Greater Portland

Auditions, Calls for Art

Durham Community School PTA,  seeking crafters, business owners for a fair to be held on Nov. 19 at the Durham Community School Gymnasium, 654 Hallowell Road, $20 for 8-foot table, proceeds support field trip funding, FMI, Nancy Decker at orc95@comcast.net, 751-1323 or Laurel Gervais at lgervais@maine.rr.com.

Freeport Historical Society seeking 6-8 actors for its “Ghosts of Freeport’s Past” event held Oct.21-22, 27-29, FMI, Katie, info@freeporthistoricalsociety.org, 865-3170.

Books, Authors

Wednesday 9/28

Brown Bag Lectures, with David Livingstone Smith, “Less Than Human: Why We Demean, Enslave and Exterminate Others,” 12 p.m., Portland Public Library, 5 Monument Square, Portland, 871-1700 ext. 723.

Mary Morton Cowan, author of “Captain Mac: The Life of Donald Baxter MacMillan, Arctic Explorer,” 6:30 p.m., free, Freeport Community Library, Library Dr., Freeport.

Thursday 9/29

Kathy Gunst, author of “Notes from a Maine Kitchen,” book signing and Reception, 5:30-7:30 p.m., hosted by The Danforth, 163 Danforth St., Portland.

Merrill Memorial Library Reader’s Circle, discussion of Sara Houghteling’s “Pictures at an Exhibition,” 7 p.m., free and open to the public, Merrill Memorial Library, 215 Main St., Yarmouth, 846-4763, yarmouthlibrary.org.

Saturday 10/1

Sarah L. Thomson, author of “Mercy: The Last New England Vampire,” book launch, 2-4 p.m., Eastern Cemetery, 224 Congress St., Portland, FMI, Curious City, 420-1126.

Tuesday 10/4

Book Talk, with John Hodgkins, author of “Our Game Was Baseball,” 12 p.m., Maine Historical Society, 489 Congress St., 774-1822.

Wednesday 10/5

Let’s Talk About It reading and discussion series, “The Gilded Age” by Mark Twain and Charles Dudley Warner, 6:30 p.m., Yarmouth Town Hall community room, Main St., Yarmouth, copies of book at Yarmouth Historical Society, Merrill Memorial Library, 215 Main St., Yarmouth.

Comedy

Ongoing

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

Films

Friday 9/30

“El Bulli: Cooking in Progress,” 6:30 p.m. Friday; 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, $7, all ages, Portland Museum of Art, Seven Congress Sq., Portland, 775-6148 ext. 3244 or portlandmuseum.org.

Saturday 10/1

Banned Book Film Festival, “Slaughterhouse-Five,” 1:30 p.m. screening, Saturdays, through October, free and open to the public, Lower Level Meeting Room 5, Portland Public Library, 5 Monument Sq., Portland, 871-1700.

Thursday 10/6

!Women Art Revolution, (!W.A.R.), 7:30 p.m., $7/$5 members and students, SCOPE Visual Arts Film Series, Space Gallery, 538 Congress St., Portland, space538.org.

Friday 10/7

“The Dark Side of Chocolate,” documentary, 7 p.m., Allen Avenue UU Church, 524 Allen Ave., Portland.

Galleries

 

Thursday 10/6

“Standing in Place,” new work by Mary Bourke, 5-7 p.m. opening reception, exhibit through Oct. 29, Greenhut Galleries, 146 Middle St., Portland, 772-2693.

Friday 10/7

“Diversity,” group exhibit, Richard Boyd Art Gallery, 4-8 p.m. opening, exhibit through Oct. 30th, Richard Boyd Art Gallery, corners of Island Ave. and Epps St., Peaks Island, 712-1097, richardboydpottery.com.

New Work by Alan Sockloff, Norm Proulx and Bethany Mitchell, 5-8 p.m. reception, exhibit through Oct. 29, Addison Woolley Gallery, 132 Washington Ave., Portland, 450-8499, addisonwoolley.com.

Paintings by Joshua Ferry, Stew Henderson & Kayla Mohammadi, 5-8 p.m. reception, exhibit through Oct. 8, Aucocisco Galleries, 89 Exchange St., Portland, 775-2222.

“Sara Gray: Transitions,” photography show, 5-8 p.m., opening reception, exhibit through Nov. 30, Gleason Fine Art, 545 Congress St., Portland, 699-5599.

Saturday 10/8

Celebrating 10 years of Art and Life in Yarmouth, 4-7 p.m. gallery reception, Yarmouth Frame Shop and Gallery, 720 U.S. Route 1, 846-7777, YarmouthFrameShopAndGallery.com.

