Greater Portland

Auditions, Calls for Art 

Call for Art, non-juried exhibit, open to amateur and professional visual artists, age 50 and older, for exhibit in 9th Annual Festival of Art in Belfast, May 12-15, sponsored by Senior College and the University of Maine Hutchinson Center, Liz Fitzsimmons, 338-4245, March 31 entry deadline.

Dramatic Repertory Company Auditions, for June performance of “Gross Indecency: The Three Trials of Oscar Wilde,” audition appointments beginning 6:30 p.m. April 1; 3 p.m. April 2; 1 p.m. April 3, Portland Ballet Studios, 517 Forest Ave., Suite 2, Portland; to audition, email auditions@dramaticrep.org with name, age, contact info, preferred date, FMI, dramaticrep.org.

Freeport Players, supplemental auditions for “Pirates of Penzance,” 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 12, Freeport Middle School, Kendall Lane, Freeport, performance dates, July 14-31; list of available roles, script and score at fcponline.org/auditions.

“Maine’s Got Talent,” send entry form and DVD/video of solo or group performance, for particpants ages 5 and older, $25 entry fee; April 1 deadline, Margaret Watkinson, 522-9950, margaret@childrensgarden.comcastbiz.net.

National Anthem Auditions, and God Bless America performers, for the 2011 season of Portland Sea Dogs, 8 a.m. and 9 a.m. Saturday, April 9, Hadlock Field, Portland, pre-registration required at seadogs.com, limited to the first 50 individuals or small groups.

Books, Authors

Wednesday 3/30

Caitlin Shetterly, author of memoir, “Made for You and Me: Going West, Going Broke, Finding Home,” 7 p.m. reading, book launch celebration, open to public, bring comfort food to share, Longfellow Books, One Monument Way, Portland, longfellowbooks.com. 

James Nelson, author of “With Fire and Sword: The Battle of Bunker Hill and the Beginning of the American Revolution,” 12 p.m. discussion, Brown Bag Lecture Series, Portland Public Library, 5 Monument Square, Portland, 871-1700.

Thursday 3/31

Amy Wood, author of self-help book, “Life Your Way: Refresh Your Approach to Success and Breathe Easier in a Fast-Paced World,” 7 p.m. Longfellow Books, One Monument Way, Portland, longfellowbooks.com.

Friday 4/1

Edible Book Festival, 5-7 p.m. during the First Friday Art Walk, free, Rines Auditorium, Portland Public Library, 5 Monument Square, Portland, to submit edible art/register, call Sandy, 871-1700 ext. 758.

Maine Festival of the Book, April 1-3, Friday event: “An Evening with Stewart O’Nan and Julia Glass,” 7:30 p.m. Friday, talk by authors, $5 advance/ $10 door;  9:30 a.m.-4 p.m. programming, Saturday, April 2,  free, Abromson Center, USM Portland, FMI, mainereads.org or 871-9100.

Saturday 4/2

Book Sale, Freeport Community Library, April 1, April 4-7; 9 a.m.–2:30 p.m. Saturday; 11:30 a.m.-7:30 p.m. Monday; 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Tuesday; 11:30 a.m.-7:30 p.m. Wednesday; 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Thursday; 10 Library Dr., Freeport, 865-3307, freeportlibrary.com.

Maine Festival of the Book, April 1-3: Saturday events, free readings, panels, parties, performances for all ages, 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, April 2, Abromson Center, USM Portland, full schedule at mainereads.org or call 871-9100.

Melanie Joy, author of “Why we Love Dogs, Eat Pigs and Wear Cows,” 3 p.m. talk, free, Rines Auditorium, Portland Public Library, 5 Monument Square, Portland, hosted by Maine Animal Coalition, 773-2215, maineanimalcoalition.org.

Youth Poetry Slam, and Maine Individual Slam Champ Qualifying Competition, 7-11 p.m., all ages, free to public, Blue, 650 Congress St., Portland, hosted by Port Veritas and The Maine Reads Festival, portveritas.com.

Sunday 4/3

Maine Festival of the Book, April 1-3: Sunday events, Book Arts Bazaar, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Wishcamper Center, USM Portland; “Longfellow’s Shorts,” dramatic reading of selections from “Everything Matters!,” by Ron Currie, Jr., 7 p.m., free, presented by Portland Stage Company, 25A Forest Ave., Portland, FMI, mainereads.org. 

Thursday 4/7

Darfur Community Read and Forum, discussion of “Tears of the Desert,” by Halima Bashir with Damien Lewis 7 p.m., free and open to the public, Temple Beth El, 400 Deering Ave., Portland, hosted by National Council of Jewish Women Southern Maine Section, FMI, 329-3353.

