• CLASSICAL MUSIC

TODAY

Portland Conservatory of Music Noonday Concert, “Three Curiosities” by Nathan Kolosko, First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church, Portland. Free. 775-3356. 12:15 p.m.

FRIDAY

Clavichordist Henry Lebedinsky, music from the court and salons of 18th-century St. Petersburg, Russia; pre-concert lecture on the clavichord and its repertory at 6:30 p.m.; Bowdoin College (Studzinski Recital Hall), Brunswick. Free. 798-4141. 7:30 p.m.

SATURDAY

The Met Opera: Live In HD, Verdi’s “Ernani,” Lincoln Theater, Damariscotta. $23; $21 for seniors. atthelincoln.org. 12:55 p.m.

The Met Opera: Live In HD, Verdi’s “Ernani,” Strand Theatre, Rockland. $23, $27. rocklandstrand.com. 12:55 p.m.

The Met Opera: Live In HD, Verdi’s “Ernani,” Leura Hill Performing Arts Center, Fryeburg. $26; $23 seniors; $18 students. fryeburgacademy.org. 1 p.m.

Portland Symphony Orchestra Pops, Benny Goodman tribute with guest musician Dave Bennett, Merrill Auditorium, Portland. $20 to $65. porttix.com. 7:30 p.m. Saturday; 2:30 p.m. Sunday.

SUNDAY

“Curtis on Tour: Celebration of the Classical Guitar,” Roberto Diaz and Jason Vieaux play Paganini and Piazzolla, Rockport Opera House. $30 to $40; $8 for ages 18 and under. 236-2823. 2:30 p.m.

“The Singer’s Art,” bass-baritone John David Adams and pianist Sean Fleming perform selected works from baroque to Broadway, Opera House at Boothbay Harbor. $15 in advance; $18 day of show. boothbayoperahouse.com. 3 p.m.

Moscow String Quartet, First Congregational Church, Blue Hill. $30; free for high school-age students and younger. bluehillconcerts.org. 3 p.m.

The Rossini Club, with tenor Norman Whiteside, cellist Barbara Graustein and pianists Leah Neuschiller and Eric Peppe; Cathedral Church of St. Luke, Portland. $5 to $10; free for students. 797-8318. 3 p.m.

MONDAY

Decompression Chamber Music Season Four, Prokofiev’s Second String Quartet, One Longfellow Square, Portland. $12 in advance; $15 day of show. onelongfellowsquare.com. 6 p.m.

WEDNESDAY

La Morra, late medieval and early Renaissance music, Bates College (Olin Arts Center), Lewiston. $6. batestickets.com. 7:30 p.m.

Taping of NPR Show “From the Top” with Christopher O’Riley, featuring Bowdoin student pianist Allen Wong Fu and violinist Nash Ryder from Arundel, Bowdoin College (Studzinski Recital Hall), Brunswick. $15. 725-3375. 7:30 p.m.

MARCH 1

Portland Conservatory of Music Noonday Concert, with bassoon player Wren Saunders and flutist Nicole Rabata, First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church, Portland. Free. 775-3356. 12:15 p.m.

• THEATER

“The Glass Menagerie,” classic play by Tennessee Williams, Freeport Factory Stage. $19; $15 for seniors and students; pay what you want Thursdays. freeportfactory.com. 7:30 p.m. today to Saturday.

“Beyond Therapy,” comedy by Studio Theatre of Bath, Chocolate Church Arts Center, Bath. $13, $15. 442-8455. 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday.

“Wiley and the Hairy Man,” play for children based on an old Creole folktale about a little boy and his mother who face down a villain, Children’s Museum and Theatre of Maine, Portland. $8, $9. 828-1234. 1 p.m. today; 11 a.m., 1 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. Friday; 2 and 4:30 p.m. Saturday; 4:30 p.m. Sunday.

“The Great American Trailer Park Musical,” comedy set in a Florida trailer park, City Theater, Biddeford. $20. 282-0849. 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday.

Shakespeare’s “The Tempest,” epic play, Lucid Stage, Portland. $15; $10 for seniors and students. lucidstage.com. 7:30 p.m. today; 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday; 7:30 p.m. March 1. Through March 4.

“The History Boys,” dramedy, Bowdoin College (Pickard Theater), Brunswick. $3. 725-3375. 8 p.m. today to Saturday.

“Dirty Rotten Scoundrels,” musical comedy based on 1988 Steve Martin film, Lyric Music Theater, South Portland. $19.99. lyricmusictheater.org. 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 2:30 p.m. Sunday. Through March 11.

