• CLASSICAL MUSIC
THURSDAY
Noonday Concert, with pianist Frank Glazer, First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church, Portland. Free. 775-3356. 12:15 p.m.
FRIDAY
Chicago New Arts Trio, soprano Carolyn Hart, flutist Jennie Brown and pianist Misook Kim, Leura Hill Eastman Performing Arts Center, Fryeburg. $10; $5 for seniors and students. fryeburgacademy.org/pac. 7:30 p.m.
Pianist Laura Kargul, performing Schubert’s “Sonata in B-Flat Major, D. 960” and Chopin’s “Sonata in B Minor, Op. 58,” University of Southern Maine (Corthell Concert Hall), Gorham. $15; $10 for seniors and USM employees; $5 for students and children. usm.maine.edu/music. 8 p.m.
SATURDAY
Bowdoin Chorus and Chamber Choir, Bowdoin Chapel, Brunswick. Free. 798-4141. 2 p.m.
Midcoast Symphony Orchestra, performing works by Beethoven, Debussy and Rimsky-Korsakov, Franco American Heritage Center, Lewiston. $18; free for ages 18 and under. midcoastsymphony.org. 7:30 p.m.
SUNDAY
French Pianist Alexandre Tharaud, performing works by Scarlatti, Ravel, Chopin and Liszt, Bates College (Olin Arts Center), Lewiston. $12; free tickets available for first 100 seniors and students. batestickets.com. 7:30 p.m.
Pianist Laura Kargul, performing Schubert’s “Sonata in B-Flat Major, D. 960” and Chopin’s “Sonata in B Minor, Op. 58,” Opera House at Boothbay Harbor. $15 in advance; $20 day of show. boothbayoperahouse.com. 2 p.m.
Midcoast Symphony Orchestra, performing works by Beethoven, Debussy and Rimsky-Korsakov, Orion Performing Arts Center, Topsham. $18; free for ages 18 and under. midcoastsymphony.org. 2:30 p.m.
TUESDAY
Metropolitan Opera Live in HD: “L’Elisir d’Amore,” live broadcast, Strand Theatre, Rockland. $23; $15 for students. rocklandstrand.com. 1 p.m.
OCT. 25
DaPonte String Quartet: Winter Series I Program, works by Haydn, Bartok and Mozart, Episcopal Church of St. John the Baptist, Thomaston. $20; free for those under age 21. daponte.org. 7:30 p.m.
Noonday Concert, with organist Ray Cornils, First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church, Portland. Free. 775-3356. 12:15 p.m.
• DANCE
Royal Drummers and Dancers of Burundi, world music and dance, Merrill Auditorium, Portland. $34 to $46. porttix.com. 7:30 p.m. Thursday.
Bolshoi Ballet in HD: “La Sylphide,” live broadcast, Lincoln Theater, Damariscotta. $15; $5 for ages 18 and under. atthelincoln.org. 1 p.m. Saturday.
• THEATER
“Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story,” musical celebration of rock legend, Ogunquit Playhouse. $39 to $74. ogunquitplayhouse.org. 2:30 and 8 p.m. Thursday; 8 p.m. Friday; 3:30 and 8:30 p.m. Saturday; 2 and 7 p.m. Sunday.
“The Sisters Rosensweig,” family dramedy, Portland Stage Company. $34 to $44; discounts available. portlandstage.org. 7:30 p.m. Thursday and Friday; 4 and 8 p.m. Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday.
“Faith Healer,” drama by Irish playwright Brian Friel about a traveling faith healer presented by AIRE (American Irish Repertory Ensemble), Portland Stage Company (Studio Theater). $20; $18 for seniors and students; $15 on Thursday. airetheater.com. 7:30 p.m. Thursday and Friday; 8 p.m. Saturday; 3 p.m. Sunday.
“Good People,” Good Theater presents Maine premiere of a drama set in South Boston that explores the differences between the haves and the have-nots, St. Lawrence Arts Center, Portland. $15 to $25. goodtheater.com. 7 p.m. Thursday; 7:30 p.m. Friday to Sunday; 7 p.m. Wednesday and Oct. 25. Through Nov. 4.
“You Can’t Take It With You,” classic screwball comedy set during the Great Depression, University of Southern Maine (Russell Hall), Gorham. $15; $11 for seniors; $8 for students. usm.maine.edu/theatre. 7:30 p.m. Thursday to Sunday.
