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Greater Portland
Auditions/Calls for Art
Sunday 2/15
Artists and Crafters Needed, donate works for Falmouth Memorial Library’s Beauty and the Books Silent Auction, donor reply forms at lisajw@ix.netcom.com, forms due 2/15, Marsha Clark, 781-3430.
St. Lawrence Arts Center is looking for artists to submit work for its Just Silent Art Auction, submissions/or photo of artwork due 2/15, St. Lawrence Arts Center, 76 Congress St., Portland, 775-5568, manager@stlawrencearts.org or Laura, 610-3679.
Ongoing
Auditions for the Wescustago Youth Chorale, open to grades 5-12, Ann Dillon, 829-5877 to schedule audition, wyc.homestead.com.
Books, Authors
Thursday 2/12
Dan Snow, author of “Listening to Stone,” 7 p.m., Longfellow Books, One Monument Way, Portland, 772-4045, longfellowbooks.com.
Saturday 2/14
Sandy Seeley Walling, children’s author of “Helga the Hippopotamouse,” 10:30 a.m., L.L. Bean, 95 Main St., Freeport.
Sunday 2/15
Susan Meyers, children’s author of “Matthew and the Tall Rabbit Go Camping,” 10:30 a.m., L.L. Bean, 95 Main St., Freeport.
Monday 2/16
Lynn Plourde, children’s author of “The Dump Man’s Treasures,” 10:30 a.m., L.L. Bean, 95 Main St., Freeport.
Wednesday 2/18
George C. Daughan, author of “If By Sea: The Forging of the American Navy – From the Revolution to the War of 1812, 12 p.m., Portland Public Library, 5 Monument Square, Portland.
Thursday 2/19
John Manderino, author of “Crying at Movies,” 7 p.m., Longfellow Books, One Monument Way, Portland, 772-4045, longfellowbooks.com.
Wendy Ulmer, children’s author “A Isn’t for Fox,” 10:30 a.m., L.L. Bean, 95 Main St., Freeport.
Ongoing
Reader’s Circle, third Thursday, 7 p.m., Merrill Memorial Library, 215 Main St., Yarmouth, 846-4763.
Comedy
Ongoing
Open Mic Comedy, hosted by Brian Brinegar, 8 p.m. Thursdays, Slainte, 24 Preble St., Portland.
The Comedy Connection, shows Thursday-Sunday evening, Custom House Wharf, Portland, 774-5554 for reservations.
Films
Wednesday 2/11
“The Name of the Rose,” Classic Cinema at St. Mary’s, 7 p.m., free/donation, St. Mary’s Episcopal Church Parish Hall, 43 Foreside Road, Falmouth781-3366.
Tuesday 2/17
Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour, 7:30 p.m., $16 advance/$13 student, South Portland High School Auditorium, 637 Highland Ave., South Portland, chestnutmtnproductions.com.
Galleries
Saturday 2/14
“Black & White: with a touch of red,” paintings, photography, prints, group exhibit, 5-7 p.m. opening reception, exhibit through March 14, June Fitzpatrick Gallery at MECA, 522 Congress St., Portland, 699-5083.
Valentines Day Card-Making Workshop, free and open to all ages, Artascope Studios, 352 Cottage Road, South Portland, Suzanne Kiertianis, 799-5154, artascope.com.
Thursday 2/19
Pecha Kucha Night, social hour and slide presentations for designers and artists, 6:30 p.m. doors open, 7:20 p.m. presentations begin, Space Gallery, 538 Congress St., Portland, pecha-kucha.org.
Ongoing
A Fine Thing Gallery: Edward T. Pollack Fine Arts, “American & European Master Prints,” various artists, through April 25, 25 Forest Ave., Portland, 699-2919, edpollackfinearts.com.
Addison Woolley Gallery and Center for Photographic Inquiry, “It’s Only Rock ‘n Roll (But I Like It!),” photographs by John Fahnley, through March 22, 87 Market St., Portland, 775-0678 or addisonwoolley.com.
Addo Novo, 490 Congress St., Portland, www.addonovo.com/arts.
Area Gallery, Woodbury Campus Center, USM Portland campus, Portland.
Artascope, 352 Cottage Road, South Portland.
