Theater

Thursday, April 17-

Sunday, May 3

“Young Frankenstein,” Lyric Music Theater, 176 Sawyer St., South Portland. Senior preview April 17, 7:30 p.m.; shows Fridays and Saturdays, 8 p.m., Sundays at 2:30 p.m. 799-1421 or www.lyricmusictheater.org.

Thursday, April 17

Annual Thespian Showcase, presented by Gorham High School Drama Program and Thespian Society, 7:30 p.m., McCormack Performing Arts Center. $3-$5. Tickets at the door.

Saturday, April 19

“Around the World with Flat Stanley – The Case of the Red Shoes,” presented by Portland School of Ballet, 11 a.m.,Westbrook Performing Arts Center. $10-$5.

Tuesday, April 22-

Sunday, May 18

“The Savannah Disputation,” Portland Stage Company, 25A Forest Ave., Portland. Tickets $36-$45. 774-0465 or www.portlandstage.org.

Friday, Saturday, April 19-20

“The Elephant Piece,” presented by Snowlion Repertory Company, 7:30 p.m., Portland Stage Company Studio Theater, 25A Forest Ave., Portland. Tickets $17. snowlionrep.org.

Wednesday, April 23-

Sunday, May 4

Maine Playwrights Festival presented by Acorn Productions at St. Lawrence Arts Center, Portland, 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday; 4 p.m. on Saturday. Includes “The Monoogathan,” “The Alpha Show,” “What If,” “The Omega Show” and the 24-hour Portland Theater Project. $10-$15. www.maineplaywrightsfestival.org or 854-0065.

Friday, April 25-

Saturday, May 3

“Marvin’s Room,” presented by The Originals, Saco River Theatre, 29 Salmon Falls Road, Bar Mills (Buxton), 7:30 p.m. with Sunday matinee at 2:30. $20-$25. 929-5412 or www.sacorivertheatre.org.

Concerts

Saturday, April 26

Squid Jiggers concert, 6:30 p.m., North Windham Union Church, 723 Roosevelt Trail, Windham. Music with a Mission Project, proceeds support Habitat for Humanity. 892-7149 or email MWAMconcerts@gmail.com.

Saturday, April 26

“Jump on the Bandwagon,” Italian Heritage Center Community Band concert, 7-9 p.m., Maine State Ballet Theater, Route 1, Falmouth. $7-$10. www.italianheritageceenterband.com or 781-8284

Events

Saturday, April 19

Maine Crime Wave conference, presented by Maine Writers & Publishers Alliance, Maine mystery writers’ panel discussions, workshops, book signings, Glickman Library, USM Portland. www.mainewriteers.org.

Tuesday, April 22

Poetry and prose reading, presented by North Gorham Writers’ Group, 7 p.m., Cairn Community Room, United Church of Christ, North Gorham. Refreshments. Participants include Gorham residents Terri Cole, Leanne Cooper, Warren Gilman, Delina Eisenhauer, John Labrecque, Mary Snell, and Linda Strout; Skip Brushaber of Westbrook, Chris Small of Freeport and Bob Bean of Standish. 892-9831.

Saturday, April 26

Gambo Gunpowder Mill, history presentation, 9 a.m., Windham Historical Society, Windham Center Road. Tour of mill site,1 p.m. Joint program with Presumpscot River Land Trust. www.windhamhistorical.org, 892-1433 or 892-1306.

Monday, April 28

“U. S. Sanitary Commission in Civil War,” featuring re-enactor Carolyn Lawson, 7 p.m., Windham Historical Society, 234 Windham Center Road. www.windhamhistorical.org or 892-1433 or 892-1306. $5 suggested donation.

Exhibits

Through Sunday, Aug. 3

“Picturing Monhegan Island,” photographs and drawings by George Daniell, Portland Museum of Art, Portland. Portlandmuseum.org

Through Monday, May 25

“My Maine,” paintings of Michael J. McDonald, at Old White Church Gallery next to Saco River Theater, Salmon Falls Road. Exhibit continues by appointment through May 25. 929-6472 or 831-3176

Through Sunday, June 22

Tickets available for Winslow Homer Studio spring tours. Reservations required and all tours leave from the Portland Museum of Art. 775-6148 or www.portlandmuseum.org.

Flat Stanley is the title character in Portland School of Ballet’s “Around the World with Flat Stanley – The Case of the Red Shoes,” performed Saturday, April 19, at 11 a.m., at the Westbrook Performing Arts Center.