• CLASSICAL MUSIC

FRIDAY

Bay Chamber Concerts’ Summer Concert Series Opening Night, with Menahem Pressler, piano, and Shmuel Ashkenasi, violin; Rockport Opera House. $50; $8 ages 18 and younger. baychamberconcerts.org. 8 p.m. 

SATURDAY

Morton Gold, pianist and composer, Sanford-Springvale Historical Museum, Sanford. $10 to $15; free for children under 12 with adult. 324-2797. 8 p.m. 

SUNDAY

Strafford Wind Symphony, Seaside Pavilion, Old Orchard Beach. Free. 934-2024. 6 p.m. 

MONDAY

Stars and Stripes Spectacular, Portland Symphony Orchestra performs before and during fireworks, Eastern Promenade, Portland. Free. july4thportland.com. 7:45 p.m. 

TUESDAY

The Best of the Met: Live in HD Encore Series, screening of Verdi’s “Simon Boccanegra,” Lincoln Theater, Damariscotta. $20. 563-3424. 7:30 p.m.

DaPonte String Quartet, music from Borodin and Beethoven, Elijah Kellogg Church, Harpswell. $25; free for ages 21 and under. 529-4555. 7:30 p.m.

PORTopera Young Artists, benefits PORTopera and Victoria Mansion; Victoria Mansion, Portland. $50. 772-4841. 5:30 p.m. 

WEDNESDAY

DaPonte String Quartet, music from Borodin and Beethoven, Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, Boothbay. $25; free for ages 21 and under. 529-4555. 7:30 p.m.

Met Summer Live in HD Encore Series, screening of Verdi’s “Simon Boccanegra,” Fryeburg Academy (Leura Hill Eastman Performing Arts Center), Fryeburg. $10 to $18. 935-9232. 6:30 p.m. 

JULY 7

Bach to Schumann, Bixler Family concert with pianist Simone Dinnerstien, Rockport Opera House. $30 to $40; $8 for students. 236-2823. 8 p.m.

DaPonte String Quartet, music from Borodin and Beethoven, Union Church, South Bristol. $25; free for ages 21 and under. 529-4555. 7:30 p.m.

Sixth Annual Maine Festival of American Music, chamber music, hymns and spiritual expressions, Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village, New Gloucester. $20 to $25. 926-4597. 7 p.m. July 7. Through July 9. 

• THEATER

“Crazy for You,” Gershwin musical, Arundel Barn Playhouse. $28 to $39. 985-5552. 8 p.m. today to Sunday and Tuesday; 2 and 8 p.m. Wednesday; 8 p.m. July 7. Through July 16.

“Much Ado About Nothing,” Shakespeare comedy, Stonington Opera House. $15 to $32.50; free for island students. 367-2788. 7 p.m. today to Sunday. Through July 16.

Portland Improv Experience, unscripted comedy, Lucid Stage, Portland. $7 to $10. lucidstage.com. 7:30 p.m. today.

“Heaven Help Me,” comedy about a haunted restaurant, Lakewood Theater, Madison. $18 to $37. lakewoodtheater.org. 8 p.m. today to Saturday.

Northern Writes, new play festival with short plays, dramatic readings and full-length productions, Bangor Opera House. $5. penobscottheatre.org. 7 p.m. today and Friday.

“Annie,” Maine State Music Theatre production of classic musical based on the comic strip “Little Orphan Annie,” Bowdoin College (Pickard Theater), Brunswick. $33 to $56. 725-8769; msmt.org. 7:30 p.m. today, Saturday and Wednesday; 2 and 7:30 p.m. Friday, Sunday, Tuesday and July 7. Through July 16.

“Seussical the Musical,” based on Dr. Seuss’ children’s books, suitable for all ages, Boothbay Playhouse. $17 to $20. 633-3379. 8 p.m. today, Friday, Wednesday and July 7; 2 and 8 p.m. Saturday. Through July 9.

“Summer of Love,” East Coast premiere of musical based on 1960s Haight-Asbury starring Michele Lee of TV’s “Knots Landing,” Ogunquit Playhouse. $53.50 to $76.50. (800) 982-2787. 2:30 and 8 p.m. today, Wednesday and July 7; 8 p.m. Friday and Tuesday; 3:30 and 8:30 p.m. Saturday; 2 and 7 p.m. Sunday. Through July 16.

