Comedy
Friday 9/8
Deep Thoughts Comedy Show: 7 p.m., Maine House Of Comedy, 77 Free St., Portland. $20. eventbrite.com
Sam Miller: 8 p.m., First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church, 425 Congress St., Portland. $20. eventbrite.com
Saturday 9/9
YES&Co. Improv with Angela Coulombe: 7 p.m., Portland Media Center, 516 Congress St., Portland. $15. eventbrite.com
Matt’s Pat’s Comedy Night: 8 p.m., Pat’s Pizza, 791 Route 1, Yarmouth. $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
Friday 9/8
Chelsea Ellis photographer talk: 5 p.m., Maine Museum of Photographic Arts, 15 Middle St., Portland. mainemuseumofphotographicarts.org
Through 9/9
“Us and ME”: 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Tuesdays-Saturdays, Kenise Barnes Fine Art, 43 York St., Portland. kbfa.com
Thursday 9/14
Hannah Bess Ross artist talk: 5:30 p.m., Mechanics’ Hall, 519 Congress St., Portland. Free. creativeportland.com
Through 9/16
“What’s Worth Saving”: Jonathan Latiano, noon to 6 p.m. Thursdays and Fridays, to 4 p.m. Saturdays, Space Gallery, 534 Congress St., Portland. space538.org
Through 9/23
“All the Decades”: Lynne Drexler, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Tuesdays-Saturdays, Moss Galleries, 251 Route 1, Falmouth. elizabethmossgalleries.com
Through 9/29
Curator’s Choice: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., daily, Richard Boyd Art Gallery, 15 Epps St., Portland. richardboydpottery.com
“The Painterly Print”: 3 p.m., Mondays-Fridays, Thornton Oaks, 25 Thornton Way, Brunswick. 800-729-8033
Through 9/30
Alison Goodwin: 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Mondays-Fridays, to 5 p.m. Saturdays, Greenhut Galleries, 146 Middle St., Portland. greenhutgalleries.com
Chelsea Ellis and Todd Watts: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Tuesdays-Saturdays, Maine Museum of Photographic Arts, 15 Middle St., Suite A3, Portland. mainemuseumofphotographicarts.org
“The Divine Feminine”: 4-8 p.m. Fridays, 1-4 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays, UMVA Gallery, 516 Congress St., Portland. theumva.org
Through 10/14
“10 x 10 Show”: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays, noon to 4 p.m. Sundays, Meetinghouse Arts, 40 Main St., Freeport. meetinghousearts.org
Through 10/15
“The Art of Wonder”: Robert McCloskey, Curtis Memorial Library, 23 Pleasant St., Brunswick. curtislibrary.com/mccloskey
Through 10/26
“Mythic and Quotidian”: Peter Wallis, noon to 2 p.m., Fridays and Sundays, Mayo Street Arts, 10 Mayo St., Portland. mayostreetarts.org
Through 11/27
“Aqueous”: Anne Scheer, 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays-Saturdays, Falmouth Memorial Library, 5 Lunt Road, Falmouth. falmouthmemoriallibrary.org
Ongoing
Maine Art Collective: 157 Middle St., Portland. maineartcollective.com
Film
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 9/8
Eight Balls Band: Second Friday Art Walk, 4:30 p.m., The Mix, 53 Maine St., Brunswick. brunswickdowntown.org
Bess Jacques: 7 p.m., Cadenza, 5 Depot St., Freeport. $21 advance, $25 at door. cadenzafreeport.com
Robert Mac: 7:30 p.m., Chocolate Church Arts Center, 804 Washington St., Bath. $18. chocolatechurcharts.org
The Postal Service, Death Cab for Cutie: 7:30 p.m., Cross Insurance Arena, 1 Civic Center Square, Portland. $62-$525. ticketmaster.com
Lucy Kaplansky, Larry John McNally: 8 p.m., One Longfellow Square, 181 State St., Portland. $25 advance, $35 at door. onelongfellowsquare.com
Pile, Life in Vacuum: 8 p.m., Space Gallery, 538 Congress St., Portland. $16 advance, $20 at door. space538.org
Maggie Rose: 8:30 p.m., Portland House of Music, 25 Temple St., Portland. $20 advance, $25 day-of. 21-plus. portlandhouseofmusic.com
“Broadway Rave”: Musical theater dance party, 9 p.m., State Theatre, 609 Congress St., Portland. $15-$20 advance. statetheatreportland.com
Saturday 9/9
Orchestre Tout Puissant Marcel Duchamp: 6 p.m., Deering Oaks Park, 61 Park Ave., Portland. Free. space538.org
Maine Dead Project Summer Farewell: 9 p.m., Portland House Of Music, 25 Temple St., Portland. $15 advance, $20 day-of. 21-plus. portlandhouseofmusic.com
Sunday 9/10
Kate Schrock, Glen DaCosta: 7 p.m., The Hill Arts, 76 Congress St., Portland. thehillarts.me
Low Cut Connie: 8 p.m., Portland House Of Music, 25 Temple St., Portland. $25 advance, $28 day-of. 21-plus. portlandhouseofmusic.com
Tuesday 9/12
East Bayside Bluegrass collective: 7 p.m., Maine Craft Distilling, 123 Washington Ave., Portland. 209-0362
Skid Row, Buckcherry: 7:30 p.m., State Theatre, 609 Congress St., Portland. statetheatreportland.com
Wednesday 9/13
Digable Planets: 8 p.m., State Theatre, 609 Congress St., Portland. statetheatreportland.com
Superchunk, Cable Ties: 8 p.m., Space Gallery, 538 Congress St., Portland. space538.org
Thursday 9/14
Neal Francis, Micromassé: 8 p.m., Portland House Of Music, 25 Temple St., Portland. $25 advance, $30 day-of. 21-plus. portlandhouseofmusic.com
Friday 9/15
Donna the Buffalo: 8 p.m., Portland House Of Music, 25 Temple St., Portland. $22 advance, $25 day-of. 21-plus. portlandhouseofmusic.com
Royale Lynn: 8 p.m., Aura Maine, 121 Center St., Portland. auramaine.com
Ongoing
Musicians Circle: 3-5 p.m., Wednesdays, Scarborough Community Center, 418 Payne Road, Scarborough. 730-4150, comserv@scarboroughmaine.org
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
Through 9/23
“What We Get to Keep”: 7 p.m. Thursdays-Saturdays, 2 p.m. Sundays, The Hill Arts, 76 Congress St., Portland. $30 advance, $35 at door. thehillarts.me
Through 9/16
“The Judy Garland Story: You Made Me Love You”: 7 p.m. Thursdays, 7:30 p.m. Fridays, 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Saturdays, Footlights Theatre, 190 U.S. Route 1, Falmouth. $20. thefootlightstheatre.com
Ongoing
Balderdash Academy On The Air: 7-9 p.m., monthly, The Hill Arts, 76 Congress St., Portland. $15 advance, $20 at door. thehillarts.me
Open Stage: 6 p.m., last Friday, Three of Strong Spirits distillery, 35B Diamond St., Portland. threeofstrongspirits.com
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