• CLASSICAL MUSIC

THURSDAY

“Next Atlantic: A Multi-Media Collaboration,” string quartet performance inspired by post-Katrina New Orleans presented in conjunction with the Portland Chamber Music Festival, all ages; Space Gallery, Portland. $12; $10 for Space members. space538.org. 7:30 p.m.

FRIDAY

Frank Glazer Retrospective, Program II: Schoenberg’s six short pieces and music by Shubert, Brahms and Chopin; Bates College (Olin Arts Center), Lewiston. $10; limited number of free tickets available for seniors and students. batestickets.com. 7:30 p.m.

Pianist Emma Tahmizianv: “Dancing through Time,” Bowdoin College (Studzinski Recital Hall), Brunswick. Free. 798-4141. 4 p.m.

Portland Early Music Festival, works by Hadyn, Bach and other composers of the 16th and 17th centuries, Woodfords Congregational Church, Portland. $15 ($12 for seniors and students); $50 festival pass. portlandconservatory.net. 7:30 p.m. Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

SATURDAY

Metropolitan Opera Live in HD: “L’Elisir d’Amore,” Leura Hill Eastman Performing Arts Center, Fryeburg, $26; $23 for seniors; $18 for students. fryeburgacademy.org/pac. 1 p.m.

Metropolitan Opera Live in HD: “L’Elisir d?ore,” Lincoln Theater, Damariscotta. $24; $22 for seniors; $5 for ages 18 and under. atthelincoln.org. 1 p.m.

Metropolitan Opera Live in HD: “L’Elisir d?ore,” Strand Theatre, Rockland. $23; $15 for students. rocklandstrand.com. 1 p.m.

Portland Symphony Orchestra: “La Vie Boheme,” brand-new show from PSO music director Robert Moody combining music from Puccini’s “La Boheme” with the Broadway show “Rent” and the film “Moulin Rouge,” Merrill Auditorium, Portland. $26 to $71. porttix.com. 7:30 p.m. Saturday; 2:30 p.m. Sunday.

SUNDAY

Classical Pianists Shu Jing Lian and Christopher Staknys, works by Bach, Chopin, Mozart, Rhabee, Scriabin, Debussy and Rachmaninoff; Jewett Auditorium, Augusta. $10; $5 for students; free for ages 12 and under. concertsatjewett.com. 2 p.m.

Casco Bay Concert Band Wind Ensemble: “It’s About Time,” McCormack Performing Arts Center (Gorham High School). $10; $8 for seniors; free for students and children. cascobayconcertband.org. 3 p.m.

Portland Rossini Club Concert, featuring vocalist Abby Levis, Cathedral Church of St. Luke, Portland. $10; $5 for seniors; free for students. rossiniclub.org. 3 p.m.

Portland String Quartet, First Church, Belfast. Free/donation. 338-2282. 3 p.m.

OCT. 18

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

• DANCE

“Can-Can Parisien,” comic ballet, Maine State Ballet Theater, Falmouth. $15 to $20; $2 discount for seniors and children. mainestateballet.org. 7 p.m. Friday; 1 and 4 p.m. Saturday.

Karen Montanaro: “Tanzspiel,” blend of mime and dance, Merrill Hall/Nordica Auditorium, Farmington. $12; free for high-school-aged students and younger. 778-4699. 7:30 p.m. Saturday.

• THEATER

“Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story,” musical celebration of rock legend, Ogunquit Playhouse. $39 to $74. ogunquitplayhouse.org. 2:30 and 8 p.m. Thursday; 8 p.m. Friday; 3:30 and 8:30 p.m. Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday; 2:30 and 8 p.m. Oct. 18. Through Oct. 21.

“The Sisters Rosensweig,” family dramedy, Portland Stage Company. $34 to $44; discounts available. portlandstage.org. 7:30 p.m. Thursday and Friday; 4 and 8 p.m. Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday; 7:30 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday; 2 and 7:30 p.m. Oct. 18. Through Oct. 21.

“Faith Healer,” drama by Irish playwright Brian Friel about a traveling faith healer presented by AIRE (American Irish Repertory Ensemble), Portland Stage Company (Studio Theater). $20; $18 for seniors and students; $15 on Wednesdays and Thursdays. airetheater.com. 7:30 p.m. Thursday and Friday; 8 p.m. Saturday; 3 p.m. Sunday; 7:30 p.m. Wednesday and Oct. 18. Through Oct. 21.

“Good People,” Good Theater presents Maine premiere of a drama set in South Boston that explores the differences between the haves and the have-nots, St. Lawrence Arts Center, Portland. $15 to $25. goodtheater.com. 7 p.m. Thursday; 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday; 7 p.m. Wednesday and Oct. 18. Through Nov. 4.