Arts and Crafts Event, 9 a.m – 4 p.m., First Parish Church, 40 Main St., Freeport, firstparishmarket.com

Ongoing

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

Addison Woolley Gallery, 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, “Where to Draw the Line,” exhibition of children’s book illustrators, 2011 Maine Drawing Project, exhibit through Oct. 30, Westbrook College campus, 716 Stevens Ave., Portland, 221-4499 or www.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.

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, 89 Exchange St., Portland, 775-2222 or aucocisco.com.

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

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.

Cambridge Coffee Bar and Bakehouse, 740 Broadway, South Portland, cambridgecoffeebar.com.

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.

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

Constellation Gallery,“Present Parent?” new art show by Marin Magat, exhibit through September, Constellation Gallery, 511 Congress St., Portland, 252-9520. 

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, 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,  Martha Burkert: “Near and Far” and Jon Kolkin: “Dreamscape,” exhibit through Oct. 9, 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, “Inspirations in Color: new exhibit by Beth Westra,” exhibit through September, 5 Lunt Road, Falmouth, 781-2351.

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, “Still Life in Variation,” paintings by Grant Drumheller, exhibit through Oct. 1, 146 Middle St., Portland, 772-2693.

The Green Hand Bookshop, 661 Congress St., Portland, 450-6695.

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

Heron Point Gallery, “Markings” Encaustic Paintings by Anne Bernard, exhibit through Sept. 30, 63 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,  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.

Lalo Boutique, 142 High St., Portland.

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, “Painters, Players & Poets,” new work by 48 Maine artists, exhibit through Sept. 30, 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.

Mercy Yarmouth, “Reflections of Joy” exhibit by Margareta “Meta” McDonald, through fall, open to public from 8am-8pm, 385 Route 1, Yarmouth.

Merrill Memorial Library, “Mostly Maine,” acrylic paintings by Betsy Elliman, exhibit through Sept. 30, 215 Main St., Yarmouth, 846-4763.

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

North Yarmouth Academy, Curtis Gallery, “Entropy in Maine: Photographs by Jonathan Rundell,” exhibit through Oct. 28, 148 Main St., Yarmouth, 847-5423, NYA.org.

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.

Portland Public Library, Lewis Gallery, 305 Monument Square, Portland, 871-1700.

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.

Richard Boyd Pottery Art Gallery, “Scenes from Maine,” through September, 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.

Rose Contemporary, “intimate abstraction,” artists reception with Judith Allen-Efstathiou, James Chute, Clink Fulkerson, Jessica Gandolf, Bridget Jones, Tanja Kunz, Bridget Spaeth, Ling-wen Tsai, and Henry Wolyniec, 492 Congress St., Portland, 780-0700, rosecontemporary.com.

The Royal Bean Cafe, Main St., Yarmouth, 829-5082.

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, “Two From the Biennial: Clint Fulkerson and Jon Edwards,” and solo exhibition by Kate Russo, “New Paintings,” 567 Congress St., Portland, 699-2955 or 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 Freeport Showroom, “Celebrate Women Artists in Maine,” featuring Jill Hoy and Anne Ireland, 20+ artists, Thos. Moser fall art show, 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, 7th floor, Glickman Library, USM Portland campus.

USM Osher Map Library, USM Portland, usm.maine.edu/maps.

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, 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, “Dog Days of Summer,” new work by 30 local artists, exhibit through September, 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, Anne Ritchie Photographs, 12-6 p.m. weekdays, through Nov. 11, Yarmouth, 846-6264.

Museums

Tate House Museum, museum tours June 18-Oct. 9; 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Wednesdays-Saturdays, 1-4 p.m. Sundays, $8 adults, $6 seniors $3 ages 6-12; architecture tours first and third Thursday of each month; and garden tours, call for times, Tate House Museum, 1267 Westbrook St., Portland, 774-6177, tatehouse.org.

The Wadsworth-Longfellow House and Garden, guided tours through October, 10:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Saturday, 12-4 p.m. Sunday, $12 adult, $10 senior/student, $3 child, garden is free to the public, Maine Historical Society, 489 Congress St., Portland, 774-1822, mainehistory.org.

Saturday 10/8

Portland Fire Museum Open House, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., family-friendly, with live music, suggested donation $5 adults/ $3 children, Portland Fire Museum, 157 Spring St., Portland, 772-2040, rain or shine.

Tuesday 10/11

Falmouth Heritage Museum Annual Meeting and Potluck Supper, “The Life of Margaret Chase Smith,” talk by Jerry Wiles, 6 p.m., all welcome, OceanView Community Room, Blueberry Lane, Falmouth, Sheri, 781-2525.

