• CLASSICAL MUSIC

TODAY

Portland Conservatory of Music Noonday Concert, with Michael Albert and Bekkeh Willey, First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church, Portland. Free. 775-3356. 12:15 p.m.

SATURDAY

Southern Maine Symphony Orchestra, performance of three winning compositions from USM School of Music composition competition, Gorham Middle School. $6; $3 for seniors and students. 780-4800. 8 p.m.

String Violinist Ron Lantz with Pianist Laura Kargul, “Valentine to French Romanticism,” Opera House at Boothbay Harbor. $15 in advance; $18 day of show. boothbayoperahouse.com. 7:30 p.m.

The Met Opera: Live In HD, live broadcast of Wagner’s “Gotterdammerung,” Lincoln Theater, Damariscotta. $23; $21 for seniors. atthelincoln.org. Noon.

The Met Opera: Live In HD, live broadcast of Wagner’s “Gotterdammerung,” Leura Hill Eastman Performing Arts Center, Fryeburg. $26; $23 for seniors; $18 for students. 935-9232. Noon.

The Met Opera: Live In HD, live broadcast of Wagner’s “Gotterdammerung,” Strand Theatre, Rockland. $27. rocklandstrand.com. Noon.

SUNDAY

String Violinist Ron Lantz with Pianist Laura Kargul, “Valentine to French Romanticism,” University of Southern Maine (Corthell Concert Hall), Gorham. $15; $10 seniors; $5 students and children. usm.maine.edu/music/boxoffice. 3 p.m.

George Lopez, classical pianist, Jewett Auditorium, Augusta. $10; $5 for students; free for ages 12 and under. concertsatjewett.com. Pre-concert talk at 1 p.m.; concert at 2 p.m. (snow date Feb. 26).

Paul Cienniwa, harpsichordist, Cathedral Church of St. Luke, Portland. $15; $10 for seniors and students. 772-5434. 3 p.m.

TUESDAY

Portland Symphony Orchestra, works from “Romeo and Juliet” with guest pianist Henry Kramer and Portland Stage members, Merrill Auditorium, Portland. $20 to $70. porttix.com. 7:30 p.m.

FEB. 16

Portland Conservatory of Music Noonday Concert, with organ player Harold Stover, First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church, Portland. Free. 775-3356. 12:15 p.m.

• THEATER

“The Glass Menagerie,” classic play by Tennessee Williams, Freeport Factory Stage. $19; $15 for seniors and students. freeportfactory.com. 7:30 p.m. today to Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday; 7:30 p.m. Feb. 16. Through Feb. 25.

“Trouble Is My Business,” Maine premiere of Jazz Age thriller based on Raymond Chandler stories, Portland Stage Company. $30 to $39; $27 seniors; $15 students. portlandstage.org. 7:30 p.m. today and Friday; 4 and 8 p.m. Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday; 7:30 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday; 2 and 7:30 p.m. Feb. 16. Through Feb. 19.

“Next Fall,” award-winning play about male partners and their relationship presented by Good Theater, St. Lawrence Arts Center, Portland. $15 to $25. goodtheater.com. 7 p.m. today; 7:30 p.m. Friday; 3 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday; 7 p.m. Wednesday and Feb. 16. Through Feb. 19.

“Becky Shaw,” Mad Horse Theatre performance of Obie Award-winning comedy, Lucid Stage, Portland. $22; $20 seniors and students; pay-what-you-can today. lucidstage.com. 7:30 p.m. today; 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday.

“The Aliens,” Obie Award-winning drama about three young men finding community in a coffeeshop back alley, Stonington Opera House. $20. operahousearts.org. 7 p.m. today to Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday.

“Circle Mirror Transformation,” award-winning play about students in acting class revealing themselves through acting exercises, Theater Project, Brunswick. Pay-what-you-want. theaterproject.com. 7:30 p.m. today; 8 p.m. Saturday. Through Feb. 19.

“Fiddler on the Roof,” South Portland High School production of classic musical, South Portland High School Auditorium. $15; $10 for students and seniors. myticketportal.com. 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday.

Musical Revue of “Les Miserables,” Parisian cabaret-style evening with food and silent auction by New England Regional Theater Company, Winter Street Center, Bath. $15; $25 per couple. 798-6966. Cocktails and silent auction at 7 p.m., show at 8 p.m. Friday.

