ART

The art exhibit “Russian Children’s Art” is open at its new location in the hallway outside the Four Corners Frame Shop at the North Dam Mill, 2 Main St., Building 18, Suite 203 in Biddeford. The show will continue through Friday, Oct. 23 and can be seen during the hours the North Dam Mill is open.

Photographs of local photographer, Terry Jellerson, will be on display throughout the month of October at the Louis B. Goodall Memorial Library. Jellerson is a local resident of Sanford with an interest in the surrounding area and is a member of the Sanford/Springvale Art Association. The library is located at 952 Main St. in Sanford.

An opening reception for “Art is Community VI” will be on Oct. 30 from 4-8 p.m. at The Old White Church, 15 Salmon Falls Rd. in Buxton. The show will be open on Oct. 31 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Nov. 1 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and will continue to run through Dec. 6 during Saco River Theater Concerts or by appointment. This juried annual art show show is sponsored by the Saco River Art League and features regional art and fine crafts, includes paintings, photography, sculpture and childfriendly interactive art-making for visitors during the opening weekend. Admission is free. Proceeds benefit the artists and Saco River Theatre. For more information or admission by appointment call Pat at 929-6472 or Susan at 642-4219.

MUSIC

Jonathan Edwards will perform with Tom Snow on Oct. 24 from 7-8:30 p.m. at Thornton Academy’s Garland Auditorium. The concert will benefit the Saco River Valley Kiwanis and The Thornton Academy Headmaster’s Student Assistance Fund. Tickets are $25 and $35 for VIP and can be purchased at www.sacorivervalleykiwanis.org.

A Portland-based jazz trio will perform as part of the “Concerts in West K” series on Sunday, Oct. 25 at 3 p.m. at the West Kennebunk United Methodist Church, 160 Alfred Road in West Kennebunk. The trio consists of Michael Beling on organ, Gideon Forbes on saxophone, and Gary Gemmiti on drums. The trio draw on diverse influences such as Thelonious Monk, Wayne Shorter, funk, R&B, classical, modern jazz, and world music. Admission to the concert is by donation at the door. Suggested donations are $15 for adults, $10 for youth and seniors (under 18 and over 65), with a $35 maximum for parents with children. For more information, email pfwells51@gmail.com or call 985-2831.

THEATER

“The Rocky Horror Show – Live!” will be presented by Our Theatre Company through Oct. 24 at Nasson Little Theatre, 457 Main St. in Springvale. Showtimes will be on Fridays at 8 p.m. and Saturdays at midnight. Doors open a half hour prior to showtime for a pre-show and costume contest with prizes. General admission for this show is $12. The production is for ages 18 and up due to mature themes. Audience call-backs and participation encouraged and expected. Come dressed as your favorite character or in your best attire inspired by the show. For more information, go to www.myotc.org.

The Originals present the Maine premiere of “Impossible Marriage,” by Beth Henley on stage at the Saco River Theatre on Oct. 22, 23 and 24 at 7:30 p.m. Henley is a Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright. This production is a Southern gothic fairy tale. “Impossible Marriage” pokes fun at the heroic struggle between people’s polite, civilized duties and their innermost primitive desires. The theater is located at 29 Salmon Falls Road in Buxton. Tickets are $20-23, with the Oct. 22 show being pay what you can. For more information, call 929-5412.

Portland Stage Company will host the 19th annual “From Away” festival of international writing on Nov. 2 at 7 p.m. “From Away” is a festival of new work celebrating the voices of international playwrights. Each year, the event brings writers from around the world to Portland, where excerpts from their work are performed in translation by Portland Stage’s Affiliate Artists. This year’s featured writers at the “From Away” festival are fiction writers Rochelle Potkar of India, Homeira Qaderi of Afghanistan and screenwriter Byambaa Sakhiya of Mongolia. The performance will take place at Portland Stage, 25A Forest Ave. in Portland and is open to the public on a “pay-what-you-can” basis.

SPECIAL INTEREST

“The Mile Wide Project, Standing Against Suicide” performance will be held on Thursday, Oct. 22 at 7 p.m. at Engine, 128 Main St. in Biddeford. The performance aims to raise awareness about suicide prevention. There will be a performance by Wixson, a doctor of psychology and a singer-songwriter, working to raise awareness about suicide prevention through his education, experience, and music. Special guests for the evening include Biddeford State Rep. Ryan Michael Fecteau, who is also an honoree of The Trevor Project, an organization working to prevent suicide by LGBTQ youth, and Kevin Thibodeau, a University of New England freshman, who conceived of the Yellow Spartan Movement to raise awareness of suicide prevention. The performance will be followed by a Q&A with Wixson, Fecteau, and Thibodeau.

Ogunquit Performing Arts announces the 15th annual Classic Film Series. Films will be shown at the Dunaway Center, 23 School St. in Ogunquit on the first Sunday of the month at 2 p.m. from November through May. The December film will be shown on Saturday, Dec. 5 at 2 p.m. Admission is free and there is plenty of free parking. The first film will be “To Kill A Mockingbird” shown on Sunday, Nov. 1 at 2 p.m. This 1962 drama starring Gregory Peck is considered by many to be the greatest film ever made. It was a huge box office success, won three Academy Awards, and was nominated for a total of eight. In the Depression-era South, a white lawyer, Gregory Peck, defends a black man against an undeserved rape charge. The events are seen through the eyes of the lawyer’s 6-year-old daughter.