 

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.

Falmouth Heritage Museum, museum hours 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturdays, June-August; closed for holidays, 60 Woods Road, Falmouth, mfistal@maine.rr.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, “Dressing Up, Standing Out, Fitting In: Adornment & Identity in Maine,” and “Images of the Longfellow Garden,” current exhibits, 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 Head Light Museum, weekends only, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., until Memorial Day; open daily Memorial Day to Columbus Day, $2 adults/ $1 ages 6-18, 1000 Shore Road, Cape Elizabeth, 799-2661 or portlandheadlight.com.

Portland Museum of Art, The Dorothy and Herbert Vogel Collection: Fifty Works for Maine, on view Aug. 13-Jan. 29, 2012; John Marin: Modernism at Midcentury, on view through Oct. 10, 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., first Fridays.

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, shaker.lib.me.us.

Skyline Farm Carriage and Sleigh Museum, by appointment, free/donations accepted, 95 The Lane, Yarmouth, skylinefarm.org, 793-8569.

Spring Point Ledge Lighthouse, SMCC campus, off Fort Road, South Portland, springpointlight.org, 799-6337.

Tate House Museum, house tours, Wednesday-Saturday 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., Sunday 1-4 p.m.; architecture tours, first and third Thursday; garden tours first Wednesday; 1267 Westbrook St., Portland, 774-6177, 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

Thursday 9/29

Chris Botti, American jazz trumpeter and composer, 7:30 p.m., $40-$65, Merrill Auditorium, 20 Myrtle St., Portland, tickets, PortTix, 842-0800 or box office window at Merrill Auditorium, presented by Portland Ovations.

Tom Malone of the subdudes, $20, 8 p.m., The Landing at Pine Point, 353 Pine Point Road, Scarborough, 774-4527, thelandingatpinepoint.com.

Rubblebucket, 7 p.m., $10 advanced/ $12 door/ $20 VIP, Port City Music Hall, 504 Congress St., Portland, 899-4990, portcitymusichall.com.

Friday 9/30

Monique Barrett, singer/songwriter, 8 p.m., Dobra Tea, 151 Middle St., Portland, dobrateame.com.

Rodney Crowell, 8 p.m., $25 advance/ $28 door, One Longfellow Square, 181 State St., Portland, 761-1757, onelongfellowsquare.com.

Saturday 10/1

Emilia Dahlin, 7:30 p.m., $10 adults, $5 children and seniors, Village Coffee House, New Gloucester Congregational Church, 19 Gloucester Hill Road, New Gloucester, Julie Fralich, 926-3161, villagecoffeehouse.org.

Sunday 10/2
 
A Celebration of the English Piano: Sonatas and Songs by Haydn, Beethoven & Clementi, with Sylvia Berry, fortepiano, Timothy Neill Johnson, tenor, 3 p.m., $15/$10 students and seniors, The Cathedral Church of St. Luke, Emmanuel Chapel, 143 State St., Portland, 772-5434.

Jonathan Edwards In Concert, 7 p.m., $35 advance/$40 door, St. Lawrence Arts Center, 76 Congress St., Portland, 347-3075 stlawrencearts.org.

Portland Symphony Orchestra Season Opening Celebration, with Bright Blue Music, Beethoven and Brahms, 2:30 p.m. Sunday and 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 4, tickets, 17-$70, through PortTIX, 842-0800 or porttix.com, or Merrill Auditorium’s box office, 20 Myrtle St., Portland, portlandsymphony.org.

Primus, 8:30 p.m., $35 advance, $40 day of show, State Theatre, 609 Congress St., Portland, tickets, statetheatreportland.com, 1-800-745-3000, primusville.com.

Tuesday 10/4

Portland Symphony Orchestra Season Opening Celebration, with Bright Blue Music, Beethoven and Brahms, 2:30 p.m. Sunday and 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 4, tickets, 17-$70, through PortTIX, 842-0800 or porttix.com, or Merrill Auditorium’s box office, 20 Myrtle St., Portland, portlandsymphony.org.

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

“Art,” presented by Freeport Factory Stage, 7:30 p.m. Thursdays-Saturdays; 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 2, Sept. 15-Oct.2, $15 adult/ $12 seniors and students, Freeport Factory Stage, 5 Depot St., Freeport, freeportfactory.com, 865-5505. 

 

“Bad Dates,” comedy presented by Good Theater, Sept. 28-Oct. 16, 7 p.m. Wednesdays, $15; 7 p.m. Thursdays, $20; 7:30 p.m. Fridays, $20; 7:30 p.m. Saturday, $25; 2 p.m. Sundays, $25; and 3 p.m. matinee Saturday, Oct. 15, $20;  St Lawrence Arts Center, 76 Congress St., Portland, 885-5883 goodtheater.com.