“Ten Nights in a Bar Room,” Prohibitionist drama celebrating Hackmatack Playhouse’s 40th anniversary, Hackmatack Playhouse, Berwick. $22 to $25; $10 for students and those under 20. 698-1807. 2 and 8 p.m. today and Saturday; 8 p.m. Friday.

“Sunday in the Park with George,” Stephen Sondheim musical, Lincoln Academy (Parker B. Poe Theater), Newcastle. $12 to $22. heartwoodtheater.org. 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Through July 17.

“Footloose,” based on classic 1984 movie, Lakeside Theater, Rangeley. $15. 864-5364. 7 p.m. Friday, Saturday, Monday and Tuesday.

“The Mystery of Irma Vep,” campy comedy, Acadia Repertory Theatre, Mount Desert. $18 to $23; $10 for children under age 16. acadiarep.com. 8:15 p.m. Friday to Sunday and Tuesday to July 7. Through July 17.

“Ida’s Havin’ a Yard Sale,” comedy about a Maine woman having, well, a yard sale, Freeport Factory Stage. $17.50 to $22.50. freeportfactory.com. 7:30 p.m. Friday; 8 p.m. Saturday.

Portland Playback Theater “Bloopers,” five actors honor the stories of your life, unrehearsed and on the spot, Community Television Network Studio, Portland. $7. portlandplayback.com. 7:30 p.m. Friday.

“Narnia,” based on classic children’s book series, produced by special arrangement with Dramatic Publishing of Woodstock, Ill.; Schoolhouse Arts Center, Standish. $16, $18. 642-3743. 7:30 p.m. July 7.

“Elizabeth Rex,” part of the Shakespeare in Stonington series, Deer Isle Historical Society. $15 to $25; free for island students. 367-2788. 7 p.m. July 7. Through July 17.

“Sugar,” musical based on the film “Some Like It Hot,” Lakewood Theater, Madison. $18 to $37. lakewoodtheater.org. 8 p.m. July 7. Through July 16.

“Much Ado About Nothing,” Shakespeare comedy in repertory, Theater at Monmouth. $20 to $24. theateratmonmouth.org. Preview, 7:30 p.m. July 7. Through Aug. 20. 

• ART MUSEUMS

OPENINGS/RECEPTIONS

Keith Rendall, free Children’s Garden art reception, Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, Boothbay. 633-4333. 5 to 7 p.m. today.

“The Question of Drawing,” exhibit examines what drawing should be, Ogunquit Museum of American Art. ogunquitmuseum.org. Opens Friday. Through Aug. 21.

“The Stone Coast,” sculptures by multiple artists, Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, Boothbay. mainegardens.org. Opens Friday. Free reception, 5 to 7 p.m. July 7. Through Oct. 10.

“First Fridays at the Farnsworth,” see the galleries for free, Farnsworth Art Museum, Rockland. farnsworthmuseum.org. 5 to 8 p.m. Friday.

“Jason Larkin: Past Perfect,” 2011 Arnold Newman Prize winner exhibition, Farnsworth Art Museum, Rockland. farnsworthmuseum.org. Opens Saturday. Through Nov. 27.

CONTINUING

“Images of the Longfellow Garden,” historical images tracing the history of the garden, Maine Historical Society, Portland. mainehistory.org. Through today.

“Garden Elements,” garden sculpture, furnishings and other elements that personalize a landscape and enhance its natural beauty, Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, Boothbay. mainegardens.org. Through today.

“Dahlov Ipcar: From the Drawing Board to the Page,” drawings and paintings, Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, Boothbay. mainegardens.org. Through July 10.

“Critters,” exhibit of paintings and sculpture by more than 100 artists with an animal theme, University of New England (Art Gallery), Portland. 221-4499. Through July 20.

“The Plastic Ocean,” ceramics by Susan Schultz, Ogunquit Museum of American Art. ogunquitmuseum.org. Through July 31.

“Refashioned,” jackets, hairstyles and dresses reimagined as art by Lauren Gillette, Anne Lemanski and Angelika Werth, Portland Museum of Art. portlandmuseum.org. Through July 31.