Cirque du Soleil: “Saltimbanco,” multimedia extravaganza of dancing, acrobats and theatrics, Cumberland County Civic Center, Portland. $35 to $100 for adults; $28 to $81 for children; discounts for seniors, students and members of military. theciviccenter.com. 7:30 p.m. Thursday; 3:30 and 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 1 and 5 p.m. Sunday.

National Theatre in London Live in HD: “The Last of the Haussmans,” Leura Hill Eastman Performing Arts Center, Fryeburg, $18; $15 for seniors; $10 for students. fryeburgacademy.org/pac. 2 p.m. Thursday; encore screening at 7 p.m.

National Theatre in London Live in HD: “The Last of the Haussmans,” Strand Theatre, Rockland. $23. rocklandstrand.com. 2 p.m. Thursday; encore screening at 7 p.m.

National Theatre in London Live in HD: “The Last of the Haussmans,” Lincoln Theater, Damariscotta. $15; $5 for ages 18 and under. atthelincoln.org. 2 p.m. Thursday; encore screening at 7 p.m.

“Murder in the Court,” Mystery for Hire murder mystery dinner theater, Marco’s Restaurant, Lewiston. $39.95; includes show, meal, tax and tip. 783-0336. Doors at 6:15 p.m.; show at 7 p.m. Friday.

Backstage Playhouse Tours, 90-minute walking tours of historic theater; see costumes, backstage and dressing rooms; Ogunquit Playhouse. $10; $5 for 45-minute tours. ogunquitplayhouse.org. 10:30 and 11 a.m. Friday. Through Oct. 19.

“Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde,” open-air performance by Belfast Maskers, bring chairs or blankets, not suitable for children under age 15, Fort Knox Historic Site, Prospect. $15; $10 for teens ages 15 and older. belfastmaskers.com. 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday.

“The Bully Plays,” collection of short plays that challenge, inspire and enlighten, by Young People’s Theater, Theater Project, Brunswick. $6. theaterproject.com. 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday.

“You Can’t Take It With You,” classic screwball comedy set during the Great Depression, University of Southern Maine (Russell Hall), Gorham. $15; $11 for seniors; $8 for students. usm.maine.edu/theatre. 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 5 p.m. Sunday and Wednesday; 7:30 p.m. Oct. 18. Through Oct. 21.

“Play Me a Story,” interactive theater performance and workshop for ages 4 to 10, Portland Stage Company. $15. portlandstage.org. “Scary vs. Silly,” 10:30 a.m. Saturday. Through Oct. 27.

“The Medicine Show,” Ziggurat Theatre Ensemble presents an original play using masks, drumming, song and dance that will be performed outdoors, Bowdoinham Public Works. $10. ziggurattheatre.org. 7 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Through Oct. 28.

“Change,” Joshua Hughes drama about a drug dealer and an honest working man who are best friends, Big Easy, Portland. $10. bigeasyportland.com. 2 p.m. Saturday; 2 and 7 p.m. Sunday.

• ART MUSEUMS

CONTINUING

Portland Museum of Art: “Art in Process,” high school art exhibition, and “Weatherbeaten: Winslow Homer and Maine,” works by Homer created at his Prouts Neck studio in conjunction with re-opening of restored studio for public tours, through Dec. 30; “The Portland Society of Art and Winslow Homer in Maine,” 50 watercolors and drawings examine the relationship between Homer, architect John Calvin Stevens and the Portland Society of Art, through Feb. 3; “Between Past and Present: The Homer Studio Photographic Project,” contemporary photography made with a variety of historic processes, through Feb. 17. portlandmuseum.org

Maine Historical Society Museum/Longfellow House, Portland: “Wired!” explores the electrification of Maine during the 20th century, through May 26. mainehistory.org

Maine Museum of Photographic Arts, USM Glickman Library, Portland: Luc Demers, “Trace,” photographs, and Richard Veit, photographs, through Dec. 21. usm.maine.edu/library

Bowdoin College Museum of Art, Brunswick: William Wegman, “Hello Nature,” 30-year retrospective of artist’s work, through Oct. 21; “Making a Presence: F. Holland Day in Artistic Photography,” photographs by and of F. Holland Day (1864-1933), through Dec. 23. bowdoin.edu/art-museum

Pejepscot Historical Society Museum, Brunswick: “Promenade: A Walk in Style Through Pejepscot’s Past,” through Oct. 31. pejepscothistorical.org