Comedy

Saturday 4/2

Improv Comedy Slam, Running with Scissors vs. Laughletics, 8 p.m., $10, Mayo Street Arts, 10 Mayo St., Portland, 615-3609, mayostreetarts.org.

Ongoing

Portland Comedy Connection, 16 Custom House Wharf, Portland, 774-5554, full schedule at mainecomedy.com.

Films

 

Wednesday 3/30

“Billy Jack,” Teens Through Time film series, 4:30 p.m., The Portland Public Library Rines Room, 5 Monument Square, Portland, 871-1700 ext. 773.

Maine Jewish Film Festival, March 26-31, screenings at the Nickelodeon Cinemas, Temple St., Portland, tickets, showtimes at brownpapertickets.com, FMI, mjff.org.

Thursday 3/31

Maine Jewish Film Festival, March 26-31, screenings at the Nickelodeon Cinemas, Temple St., Portland, tickets, showtimes at brownpapertickets.com, FMI, mjff.org.

Friday 4/8

Ninth Annual Maine Deaf Film Festival, 7-9:30 p.m. Friday, $5 adult; 1-10:30 p.m. Saturday, tickets, adults, $8, half day, $14 full day / seniors and kids, $5 half day, $10 full day; free for USM students, USM Portland campus, Talbot/Luther Bonney Auditorium, film listings at mainedeaffilmfest.com, hosted by USM American Sign Language Club, 310-8336.

Saturday 4/9

Ninth Annual Maine Deaf Film Festival, 1-10:30 p.m. Saturday, tickets, adults, $8, half day, $14 full day / seniors and kids, $5 half day, $10 full day; free for USM students, USM Portland campus, Talbot/Luther Bonney Auditorium, film listings at mainedeaffilmfest.com, hosted by USM American Sign Language Club, 310-8336.

Galleries

Wednesday 3/30
 
August Ventimiglia: New Drawings, 5-7 p.m. opening reception, exhibit through April 30, June Fitzpatrick Gallery at MECA, 522 Congress St., Portland, 699-0583.

Thursday 3/31

“Metallic’s – The Golden Age,” new works by painter Jeanne O’Toole Hayman and potter Rick Boyd, opening 11 a.m.-3 p.m., exhibit through April 24, Richard Boyd Art Gallery, 15 Epps St., Peaks Island, 712-1097, richardboydpottery.com.

Student Art Show, Portland public schools, 400+ pieces of art by K-12 students, 3-6:30 p.m. cookies and punch reception, exhibit through April 14, free, open to public, Portland City Hall, 389 Congress St., Portland, 874-8300.

Friday 4/1

“April Fools!” photographs, paintings and mixed media by gallery artists and Denise Froehlich, Rene Braun, Amy Hagberg, 5-8 p.m. reception, exhibit April 1-30, Addison Woolley Gallery, 132 Washington Ave., Portland, 450-8499, addisonwoolley.com.

“Auditions: New Works,” by multiple artists, 5-8 p.m. reception, exhibit through April 9, Aucocisco Gallery, 89 Exchange St., Portland, 775-2222 or aucocisco.com.

“Come Spring!” paintings and sculpture celebrating spring; and “14 Maine Modernists,” 5-8 p.m. reception, exhibits through May 28, Gleason Fine Art, 545 Congress St., Portland, 699-5599, gleasonfineart.com.

A Collection of Photographs: Steven Langerman, 5-7 p.m. artists reception, exhibit through April, St. Lawrence Arts Center, 76 Congress St., Portland, stlawrencearts.org, 347-3075.

From Our Angle: A Senior Photography Exhibit, by Yarmouth High School Advanced Photography students Emily Clark, Molly Dugas, Lindsey Purpura, Abigail Smith, Emma Tureff, Katie Wharff, Lauren Wrobleski, 6:30-8 p.m. opening reception, exhibit through May 6, 317 Main Street Community Music Center, Yarmouth, sponsored by Yarmouth Arts and 317 Main Street.

“Logging in the Maine Woods Today,” photographs by Tonee Harbert, a Maine Museum of Photographic Arts exhibition, 5-7 p.m. free reception, University Events Room, Glickman Family Library, exhibit through Aug. 21, fifth floor, Glickman Family Library, USM Portland, library.usm.maine.edu, Michelle Dustin, 780-4790.

“Portland In Focus,” Portland High School Photo Club annual show and sale, 5-8 p.m. Friday; 12-6 p.m. Saturday, 3fishgallery, 377 Cumberland Ave., Portland, Quinn Lavigne, qyylavigne@gmail.com.

Puppet Show, puppetry exhibit by East Bayside youths and various artists, 5-7 p.m. opening, exhibit through April, Mayo Street Arts, 10 Mayo St., Portland, 615-3609, mayostreetarts.org.