Thornton Wilder’s “Our Town,” benefit for Evening Song Farm in Vermont, a farm working to rebuild after being washed away in last spring’s floods; College of the Atlantic (Gates Center), Bar Harbor. Donation. 288-5105. 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday.

Harold Pinter’s “The Birthday Party,” musical, Acorn Studios, Westbrook. $15; $12 for students and seniors. acorn-productions.org. 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 2 p.m. Wednesday. Through March 11.

“Honk!” musical, North Yarmouth Academy (Safford Center), Yarmouth. $6 in advance; $7 day of show. 846-9051. 7 p.m. Friday; 2 and 7 p.m. Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday.

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

“Politics Can Be Murder,” interactive murder-mystery show by Murder for Hire, Captain Daniel Stone Inn, Brunswick. $50 (includes show, meal, tax and tip). 373-1824. Doors at 6:15 p.m., show at 7 p.m. Saturday.

T.S. Eliot’s “Four Quartets,” staged recitation, Stonington Opera House. $15; free for island students. operahousearts.org. 7 p.m. Wednesday and March 1.

Caryl Churchill’s “Top Girls,” presented by Bowdoin College Department of Theater and Dance, Bowdoin College (Wish Theater), Brunswick. Free; tickets required. 725-3375. 7 p.m. March 1.

National Theatre in London: Live in HD, “The Comedy of Errors” starring Lenny Henry, Strand Theatre, Rockland. $23; $15 for students. rocklandstrand.com. Live at 2 p.m.; rebroadcast at 7 p.m. March 1.

National Theatre in London: Live in HD, “The Comedy of Errors” starring Lenny Henry, Leura Hill Eastman Performing Arts Center, Fryeburg. $18; $15 for seniors; $10 for students. fryeburgacademy.org/pac. Live at 2 p.m.; rebroadcast at 7 p.m. March 1.

“Cut,” South Portland High School Drama Club one-act comedy, South Portland High School Auditorium. Free/donation. 939-2220. 7:30 p.m. March 1.

• AUDITIONS

Vaudeville and Variety Show, singing, dancing, poetry, skits, vaudeville and more; shows are March 24-25; Nasson Community Center (Little Theatre), Springvale. sanfordmainestage.com. 3 to 5:30 p.m. Saturday; 6:30 to 8 p.m. March 1.

• ART MUSEUMS

OPENINGS/RECEPTIONS

“Edgar Degas: The Private Impressionist,” more than 70 drawings, prints, pastels and photographs as well as several sculptures, Portland Museum of Art. portlandmuseum.org. Opens today. Through May 28.

Free Family Day, Abbe Museum, Bar Harbor. abbemuseum.org. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. today.

Arctic Museum Family Day: “All About Amazing Arctic Birds,” Bowdoin College (Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum), Brunswick. Free. 725-3416. 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday.

Youth Art Month Exhibition, Portland Museum of Art. portlandmuseum.org. Opens Tuesday. Through March 31.

Wall Sculptures by University of New England Students, made from repurposed materials and with a marine theme, Dyer Library, Saco. dyerlibrarysacomuseum.org. Opens March 1. Through March 30.

CONTINUING

Portland Museum of Art: “Making Faces: Photographic Portraits of Actors and Artists,” photos of famous actors and artists plus works by the artists profiled, through March 12; Tanja Alexia Hollander: “Are You Really My Friend?” photographs of Facebook friends, through June 17. portlandmuseum.org

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: “Insight Out: Exploring Gifts of Art from Private Collectors,” contributions from private collectors since 1811; “Intimations of Independence: The First 100 Years of American Portraiture,” portraits of Thomas Jefferson, James Madison and more; and “Motion and Emotion,” Contemporary Art from Gerhard Richter to Chakaia Booker,” all through April 15; “Building a College Collection: Select Recent Acquisitions,” more than 20,000 objects; and “Telephones,” seven-minute compilation of Hollywood Film Clips, both through June 24. bowdoin.edu

Bowdoin College (Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum), Brunswick: “In a State of Becoming,” Inuit art from the collection of Rabbi Harry Sky, ongoing. bowdoin.edu/arcticmuseum

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 May 13. 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. bates.edu/museum

Dyer Library/Saco Museum: Heather Denkmire, oil pastels and paint on paper, canvas and wood, through Tuesday; “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 Friday; “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 Sunday. 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 Dec. 29. abbemuseum.org

• ART GALLERIES

OPENINGS/RECEPTIONS

“MERC: Mainers Recycling Cardboard,” Engine, Biddeford Arts. feedtheengine.org. Opening reception, 5 to 8 p.m. Friday. Through March 30.

