CLASSICAL MUSIC

TODAY

DaPonte String Quartet, with pianist Chiharu Naruse, Bates College (Olin Arts Center), Lewiston. Free; tickets required. 786-6135. 7:30 p.m.

Noonday Concert with the DaPonte String Quartet, First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church, Portland. Free. 775-3356. 12:15 p.m.

KinderKonzert, for ages 3 to 7, with members of the Portland Symphony Orchestra, Fryeburg Academy (Leura Hill Eastman Performing Arts Center), Fryeburg. $4. “Strings: The Story of Abbie Burgess,” 12:30 and 1:30 p.m. 

SATURDAY

Trio Cleonice and student performers, Husson University (Gracie Theatre), Bangor. Free. www.kneisel.org. 1 p.m. 

SUNDAY

Trio Cleonice, Blue Hill Congregational Church. $15; free for children. www.kneisel.org. 3 p.m.

Oni Buchanan, piano, The Old White Church, Buxton. $14; $12 for students and seniors ages 65 and older. 929-6472. 3 p.m.

Bach’s B-minor Mass, performed by students and faculty of the University of Southern Maine’s School of Music, Bowdoin College (Studzinski Recital Hall), Brunswick. $15. 798-4141. 3 p.m.

Concerts at Jewett with Chiharu Naruse and the DaPonte String Quartet, University of Maine (Jewett Hall), Augusta. $10; $5 for students; free for ages 12 and younger. 621-3551. 2 p.m. 

DANCE

“A Night of Broadway,” song and dance from some of Broadway’s biggest shows, Maine State Ballet Theater, Falmouth. $15-$20. www.mainestateballet.org. 7 p.m. Friday; 3 and 7 p.m. Saturday. Through Oct. 23. 

THEATER

“The 39 Steps,” comedic spy thriller, Portland Stage Company. $14-$37. 7:30 p.m. today, Friday, Tuesday and Wednesday; 4 and 8 p.m. Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday. Through Oct. 24.

“Chicago,” musical starring Sally Struthers, Ogunquit Playhouse. $49-$67. 2:30 and 8 p.m. today; 8 p.m. Friday and Wednesday; 3:30 and 8:30 p.m. Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday. Through Oct. 24.

“August: Osage County,” prize-winning tragicomedy by Good Theatre, St. Lawrence Arts Center, Portland. $15-$25. www.goodtheater.com. 7 p.m. today to Saturday and Wednesday; 2 p.m. Sunday. Through Nov. 7.

“I’ll Be Back Before Midnight,” murder mystery for mature audiences only, Old Port Playhouse, Portland. $18-$22. 7 p.m. today; 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday. Through Oct. 24.

“Six Degrees of Separation,” commentary of what drives and motivates us as humans presented by Mad Horse Theatre, Lucid Stage, Portland. $20; $18 for students and seniors; pay what you can today only. www.lucidstage.com. 7:30 p.m. today; 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday. Through Oct. 24.

“Children of Eden,” musical, Great Falls Performing Arts Center, Auburn. $18 at door; $16 in advance. 783-0958. 7:30 p.m. today; 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday.

“Fuddy Meers,” comedy about an amnesiac who is kidnapped, Bates College (Black Box Theater), Lewiston. Free. www.bates.edu. 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday.

“Indoor/Outdoor,” the story of an indoor cat and her human companion, Public Theatre, Lewiston, $16-$18; $5 for ages 18 and younger. www.thepublictheatre.org. 7:30 p.m. Friday; 8 p.m. Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday. Through Oct. 24.

“Beauty and the Beast,” children’s musical, Children’s Museum and Theatre of Maine, Portland. $8. www.kitetails.org. 4 p.m. Friday; 1 and 4 p.m. Saturday; 4 p.m. Sunday. Through Oct. 24.

“The Secret of Comedy,” play about an emotionally-challenged family trying to get through the five stages of grief, Acorn Studios, Westbrook. $10; $8 for students and seniors. www.acorn-productions.org. 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 5 p.m. Sunday. Through Oct. 24.

“Godspell,” musical, Christ Church, Kennebunk. $15 at door. 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday.

“The Man from Earth,” play bout a man who claims he is immortal, presented by Stage East, Eastport Arts Center. 853-4650. 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 3 p.m. Sunday. Through Oct. 24.

