Comedy
Thursdays 7/20 & 7/27
New England’s Funniest Comedian qualifying rounds: 8 p.m., Aura Maine, 121 Center St., Portland. $12-$15. auramaine.com
Friday 7/21
Don’t Tell Comedy secret show: 8 p.m., East Bayside, Portland. $25. 21-plus. donttellcomedy.com
Tuesday 7/25
Improv Jam: 7-9 p.m., The Hill Arts, 76 Congress St., Portland. $10 advance, $14 at door. thehillarts.me
Comedy Playtime, a Standup Show: 8 p.m., Blue, 650A Congress St., Portland. $15 advance, $20 at door. portcityblue.com
Friday 7/28
Tawanda Gona: 7 p.m., Maine House of Comedy, 77 Free St., Portland. $20. eventbrite.com
Ongoing
The Char and Cher Drag Show: 8:30 p.m. first Wednesday, Flask Lounge, 117 Spring St., Portland. flasklounge.com
Exhibits/Galleries
Through 7/29
“Song of Summer”: Colin Page, 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Mondays-Fridays, to 5 p.m. Saturdays, Greenhut Galleries, 146 Middle St., Portland. greenhutgalleries.com
Through 7/30
“Contrasts”: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily, Richard Boyd Art Gallery, 15 Epps St., Portland. richardboydpottery.com
Pop Up No. 1: 2-6 p.m. Thursdays-Saturdays, Sidle House Gallery, 20 Bartol Island Road, Freeport. instagram.com/sidlehousemaine
Through 10/15
“The Art of Wonder”: Robert McCloskey, Curtis Memorial Library, 23 Pleasant St., Brunswick. curtislibrary.com/mccloskey
Through 8/25
“Explorations”: Mairen O’Neill and Ashlyn Feeley, Merrill Memorial Library, 215 Main St., Yarmouth. yarmouthlibrary.org
Through 8/26
“Earth and Light”: David Rankin, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays, Moss Galleries, 251 Route 1, Falmouth. elizabethmossgalleries.com
Ongoing
Maine Art Collective: 157 Middle St., Portland. maineartcollective.com
Film
Thursday 7/27
“School of Rock” (2003): Rated PG-13, 5:30 p.m., Scarborough Public Library, 48 Gorham Road, Scarborough. Reservation required. scarboroughlibrary.org
Through 7/30
Maine Outdoor Film Festival: Multiple locations around Portland. $15 advance, $18 at door. moff2023.eventive.org
Ongoing
Apohadion Theater: 107 Hanover St., Portland. theapohadiontheater.com
Merrill Film Society: Watch movies on your own and join a Zoom discussion. Email Mike at mcarnes@yarmouthlibrary.org for an invitation. yarmouthlibrary.org
Music
Friday 7/21
Lynn Deeves, Trina Hamlin, Colleen Sexton: 7 p.m., Cadenza, 5 Depot St., Freeport. $20 advance, $25 at door. cadenzafreeport.com
Guerilla Toss, Lahnah, An Anderson: 8 p.m., Space Gallery, 538 Congress St., Portland. $15 advance, $18 day-of. space538.org
Saturday 7/22
The Renovators: 6:30 p.m., Memorial Green, 305 Main St., Yarmouth. clamfestival.com
Action Bronson: 8 p.m., State Theatre, 609 Congress St., Portland. $45 advance, $50 at door. statetheatreportland.com
Dolly Creamer, Lizarded: 8 p.m., The Apohadion Theater, 107 Hanover St., Portland. facebook.com/TheApohadionTheater
Easy Honey, That Hideous Sound: 8:30 p.m., Portland House of Music, 25 Temple St., Portland. $15 advance, $18 day-of. 21-plus. portlandhouseofmusic.com
Hannah Damon and Friends: 9 p.m., The Dogfish Company, 128 Free St., Portland.
