CLASSICAL MUSIC

TODAY

Portland Conservatory of Music Noonday Concert, with Elliott Schwartz & Friends, First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church, Portland. Free. 775-3356. 12:15 p.m.

FRIDAY

Chamber ME Music Series, Haydn and Beethoven string quartets, Freeport Community Center. Free/donation. tinyurl.com/chamberME. 11 a.m.

Chamber ME Music Series, Haydn and Beethoven string quartets, Key Bank, Portland. Free/donation. tinyurl.com/chamberME. 5 p.m.

SATURDAY

Chamber ME Music Series, Haydn and Beethoven string quartets, River Tree Arts, Kennebunk. Free/donation. tinyurl.com/chamberME. 11 a.m.

Metropolitan Opera Live in HD: “Manon,” live broadcast, Leura Hill Eastman Performing Arts Center, Fryeburg. $26; $23 for seniors; $18 for students. fryeburgacademy.org/pac. Noon.

TUESDAY

University of Maine Wind Ensemble, South Portland Auditorium. Free. southportlandmusicboosters.org. 7 p.m.

APRIL 12

USM Youth Ensemble Spring Instrumental Concert, Highlights from “Peer Gynt” with Eric Ewazen’s Celestial Dancers, Merrill Auditorium, Portland. $6; $3 for students, seniors and alumni. usm.maine.edu/music. 7 p.m.

Portland Conservatory of Music Noonday Concert, with pianist Frank Glazer, First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church, Portland. Free. 775-3356. 12:15 p.m.

DANCE

Michael Flatley’s “Lord of the Dance,” Irish dance show, Merrill Auditorium, Portland. $41 to $57. porttix.com. 4 and 8 p.m. Friday.

“Little Red Riding Hood,” Portland School of Ballet’s “Kids for Kids” series with narration by Suzanne Nance, Westbrook Performing Arts Center. $10; $5 for children. portlandballet.org. 11 a.m. Saturday.

“Eclipse (and Other Dances),” Vivid Motion spring show, St. Lawrence Arts Center, Portland. $12; $6 for children under 13. stlawrencearts.org. 7:30 p.m. April 12.

THEATER

“Heroes,” comedy about three WWII veterans in a French retirement home, Portland Stage Company. $27 to $39; $15 to $19.50 for 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 April 12. Through April 22.

“Ink,” world premiere of play about the first woman published in America, presented by Penobscot Theatre Company, Bangor Opera House. $20. penobscottheatre.org. 7 p.m. today; 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 3 p.m. Sunday; 7 p.m. Wednesday and April 12. Through April 15.

“Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar & Grille,” Mardra Thomas as Billie Holiday with Flash Allen on piano, Freeport Factory Stage. $19; $15 for seniors and students; pay-what-you-can on Thursdays. freeportfactory.com. 7:30 p.m. today to Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday; 7:30 p.m. April 12. Through April 14.

“You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown,” Poland Players musical, suitable for all ages, Dr. Robert Wall Theatre, Poland. $8; $5 for children. 998-5400, Ext. 457. 7 p.m. today to Saturday.

“South Pacific,” classic musical, McCormack Performing Arts Center (Gorham High School). $9; $6 for seniors and students. 839-5754. 7:30 p.m. Friday; 2 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday.

“Jester King of Java,” traditional Javanese Wayang Kulit shadow puppetry presented by Figures of Speech Theater, Lucid Stage, Portland. $10. lucidstage.com. 7:30 p.m. Friday; 1 p.m. Saturday. Through April 16.

“Nightingale,” musical adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen story presented by Figures of Speech Theater, Lucid Stage, Portland. $10. lucidstage.com. 7:30 p.m. Saturday.

Maine Playwrights Festival, staged Reading of “Memorial Day” by Lynne Cullen, Acorn Studios, Westbrook. $5/donation. acorn-productions.org. 7:30 p.m. Saturday. Through April 29.

“You the Man,” one-man play about dating violence that addresses bystander intervention and prevention, University of Maine (Olsen Student Center), Farmington. Free. 778-7188. 7 p.m. Tuesday.