“Two From the Biennial: Clint Fulkerson and Jon Edwards,” and solo exhibition by Kate Russo,”New Paintings,” 5-8 p.m. opening reception,  Susan Maasch Fine Art, 567 Congress St., Portland, susanmaaschfineart.com.

Refugee Women’s Craft Collective, textiles goods show, 5-8 p.m., Meg Perry Center, 644 Congress St., Portland, Aimee Vlachos-Bullard, 523-2737.

Thursday 4/7

In the Neighborhood of the Back Cove: A Celebration of Place,  paintings by John Santoro, opening reception 4:30-6:30 p.m., free, open to public, exhibit April 1-May 31, Borealis Bistro, 182 Ocean Ave., Portland.

Soul Celebrations: An illustrated talk by fiber artist Lauren Ostis, 7 p.m., free, open to public, Yarmouth Town Hall Community Room, 200 Main St., Yarmouth,  Yarmouth Arts Evening with the Artist series.

Ongoing

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

Addison Woolley, 132 Washington Ave., corner of Fox St., Portland, 450-8499, addisonwoolley.com.

Addo Novo, 490 Congress St., Portland, addonovo.com/arts.

Area Gallery, Woodbury Campus Center, USM Portland, 780-5008, usm.maine.edu/gallery. 

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

Art Gallery at UNE, “The Feathered Hand,” installation and art exhibit by Alison Derby Hildreth, Westbrook College campus, 716 Stevens Ave., Portland, 221-4499 or www.une.edu/artgallery.

Art House Picture Frames, new work by Brita Holmquist, “A Moveable Feast,” 61 Pleasant St., Portland, 221-3443, arthousepictureframes.com.

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

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

Art Loft Gallery, paintings and silk hangings by Helen Farnham, wood engraved hand pulled prints by Tony Kulik, metal sculpture and furniture by Jim Millers, second floor, 8 School St., Freeport, 865-1705. 

Art Studios at Cottage Road, newest work by Betina Clark, 352 Cottage Road, South Portland, 799-5154.

Aucocisco Gallery, “Auditions: New Works,” by multiple artists, 5-8 p.m. reception, exhibit through April 9, 89 Exchange St., Portland, 775-2222 or aucocisco.com.

Biddeford Savings Bank, 360 U.S. Route 1, Scarborough, 883-3004.

Bomb Diggety Bakery, 649 Congress St., Portland.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Constellation Gallery, work by David A. Marshall, Nathan Broaddus, Matthew Isgro and Randy Regier, 511 Plaza on Congress St., Portland, 409-6617.

Cooper Jackson Gallery, 70 India St., Portland.

Cygnet Gallery, “Figurative Show,” with Dewitt Hardy, Janet Manyan, Tim Gaydos, George and Dadee Burk, Pat Hardy, Hara Harding, Janet Ledoux, Elizabeth Kelley and M.L. Norton and more, 568 Congress St., Portland, 251-9925; 568 Congress St., Portland, 251-9925.

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

Daunis Fine Jewelry, “More Summer Stories,” new paintings by yodeling artist Leslie Anderson, exhibit through April 29, 616 Congress St., Portland, 773-6011.

Domaine Gallery, “New: Elemental/Essential Photography,” by John G. Kelley, 223 Commercial St., Portland, 772-2270 or domainegallery.com.

Earth and Soul, indigenous artists from around the world and local artists, 34 Washington Ave., Portland, 775-1089.

Eli Phant, Cyanotype Prints by Anna Low, Munjoy Hill, Portland, eli-phant.com, Sally Struever, 253-9943.

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

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

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

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

“Few Things on my Mind,” by Larry “Lars” Lindgren, works in stone, wood from “Herbie,” vinyl sculpture, exhibit through April 2, Royal Bean, 16 Yarmouth Crossing, Main St., Yarmouth, 415-9956.

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

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

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

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

“Forgotten Transport” photography by Jonathan M. Dunitz, 645 Congress St., Portland, 415-8462, jmdunitzstudios.com.

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

Free Street Gallery at MECA, “Personal Views: The One O’clock Group” 10 Artists, 87 Free St., Portland, Dee Adams, 653-7271.

Freeport Memorial Library, 10 Library Dr., 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 or 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.

The Green Hand Bookshop, “Hardware,” black and white analog photography by Wayne Frederick, on display through March, 661 Congress St., Portland, 450-6695.

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

Heron Point Gallery, “Love Those Lobes,” Glass Jewelry by Avery Pierce, 164 Middle/Market St., Portland, Bonnie Faulkner, 846-0817, heronpointstudio.com.

Holly Ready Studio, oil and gouache paintings by Holly Ready, 146 High St., Portland, 632-1027 or hollyready.com

ICA at MECA, Fracturing the Burning Glass: Between Mirror and Meaning, with artists Gwenael Belanger, Susan Leopold, Daniel Rozin, and Alyson Shotz, 522 Congress St., Portland, meca.edu, 775-3052.

