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Theater

Friday-Sunday, Aug. 22-24

“Seussical Junior,” presented by the children of the Schoolhouse Arts Summer Theater Camp, 16 Richville Road, Standish. 642-3743 or www.schoolhousearts.org.

Saturday, Aug. 23

49th Parallel Dance Company, 7:30 p.m., Saco River Theatre, 29 Salmon Falls Road, Bar Mills. $16-$18. www.sacorivertheatre.org or 929-6472.

Saturday-Sunday, Sept. 5-6

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Auditions for “The Nutcracker” at Maine State Ballet, 348 U.S.Route 1, Falmouth. $10 fee. www.mainestateballet.org or call 781-7672.

Concerts

Saturday, Aug. 23

Salsa dance lessons and music, 7-11 p.m., Spire 29 on the Square, Gorham. $10-$13. http://h068.holdmyticket.com/event/178379.

Thursday, Aug. 28

“Ten Strings and a Goat Skin,” perform bilingual traditional Irish, Acadian, French and Maritime music, 7:30 p.m., Saco River Theatre, Bar Mills. $10. 929-6472.

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Saturday, Sept. 6

Jennifer Porter concert and CD release, 7:30 p.m., Saco River Theatre, Bar Mills. $20. 929-5412.

Friday, Sept. 19

“240 Strings,” USM School of Music presents Annie Antonacos, piano with Patrick Doane, violin and Ben Noyes, cello, 8 p.m., Corthell Concert Hall, USM Gorham campus. twww.usm.maine.edu/music.

Saturday, Sept. 20

Rory Block, acoustic blues artist, 7:30 p.m., Saco River Theater, Bar Mills. $30. 929-6472.

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Saturday, Sept. 27

Old-fashioned outdoor band concert, 1 p.m., on the Green in front of Corthell Hall, USM Gorham campus. Band classics, barbecue lunch available. Bring lawn chairs/blankets. Sponsored by Aramark. Free

Saturday, Oct. 11

The Celtic Tenors, with guests Windham Chamber Singers, 7:30 p.m., Windham Performing Arts Center. $10-$27. www.windhamchambersingers.com.

Events

Monday, Aug. 25

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“The King’s Pines,” the mast trade in Colonial Maine, presented by Windham Historical Society, 7 p.m., Windham Veterans Center, North Windham. Refreshments. Suggested donation, $5. www.windhamhistorical.org or 892-1433.

Friday-Saturday, Aug. 29-30

Portland Brew Festival, 58 Fore St., Portland. $40. Full schedule at www.portlandbrewfestival.com.

Saturday, Sept. 13

Antique Appraisal Day, featuring Bruce Buxton, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at Standish Congregational Church, 25 Oak Hill Road. $10/item or 3 for $25. Snack bar available 892-3076 or 787-3070.

Sunday, Sept. 14

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Windham Auto Show, presented by Windham-Raymond Athletic Boosters, all day, behind Hannaford in North Windham. $3-$5. Concessions, 50/50 raffle, trophies. windhamboosters@yahoo.com.

Saturday, Sept. 20

Historic house tour, guided by Windham Historical Society. $10, $20 for a family. 650-7484.

Exhibits

Through Saturday, Aug. 30

“The River Show,” new works by collective members and selected guests in support of Friends of the Presumpscot River, Saccarappa Art Collective, 861 Main St., Westbrook. Gallery open Wednesdays-Saturdays from noon-7 p.m.

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Through Tuesday, Sept. 30

“Sculpture: A Celebration of Art and Nature,” exhibition and sale curated by June LaCombe. Sculpture by 40 artists in gardens and along woodland trails, Maine Audubon, 20 Gilsland Farm Road, Falmouth. junelacombesculpture.com.

Through Sunday, Oct. 12

“Young Rufus Porter: The Art World Beckoning,” exhibit of artists’ works of his time including John Brewster Jr. and selections from William Matthew Prior School, Portland and Boston, Rufus Porter Museum, Bridgton. www.rufusportermuseum.org.

Through Friday, Oct. 31

UNE Art Gallery 13th Annual Sculpture Garden Invitational, works by 17 artists placed in gallery’s vestibule, around its exterior and in university’s historic quad. Free. UNE Art Gallery, 716 Stevens Ave., Portland. une.edu/artgallery.

An old-fashioned outdoor band concert is planned for Saturday, Sept. 27, at 1 p.m., on the Green in front of Corthell Hall at the University of Southern Maine Gorham campus.  

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