CLASSICAL MUSIC

TODAY

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.

 

FRIDAY

USM School of Music Graduate Showcase, University of Southern Maine (Corthell Concert Hall), Gorham. Free; reservations suggested. usm.maine.edu/music/boxoffice. 8 p.m.

“Carmina Burana,” with the Downeast Singers, Camden Hills Regional High School (Strom Auditorium), Rockport. $30 to $40; $8 for ages 18 and under. 236-2823. 7:30 p.m.

 

SATURDAY

USM School of Music Honors Recital, University of Southern Maine (Corthell Concert Hall), Gorham. Free; reservations suggested. usm.maine.edu/music/boxoffice. 8 p.m.

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

 

SUNDAY

Portland Symphony Orchestra, selections by Bruckner, Beethoven and more, Merrill Auditorium, Portland. $20 to $58. porttix.com. 2:30 p.m.

Portland String Quartet, with pianist Laura Kargul, works by Mozart, Brahms and De la Presle, Williston-Immanuel United Church, Portland. $22; $20 for seniors; free for students. larksociety.org. Pre-concert lecture at 1 p.m.; concert at 2 p.m.

Opera Workshop Performance, selections from “Carmen,” “The Goose of Cairo,” “Cinderella” and “The Crucible,” University of Southern Maine (Corthell Concert Hall), Gorham. $6; $3 for students and seniors. usm.maine.edu/music. 2 p.m.

Oni Buchanan, works by Ravel, Chopin and Beethoven, The Old White Church, Buxton. $18; $16 for seniors and students; free for children 12 and under; $30 for families of three or more. sacorivergrangehall.org. 3 p.m.

“Plucky Bach,” with Christopher Kachian, guitar, and Timothy Burris, lute, Cathedral Church of St. Luke, Portland. $10 to $15. cathedralofstluke.org. 3 p.m.

 

APRIL 19

Portland Conservatory of Music Noonday Concert, with the Atlantic Chamber Ensemble, First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church, Portland. Free. 775-3356. 12:15 p.m.

 

DANCE

“Eclipse (and Other Dances),” Vivid Motion presents ballet set to Pink Floyd’s “The Dark Side of the Moon” and other dances, St. Lawrence Arts Center, Portland. $12; $6 for children under age 13. stlawrencearts.org. 7:30 p.m. today to Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday.

Teatro alla Scala Ballet’s “Mediterranea,” live ballet broadcast, Lincoln Theater, Damariscotta. $15; $5 for ages 18 and under. atthelincoln.org. 7 p.m. today; rebroadcast at 4 p.m. Saturday.

Bowdoin College Theater and Dance, spring dance concert, Bowdoin College (Pickard Theater), Brunswick. Free. 725-3375. 8 p.m. April 19.

 

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. Tuesday and Wednesday. 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.

“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.

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

“Steel Magnolias,” comedy-drama about Southern women, Schoolhouse Arts Center, Standish. $14; $12 for students and seniors. schoolhousearts.org. 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday. Through April 29.

“Cupid and Psyche,” humorous retelling of the classic Greek myth with large puppets, presented by Figures of Speech Theater, Lucid Stage, Portland. $10. lucidstage.com. 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday.

“Pinocchio,” presented by Freeport Family Performing Arts, Freeport Performing Arts Center. $10; $5 for students; $25 per family. 415-6251.

7:30 p.m. Friday; 2 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday. Through April 22.

2012 MeAct One Act Play Festival, “The Right to Remain,” “Dinner For One” and “The Perils of Long Term Care,” Gaslight Theater at Hallowell City Hall, Hallowell. Free/donation. 626-3698. 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday.

“Seussical the Musical,” by the UNE Players, City Theater, Biddeford. $5. 602-2891. 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday.

Maine Playwrights Festival, staged reading of “We Drew the Sky” by Charlie Marenghi, Acorn Studios, Westbrook. $5/donation. acorn-productions.org. 7:30 p.m. Saturday. Through April 29.

“Snow White and the Seven Dwarves,” children’s theater, Children’s Museum and Theatre of Maine, Portland. $8, $9. kitetails.org. 4 p.m. Saturday; 1 and 4 p.m. Sunday; 2 p.m. Wednesday and April 19. Through April 22.

“Jester King of Java,” traditional Javanese Wayang Kulit shadow puppetry presented by Figures of Speech Theater, Lucid Stage, Portland. $10. lucidstage.com. 1 p.m. Monday.

David Mamet’s “A Life in the Theater,” story of two actors, Freeport Factory Stage. $19; $15 for students and seniors; Thursday night performances are pay-what-you-can. freeportfactory.com. 7:30 p.m. April 19. Through May 5.

Maine Playwrights Festival, evening of short plays presented by Acorn Productions, St. Lawrence Arts Center, Portland. $18; $16 for seniors and students. acorn-productions.org. 7:30 p.m. April 19.

 

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. today.

 

ART MUSEUMS

OPENINGS/RECEPTIONS

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

Marvin Bileck and Emily Nelligan: “On Great Cranberry Island,” charcoal drawings and etchings, Bowdoin College Museum of Art, Brunswick. bowdoin.edu. Opens Tuesday. Through July 1.