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

June Fitzpatrick Gallery at MECA, “From the Inside,” exhibit of Maine College of Art staff members, 522 Congress St., Portland, 699-5083.

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

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

The Kate Cheney Chappell Center for Book Arts, 7th floor, Glickman Family Library, USM Portland, Rebecca Goodale, 228-8014.

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

Larson Fine Art Gallery, new work by David Henning Larson, 331 Cottage Road, South Portland, 767-8221, larsonfineart.com.

Lewis Gallery at Portland Public Library, viewing during library hours, 5 Monument Square, Portland, 871-1700, portlandlibrary.com.

Lifeworks Chiropractic, artwork by Mark Nutt, Foreside Place, 202 U.S. Route 1, Suite 100, Falmouth, 781-7911, call for viewing times.

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

Long Island Dodwell Gallery, Color My World: An interactive art exhibit, Long Island, Maggie Carle, artsprits@myfairpoint.net, 766-2940.

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

Maine Charitable Mechanics Library, 519 Congress St., Portland, Jill Cournoyer, 878-8896.

Maine College of Art, Congress St., Portland, maine.aiga.org.

Maine Medical Center, paintings for sale by Freeport artist Janice L. Moore, portion of proceeds to benefit The Arts at Maine Medical Center, 22 Bramhall St., Portland, mmc.org/thearts, jcoleman@suscom-maine.net.

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

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

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

Meg Perry Center, 644 Congress St., Portland, 772-0689, megperrycenter.com.

Merrill Memorial Library, “Father and Daughter, Works in Oil,” by Ted Damon and Liz Armstrong, exhibit through April 18, 215 Main St., Yarmouth, 846-4763.

Moxie Studio and Gallery, landscape, still life paintings, by appointment, Cousins Island, Yarmouth, 846-0978.

Open Concepts Gallery & 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.

Ponomo, jewelry, handbags and accessories by Hannah Tarkinson, 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., second floor, Portland, Elliott Teel, 228-5829, portcityshow@gmail.com.  

Rabelais, 86 Middle St., Portland, 774-1044, RabelaisBooks.com.  

Radiant Light Gallery, Thom Adams fine art and documentary photography, 615 Congress St., Suite 409, Portland, 252-7258. 

“Re-Imagined,” Outdoor Sculpture Show, exhibit and sale by June LaCombe SCULPTURE artists, through May 2011, Gilsland Farm Audubon Center, off U.S. Route 1, Falmouth, junelacombesculpture.com.

Richard Boyd Pottery Art Gallery, 5 Epps St., Peaks Island, 712-1097, richardboydpottery.com.

Rise Photography, “New Moon,” work by Meghan Donahue, Matthew Robbins photography, Alicia Allen jewelry, 864 Broadway, South Portland, 799-4204, risephotography.com.

The Royal Bean Cafe, “A Few Things On My Mind”  Lars Lindgren exhibit, with sculpture with Herbie Elm wood, vinyl record cowgirl, stone reliefs, prints and more, through April 15, Yarmouth Crossing and Main Street, Yarmouth. 

Running with Scissors Gallery, 54 Cove St., Portland, 699-4242.

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

Sandpiper Jewelry Gallery, 851 Sawyer St., South Portland, Michael Hofheimer, 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, “Stable: Photography, 2011,” group exhibition with Jock Sturges, Brenton Hamilton, Jack Montgomery, Leah McDonald, Keliy Anderson-Staley, Andreas Laszlo Konrath, Josephine Sacabo, and Jan Pieter van Voorst van Beest, 567 Congress St., Portland, 699-2955 or susanmaaschfineart.com.

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

Thomas Memorial Library, Photography by James Shields, exhibit through March 31, Scott Dyer Road, Cape Elizabeth.

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

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

TIME Gallery at CTN Studios, photography by Dawn Herrick, 516 Congress St., Portland, HourExchangePortland.org, Orion Breen, 874-9868.

USM Glickman Family Library, 6th floor, Glickman Library, USM Portland campus.

USM Wishcamper Center, USM Portland, 780-4270.34 Bedford St., Portland.

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

VoxPhotographs, for viewing invitation and location, 232-1214 or info@voxphotographs.com.

Whitney Art Works, “The Jar Project,” 60 art-filled jars made by 60 artists, on view through April, 492 Congress St., Portland, whitneyartworks.com, 780-0700, whitneyartworks.com.

The wonderful gallery/FINE ART, “Everything is Illuminated,” new paintings by Janice Moore, 152 Main St., Freeport, 865-6077, thewonderfulgallery.com.