Maine Maritime Museum, Bath: “Subdue, Seize and Take: Maritime Maine in the Unwelcome Interruption of the War of 1812,” examines the maritime world of pre-statehood Maine, through Friday; “Sea Lives,” ocean-inspired sculpture by Sonja Weber Gilkey, through Oct. 21. mainemaritimemuseum.org

Saco Museum: “The Moving Panorama of Pilgrim’s Progress,” Civil War-era panorama seen in its entirety for the first time in more than a century (also at Pepperell Mills in Biddeford), and “Then, Now and Always a Part of Saco: 250 Years of the First Parish Church,” photos and artifacts, through Nov. 10. dyerlibrarysacomuseum.org

Ogunquit Museum of American Art: Peggy Bacon: “Portrait of an Art Colony,” portraits; “Building an American Modernist Collection,” highlights from the permanent collection; Henry Strater: “Art of the Portrait,” collection of portraits; “Contemporary Works from the Permanent Collection,” lesser-known and seldom seen contemporary work; and “Carl Pittore and the Mail Art Movement,” art using mail products, through Oct. 31. ogunquitmuseum.org

Bates College Museum of Art, Lewiston: “Starstruck: The Fine Art of Astrophotography,” featuring 106 images by artists from 11 countries across five continents, through Dec. 15. bates.edu/museum/exhibitions

Colby College Museum of Art, Waterville: Alex Katz, “Maine/New York,” 28 paintings and one multi-part sculpture, through Dec. 30. colby.edu

Maine State Museum, Augusta: “Malaga Island: Fragmented Lives,” historic photographs, documents, artifacts and first-person accounts, through May. mainestatemuseum.org

Farnsworth Art Museum, Rockland: “Impressionist Summers: Frank W. Benson’s North Haven,” paintings, lithographs and etchings, through Oct. 21; Andrew Wyeth: “Summers in Port Clyde,” watercolors from 1930s and ’40s, through Nov. 4; “Jamie Wyeth, Rockwell Kent and Monhegan,” paintings, through Dec. 30. farnsworthmuseum.org

Abbe Museum, Bar Harbor: 2012 Waponahki Student Art Show, through Oct. 22; “Indians and Rusticators” and “Transcending Traditions: The Next Generation and Maine Indian Basketry,” through Dec. 29. abbemuseum.org

University of Maine (Museum of Art), Bangor: Alan Bray, “At The Edges,” paintings; Mayumi Sarai: “Ring Cycle,” carved wooden sculptures; and Susan Jane Belton: “What’s Yours,” oil on panel portraits; through Jan. 5. umma.umaine.edu

• ART GALLERIES

OPENINGS/RECEPTIONS

“Vanguard,” avant-garde, experimental and innovative works by nine Maine artists, University of New England (Art Gallery), Portland. une.edu/artgallery. Opens Thursday; opening reception, 5 to 7 p.m. Friday. Through Dec. 10.

“The Paintings of John Marshall,” Bayview Gallery, Brunswick. bayviewgallery.com. Opening reception, 5 to 7:30 p.m. Friday. Through Nov. 10.

Jack Montgomery: “Portraits of Portraits,” Merrymeeting Arts Center, Bowdoinham. merrymeetingartscenter.org. Opening reception, 5 to 8 p.m. Friday. Through Dec. 10.

Alicia Eggert: “Speaking in Tongues,” work in various media that utilizes text, Coleman Burke Gallery (Fort Andross), Brunswick. colemanburke.com. Opens Friday. Through Nov. 30.

“Abstract and Out of the Ordinary,” York Art Association, York Harbor. yorkartassociation.com. Opening reception, 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday. Through Nov. 4.

CONTINUING

Greenhut Galleries, Portland: John Whalley, “World of Wonders,” and Nancy Morgan Barnes, new work, through Oct. 27. greenhutgalleries.com

Constellation Gallery, Portland: “Fire Before Ice,” exhibit by members of Maine Artists Collective, through Oct. 24. constellationart.com

Rose Contemporary, Portland: “Not the Usual Politics,” work by Annie Bissett, Amze Emmons, Adriane Herman, Dan Mills and Greg Murr, through Oct. 27. 780-0700.

3Fish Gallery, Portland: “Addiction to Perfection,” encaustic paint and mixed media by Kimberly Curry and graphite on paper by Jeanne Titherington, through Oct. 27. 3fishgallery.com

Mayo Street Arts, Portland: Edwige Charlotte and Rachel Gloria, “Gilded Roots, Native Grace,” through Oct. 28. mayostreetarts.org

University of Southern Maine Osher Map Library, Portland: “Iconic America: The U.S. Outline as National Symbol,” through Feb. 28. usm.maine.edu/maps

June Fitzpatrick Gallery at MECA, Portland: “Three Painters,” work by Noa Warren, Greg Parker and Kyle Downes, through Oct. 27. 699-5083.

