Municipal Organist, James Kennerley, renowned soloists and instrumentalists and the Kotzschmar Festival Brass & Percussion Ensemble will perform at “Christmas with Kennerley” at 7 p.m. Dec. 19 at Merrill Auditorium in Portland. Contributed / Tim Greenway
Comedy
Friday 12/22
“An Improvised Holiday Special”: 7 p.m., The Hill Arts, 76 Congress St., Portland. $15 advance, $20 at door. 18-plus. thehillarts.me
Don’t Tell Comedy: 8 p.m., location revealed day-of, East Bayside, Portland. $25. 21-plus. donttellcomedy.com
Talk Of The Town Comedy Show: 8 p.m., Maine House Of Comedy, 77 Free St., Portland. $20. eventbrite.com
Exhibits/Galleries
Through 12/21
“S.N.O.W. ’23”: 2-6 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, Sidle House, 20 Bartol Island Road, Freeport. meetinghousearts.org
Through 12/30
“Potato Chips and Ginger Ale”: Noon to 6 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, Frank Brockman Gallery, 68 Maine St., Brunswick.
Sparkle – Holiday Show: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays, Meetinghouse Arts, 40 Main St., Freeport. meetinghousearts.org
Through 12/31
“Holiday Offerings”: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., daily, Richard Boyd Art Gallery, 15 Epps St., Portland. Free. richardboydpottery.com
Through 1/7
“Seeking Light: Plants from Shoreline to Canopy”: Noon to 5 p.m. Thursdays-Sundays, UNE Art Gallery, 716 Stevens Ave., Portland. une.edu
Through 1/13
“The Littles”: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays, Elizabeth Moss Galleries, 251 Route 1, Falmouth. elizabethmossgalleries.com
Through 1/31
“Art of Penobscot Bay”: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays-Saturdays, noon to 5 p.m. Sundays, Thos. Moser, 149 Main St., Freeport. thosmoser.com
“Traditional painting genres in photography”: Holiday exhibition, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays, Maine Museum of Photographic Arts, 15 Middle St., Portland. mainemuseumofphotographicarts.org
Through 2/2
“Long Dreams”: Jeane Cohen, Peter Burns, and Valerie Hegarty, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Elizabeth Moss Galleries, 100 Fore St., Portland. elizabethmossgalleries.com
Ongoing
Maine Art Collective: 157 Middle St., Portland. maineartcollective.com
Film
Sunday 12/17
“Fanny and Alexander” (1982): Swedish with English subtitles, 3 p.m., Space Gallery, 538 Congress St., Portland. $9. space538.org
Tuesday 12/19
“Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer”: Pajama movie time, 6 p.m., Topsham Public Library, 25 Foreside Road, Topsham. topshamlibrary.org
Friday 12/22
“Elf” (2003): Rated PG, 1:30 p.m., Topsham Public Library, 25 Foreside Road, Topsham. topshamlibrary.org
“Barbie” (2023): Rated PG-13, 3 p.m., Curtis Memorial Library, 23 Pleasant St., Brunswick. curtislibrary.libcal.com
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 12/15
Casco Bay Tummlers: 7 p.m., Mayo Street Arts, 10 Mayo St., Portland. $15 advance, $18 at door, or pay-what-you-can. mayostreetarts.org
Conifer: 7:30 p.m., Portland Conservatory of Music, 28 Neal St., Portland. $12-$29. porttix.com
Piebald; Weakened Friends: 8 p.m., Portland House of Music, 25 Temple St., Portland. $25 advance, $30 at door. 21-plus. portlandhouseofmusic.com
Saturday 12/16
Pat Colwell and the Soul Sensations: 7 p.m., Cadenza, 5 Depot St., Freeport. $25 advance, $30 at door. cadenzafreeport.com
Jazz Band Benefit Concert: 7:30 p.m., Chocolate Church Arts Center, 804 Washington St., Bath. $18-$22. chocolatechurcharts.org
Blues Prophets: 8 p.m., One Longfellow Square, 181 State St., Portland. $20 advance, $30 at door. onelongfellowsquare.com
Dead Gowns: 8 p.m., Space Gallery, 538 Congress St., Portland. $15 advance, $18 at door. space538.org
Fogcutters Christmas Extravaganza: 8 p.m., State Theatre, 609 Congress St., Portland. $22 advance, $25 at door. statetheatreportland.com
Scissorfight; Blood Lightning; Viqueen: 8 p.m., Sun Tiki Studios, 375 Forest Ave., Portland. $20. suntikistudios.com
portBOWIE: 9 p.m., Portland House of Music, 25 Temple St., Portland. $12 advance, $15 at door. 21-plus. portlandhouseofmusic.com
“Spose’s PDank Xmas 9”: 9 p.m., Aura, 121 Center St., Portland. $25. auramaine.com