Art Walk, downtown Biddeford. Free. www.biddefordartwalk.com. 5 to 8 p.m. Friday.

“Assembly Line,” work by Barbara Bean, Maureen Block, Terry Grasse and Ann Slocum, Topsham Public Library (Crooker Gallery). topshamlibrary.org. Opening reception and artist talk, 11 a.m. Saturday. Through March 27.

Sixth Annual Biennial Invitational, Greenhut Galleries, Portland. 772-2693. Opening reception, 5 to 7 p.m. March 1. Through April 27.

“Portraits,” photographs by Sally Dennison and Mat Thorne, Addison Woolley Gallery, Portland. addisonwoolley.com. Opening reception, 5 to 8 p.m. March 1. Through March 31.

“As High as Heaven,” paintings and drawings by Kenny Cole, Perimeter Gallery, Belfast. 338-0555. Opening reception, 6 to 8 p.m. March 1. Through April 21.

“44N 69W: Radius Belfast,” fourth annual show, Aarhus Gallery, Belfast. aarhusgallery.com. Opens March 1. Through April 1.

Debra Arter: “Layers of Meaning,” mixed-media work, Gallery Framing, Brunswick. 729-9108. Opens March 1. Through March 29.

CONTINUING

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

June Fitzpatrick Gallery at MECA, Portland: “Marking Time,” drawings by Avy Claire, through March 3. 699-5083.

The Salt Exchange, Portland: “Reflections,” sea-inspired oil paintings and metallic driftwood sculptures by Ellen Thayer, through April 30. thesaltexchange.net.

Harmon’s & Barton’s Gallery, Portland: “Side by Side: Higgison and Higgison,” paintings, through Wednesday. 774-5948.

Constellation Gallery, Portland: “Symbols of Love,” pieces that convey love in its many forms and meanings, through Wednesday. 409-6617.

Addison Woolley Gallery, Portland: “Artifacts and Particles,” photography by Caleb Charland and Peter Gruner Shellenberger, through Sunday. 450-8499.

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

Greenhut Galleries, Portland: “Color,” new works by several artists, through Saturday. 772-2693.

Art House Picture Frames, Portland: “Blood, Phelgm and Tears,” new paintings by Abbeth Russell, through Monday. 221-3443.

Gleason Fine Art, Portland: Kevin Beers, “Trucks and Landscapes,” new paintings, through March 30. 699-5599.

Green Hand Bookshop, Portland: “Lost Trail and Beyond,” illustrations by Ben Bishop, through Wednesday. 253-6808.

University of New England (Art Gallery), Portland: Arts Faculty Biennial Exhibition 2012, through March 4. une.edu/artgallery

Daunis Fine Jewelry, Portland: “The Exquisite Bird,” photographs of birds by nature photographer Michael Milicia, through Wednesday. daunis.com

South Portland Public Library: Portland Camera Club exhibit, work by Paul Schreiber and Mike Cullivan, through March 19. portlandcameraclub.org

Townsend Real Estate & Art Gallery, South Portland: Dennis Fournier, “Places We Know,” new works, through March 11.

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

Falmouth Memorial Library: Four Seasons quilters, through Wednesday. 781-2351.

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

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.

Yarmouth Frame Shop and Gallery: “Painting in Normandy and Beyond,” six-woman show, through March 30. 846-7777.

Thos. Moser Showroom, Freeport: “Viewpoints,” new work by painters Eric Hopkins, James Mullen and Colin Page, through May 1. 865-4519.

Curtis Memorial Library, Brunswick: “Explorations,” work by Alan Mast, through Wednesday. 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 Wednesday. markingsgallery.com

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 New England (Campus Center), Biddeford: “Jazz Series,” black-and-white paintings by Richard Payette, through 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.

River Tree Arts, Kennebunk: “Charles Gatewood’s Wall Street,” rare vintage and contemporary photographs of the 1970s, through March 17. 967-9120.

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

Savory Maine, Damariscotta: Round Pond artist Jill Tarkleson, through March 3. 563-2111.

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

Aarhus Gallery, Belfast: “Blue,” multiple artist show, through Sunday. aarhusgallery.com

Belfast Co-op Cafe Gallery: “Maine Agriculture: Views from the Past,” Penobscot Marine Museum traveling exhibition, through Wednesday. penobscotmarinemuseum.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 Wednesday. 947-8336.

College of the Atlantic, Bar Harbor: “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.

University of Maine (Blake Library), Fort Kent: “18 Months,” Andrew Birden’s collection of photographs, through March 3. 834-7527.