THEATER

“The Drowsy Chaperone,” Kennebunk High School’s spring musical, will be performed at the Alexander Economous Auditorium on Feb. 28 and March 1, 7 and 8 at 7 p.m. There will be matinee performances on March 2 and 9 at 2 p.m. The show is the high school cast’s rendition of the 2006 Tony Award-winning musical. All tickets are $9. For more information, call 985-1110, ext. 3141.

“Yours Forever, A Musical Love Letter Through Time” will run at Clay Hill Farm in York Feb. 13-28. The show incorporates historical love letters, poetry and music to demonstrate how love has been communicated through the ages. Thursday performances start at 6 p.m. and Sunday showings are at 2 p.m. Advance tickets are $18 and $15 with an a la carte dinner menu. There is limited seating and reservations are recommended. For more information, call 361-2272 or go to www.clayhillfarm.com.

“Rumpelstiltskin” will be performed Feb. 14-23 at the Children’s Museum and Theater of Maine located at 142 Free St. in Portland. This will be a musical re-telling of the Grimm fairytale. Tickets are $8-$9. The showtimes will be Fridays at 4 p.m., Saturdays and Sundays at 1 and 4 p.m. During the February vacation week, there will be shows on Wednesday, Feb. 19 and Thursday, Feb. 20 at 11:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. For more information, visit www.kitetails.org or call 828-1232, ext 231.

Sandra Bernhard will perform at Jonathan’s on Saturday, April 26 at 7 p.m. Her show, “Sandyland,” blends theater, rock and roll, and stand-up comedy with burlesque and cabaret. Tickets go on sale Monday, Feb. 11 at 8 a.m. Advance tickets start at $39.50. For more information, call 646-4777.

MUSIC

“Sing out for Seeger: A Tribute to Pete Seeger” will be held on Thursday, Feb. 20 at One Longfellow Square in Portland. There will be a potluck dinner at 5:30 p.m. and live music at 7 p.m. This event will feature various local performers playing Seeger’s music and some of their own. There will also be clips shown from Seeger’s “Rainbow Quest” television show. This event is free and open to the public. For more information, call 761-1757.

The Pousette-Dart Band will perform at Jonathan’s on Feb. 28 at 8 p.m. Tickets are $30 in advance. Jonathan’s is located at 92 Bourne Lane in Ogunquit. For more information, call 646-4777.

“Whirlwind Romance” will be performed by The DaPonte String Quartet at the Biddeford City Theater at 2 p.m. on Feb. 23. The show begins with Hugo Wolf’s Italian Serenade and is followed by Alexander Borodin’s String Quartet No. 2 in D Major, which contains the famous movement known as the Nocturne, popularized by the Broadway show Kismet. Tickets are $13 in advance from www.citytheatertix.org, or $15 at the door. Biddeford City Theater is located at 205 Main St.

Country music star Ronnie McDowell will perform for a children’s cancer benefit at Portland’s East End Community Center on March 22. The concert will benefit Ronnie McDowell’s Cancer Foundation for Children, and will feature McDowell along with performances by Matt Hoggatt, Max Ater, The Veayo Twins, Allen Higgins and Carter Isaac. Tickets are $30 in advance and $35 at the door and can be purchased online at www.debgrishamentertainment.com. For more information, email debgrisham@gmail.com.

The Soggy Po’ Boys will play in Ogunquit on Saturday, March 1 at 7:30 p.m. at the S. Judson Dunaway Center located at 23 School Street. Their performance is part of Ogunquit’s 7th annual Mardi Gras Celebration that runs from Feb. 28 through March 2. Tickets are $12 in advance and $15 at the door. For more information, go to www.ogunquitperformingarts.org.

ART

The “After Hours” artist panel discussion will be held on Saturday, Feb. 15 from 2-3 p.m. at the Dyer Library. The discussion will be with several artists who are featured in the “After Hours” Maine Art Educators Association Member Exhibition. Allison Price, organizer of this year’s show, will moderate a discussion between panelists and the audience. Dyer Library and Saco Museum is located at 371 Main St. in Saco. Admission is $5 for adults, $3 for seniors and students, and $2 for children ages 7-18. Children younger than 6 get in for free. For additional information, call 283-3861, ext. 115 or visit www.dyerlibrarysacomuseum.org.

A collection of artwork by Kelly Ufkin of Portland will be on display at the University of New England’s Biddeford Campus Center from Feb. 1 to March. The exhibit is free and open to the public. UNE’s Campus Center is located at 11 Hills Beach Road, Biddeford, and hours are Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. For more information, contact Diane Noble by email at dbmn27@maine.rr.com or phone at 284-6394.