Art Gallery at UNE, “The Freedom Place Collection,” new works by five contemporary African American artists, through March 15, Westbrook College campus, 716 Stevens Ave., Portland, 221-4499 or une.edu/artgallery.
Art House Picture Frames, Small Works Show, through Feb. 28, 61 Pleasant St., Portland, 221-3443, arthousepictureframes.com.
Art Studios at Cottage Road, newest work by Betina Clark, 352 Cottage Road, South Portland, 799-5154.
Artist & Craftsman Supply, “Cereal Box Parodies,” by PATHS art students, through Feb. 28, 540 Deering Ave., Portland, 772-7272.
Aucocisco, new work by Nicole Duennebier and Hilary Irons, 613 Congress St., Portland, 775-2222 or aucocisco.com.
Biddeford Savings Bank, new work by Lisa Sage, through March, 360 U.S. Route 1, Scarborough, 883-3004.
Cape Cottage Gallery, 179 Cottage Road, South Portland, 767-5700 or capecottagegallery.com.
Carolyn Walton Gallery, “Landscapes of Maine and New England,” 39 Pleasant Hill Road, Freeport, 865-1585 or carolynwalton.com.
Casco Bay Frames and Gallery, 295 Forest Ave., Hannaford Plaza, Portland, 774-1260 or cascobayframes.com.
Christoph Gallery, Portland Pottery and Metalsmithing, 118 Washington Ave., Portland, 772-4334 or 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, “Personal Passion,” new work by various artists, 568 Congress St., Portland, 251-9925.
Daniel Kany Gallery, “Dance and Dancers,” photography by Arthur Fink, through Feb. 28, 89 Exchange St., Portland, 774-2100 or kany.net.
Daunis Fine Handmade Jewelry Showroom, Photography by Mason Philip Smith, through Feb. 28, third floor, 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.
Elizabeth Moss Gallery, 27 Gorham Road, Scarborough; 251 U.S. Route 1, Falmouth, 781-2620.
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, “Through My Father’s Lens: Images from World War II,” photo exhibit by Henry Pollard, through Feb. 15, 5 Lunt Road, Falmouth, 781-2351.
Filament Gallery, 181 Congress St., Portland, 774-0932 or filamentgallery.com.
Fore Street Gallery, 372 Fore St., Portland, 874-8084, forestreetgallery.com.
Four Walls Gallery for Fine Art, 564 Congress St., Portland, 221-3426 or fourwallsgallery.com.
Freeport Square Gallery, “10×10 (x10),” various artists, through Feb. 28, 140 Main St., Freeport, 865-1616.
Front Room Gallery, works by Jon White, Sunday Richards, Monica Walsh and others, 378 Cottage Road, South Portland, 767-9070.
Frost Gully Gallery, 1159 U.S. Route 1, Freeport, 865-4505 or frostgullygallery.com.
The Gallery at Lovell Hall, works by Chinese and Mongolian artists, through March, 463 Fore St., Portland, 871-1868, lovellhall.com.
Gallery 132, 132 Spring St., Portland, 842-9200 ext. 226.
Gem Gallery, 62 Island Ave., Peaks Island, 766-5600.
Gleason Fine Art, “A Portrait of Maine,” photographs by Berenice Abbott and “Travels with Chennie,” watercolors by Chenoweth Hall, through March 5, 545 Congress St., Portland, 699-5599.
Greenhut Galleries, 146 Middle St., Portland, 772-2693.
Harmon’s & Barton’s Gallery, “Joie de Vivre,” 584 Congress St., Portland, 774-5948.
Hawk Ridge Farm, by appointment only, Pownal, 688-4468.
Holly Ready Studio, oil and gouache paintings by Holly Ready, 146 High St., Portland, 632-1027 or hollyready.com
Institute of Contemporary Art at MECA, “Twilight,” multimedia by Jim Campbell, Megan Greene, Bennett Morris, Kim Keever, through March 8, 522 Congress St., Portland, 775-3052 or meca.edu.
Jameson Modern Art, 305 Commercial St., Portland, 772-5522 or jamesongallery.com.
June Fitzpatrick Gallery, 112 High St., Portland, 772-1961 or junefitzpatrickgallery.com.
June Fitzpatrick Gallery at MECA, 522 Congress St., Portland, 699-5083.