“Company,” recorded broadcast of Stephen Sondheim musical with New York Philharmonic, Leura Hill Eastman Performing Arts Center, Fryeburg. $18; $15 for seniors; $10 for students. fryeburgacademy.org/pac. 7:30 p.m. April 12.

AUDITIONS

Gilbert and Sullivan’s “The Mikado,” roles for adults and children ages 14 and older; performances are July 19 to Aug. 5; Freeport Middle School. fcponline.org/auditions. 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday and April 12.

ART MUSEUMS

OPENINGS/RECEPTIONS

“The 2012 Mill-Ennial: Celebrating the Art and the Artists of the Cities on the Saco,” shared exhibit with Engine in Biddeford, Saco Museum. sacomuseum.org. Opening reception, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. today. Through June 10.

John Goodman: “Moments Abstracted,” photography; Ruth Marshall: “Vanished into Sticks,” animal pelts made from felt; and Jemma Gascione: “Slab Waltz,” sculpture and ceramics; UMaine Museum of Art, Bangor. umma.umaine.edu. Opens Friday. Through June 9.

“Animal Allies: Inuit Views of the Natural World,” Inuit artifacts, Bowdoin College (Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum), Brunswick. Opens Friday. bowdoin.edu/arcticmuseum

“Senior Exhibition 2012,” multi-media, Bates College (Olin Arts Center), Lewiston. bates.edu/museum. Opening reception, 6 to 8 p.m. Friday. Through May 26.

“The Face of the Ghetto: Pictures by Jewish Photographers from the Lodz Ghetto 1940-1944,” Maine Jewish Museum, Portland. treeoflifemuseum.org. Reception and screening of “There Once Was a Town,” 5:30 p.m. Tuesday. Through May 1.

Lesley Vance, paintings, Bowdoin College Museum of Art, Brunswick. bowdoin.edu. Opens April 12. Through July 1.

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 Sunday; “Edgar Degas: The Private Impressionist,” more than 70 drawings, prints, pastels, photographs and sculptures, through May 28; Tanja Alexia Hollander: “Are You Really My Friend?” photographs of Facebook friends, through June 17. portlandmuseum.org

Maine Historical Society Museum/Longfellow House, Portland: “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, and “Intimations of Independence: The First 100 Years of American Portraiture,” portraits of Thomas Jefferson, James Madison and more, through April 15; “Motion and Emotion: Contemporary Art from Gerhard Richter to Chakaia Booker,” through June 3; “Building a College Collection: Select Recent Acquisitions,” more than 20,000 objects, and “Telephones,” seven-minute compilation of Hollywood film clips, 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

Dyer Library/Saco Museum: Mainely Photo Arts by Murray Dellow, through April 30. dyerlibrarysacomuseum.org

Ogunquit Museum of American Art: “Rediscoveries 2: New Perspectives on the Permanent Collection,” though April 29. ogunquitmuseum.org

Brick Store Museum, Kennebunk: “Design and Function: Furnishings, Portraits, and Art 1685-1840,” historic furniture and artwork, ongoing. 985-4802.

Farnsworth Art Museum, Rockland: “The Art of the Book,” collection of 19th- and 20th-century books, through May 20; “The Homestead Project: A Residence Reimagined,” architectural designs, through Sept. 23. farnsworthmuseum.org

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

“Master/Mentor: A Printmaking Collaboration — The Works of Don Gorvett and Sean Hurley,” A Fine Thing: Edward T. Pollack Fine Arts, Portland. 699-2919. Opening reception, 5 to 8 p.m. today. Through April 28.

Emily Bracale: “Lyme-Light: Portraits of Illness and Healing,” Bangor Public Library. www.bpl.lib.me.us. Opening reception, 6 to 7:30 p.m. today. Through April 30.

“The Portland Show,” sixth biennial invitational, Greenhut Galleries, Portland. greenhutgalleries.com. Artists’ reception, 5 to 7 p.m. today. Through April 27.

“The 2012 Mill-Ennial: Celebrating the Art and the Artists of the Cities on the Saco,” shared exhibit with the Saco Museum, Engine, Biddeford. feedtheengine.org. Opening reception, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. today. Through June 10.