The “Black & White with a Splash of Red” exhibit at the Seacoast Artist Association will hold an artists’ reception on Saturday, Feb. 15 from 2-4 p.m. The event will be held at the SAA gallery at 225 Water St. in Exeter, N.H. It will also be an opportunity for guests to vote for the People’s Choice award. The SAA has awarded Dennis Stevens, a painter from Seabrook, as Best in Show for his acrylic painting titled “Still Laughing.” For more information, email gallery@seacoastartist.org or call 603-778-8856.

 Watercolor classes will be held with Judith Kinsman on Feb. 19 and 26 and March 5, 12, 19 and 26. The class is open to all levels of skill and will be held in the Deering Room of the Dyer Library on Wednesday mornings. Pre-registration for this event is required. These classes are available in four-week sessions, $70 per session with a Dyer Library card or $75 without. To register, contact zoebthomas@sacomuseum.org or call 282-3861, ext. 115.

The quilts of local artist Ernest Nason will be on display for the month of Febrary at the Wells Public Library. The library is located at 1434 Post Road (Route 1). For more information, contact Kayla Miller at the library at 646-8181 or email kmiller@wellstown.org.

“From the Elegant to the Everyday,” an exhibit of 200 years of fashionable women’s and men’s clothing will be on display at the Saco Museum from March 15 through May 3. A free public opening reception will take place at the Saco Museum on Friday, March 14, from 5:30-7:30 pm. The Dyer Library/Saco Museum is located at 371 Main St. in Saco. Regular admission for adults is $5; $3 for seniors and students, $2 for students and free for children age 6 and younger. For additional information, call 283-3861, ext. 115 or visit www.dyerlibrarysacomuseum.org.

“Bold and Brash! The Art of John Haley Bellamy” opens April 3 at Discover Portsmouth and extends through October. Discover Portsmouth is located at 10 Middle St. in Portsmouth, N.H. The Portsmouth Historical Society has received a $55,000 grant from Mr. and Mrs. Pete Nicholas to support a new book and exhibit on Bellamy, who is famous for his highly collectible carvings of American eagles. James A. Craig, curator of the Bellamy project, chronicles the artist and his work in a researched and illustrated book titled “American Eagle” due out this spring. Discover Portsmouth will also feature monthly gallery talks and programs related to wood carving and other Bellamy connections. For more information, contact Laura Calhoun at 603-436-8433 or email laura@portsmouthhistory.org.

AUDITIONS

Schoolhouse Arts Center will hold auditions for “Godspell” on Sunday, Feb. 23 from 6-8 p.m. and Monday, Feb. 24 from 6-7 p.m. Callbacks will be on Monday, Feb. 24 from 7-9 p.m. The auditions will be held at Schoolhouse Arts Center at 16 Richville Road (Route 114) in Standish. Actors should be prepared to sing a Broadway-style song, and cold read at the audition with the materials provided for them. The production is seeking teenagers ages 17-19 and adults. The dates of the show will be April 25, 26 and 27 and May 2-4 and 9-11. For more information, contact Francine Morrissette at 632-3658 or email scottfrancine93@hotmail.com or schoolhousearts@gmail.com.

Artisan applications for the annual Laudholm Nature Crafts Festival are being accepted until March 17. The festival will be held on Sept. 6-7 on the grounds of the Wells Reserve at Laudholm. The Laudholm festival hosts more than 100 of New England’s artists and craftspeople in a seaside setting. Jewelry, pottery, clothing, metalwork, woodwork and photography are among the crafts selected by a jury for this event. Proceeds from the festival benefit the nonprofit Laudholm Trust. Information and applications are available at wellsreserve.org/crafts or by calling 646-4521.

The Seaglass Chorale is seeking new members for the spring season. Conducted by Artistic Director Jean Strazdes, the Seaglass Chorale invites adults who love to sing, and who enjoy the camaraderie of kindred musical spirits, to join. The theme for the spring concert is “An Evening of Musical Laughter.” Seaglass Performing Arts is a nonprofit, non-auditioned choral group founded in 1993. The chorale rehearses on Sundays at 6 p.m. at the Holy Cross Church on Lord Street in Kennebunk. For more information, call 985-8747 or visit www.seaglassperformingarts.org.

SPECIAL INTEREST

A tribute to late Nobel Laureate Seamus Heaney will be held at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 14 at the Maine Irish Heritage Center in Portland. The evening will include readings of his poems, recollections by people who knew him, Irish music and an open mic. Admission for the event is $5. For more information, contact Ellen D. Murphy at radochas@gmail.com or Susan Reilly at airetheater@yahoo.com.

Cirque du Soleil will perform in Bangor for the very first time with its newest arena show, “Varekai.” Performances will be held at the Cross Insurance Center from June 18-22 for seven performances only. After touring the world for 11 years under the big top, this past December, “Varekai” began touring the world in arenas and in some new markets never before visited by Cirque du Soleil. Tickets go on sale Feb. 11. For complete show and ticket information, visit www.cirquedusoleil.com/varekai or call 1-800-745-3000.