David Mamet’s “November,” comedy about the state of American politics presented by Mad Horse Theatre Company, The Hutchins School, South Portland. $20; $15 seniors and students; pay-what-you-can on Thursday. madhorse.com. 7:30 p.m. Thursday to Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday. Through Oct. 28.
Backstage Playhouse Tours, 90-minute walking tours of historic theater; see costumes, backstage and dressing rooms; Ogunquit Playhouse. $10; $5 for 45-minute tours. ogunquitplayhouse.org. 10:30 and 11 a.m. Friday.
“Sleeping Beauty,” adventurous take on Charles Perrault’s classic tale, Children’s Museum and Theatre of Maine, Portland. $8, $9. kitetails.org. 4 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 1:30 and 4 p.m. Sunday. Through Oct. 28.
“The Book Club Play,” Maine premiere of comedy about a book club becoming the subject of a documentary film, The Public Theatre, Lewiston. $18; $15 for groups; $5 for ages 18 and under. thepublictheatre.org. 7:30 p.m. Friday; 8 p.m. Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday; 7:30 p.m. Oct. 25. Through Oct. 28.
“Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde,” inventive re-telling of classic horror story by Belfast Maskers; not suitable for children under 15; First Baptist Church, Belfast. $15; $10 for ages 15 to 19. belfastmaskers.com. 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday.
“Play Me a Story,” interactive theater performance and workshop for ages 4 to 10, Portland Stage Company. $15. portlandstage.org. “Scary vs. Silly,” 10:30 a.m. Saturday. Through Oct. 27.
“Robin Hood,” family-friendly comedy by the Theatre Company at Falmouth High School, Falmouth High School. $7; $5 for students, seniors and children. falmouththeatre.org. 7 p.m. Friday; 3 and 7 p.m. Saturday; 3 p.m. Sunday.
“Story Theater,” UNE Players present collection of famous fables from the Grimm Brothers and Aesop, City Theater, Biddeford. $5. 602-2891. 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday.
“The Medicine Show,” Ziggurat Theatre Ensemble presents an original play using masks, drumming, song and dance that will be performed outdoors, Bowdoinham Public Works. $10. ziggurattheatre.org. 7 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Through Oct. 28.
“My Mother’s Clothes Are Not My Mother,” Elizabeth Peavey’s one-woman show, Lincoln Theater, Damariscotta. $12; $7 for ages 18 and under. atthelincoln.org. 2 p.m. Sunday.
“Topdog/Underdog,” Pulitzer Prize-winning drama about the gritty lives of two street-savvy hustlers presented by Dramatic Repertory Company, Portland Stage Company (Studio Theater). $10 to $20. dramaticrep.org. 7:30 p.m. Oct. 25. Through Nov. 4.
• ART MUSEUMS
OPENINGS/RECEPTIONS
“Recent Acquisitions,” newly acquired work by Georgia O’Keeffe, Arthur Dove, Rockwell Kent, Marguerite and William Zorach, Elaine de Kooning, Andrew Wyeth and N.C. Wyeth, and more, Farnsworth Art Museum, Rockland. Opens Saturday. Through March 10. farnsworthmuseum.org
CONTINUING
Portland Museum of Art: “Weatherbeaten: Winslow Homer and Maine,” works by Homer created at his Prouts Neck studio in conjunction with re-opening of restored studio for public tours, and “Art in Process,” high school art exhibition, through Dec. 30; “The Portland Society of Art and Winslow Homer in Maine,” 50 watercolors and drawings examine the relationship between Homer, architect John Calvin Stevens and the Portland Society of Art, through Feb. 3; “Between Past and Present: The Homer Studio Photographic Project,” contemporary photography made with a variety of historic processes, through Feb. 17. portlandmuseum.org
Maine Historical Society Museum/Longfellow House, Portland: “Wired!” explores the electrification of Maine during the 20th century, through May 26. mainehistory.org
Maine Museum of Photographic Arts, USM Glickman Library, Portland: Luc Demers, “Trace,” photographs, and Richard Veit, photographs, through Dec. 21. usm.maine.edu/library
Bowdoin College Museum of Art, Brunswick: William Wegman, “Hello Nature,” 30-year retrospective of artist’s work, through Sunday; “Making a Presence: F. Holland Day in Artistic Photography,” photographs by and of F. Holland Day (1864-1933), through Dec. 23. bowdoin.edu/art-museum