“Botany of Desire,” multi-artist exhibit, Aarhus Gallery, Belfast. aarhusgallery.com. Opens today. Through April 29.

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

“Sea Mystics,” ocean-themed art of David Cray, Marika Alisha Skin Care, Portland. marikaalishaskincare.com. Reception, 5 to 8 p.m. Friday.

Linda Murray and Joy Scott: “Organic Musings,” Harmons & Bartons Gallery, Portland. harmonsbartons.com. Opening reception, 5 to 8 p.m. Friday. Through April 30.

Student Art Show, by students of Greely High School and North Yarmouth Academy, 317 Main Street Community Music Center, Yarmouth. 846-6264. Opening reception with live music by the NYA Bluegrass Ensemble, 6 to 7:30 p.m. Friday. Through April 24.

“Occupy Art! Union of Maine Visual Artists in Action,” Harlow Gallery, Hallowell. harlowgallery.org. Opening reception, 5 to 8 p.m. Friday. Through April 28.

Carol Bass: “A Powerful Joy of Colors,” Portland Public Library. portlandlibrary.com. Opening reception, 5 to 8 p.m. Friday. Through April 27.

“10 Years in Portland: An Illustrator’s Saga,” artwork by Joel Rivers, Green Hand Bookshop, Portland. 253-6808. Opening reception, 5 to 8 p.m. Friday. Through April 30.

“Agri-CULTURE: A Celebration of Farming in Art and Community,” River Tree Arts, Kennebunk. rivertreearts.org. Opening reception with live music, farmers market light fare and “Meet Your Farmer” film, 6 p.m. Friday. Through April 21.

Printmaker and Illustrator Emily Walsh, new work, St. Lawrence Arts Center, Portland. stlawrencearts.org. Artist reception, 5 to 7 p.m. Friday. Through April 30.

“In & Out of Abstraction,” photography, Addison Woolley Gallery, Portland. addisonwoolley.com. Opening reception, 5 to 8 p.m. Friday. Through April 28.

“Liquid Lens,” exhibit by Portland High School Photography Club, 3Fish Gallery, Portland. 3fishgallery.com. 5 to 8 p.m. Friday and noon to 6 p.m. Saturday.

Steve Roberts: “View Points: Internal and External,” Constellation Gallery, Portland. constellationart.com. Reception, 5 to 8 p.m. Friday.

“Dark Unknown Pleasures,” oil paintings and mixed media by Mayo Street Arts interns and USM students, Mayo Street Arts, Portland. mayostreetarts.org. Opening reception, 5 to 8 p.m. Friday. Through April 30.

“Building Inspiration: Hope and Houses in Freeport,” student artwork inspired by Somalian refugees moving into Habitat for Humanity home, VIA Agency, Portland. 5 to 8 p.m. Friday. 865-4706, Ext. 307.

“Chronology of a Life: Artist’s Books, Poems, and Publications of Georgiana Peacher,” Glickman Family Library (Unum Great Reading Room), Portland. 228-8014. Reception, 2 to 3:30 p.m. Saturday. Through April 30.

“Spring Eternal,” multi-artist show, Yarmouth Frame Shop and Gallery. 846-7777. Artists’ reception, 4 to 7 p.m. Saturday. Through May 31.

“Georgetown: A Painter’s Paradise,” by Stuart Ross, Georgetown Historical Society. 371-9200. Opens Saturday. Through June 15.

“Joy of the Lens,” original photography by year-round Maine residents, Topsham Public Library (Crooker Gallery). topshamlibrary.org. Opens Tuesday. Through May 12.

“Local Colors,” work by Midcoast artists, Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, Boothbay. mainegardens.org. Opening reception, 5 to 7 p.m. April 12. Through May 24.

Jac Ouellette: “Favorite Views,” oil paintings, Townsend Real Estate & Art Gallery, Willard Square, South Portland. 842-9200. Opening reception, 5 to 7 p.m. April 12. Through May 18.