Daunis Fine Jewelry, Portland: Barbara Bean, “Maine Botanicals,” through Oct. 31. 773-6011.

Maine Potters Market, Portland: Gail Kass, “Fall Foliage on Casco Bay,” new leaf- and wave-inspired stoneware, through Oct. 26. 774-1633.

Green Hand Bookshop, Portland: Michael Connor, “Chee is Twee,” graphite and watercolor drawings of diminutive creatures, through Oct. 31. 253-6808.

Gleason Fine Art, Portland: “Maine Masterworks,” works by James Fitzgerald, Charles Woodbury, William T. Richards, Emil Holzhauer and more, through Nov. 17. 699-5599.

Portland Public Library: “Elegant Enigmas: The Art of Edward Gorey,” original illustrations, preparatory sketches, unpublished drawings and ephemera, through Dec. 29. portlandlibrary.com

Harmon’s & Barton’s Gallery, Portland: “Rock, Canvas, Blow Torch,” through Oct. 31. harmonsbartons.com

Addison Woolley Gallery, Portland: Ronnie Wilson, “Dancing with Color,” and Ruthy Sylmore, “Paris Walls re/con/figured,” through Oct. 27. addisonwoolley.com

Macpage LLC, South Portland: “Landscapes,” 20 local artists in various media, through Oct. 19. macpage.com

Richard Boyd Gallery, Peaks Island: Bob Santandrea, Jeanne O’Toole Hayman and Jay La Brie, multi-media exhibit, through Oct. 31. richardboydpottery.com

University of Southern Maine (Art Gallery), Gorham: “Sampler,” 38 pieces of prints, paintings and experimental works, through Dec. 9. usm.maine.edu/gallery

Elizabeth Moss Gallery, Falmouth: Mary Barnes, “Once Removed,” and John Santoro, “Transitions,” through Nov. 4. elizabethmossgalleries.com

Yarmouth Frame Shop and Gallery: “Falling for Color,” work by Martha Baum, Neil Myrick, Diana Johnson, Marcia Feller and Anne Tarbox, through Dec. 8. yarmouthframeshopandgallery.com

North Yarmouth Academy (Curtis Gallery), Yarmouth: Susan Myer Riley and Travis Roy, through Oct. 31. 847-5423.

Freeport Historical Society Harrington House: “Buttons, Rum and Rakes: Freeport’s Mercantile Past,” through March. freeporthistoricalsociety.org

Thos. Moser Showroom, Freeport: “Viewpoints,” group exhibit, through Oct. 28. 865-4519.

The Frontier, Brunswick: “Groundbreakers: Mainers Shaping Agriculture’s Future,” photographs by Lily Peil, through Nov. 25. explorefrontier.com

Icon Contemporary Art, Brunswick: Jeff Keller, “Prospect,” through Saturday. 725-8157.

Little Dog Coffee Shop, Brunswick: “Artist: Artist” Spindleworks exhibit, through Oct. 31. spindleworks.org

Markings Gallery, Bath: “Wearable Art,” jewelry, clothing and accessories by a wide array of Maine artists, through Oct. 31. 443-1499.

Richmond Store Gallery: Barbara Bean and Edward Mackenzie, “The Art of dee’s Ice Cream Packaging,” artwork made from material donated by Brunswick-Topsham Land Trust, through Oct. 31. richmondstoregallery.com

Gleason Fine Art, Boothbay Harbor: Philip Frey, “New Paintings,” through Saturday. 633-6849.

Engine, Biddeford Arts, Biddeford: “The Vinyl Show,” group show of recycled vinyl records, through Oct. 20. feedtheengine.org

George Marshall Store Gallery, York: “Connections,” works by Lissa Hunter and Carol Stein; and Tom Hall, “Maine Landscapes,” through Nov. 11. georgemarshallstoregallery.com

York Public Library: Paintings by Peter Agrafiotis, through Oct. 30. york.lib.me.us

Fryeburg Academy (Palmina F. and Stephen S. Pace Galleries of Art): “Apple of My Eye,” paintings, watercolors, pastels and prints of apples from more than 50 mostly regional artists of the past, through Dec. 21. 935-9232.

Kennebunk Free Library: Jessica Willey and Jason Willey, “Everyday Beauty,” travel photography, through Oct. 31. 985-2173.

