Greater Portland

Exhibits

TEMPOart Portland invites Maine artists to submit proposals for temporary projects in Portland’s public spaces during summer 2017. Submission deadline Feb. 28. For more, email info@tempoartmaine.org.

“Contours in Monochrome,” by Kerry Michaels, Merrill Memorial Library, 215 Main St., Yarmouth, to March 3.

Film

Friday 2/10

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“Casablanca,” 7:30 p.m., Mayo Street Arts, 10 Mayo St., Portland. Classic World War II story. Happy Hour, 6:30 p.m., film, 7:30 p.m. Admission $5; members free, but asked to reserve at info@mayostreetarts.org.

Ongoing

PMA Films, Portland Museum of Art; more at portlandmuseum.org/events/movies.

Royal River Film Series, third Thursday through March, 7 p.m., Yarmouth History Center, 118 East Elm St., free.

Galleries

“Geographies,” by Gina Werfel, Elizabeth Moss Galleries, Falmouth, layered elements, through March 4.

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“Vintage Seascapes and Marine Art,” Thos. Moser Showroom, 149 Main St., Freeport, 865-4519, thosmoser.com, through April 30.

“Clint Fulkerson: Fluid Geometry,” through March 31, new mural will be created on the gallery wall of the USM AREA Gallery, Woodbury Campus Center, 35 Bedford St., Portland, plus exhibit of several paintings.

Collagraph prints, by Kathleen Buchanan, Daunis Fine Jewelry, 616 Congress St., Portland, through March 1.

“Land Sea Stone,” University of New England Art Gallery, Portland campus, through April 2.

Stonewall Gallery’s winter show by Portland artist Robin McCarthy, Yarmouth History Center, 118 East Elm St., through Feb. 25.

Thursday 2/2

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“Land Sea Stone,” 5-7 p.m., conversation with photographer John Eide and photo historian Ray Saperstein on the cultural, social and historical marks left by man on the landscape, University of New England Art Gallery, Portland campus.

Visiting Artist Lecture: Dyani White Hawk, noon, Maine College of Art, Osher Hall, 522 Congress St., Portland.

Friday 2/3

Collective Actions II, 5 p.m. opening, ICA at Maine College of Art, 522 Congress St., Portland, printed matter highlighting collaboration, communication and public engagement, to March 3.

Maine Region Scholastics Exhibition, 5 p.m., Maine College of Art, 522 Congress St., Portland.

“Then and Now,” photos of Portland by John Duncan, 3 p.m., Dock Fore, 336 Fore St., Portland.

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William Harrison, 5-8 p.m., Mainely Frames & Gallery, 541 Congress St., Portland. Pen and ink realism.

Saturday 2/4

“Abstraction,” 1-3 p.m., artist’s reception, Greenhut Galleries, 146 Middle St., Portland, runs Feb. 2-25.

Museums

Juried Teen Art Show, Maine Jewish Museum, 267 Congress St., Portland, to March 26, mainejewishmuseum.org.

Waponahki Student Art Show, on loan from the Abbe Museum in Bar Harbor to Children’s Museum & Theatre of Maine, 142 Free St., Portland, 45 pieces of art created by all four federally recognized Native American Tribes in Maine, through April 30.

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Ongoing

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

International Cryptozoology Museum, 11 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Mondays & Wednesdays through Sundays, 4 Thompson’s Point Road, Portland, cryptozoologymuseum.com.

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

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

Maine Jewish Museum, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m., Monday to Friday, Sunday 1-5 p.m., or by appointment, 267 Congress St., Portland, 773-2339, mainejewishmuseum.org.

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

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

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

Winslow Homer Studio, tours available in Prout’s Neck by reservation, $55, $30/PMA members, $25/students, PMA admission included, 775-6148.

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

Music

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Friday 2/3

Crabapple Jam, 6:30 p.m., February Freeport First Fridays Just Dessert concert, Freeport Community Center, 53 Depot St. String band plays originals, old-time jazz, folk, rock and alternative music served with desserts and coffee, admission $5.

Saturday 2/4

Brantley Gilbert, Cross Insurance Arena, Portland, tickets $26-$250, ticketmaster.com/event/010051679DB228C0#efeat4212.

Friday 2/10

Saccarappa Boys and a Girl, 6:30-9 p.m., coffee house at Falmouth Congregational Church, 267 Falmouth Road. Traditional bluegrass, country and old-time songs. All ages welcome; refreshments available. Freewill offering, fccdesk@maine.rr.com, 781-3413.

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Saturday 2/11

Love Songs on Guitar, classical/jazz and Flamenco, 6 p.m., Maine Charitable Mechanic Association’s Ballroom, 519 Congress St., Portland. Advance tickets through Eventbrite/Love Songs $15; MCMA members $10; at the door $20.

Sunday 2/12

Music Jam-Along, 2-4 p.m., Freeport Community Library, 10 Library Drive. Bring an acoustic stringed instrument to make music with friends and neighbors. Folk & bluegrass lyrics with chords will be projected, or bring one page with chords and lyrics. Listeners, singers, and all musician levels welcome.

Monday 2/13

STRFKR with Psychic Twin, Port City Music Hall, 504 Congress St., Portland, portcitymusichall.com/see-all-shows, 956-6000.

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Ongoing

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

Irish Music Night at Blue, 650 Congress St., Portland, every Wednesday; 7:30 p.m. concert; 9 p.m. Irish session.