Play Me a Story, play reading series of children’s books by company actors followed by an acting workshop for children ages 4 to 10, Portland Stage Company. $15. www.portlandstage.org. Readings of “Click Clack Moo” and “Trudy,” 10:30 a.m. Saturday. Through Nov. 20.

“Broadway Is Back” dinner theater, Anthony’s Dinner Theater & Cabaret, Portland. $39.95 (includes five-course dinner). www.anthonysdinnertheater.com. Saturday.

“Tales of Freeport’s Past,” radio show production, Freeport Community Library. $5/donation. 415-6251. 2 p.m. Sunday.

Bold Face Play Reading Series, with Harbor Light Stage, Kittery Art Association. $10. “Ethan Frome,” 7:30 p.m. Monday.

Dark Night Series, presented by Mad Horse Theatre Company, Lucid Stage, Portland. $10/donation. www.lucidstage.com. “Midge’s Section,” 7:30 p.m. Monday to Wednesday. 

GALLERIES/MUSEUMS

OPENINGS/RECEPTIONS

“Islands and Sirens,” work by Tom Curry and Brian Mark, Thos. Moser Showroom, Freeport. www.thosmoser.com. Reception 6 to 8:30 p.m. today. Through January.

Group show, work by Ed Nadeau and others, Courthouse Gallery Fine Art, Ellsworth. 667-6611. Today to Oct. 30.

Multimedia exhibit with gallery artists, Turtle Gallery, Deer Isle. www.turtlegallery.com. Today to Saturday.

“Origins,” The Gallery at Eleven Pleasant St., Brunswick. www.vsartsmaine.org. Today to Nov. 26.

“Inside,” group show, River Arts, Damariscotta. 563-1507. Today to Nov. 5.

“Sea of Faces,” work by Nicole Wolf, Elizabeth Moss Gallery, Falmouth. www.elizabethmossgalleries.com. Today to Saturday.

Finer Things Invitational Craft Show and Sale, Penobscot Marine Museum, Searsport. www.penobscotmarinemuseum.org. Today to Oct. 24.

“From the Farm,” paintings by Elsie Gawler, Belfast Co-op Cafe Gallery. www.belfast.coop. Today to Oct. 30.

“Shoemaking Skills of Generations,” exhibit celebrating Lewiston and Auburn’s history and present-day legacy in shoemaking, Museum L-A, Lewiston. Today to Wednesday.

Fred Field, photography, Falmouth Memorial Library. www.falmouth.lib.me.us. Today to Nov. 11.

“Fiber to Pastel: Celebrating Life in Color,” work by Cathy Grigsby, Frost Farm Gallery, Norway. www.frostfarmgallery.com. Today to Oct. 30.

Gabriella D’Italia, fiber art, Aarhus Gallery, Belfast. Today to Oct. 24.

“Mind’s Eye,” floor cloths by Mary Lynn Engel, Thomas Memorial Library, Cape Elizabeth. www.thomasmemoriallibrary.org. Today to Oct. 30.

“Diversity,” pottery by Rick Boyd and Pamela Williamson, Richard Boyd Gallery, Peaks Island. www.richardboydpottery.com. Today to Oct. 30.

Group show, etchings by David Itchkawitch, prints by Nicole Hogarty and ink drawings by Sylvia Bain, A Fine Thing: Edward T. Pollack Fine Arts, Portland. www.edpollackfinearts.com. Today to Nov. 23.

Erika Heidi Thiele, oil paintings, University of Maine (Blake Library), Fort Kent. Today to Oct. 29.

“Experimental Jewelry,” made by local metalsmiths, Daunis Fine Jewelry, Portland. www.daunis.com. Today to Nov. 2.

“Autumn Arrivals,” 19th- and 20th-century American and European paintings, Wiscasset Bay Gallery, Wiscasset. www.wiscassetbaygallery.com. Today to Nov. 27.

“Origins,” VSA Gallery, Brunswick. www.vsartsmaine.org. Today to Nov. 4.

“I’m Just Sayin’/I Know Right?”, exhibit looking at contemporary text with work by Adriane Herman, Megan O’Connell, Jeff Badger and Cliff Baldwin, Whitney Art Works, Portland. Today to Nov. 20.

“Going Forward, Looking Back: Practicing Historic Photographic Processes in the 21st Century,” work by several artists who were influenced by Arnold Newman, Maine Media Gallery, Rockport. www.mainemedia.edu. Friday to Nov. 19.

Mary Brooking, paintings, Gallery 302, Bridgton. Reception 5 to 7 p.m. Friday. Through Oct. 29.

