‘Waiting for Alice’

Exhibits/Galleries

“Different Lenses,” UMVA Gallery, 516 Congress St., Portland, through January, solo shows by Mildred Bachrach and Andre Benoit.

“Innovation and Resilience Across Three Generations of Wabanaki Basket-Making,” Bowdoin College Museum of Arts, Brunswick.

“Inventory,” photographic works by The Bakery Photo Collective membership, Speedwell Projects, 630 Forest Ave., Portland, through Jan. 29.

Polly Smith: “Here, Near, and Away,” watercolors, Merrill Memorial Library, 215 Main St., Yarmouth. Artist’s reception 2-4 p.m. Feb. 6.

“Ringing in the New Year,” Richard Boyd Art Gallery, 15 Epps St., Portland. Through January, richardboydartgallery.com.

Friday 1/28

Artist Talk: Sonya Clark, noon, Bowdoin College, 255 Maine St., Brunswick, bowdoin.edu.

Ongoing

Maine Art Collective, multimedia experience run by 14 Maine artists using media ranging from sculpture to jewelry, painting to photography. Maine Art Collective, 18 Exchange St. Portland.

Space Gallery, 538 Congress St., Portland. space538.org/exhibitions.

Film

Ongoing

Apohadion Theater, virtual screenings via theapohadiontheater.com.

Frontier Theater, 14 Maine St., Brunswick. Weekly listings for in-person showings at explorefrontier.com/events/all.

Southworth Planetarium, 96 Falmouth St., Portland, in person, usm.maine.edu/planet/location-and-hours.

Museums

Bowdoin College Museum of Art, Brunswick: “There is a Woman in Every Color,” examines the representation of Black women over the past two centuries, “Transformations: New Acquisitions of Global Contemporary Art,” both through Jan. 30.; “New Views of the Middle Ages: Highlights from the Wyvern Collection,” through Feb. 27. Hours at bowdoin.edu/art-museum.

Portland Museum of Art, closed to the public through Feb. 15, portlandmuseum.org.

Ongoing

Maine Museum of Photographic Arts Antidote online at mainemuseumofphotographicarts.org/antidote.

Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. by reservation, Bowdoin College, 255 Maine St., Brunswick, bowdoin.edu/arctic-museum.

Music

Friday 1/28

Elsie Gawler, 7 p.m., Mayo Street Arts, 10 Mayo St., Portland. $15-$22, tickettailor.com.

James McMurtry, 7 p.m., State Theatre, 609 Congress St., Portland. $45-$55, statetheatreportland.com.

Dirty Honey & Mammoth WVH – Young Guns Tour, 8 p.m., State Theatre, 609 Congress St., Portland. $29.50.

Fourth Friday Jazz, 8-11 p.m., The Dogfish Company, 128 Free St., Portland. thedogfishcompany.com.

Griffin House: 8 p.m., One Longfellow Square, 181 State St., Portland. $20-$25, onelongfellowsquare.com.

Saturday 1/29

“Broadway Goes Pop,” 12:30 p.m., Good Theater at St Lawrence Arts Center, 76 Congress St., Portland. Tribute to pop hits that made their mark on Broadway. $24, goodtheater.com/.

Gawler Family Band, 7 p.m., Mayo Street Arts, 10 Mayo St., Portland. $15-$22, tickettailor.com.

Wake Up Mama – A Tribute to The Allman Brothers Band, 7 p.m., Portland House of Music, 25 Temple St., portlandhouseofmusic.com.

Beg, Steal, or Borrow, 8 p.m., One Longfellow Square, 181 State St., Portland. $12-$15.

The Wood Brothers, 8 p.m., State Theatre, 609 Congress St., Portland. $31, statetheatreportland.com.

Thursday 2/3

Josephine County, 7 p.m., Meetinghouse Arts, 40 Main St., Freeport. $5-$20, in-person and livestream, eventbrite.com.

Friday 2/4

Draudiga, 7 p.m., Portland House of Music, 25 Temple St., portlandhouseofmusic.com.

Jazz Friday with Melissa and her Minions, 8 p.m., The Dogfish Company, 128 Free St., Portland, thedogfishcompany.com.

Live Music, 9 p.m. to midnight, Sea Dog Brewing Company, 125 Western Ave., South Portland, sopo.seadogbrewing.com.

Saturday 2/5

Killswitch Engage, 7 p.m., State Theatre, 609 Congress St., Portland. $38-$80, killswitchengage.com.

Trevor Noah: Back To Abnormal, 7:30 p.m., Cross Insurance Arena, 1 Civic Center Square, Portland. $36.50-$122, crossarenaportland.com.

The Final Bob Marley Bash featuring Gorilla Finger Dub & Mighty Mystic, 8 p.m. Aura Maine, 121 Center St., Portland. $15, auramaine.com.

Matt Meyer and The Gumption Junction, 8 p.m., The Dogfish Company, 128 Free St., Portland, thedogfishcompany.com.

Sunday 2/6

Women in Harmony Outreach Ensemble, 3 p.m., Meetinghouse Arts, 40 Main St., Freeport, free to $15, eventbrite.com.

Ongoing

80’s n Retro Party, rotating DJs last Saturday of every month, Flask Lounge, 117 Spring St., Portland. flasklounge.com.

Afrobeat Saturdays: 9 p.m. Saturdays, Aura Maine, 121 Center St., Portland, eventbrite.com.

Darlin’ Corey, 6 p.m. first Friday of the month through December, Port City Blue, 650A Congress St., Portland.

Foundation Friday, second Friday of the month, Flask Lounge, 117 Spring St., Portland. Community. Dance. Music. Love. See flasklounge.com for time.

Irish Music Night, 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays, Blue, 650A Congress St., Portland, facebook.com/IrishNightAtBlue.

Karaoke, 10 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. every Thursday, Sea Dog Brewing Company, 125 Western Ave., South Portland. sopo.seadogbrewing.com.

Under the Covers, 8-11:30 p.m., third Friday of the month, Seasons Grille, 155 Riverside St., Portland. Free.

Theater/Dance

“Harry Townsend’s Last Stand,” through Feb. 6, Good Theatre at St. Lawrence Arts, Munjoy Hill, Portland, 835-0895.

“Men: Things Go Bump in the Night,” selected dates Jan. 29 through Feb. 5, Good Theater at St. Lawrence Arts, Portland, stlawrencearts.org.

“The Odd Couple,” female version, 7:30 p.m. through Jan. 30, The Portland Players, 420 Cottage Road, South Portland. Neil Simon’s hilarious contemporary comic classic, $20, portlandplayers.org.

“Senior Living,” Jan. 26 through Feb. 13 live at Portland Stage Company, 25A Forest Ave., Portland, $20-$68; digital on-demand Feb. 9-27, $25, portlandstage.org.

“Waiting for Alice,” Feb. 3-27, Mad Horse Theatre Company, 24 Mosher St., South Portland. 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday; 5 p.m. Sundays. Pay-what-you-decide. Reservations strongly suggested, madhorse.com.

Saturday 2/5

Jamoah Bailin in “Messes,” 6 p.m., Meetinghouse Arts, 40 Main St., Freeport. Interactive juggling performance, $8-$20, eventbrite.com.

Standup comedy headlined by Johnny Ater, 7:30 p.m., Chocolate Church Arts Center Annex, 804 Washington St., Bath, chocolatechurcharts.org, 442-8455. $18-$20.

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