Greater Portland

Call for Artists

The Bakery Photo Collective: Annual Photo A Go-Go, juried photo auction, submissions due Oct. 8, for details see www.bakeryphoto.com/gogo.

City of Portland seeks local artists to paint five utility boxes this fall, information at https://bit.ly/2OrETFh, deadline Oct. 15.

Exhibits

Meditative Watercolors by Janet Lawerence, Freeport Community Library, 10 Library Drive, through October.

“Home: Reflections on Place,” exhibit created by New Mainers, Oct. 5-Dec. 22, Portland Public Library, 5 Monument Way.

Thursday 10/4

“Making Migration Visible: Traces, Tracks and Pathways,” by Jason De León, noon-1:30 p.m., Institute of Contemporary Art at Maine College of Art, 522 Congress St., Portland, meca.edu.

“Othered: Displaced from Malaga,” opening reception for Daniel Minter, 6-8 p.m., USM Art Gallery, 5 University Way, Gorham, to Dec. 9.

Friday 10/5

IXNOS, opening reception 5-6:45 p.m., MECA, 522 Congress St., photos, art, portfolio books, texts and artifacts on paths of migration through the island of Levos, to Dec. 14. Making Migration Visible event, see schedule at https://bit.ly/2xK32A2.

“Some Reliable Truths About Chairs,” opening reception 5-8 p.m., UMVA Gallery, 516 Congress St., Portland, work by 29 Maine artists, open 1-4 p.m., Friday-Sunday, on view to Nov. 3.

Ongoing

“Blacksmiths & Storekeepers: Freeport Village, Crossroads of Change, 1770-1920,” Freeport Historical Society, 45 Main St., through December.

Film

Sunday 10/7 

“IXNOS,” documentary about paths of migration through the island of Levos, 3 p.m., Luther Bonney Hall, USM Portland campus. Making Migration Visible event.

Monday 10/8

“The Witches Files,” 6 p.m., One Longfellow Square, filmed in Bath, Brunswick and Portland, tickets $10 at onelongfellowsquare.com.

Ongoing

Portland Museum of Art, screenings inspired by exhibits, new work by local and emerging talent, conversations with filmmakers, documentary subjects, and scholars, www.portlandmuseum.org/events/movies.

Southworth Planetarium, USM Science Building, 96 Falmouth St., Portland, 780-4249, usm.maine.edu/planet.

“Painter and Poet: the Art of Ashley Bryan,” Portland Museum of Art, 7 Congress Square, award-winning 95-year-old artist and pioneer of African and African American representation in children’s books, to Nov. 25.

Children’s Museum and Theatre of Maine, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Tuesday-Sunday, 142 Free St., Portland, 828-1234, kitetails.com.

International Cryptozoology Museum, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Sunday; 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Friday & Saturday, 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, 489 Congress St., Portland, 774-1822, mainehistory.org.

Maine Jewish Museum, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Monday-Friday; 1-5 p.m. Sunday or by appointment, 267 Congress St., Portland, 773-2339, mainejewishmuseum.org.

The Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad Co. & Museum, open daily 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m., train rides on the hour 10 a.m.-3 p.m., 58 Fore St., Portland, www.mainenarrowgauge.org, 828-0814, closes for the season Oct. 28.

Neal Dow Memorial, tours by appointment, 714 Congress St., Portland, participated in Underground Railroad, father of temperance movement, 773-7773, www.nealdowmemorial.org, closes for the season Oct. 29.

Portland Museum of Art, Congress Square, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday-Wednesday, Saturday & and Sunday; 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday & Friday, www.portlandmuseum.org.

Victoria Mansion, 109 Danforth St., Portland, 10 a.m.-3:45 p.m. Monday-Saturday, 1-4:45 p.m. Sunday, www.victoriamansion.org, 772-2841, closes Oct. 31 until Christmas season, Nov. 23-Jan. 26.

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

Music

Thursday 10/4

Kyle Flynn, 7-10 p.m., Andy’s Old Port Pub, 94 Commercial St., folk/indie/alternative, andysoldportpub.com.

Friday 10/5

International Open Mic,  7 p.m., Mayo Street Arts, 10 Mayo St., Portland, music, poems, stories in any language welcome, $10/$15, sliding fee for low/no income, info@mayostreetarts.com. Sign up at jennyvanwestmusic.com.

Jason Ward Album Release, solo debut of Rustic Overtones’ flutist & saxophonist, 8 p.m., One Longfellow Square, 181 State St., Portland, $12/$15, onelongfellowsquare.com.

Sunday 10/7

The Music of Cream: 50th Anniversary World Tour, 8 p.m., State Theatre, 609 Congress St., Portland, $30-$65, statetheatreportland.com.

Thursday 10/11

Air Force Heritage Brass Band, 7 p.m., Freeport Performing Arts Center, 30 Holbrook St. Free.

Friday 10/12

Music of West Africa with Sean Gaskell and Dave Kobrenski, 6:30 p.m., Freeport Community Library, 10 Library Drive, free and open to the public.

Saturday 10/13

Maine Marimba Ensemble After Hours Concert, 7-8:30 p.m., South Portland Public Library, 482 Broadway, Zimbabwean-style concert, free and open to the public.

Ongoing

Bayside Bowl, 58 Alder St., Portland, free concerts, most all-ages, baysidebowl.com, www.facebook.com/baysidebowl.

Irish Music Sessions: 6-8 p.m., Mondays, O’Reilly’s Cure, Route 1, Scarborough.

Jay Staples, 3 p.m. first Sunday of every month, Atria Scarborough Assisted Living & Memory Care, 18 Black Point Road in Scarborough, country western. Free and open to the public.