“Cold Waters, Cold War: The 20th Century Navy in Maine,” artifacts and photos of U.S.-Soviet naval operations, Maine Maritime Museum, Bath. 443-1316. Through Aug. 7.

“Will Barnet at 100,” celebrating the 100th birthday of painter and summer Maine resident Will Barnet, Portland Museum of Art. portlandmuseum.org. Through Aug. 14.

“Photo National 2011: A Survey of Contemporary Photography,” juried exhibit of works by 34 photographers, University of Maine Museum of Art, Bangor. 561-3350. Through Aug. 15.

“Voyages and the Great Age of Sail,” artifacts related to 19th-century Saco sea captain Tristram Jordan; also “Point of Departure,” works by Saco artist Diane Bowie Zaitlin, Saco Museum. dyerlibrarysacomuseum.org. Through Sept. 4.

“Selected Drawings and Photographs from the Marsden Hartley Memorial Collection,” Bates College (Olin Arts Center), Lewiston. 786-6158. Through Sept. 5.

“Emerging Dis/Order,” drawings by Amy Stacey Curtis, Alison Hildreth and Andrea Sulzer, Bates College (Museum of Art), Lewiston. 786-6158. Through Sept. 10.

“Four in Maine: Drawings,” work by Mary Barnes, Emily Brown, John Moore and T. Allen Lawson, Farnsworth Art Museum, Rockland. farnsworthmuseum.org. Through Sept. 11.

“Maine Moderns: Art in Seguinland, 1900-1940,” paintings, sculptures, drawings and photographs of Modernists who worked in Maine in the first half of the 20th century, Portland Museum of Art. portlandmuseum.org. Through Sept. 11.

“Hopper’s Contemporaries: Artists in New England,” works by contemporaries of Edward Hopper, Bowdoin College Museum of Art, Brunswick. bowdoin.edu. Through Sept. 11.

“Folk Art on High,” weather vane exhibit, Rufus Porter Museum, Bridgton. rufusportermuseum.org. Through Oct. 1.

“Inspired by Buddhism: Ancient Art from the Permanent Collection,” objects from Cambodia, China, Tibet, Korea and Japan, Colby College (Museum of Art), Waterville. colby.edu. Through Oct. 2.

“Exhibiting Whistler: A Tribute to David P. Becker,” prints by James McNeill Whistler, Colby College (Museum of Art), Waterville. colby.edu. Through Oct. 2.

“Little Elegies: The Art of Nineteenth-Century Mourning,” paintings, texts and objects created to assuage grief and memorialize the dead, Colby College (Museum of Art), Waterville. colby.edu. Through Oct. 2.

“Andrew Moore: Detroit Disassembled,” photographs of Detroit’s industrial decline and reclamation by nature, Colby College (Museum of Art), Waterville. colby.edu. Through Oct. 2.

“Andrew and Jamie Wyeth: Selections from the Private Collection of Victoria Browning Wyeth,” paintings, Bates College (Olin Arts Center), Lewiston. 786-6158. Through Oct. 2.

“Paul Caponigro: The Hidden Presence of Places,” photographs, Farnsworth Art Museum, Rockland. 596-6457. Through Oct. 9.

“John Marin: Modernism at Mid-century,” work from painter Marin’s career between 1870 and 1953, Portland Museum of Art. portlandmuseum.org. Through Oct. 10.

“Andrew Wyeth, Christina’s World and the Olson House,” Farnsworth Art Museum (Wyeth Center), Rockland. farnsworthmuseum.org. Through Oct. 30.

“Building an American Modernist Collection: Highlights from OMAA Permanent Collection,” Ogunquit Museum of American Art. ogunquitmuseum.org. Through Oct. 31.

“The Drawing Tradition,” drawings by Henry Strater, Ogunquit Museum of American Art. ogunquitmuseum.org. Through Oct. 31.

“Imagination Takes Shape: Canadian Inuit Art from the Robert and Judith Toll Collection,” Bowdoin College (Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum), Brunswick. bowdoin.edu/arcticmuseum. Through Dec. 6.