“The Foreigner,” presented by Freeport Players, preview performance 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 15; 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays; 2 p.m. Sundays, Sept. 16-Oct. 2, $10 advance/ $15 door, Freeport Performing Arts Center, 30 Holbrook St., Freeport, fcponline.org/tix.htm, 865-2220.

“Funny Girl,” presented by Portland Players, 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays; 2:30 p.m. Sundays, Sept. 16-Oct. 2, 420 Cottage Road, South Portland, 799-7337, portlandplayers.org.

“Jill and Jack,” what really happened on top of that hill? Sept. 30 & Oct 1 at 7:30 p.m.; Oct. 2 at 2 p.m., tickets $5 for OLLI members and $10 general public, Wishcamper Center, 34 Bedford St., USM Portland campus, FMI Marie Pike, 608-5550.

“The Morini Strad,” presented by Portland Stage Company, daily performances Sept. 27 – Oct. 23, tickets $15-$39, Portland Stage, 25A Forest Ave., Portland, for tickets and showtimes, 774-0465, portlandstage.org.

“Thoroughly Modern Millie,“ Sept. 23-Oct. 8, Fridays and Saturdays, 8 p.m.; Sundays, 2:30 p.m., $21.99, Lyric Music Theater, 176 Sawyer St., South Portland, 799-6509, lyricmusictheater.org.

Thursday 9/29

Square Dancing Classes, by Mix ‘n Mingle Square Dancing Club, 6:30-8 p.m. Thursdays through April, ages 9 and up, $3/ free for beginners on Sept. 29 and Oct. 6, no experience necessary, Eight Corners School, 22 Mussey Road, Scarborough, mixnmingle@maine.rr.com.

Monday 10/3

“Drunks and Fools” Naked Shakespeare performance by Acorn Productions, 8 p.m., free/ $8 suggested donation, Wine Bar on Wharf Street, Portland, 854-0065, acorn-productions.org.

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.

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

Mid Coast

Books, Authors

Friday 9/30

“Wild Plants of Maine” by Tom Seymour, talk, taste testing; 2 p.m., Thornton Oaks, 25 Thornton Way, Brunswick; and at 5 p.m., Shift, 56 Maine St., Brunswick, FMI, jstwrite.com or 729-3600.

Saturday 10/1

Jessica Kinney, author of children’s picture book, “The Pig Scramble,” book release party, 10 a.m.-noon, Frontier Cafe, 14 Maine St., Fort Andross Mill, Brunswick.

Monday 10/3

Fall Science Read, kick-off talk with Dr. Neil Comins, 7 p.m., author of “The Hazards of Space Travel: A Tourist’s Guide and What If the Earth Had Two Moons?”, Fall Science Read book “Packing for Mars: The Curious Science of Life in the Void,” by Mary Roach, books available at library; next talk at 1 p.m. Oct. 5 on “Lessons For Astronauts Learned from Biosphere 2,” program sponsored by Cornerstones of Science, Curtis Memorial Library, 23 Pleasant St., Brunswick, 725-5242.

Tuesday 10/4

Mystery Author Series, guest author Lea Waui, 7 p.m., Curtis Memorial Library, 23 Pleasant St., Brunswick, 725-5242, curtislibrary.com.

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

Allison Price Art Exhibit, on view during bank hours through September, Peoples United Bank, formerly Maine Bank & Trust, 112 Maine St., Brunswick.

Ongoing

11 Pleasant St. Arts Center, 11 Pleasant St., Brunswick, 319-6057 or 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, Brunswick; 721-3099, thebarndoorcafe.com.

Bayview Gallery, “Her Mark,” 58 Maine St., Brunswick, 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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

Music

Friday 9/30

Steve Grover Sextet, 7 p.m., $10 advance, $12 door, Frontier Cafe, Fort Andross, 14 Maine St., Brunswick, explorefrontier.com, 725-8820.

Galax Quartet with contralto Karen Clark, 7:30 p.m., free and open to the public, Studzinski Recital Hall, Bowdoin College, hosted by the Department of Music, 798-4141.

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.

Theater/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.

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This is the final weekend for The Portland Players’ production of “Funny Girl,” a semi-biographical musical based on the life and career of Broadway, film star and comedienne Fanny Brice, which chronicles her stormy relationship with entrepreneur and gambler Nicky Arnstein. Showtimes are 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, and 2:30 p.m. Sundays, through Oct. 2 at 420 Cottage Road, South Portland. Tickets are available at 799-7337 or portlandplayers.org.