“100 Years of Broadway,” songs from “The Phantom of the Opera,” “Les Miserables,” “Jersey Boys,” “Chicago,” “Mamma Mia!” and more, Camden Opera House. $30 to $40; $8 for ages 18 and under. 236-2823. 7 p.m. Friday.

“Beyond Therapy,” comedy by Studio Theatre of Bath, Chocolate Church Arts Center, Bath. $13, $15. 442-8455. 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday. Through Feb. 26.

“Almost, Maine,” heartwarming comedy presented by Lake Region Community Theatre, Magic Lantern Theatre, Bridgton. $10. lrctme.org. 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday.

“Almost, Maine,” heartwarming comedy presented by Community Little Theatre, Auburn. $18. laclt.com. 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday; 7:30 p.m. Feb. 16. Through Feb. 19.

“The Laramie Project,” local reactions to the notorious 1998 murder of Matthew Shepard, presented by the Robinson Players, Bates College (Gannett Theater), Lewiston. $5. 786-6161. 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday.

“Love Changes Everything,” Upper School musical revue, Waynflete School, Portland. Free. waynflete.org. 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday.

“Puss ‘N Boots,” satirical version of the classic Charles Perrault story by Fairy Tale Players, Acorn Studios, Westbrook. $8; $6 for ages 12 and under. acorn-productions.org. 11 a.m. Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday.

“Valentines with the Rat Pack,” five-course dinner theater show, Anthony’s Dinner Theater, Portland. $39.95. anthonysdinnertheater.com. 7 p.m. Saturday. Through Feb. 18.

“Our Funny Valentine,” staged readings of new short pieces for Valentine’s Day by local playwrights, Stonington Opera House. $7. 367-2788. 7 p.m. Tuesday.

“Freud’s Last Session,” Heartwood Theater Company staged reading, Skidompha Library, Damariscotta. $8; $5 for students. 563-1373. 7 p.m. Feb. 16.

• AUDITIONS

“Steel Magnolias,” Schoolhouse Arts Center production; roles for six women; auditions will be cold readings of script; Standish Congregational Church. 642-3743. 6 p.m. today.

“Pinocchio,” auditions open to ages 7 and older; show runs in mid-April; Freeport Performing Arts Center. 415-6251. Noon to 4 p.m. Sunday; 6:30 to 9 p.m. Wednesday.

Boothbay Playhouse 2012 Summer Season, singing auditions for “Urinetown” and “Once Upon a Mattress”; bring sheet music; shows are in June, July and August; Boothbay Region YMCA, Boothbay Harbor. 633-6309. 6 to 9 p.m. Feb. 16.

• ART MUSEUMS

OPENINGS/RECEPTIONS

“Building a College Collection: Select Recent Acquisitions,” more than 20,000 objects, Bowdoin College Museum of Art, Brunswick. bowdoin.edu. Opens today. Through June 24. 

CONTINUING

Portland Museum of Art: “Making Faces: Photographic Portraits of Actors and Artists,” photos of famous actors and artists plus works by the artists profiled, through March 12; Tanja Alexia Hollander: “Are You Really My Friend?” photographs of Facebook friends, through June 17. portlandmuseum.org

Maine Historical Society Museum/Longfellow House, Portland: “Take to the Streets!” photography exhibit examining American protest movements, through March 31; “Dressing Up, Standing Out, Fitting In: Adornment & Identity in Maine,” artifacts reveal the way Mainers dressed from the 18th to 20th centuries, through May 27. mainehistory.org

Bowdoin College Museum of Art, Brunswick: “Insight Out: Exploring Gifts of Art from Private Collectors,” contributions from private collectors since 1811; “Intimations of Independence: The First 100 Years of American Portraiture,” portraits of Thomas Jefferson, James Madison and more; and “Motion and Emotion,” Contemporary Art from Gerhard Richter to Chakaia Booker,” all through April 15. bowdoin.edu

Maine Maritime Museum, Bath: “Port of Portland: A Ship-Shaped History,” a look at Portland’s past via the ships that sailed through the harbors, the city’s shipping and ship-building industries, and more, through May 13. mainemaritimemuseum.org

Bates College (Olin Arts Center), Lewiston: “James Ensor: ‘Scenes de la vie du Christ’ and Other Works,” lithographs, and “Xiaoze Xie: Amplified Moments,” paintings, through March 17. bates.edu/museum.

