In Cape Elizabeth
An artist’s reception for Rachel Mason Burger will be from 4-6 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 10 at St. Alban’s Episcopal Church, 885 Shore Road, Cape Elizabeth. The exhibit will be on view to Oct. 4. Contributed / St. Albans Episcopal Church
Auditions
“The Stranger”: by Agatha Christie and produced by Gaslight Theater, 6:30 p.m. Sept. 11 and 13, Hallowell City Hall. Details at gaslighttheater.org.
Exhibits/Galleries
“Cosmopolitan Stylings of Mildred and Madeleine Burrage”: Maine Historical Society, Congress Street, Portland. To visit, see mainehistory.org for admission fees, timed ticketing and latest COVID policies. On view to Sept. 24.
“From a Woman’s Perspective”: Richard Boyd Art Gallery, 15 Epps St., Portland. Through September, richardboydartgallery.com.
“Immigration Stories: Exploring the Diverse Cultural Heritage of the Brunswick, Topsham, and Harpswell Communities”: Pejepscot History Center, 159 Park Row, Brunswick, through December, free.
Joel Babb: “Forest Murmurs – The Maine Woods”: Greenhut Galleries, 146 Middle St., Portland, on view to Oct. 1, greenhutgalleries.com.
“Maine Perspectives:” AIGA Summer Poster Show, Portland Public Library, Lower Level, 5 Monument Square, Portland, to Oct. 8, maine.aiga.org.
“Photography & Paperwork”: Through Sept. 25, Meetinghouse Arts, 40 Main St., Freeport. visitfreeport.com.
“Stories in Wood: The Marquetry Art of James Macdonald”: Chocolate Church Arts Center, Bath. Artist talk 1:30 p.m. Sept. 17, on view through Oct. 1.
University of New England Art Gallery: “Hands to Work: Women, Craft, and Radical Experiment,” through Sept. 23; “The Lives of the Jewelers,” through Oct. 9; 716 Stevens Ave., Portland. library.une.edu/art-galleries.
“Vacationland”: featuring the works of Paul Brahms and Rebecca Hayes: Casco Bay Artisans, 68 Commercial St., Building A, Portland, cascobayartisans.com.
Friday 9/9
2nd Friday Brunswick: ArtWalk, Music, Fun: 4-7 p.m., Downtown Brunswick, Maine Street, Brunswick. Free, brunswickdowntown.org.
Saturday 9/10
Rachel Mason Burger: Artist’s reception 4-6 p.m., The Art Gallery at St. Alban’s Episcopal Church, 885 Shore Road, Cape Elizabeth. Free, On view to Oct. 4. stalbansmaine.org.
Monday 9/12
“Art as an Antidote to Despair in Uncertain Times”: 5:30 p.m., Mechanics’ Hall, 519 Congress St., Portland. Talk about the intersection of art and activism. Free, illustrationinstitute.org.
Pulped Under Pressure Opening Reception: 5-7 p.m., USM’s Glickman Library, 96 Falmouth St., 7th floor Great Reading Room, Portland. Free, on view to December, usm.maine.edu.
Friday 9/16
“Artists in Nineteenth-Century Portland”: Noon talk by noted historian Earle Shettleworth Jr. at Bowdoin College, 255 Maine St, Brunswick. bowdoin.edu.
Ongoing
Maine Art Collective: multimedia experience run by 14 Maine artists using media ranging from sculpture to jewelry, painting to photography. Maine Art Collective, 18 Exchange St., Portland.
Makers on Main: 10 a.m. first Saturday to September on Main Street in Freeport. visitfreeport.com.
Film
Thursday 9/15
Maine Outdoor Film Festival: 7 p.m., Scarborough Land Trust hosts outdoor adventure and conservation films shown in the field at Memorial Park, 5 Durant Drive, Scarborough. Free, maineoutdoorfilmfestival.com.
Ongoing
Apohadion Theater: 107 Hanover St., Portland, theapohadiontheater.com.
Frontier Theater: 14 Maine St., Brunswick, explorefrontier.com/events/all.
Merrill Film Society: watch movies on your own and join a Zoom discussion. Email Mike at mcarnes@yarmouthlibrary.org for an invitation.
Southworth Planetarium: 96 Falmouth St., Portland, in person, usm.maine.edu/planet/location-and-hours.
Museums
Bowdoin College Museum of Art, Brunswick “Innovation and Resilience Across Three Generations of Wabanaki Basket-Making,” through Sept. 18. Free admission, bowdoin.edu/art-museum.
Maine Historical Society – “Northern Threads: Two Centuries of Dress”: Part II on view through Dec. 31, 489 Congress St., Portland, mainehistory.org.
