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Theater

Feb. 22-24

Mid-Winter One Act Festival, two original plays from USM Theatre Academy, performed by teens, directed by Zac Stearn, “The Mountain,” a drama, and “Law & Order FTU (Fairy Tale Unit),” a spoof,  7 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday, Schoolhouse Arts Center, 16 Richville Road, Standish. Tickets $12 at schoolhousearts.org. (Rescheduled from Jan. 19-20)

Music

Feb. 2

J & J’s Big Nite O’ Blues, acoustic and electric blues/roots music with Jere “Lunchpail” DeWaters, Jeff Christiansen and their band, 7 p.m., Village Coffee House, First Congregational-Christian Church, 19 Gloucester Hill Road, New Gloucester. $10, coffee and snacks provided. FMI: jeffchristiansenmusic.com/big-nite-o-blues

Feb. 9

Hawk Henries, Nipmuck storyteller, composer and maker of Eastern Woodlands flutes, event for children pre-k to second grade, 11 a.m, 1 p.m., free, Raymond Village Library, 3 Meadow Road; public performance, 6:30 p.m., Raymond Village Church, 27 Main St., Raymond, $5 suggested donation.

Dance

Feb. 2

“Pulse Performs,” groups, solo, duo, trio and production numbers, fundraiser sponsored by parents for Pulse Dance Company of Studio for the Living Arts in Gray, 11 a.m., Windham Performing Arts Center, Windham High School. Tickets: $12 through Jan. 31 at dance studio, Gray Shopping Plaza, 21 Portland Road, Gray; $18 at door if available. Snow date: 1:30 p.m. Feb. 3.

Art

Through March 3

University of Southern Maine Art Faculty Exhibition, photography, drawing, painting, sculpture, ceramics, installation and digital art, USM Art Gallery, Gorham campus. The following full- and part-time faculty members’ works will be exhibited: Kimberly Bentley, Susan Colburn-Motta, Chris Cooper, Raphael DiLuzio, James Flahaven, Rebecca Goodale, Mary Hart, Kaitlyn Hunter, Lars Jerlach, Lin Lisberger, Mary Ledue-Bell, Jen McDermott, Ashley Norman, Damir Porobic, Jan Piribeck, David Schneider, Alex Sax, Michael Shaughnessy, Rachel Somerville, Nathan Stevens and Andrea Sulzer.

Send events 10 days in advance to arts@keepmecurrent.com.

An opening reception for the University of Southern Maine Art Faculty Exhibition will be held from 5-7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 31, with an artist talk at 5:30 p.m., at the USM Art Gallery on the Gorham campus. Above is “Osteoporosis Sandwich” by Lin Lisberger.

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