Dyer Library/Saco Museum: Heather Denkmire, oil pastels and paint on paper, canvas and wood, through Feb. 28; “Rugs All Marked Out: Biddeford’s Edward S. Frost,” celebration of 19th-century rug entrepreneur, and “Hooked Rugs of Artists from the Maine Tin Pedlar,” both through March 24. 283-3861.

Farnsworth Art Museum, Rockland: “Beyond Rugs!” rug-hooking textile art, through Sunday; “The Art of the Book,” focuses on the museum’s collection of rare 19th- and 20th-century books, through April 1. 596-6457.

• ART GALLERIES

OPENINGS/RECEPTIONS

Dennis Fournier: “Places We Know,” new works, Townsend Real Estate & Art Gallery, Willard Square, South Portland. 842-9200. Opening reception, 5 to 7 p.m. today. Through March 11.

“Charles Gatewood’s Wall Street,” rare vintage and contemporary photographs of the 1970s, River Tree Arts, Kennebunk. 967-9120. Opening reception, 5 to 7 p.m. Friday. Through March 17.

“Marking Time,” drawings by Avy Claire, June Fitzpatrick Gallery at MECA, Portland. 699-5083. Opening reception, 5 to 7 p.m. Friday. Through March 3.

“Explorations,” work by Alan Mast, Curtis Memorial Library, Brunswick. 725-5242. Opening reception, 6 to 8 p.m. Friday. Through Feb. 29.

“Painting in Normandy and Beyond,” six-woman show, Yarmouth Frame Shop and Gallery. 846-7777. Opening reception, 4 to 7 p.m. Saturday. Through March 30.

Figurative Nude Art Exhibition, Sharpe Gallery, Kennebunk. thesharpegallery.com. Opening reception, 5 to 7 p.m. Saturday. Through Feb. 20.

“Undressed 4,” figure drawing and painting group show, F-8 Fine Art Gallery, Kennebunkport. 967-3227. Opens Saturday. Through Feb. 20.

“The Image and the Word,” artwork based on writing, prose or poetry, York Art Association, York Harbor. 363-4049. Opening reception, 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday. Through March 4.

Arts Faculty Biennial Exhibition, University of New England Art Gallery, Portland. une.edu/artgallery/facesofwar.cfm. Opens Wednesday. Through March 4.

“Viewpoints,” new work by painters Eric Hopkins, James Mullen and Colin Page, Thos. Moser Showroom, Freeport. 865-4519. Opens Wednesday. Through May 1.

CONTINUING

Maine College of Art (MECA), Portland: Michael Bell-Smith, lo-fi environments exhibit, through March 14. 699-5029.

Harmon’s & Barton’s Gallery, Portland: “Side by Side: Higgison and Higgison,” paintings, through Feb. 29. 774-5948.

Constellation Gallery, Portland: “Symbols of Love,” pieces that convey love in its many forms and meanings, through Feb. 29. 409-6617.

Addison Woolley Gallery, Portland: “Artifacts and Particles,” photography by Caleb Charland and Peter Gruner Shellenberger, through Feb. 26; “Maine Photographers: Eyes on Asia,” 45 photos of China, Hong Kong, India, Japan, South Korea, Thailand and Vietnam, through March 31. 450-8499.

Coffee By Design (India Street), Portland: “Out of the Blue,” group show by YES Art Works, through April 1. yesartworks.org

Greenhut Galleries, Portland: “Color,” new works by several artists, through Feb. 25. 772-2693.

Art House Picture Frames, Portland: “Blood, Phelgm and Tears,” new paintings by Abbeth Russell, through Feb. 27. 221-3443.

Gleason Fine Art, Portland: Kevin Beers, “Trucks and Landscapes,” new paintings, through March 30. 699-5599.

Green Hand Bookshop, Portland: “Lost Trail and Beyond,” illustrations by Ben Bishop, through Feb. 29. 253-6808.

University of New England Art Gallery, Portland: “Faces of War,” photo essay of soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan by Jerry Robinov, through Sunday. une.edu/artgallery/facesofwar.cfm

University of Southern Maine (Woodbury Campus Center), Portland: Juried student exhibition, through Feb. 19. usm.maine.edu/gallery

Daunis Fine Jewelry, Portland: “The Exquisite Bird,” photographs of birds by nature photographer Michael Milicia, through Feb. 29. daunis.com

South Portland Public Library: Portland Camera Club exhibit, work by Paul Schreiber and Mike Cullivan, through March 19. portlandcameraclub.org.