“Dressing Up, Standing Out, Fitting In: Adornment & Identity in Maine,” artifacts reveal the way Mainers dressed from the 18th to 20th centuries, Maine Historical Society, Portland. mainehistory.org. Through May 27. 

• ART GALLERIES

OPENINGS/RECEPTIONS

America Martin, paintings, Carver Hill Gallery, Rockland. 594-7745. Opening reception, 5 to 8 p.m. today. Through July 27.

First Friday Art Walk, self-guided tour of local art galleries, art studios, museums and alternative art venues; various locations, downtown Portland. firstfridayartwalk.com. 5 to 8 p.m. Friday.

“Artists of Hallowell,” artwork of local artists complemented by music, readings and more; Harlow Gallery, Hallowell. harlowgallery.org. Reception, 5 to 8 p.m. Friday. Through July 29.

“Garden Girls,” mixed-media garden sculptures by Natasha Kempers-Cullen, Markings Gallery, Bath. 443-1499. Opens Friday. Through July 31.

Francine Schrock and Patrick Plourde, new paintings and sculptures, Harmon’s & Barton’s Gallery, Portland. 774-5946. Opening reception, 5 to 8 p.m. Friday. Through July 30.

“It’s Not So Black and White,” blown glass and pottery, Richard Boyd Gallery, Peaks Island. 712-1097. Opens Friday. Through July 26.

“American Realism: Works on Paper, 1862-2011,” by masters of American Realism, Haynes Galleries, Thomaston. 354-0605. Opening Reception, 6 to 8 p.m. Friday. Through Aug. 4.

“Transitions,” new works by Sonia Anne-Cooke Broen, St. Lawrence Arts Center, Portland. 347-3075. Opening reception, 5 to 8 p.m. Friday. Through July 31.

“Printmaker’s Art: Susan Groce, Charlie Hewitt and Alison Hildreth,” Courthouse Gallery Fine Art, Ellsworth. 667-6611. Artist’s talk, 6 p.m. Wednesday.

“In a Nutshell: The Worlds of Maurice Sendak,” traveling exhibit of illustrations, York Public Library. 363-2818. Opens July 7. Through Aug. 19.

“Charting a Story: Martha Stewart’s Map Collection,” old maps of Mt. Desert from Stewart’s personal collection, College of the Atlantic (Ethel H. Blum Gallery), Bar Harbor. coa.edu. Opening reception, 5 to 7 p.m. July 7. Through July 23. 

CONTINUING

“Off Season, Off Shore: A Documentary Art Installation,” St. Lawrence Arts Center, Portland. 347-3075. Through today.

“Offerings,” new work by Susan Mills, Markings Gallery, Bath. 443-1499. Through today.

“Fiber Arts in Bermuda and Bequia,” Maine Fiberarts, Topsham. 721-0678. Through today.

“Swell: Contemplating the Ocean,” Yes Art Works, Creative Trails and Bomb Diggity Baking and Arts Program join Spindleworks artists to reflect on the ocean, Whatnot Gallery, Spindleworks, Brunswick. 725-8820. Through today.

Oil Paintings by Norma Torti, Red Door Pottery Studio and Gallery Shop, Kittery. 439-5671. Through today.

“Indelible: The Ink Works,” six illustrative works from Portland artist Max M. Leon II, Art House Picture Frames, Portland. 221-3443. Through today.

“Common Ground, Uncommon Perspectives,” work by New England artists Mariella Bisson, William Simpson, Paul Stone and James Urbanska; Bayview Gallery, Brunswick. 729-5500. Through today.

Christian Farnsworth, “Echo Garden” photography exhibit, Cambridge Coffee Bar and Bakehouse, South Portland. Through today.

“In the Shadow of Katahdin,” watercolor paintings of the landscapes and wildlife of Baxter State Park by Michael Boardman, 317 Main Street Community Music Center, Yarmouth. 317mainst.org. Through Friday.

“Telling Stories,” Maine craft artists tell stories in various craft materials using metaphors and calligraphy, CRAFT Gallery, Rockland. 594-0167. Through Saturday.

“After Albers,” paintings by W.P. Pete Jennerjahn, Yvette Torres Fine Art, Rockland. yvettetorresfineart.com. Through Sunday.

