CLASSICAL MUSIC

TODAY

Kinderkonzert, for ages 3 to 7, with members of the Portland Symphony Orchestra, Waldo Theater, Waldoboro. $4. 773-6128. “Strings: The Story of Abbie Burgess,” 9:30 and 10:30 a.m.

FRIDAY

Portland String Quartet, Colby College (Museum of Art), Waterville. Free. 859-5600. 4 p.m.

Kinderkonzert, for ages 3 to 7, with members of the Portland Symphony Orchestra, Narragansett School, Gorham. $4. 773-6128. “Strings: The Story of Abbie Burgess,” 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.

Kinderkonzert, for ages 3 to 7, with members of the Portland Symphony Orchestra, White Rock School, Gorham. $4. 773-6128. “Strings: The Story of Abbie Burgess,” 12:35 p.m.

SATURDAY

Midcoast Symphony Orchestra gala benefit, Franco-American Heritage Center, Lewiston. $50. www.midcoastsymphony.org. 7:30 p.m.

Bach’s B minor Mass, performed by musicians from the University of Southern Maine’s School of Music, the Choral Art Society and others. University of Southern Maine (Abromson Community Education Center), Portland. $5-$15. 780-5555. 8 p.m.

Waltzes R Us with the Colby Symphony Orchestra, Colby College (Cotter Union), Waterville. Free. www.colby.edu. 9 p.m.

SUNDAY

Portland Rossini Club with guest soprano Stella Marie Baumann, St. Luke’s Cathedral, Portland. $5-$10/donation. 797-8318. 3 p.m.

Parker String Quartet, University of Maine (Minsky Recital Hall), Orono. $32. www.collinscenterforthearts.com. 3 p.m.

Midcoast Symphony Orchestra, Brunswick High School (Crooker Theatre), Brunswick. $15; free for ages 18 and younger. www.midcoastsymphony.org. 2:30 p.m.

MONDAY

KinderKonzert, for ages 3 to 7, with members of the Portland Symphony Orchestra, Saco Museum. $4. 773-6128, Ext. 308. “Strings: The Story of Abbie Burgess,” 9:30 and 10:30 a.m.; 1 p.m.

TUESDAY

Kinderkonzert, for ages 3 to 7, with musicians from Portland Symphony Orchestra, Reiche Community School, Portland. $4. 773-6128. “Strings: The Story of Abbie Burgess,” 1 p.m.

Kinderkonzert, for ages 3 to 7, with members of the Portland Symphony Orchestra, East End Community School, Portland. $4. 773-6128. “Strings: The Story of Abbie Burgess,” 9:30 and 10:30 a.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 and Saturday.

STREB Extreme Action: Raw, gravity-defying dance troupe, Merrill Auditorium, Portland. $30-$42; $20 for students. www.porttix.com. 7 p.m. Wednesday.

THEATER

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

“Chicago,” musical starring Sally Struthers, Ogunquit Playhouse. $49-$67. 2:30 and 8 p.m. today; 8 p.m. Friday; 3:30 and 8:30 p.m. Saturday; 2 and 7 p.m. Sunday.

“A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” Shakespeare comedy presented by Aquila Theatre Company. University of Maine (Collins Center for the Arts), Orono. $32. www.collinscenterforthearts.com.7 p.m. today.

“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. today and Friday;2 and 8 p.m. Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday.

“Beauty and the Beast,” based on classic fairy tale, Children’s Museum and Theatre of Maine, Portland. $8. www.kitetails.org. 4 p.m. today, Friday and Sunday; 1 and 4 p.m. Saturday.

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

“The Awesome ’80s Prom,” interactive musical presented by New Edge Entertainment, Big Easy, Portland. $10 at door. 7:30 p.m. today.

“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.

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

“Closer,” four people trade partners for lust, Bowdoin College (Wish Theater), Brunswick. $3. 725-3375. 8 p.m. today to Saturday.

AudioBody, physical comedy, music and technology show, Great Falls Performing Arts Center, Auburn. $10 at door; pay what you want if purchased online in advance at www.audiobody.com. 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday.

“Wuthering Heights,” old-time radio show, Sanford Maine Stage, Springvale. 324-8227.7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday.

“The Secret of Comedy,” a 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.

“The Man from Earth,” about a man who claims he is immortal and can’t stay in one place for more than 10 years; presented by Stage East. Eastport Arts Center. 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday;3 p.m. Sunday.

“The Laramie Project,” based on the true story of a gay man who was kidnapped and beaten to death in Wyoming; mature themes. Johnson Hall, Gardiner. $8; $6 for students and seniors. 582-7144. 7:30 p.m. Saturday.

“Colby on Stage,” song, dance and more, Colby College (Strider Theater), Waterville. Free. www.colby.edu. 7:30 p.m. Saturday.

“Broadway Is Back,” dinner theater, Anthony’s Dinner Theater & Cabaret, Portland. $39.95.221-2267. Saturday.

“The Merchants of Bollywood,” original music and choreography from Bollywood movies past and present. University of Maine (Collins Center for the Arts), Orono. $52. www.collinscenterforthearts.com. 7:30 p.m. Wednesday.

GALLERIES/MUSEUMS

OPENINGS/RECEPTIONS

“Sit Down! Chairs from Six Centuries,” chair collection of American and European seating furniture from circa 1500 to the present, Bowdoin College (Museum of Art), Brunswick. 725-3275. Open house, 5:30 p.m. today; gallery talk, 2 p.m. Friday. Through Jan. 16.

“Orchards and Atmosphere,” photographs by Audrey Hotchkiss, Harmon’s & Barton’s Gallery, Portland. 774-5946. Today to Oct. 30.

“Industrial Art,” acrylic paintings of architecture and machinery by C. Michael Lewis, Portland Public Library (Lewis Gallery). www.portlandlibrary.com. Today to Oct. 30.

“All This,” collages and constructions by Karen MacDonald, Perimeter Gallery, Belfast. 338-0555. Today to Nov. 28.

“Thread by Thread,” woven textile art by Sarah Haskell, Maine Fiberarts, Topsham. Today to Nov. 30.
“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. Reception 5 to 8 p.m. Friday. Through Nov. 19.

Garry Mitchell, paintings, Icon Contemporary Art, Brunswick. 725-8157. Reception 4 to 6 p.m. Saturday. Through Nov. 23.

Quilt show, work by members of Nimble Thimbles, First Parish Congregational Church, Gorham. 839-6751. 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday.

CONTINUING

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

“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 Friday.

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

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

Dozier Bell, paintings and drawings, Aucocisco Galleries, Portland. 775-2222. Through Saturday.
“Will Barnet: New York Drawings and Prints, the 1930s,” Colby College (Museum of Art), Waterville. www.colby.edu. Through Sunday.

Finer Things Invitational Craft Show and Sale, Penobscot Marine Museum, Searsport.www.penobscotmarinemuseum.org. Through Sunday.

Gabriella D’Italia, fiber art, Aarhus Gallery, Belfast. Through Sunday.

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

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

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

“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.

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

Mary Brooking, paintings, Gallery 302, Bridgton. Through Oct. 29.

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

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

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

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

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.

“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.

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

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

“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.

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

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

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

“PLEIN AIR! Works Painted on Location,” group show, L/A Arts Gallery 5, Lewiston. 782-7228. Through Nov. 6.

“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.

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

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

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

Jacobus Baas, paintings, Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, Boothbay. 633-4333. Through Nov. 14.