 

CONTINUING

Portland Museum of Art: “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; “Downtown Portland, Circa 1912,” historic photos, through June 30. mainehistory.org

Maine Jewish Museum, Portland: “The Face of the Ghetto: Pictures by Jewish Photographers from the Lodz Ghetto 1940-1944,” through May 1. treeoflifemuseum.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 Sunday; “Motion and Emotion: Contemporary Art from Gerhard Richter to Chakaia Booker,” through June 3; “Building a College Collection: Select Recent Acquisitions,” and “Telephones,” seven-minute compilation of Hollywood film clips, through June 24. bowdoin.edu

Bowdoin College (Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum), Brunswick: “Animal Allies: Inuit Views of the Natural World,” Inuit artifacts, through June 1. 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: “Senior Exhibition 2012,” multi-media, through May 26. bates.edu/museum

Dyer Library/Saco Museum: Mainely Photo Arts by Murray Dellow, through April 30; “The 2012 Mill-Ennial: Celebrating the Art and the Artists of the Cities on the Saco,” shared exhibit with Engine in Biddeford, through June 10. dyerlibrarysacomuseum.org

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

Brick Store Museum, Kennebunk: “A Magic Carpet Ride from the Kennebunks to Saudi Arabia,” crafts, images and art from Saudi Arabia, through April 28; “Design and Function: Furnishings, Portraits, and Art 1685-1840,” historic furniture and artwork, through May 25. 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

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

“Local Colors,” work by Midcoast artists, Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, Boothbay. mainegardens.org. Opening reception, 5 to 7 p.m. today. 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. today. Through May 18.

Clyde McCulley: “A Digital Homage to Edward Hopper,” John Knight: “Drawing on Wildflowers,” and Annette Kearney: “Abstract Currents,” Elizabeth Moss Gallery, Falmouth. elizabethmoss galleries.com. Opening reception, 5 to 7 p.m. today. Through May 12.

“A Century of Farming,” College of the Atlantic (Ethel H. Blum Gallery), Bar Harbor. coa.edu. Opens today. Through April 22.

USM Art Department Bachelor of Fine Art Exhibit, University of Southern Maine (Art Gallery), Gorham. usm.maine.edu/gallery. Opening reception, 6 to 8 p.m. Friday. Through May 4.

“Moxie: Senior Art Exhibition 2012,” University of Maine at Farmington Art Gallery. 778-1062. Opens Friday. Through May 12.

Maine Photography Show, Boothbay Region Art Foundation Gallery, Boothbay Harbor. 633-2703. Opens Saturday. Through May 5.

Third Annual Juried Photography Exhibit, Topsham Public Library (Crooker Gallery). topshamlibrary.org. Opening reception, 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday. Through May 12.

Stuart Ross: “Georgetown: A Painter’s Paradise,” Georgetown Historical Society. 371-9200. Opening reception, 3 to 5 p.m. Saturday. Through May 12.

 

CONTINUING

A Fine Thing: Edward T. Pollack Fine Arts, Portland: “Master/Mentor: A Printmaking Collaboration — The Works of Don Gorvett and Sean Hurley,” through April 28. 699-2919.

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

St. Lawrence Arts Center, Portland: Printmaker and illustrator Emily Walsh, new work, through April 30. stlawrencearts.org

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

Greenhut Galleries, Portland: “The Portland Show,” sixth biennial invitational, through April 27. 772-2693.

Green Hand Bookshop, Portland: “10 Years in Portland: An Illustrator’s Saga,” artwork by Joel Rivers, through April 30. 253-6808.

Harmons & Bartons Gallery, Portland: Linda Murray and Joy Scott, “Organic Musings,” through April 30. harmonsbartons.com

Portland Public Library: Carol Bass, “A Powerful Joy of Colors,” through April 27. portlandlibrary.com

Addison Woolley Gallery, Portland: “In & Out of Abstraction,” photography, through April 28. addisonwoolley.com

Mayo Street Arts, Portland: “Dark Unknown Pleasures,” oil paintings and mixed media by Mayo Street Arts interns and USM students, through April 30. mayostreetarts.org

Glickman Family Library (Unum Great Reading Room), Portland: “Chronology of a Life: Artist’s Books, Poems, and Publications of Georgiana Peacher,” through April 30. 228-8014.

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

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

317 Main Street Community Music Center, Yarmouth: Art show by students of Greely High School and North Yarmouth Academy, through April 24. 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

Yarmouth Frame Shop and Gallery: “Spring Eternal,” multi-artist show, through May 31. 846-7777.

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

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

Engine, Biddeford: “The 2012 Mill-Ennial: Celebrating the Art and the Artists of the Cities on the Saco,” shared exhibit with the Saco Museum, through June 10. feedtheengine.org

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

Aarhus Gallery, Belfast: “Botany of Desire,” multi-artist exhibit, through April 29. aarhusgallery.com

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

Waterfall Arts, Belfast: “Corrugation Nation,” cardboard art show, through May 18. waterfallarts.org

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

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

Harlow Gallery, Hallowell: “Occupy Art! Union of Maine Visual Artists in Action,” through April 28. harlowgallery.org

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.

River Tree Arts, Kennebunk: “Agri-CULTURE: A Celebration of Farming in Art and Community,” through April 21. rivertreearts.org

Bangor Public Library: Emily Bracale, “Lyme-Light: Portraits of Illness and Healing,” through April 30. www.bpl.lib.me.us