“PLEIN AIR! Works Painted on Location,” group show, L/A Arts Gallery 5, Lewiston. 782-7228.

5 to 8 p.m. Friday, Saturday, Tuesday and Wednesday. Through Nov. 6.

Group show, work by Laurie Lofman Bellmore, Lauren Gill, Annie Mahoney and Joan Wright, Art Space Gallery, Rockland. www.artspacemaine.com. Friday to Oct. 30.

Quilt Show, hosted by the Sacred Cotton Quilters Chapter, St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, Augusta. 441-2971. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday.

“In the Barn,” work by Aaron Sober, Carol Bass, Laurie Hadlock and Bob Newton, Four Indian Ridge Road, Freeport. 837-0156. 1 to 7 p.m. Saturday.

“ArtinMe,” painting, drawing and sculpture, Boothbay Region Art Foundation Gallery, Boothbay Harbor. www.boothbayartists.org. Saturday to Nov. 16.

Jacobus Baas, paintings, Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, Boothbay. 633-4333. Reception 5 to 7 p.m. Monday. To Nov. 14.

“Drawing: Marks, Traces and Imprints,” group show, University of Maine (Charles Danforth Gallery), Augusta. Artist talk with Lucinda Bliss, 4 p.m. Monday. Through Wednesday. 

ONGOING

“Life of Millions of Years: The Ancient Egyptian Quest for Immortality,” photographs by Santha Faiia, Museum of African Culture, Portland. www.museumafricanculture.org. Through Friday.

“Locations,” work by Jeff Kellar, Icon Contemporary Art, Brunswick. 725-8157. Through Saturday.

Group show, work by Nina Jerome, Sandy Wadlington and Jeffery Becton, Turtle Gallery, Deer Isle. 348-9977. Through Saturday.

“Sharon Lockhart: Lunch Break,” photographs of workers at Bath Iron Works, Colby College (Museum of Art), Waterville. www.colby.edu. Through Sunday.

Anna Hepler, large-scale installation and cyanotype prints, Portland Museum of Art. 775-6148. Through Sunday.

“Mind-bending with the Mundane,” works by Miller and Shellabarger, Alix Lamber, Andrew Raftery and Allison Smith examining marriage equality, Maine College of Art (Institute of Contemporary Art), Portland. www.meca.edu. Through Sunday.

“A Maine Harvest,” paintings by Joan W. Hooker, Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, Boothbay. 633-4333. Through Sunday.

“Clearing,” abstract landscapes by Jill Caldwell, Maine Farmland Trust Gallery, Belfast. 338-6575. Through Monday.

“Some, Things, Curious,” drawings, paintings and installation by Kreh Mellick, Kimberly Convery, and Devon and Brendan Mullins, Space, Portland. www.space538.org. Through Oct. 22.

“Two by Two,” 2-inch by 2-inch photos and other works by Ali Goodwin, Drift Contemporary Art Gallery, Kittery. www.drift-gallery.com. Through Oct. 22.

“Karsh,” large-format and vintage silver gelatin prints by Yousuf Karsh, Haynes Galleries, Thomaston. www.haynesgalleries.com. Through Oct. 23.

“Cranberry Island and More,” paintings by Henry Finkelstein, June Fitzpatrick Gallery at MECA, Portland. 699-5083. Through Oct. 23.

Dozier Bell, paintings and drawings, Aucocisco Galleries, Portland. 775-2222. Through Oct. 23.

“Will Barnet: New York Drawings and Prints, the 1930s,” Colby College (Museum of Art), Waterville. www.colby.edu. Through Oct. 24.

“Earning Their Keep: Maine’s Windjammers,” multi-stage exhibit featuring historic photos, artifacts and more, Penobscot Marine Museum, Searsport. www.penobscotmarinemuseum.org. Through Oct. 24.

“Young Artist: Mature Art,” oil paintings and watercolors by Russel Whitten, York Public Library. www.york.lib.me.us. Through Oct. 26.

“Photography by Brenton Hamilton,” Susan Maasch Fine Art, Portland. www.susanmaaschfineart.com. Through Oct. 27.

“Visual Contemplations,” watercolors and oils by Cynthia Asherman, 317 Main St., Yarmouth. Through Oct. 29.

“Dance 2010,” dance photography by Arthur Fink, Arthur Fink Studio, Portland. www.arthurfinkphoto.com. Through Oct. 29.