The Kate Cheney Chappell Center for Book Arts, “Turning Pages,” work by 50 book artists, through March 19, seventh floor reading room, Glickman Family Library, USM Portland, 780-4270.
The Language Exchange, “Tropical Magic with Mosaics of Light,” paintings by Colombian artist Virginia Hernandez, 80 Exchange St., Portland, 772-0405.
Long Island Dodwell Gallery, Long Island Community Library, 7 Gorham St.
Maine Arts Workshop, 39 School St., Freeport, 831-2759 or maineartworkshop.com.
Maine Potters Market, 376 Fore St., Portland, 774-1633 or mainepottersmarket.com.
Meg Perry Center, 644 Congress St., Portland.
Merrill Memorial Library Art Gallery, 215 Main St, Yarmouth, 846-4763.
Moxie Studio and Gallery, landscape, still life paintings, by appointment, Cousins Island, Yarmouth, 846-0978.
Radiant Light Gallery, Thom Adams fine art and documentary photography, 615 Congress St., Suite 409, Portland, 252-7258.
Rise Photography, Matthew Robbins photography, Alicia Allen jewelry, 864 Broadway, South Portland, 799-4204, risephotography.com.
Running with Scissors Gallery, 54 Cove St., Portland, 699-4242.
Sandpiper Jewelry Gallery, new paintings by J.Kevin Cheney, through March 7, jewelry designs by Michael Hofheimer, Pat Salmon, 851 Sawyer St., South Portland, 767-8090.
Space Gallery, 538 Congress St., Portland, 828-5600 or space538.org.
St. Lawrence Arts Center, Photography by Steffanie Alexander and April Spring Evans, through Feb. 28, 76 Congress St., Portland, 775-5568, stlawrencearts.org.
Susan Maasch Fine Art, 29 Forest Ave., Portland, 699-2955 or susanmaaschfineart.com.
Sylvia Kania Gallery, “A Little Bit of Whimsy & Color,” through Feb. 28, 148 High St., Portland, 615-6019.
Toby Rosenberg Pottery Gallery, 293 Read St., Portland, 878-4590.
Thomas Memorial Library Gallery, “Surroundings,” landscape paintings by Diana Johnson, through Feb. 28, 6 Scott Dyer Road, Cape Elizabeth.
Whitney Art Works, “The Funnies,” work by 26 artists, through Feb. 28, 492 Congress St., Portland, 774-7011, whitneyartworks.com.
3Fish Gallery, “Connections in Wood & Print,” new work by Suzanne Hunt and Larinda Meade, 377 Cumberland Ave., Portland, 773-4773.
317 Main St. Community Music Center, “Objects & Spaces: Black & White Photographs and Drawings,” through March 6, 317 Main St., Yarmouth, 846-9559.
Museums
Thursday 2/12
“Main Street, Maine: Downtown Views From the Eastern Publishing and Illustrating Company,” exhibit through May 31 $5 adult/$2 child, Maine Historical Society Museum, 489 Congress St. Portland, 774-1822, mainehistory.org.
Ongoing
Children’s Museum 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, by appointment only, 60 Woods Road, Falmouth, 781-4727.
Fifth Maine Regiment Museum, by appointment only, 45 Seashore Ave., Peaks Island, 766-3330.
Freeport Historical Society Museum, Harrington House, 45 Main St., Freeport, 865-3170.
Maine Historical Society Museum, 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, “Art of the People: Folk Art in Maine,” through Dec. 30, 489 Congress St., Portland, 774-1822 or mainehistory.org.
Maine Irish Heritage Center, tour the former St. Dominic’s Church, 19th-century cathedral built by Irish immigrants, 1-3 p.m. Wednesdays, 34 Gray St., Portland, call first, 780-0118.
Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad Co. & Museum, daily 10 a.m.-4 p.m., trains run seven days 11 a.m.-4 p.m., 58 Fore St., Portland, 828-0814 or mngrr.org.
Museum at Portland Head Light, 1000 Shore Road, Cape Elizabeth, 799-2661 or portlandheadlight.com.
Museum of African Culture, new work by Sabin Badjyinama, 13 Brown St., Portland, 871-7188 or museumafricanculture.org.
