop on how to display artwork for the best visual impact.

Ongoing

Barn Door Cafe and Bakery, 4 Bowdoin Mill Island, Suite 102, Brunswick, 721-3099, thebarndoorcafe.com.

Bayview Gallery, 58 Maine St., Brunswick, 729-5500, bayviewwgallery.com.

Beth Carlson Animal Portraits Gallery, 613 Foster Point Road, Bath, 751-5288.

Cabot Mill Gallery, Fort Andross, 14 Maine St., Brunswick, 837-9108.

Centre St. Arts Gallery, 11 Centre St., Bath, 442-0300.

Chocolate Church Art Gallery, 804 Washington St., Bath, 442-8455, chocolatechurcharts.org.

Coleman Burke Gallery, Fort Andross, 14 Maine St., Brunswick, emilycollierjohnson@gmail.com.

Curtis Memorial Library, 23 Pleasant St., Brunswick, 725-5242, curtislibrary.com.

11 Pleasant Street, 11 Pleasant St., Brunswick, 607-4016, daughtry@vsartsmaine.org.

Frontier Cafe, Fort Andross, 14 Maine St., Brunswick, 725-8820, explorefrontier.com.

Gallery at Park Row, 185 Park Row, Brunswick, 907-4016.

Gallery at Schoolhouse Crossing, 48 West Schoolhouse Crossing Road, Topsham, 603-674-6098, keith@keithsphotography.com.

Gallery at Widgeon Cove, Route 123, Harpswell, 833-6081, widgeoncove.com.

Gallery Framing, 12 Pleasant St., Brunswick, 729-9108.

Gelato Fiasco, 74 Maine St., Brunswick, 607-4002, gelatofiasco.com.

Gun Point Cove Gallery, 1241 Harpswell Islands Road, Orr’s Island, 833-7303, gunpointcovegallery.com.

Harbor Works Gallery, Holbrook-Trufant House, 977C Cundy’s Harbor Road, Harpswell, 841-9812, harborworksgallery.org.

ICON Contemporary Art, 19 Mason St., Brunswick, 725-8157.

Just Framing, 149 Front St., Bath.

LaMarche Gallery, David Saul Smith Union, Bowdoin College, Brunswick, 725-3902.

Little Dog Coffee, 87 Maine St., Brunswick, 725-8820.

Mae’s Cafe, 160 Centre St., Bath, maescafeandbakery.com/events, 442-8577.

Maine Fiberarts Gallery, 13 Main St., Topsham, 721-0678, mainefiberarts.org.

Markings Gallery, 50 Front St., Bath, 443-1499.

Merrymeeting Arts Center, 9 Main St., Bowdoinham, 841-5914, merrymeetingartscenter.org.

Points of View Art Gallery, Brunswick Business Center, 18 Pleasant St., Brunswick, 373-9300.

Sarah Greenier Gallery, 428 Middle St., Bath, 443-3936.

Sebascodegan Artists Cooperative Gallery, 4 Old Orr’s Island Road, Harpswell, 833-5717, sebascodeganartists.com.

Summer Island Studio, 149 Maine St., Brunswick, 373-1810.

Thornton Oaks, 25 Thornton Way, Brunswick, 729-8033, thorntonoaks.com.

Topsham Public Library, Crooker Gallery, 25 Foreside Road, Topsham, topshamlibrary.org, 725-1727.

Whatnot Gallery at Spindleworks, 7 Lincoln St., Brunswick, 725-8820, spindleworks.org.

Museums

“Coastal Vision,” a juried show of maritime sightings by the First Light Camera Club, Maine Maritime Museum, 243 Washington St., Bath, to March 13.

“Earth Matters: Land as Material and Metaphor in the Arts in Africa,” on view to March 6, Bowdoin College Museum of Art, 245 Maine St., Brunswick, 725-3275, bowdoin.edu/art-museum.

“To Count Art an Intimate Friend: Highlights from Bowdoin Collections, 1794 to the Present,” Bowdoin College Museum of Art at Focus, Halford Center  and Bernard and Barbro Osher galleries, to June 5.

Ongoing

Bowdoin College Museum of Art, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Tuesday to Saturday, extended hours Thursdays and some Sundays, 245 Maine St., Brunswick, 725-3275, bowdoin.edu/art-museum.

Maine Maritime Museum, 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily, 243 Washington St., Bath, 443-1316, mainemaritimemuseum.org.

Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum, Hubbard Hall, Bowdoin College, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday to Saturday; 2-5 p.m. Sunday, 725-3416, bowdoin.edu/arctic-museum.

Music

Sunday 2/28

“The Shoemaker,” church opera, 3 p.m., Bowdoin College Studzinski Recital Hall. Adults, $15 in advance, $20/door; 18 and younger $5 through 729-7331, firstparish.net/theshoemaker. Donations of food or cash at the door for Midcoast Hunger Prevention Program.

Wednesday 3/2

Songwriters on Stage series, 7 p.m., hosted by Maine Songwriters Association at Frontier, 14 Maine St., Brunswick, four musicians in round-robin format. Tickets $10 at explorefrontier.com or at the door.

Saturday 3/5

Hilton Park, Americana folk and blues, 7:30 p.m., Chocolate Church Arts Center, 804 Washington St., Bath, $10.

Music in March: Pejepscot Station, 1 p.m., high-energy bluegrass band. Topsham Public Library, 25 Foreside Rd., Topsham, pejepscotstation.com, 725-1727, topshamlibrary.org.

Saturday 3/12

Ellis Paul, Unitarian Universalist Church of Brunswick, 1 Middle St., $20/advance at the church office (729-8515), Gulf of Maine Books (729-5083), or uucbpaul.brownpapertickets.com.

Ongoing

Music at Noontime, Wednesdays 12:15-12:45 p.m., Unitarian Universalist Church, 1 Middle St., Brunswick, 729-8515. Free.

Theater

“Visiting Mr. Green,” Chocolate Church Arts Center, 804 Washington St., Bath, 7 p.m., Feb. 26-27; 2 p.m. Feb. 28. Tickets $12/advance, $15/door, chocolatechurcharts.org, 442-8455.

Shakespeare’s “Love’s Labour’s Lost,” 7:30 p.m. March 3-5, Pickard Theater, corner of Bath Road and Maine Street on Bowdoin College campus. Free tickets at Smith Union information desk and immediately before the show at the door. Opening night reception in Drake Lobby after the show.

Ellis Paul is bringing his Chasing Beauty Tour to benefit the Unitarian Universalist Church of Brunswick Saturday, March 12. Tickets for the man the New York Times called “an artist with his eye on the future and an interest in discovering the transformative potential in his music” can be purchased at http://uucbpaul.brownpapertickets.com.