Greater Portland

Exhibits

“Maine Birds: Watercolors by Michele Clamp,” Gilsland Farm Gallery, 20 Gilsland Farm Road, Falmouth, through March. 

“Moments of Reflection – Paintings by Kerrin Parkinson and Patricia Ritzo,”  Lifeworks Chiropractic Center, 202 U.S. Route One, Falmouth, through winter. 

Art Guild of Freeport, Freeport Community Library, 10 Library Drive, through February.

“Visions of Place: 30 Contemporary Maine Artists,” Thos. Moser, 149 Main St., Freeport, to April 29.

“Discarded & Discovered,” Cia cafe, 72 Ocean St., So. Portland, illustrator and photographers who focus on Maine, through March 15.

“Harry Beskind – Whimsical Watercolors,” Merrill Memorial Library, 215 Main St., Yarmouth, to March 3. 

“Keep Me Posted,” Yarmouth History Center, 118 East Elm St., showcases stories captured in mid-19th-century letters to and from Yarmouth’s sailors and ship captains, yarmouthmehistory.org, through March.

“Lighthouses and Castles: Paintings by Robert Delaney and his great-grandfather C.H. Moor,” Yarmouth History Center, 118 East Elm St., www.yarmouthmehistory.org, through March 3.

“Still Standing: The Abyssinian Meeting House Story Archive,”  oral history and storytelling project features audio, text and photos, presented by MECA at Artists at Work, 522 Congress St., Portland, to Feb. 24.

Thursday 2/8

“The Summit Project’s Honor Case,” 6 p.m., Prince Memorial Library, Cumberland, opening ceremony to honor Maine veterans who died since 9/11. Features engraved stones of fallen service members, through March 24.

Film

Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour, 7 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 11 & Monday, Feb. 12, State Theatre, Congress Street, Portland, tickets $15/$18, Port City Music Hall Box Office,  504 Congress St., Portland, 800-745-3000, http://www.statetheatreportland.com/. 

Thursday 2/8

“Quest,” 7 p.m., Space Gallery, 538 Congress St., Portland, portrait of the Rainey family living in North Philadelphia, followed by video chat with the family and filmmaker, $8/members, or $6, 828.5600.

Sunday 2/11

“This is Congo,” with filmmakers Daniel McCabe and Horeb Bulambo Shindano, 7 p.m., Space, 538 Congress St., Portland, unfiltered look into the world’s longest continuing conflict, $6/$8, 828-5600.

Ongoing

Southworth Planetarium, USM Science Building, 96 Falmouth St., Portland, shows 3 p.m. Saturdays; Fridays 7 & 8:30 p.m.; telescope night last Wednesday of the month, 780-4249, usm.maine.edu/planet.

“Cross Pollinating the Grassroots: Works of the Beehive Design Collective,” AREA gallery, Woodbury Campus Center, Portland, through March 29.

“Images of Children: Period and Contemporary Photographs,” University of New England Art Gallery, 716 Stevens Ave., Portland, to April 1. 

“Off the Wall,” Institute of Contemporary Art at Maine College of Art, Congress Street, Portland, to Feb. 23.  

Museums

Maine Jewish Museum, 267 Congress St., Portland, “Strata,” mixed-media photos by Shoshannah White; “Work Together,” mixed-media prints by Susan Webster & Stuart Kestenbaum; Auschwitch, “Images of Resilience and Light” photos by Arthur Fink, mainejewishmuseum.org, to March 2.

“Planet Shark: Predator or Prey,” Portland Science Center, 68 Commercial St., Portland, www.portlandsciencecenter.com, to mid-April. 

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-Friday, Sunday 1-5 p.m., or by appointment, 267 Congress St., Portland, 773-2339, mainejewishmuseum.org.

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

Portland Museum of Art, Congress Square, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday & Sunday; 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Wednesday; 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Thursday & Friday.

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

Mo, State Theater, 609 Congress St., Portland, Feb. 16 & 17, tickets at www.ticketmaster.com. 

Thursday 2/8

Duo, 7 p.m., Mechanics’ Hall, 519 Congress St., traditional and original music by two of Ireland’s well-known musicians and composers, tickets $15/members or $20, littleseafolk.org. 

Friday 2/9

Rachael Kilgour, 6:30-9 p.m., Falmouth Congregational Church Coffee House, 267 Falmouth Road, featured at Lincoln and Kennedy Centers and the ASCAP Music Café at the Sundance Film Festival, free, all ages.

Dead Sessions, 8 p.m., Port City Music Hall, 504 Congress St., Portland, $7/$12 day of,  www.portcitymusichall.com.

Forget, Forget with Electric Heart, 8 p.m., Bayside Bowl, 58 Alder Street, Portland, local indie electro-pop duo, free, all ages. 

Sunday 2/11

Portland Conservatory of Music faculty concert, auction and fundraiser, Woodfords Church, 202 Woodford St., Portland, tickets $5-$25.

Wednesday 2/14

DuPont String Quartet, 7:30 p.m., Maine Jewish Museum, 267 Congress St., Portland, playful pieces about life, love and romance for Valentine’s Day, $25 at www.DaPonte.org, or Longfellow Books in Portland.

Thursday 2/15

Railroad Earth, 7 p.m., State Theatre, 609 Congress St., Portland, $22/$25, www.statetheatreportland.com, all ages.

Sunday 2/18

“La Belle Epoque,” 2 p.m., Woodford’s Congregational Church, Woodford Street,  Portland, annual Valentine’s Day celebration by violinist Ronald Lantz and pianist Laura Kargul’s, tickets $20/$22, under 21 free.