Maine Jewish Museum: “Color Fields,” Joan Busing; “Generational Layers: Gerstenblatt-Berg Family Collage Portraits,” Paula Gerstenblatt; “Following the Light,” Judy Glickman Lauder, through Oct. 28. First Friday Art Walk 5-8 p.m. Oct. 7, 267 Congress St., Portland.
Maine Museum of Photographic Arts: Claire Seidl and Rose Marasco, through Oct. 8, 15 Middle St., 3A, Portland, mainemuseumofphotographicarts.org.
Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Friday by reservation only, Bowdoin College, 255 Maine St., Brunswick, bowdoin.edu/arctic-museum.
Portland Observatory: 138 Congress St., 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday through Monday for timed, 45-minute guided tours and 5-8 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday for self-guided sunset tours. Details at portlandlandmarks.org.
Tate House Museum: tours on the hour 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday, 1267 Westbrook St., Portland. Masks required. Free-$16, reserve at tatehouse.org.
Victoria Mansion: 10 a.m. to 3:50 p.m. to Oct. 31, 109 Danforth St., Portland. Free-$35, victoriamansion.org.
Saturday 9/10
Afternoon at the Museum & Theatre with Palaver Strings: 2 p.m., Children’s Museum & Theatre of Maine, 250 Thompson’s Point, Portland. Interactive musical experiences. Free to $15, kitetails.org.
Wednesday 9/14
“Two Centuries of Maine Shipbuilding: A Visual History”: 7 p.m., Tate House Museum lawn, 1267 Westbrook St., Portland, $10+, tatehouse.org.
Music
Concerts at the Gazebo: 7 p.m. Fridays until Sept. 9 in Bath. Free, visitbath.com.
Friday 9/9
Simple Trio – Dimensions in Jazz: 8 p.m., Portland Conservatory of Music, 28 Neal St., Portland, $5+, eventbrite.com.
Stu Mahan & Royal Hammer: 6 p.m. Portland Lobster Co., 180 Commercial St., Portland.
Summer Sunsets Live: 4-8:30 p.m., Thompson’s Point, Thompson’s Point Road, Portland. Free, thompsonspoint.com.
Saturday 9/10
Carole Wise: 7 p.m., Cadenza, 5 Depot St., Freeport. bandsintown.com.
Milk St.: 8 p.m., Sun Tiki Studios, 375 Forest Ave., Portland. bandsintown.com.
Morgan Evans: 9 p.m., Aura Maine, 121 Center St., Portland. $25, bandsintown.com.
Spiritual Rez: 8 p.m., Portland House Of Music and Events, 25 Temple St., Portland. bandsintown.com.
Steamboat Gypsy Gand: 9 p.m., The Dogfish Company, 128 Free St., Portland. thedogfishcompany.com.
Will Woodson & Caitlin Finley: 5 p.m., The Music Loft at Linden Lea, 655 Elmwood Road, Pownal. $20, lindenleapownal.net.
Sunday 9/11
Daniel Tosh: Leaves and Lobster Tour: 7:30 p.m, Merrill Auditorium, 20 Myrtle St., Portland. bandsintown.com.
Jim Sharkey: 1 p.m., Deering Center Porchfest 2022, Portland. bandsintown.com.
She & Him: Melt Away Tour: 8 p.m., State Theatre, 609 Congress St., Portland. $45, bandsintown.com.
Monday 9/12
The War On Drugs: 8 p.m., State Theatre, 609 Congress St., Portland. $46, facebook.com.
Tuesday 9/13
Apocalyptica — Cell-0 Tour: 8 p.m., State Theatre, 609 Congress St, Portland. $30-$40, facebook.com.
Bastardane & Burden of the Sky & Nonpoint & Sevendust: 6 p.m., Aura Maine, 121 Center St., Portland.
Kurt Rosenwinkle: 8 p.m., One Longfellow Square, 181 State St., Portland. $35-$45, proof of vaccination and masks mandatory. onelongfellowsquare.com.
Wednesday 9/14
Bill Berlinghoff Acoustic Folk Music: 10 a.m., Freeport Community Library, 10 Library Dr, Freeport. freeportmaine.libcal.com.
OH DEER!: 8 p.m., Flask Lounge, 117 Spring St, Portland. flasklounge.com.
Thursday 9/15
American Chop Suey: 8 p.m., The Dogfish Company, 128 Free St., Portland.
J. Marc Bailey & Jeneen Terrana: 7 p.m., St. Lawrence Arts, 76 Congress St., Portland. $15-$21, stlawrencearts.org.
Gary Clark Jr.: 6:30 p.m., Thompson’s Point, 10 Thompsons Point, Portland. $45, bandsintown.com.
