• CLASSICAL MUSIC

TODAY

Portland Conservatory of Music Noonday Concert, with Les Sorciers Perdus, Mark Tipton, Carl Dimon and Shannon Allen, First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church, Portland. Free. 775-3356. 12:15 p.m.

Lisa de la Salle, French classical pianist, Bates College (Olin Arts Center), Lewiston. $10. batestickets.com. 7:30 p.m.

FRIDAY

“Favorite Works, A La Carte,” trombone concert with Brian Diehl, University of Southern Maine (Corthell Concert Hall), Gorham. $15; $10 seniors; $5 students. usm.maine.edu/music/boxoffice. 8 p.m.

Chamber ME Music Series, concert of Haydn, Dvorak and Taneyev; Freeport Community Center. Free/donation. tinyurl.com/chamberME. 11 a.m.

Chamber ME Music Series, concert of Haydn, Dvorak and Taneyev; State Street Church, Portland. Free/donation. tinyurl.com/chamberME. 5 p.m.

Children’s Music Kotzschmar Jr. Organ Concert, organists John Sullivan and Seamus Gethienker play music and demonstrate how an organ works for children, Dyer Library, Saco. Free. sacomuseum.org. 6:30 p.m. Friday; 10:30 a.m. Saturday; 1:30 p.m. Sunday.

SATURDAY

Piano Series: Tamara Poddubnaya, Russian pianist with Raisa Kagramanova, Franco-American Heritage Center, Lewiston. $16 in advance; $18 day of show; $14 students and seniors. francocenter.org. 7:30 p.m.

Chamber ME Music Series, concert of Haydn, Dvorak and Taneyev; River Tree Arts, Kennebunk. Free/donation. tinyurl.com/chamberME. 11 a.m.

Pianist George Lopez and Violinist Eva Gruesser, three violin sonatas of Johannes Brahms, Bowdoin College (Studzinski Recital Hall), Brunswick. Free. 798-4141. 7:30 p.m.

FEB. 9

Portland Conservatory of Music Noonday Concert, with Michael Albert and Bekkeh Willey, First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church, Portland. Free. 775-3356. 12:15 p.m.

• DANCE

CiRCA, Australian Cirque Nouveau Troupe performs dance and circus acrobatics, Westbrook Performing Arts Center. $23 to $28; $10 students. portlandovations.org. 7:30 p.m. today.

• THEATER

“Trouble Is My Business,” Maine premiere of Jazz Age thriller based on Raymond Chandler stories, Portland Stage Company. $30 to $39; $27 seniors; $15 students. portlandstage.org. 7:30 p.m. today and Friday; 4 and 8 p.m. Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday; 7:30 p.m. Wednesday and Feb. 9. Through Feb. 19.

“Next Fall,” award-winning play about male partners and their relationship presented by Good Theater, St. Lawrence Arts Center, Portland. $15 to $25. goodtheater.com. 7 p.m. today; 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday; 7 p.m. Wednesday and Feb. 9. Through Feb. 19.

“Becky Shaw,” Mad Horse Theatre performance of Obie Award-winning comedy, Lucid Stage, Portland. $22; $20 seniors and students; pay-what-you-can today and Feb. 9. lucidstage.com. 7:30 p.m. today; 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday; 7:30 p.m. Feb. 9. Through Feb. 12.

“The Language Archive,” whimsical comedy about love, marriage and miscommunication, Public Theatre, Lewiston. $18; $5 for ages 18 and younger. thepublictheatre.org. 7:30 p.m. today and Friday; 8 p.m. Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday.

“Eurydice,” USM Theatre Department production, Sarah Ruhl’s 21st-century re-envisioning of the ancient Greek myth of Orpheus and Eurydice, University of Southern Maine (Russell Hall), Gorham. $15; $8 for students; $11 for seniors. 7:30 p.m. today and Friday; 2 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday; 5 p.m. Sunday.

“The Aliens,” Obie Award-winning drama about three young men finding community in a coffeeshop back alley, Stonington Opera House. $20. operahousearts.org. 7 p.m. today to Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday; 7 p.m. Feb. 9. Through Feb. 12.

“As It Is in Heaven,” Heartwood Theater Company production about community and relationships, all ages; Skidompha Library, Damariscotta. $18; $12 students. heartwoodtheater.org. 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday.