“Landscapes,” work by Anthony Muench and Abbie Sewall, North Yarmouth Academy (Curtis Gallery), Yarmouth. www2.nya.org. Through Oct. 29.

“Raising White Boys in the South,” multimedia installation by Michael Dickins and Dawn Martin Dickins, Harlow Gallery, Hallowell. www.harlowgallery.org. Through Oct. 29.

“The Ambiguities: Selected Works,” graphite drawings and color saturated paintings from Thorpe Feidt’s series inspired by Herman Melville’s novel “Pierre: or, the Ambiguities,” University of Southern Maine (Area Gallery), Portland. Through Oct. 29.

Jeff Bye, Greenhut Galleries, Portland. 772-2693. Through Oct. 30.

Anna Sweeten and Alexandra Hart, Harbor Square Gallery and the Muir Garden for Contemporary Sculpture, Rockland. www.HarborSquareGallery.com. Through Oct. 30.

Christopher Cart and Shaune McCarthy, Harbor Square Gallery, Rockland. www.HarborSquareGallery.com. Through Oct. 30.

“Tourist Season,” work by John Vander, Gold/Smith Gallery, Boothbay Harbor. Through Oct. 30.

“Love Letters to an American Gothic,” paintings by Veronica Cross, Lajos Matolcsy Art Center, Norway. Through Oct. 30.

Group show, work by Ed Nadeau and others, Courthouse Gallery Fine Art, Ellsworth. 667-6611. Through Oct. 30.

“Jane Dahmen: Through the Trees,” and “Pleine Air Maine,” paintings by Brad Betts, Mitch Billis and Bjorn Bunquist, Gleason Fine Art, Portland. 699-5599. Through Oct. 30.

“How Long is Yesterday?” photographs of Ireland by Dan Dow; also oil paintings by Andrea van Voorst van Beest, Addison Woolley Gallery, Portland. www.addisonwoolley.com. Through Oct. 30.

“A Matter of Perception: An Exhibition by Artists with Disabilities,” Freeport Community Library. www.freeportlibrary.com. Through Oct. 30.

Melissa Burgess, photographs, Heron Point Gallery, Portland. www.HeronPointGallery.com. Through Oct. 30.

“Faces of Maine,” Maine Art Gallery, Wiscasset. www.maineartgallery.org. Through Oct. 30.

June Dragoon, paintings, SugarWood Gallery, Farmington. www.sugarwoodgallery.com. Through Oct. 31.

“The Warmth of Wood,” wood pieces by Ann Prescott, Karl Grose and Wayne Robbins, Markings Gallery, Bath. Through Oct. 31.

“Exposed: Rare Photographs of Life in Maine,” Maine Historical Society, Portland. Through Oct. 31.

“Collecting Winslow Homer,” Colby College Museum of Art, Waterville. 859-5600. Through Oct. 31.

“Argot of the Midway,” colored pencil on wood pieces by Justin Roig, running with scissors, Portland. 699-4242. Through Oct. 31.

“2010 Book Arts at Stone House Program,” work by students who participated in USM’s Book Arts program, University of Southern Maine (Glickman Family Library), Portland. 780-4270. Through Oct. 31.

Sandy Flint, photographs, Bowdoin College (David Saul Smith Union), Brunswick. 725-3201. Through Oct. 31.

“On Site,” work by Sally McCorkle, University of Maine (Art Gallery), Farmington. 778-7002. Through Nov. 7.

“Heavy Metal: The Revolution Evolution in Maine Propulsion,” multimedia, Maine Maritime Museum, Bath. mainemaritimemuseum.org. Through Nov. 8.

“Turtle/Television Island,” photographic prints and other media by James Luna, University of Southern Maine (Art Gallery), Gorham. 780-5008. Through Nov. 10.

Ted Wengren, paintings, Frost Gully Gallery, Freeport. Through Nov. 12.

“In a Place Himself: The Graphic World of Winslow Homer,” Saco Museum. Through Nov. 14.

“Landmark Celebrates Creativity,” group show, Bridgton Community Center. 647-8396. Through Nov. 19.

“Life Work,” sculpture by Cabot Lyford, Hawk Ridge Farm, Pownal. jlacombe@maine.rr.com. Through Nov. 21.

“Furniture Masters of New Hampshire,” Center for Furniture Craftsmanship, Rockport. www.woodschool.org. Through Nov. 24.