Pejepscot Historical Society Museum, Brunswick: “Promenade: A Walk in Style Through Pejepscot’s Past,” through Oct. 31. pejepscothistorical.org
Maine Maritime Museum, Bath: “Sea Lives,” ocean-inspired sculpture by Sonja Weber Gilkey, through Sunday. mainemaritimemuseum.org
Saco Museum: “The Moving Panorama of Pilgrim’s Progress,” Civil War-era panorama seen in its entirety for the first time in more than a century (also at Pepperell Mills in Biddeford), and “Then, Now and Always a Part of Saco: 250 Years of the First Parish Church,” photos and artifacts, through Nov. 10. dyerlibrarysacomuseum.org
Ogunquit Museum of American Art: Peggy Bacon, “Portrait of an Art Colony,” portraits; “Building an American Modernist Collection,” highlights from the permanent collection; Henry Strater, “Art of the Portrait,” collection of portraits; “Contemporary Works from the Permanent Collection,” lesser-known and seldom seen contemporary work; and “Carl Pittore and the Mail Art Movement,” art using mail products, through Oct. 31. ogunquitmuseum.org
Bates College Museum of Art, Lewiston: “Starstruck: The Fine Art of Astrophotography,” featuring 106 images by artists from 11 countries across five continents, through Dec. 15. bates.edu/museum/exhibitions
Colby College Museum of Art, Waterville: Alex Katz, “Maine/New York,” 28 paintings and one multi-part sculpture, through Dec. 30. colby.edu
Maine State Museum, Augusta: “Malaga Island: Fragmented Lives,” historic photographs, documents, artifacts and first-person accounts, through May. mainestatemuseum.org
Farnsworth Art Museum, Rockland: “Impressionist Summers: Frank W. Benson’s North Haven,” paintings, lithographs and etchings, through Sunday; Andrew Wyeth, “Summers in Port Clyde,” watercolors from 1930s and ’40s, through Nov. 4; “Jamie Wyeth, Rockwell Kent and Monhegan,” paintings, through Dec. 30. farnsworthmuseum.org
Abbe Museum, Bar Harbor: 2012 Waponahki Student Art Show, through Monday; “Indians and Rusticators” and “Transcending Traditions: The Next Generation and Maine Indian Basketry,” through Dec. 29. abbemuseum.org
University of Maine (Museum of Art), Bangor: Alan Bray, “At The Edges,” paintings; Mayumi Sarai, “Ring Cycle,” carved wooden sculptures; and Susan Jane Belton, “What’s Yours,” oil on panel portraits; through Jan. 5. umma.umaine.edu
• ART GALLERIES
OPENINGS/RECEPTIONS
Richard Sears: “Paintings and Drawings,” West Island Gallery, Bath. westislandgallery.com. Opening reception, 5 to 7 p.m. Friday. Through Nov. 24.
New Works by Members, plus guest artist Tanja Kunz, Saccarappa Art Collective, Westbrook. 591-7300. Artists’ reception, 5 to 8 p.m. Friday.
“Zuihitsu: Look Only at the Waves,” exhibit by Smudge Studio and USM art students, University of Southern Maine (Area Gallery), Portland. usm.maine.edu/gallery. Opens Wednesday. Through Dec. 9.
CONTINUING
Greenhut Galleries, Portland: John Whalley, “World of Wonders,” and Nancy Morgan Barnes, new work, through Oct. 27. greenhutgalleries.com
Constellation Gallery, Portland: “Fire Before Ice,” exhibit by members of Maine Artists Collective, through Oct. 24. constellationart.com
Rose Contemporary, Portland: “Not the Usual Politics,” work by Annie Bissett, Amze Emmons, Adriane Herman, Dan Mills and Greg Murr, through Oct. 27. 780-0700.
3Fish Gallery, Portland: “Addiction to Perfection,” encaustic paint and mixed media by Kimberly Curry and graphite on paper by Jeanne Titherington, through Oct. 27. 3fishgallery.com
Mayo Street Arts, Portland: Edwige Charlotte and Rachel Gloria, “Gilded Roots, Native Grace,” through Oct. 28. mayostreetarts.org
University of Southern Maine Osher Map Library, Portland: “Iconic America: The U.S. Outline as National Symbol,” through Feb. 28. usm.maine.edu/maps
June Fitzpatrick Gallery at MECA, Portland: “Three Painters,” work by Noa Warren, Greg Parker and Kyle Downes, through Oct. 27. 699-5083.
Daunis Fine Jewelry, Portland: Barbara Bean, “Maine Botanicals,” through Oct. 31. 773-6011.