Noonday Concert Series, 12:25-12:50 p.m. Thursdays, by Portland Conservatory of Music at First Parish, 425 Congress St., portlandconservatoryofmusic.org for schedule.

The Kids Are Alright, children’s concerts, 10:30-11:30 a.m., first Saturday, Portland Public Library, 5 Monument Square.

Theater/Dance

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“Kiss the Moon, Kiss the Sun,” Footlights Theater, 190 U.S. Route 1, Falmouth, 7 p.m. Thursdays, 7:30 p.m. Fridays & Saturdays through Feb. 4. Explores the relationship between a son and his mother, and a woman who has her life changed by both. For tickets call 747-5434.

“Arsenic and Old Lace,” Portland Stage Company, 25 Forest Ave., Portland, tickets at portlandstage.org/on-stage/mainstage/current-season, to Feb. 19.

“Love Letters,” Good Theater at the St. Lawrence Arts Center, 76 Congress St., through Feb. 26. See goodtheater.com for tickets and show times.

“The May Queen,” Good Theater at the St. Lawrence Arts Center, 76 Congress St., Portland, through Feb. 26. See goodtheater.com for tickets and show times.

“Romeo & Juliet,” Portland Players, 420 Cottage Road, South Portland, Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 p.m.; Sundays at 2:30 p.m. through Feb. 12. Tickets $20 adults, $18 senior citizens, $15 ($6 for Sunday matinees) students and children, online at portlandplayers.org, 799-7337.

“The Nether,” Mad Horse Theater at Hutchins School, 24 Mosher St., South Portland, 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday; 2 p.m., Sunday in addition to pay-what-you-can nights through Feb. 5. Sci-fi thriller, tickets $20-$23 at madhorse.com, 747-4148.

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Saturday 2/4

“SpinS: A Contemporary Circus Show,” 7:30 p.m., Mayo Street Arts, 10 Mayo St., Portland. Tickets $6-$18 at brownpapertickets.com.

Ongoing

Page to Stage discussions, noon on the first Tuesday after Portland Stage production opens, Portland Public Library, 5 Monument Square. Copies of the play available at the reference desk. Bring lunch, drinks provided.

Mid-Coast

Exhibits

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Joy of Art, Topsham Public Library, 25 Foreside Road, annual juried art exhibit, through Feb. 25, 725-1727, topshamlibrary.org.

Film

“Red Carpet Revival,” film series at Patten Free Library, 33 Summer St., Bath. Screening of six Best Picture Oscar winners 1:30 p.m. Fridays, Feb. 3-March 10. Free admission and refreshments, For complete schedule, see patten.lib.me.us, Facebook, or pick up a flier.

Galleries

Saturday 2/4

“Maine Horizons,” by Martha Truscott, opening reception, 2-4 p.m., Little Dog Cafe, Maine Street, Brunswick, paintings, pastels, and encaustics, through February.

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Ongoing

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The Green Lion Gallery, 23 Center St., Bath.

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

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

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

Just Framing, 149 Front St., Bath.

K. Mizner Art Studio & Gallery, 128 Water St., Hallowell, kmizner.com.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Widgeon Cove, 31 Widgeon Cove Lane, Harpswell. Paintings, sculpture, jewelry, handmade paper, widgeoncove.com.

Museums

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“Art and Artifacts of the Nineteenth Century,” Bowdoin College Museum of Art Boyd Gallery, 245 Maine St., Brunswick. American and European paintings, sculpture, photographs and prints, contrasted with decorative arts from around the world, to June 4.

“Art & Resolution, 1900 to Today,” Bowdoin College Museum of Art, various galleries, 245 Maine St., Brunswick. Defines artistic responses to the historic transformations of the global 20th century, to April 16.

“The Temptation of St. Anthony,” Bowdoin College Museum of Art Markell Gallery, 245 Maine St., Brunswick. Presents renderings of St. Anthony’s visions since the late medieval period, through March 19.

“Power of Flight: Visions of Birds in Inuit Art,” Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum, first floor of Hubbard Hall on the Bowdoin College campus, more than 50 sculptures and prints by Canadian and Alaskan artists, rare birdskin items, bowdoin.edu/arctic-museum, 725-3416, to March.

“Perspectives from Postwar Hiroshima: Chuzo Tamotzu, Children’s Drawings, and the Art of Resolution,”Becker Gallery, Bowdoin College Museum of Art, 245 Maine St., Brunswick. Drawings created in the ’50s by children living in Hiroshima, to April 16.

Ongoing

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Bowdoin College Museum of Art, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday; 10 a.m.-8:30 p.m. Thursday; 1-5 p.m. Sunday, 245 Maine St., Brunswick, 725-3275, bowdoin.edu/art-museum.

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

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

Music

“Looking at Longfellow,” Longfellow Days, performance, music, lectures and more in various Brunswick venues, Feb. 5-26. Program of the Brunswick Downtown Association, with support from Bowdoin College, the Nathaniel Davis Fund, and the Association of Bowdoin Friends. All free.

Ongoing

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

Teen ukulele group, sponsored by Teen Library Council at Patten Library, Bath. Open to high school students; experience not needed. For details, contact Roberta Jordan, rjordan@patten.lib.me.us, 443-5141, ext. 25.

“SpinS: A Contemporary Circus Show,” will be performed at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 4, at Mayo Streets Arts in Portland. Billed as “a wildly dizzying combo of juggling, unicycle, laughter, puppetry, stories, magic and movements,” tickets can be purchased at mayostreetarts.org/?tribe_events=spins.


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