“Fresh: New Works by Contemporary New England Artists,” 19th- and 20th-century American and European paintings and new works by New England artists, Wiscasset Bay Gallery, Wiscasset. wiscassetbaygallery.com. Through Wednesday.

“People and Community, War and Peace,” 50-year retrospective of the photographs of Olive Pierce, Lincoln Street Center for Arts, Rockland. 691-0322. Through July 7.

“Gold, God, Guns and Girls,” gouache drawings by Kenny Cole, Monkitree, Gardiner. 512-4679. Through July 9.

“Shift: Vivien Russe and Mary Hart,” paintings of nudes and pillows, Aucocisco Galleries, Portland. 775-2222. Through July 9.

“Steve Mumford: Embedded,” illustrations from the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, Center for Maine Contemporary Art, Rockport. 236-2875. Through July 10.

“Illustrated Passages: Artworks Illustrating Paragraphs and Poems,” work by Maine artists, Maine Art Gallery, Wiscasset. 882-7511. Through July 10.

Elizabeth McMillen and Duane Paluska: “Counterpoint,” paintings and wooden sculptures, Center for Maine Contemporary Art, Rockport. Through July 10.

“Robert Hamilton: The Last Paintings,” Center for Maine Contemporary Art, Rockport. 236-2875. Through July 10.

“Logging in the Maine Woods Today,” photographs by Tonee Harbert, University of Southern Maine (Glickman Family Library), Portland. Through July 15.

“Gallery 5 Photography Competition and Exhibit,” L/A Arts Gallery 5, Lewiston. 782-7228. Through July 16.

Pastel Painters of Maine, 12th international juried exhibition, Heartwood College of Art, Kennebunk. 854-2378. Through July 16.

“Botanical Drawings,” Elizabeth Moss Gallery, Falmouth. 781-2620. Through July 18.

“New Works,” by Craig Mooney and Henry Isaacs, Gallery on Chase Hill, Kennebunkport. maine-art.com. Through July 21.

“Between Earth and Sky,” sculpture exhibition and sale, Hawk Ridge Farm, Pownal. 688-4468. Through July 27.

Charles Martin, cartoonist, artist and illustrator who created more than 200 covers for The New Yorker magazine, Greenhut Galleries, Portland. Through July 30.

“Drawing the Line #2” by Noriko Sakanishi, “Drawing the Line #3” by Ken Greenleaf and “Drawing the Line #4” by various artists, June Fitzpatrick Gallery at MECA, Portland. 772-1961. Through July 30.

“Aviary: A Winged Celebration,” work by local artists, students and bird lovers; Frontier Cafe, Cinema & Gallery, Brunswick. 725-8820. Through July 31.

“Variations IV: An Exhibition of Art, Objects and Perspectives,” highlighting seven artists, seven objects and multiple perspectives, Circling the Square Fine Art Press Gallery, Gardiner. 582-2108. Through July 31.

“Tell Me a Story: Folktales and World Cultures,” children’s book illustrations by 13 Maine artists, University of Southern Maine (Atrium Art Gallery), Lewiston. 753-6500. Through Aug. 12.

“Transformations,” more than 20 works by men in long-term recovery at the Milestone Foundation of Old Orchard Beach, Merrill Memorial Library, Yarmouth. 847-3001. Through Aug. 27.

“Three Views,” paintings by Elise Ansel, Kate Emlen and Tom Glover, Thos. Moser Showroom, Freeport. 865-4519. Through Aug. 28.

“Across Landscapes,” group exhibit by Lyn Asselta, Susan Bailey, Dean Diggins, Leslie Doherty, Ann Gillespie, Suzie Goodwin, Robert Hollingworth, Natalie MacKnight, Anthony Montanino and Gail Sauter; Haley Farm Gallery, Kittery. 439-2669. Through Aug. 31.

“New Work By Faculty,” Center for Furniture Craftsmanship, Rockport. woodschool.org. Through Sept. 9.

“Five Artists,” work by Barbara Bean, Cory Hart, Letty Chiew Husson, L?Peterson and Susan Zimmerman, Old Post Office Gallery, Georgetown. Through Sept. 11.