Maine Potters Market, Portland: Gail Kass, “Fall Foliage on Casco Bay,” new leaf- and wave-inspired stoneware, through Oct. 26. 774-1633.
Green Hand Bookshop, Portland: Michael Connor, “Chee is Twee,” graphite and watercolor drawings of diminutive creatures, through Oct. 31. 253-6808.
Maine Charitable Mechanics Association Library, Portland: Reggie Osborn, textile art, through Nov. 30. 772-8598.
University of New England (Art Gallery), Portland: “Vanguard,” avant-garde, experimental and innovative works by nine Maine artists, through Dec. 16. une.edu/artgallery
Gleason Fine Art, Portland: “Maine Masterworks,” works by James Fitzgerald, Charles Woodbury, William T. Richards, Emil Holzhauer and more, through Nov. 17. 699-5599.
Portland Public Library: “Elegant Enigmas: The Art of Edward Gorey,” original illustrations, preparatory sketches, unpublished drawings and ephemera, through Dec. 29. portlandlibrary.com
Harmon’s & Barton’s Gallery, Portland: “Rock, Canvas, Blow Torch,” through Oct. 31. harmonsbartons.com
Addison Woolley Gallery, Portland: Ronnie Wilson, “Dancing with Color,” and Ruthy Sylmore, “Paris Walls re/con/figured,” through Oct. 27. addisonwoolley.com
Macpage LLC, South Portland: “Landscapes,” 20 local artists in various media, through Friday. macpage.com
Richard Boyd Gallery, Peaks Island: Bob Santandrea, Jeanne O’Toole Hayman and Jay La Brie, multi-media exhibit, through Oct. 31. richardboydpottery.com
University of Southern Maine (Art Gallery), Gorham: “Sampler,” 38 pieces of prints, paintings and experimental works, through Dec. 9. usm.maine.edu/gallery
Elizabeth Moss Gallery, Falmouth: Mary Barnes, “Once Removed,” and John Santoro, “Transitions,” through Nov. 4. elizabethmossgalleries.com
Yarmouth Frame Shop and Gallery: “Falling for Color,” work by Martha Baum, Neil Myrick, Diana Johnson, Marcia Feller and Anne Tarbox, through Dec. 8. yarmouthframeshopandgallery.com
North Yarmouth Academy (Curtis Gallery), Yarmouth: Susan Myer Riley and Travis Roy, through Oct. 31. 847-5423.
Freeport Historical Society Harrington House: “Buttons, Rum and Rakes: Freeport’s Mercantile Past,” through March. freeporthistoricalsociety.org
Thos. Moser Showroom, Freeport: “Viewpoints,” group exhibit, through Oct. 28. 865-4519.
Coleman Burke Gallery (Fort Andross), Brunswick: Alicia Eggert, “Speaking in Tongues,” work in various media that utilizes text, through Nov. 30. colemanburke.com
The Frontier, Brunswick: “Groundbreakers: Mainers Shaping Agriculture’s Future,” photographs by Lily Peil, through Nov. 25. explorefrontier.com
Little Dog Coffee Shop, Brunswick: “Artist: Artist,” Spindleworks exhibit, through Oct. 31. spindleworks.org
Bayview Gallery, Brunswick: “The Paintings of John Marshall,” through Nov. 10. bayviewgallery.com
Markings Gallery, Bath: “Wearable Art,” jewelry, clothing and accessories by a wide array of Maine artists, through Oct. 31. 443-1499.
Merrymeeting Arts Center, Bowdoinham: Jack Montgomery, “Portraits of Portraits,” through Dec. 10. merrymeetingartscenter.org
Richmond Store Gallery: Barbara Bean and Edward Mackenzie, “The Art of dee’s Ice Cream Packaging,” artwork made from material donated by Brunswick-Topsham Land Trust, through Oct. 31. richmondstoregallery.com
Engine, Biddeford Arts, Biddeford: “The Vinyl Show,” group show of recycled vinyl records, through Saturday. feedtheengine.org
George Marshall Store Gallery, York: “Connections,” works by Lissa Hunter and Carol Stein; and Tom Hall, “Maine Landscapes,” through Nov. 11. georgemarshallstoregallery.com
York Public Library: Paintings by Peter Agrafiotis, through Oct. 30. york.lib.me.us
York Art Association, York Harbor: “Abstract and Out of the Ordinary,” through Nov. 4. yorkartassociation.com
Fryeburg Academy (Palmina F. and Stephen S. Pace Galleries of Art): “Apple of My Eye,” paintings, watercolors, pastels and prints of apples from more than 50 mostly regional artists of the past, through Dec. 21. 935-9232.
