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Theater

March 22-31

“Seussical Jr.,” 7 p.m. Fridays, 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Saturdays, 2 p.m. Sundays, Windham Center Stage Theater, Windham Town Hall, 8 School Road. Tickets $10 adults, $8 students and seniors, windhamtheater.org.

April 5-14

“Noises Off!,” a backstage farce by Michael Frayn, directed by Zachariah Stearn, 7 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, 2 p.m. Saturday-Sunday, Schoolhouse Arts Center, 16 Richville Road, Standish. Tickets $16 adults, $14 students and seniors, schoolhousearts.org.

April 18-28

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The Originals present “The Electric Baby” by Stephanie Zadravec, 7:30 p.m. April 18-20, 25-27 and 2:30 p.m. April 28; Saco River Theatre, 29 Salmon Falls Road, Bar Mills. Tickets: $25, seniors and students $22, pay-what you can. April 18 & 25. 929-5412 or www.sacorivertheatre.org.

Music

March 28

Spring Concert, Southern Maine Symphony Orchestra, featuring conductor/violin Robert Lehmann, 7:30 p.m., Westbrook Performing Art Center, 471 Stroudwater, Westbrook. Tickets $8 adults, $5 students, seniors and USM employees, usm.maine.edu/music/.

March 30

Side by Each, featuring Don and Cindy Roy with Erica Brown and Matt Shipman, 7 p.m., North Windham Union Church, 723 Roosevelt Trail, Windham. Tickets: $12 for adults, $10 students at door or at mwamconcerts.com. Box office opens 6 p.m., doors 6:30 p.m. Music with a Mission performance to benefit Windham Food Pantry.

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March 31

“Applause for Paws,” University of Southern Maine Concert Band, music written for wind band influenced by nature and the animal kingdom, Jackie Townsend, conductor, 2 p.m., McCormack Performing Arts Center, 41 Morrill Ave., Gorham. Selections include Gershwin’s “Walking the Dog,” and Julie Giroux’s newly released “Our Castaways.” Donations accepted for Greater Portland Animal Reguge League. Tickets $8 adults, $5 students, seniors and USM employees at usm.maine.edu/music/.

April 5

University of Southern Maine Concert Series: “Among Friends: Music for Strings and Winds,” with Thomas Parchman, Robert Lehmann, 8 p.m. Corthell Concert Hall, Gorham campus. Tickets $15 adult, $10 seniors, USM employees, $5 students at usm.maine.edu/music/.

April 6

Ronda Dale Band, original songs and  Americana, 7:30 p.m. Village Coffeehouse of New Gloucester, 19 Gloucester Hill Road, New Gloucester, tickets at door $10.

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April 10

Dougie MacLean, award-winning Scottish singer-songwriter, with special guests Windham Chamber Singers, 7 p.m., Windham Performing Arts Center, Windham High School. Reserved seating $25 at windhamchambersingers.com.

Film

April 8

“One Team: The Lewiston High School Blue Devils,” 3 p.m., followed by Q&A with producer Tom Deschenes and coach Mike McGraw, Tom Viola George Auditorium, Saint Joseph’s College, Standish. Free.

Poetry

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April 2

The North Gorham Writers’ Group 21st Annual Reading, original poetry and prose, 7 p.m., Cairn Community Room, United Church of Christ, intersection North Gorham and Standish Neck roads, Gorham. Participants include Delina Eisenhauer, John Labrecque, Mary Snell, Chris Small and Linda Strout of Gorham; Skip Brushaber and Jim Donnelly of Westbrook. Refreshments. Free.

Art

Through March 31

USM Student Juried Exhibition, University of Southern Maine Art Gallery, 37 College Ave., Gorham. Hours: noon to 6 p.m. Wednesday, Thursday; noon to 4 p.m. Friday-Sunday; and by appointment.

“The Bridges of Friendship,” Portland Camera Club and Spolokhi Photo Club of Archangel, Russia, photographic cultural exchange, juried exhibit, Walker Memorial Library, Westbrook.

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April 11 – May 1

University of Southern Maine BA & BFA Exhibition, Opening Reception, USM Art Gallery, 37 College Ave. Gorham. Gallery hours: noon to 6 p.m. Wednesday, Thursday; noon to 4 p.m. Friday-Sunday; and by appointment.

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

“Noises Off!” will be performed April 5-14 at Schoolhouse Arts Center in Standish. The cast, back frow from left: Tapley Trudell of Raymond, Chris Roberts of Portland, Sophie Kaplan of Pownal, Francesca Jellison of Buxton and Carmela Castro of New Gloucester; and front row from left, Sean Buchanan of Naples, Randy Hunt of Westbrook and Ryan Eling of Gorham. Not pictured, Jeff Christo of Standish.

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