Through 12/17
“Magic of Christmas”: 2 and 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 1 and 5 p.m. Sunday, Merrill Auditorium, 20 Myrtle St., Portland. $32-$99. porttix.com
Portland Piano Trio, “The Waning Light”: 3 p.m., Holy Trinity Orthodox Church, 133 Pleasant St., Portland. Free. htrinityportland.org
Nelson Checkoway; Per Hanson; Jon Ross: 4 p.m., Cadenza, 5 Depot St., Freeport. $21 advance, $25 at door, $10 students. cadenzafreeport.com
Rock My Soul: 4 p.m., One Longfellow Square, 181 State St., Portland. $20 advance, $25 at door. onelongfellowsquare.com
Marc Chillemi Quintet: 6 p.m., Lemont Hall, 2 Pleasant St., Brunswick. $20 advance, $10 students, $25 at door. lemontblock.com
Monday 12/18
Amethyst Chamber Ensemble: 7 p.m., Curtis Memorial Library, 23 Pleasant St., Brunswick. curtislibrary.libcal.com
“Sing! It’s Christmas”: 7 p.m., Chocolate Church Arts Center, 804 Washington St., Bath. Free. chocolatechurcharts.org
Tuesday 12/19
Bianca Pastrana: Noon, The Apohadion Theater, 107 Hanover St., Portland. $5-$20 suggested donation. instagram.com/theapohadion
“Christmas with Kennerley”: 7 p.m., Merrill Auditorium, 20 Myrtle St., Portland. $28-$58. porttix.com
Wednesday 12/20
Falmouth High School Choral Winter Concert: 6:30 p.m., Falmouth High School, 74 Woodville Road, Falmouth. falmouthschools.org
Seth Yacovone Band: 8 p.m., Portland House of Music, 25 Temple St., Portland. $8 advance, $10 at door. 21-plus. portlandhouseofmusic.com
Thursday 12/21
Choral Art Holiday Sing-Along: 12:15 p.m., Portland Conservatory of Music, 28 Neal St., Portland. Free with reservation. porttix.com
Low Lily’s Winter Solstice: 8 p.m., One Longfellow Square, 181 State St., Portland. $25 advance, $35 at door. onelongfellowsquare.com
Bearly Dead: 9 p.m., Portland House of Music, 25 Temple St., Portland. $15 advance, $20 at door. 21-plus. portlandhouseofmusic.com
Friday 12/22
Broken Men: 8 p.m., Portland House of Music, 25 Temple St., Portland. $13 advance, $20 at door. 21-plus. portlandhouseofmusic.com
Inanna, Sisters in Rhythm: 8 p.m., One Longfellow Square, 181 State St., Portland. $20 advance, $30 at door. onelongfellowsquare.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
Wednesday 12/13-Saturday 12/16
“‘Twas the Night Before Burlesque”: 7:30 p.m. Wednesday-Sunday, The Hill Arts, 76 Congress St., Portland. $25 advance, $30 at door. 18-plus. vividmotion.org
Friday 12/15
“Strut”: Music, drag shows, local vendors and more, 7 p.m., Space Gallery, 538 Congress St., Portland. $25 advance, $40 at door. 21-plus. space538.org
Saturday 12/16-Saturday 12/23
“A Victorian Nutcracker”: 7:30 p.m. Friday, 2 and 7 p.m. Saturdays, 2 p.m. Sundays. Pickard Theater in Brunswick and Merrill Auditorium in Portland. $29-$85. porttix.com
Through 12/17
“Twelfth Night, a Holiday Musical”: 6:30 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Stevens Square, 631 Stevens Ave., Portland. $20 suggested donation. fenixtheatre.com
“The Phantom Tollbooth”: 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday, The Theater Project, 14 School St., Brunswick. $20 suggested donation, $15 students, $12 children. theaterproject.com
“A Christmas Story, the Musical”: 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday, Lyric Music Theater, 176 Sawyer St., South Portland. $25, $20 ages 12 and under and seniors. lyricmusictheater.org
Through 12/23
“A Christmas Carol”: 7 p.m. Tuesdays, 7:30 p.m. Dec. 23, The Footlights Theatre, 190 Route 1, Falmouth. $20. thefootlightstheatre.com
“Gifts of Christmas, a Musical”: 7 p.m. Wednesdays and Thursdays, 7:30 p.m. Fridays, 2 p.m. weekends, The Footlights Theatre, 190 Route 1, Falmouth. $20. thefootlightstheatre.com
Through 12/30
“Corduroy”: 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. Fridays-Sundays, Children’s Museum and Theatre of Maine, 250 Thompson’s Point Road, Portland. $16. kitetails.org
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
Teller’s Garden First Friday Performances: 6:30 p.m., first Friday, Portland Media Center, 516 Congress St., Portland. $15, $10 seniors. facebook.com/TellersGarden
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