Neal Dow Memorial, Federal-style mansion built in 1829 for Maine politician, abolitionist and prohibitionist, original silver, china, portraits and furniture, 714 Congress St., Portland, free, 773-7773.
Portland Fire Museum, every Friday 12-8 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, “Backstage Pass: Rock & Roll Photography,” through March 22; “New Acquisitions 2008,” through Feb. 8; Fridays 5-9 p.m. free, Seven Congress Square, Portland, 775-6148 ext. 3244 or portlandmuseum.org.
Portland Observatory, 138 Congress St., Portland, 774-5561.
Skyline Farm Carriage Museum, 95 The Lane, North Yarmouth, 829-9203 or skylinefarm.org.
Tate House Museum, by appointment only, 1267 Westbrook St., Portland, 774-6177 or tatehouse.org.
Wadsworth-Longfellow House, $8 adult, $7 senior/student, $3 child, Maine Historical Society, 489 Congress St., Portland, 774-1822 or mainehistory.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 Street, Yarmouth, 846-6259.
Music
Thursday 2/12
Bluegrass Jam, 6:30-9 p.m., 53 Florida Ave., Portland, Kathy, 899-3524.
Friday 2/13
“Hate the Love,” Anti-Valentine’s Day event with Maine Roller Derby and DJ rocket.one, 9 p.m., $5, The Big Easy, 55 Market St., Portland, mainerollerderby.com.
The Mutineers, 9 p.m., Slainte Wine Bar, 24 Preble St., Portland, 828-0900.
Saturday 2/14
“Heartbreaks & Crates,” with DJ’s Dock79 and Pore, dance party and retro costume contest, 9 p.m., $6, 18+, Space, 538 Congress St., Portland, space538.org.
Valentine Serenade Concert, presented by the Portland Conservatory of Music, 7:30 p.m., $15 adult/$12 student or senior, Woodfords Congregational Church, 202 Woodford St., Portland, 775-3356, portlandconservatory.net.
Sunday 2/15
Coule Douce, cajun, 1:30 p.m., no cover, North Star Music Cafe, 225 Congress St., Portland, 699-2994.
Johnny Winter with Samuel James, blues, 9 p.m., $25 advance/$28 door, Port City Music Hall, 504 Congress St., Portland, 899-4990, portcitymusichall.com.
Monday 2/16
The Loblolly Boy with Bearkat and Morning Cloud, 7 p.m., no cover, North Star Music Cafe, 225 Congress St., Portland, 699-2994.
Tuesday 2/17
Gary Wittner, jazz, $5 adult/$3 student or senior, One Longfellow Square, 181 State St., Portland, 761-1757, onelongfellowsquare.com.
Sam Roberts Band with Mother Mother, 9 p.m., $10, 18+, Space Gallery, 538 Congress St., Portland, space538.org.
Thursday 2/19
Baile! with DJ Johnny Mambo, 8 p.m., $5, One Longfellow Square, 181 State St., Portland, 761-1757, onelongfellowsquare.com.
Jazz Mandolin Project with Jon Fishman, 9 p.m., 21+, $12 advance/$15 door, Port City Music Hall, 504 Congress St., Portland, 899-4990, portcitymusichall.com.
Friday 2/20
Guy Davis, 8 p.m., $17 advance/$20 door, One Longfellow Square, 181 State St., Portland, 761-1757, onelongfellowsquare.com.
Saturday 2/21
Beat Happenings with DJ Psydways, Silverchild, Elusid and Moshe, 9 p.m., Slainte Wine Bar and Lounge, 24 Preble St., Portland, 828-0900.
Sunday 2/22
Poingly, Eric Hnatow, and Rotundo Sealeg, presented by Hillytown.com, 9 p.m., Slainte Wine Bar and Lounge, 24 Preble St., Portland, 828-0900.
The StereoFidelics, jazz-rock, with Shy Green and Giraffe Attack, 8 p.m., Geno’s Rock Club, 625 Congress St., Portland, 221-2382.
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 Street; 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.
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
Wednesday 2/11
Deena R. Weinstein, storyteller, 8:15-9 p.m., open M.O.O.S.E. storytelling mic, 7-8 p.m., donation, North Star Cafe, 225 Congress St., Portland, 699-2994.