“Altering Matters: New Work by Maine Members of the Surface Design Association,” University of Southern Maine (Atrium Art Gallery), Lewiston. www.usm.maine.edu/lac/art. Through Nov. 30.

“Photographing Maine: 10 Years Later, 2000-2009,” photography with work by more than 150 artists, Center for Maine Contemporary Art, Rockport. 236-2875. Through Dec. 5.

“Debating Modern Photography: The Triumph of Group f/64,” Portland Museum of Art. Through Dec. 5.

“John Haberle: Master of Illusion,” trompe l’oeil art, Portland Museum of Art. 775-6148. Through Dec. 12.

“Lalla Essaydi: Les Femmes du Maroc,” large-scale photographs adapted from Eugene Delacroix’s “Les Femmes d’Algiers,” Bates College (Museum of Art), Lewiston. www.bates.edu. Through Dec. 17.

“Wally Reinhardt: Collaborations with Ovid,” paintings interpreting Ovid’s “Metamorphoses,” Bates College (Museum of Art), Lewiston. www.bates.edu. Through Dec. 17.

“The Architecture of Environmental Landscapes, Within and Without,” regional artists exploring environmental themes, University of New England (Art Gallery), Portland. Through Dec. 19.

“The Wyeths’ Wyeths,” Farnsworth Art Museum, Rockland. www.farnsworthmuseum.org. Through Dec. 21.

Fall exhibit, works by Todd Watts and Ilya Askinazi and from the museum’s collection, University of Maine (Museum of Art), Bangor. 561-3350. Through Dec. 30.

“Mesa to Sedona to Jerome,” paintings by Francine Schrock, Sandpiper Jewelry Gallery, South Portland. 767-8090. Through Dec. 31.

“A Matter of Perception: An Exhibition by Artists with Disabilities,” VSA arts of Maine Gallery, Augusta. www.vsartsmaine.org. Through Dec. 31.

“The Search for Beauty: Whistler and His Time,” drawings and paintings, Colby College Museum of Art, Waterville. 859-5600. Through Jan. 2.

“Alex Katz: New Work,” Farnsworth Art Museum, Rockland. www.farnsworthmuseum.org. Through Jan. 2.

“Emily Schiffer: Cheyenne River,” photographs, Farnsworth Art Museum, Rockland. www.farnsworthmuseum.org. Through Jan. 16.

CLASSICAL MUSIC

TODAY

DaPonte String Quartet, with pianist Chiharu Naruse, Bates College (Olin Arts Center), Lewiston. Free; tickets required. 786-6135. 7:30 p.m.

Noonday Concert with the DaPonte String Quartet, First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church, Portland. Free. 775-3356. 12:15 p.m.

KinderKonzert, for ages 3 to 7, with members of the Portland Symphony Orchestra, Fryeburg Academy (Leura Hill Eastman Performing Arts Center), Fryeburg. $4. “Strings: The Story of Abbie Burgess,” 12:30 and 1:30 p.m. 

SATURDAY

Trio Cleonice and student performers, Husson University (Gracie Theatre), Bangor. Free. www.kneisel.org. 1 p.m. 

SUNDAY

Trio Cleonice, Blue Hill Congregational Church. $15; free for children. www.kneisel.org. 3 p.m.

Oni Buchanan, piano, The Old White Church, Buxton. $14; $12 for students and seniors ages 65 and older. 929-6472. 3 p.m.

Bach’s B-minor Mass, performed by students and faculty of the University of Southern Maine’s School of Music, Bowdoin College (Studzinski Recital Hall), Brunswick. $15. 798-4141. 3 p.m.

Concerts at Jewett with Chiharu Naruse and the DaPonte String Quartet, University of Maine (Jewett Hall), Augusta. $10; $5 for students; free for ages 12 and younger. 621-3551. 2 p.m. 

DANCE

“A Night of Broadway,” song and dance from some of Broadway’s biggest shows, Maine State Ballet Theater, Falmouth. $15-$20. www.mainestateballet.org. 7 p.m. Friday; 3 and 7 p.m. Saturday. Through Oct. 23. 

THEATER

“The 39 Steps,” comedic spy thriller, Portland Stage Company. $14-$37. 7:30 p.m. today, Friday, Tuesday and Wednesday; 4 and 8 p.m. Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday. Through Oct. 24.