Yarmouth Frame Shop and Gallery, 336 Main St. Yarmouth, 846-7777; second location, “Postcards from Provence,” 720 U.S. Route 1, Yarmouth, yarmouthframeshopandgallery.com.  

3Fish Gallery, “Connections in Wood & Print,” new work by Suzanne Hunt and Larinda Meade, 377 Cumberland Ave., Portland, 773-4773.

317 Main Street, Advanced Student Art Exhibition, Greely High School & North Yarmouth Academy: Drawings, design pieces, and paintings by AP or IB students, Alicia Hoffman, Brandon Pinette, Marina Silverman, Lena Champlin, Sarah Ezzio, and Katie Longo, 317 Main St., Yarmouth, 846-6264.

Museums 

 

Ongoing

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

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

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

Maine Historical Society Museum, “Zoom In! New Approaches to Maine History,” on view through May 29; “Capturing Arts and Artists of the 1930s,” Depression Era photography by G. Herbert Whitney, exhibit through May 3, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Monday-Saturday; 12-5 p.m. Sun.; 11 a.m.-12 p.m. children’s hour Monday and Wednesday; $8 adult, $3 child, 489 Congress St., Portland, 774-1822 or mainehistory.org.

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

Maine Jewish Museum, formerly called Tree of Life at Etz Chaim, open Mon.-Fri. 10 a.m.- 2 p.m. or by appointment, 267 Congress St., Portland, Gary Berenson, 329-9854, treeoflifemuseum.org.

The Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad Company and Museum, daily trains from 11 a.m. – 4 p.m., on the hour, from the museum, 58 Fore St., Portland, 828-0814, tickets, $10 adult, $9 senior, $6 child ages 3-12, price includes admission to museum.

Museum of African Culture, 13 Brown St., Portland, 871-7188 or museumafricanculture.org.

Neal Dow Memorial, 714 Congress St., Portland, tours 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. Monday-Friday, 773-7773, mewctu.org.

Portland Fire Museum, open first Fridays 6-9 p.m., $5 adults, $2 children age 7+, 157 Spring St., Portland, portlandfiremuseum.com.

Portland Harbor Museum, Southern Maine Community College, Fort Road, South Portland, 799-6337, portlandharbormuseum.org.

Portland Museum of Art, Youth Art Month Exhibition, 100+ works of art by Maine students, through March; “Jazz Breakfasts 2011,” 10:30 a.m.-noon, Sundays through April 3, free with Museum admission, breakfast items available for purchase;  2011 Portland Museum of Art Biennial, on view April 7 through June 5; 10 a.m.- 5 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday, Saturday and Sunday; and 10 a.m.- 9 p.m. Friday; free on Fridays 5-9 p.m., Seven Congress Square, Portland, 775-6148 ext. 3244 or portlandmuseum.org.

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

The Sabbathday Lake Shaker Museum and the Shaker Store, by appointment, U.S. Route 26, New Gloucester, 926-4597, www.shaker.lib.me.us.

Skyline Farm Carriage and Sleigh Museum, “Winter Delivery,” horse-drawn delivery vehicles exhibit, open 1-4 p.m. Sundays, through March 27, free/donations accepted, or by appointment, 95 The Lane, Yarmouth, skylinefarm.org, 793-8569.

Tate House Museum, house tours, Wednesdays-Saturdays 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., Sundays 1-4 p.m.; architecture tours Thursdays, 1267 Westbrook St., Portland, 774-6177 or www.tatehouse.org.

Victoria Mansion, self-guided tours, 109 Danforth St., Portland, 772-4841, victoriamansion.org. 

Yarmouth Historical Society Museum, “Life Along the Royal River,” 1-5 p.m. Tuesday-Friday, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Saturday, Merrill Memorial Library, Main St., Yarmouth, 846-6259.

Music

 

Wednesday 3/30

William Fitzsimmons, folk, 8 p.m., $15, One Longfellow Square, 181 State St., Portland, 761-1757, onelongfellowsquare.com.

Thursday 3/31

Noonday Concerts, Venti Cordi, 12:15 p.m., free, open to public, First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church, 425 Congress St., Portland, presented by Portland Conservatory of Music, 775-3356.

Friday 4/1

Cape Elizabeth Jazz Cabaret, presented by six CEHS music groups, 7 p.m. Friday; 2 p.m. Sunday, $5 adult /$15 family /$3 seniors and students, Cape Elizabeth High School cafeteria, 343 Ocean House Road, Cape Elizabeth, Dore Douty, 767-4727.

Eastern Block Party: A Night of Balkan Music with Zemya and Cinder Conk, 8 p.m., $12, Mayo Street Arts, 10 Mayo St., Portland, mayostreetarts.org.

Sara Bareilles, with Elizabeth and the Catapult and Ximena Sarinana, 8 p.m., $22 advance/ $25 door, State Theatre, 609 Congress St., Portland, tickets, Cumberland County Civic Center box office, 800-745-3000, statetheatreportland.com. 