“Peer Gynt,” presented by Portland Stage Company, 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays through Fridays; 4 p.m. and 8 p.m. Saturdays; 2 p.m. Sundays, through Feb. 22, $13-$36, Portland Performing Arts Center, 25A Forest Ave., Portland, tickets, 774-0465, portlandstage.com.
Thursday 2/12
“Celebrate Love!” Evenings at Abromson Series, performance by Portland Playback Theatre, 7 p.m., $15, Abromson Center, USM Portland campus, Portland, tickets, usm.maine.edu/cce, 780-5900.
“A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum,” musical comedy, 7:30 p.m. Thursday; 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday, $28-$20, presented by Good Theater, St Lawrence Arts Center, 76 Congress St., Portland, 885-5883.
“My First Time,” play presented by New Edge Entertainment, 7:30 p.m.; 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, $10 advance/$15 door, One Longfellow Square, 181 State St., Portland, 761-1757, onelongfellowsquare.com. Friday 2/13
“A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum,” musical comedy, 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday, $28-$20, presented by Good Theater, St Lawrence Arts Center, 76 Congress St., Portland, 885-5883.
“My First Time,” play presented by New Edge Entertainment, 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, $10 advance/$15 door, One Longfellow Square, 181 State St., Portland, 761-1757, onelongfellowsquare.com.
“Peer Gynt,” presented by Portland Stage Company, 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays through Fridays; 4 p.m. and 8 p.m. Saturdays; 2 p.m. Sundays, through Feb. 22, $13-$36, Portland Performing Arts Center, 25A Forest Ave., Portland, tickets, 774-0465, portlandstage.com.
“Seussical,” performance by North Yarmouth Academy, 7 p.m.; 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday, $6, Safford Center, 148 Main St., Yarmouth.
Saturday 2/14
The Saturday Show with Janice Allen, children’s performer, 11 a.m., $8 adult/ $5 child, St. Lawrence Arts Center, 76 Congress St., Portland, 775-5568 ext. 102, stlawrencearts.org.
Monday 2/16
“Irish Tales of Magic,” Seanachie Nights: Performance Series with Lynne Cullen and Janet Lynch 7-9 p.m., free/$9 suggested donation, Bull Feeney’s Irish Pub/Restaurant, 375 Fore St., Portland, Lynne Cullen, 846-1321, lynnecullen.com.
Wednesday 2/18
“Is There Fat in That?” one-woman cabaret show presented by Good Theater, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday, $15; 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, $19; 2 p.m. Sunday, $19, St. Lawrence Arts Center, 76 Congress St., Portland, 885-5883, goodtheater.com.
Friday 2/20
“Is There Fat in That?” one-woman cabaret show presented by Good Theater, 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday, $19, St. Lawrence Arts Center, 76 Congress St., Portland, 885-5883, goodtheater.com.
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.
Mid Coast
Galleries
Thursday 2/12
“Sixty Minute Expressions,” live paintings by local artists, 3 p.m. painters begin, 4:30 p.m. artist reception, Thornton Oaks, Mid Coast Senior Health Center, 25 Thornton Way, Brunswick, 729-8033.
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.
Bayview Gallery, 8 Maine St., Brunswick, 729-5500.
Bowdoin College Museum of Art, Bowdoin College, Brunswick, 725-3120 or bowdoin.edu/art-museum.
Cabot Mill Gallery, Fort Andross, 14 Maine St., Brunswick, 837-9108.
Chocolate Church Arts Center, 798 Washington St., Bath, 442-8455 or chocolatechurcharts.org.
Curtis Memorial Library, “Mid Coast Maine by Air Land and Sea,” photography by Mark Royall, 23 Pleasant St., Brunswick, 725-5242.
Frontier Cafe, Fort Andross Mill, 14 Maine St., Brunswick, explorefrontier.com.
Gallery at Park Row, 185 Park Row, Brunswick, 907-4016.
Gallery at Widgeon Cove, winter hours by appointment, Route 123, Harpswell, 833-6081 or widgeoncove.com.
Gallery Framing, “Maine as I See It,” watercolors by Bev Bevilacqua, through Feb. 27, 12 Pleasant St., Brunswick, 729-9108.