Kennebunk Free Library: Jessica and Jason Willey, “Everyday Beauty,” travel photography, through Oct. 31. 985-2173.
River Tree Arts, Kennebunk: “Photographers Choice,” through Nov. 10. rivertreearts.org
Haley Farm Gallery, Kittery: Fabric and clay exhibit, through Oct. 31. haleygallery.com
Atlantic Motorcar, Wiscasset: Maine Art Gallery artists exhibit depicting the “open road” and beyond, through Oct. 30. 882-7511.
Maine Art Gallery, Wiscasset: Member’s exhibit, works by artists from throughout the state, through Sunday; “Wiscasset’s Museum in the Streets,” historical Wiscasset photos, through Oct. 30. maineartgallery.org
Stitchers Corner, Wiscasset: Jill Snyder Wallace, “For the Love of Needle and Thread,” embroidery, through Oct. 27. 882-4141.
Wiscasset Bay Gallery: “Fresh Paint and Recent Acquisitions,” recent acquisitions of 19th- and 20th-century American and European paintings, plus new works by contemporary New England artists, through Nov. 2. wiscassetbaygallery.com
Harlow Gallery, Hallowell: “CSA: Community Supporting Arts,” work of 14 artists who have partnered with central Maine farms, through Oct. 27. harlowgallery.org
Unity College (Leonard R. Craig Art Gallery): Kenny Cole, “Even Now the Reaper Draws His Wages,” through Oct. 31. uccpa.unity.edu/exhibitions
Aarhus Gallery, Belfast: “The Making of Music,” musical instruments and art inspired by music or musical instruments, through Oct. 28. aarhusgallery.com
Belfast Free Library: “Old Paint New Life,” exhibit of artists giving old paint a new life and purpose, through Oct. 31. www.belfast.lib.me.us
Perimeter Gallery, Belfast: Ben Potter, “Home Field,” through Nov. 25. 338-0555.
Center for Maine Contemporary Art, Rockport: 2012 Biennial Exhibition, through Nov. 28. cmcanow.org
Camden Public Library: Jerri Finch, “Balance,” oil paintings, through Oct. 31. 236-3440.
College of the Atlantic (Ethel H. Blum Gallery), Bar Harbor: Jimmy Grashow, collaborative sculpture installation with COA students, through Oct. 31. 288-5015. Lyceum Gallery, Lewiston: Meg Weston, “Lava Flows,” volcanic images and words, through Oct. 26. lyceumgallery.com
Frost Farm Gallery, Norway: Western Maine Paper Project, original works on paper, through April 5. frostfarmgallery.com
University of Maine (Holocaust and Human Rights Center of Maine), Augusta: “Maine Boys Overseas, German Boys in Maine,” history from 1944 and 1946, through Nov. 30. hhrc.uma.edu
Winthrop Commerce Center: Amy Stacey Curtis, “SPACE,” interactive installation art, through Sunday. amystaceycurtis.com
University of Maine (Art Gallery), Farmington: Liz Phillips, “Biyuu II,” sound and video installation, through Nov. 1. 778-1062.
Savory Maine, Damariscotta: Portraiture by Jeffrey Burke, through Nov. 13. savorymainedining.com
Art Galleries at University of Maine, Machias: Condon and Georgeann Kuhl, “Tuscany to Pompeii and Beyond,” through Nov. 30. 255-1279.
CRAFT Gallery, Rockland: Jesse Gillespie, “Uncommon Beauty,” through Nov. 5; Lissa Hunter and Simon van der Ven, “Escape Boundaries,” new work, through Nov. 11. craftonelm.com
Carver Hill Gallery, Rockland: “Eight Artists,” featuring Dianne Schelble, Laurie Goddard, Jon Kolkin, Diane Bowie Zaitlin, Adriance DeGroff, David Estey, America Martin and Megan Hinton, through Oct. 31. 594-7745.
Maine Coastal Islands National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center, Rockland: John Wood, Hank Tyler, Kathleen Florance, Karl Gerstenberger and Keith Carver, multi-media, through Dec. 4. maineseabirds.org
Caldbeck Gallery, Rockland: “Off the Beaten Path,” multi-artist show focusing on Maine landscapes, through Nov. 3. caldbeck.com
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