Somerset Sports and Fitness Center, Scarborough: “The Good Ole Days: Men and Their Tools,” 19th-century tools used by surveyor Levi Weston, Skowhegan History House traveling display, through April 10. skowheganhistoryhouse.org

University of Southern Maine (Art Gallery), Gorham: USM art faculty exhibition, through Feb. 17. usm.maine.edu/gallery

Falmouth Memorial Library: Four Seasons quilters, through Feb. 29. 781-2351.

Elizabeth Moss Gallery, Falmouth: Deborah Randall and Henry Kallem, drawings, through March 3. 781-2620.

Merrill Memorial Library, Yarmouth: “Favorite Places,” oil paintings by Anne Lively, through Feb. 18. yarmouthlibrary.org

317 Main Street Community Music Center, Yarmouth: Oils and pastels of Belize and Maine by Patti Bradley, through March 9. 846-6264.

Royal Bean, Yarmouth: Artisans collective mixed-media show, through March 30. 846-7967.

North Yarmouth Academy (Curtis Gallery), Yarmouth: “L’Avventura: Chronicling Amy’s (mis) Adventures in Italia and Elsewhere,” text and images by Amy Miller, through Feb. 17. 847-5423.

Chocolate Church Art Gallery, Bath: “Midwinter Night’s Dream,” group show, through March 3. chocolatechurcharts.org

Markings Gallery, Bath: “Maine Art to Touch Your Heart,” pieces in wood, clay, fiber, metals, glass and more, through Feb. 29. markingsgallery.com

Topsham Public Library (Crooker Gallery): Fourth annual juried art exhibit, through Feb. 18. 725-1727.

University of Southern Maine (Atrium Art Gallery), Lewiston: “The Inspired Hand 5,” juried artwork by Maine Crafts Association, through March 16. usm.maine.edu/atriumgallery

University of Maine at Farmington Art Gallery: “Decor,” featuring artists Clint Fulkerson, Ian Henderson, Katrazyna Randall and Kate Russo, through Sunday. umf.maine.edu

University of New England (Campus Center), Biddeford: “Jazz Series,” black-and-white paintings by Richard Payette, through March 2. une.edu

York Public Library: “Winter Show,” paintings, sculptures, prints, photographs and mixed media presented by Ogunquit Art Association and York Library, through March 3. 363-2818.

Fryeburg Academy (Palmina F. and Stephen S. Pace Galleries of Art): “Singular: Ten Artists’ Portraits of Objects,” through March 18. 935-9232.

Red Door Pottery Studio, Kittery: “Focus on India,” photos by New Hampshire craftsman Lawrence Elbroch, through March 31. 439-5671.

Savory Maine, Damariscotta: Round Pond artist Jill Tarkleson, through March 3. 563-2111.

Perimeter Gallery, Belfast: “Communique,” paintings by Belfast artist and gallery co-founder Freddy LaFage, through Feb. 26. 338-0555.

University of Maine (Hutchinson Center), Belfast: Selections from the Elmer Montgomery collection and “The Atlantic Fisherman,” Penobscot Marine Museum traveling exhibition, through April 30. penobscotmarinemuseum.org

Aarhus Gallery, Belfast: “Blue,” multiple artist show, through Feb. 26. aarhusgallery.com

Belfast Co-op Cafe Gallery: “Maine Agriculture: Views from the Past,” Penobscot Marine Museum traveling exhibition, through Feb. 29. penobscotmarinemuseum.org

Craft, Camden: Pottery by Barbara Michelena, Hanako Kanazato and George Pearlman, through May 1. craftonelm.com

Bangor Public Library: Minako McKenzie, pencil and monochromatic portraits, through Feb. 29. 947-8336.

College of the Atlantic, Bar Harbor: “Word as Art,” images combining words and art, through Friday; “Biology Through the Lens” and “The Faces of Migration: Illustrations of Birds on Great Duck Island,” photography by students and artwork by Jordan Chalfant and Anna Stunkel, both through March 10. 288-5015.

Archipelago, Rockland: “All Things Bright and Beautiful,” diverse works of four Maine artists, through March 16. 596-0701.

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