CONTINUING

Victoria Mansion, Portland: “Victoria’s Wonderama,” original, site-specific and fantasy-themed work by eight local artists, through April 21. victoriamansion.org

Gleason Fine Art, Portland: “Two Colorists,” Tom Curry and Andrea Peters, through May 26. 699-5599.

Rose Contemporary, Portland: “Print/Counter-Print,” works by members of Peregrine Press, Zea Mays Printmaking and MECA, through April 15. peregrinepress.com

Daunis Fine Jewelry, Portland: “Colors that Talk to Each Other,” acrylic paintings by Jean Beal, through April 30. 773-6011.

University of New England (Art Gallery), Portland: “Lullaby for Maine,” artist’s books by Rebecca Goodale, through June 16. une.edu/artgallery

June Fitzpatrick Gallery at MECA, Portland: “Spring Salon,” group exhibit of paintings, sculpture, pottery and works on paper, through April 21. 699-5083.

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

Flat Iron Gallery, Portland: Diane Bowie Zaitlin, mixed media, through May 2. 838-7591.

Richard Boyd Gallery, Peaks Island: “Scenes from Maine,” landscapes and coastal scenes by Jay LaBrie, through April 30. richardboydpottery.com

Elizabeth Moss Gallery, Falmouth: “Monhegan Island Year Around” by Alison Hill and “Still Life, Revisited” by Brita Holmquist, Margaret Ryan and Margareta McDonald, through Saturday. elizabethmossgalleries.com

Merrill Memorial Library, Yarmouth: “Red Horse,” works by Cheslye Ventimiglia, through April 28. 846-6264.

Clayton’s Gourmet Market & Cafe, Yarmouth: “My (so-called) Teenage Life 2011-2012,” North Yarmouth Academy student photography exhibit, through April 30. nya.org

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

Little Tokyo, Brunswick: “Gyotaku: The Ancient Art of Japanese Fish Prints” by Jean Kigel, through April 30. 798-6888.

Coleman Burke Gallery (Fort Andross), Brunswick: “A Thickening Rhythm,” group exhibition, through May 19. colemanburkegallery.com

Maine Fiberarts, Topsham: “The Art of the Needle,” needlepoint tapestries by Jill Vendituoli, through April 23. mainefiberarts.org

Markings Gallery, Bath: “Creatures of the Sea and Sky,” sea mammals and seabirds carved in native and exotic woods by Wayne Robbins, through April 30. markingsgallery.com

Chocolate Church Arts Center, Bath: “Springtime Floriade,” multi-disciplinary exhibit, through April 20. chocolatechurcharts.org

Merrymeeting Arts Center, Bowdoinham: “Vernal Pools and the First Signs of Spring,” through April 28. 841-5914.

York Public Library: York schools art exhibit, work by students in K-12, through April 30. york.lib.me.us

Thornton Academy, Saco: “More Than a Rap Sheet: The Real Stories of Incarcerated Women,” through April 16. thorntonacademy.org

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

Perimeter Gallery, Belfast: “As High as Heaven,” paintings and drawings by Kenny Cole, through April 21. 338-0555.

Maine Farmland Trust Gallery, Belfast: “Rural Harvest,” exhibit about stewardship and the vulnerability of family farming, through May 30. mainefarmlandtrust.org

Savory Maine, Damariscotta: Damariscotta artist Penny Moodey, through April 16. 563-2111.

Damariscotta River Grill: “Spring Works,” by Cynthia Hammett, Ed McCartan and Dorothy K. Magadieu, through April 24. damariscottarivergrill.com

Lincoln Street Center for Arts and Education, Rockland: Katharine A. Cartwright, “Mindscapes in Watercolor,” through Sunday. 594-6490.

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

Camden Public Library: “The Marine Photography of Red Boutilier,” through April 30. 236-3440.

Haynes Galleries, Thomaston: “The Wyeths: First Family of American Realism,” work by N.C., Andrew, Jamie, Carolyn, Henriette and Victoria Wyeth, through Tuesday. haynesgalleries.com

University of Maine at Farmington Art Gallery: “Free Form Flow,” by Tim Clorius and Matt W. Moore, through today. 778-7002.