Saturday 4/2

DaPonte String Quartet Concert, 7:30 p.m., $22 adult / $18 seniors, free for ages under 21, St. Mary’s Church, Foreside Road, Falmouth, daponte.org, 529-5444.

Jesse Pilgrim CD Release Performance, with Panda Bandits, Grant Street Orchestra, Butcher Boy, 8:30 p.m., $8, Space, 538 Congress St., Portland, space538.org.

Richard Roberts in Concert, presented by Portland Rossini Club, 3 p.m., $10 adult / $5 seniors suggested donation for the club’s piano fund, Cathedral Church of St. Luke, 143 State St., Portland, 829-3393.

Sunday 4/3

Cape Elizabeth Jazz Cabaret, presented by six CEHS music groups, 2 p.m. Sunday, $5 adult/$15 family/$3 seniors and students, Cape Elizabeth High School cafeteria, 343 Ocean House Road, Cape Elizabeth, Dore Douty, 767-4727.

Portland String Quartet Concert Series, works by Beethoven, Brahms and Mozart, 2 p.m. concert; 1 p.m. pre-concert talk, Woodfords Congregational Church, 202 Woodfords St., Portland, $22 adult/ $20 seniors, free for ages 21 and younger, presented by the LARK Society for Chamber Music, 767-4727, larksociety.org. 

Tuesday 4/5

“Seasons & the Sea,” by Portland Symphony Orchestra 7:30 p.m.,$17-$70, Merrill Auditorium, 20 Myrtle St., Portland, tickets, porttix.com, 842-0800 or at Merrill box office, portlandsymphony.org.

Thursday 4/7

Grupo Mofongo, Latin dance party, $8 advance / $10 door, One Longfellow Square, 181 State St., Portland, 761-1757, onelongfellowsquare.com.

Saturday 4/9

Portland Chamber Music Festival Concert, 8 p.m., $25 adult / ages 21 and under free, Congregation Bet Ha’am, 81 Westbrook St., South Portland, tickets at pcmf.org, 1-800-320-0257, or at door.

Ongoing

Community Chorus, rehearsals 10 a.m.-12 p.m., first and third Saturday, the St. Lawrence Arts Center, 76 Congress St., Portland, 775-5568 ext. 102 or liz@stlawrencearts.org.

David Bullard Songwriter Night, 6 p.m. Tuesdays, Andy’s Pub, Commercial St.; Solo Night 6 p.m. Thursdays, Slainte Wine Bar, 24 Preble St., Portland.

House Bluegrass, 9 p.m. Mondays, no cover, Empire Dine & Dance, 575 Congress St., Portland.

Kirtan!, call & response group chanting meditation, 7-8:30 p.m., first and third Fridays, $5 donation, Portland Yoga Studio, 616 Congress St., Portland, 799-0054, portlandyoga.com.

Lazy Lightning, Grateful Dead covers and original music, 9 p.m. Wednesdays, The Big Easy, 55 Market St., bigeasyportland.com or 776-2822.

Theater & Dance 

10th Annual Maine Playwrights Festival, presented by Acorn Productions, staged reading of full-length plays; “Iceland,” 7:30 p.m. April 2; “Commixtus,” 7:30 p.m. April 9, $8 all ages, St. Lawrence Arts Center, 76 Congress St., Portland; short plays upcoming, April 14-29, FMI, acorn-productions.org, 854-0065.

 

“Beauty and The Beast,” presented by Scarborough Middle School, April 1-3; 6 p.m. Friday; 2 p.m. and 5 p.m. Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday, $5 adult / $3, seniors and students $13 family, Scarborough Middle School, 44 Gorham Road, Scarborough, 730-4800.

“Bedroom Farce,” presented by Good Theater, March 10-April 3, 7:30 p.m. Thursdays-Saturdays, $20-$25; 2 p.m. Sundays, $25; added show Saturday, March 26, 3 p.m., $22; St Lawrence Arts Center, 76 Congress St., Portland, 885-5883, goodtheater.com.

“Brendan,” presented by AIRE, Maine’s Irish Theater Company, March 31-April 16, 7:30 p.m. Thursday-Friday; 8 p.m. Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday, April 3, 10; $20-$15, Studio Theater, Portland Stage Company, 25A Forest Ave., Portland, tickets, 799.5327, airetheater.com. 

“Guys and Dolls,” presented by Cape Elizabeth Middle School Drama Club, April 7-10, 7 p.m. Thursday-Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday, $5, Cape Elizabeth Middle School Auditorium, 14 Scott Dyer Road, Cape Elizabeth, 799-8176.