Ongoing

Bayside Bowl, 58 Alder St., Portland, baysidebowl.com, www.facebook.com/baysidebowl.

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.

Portland House of Music, 25 Temple St., Portland, portlandhouseofmusic.com.

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

Theater/Dance

“Babette’s Feast,” Portland Stage, 25A Forest Ave., a closed religious community is transformed by a dinner party, to Feb. 18, www.portlandstage.org.

“Carrie – The Musical,” based on the book by Stephen King, Feb. 9-25, Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 p.m., Sundays at 2:30 p.m., ASL-interpreted performance Feb. 10, Lyric Music Theater, 176 Sawyer St., South Portland, $19/$23, lyricmusictheater.org, 799-1421.

Cupid’s Night Cabaret – Circus on the Point, 7 p.m. Feb. 16 & 17; 4 p.m. Feb. 18, Circus Maine, 4 Thompson’s Point, Portland, $12-$18. 

“Curséd,” by Naked Shakespeare, 7:30 p.m., Friday, Feb. 9 & Saturday, Feb. 10, Urban Farm Fermentory, 200 Anderson St., Portland, $10, www.acorn-productions.org.

“Love Loss and What I Wore,” by Nora Ephron and Deliah Ephron, Saturdays-Tuesdays through March 6, St. Lawrence Arts Center, 76 Congress St., Portland, $22, 835-0895, www.goodtheater.com.

“Our Town,” Portland Players, 420 Cottage Road, South Portland, 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 2:30 p.m. Sunday through Feb. 11, www.portlandplayers.org/current-show, 799-7337.

“Shear Madness,” St. Lawrence Arts Center, 76 Congress St., Portland, Wednesday-Sunday through March 11, various times, $25-$32, 835-0895, www.goodtheater.com.

“The Conquest of the South Pole,” Portland Ballet Studio Theater, 517 Forest Ave., Portland, Friday-Sunday to Feb. 24, tickets $20 at www.snowlionrep.org, 518-9305.

“The Roommate,” Portland Stage Studio Series Production, 25 Forest Ave., 7 p.m., Feb. 14-18, $18, http://bit.ly/2GDWLsw.

Friday 2/9

Funny For FebFest II, 7:30 p.m., presented by Freeport Players at Freeport Community Center, 43 Depot St., comedian Zachariah Stearn and featuring Freeport Players Improv. 21+. BYOB, www.fcponline.org.

Wednesday 2/14

“Bill Hinderer: Love and Celts,” 7 p.m., Portland Public Library, open mic original and traditional stories 10 minutes or less welcome, plus stories in the Scottish and Gaelic traditions, by donation, supported by the Maine Organization of Story Telling Enthusiasts.

Monday 2/19

Seanachie Nights presents Franco-American Storyteller Michael Parent, 7-9 p.m., Bull Feeney’s, 375 Fore St., Portland, by donation.

Mid-Coast

Exhibits

Call to Artists: Brunswick Outdoor Arts Festival, applications for Aug. 18 show through Brunswick Downtown Association, 201-729-4439, http://bdaartfest.wixsite.com/brunswickartsfest.

“Early Brunswick Photographers,” Pejepscot Historical Society, 159 Park Row, profiles five 19th-century Brunswick photographers, through April.

Joy of Art, Topsham Public Library, 25 Foreside Road, original artwork by year-round amateur and professional Maine residents, through Feb. 24.

Film 

Galleries

Centre St Arts LLC, 11 Centre St., Bath, new paintings by members and special exhibit of artist books, to Feb. 16.

Ongoing

Bayview Gallery, 58 Maine St., Brunswick, 729-5500, bayviewgallery.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.

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.

Gallery at UUCB, 1 Middle St., Brunswick, 729-8515.

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.

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.

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.

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

Art from the Northern Plains, Bowdoin College Museum of Art, Markell Gallery, historic and contemporary works by Native and non-Native artists, to July 8. 

“Constructing Revolution: Soviet Propaganda Posters from between the World Wars,” Bowdoin College Museum of Art, Brunswick, various galleries, to Feb. 11.

Ongoing

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

Harriet Beecher Stowe House, noon- 3 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, 63 Federal St., Brunswick, free.

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.

“Threads of Change: Arctic Clothing and Identity in the North,” Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum, 9 South Campus Drive, Bowdoin College, Brunswick, to December 2019.

Music

Friday 2/9

Heather Pierson, 7:30 p.m., Chocolate Church Arts Center, 804 Washington St., Bath, award-winning pianist, singer/songwriter, and performer, part of the Kill The Chill Concert Series, $15/$17, 442-8455, www.chocolatechurcharts.org.

Theater/Dance

Wednesday 2/14

“Love Letters,” by A.R. Gurney, 7 p.m., Chocolate Church, 804 Washington St., Bath, $10/$12, www.chocolatechurcharts.org, 442-8455.

With flights of romantic fancy and sensuous displays of physical artistry, Circus Maine will celebrate the month of love with its third annual Cupid’s Night Cabaret from Feb.16-18 by Circus Maine at Thompson’s Point in Portland. Tickets $12-$18 at circusmaine.org.

Valentine’s Day with Lantz and Kargul: La Belle Époque, is being performed as part of the University of Maine faculty concert series at 2 p.m. at Feb 18 at Woodfords Congregational Church, 202 Woodford St., Portland. Tickets are $22 for adults, $20 for seniors, and free for students and those 21 and younger at usm.maine.edu/music/boxoffice.