Greater Portland
Auditions/Calls for Art
Sunday 3/3
Portland School of Ballet CORPS Program, 1:30-4:30 p.m., Portland Ballet Studios, 517 Forest Ave., Portland, 772-9671, $20 audition fee.
Books & Authors
Thursday 2/28
Reader’s Circle Book Discussion: “The Year of Magical Thinking,” by Joan Didion, 7 p.m., Merrill Memorial Library, 215 Main St., Yarmouth, 846-2422.
Friday 3/1
Walter Bannon, “The White Pocketbook.” 12:00 p.m., Portland Public Library, 5 Monument Square, Portland. 871-1700 ext. 723.
Tuesday 3/5
Page to Stage: “A Song About Twilight,” 12 p.m., Portland Public Library, 5 Monument Square, Portland, 871-1700 ext. 723.
Wednesday 3/6
Teen graphic novel club: “American Born Chinese,” 3 p.m., Portland Public Library, 5 Monument Square, Portland, 871-1700 ext. 773.
Friday 3/8
Author Talk with Miriam Nesset, 12 p.m., Portland Public Library, 5 Monument Square, Portland, 781-5898.
Tuesday 3/12
Author Talk with Kieran Shields, 6:30 p.m., South Portland Public Library, 482 Broadway, South Portland, 767-7660.
Film
Wednesday 2/27
“TV SHOW,” 7 p.m., SPACE Gallery, 538 Congress St., Portland, 828-5600.
Wednesday 3/6
“Miss Representation,” 6 p.m., Portland Public Library, 5 Monument Square, Portland, 774-9994.
Friday 3/8
Holy Motors, 7 p.m., SPACE Gallery, 538 Congress St., Portland, 775-6148.
Saturday, 3/9
Holy Motors, 2 p.m. & 7 p.m. SPACE Gallery, 538 Congress St., Portland, 775-6148.
Sunday 3/10
Holy Motors, 2 p.m. SPACE Gallery, 538 Congress St., Portland, 775-6148.
Galleries
Friday 3/1
Made at Mayo Street, 5 p.m., Mayo Street Arts, 10 Mayo St., Portland, 615-3609.
Saturday 3/2
Youth Art exhibition, 4 p.m., Portland Museum of Art, 7 Congress Square, Portland, 775-6148.
Friday 3/8
Art on the Pad with Ed Zelinsky, 5:30 p.m., Merrill Memorial Library, 215 Main St., Yarmouth, 797-9635.
Music
Wednesday 2/27
They Might Be Giants, 7:30 p.m., Port City Music Hall, 504 Congress St., 899-4990.
Lorraine Bohland with Terry Foster, 8 p.m., Gingko Blue, 455 Fore St., Portland, 541-9190.
Tuesday 2/28
Shawn Mullins, 8 p.m., One Longfellow Square, 181 State St., Portland, 761-1757.
Mike James’ Blue Lions, 6 p.m., Gingko Blue, 455 Fore St., Portland, 541-9190.
Friday 3/1
Girls Rock! 5:30 p.m., Bayside Bowl, 58 Adler St., Portland, 899-3433.
Pierre Bensusan, 8 p.m., One Longfellow Square, 181 State St., Portland, 761-1757.
Gary Richardson, 9 p.m., Gingko Blue, 455 Fore St., Portland, 541-9190.
Saturday 3/2
David Mello, 9 p.m., Gingko Blue, 455 Fore St., Portland, 541-9190.
Johnny A., 8 p.m., One Longfellow Square, 181 State St., Portland, 761-1757.
Sunday 3/3
Shape Note Singing, 1 p.m., The New Church, 302 Stevens St., Portland. 216-3890.
Cathedral Choir Choral Evensong, 4 p.m., Cathedral Church of St. Luke, 143 State St., Portland, 772-5434.
Tuesday 3/5
Portland Symphony Orchestra: Haydn’s “The Creation,” 7:30 p.m., Merrill Auditorium, 20 Myrtle St., Portland, 775-2126.
Wednesday 3/6
Standard Issue, 6 p.m., Gingko Blue, 455 Fore St., Portland, 541-9190.
Friday 3/8
Standard Issue, 6:30 p.m., Portland Marriott at Sable Oaks, 200 Sable Oaks Drive, South Portland, 712-0930.
Josiah Leming, Andy’s Old Port Pub, 94 Commercial St., Portland, 330-472-8997.