River Tree Arts, Kennebunk: “Photographers Choice,” through Nov. 10. rivertreearts.org

Haley Farm Gallery, Kittery: Fabric and clay exhibit, through Oct. 31. haleygallery.com

Atlantic Motorcar, Wiscasset: Maine Art Gallery artists exhibit depicting the “open road” and beyond, through Oct. 30. 882-7511.

Maine Art Gallery, Wiscasset: Member’s exhibit, works by artists from throughout the state, through Oct. 21; “Wiscasset’s Museum in the Streets,” historical Wiscasset photos, through Oct. 30. maineartgallery.org

Stitchers Corner, Wiscasset: Jill Snyder Wallace, “For the Love of Needle and Thread,” embroidery, through Oct. 27. 882-4141.

Wiscasset Bay Gallery: “Fresh Paint and Recent Acquisitions,” recent acquisitions of 19th- and 20th-century American and European paintings, plus new works by contemporary New England artists, through Nov. 2. wiscassetbaygallery.com

Harlow Gallery, Hallowell: “CSA: Community Supporting Arts,” work of 14 artists who have partnered with central Maine farms, through Oct. 27. harlowgallery.org

Unity College (Leonard R. Craig Art Gallery): Kenny Cole, “Even Now the Reaper Draws His Wages,” through Oct. 31. uccpa.unity.edu/exhibitions

Aarhus Gallery, Belfast: “The Making of Music,” musical instruments and art inspired by music or musical instruments, through Oct. 28. aarhusgallery.com

Belfast Free Library: “Old Paint New Life,” exhibit of artists giving old paint a new life and purpose, through Oct. 31. www.belfast.lib.me.us

Perimeter Gallery, Belfast: Ben Potter, “Home Field,” through Nov. 25. 338-0555.

Littlefield Gallery, Winter Harbor: Frederick Lynch and James Linehan, “Geometry Meets Nature,” through Monday. littlefieldgallery.com

Center for Maine Contemporary Art, Rockport: 2012 Biennial Exhibition, through Nov. 28. cmcanow.org

Camden Public Library: Jerri Finch, “Balance,” oil paintings, through Oct. 31. 236-3440.

College of the Atlantic (Ethel H. Blum Gallery), Bar Harbor: Jimmy Grashow, collaborative sculpture installation with COA students, through Oct. 31. 288-5015.

Lyceum Gallery, Lewiston: Meg Weston, “Lava Flows,” volcanic images and words, through Oct. 26. lyceumgallery.com

Frost Farm Gallery, Norway: Western Maine Paper Project, original works on paper, through April 5. frostfarmgallery.com

University of Maine (Holocaust and Human Rights Center of Maine), Augusta: “Maine Boys Overseas, German Boys in Maine,” history and artifacts from Maine’s P.O.W. camps from 1944 and 1946, through Nov. 30. hhrc.uma.edu

Winthrop Commerce Center: Amy Stacey Curtis, “SPACE,” interactive installation art, through Oct. 21. amystaceycurtis.com

University of Maine (Art Gallery), Farmington: Liz Phillips, “Biyuu II,” sound and video installation, through Nov. 1. 778-1062.

Turtle Gallery, Deer Isle: “Continuing Connections: New and Old — All Media,” orchard photographs by Michael Alpert, through Saturday. turtlegallery.com

Savory Maine, Damariscotta: Portraiture by Jeffrey Burke, through Nov. 13. savorymainedining.com

Art Galleries at University of Maine, Machias: Condon and Georgeann Kuhl, “Tuscany to Pompeii and Beyond,” through Nov. 30. 255-1279.

Yvette Torres Fine Art, Rockland: John Urbain, “No Ideas But in Things,” through Sunday. 332-4014.

CRAFT Gallery, Rockland: Jesse Gillespie, “Uncommon Beauty,” through Nov. 5; Lissa Hunter and Simon van der Ven, “Escape Boundaries,” new work, through Nov. 11. craftonelm.com

Carver Hill Gallery, Rockland: “Eight Artists,” featuring Dianne Schelble, Laurie Goddard, Jon Kolkin, Diane Bowie Zaitlin, Adriance DeGroff, David Estey, America Martin and Megan Hinton, through Oct. 31. 594-7745.

Maine Coastal Islands National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center, Rockland: John Wood, Hank Tyler, Kathleen Florance, Karl Gerstenberger and Keith Carver, multi-media, through Dec. 4. maineseabirds.org

Caldbeck Gallery, Rockland: “Off the Beaten Path,” multi-artist show focusing on Maine landscapes, through Nov. 3. caldbeck.com