Friday 9/16
Arlo McKinley: 7 p.m., Portland House Of Music and Events, 25 Temple St., Portland. portlandhouseofmusic.com.
Emperor X: 7:30 p.m., Find, 16 Free St., Portland. bandsintown.com.
Henry Rollins: Good To See You 2022: 8 p.m., Aura Maine, 121 Center St., Portland. $20-$35, bandsintown.com.
Jazz Friday with LQH: 8 p.m. The Dogfish Company, 128 Free St., Portland.
Dave Kobrenski, Pianist Jed Wilson, and Percussionist Brian Shankar Adler: 7 p.m., St. Lawrence Arts, 76 Congress St, Portland. $12-$15, stlawrencearts.
The Satoko Fujii & Katta Maki Duo | Dimensions in Jazz: 8 p.m., Portland Conservatory of Music, 28 Neal St., Portland. $5-$25, portlandconservatoryofmusic.org.
Slygo Road!: 7 p.m. The Porthole Restaurant & Pub, 20 Custom House Wharf, Portland. Free, portholemaine.com.
Sunday 9/18
“This Is America”: 5 p.m., Portland Chamber Music Festival, Cove Street Arts, 71 Cove St., Portland, solo performance with Grammy-winning violinist Johnny Gandelsman, $25-$75, pcmf.org.
Ongoing
80’s n Retro Party: rotating DJs last Saturday of every month, Flask Lounge, 117 Spring St., Portland. flasklounge.com.
Afrobeat Saturdays: 9 p.m. Saturdays, Aura Maine, 121 Center St., Portland, eventbrite.com.
Darlin’ Corey: 6 p.m. first Friday of the month through December, Port City Blue, 650A Congress St., Portland.
Foundation Friday: second Friday of the month, Flask Lounge, 117 Spring St., Portland. Community. Dance. Music. Love. See flasklounge.com for time.
Fourth Friday Jazz with rotating special guest: 8-11 p.m., The Dogfish Company, 128 Free St., Portland. thedogfishcompany.com.
Irish Music Night: 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays, Blue, 650A Congress St., Portland, facebook.com/IrishNightAtBlue.
Karaoke: 10 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. every Thursday, Sea Dog Brewing Company, 125 Western Ave., South Portland. sopo.seadogbrewing.com.
Open DJ Night: Every Tuesday at Flask Lounge, 117 Spring St., Portland. Bring records, CDs, or controller; all formats/genres welcome. flasklounge.com.
Under the Covers: 8-11:30 p.m., third Friday of the month, Seasons Grille, 155 Riverside St., Portland. Free.
Theater/Dance
A Comedy of Haunted History: explore the creepy corners of Portland’s Old Port with professional actors and comedians, starting next to Flatbread and RiRa, 72 Commercial St., Portland. $19.99-$29.99, wickedwalkingtours.com.
“Cupid’s Arrow”: Sept. 15-17, Footlights Theatre, 190 U.S. Route 1, Falmouth. $20, thefootlightstheatre.com.
“RBG: One Step At A Time”: Sept. 8-10, 7 p.m. Thursday; 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 2 p.m. Saturday. Footlights Theatre, 190 U.S Route 1., Falmouth. Story of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, $20, thefootlightstheatre.com.
“The Music Man”: Sept. 9-18, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, 7:30 p.m.; Sunday, 2 p.m., Chocolate Church Arts Center, Washington Street, Bath. Non-traditional, stylized version, tickets $18+ at chocolate.na.ticketsearch.com.
Saturday 9/10
Maine Comedian Bob Marley: 8 p.m., Clambake Seafood Restaurant, 354 Pine Point Road, Scarborough. bandsintown.com.
“Our Domestic Resurrection Circus”: 4 p.m., Fort Allen Park, 49 Eastern Promenade, Portland. Free, tickettailor.com.
Tuesday 9/13
On The Air – Comedy Radio Show: 7 p.m., presented by Balderdash Academy at St. Lawrence Arts, Portland. stlawrencearts.org.
Ongoing
Monday of the Minds: A CommUNITY Hip Hop Showcase: 8 p.m. to 1 a.m. every second and fourth Monday, Flask Lounge, 117 Spring St., Portland.
Portland Swing Project: swing dance classes for all levels, Mechanics Hall, 519 Congress St., Portland. portlandswingproject.com.
Thursday Night Comedy: 7 p.m. every Thursday, Stroudwater Distillery, 28 Resurgam Place, Portland. Hosted by Ian MacDonald. Weekly rotating lineup. $10 online or in person, eventbrite.com.
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