“Hollywood Dreams,” eighth annual spring dance show by Vivid Motion Inc.,  April 8-10. 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, $12 adults / $10 students, seniors / $5 ages 12 and under, St. Lawrence Arts Center, 76 Congress St., Portland, tickets, vividmotion.org or Longfellow Books, 1 Monument Square, Portland.

“Lady” presented by The Magnificent Liars, adult content for ages over 15, 8 p.m. April 8-9, $15-$18, Lucid Stage, 29 Baxter Blvd., Portland, 899-3993.

“Sleeping Beauty,” presented by Maine State Ballet, 7 p.m. Fridays; 2 p.m., 7 p.m. Saturdays; 2 p.m. Sundays; April 1-3; April 8-10, $20 adults / $15 seniors, ages 12 and under, Maine State Ballet, 348 U.S. Route 1, Falmouth, mainestateballet.org, 781-3587. 

Friday 4/1

Portland Playback Performance, “Tangles with Nature,” all proceeds to benefit Red Cross efforts in Japan, 7:30 p.m., $7, First Parish Church, Temple and Congress Streets, Portland, portlandplayback.com, 671-9481.

Swing Dance, with live music by Delta Knights, 8 p.m. lesson 9 p.m. dance, $10, North Deering Grange Hall, 1408 Washington Ave., Portland, 653-5012.

Saturday 4/2

David Sedaris, humorist, contributor to “This American Life,” 8 p.m.,  $45- $55, Merrill Auditorium, 20 Myrtle St., Portland, tickets, PortTix, 842-0800, porttix.com.

The Escapists, improv, 7 p.m., $7, Cheverus High School, 267 Ocean Ave., Portland, proceeds support Cheverus’ theater program, R.J. McComish, 615-4021, theescapists.net.

Greater Portland Community Contradance, 7:15 p.m. lesson, 8 p.m. main dance, $9 adult, $5 child, Falmouth Congregational Church Hall, 267 Falmouth Road, new dancers welcome, no partner needed, 756-2201.

Ongoing

Argentine Tango Practice, Wednesday 7-9 p.m., beginner lesson 7 p.m., $10; Ballroom Dance Party, Saturday 8 p.m.- midnight, beginner lesson 7 p.m., $7; Maine Ballroom Dance, 614 Congress St., Portland.

Club 188, line dancing instruction, Wednesday, 7-8 p.m. beginners; 8-9 p.m. intermediate; 9-9:30 p.m. advanced; 188 Warren Ave., Portland.

Greater Portland Community Contradance, first Saturday, 7:15 p.m. lesson, 8 p.m. main dance, $9 adult, $5 child, Falmouth Congregational Church Hall, 267 Falmouth Road, new dancers welcome, no partner needed, 756-2201.

Irish Set Dancing, 7-9 p.m. Thursdays, Yarmouth Community Services building, 200 Main St., Yarmouth, setdncr02@yahoo.com.  

Second Saturday Contradance, 6 p.m. family dance; 7:30 p.m. potluck; 8 p.m. beginner lesson; 8:30-12 p.m. dance, $10 adult/ $7 student or senior, bring clean shoes, Wescustogo Hall, U.S. Route 115, North Yarmouth, 233-4325, fiddle103@yahoo.com or 318-8746, maywicca@gmail.com.

Square Dancing Classes, by Mix ‘n Mingle Square Dancing Club, 6:30-8 p.m. Thursdays through April, ages 9 and up, $3, Eight Corners School, 22 Mussey Road, Scarborough, mixnmingle@maine.rr.com.  

Maplewood Dance Center, night classes followed by dance socials on Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays, 383 Warren Ave., Portland, 878-0584, maplewooddancecenter.com. 

Mid Coast

Auditions, Call for Art

Studio Theatre of Bath, seeking directors and crew for 2011-2012 season; submit show proposals by Monday, April 4, to Studio Theatre of Bath, P.O. Box 710, Bath, or email info@studiotheatreofbath.com, FMI, 650-5974, studiotheatreofbath.com. 

Books, Authors

 

Friday 4/1

Dr. Izzeldin Abuelaish, author of “I Shall Not Hate: A Gaza Doctor’s Journey,” talk and book signing, 7 p.m., free and open to public, $10 suggested donation for Daughters for Life Foundation, Curtis Memorial Library, 23 Pleasant St., Brunswick, sponsored by PeaceWorks, 725-7675.

Saturday 4/2

Let’s Talk About It Book Group, discussion of “Lord of the Flies,” 10:30 a.m.-12 p.m., free, bi-weekly sessions through April 16, books available at library, Patten Free Library, Summer St., Bath, sponsored by Maine Humanities Council, mainehumanities.org.

Sunday 4/3

“Getting the Gospels,” 2 p.m., talk by author Steven Bridge, free and open to public, St. Mary’s Church, 144 Lincoln St., Bath, presented by Lenten Parish Read for All Saints.