Gallery at Schoolhouse Crossing, “Black, White & Red All Over,” photography by Keith Spiro, 48 West Schoolhouse Crossing Road, Topsham, 603-674-6098 or keith@keithsphotography.com.
Icon Contemporary Art, 19 Mason St., Brunswick, 725-8157.
Just Framing, 149 Front St., Bath.
LaMarche Gallery, “Explaining Frank,” by Andrew Abbott, through Feb. 28, David Saul Smith Union, Bowdoin College, Brunswick, 725-3902.
Mae’s Cafe, 160 Centre St., Bath, 442-8577 or www.maescafeandbakery.com/events.
Maine Art Gallery, Tuesday-Saturday 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Sunday 11 a.m.-4 p.m., Warren Street, Wiscasset, 882-7511, maineartgallery.org.
Merrymeeting Arts Center, Cathance Landing, 9 Main St., Bowdoinham, merrymeetingarts.org.
Old Post Office Gallery, original oils, pastels, watercolors of five local artists, Route 127, Georgetown, 371-2015.
Points of View Art Gallery, Brunswick Business Center, 18 Pleasant St., Brunswick, 725-8920.
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.
Topsham Public Library, “The Joy of Art,” Juried Art Exhibit, through Feb. 14, 25 Foreside Road, Topsham, 725-1727 or www.topshamlibrary.org.
Whatnot Gallery, Spindleworks, 7 Lincoln St., Brunswick.
Wiscasset Bay Gallery, 67 Main St., Wiscasset, 882-7682 or wiscassetbaygallery.com.
Museums
Friday 2/20
Open House and Reception, featuring “Rodin – The Knowledge of a Thousand Gestures,” exhibit through Aug. 3, 5:30 p.m., free, Bowdoin Museum of Art, Bernard and Barbro Osher Gallery, Bowdoin College, 725-3275.
Ongoing
Maine Maritime Museum, open daily 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m., 243 Washington St., Bath, 443-1316 or mainemaritimemuseum.org.
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
Friday 2/13
Longfellows and Miscellania, a cappella love ballads, 7 p.m., free, Bowdoin Chapel, Bowdoin, 725-3375.
Peter Miles, singer/songwriter, 9:30 p.m., no cover, Seadog Brewing Co., 1 Main St., Topsham, 725-0162, seadogbrewing.com.
Two Sides of the Classical Guitar, performance by Brian Cullen and David Bullard, 8 p.m., $10, Frontier Cafe 14 Maine St.Mill 3 — Fort Andross, Brunswick, 725-5222, explorefrontier.com.
Friday 2/20
DJ Aqueous, dance music, 9 p.m., MJ’s Grille & Tavern, 94 Maine St., Brunswick, 729-6574.
Theater & Dance
Friday 2/13
“The Wizard of Oz!” presented by New England Youth Theatre, 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday, $12 member/$14 student or senior/$16 adult, Chocolate Church Arts Center, 798 Washington St., Bath, 442-8455, chocolatechurcharts.org.
Saturday 2/14
“Love Letters,” presented by The Studio Theatre of Bath, 7:30 p.m., $20, The Winter Street Center, 880 Washington St., Bath, 442-7493.
Thursday 2/19
“An Ideal Husband,” Bowdoin College’s Masque and Gown spring show, 8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, $3, Memorial Hall, Pickard Theater, tickets, David Saul Smith Union information desk, 725-3375.
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.
Authentic Movement and Contemplative Dance session, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., first and third Saturdays through May 16, $10 donation, Bath Dance Works, 72 Front St., Bath, 725-9997.

Portland Stage partners with Figures of Speech Theatre to present “Peer Gynt” by Henrik Ibsen at the Portland Performing Arts Center. Noah Brody, left, plays the title role, and Peer’s mother is played by Moira Driscoll. The show runs Wednesdays through Fridays at 7:30 p.m., Saturdays at 4 p.m. and 8 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m. through Feb. 22. Tickets range from $13-$36 and are available at portlandstage.com or 774-0465.
The Jazz Mandolin Project, with Jamie Masefield pictured above, will play a special one night show with Jon Fishman of Phish at Port City Music Hall on Feb. 19. The show is 21+, with tickets available in advance for $12 at portcitymusichall.com or Bull Moose Records locations, or $15 at the door. The club is located at 504 Congress St. in Portland.