Sunday 7/23
Cheer Accident: 7:30 p.m., The Apohadion Theater, 107 Hanover St., Portland. $12. facebook.com/TheApohadionTheater
Monday 7/24
For Jackson: Summer concerts in the park series, 6:30 p.m., Village Park, 22 Hat Trick Drive, Falmouth. 699-5302. falmouthme.org
Tuesday 7/25
Zoot Jumpers: 6 p.m., Lincoln Park, Congress and Franklin streets, Portland. Free. lovelincolnpark.org
Owen Kennedy, Owen Marshall: 7 p.m., Jewish Community Alliance of Southern Maine, 1342 Congress St., Portland. $15 adults, $7.50 youth. mainejewish.org
Brennan Wedl, Carol, Sequela: 7:30 p.m., The Apohadion Theater, 107 Hanover St., Portland. $12. facebook.com/TheApohadionTheater
Ballyhoo: 8 p.m., Portland House of Music, 25 Temple St., Portland. $20 advance, $25 day-of. 21-plus. portlandhouseofmusic.com
Wednesday 7/26
Studio Two: Summer concert series, 6:30 p.m., Mill Creek Park, 50 Hinckley Drive, South Portland. sopoparksrec.com
Willi Carlisle, Reid Parsons: 6:30 p.m., Peaks Island Lions Club, 2 Garden Place, Peaks Island, Portland. $15 advance, $20 day-of. space538.org
Wednesday 7/26-Friday 7/29
CarmXn: 6 p.m. Wednesday, Friday and Saturday, Mechanics’ Hall, 519 Congress St., Portland. $75-$125. hogfish.org
Thursday 7/27
Chandlers Military Band: 6 p.m., Fort Allen Park, 49 Eastern Promenade, Portland. Free. easternpromenade.org
Gawler Family Band: 6 p.m., Congress Square Park, Portland. Free. onelongfellowsquare.com
Nat Hussey and Cathie Stebbins Project: 6 p.m., Winslow Park, Winslow Park Way, Freeport. Free. meetinghousearts.org
Gregory Alan Isakov, Josh Ritter: 7 p.m., Thompson’s Point, Portland. $46 advance, $51 day-of. statetheatreportland.com
Long Beach Dub Allstars: 8 p.m., Portland House of Music, 25 Temple St., Portland. $25 advance, $30 day-of. 21-plus. portlandhouseofmusic.com
Happy Folk: 9 p.m., The Dogfish Company, 128 Free St., Portland.
Friday 7/28
Sara Caswell Quartet: 7:30 p.m., Portland Conservatory of Music, 28 Neal St., Portland. $20 advance, $25 at door, $5 students, $15 seniors. pcm.org
Nanna (Of Monsters and Men): 8 p.m., Portland House of Music, 25 Temple St., Portland. $36 advance, $41 day-of. 21-plus. portlandhouseofmusic.com
Chris Webby: 9 p.m., Aura Maine, 121 Center St., Portland. $25-$30. auramaine.com
Ongoing
Musicians Circle: 3-5 p.m. Wednesdays, Scarborough Community Center, 418 Payne Road, Scarborough.
Rob Carpenter: 6 p.m. Fridays, Byrnes’ Irish Pub, 16 Station Ave., Brunswick. byrnesirishpub.com
Open jazz session: 7 p.m. Wednesdays, Blue, 650A Congress St., Portland. portcityblue.com
Flask Retro Party: 8 p.m. every last Saturday, Flask Lounge, 117 Spring St., Portland. $5. flasklounge.com
Friday DJ: 8 p.m. Fridays, O’Donoghue’s Pub, 103 Pleasant St., Brunswick. facebook.com/ODonoghuesPubBrunswickMe
“Monday of the Minds”: Hip hop open mic, 8 p.m. Mondays, Flask Lounge, 117 Spring St., Portland. 21-plus. flasklounge.com
Stereo Dreams: Open mic, 8 p.m. every first Wednesday, Sun Tiki Studios, 375 Forest Ave., Portland. suntikistudios.com
Open DJ Night: 8:30 p.m. Tuesdays, Flask Lounge, 117 Spring St., Portland. flasklounge.com
Live Music: 9 p.m. Fridays, Sea Dog Brewing Company, 125 Western Ave., South Portland. seadogbrewing.com
Karaoke: 10 p.m. Thursdays, Sea Dog Brewing Company, 125 Western Ave., South Portland. seadogbrewing.com
Theater/Dance
Monday 7/24
“Three Little Pigs”: 10 a.m., 1, 4 and 6 p.m., Maine State Music Theatre, 22 Elm St., Brunswick. $23-$31. msmt.org
Tuesday 7/25
“Caps for Sale”: 10 a.m., Scarborough Public Library, 48 Gorham Road, Scarborough. scarboroughlibrary.org
Thursday 7/27 & Sunday 7/30
“Cinderella”: 7:30 p.m. Thursday, 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Merrill Auditorium, 20 Myrtle St., Portland. $35-$140, free ages 25 and under. operamaine.org
Through 7/28
“Complete Works of Shakespeare, Abridged, Revised, Again”: 6:30 p.m., Thursdays-Saturdays, Deering Oaks Park, Portland. Free. Reservation required. fenixtheatre.com
Through 7/30
“Charlotte’s Web”: 11 a.m. Fridays-Sundays, 3 p.m. additional on Sundays, Children’s Museum and Theatre of Maine, 250 Thompson’s Point Road, Portland. $16. kitetails.org
“The Thin Place”: 7 p.m. Thursdays-Saturdays, 3 p.m. Sunday, The Hill Arts, 76 Congress St., Portland. $25. thehillarts.me
Ongoing
Open Stage: 6 p.m. last Friday, Three of Strong Spirits distillery, 35B Diamond St., Portland. threeofstrongspirits.com
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