Films

Ongoing
 
The Dreamland Theater film series on second and fourth Thursdays, Winter Street Center, 880 Washington St., Bath, 6 p.m., free/$5 suggested donation, presented by Sagadahoc Preservation Inc., film listings at sagadahocpreservation.org.

Galleries

Ongoing

11 Pleasant St. Arts Center, 11 Pleasant St., Brunswick, 319-6057 or www.11pleasant.com.

Allen & Selig Realty, landscapes and seascapes by Claudette Gamache, 9 a.m.- 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, 15 Vine St., Bath, 443-2200 or AllenSelig.com.

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

Bayview Gallery, Local Color 2011: A Spring Equinox Celebration, new work by local artists, exhibit through April 16, 8 Maine St., 729-5500, Patricia Boissevain, 729-5500, bayviewwgallery.com.

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

Chocolate Church Arts Center, 798 Washington St., Bath, 442-8455 or chocolatechurcharts.org.

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

The Eleven Pleasant Street Gallery, 11 Pleasant St., Brunswick, 607-4016 or daughtry@vsartsmaine.org.

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

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

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

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

Harbor Works Gallery, Holbrook-Trufant House, 977C Cundy’s Harbor Road, Harpswell, harborworksgallery.org, Guy Saldanha, gsaldanh@bowdoin.edu, 841-9812. 

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.

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

Maine Art Gallery, 15 Warren St., Wiscasset, 882-7511, maineartgallery.org.

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, Maine, marine and coastal paintings, 428 Middle St., Bath, 443-3936.

Sebascodegan Artists Cooperative Gallery, closed for the season, reopens June 25, 2011, 4 Old Orr’s Island Road, Harpswell, 833-5717, sebascodeganartists.com.

Summer Island Studio – Gallery of Fine Artisans, 149 Maine St., Tontine Mall, Brunswick, 373-1810.

Thornton Oaks, “The Colors of Winter,” artwork by Spindleworks artists, exhibit March 1-30, 25 Thornton Way, Brunswick, Liz McGhee, 725-8820.

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

VSA arts of Maine, 11 Pleasant St., Brunswick, 607-4016, vsartsmaine.org.

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

Museums

Ongoing

Bowdoin College Museum of Art, 9400 College Station, Brunswick, 725-3275.

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

Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum, “Imagination Takes Shape: Canadian Inuit Art from the Robert and Judith Toll Collection,” exhibition through Dec. 6, 2011, Hubbard Hall, Bowdoin College, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Tuesdays-Saturdays; 2 p.m.-5 p.m., Sundays; closed Mondays, 725-3416, bowdoin.edu/arctic-museum.

Pejepscot Historical Society Museum, “CSI Brunswick: The Forensic Work of Dr. Frank Whittier,” and “Pejepscot’s Early Scots-Irish History,” Monday-Saturday, 10 a.m.- 4 p.m., free, 159 Park Row, Brunswick, 729-6606.

Music

Sunday 4/3

DaPonte String Quartet Concert, 3 p.m. $22 adult /$18 seniors, free for ages under 21, United Methodist Church, 320 Church Road, Brunswick, daponte.org, 529-5444.

Wednesday 4/6

St. Mary Schola Ensemble, choral concert, 7:30 p.m., free, Bowdoin Chapel, 798-4141.

Theater/Dance

Sunday 4/3

“Travels with a Masked Man,” one-man show by John Hadden, 2 p.m., $10 suggested, hosted by The Theater Project, 14 School St., Brunswick, 729-8584, theaterproject.com.

Saturday 4/9

“Elements” by Keigwin + Company, contemporary dance with art, 7 p.m., free, tickets required at David Saul Smith Union information desk, Pickard Theater, Memorial Hall, Bowdoin College, 725-3375, hosted by The Bowdoin College Department of Theater and Dance, celebrating 40 years of dance.

Ongoing

Sage Swingers, Square and Round Dance Club, 6:30 p.m. Monday round dance workshops, Coffin School Cafeteria, Barrows St., Brunswick; 6:30 p.m. Tuesday square dance workshops, Jordan Acres School Cafeteria, Brunswick, 389-2568 or sage.squaredanceme.us.

Sidebar Elements

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Celebrate the return of spring at Gleason Fine Art during Portland’s First Friday Artwalk on April 1. An opening reception will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. at the gallery, located at 545 Congress St. in Portland. “Lupines on the Ocean, Maine,” by Joellyn Duesberry, pictured here, is included in the paintings and sculpture by multiple artists in the “Come Spring!” exhibt. Also on view at the gallery is the collection “14 Maine Modernists.” Both exhibits are on view through May 28. To contact the gallery, call 699-5599, or visit gleasonfineart.com.