Annie Baker’s “Circle Mirror Transformation,” award-winning play about students in acting class revealing themselves through acting exercises, Theater Project, Brunswick. Pay-what-you-want. theaterproject.com. 8 p.m. Friday, 2 p.m. Sunday; 7:30 p.m. Feb. 9. Through Feb. 19.

“Fiddler on the Roof,” South Portland High School production of classic musical, South Portland High School Auditorium. $15; $10 students and seniors. myticketportal.com.

7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 2 p.m. (with A.S.L. interpretation) Sunday. Through Feb. 12.

Musical Revue of “Les Miserables,” Parisian cabaret-style evening with food and silent auction by New England Regional Theater Company, Winter Street Center, Bath. $15; $25 per couple. 798-6966. Cocktails and silent auction at 7 p.m., show at 8 p.m. Friday.

“Puss ‘N Boots,” satirical version of the classic Charles Perrault story by Fairy Tale Players, Acorn Studios, Westbrook. $8; $6 for ages 12 and under. acorn-productions.org. 11 a.m. Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday. Through Feb. 12.

“Valentines with the Rat Pack,” five-course dinner theater show, Anthony’s Dinner Theater, Portland. $39.95. anthonysdinnertheater.com. 7 p.m. Saturday. Through Feb. 18.

“The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged),” Poland Stage Troupe winter production, Slainte, Portland. slaintewinebar.com. 7 p.m. Monday.

“Naked Shakespeare: Will You Be Mine,” by Acorn Productions, Wine Bar & Restaurant, Portland. $8. acorn-productions.org. 8 p.m. Monday.

“Happy Birthday, Mr. Dickens,” evening of Charles Dickens readings in lobby and bar, Portland Stage Company. $5/donation. portlandstage.org. 7 p.m. Monday,

“The Glass Menagerie,” classic play by Tennessee Williams, Freeport Factory Stage. $19; $15 seniors and students. freeportfactory.com. 7:30 p.m. Feb. 9. Through Feb. 25.

• AUDITIONS

The Who’s “Tommy,” audition with rock ballad or up-tempo song and dancing; show opens in May; Portland Players, South Portland. portlandplayers.org. 2 to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.

Vivid Motion Inc., dance audition for spring show of ballet “Eclipse” and other dances; Acorn Studios, Westbrook. vividm. 10 a.m. to noon Sunday.

“Steel Magnolias,” Schoolhouse Arts Center production; roles for six women, auditions will be cold readings of script; Standish Congregational Church. 642-3743. 6 p.m. Wednesday and Feb. 9.

• ART MUSEUMS

OPENINGS/RECEPTIONS

College Night 2012, live music, art projects, free food and drinks, giveaways and prizes, Portland Museum of Art. Free for Maine college students with ID; $5 for others. portlandmuseum.org. 7 to 10 p.m. today.

Tanja Alexia Hollander: “Are You Really My Friend?” photographs of Facebook friends, Portland Museum of Art. portlandmuseum.org. Free opening reception with the artist, 5 to 7 p.m. Friday. Through June 17.

“Building a College Collection: Select Recent Acquisitions,” more than 20,000 objects, Bowdoin College Museum of Art, Brunswick. bowdoin.edu. Opens Feb. 9. Through June 24. 

CONTINUING

Portland Museum of Art: “Gather Up the Fragments: The Andrews Shaker Collection,” Shaker furniture, printed works, visual art, tools, textiles and small craft, through Sunday; “Making Faces: Photographic Portraits of Actors and Artists,” photos of famous actors and artists plus works by the artists profiled, through March 12. portlandmuseum.org

University of New England Art Gallery, Portland: “Faces of War,” photo essay of soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan by Jerry Robinov, through Feb. 12. une.edu/artgallery/facesofwar.cfm

Maine Historical Society Museum/Longfellow House, Portland: “Take to the Streets!” photography exhibit examining American protest movements, through March 31; “Dressing Up, Standing Out, Fitting In: Adornment & Identity in Maine,” artifacts reveal the way Mainers dressed from the 18th to 20th centuries, through May 27. mainehistory.org

Bowdoin College Museum of Art, Brunswick: “Inside Out: Exploring Gifts of Art from Private Collectors,” contributions from private collectors since 1811, through April 15. bowdoin.edu

Maine Maritime Museum, Bath: “Port of Portland: A Ship-Shaped History,” a look at Portland’s past via the ships that sailed through the harbors, the city’s shipping and ship-building industries, and more, through Feb. 14. mainemaritimemuseum.org

Bates College (Olin Arts Center), Lewiston: “James Ensor: ‘Scenes de la vie du Christ’ and Other Works,” lithographs, and “Xiaoze Xie: Amplified Moments,” paintings, through March 17. 786-6158.