Theater/Dance

Call for Scripts: Maine Playwrights Festival, Maine residents only may submit a new play between 8 and 30 minutes in length by Nov. 26, see acornproductionsportland.wordpress.com for details.

“Ben Butler,” Portland Stage, 25A Forest Ave., 774-0465, www.portlandstage.org, to Oct. 21.

“The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time,” St. Lawrence Arts Center, 76 Congress St., Portland, Wednesdays-Sunday to Oct. 28, tickets through 835-0895, www.goodtheater.com.

“Victorian Murder & Mayhem,” 5:30 & 7 p.m., Oct. 12 & 13, Victoria Mansion, 109 Danforth St., Portland, with cast of “Jack the Ripper” from Portland Ballet and mystery author Kieran Shields, tickets $15/$20, victoriamansion.org.

“Little Shop of Horrors,” 7:30 p.m. Friday & Saturday; 2:30 p.m. Sunday to Oct. 7, The Portland Players, 420 Cottage Road, S. Portland, $15-$20, www.portlandplayers.org, 799-7337.

“The Language Archive,” Mad Horse Theatre Company, 24 Mosher St., South Portland, 7:30 p.m. Thursdays-Saturdays; 2 p.m. Sundays to Oct. 7, 747-4148, www.madhorse.com.

Tuesday 10/9

Mystery Science Theater 3000 Live 30th Anniversary Tour, State Theatre, Portland, featuring, MST3K creator/original host Joel Hodgson, tickets $39+, https://bit.ly/2DxJjc8.

Thursday 10/11

“Amelia Earhart: Onward and Upward,” 7 p.m., living history performance, Mayo Street Arts, 10 Mayo St., Portland, by donation, www.brownpapertickets.com/event/3596261.

Mid-Coast

Exhibits

Casco Bay Art Club, multimedia exhibit, Thornton Oaks, 25 Thornton Way, Brunswick, call 373-4600 for the best viewing times, through Nov. 30.

Galleries

Marcia Brandwein, Centre St Arts Gallery, 11 Centre St., Bath, includes new exhibit of member artwork, to Nov. 1.

Thursday 10/11

“Landscapes in Fabric,” by Jo Diggs, artist’s reception and talk, 5-7 p.m., Markings Gallery, 50 Front Street, Bath, to Oct. 31

Ongoing

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

Mae’s Cafe and Bakery, 160 Centre St., Bath,

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.

The Gallery at Widgeon Cove, 31 Widgeon Cove Lane, Harpswell, paintings, sculpture, jewelry, handmade paper, widgeoncove.com.

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.

Museums

“Caught in the Middle: The Tragic Life of Minik Wallace,” Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum, Hubbard Hall, Bowdoin College, chronicles Inughuit boy who moved from Greenland to N.Y. in 1897 to work with an anthropologist, to Jan. 20.

“Winslow Homer and the Camera: Photography and the Art of Painting,” Bowdoin College Museum of Art; explores the artist’s relationship with photography and its impact, to Oct. 28.

“Let’s Get Lost,” wall drawing and “Listening Glass,” interactive sound work, Bowdoin College Museum of Art, to December.

Wednesday 10/10

Artist’s Tour of “Winslow Homer and the Camera,” noon-1 p.m., Bowdoin College Museum of Art Pavilion, discussion of Homer’s painting practice, free and open to the public.

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. Free.

Joshua L. Chamberlain Museum, Pejepscot Historical Society, 159 Park Row, Brunswick, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday, 1-4 p.m. Sunday. Guided tours on the hour til 3 p.m., $6-$12, http://pejepscothistorical.org/chamberlain/jlc, 729-6606, closes for the season Nov. 12.

Maine Maritime Museum, 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m. daily year-round, 243 Washington St., Bath, 443-1316, $10.50-$17.50, includes free admission within a seven-day period, 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. Free.

“Enduring Connections: Contemporary Alaskan Yup’ik and Iñupiat Art,” Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum, Hubbard Hall, Bowdoin College Brunswick, to December.

“Into the Lantern: A Lighthouse Experience,” Maine Maritime Museum,  243 Washington St., Bath, permanent, full-scale replica of Two Lights allows visitors to experience time-lapsed video of the Gulf of Maine, 443-1316, mainemaritimemuseum.org.

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

Music

Ongoing

Bowdoin College Fall Music Events, through Dec. 12, free, no tickets or reservations required, more information at www.bowdoin.edu/music.

Irish Music Sessions: 7-9 p.m. Monday, Byrnes Irish Pub, Centre Street, Bath; 7-9 p.m. Tuesday, Byrnes Irish Pub, 16 Station Ave., Brunswick, byrnesirishpub.com.

Theater

Bath Area Senior Activity Center BASIC Players, one-act comedies 7 p.m. Oct. 5 & 6; 2 p.m. Oct. 7, 45 Floral St., by donation.

“SEAL,” The Theater Project, 14 School St., Brunswick, theatrical thriller, 7:30 p.m. Thursday-Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday through Oct. 14, tickets $10-$20, Thursday pay-what-you-want, theaterproject.com, 729-8584.

“The Assasins,” dark musical comedy by Stephen Sondheim & John Weidman,  7:30 p.m. Oct. 12, 13, 19, 20; 2 p.m. Oct 14 & 21, 804 Washington St., Bath, tickets at Studio Theatre of Bath or 837-8260.

Artist Jo Diggs will give a talk during a reception held for her work, “Landscapes in Fabric” at Markings Gallery, 50 Front St., Bath, on Thursday, Oct. 11.