Jan. 15

Gallery show opening: Rocks, Waves and Skies: Maine Landscapes, 1900- 1950. Bowdoin College Museum of Art. Open to the public, free. At the turn of the twentieth century, artists from urban centers such as Boston and New York City made Maine one of their favorite summer destinations. Aided by improved roads and new rail lines into northern New England, they gravitated to the rugged coast, where crashing waves, exposed rocks, and dramatic skies captured their artistic interest. This exhibition highlights the work of artists such as Rockwell Kent, George Bellows, John Sloan, and Marsden Hartley. Their paintings ushered in a new chapter in the history of art-making here in Maine.

Jan. 19

Martin Luther King Junior Campus Celebration with Bernice Johnson Reagon and Toshi Reagon 7:30 – 9 p.m. Memorial Hall, Pickard Theater. Bowdoin will celebrate the life of Martin

Luther King with a concert by Bernice Johnson Reagon and Toshi Reagon. General public: $25. Call 725-3375 for more information.

Jan. 21

“Collaborations and Collusions” at Bowdoin College Museim of Art Winter Open House, 6 p.m. Open to the public. Free. Featuring loaned works reflecting the importance of Marcel Duchamp’s relationship to his family, this installation, drawn largely from the permanent collection of the Bowdoin College Museum of Art, challenges the myth of artistic isolation. It addresses the importance of the networks that encouraged many of the leading practitioners of modern and contemporary art, including Mary Cassatt, Paul Cézanne, Pablo Picasso, Marcel Duchamp, Robert Rauschenberg, and Jasper Johns.

Jan. 23

Tracy McMullen Quintet, 7:30 p.m. Studzinski Recital Hall, Kanbar Auditorium. Open to the public.