Dyer Library/Saco Museum: Heather Denkmire, oil pastels and paint on paper, canvas and wood, through Feb. 28; “Rugs All Marked Out: Biddeford’s Edward S. Frost,” celebration of 19th-century rug entrepreneur, and “Hooked Rugs of Artists from the Maine Tin Pedlar,” both through March 24. 283-3861.

Farnsworth Art Museum, Rockland: “Beyond Rugs!” rug-hooking textile art, through Sunday; “The Art of the Book,” focuses on the museum’s collection of rare 19th- and 20th-century books, through April 1. 596-6457.

Penobscot Marine Museum, Searsport: “The Circus Comes to Town,” Bex Bros. Circus (miniature circus figures) and more, through Feb. 26. penobscotmarinemuseum.org

UMaine Museum of Art, Bangor: “The Moment: Paintings by Michael De Brito,” Lori Nix: “The City,” Brett Day Windham: “I Put a Spell on You” and George Terry: “Because You’re Mine,” all through March 24. umma.umaine.edu

Abbe Museum, Bar Harbor: “Twisted Path II: Contemporary American Art Informed by Tradition,” contemporary art show featuring native artists from the Northeast, through May; “Indians and Rusticators,” through December. abbemuseum.org

• ART GALLERIES

OPENINGS/RECEPTIONS

“Artifacts and Particles,” photography by Caleb Charland and Peter Gruner Shellenberger, Addison Woolley Gallery, Portland. addisonwoolley.com. Opening reception, 5 to 8 p.m. today. Through Feb. 26.

“Symbols of Love,” pieces that convey love in its many forms and meanings, Constellation Gallery, Portland. 409-6617. Opening reception, 5 to 7 p.m. today. Through Feb. 29.

“Color,” new works by several artists, Greenhut Galleries, Portland. 772-2693. Opens today. Through Feb. 25.

First Friday Art Walk, galleries and museums open for free, downtown Portland. firstfridayartwalk.com. 5 to 8 p.m. Friday.

“Blue,” multiple artist show, Aarhus Gallery, Belfast. aarhusgallery.com. Opening reception, 5 to 8 p.m. Friday. Through Feb. 26.

“Side by Side: Higgison and Higgison,” Harmon’s & Barton’s Gallery, Portland. harmonsbartons.com. Artist’s social, 5 to 8 p.m. Friday. Through Feb. 29.

“Blood, Phelgm and Tears,” new paintings by Abbeth Russell, Art House Picture Frames, Portland. 221-3443. Opening reception, 5 to 8 p.m. Friday. Through Feb. 27.

Kevin Beers: “Trucks and Landscapes,” new paintings, Gleason Fine Art, Portland. 699-5599. Opening reception, 5 to 8 p.m. Friday. Through March 30.

“Lost Trail and Beyond,” illustrations by Ben Bishop, Green Hand Bookshop, Portland. 253-6808. Reception, 5 to 8 p.m. Friday. Through Feb. 29.

Round Pond Artist Jill Tarkleson, Savory Maine, Damariscotta. 563-2111. Opening reception, 3 to 5 p.m. Friday. Through March 3.

Photographer Kathryn Coccyx, Geno’s Rock Club, Portland. 221-2382. Reception, 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Friday.

Robin Farren, portraiture photography, Constellation Gallery, Portland. 409-6617. 5 to 8 p.m. Friday.

Dennis Fournier: “Places We Know,” new works, Townsend Real Estate & Art Gallery, Willard Square, South Portland. 842-9200. Opening reception, 5 to 7 p.m. Feb. 9. Through March 11.

CONTINUING

Maine College of Art (MECA), Portland: Michael Bell-Smith, lo-fi environments exhibit, through March 14. 699-5029.

Addison Woolley Gallery, Portland: “Maine Photographers: Eyes on Asia,” 45 photos of China, Hong Kong, India, Japan, South Korea, Thailand and Vietnam, through March 31. 450-8499.