Theater & Dance
Friday 3/1
“Tribute,” 7 p.m., Deering High School, 370 Stevens Ave., Portland, 874-8260.
First Friday 10 Minute Showcase, 5-9 p.m., Meg Perry Center, 644 Congress St., Portland, 766-6204.
Saturday 3/2
39 Steps, 6:30 p.m., Falmouth High School, 74 Woodville Road, Falmouth, falmouththeater.org.
“Tribute,” 7 p.m., Deering High School, 370 Stevens Ave., Portland, 874-8260.
“Once Upon a Mattress,” 8 p.m., Lyric Music Theater, 176 Sawyer St., South Portland, 874-8260.
Sunday 3/3
Mostly Puppets Festival: “Squirrel Stole My Underpants,” 2 p.m., Mayo Street Arts, 10 Mayo St., Portland, Mayostreetarts.org.
39 Steps, 3 p.m., Falmouth High School, 74 Woodville Road, Falmouth, falmouththeater.org
Monday 3/4
Naked Shakespeare: The Apprentice Showcase, 8 p.m., Wine Bar, 38 Wharf St., Portland, 854-0065.
Wednesday 3/6
Dead Man Walking, 7 p.m., Cape Elizabeth High School, 345 Ocean House Road, Cape Elizabeth, 799-3309.
Thursday 3/7
Dead Man Walking, 7 p.m., Cape Elizabeth High School, 345 Ocean House Road, Cape Elizabeth, 799-3309.
Sunday, 3/10
Mostly Puppets: “King Pong”s Ping Pong Rodeo.” 2 p.m., Mayo Street Arts, 10 Mayo St., Portland. 615-3609.
Mid Coast
Auditions/Calls for Art
Brunswick 2013 Hometown Idol is seeking participants for this year’s contest, held April 27 at 7 p.m. at the Orion Performing Arts Center in Topsham. Applications are available in Brunswick, Topsham and Harpswell schools and at Shaw’s at Cook’s Coner and Riley Insurance. For more information visit brunswickmainerotary.org or e-mail rotaryhometownidol@comcast.net.
Books & Authors
Thursday 2/28
Poetry Express, 7 p.m., Patten Free Library, 33 Summer St., Bath, 443-5141 ext. 25.
Film
Friday 3/1
“Jiro Dreams of Sushi,” 7 p.m., Patten Free Library, 33 Summer St., Bath, 443-8285.
Foreign Film Series: “Children of Heaven” (Iran), 7 p.m., Curtis Memorial Library, 23 Pleasant St., Brunswick, 725-5242.
Friday 3/1
“Revanche,” followed by roundtable discussion, 7 p.m., Smith Auditorium, Sills Hall, Bowdoin College, Brunswick, 725-3375.
Saturday 3/2
“Chasing Ice,” 7 p.m., Kresge Auditorium, Visual Arts Center, Bowdoin College, Brunswick, 725-3375.
Friday 3/8
Foreign Film Series: “Shall We Dance” (Japan), 7 p.m., Curtis Memorial Library, 23 Pleasant St., Brunswick. 725-5242.
Saturday 3/9
“Get Away Jordan,” 4 p.m., Bath United Methodist Church, 340 Oak Grove, Bath, 443-4707.
Galleries
Thursday 3/2
Common Roots exhibit opening, 10 a.m., Gallery Framing, 12 Pleasant St., Brunswick, 729-9108.
Museums
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, 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
Thursday 2/28
“Quake,” 7 p.m., Wish Theater, Memorial Hall, Bowdoin College, Brunswick, 725-3375.
Friday 3/1
“Quake,” 7 p.m., Wish Theater, Memorial Hall, Bowdoin College, Brunswick, 725-3375.
Saturday 3/2
“Quake,” 7 p.m., Wish Theater, Memorial Hall, Bowdoin College, Brunswick, 725-3375.
“The good Swimmer,” 9 p.m., Pickard Theater, Memorial Hall, Bowdoin College, Brunswick, 725-3375.
Sidebar Elements
Bonnie Duncan performs “A Squirrel Stole My Underpants,” Sunday at 2 p.m. at Mayo Street Arts as part of its Mostly Puppets Festival series running through April. Tickets are $8 for adults, $4 for children and may be purchased in advance by calling 615-3609. For a schedule of performances, visit mayostreetarts.org. Mayo Street Arts is located at 10 Mayo St., Portland.
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