“Chicago,” musical starring Sally Struthers, Ogunquit Playhouse. $49-$67. 2:30 and 8 p.m. today; 8 p.m. Friday and Wednesday; 3:30 and 8:30 p.m. Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday. Through Oct. 24.

“August: Osage County,” prize-winning tragicomedy by Good Theatre, St. Lawrence Arts Center, Portland. $15-$25. www.goodtheater.com. 7 p.m. today to Saturday and Wednesday; 2 p.m. Sunday. Through Nov. 7.

“I’ll Be Back Before Midnight,” murder mystery for mature audiences only, Old Port Playhouse, Portland. $18-$22. 7 p.m. today; 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday. Through Oct. 24.

“Six Degrees of Separation,” commentary of what drives and motivates us as humans presented by Mad Horse Theatre, Lucid Stage, Portland. $20; $18 for students and seniors; pay what you can today only. www.lucidstage.com. 7:30 p.m. today; 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday. Through Oct. 24.

“Children of Eden,” musical, Great Falls Performing Arts Center, Auburn. $18 at door; $16 in advance. 783-0958. 7:30 p.m. today; 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday.

“Fuddy Meers,” comedy about an amnesiac who is kidnapped, Bates College (Black Box Theater), Lewiston. Free. www.bates.edu. 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday.

“Indoor/Outdoor,” the story of an indoor cat and her human companion, Public Theatre, Lewiston, $16-$18; $5 for ages 18 and younger. www.thepublictheatre.org. 7:30 p.m. Friday; 8 p.m. Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday. Through Oct. 24.

“Beauty and the Beast,” children’s musical, Children’s Museum and Theatre of Maine, Portland. $8. www.kitetails.org. 4 p.m. Friday; 1 and 4 p.m. Saturday; 4 p.m. Sunday. Through Oct. 24.

“The Secret of Comedy,” play about an emotionally-challenged family trying to get through the five stages of grief, Acorn Studios, Westbrook. $10; $8 for students and seniors. www.acorn-productions.org. 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 5 p.m. Sunday. Through Oct. 24.

“Godspell,” musical, Christ Church, Kennebunk. $15 at door. 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday.

“The Man from Earth,” play bout a man who claims he is immortal, presented by Stage East, Eastport Arts Center. 853-4650. 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 3 p.m. Sunday. Through Oct. 24.

Play Me a Story, play reading series of children’s books by company actors followed by an acting workshop for children ages 4 to 10, Portland Stage Company. $15. www.portlandstage.org. Readings of “Click Clack Moo” and “Trudy,” 10:30 a.m. Saturday. Through Nov. 20.

“Broadway Is Back” dinner theater, Anthony’s Dinner Theater & Cabaret, Portland. $39.95 (includes five-course dinner). www.anthonysdinnertheater.com. Saturday.

“Tales of Freeport’s Past,” radio show production, Freeport Community Library. $5/donation. 415-6251. 2 p.m. Sunday.

Bold Face Play Reading Series, with Harbor Light Stage, Kittery Art Association. $10. “Ethan Frome,” 7:30 p.m. Monday.

Dark Night Series, presented by Mad Horse Theatre Company, Lucid Stage, Portland. $10/donation. www.lucidstage.com. “Midge’s Section,” 7:30 p.m. Monday to Wednesday. 

GALLERIES/MUSEUMS

OPENINGS/RECEPTIONS

“Islands and Sirens,” work by Tom Curry and Brian Mark, Thos. Moser Showroom, Freeport. www.thosmoser.com. Reception 6 to 8:30 p.m. today. Through January.

Group show, work by Ed Nadeau and others, Courthouse Gallery Fine Art, Ellsworth. 667-6611. Today to Oct. 30.

Multimedia exhibit with gallery artists, Turtle Gallery, Deer Isle. www.turtlegallery.com. Today to Saturday.

“Origins,” The Gallery at Eleven Pleasant St., Brunswick. www.vsartsmaine.org. Today to Nov. 26.

“Inside,” group show, River Arts, Damariscotta. 563-1507. Today to Nov. 5.

“Sea of Faces,” work by Nicole Wolf, Elizabeth Moss Gallery, Falmouth. www.elizabethmossgalleries.com. Today to Saturday.

Finer Things Invitational Craft Show and Sale, Penobscot Marine Museum, Searsport. www.penobscotmarinemuseum.org. Today to Oct. 24.

“From the Farm,” paintings by Elsie Gawler, Belfast Co-op Cafe Gallery. www.belfast.coop. Today to Oct. 30.