Coffee By Design (India Street), Portland: “Out of the Blue,” group show by YES Art Works, through April 1. yesartworks.org

The Blue Spoon, Portland: “Portraits” by Michael Douglas, through today. yesartworks.org

University of Southern Maine (Woodbury Campus Center), Portland: Juried student exhibition, through Feb. 19. usm.maine.edu/gallery

Somerset Sports and Fitness Center, Scarborough: “The Good Ole Days: Men and Their Tools,” 19th-century tools used by surveyor Levi Weston, Skowhegan History House traveling display, through April 10. skowheganhistoryhouse.org

University of Southern Maine (Art Gallery), Gorham: USM art faculty exhibition, through Feb. 17. usm.maine.edu/gallery

Elizabeth Moss Gallery, Falmouth: Deborah Randall and Henry Kallem, drawings, through March 3. 781-2620.

Merrill Memorial Library, Yarmouth: “Favorite Places,” oil paintings by Anne Lively, through Feb. 18. yarmouthlibrary.org

317 Main Street Community Music Center, Yarmouth: Oils and pastels of Belize and Maine by Patti Bradley, through March 9. 846-6264.

Royal Bean, Yarmouth: Artisans collective mixed-media show, through March 30. 846-7967.

North Yarmouth Academy (Curtis Gallery), Yarmouth: “L’Avventura: Chronicling Amy’s (mis) Adventures in Italia and Elsewhere,” text and images by Amy Miller, through Feb. 17. 847-5423.

Thornton Oaks, Brunswick: Brunswick High School art exhibit, through Friday. 729-8033.

Curtis Memorial Library, Brunswick: “Explorations,” work by Alan Mast, through Feb. 29. 725-5242.

Chocolate Church Art Gallery, Bath: “Midwinter Night’s Dream,” group show, through March 3. chocolatechurcharts.org

Markings Gallery, Bath: “Maine Art to Touch Your Heart,” pieces in wood, clay, fiber, metals, glass and more, through Feb. 29. markingsgallery.com

Topsham Public Library (Crooker Gallery): Fourth annual juried art exhibit, through Feb. 18. 725-1727.

University of Southern Maine (Atrium Art Gallery), Lewiston: “The Inspired Hand 5,” juried artwork by Maine Crafts Association, through March 16. usm.maine.edu/atriumgallery

University of Maine at Farmington Art Gallery: “Decor,” featuring artists Clint Fulkerson, Ian Henderson, Katrazyna Randall and Kate Russo, through, Feb. 12. umf.maine.edu

University of New England (Campus Center), Biddeford: “Jazz Series,” black-and-white paintings by Richard Payette, thrvough March 2. une.edu

York Public Library: “Winter Show,” paintings, sculptures, prints, photographs and mixed media presented by Ogunquit Art Association and York Library, through March 3. 363-2818.

York Art Association, York Harbor: “The Image and the Word,” artwork based on writing, prose or poetry, through March 4. 363-4049.

Fryeburg Academy (Palmina F. and Stephen S. Pace Galleries of Art): “Singular: Ten Artists’ Portraits of Objects,” through March 18. 935-9232.

Red Door Pottery Studio, Kittery: “Focus on India,” photos by New Hampshire craftsman Lawrence Elbroch, through March 31. 439-5671.

Perimeter Gallery, Belfast: “Communique,” paintings by Belfast artist and gallery co-founder Freddy LaFage, through Feb. 26. 338-0555.

University of Maine (Hutchinson Center), Belfast: Selections from the Elmer Montgomery collection and “The Atlantic Fisherman,” Penobscot Marine Museum traveling exhibition, through April 30. penobscotmarinemuseum.org

Belfast Co-op Cafe Gallery: “Maine Agriculture: Views from the Past,” Penobscot Marine Museum traveling exhibition, through Feb. 29. penobscotmarinemuseum.org

Center for Furniture Craftsmanship, Rockport: “Maine Wood 2012,” biennial juried exhibition of outstanding Maine woodworkers, through Friday. woodschool.org

Craft, Camden: Pottery by Barbara Michelena, Hanako Kanazato and George Pearlman, through May 1. craftonelm.com

Bangor Public Library: Minako McKenzie, pencil and monochromatic portraits, through Feb. 29. 947-8336.

College of the Atlantic, Bar Harbor: “Word as Art,” images combining words and art, through Friday; “Biology Through the Lens” and “The Faces of Migration: Illustrations of Birds on Great Duck Island,” photography by students and artwork by Jordan Chalfant and Anna Stunkel, both through March 10. 288-5015.

Archipelago, Rockland: “All Things Bright and Beautiful,” diverse works of four Maine artists, through March 16. 596-0701.