Making ‘Headway’

“Headway,” a group show featuring artists from the Independence Association program Spindleworks, opens Friday, March 4, at the Chocolate Church Arts Gallery. There will be an open house from 5:30-7 p.m. March 31. Contributed / CCAG

Exhibits/Galleries

“Headway”: March 4 to April 9, Chocolate Church Arts Gallery, Bath. Group show of artists from Independence Association program Spindleworks. Open house 5:30-7 p.m. March 31.

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

Polly Smith: “Here, Near, and Away,” watercolors, Merrill Memorial Library, 215 Main St., Yarmouth.

Friday 3/4

“Reflections”: opening reception 5-8 p.m. for solo show by Brooke Lambert, Union of Maine Visual Artists Gallery at 516 Congress St., Portland, through March 30.

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

Merrill Film Society: Merrill Memorial Library, 315 Main St., Yarmouth. Email JEastman@yarmouthlibrary.org for details.

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: “Marcia Resnick: As it Is or Could Be” and “Jona Frank: Model Home.” Now open six days a week; new hours at bowdoin.edu/art-museum.

Portland Museum of Art, “North Atlantic Triennial Down North”: contemporary art of the North Atlantic region, to June 5, portlandmuseum.org/triennial.

Wednesday 3/16

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

“Music of Motown”: PSO POPS! with guest conductor William Waldrop, Merrill Auditorium, Portland. Available digitally March 9 to April 8.

Friday 3/4

Shea-Kim Duo: 4 p.m., Studzinski Recital Hall, 12 Campus Road South, Brunswick. Free.

Darlin’ Corey | Britt Connors and Bourbon Renewal: 6 p.m., Blue, 650A Congress St., Portland. Free, portcityblue.com.

Denny Breau: 7 p.m., Cadenza, Freeport, visitfreeport.com.

Go Big for Hunger’s Benefit Party for Greg Marten’s Birthday: 8 p.m., Bayside Bowl, 58 Alder St., Portland. Featuring Maine Dead Project, C.C.G. & Friends, FB3 Frank Blinkal Trio, Hambone, Jon Fishman, Cyril Neville, George Porter Jr., Frank Blinkal. bandsintown.com.

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

Saturday 3/5

Michael Beling, Midnight BBQ, Clifford Cameron: 6 p.m., Blue, 650A Congress St., Portland. Free, portcityblue.com.

Portland Conservatory of Music: 4th Annual Faculty Concert Fundraiser, 6 p.m., Portland Conservatory of Music, 28 Neal St., Portland. $10-$35.

Jim Gallant: 7 p.m., Cadenza, Freeport. visitfreeport.com.

Brian Shanker Adler Quartet | Dimensions in Jazz: 8 p.m., Portland Conservatory of Music, 28 Neal St., Portland. $5-$25, portlandconservatoryofmusic.org.

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

Punch Brothers: 8 p.m., State Theatre, 609 Congress St., Portland. $40-$55.

Wednesday 3/9

“A Festival of Gothic Romance: Opera Maine Presents Richard Wagner’s ‘The Flying Dutchman’ and Philip Glass’ ‘The Fall of the House of Usher'”: 6 p.m., Portland Public Library Zoom, 5 Monument Square, Portland. Free, portlandlibrary.com.

Thursday 3/10

DaPonte String Quartet, “Breaking the Mold”: 7 p.m., Maine Jewish Museum, Portland, daponte.org.

Friday 3/11

Dark Star Orchestra (Night 1): 6:30 p.m., State Theatre, 609 Congress St., Portland. Continues the Grateful Dead live concert experience. $39.50-$75. statetheatreportland.com.

Gladys Knight: 8 p.m. Merrill Auditorium, 20 Myrtle St., Portland.

Marcus King Band: 8 p.m. Aura Maine, 121 Center St., Portland. auramaine.com.

Josephine County – St. Patrick’s Day Celebration: 7 p.m., One Longfellow Square, 181 State St., Portland. $20-$25, onelongfellowsquare.com.

St. Patrick’s Day Celebration Concert: Italian Heritage Center, 40 Westland Ave., Portland, italianheritagecenter.com.

Saturday 3/12

Anni Clark: 7 p.m., Cadenza, 5 Depot St., Freeport.

Dark Star Orchestra (Night 2): 6:30 p.m., State Theatre, 609 Congress St., Portland. $39.50-$75.

Tuesday 3/15

Dropkick Murphys St. Patrick’s Day Tour 2022: State Theatre, Portland.

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.

Fourth Friday Jazz with rotating special guest: 8-11 p.m., The Dogfish Company, 128 Free St., Portland. www.thedogfishcompany.com.

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

“Last Ship to Proxima Centauri”: through March 20, Portland Stage Mainstage, 25A Forest Ave., Portland. In this Clauder Competition-winning futuristic sci-fi, planet Earth has become uninhabitable. The last escape ship from Earth arrives at its new home centuries after all the others. $25-$68, portlandstage.org.

Portland Stage’s Clauder Competition submissions due March 31. Winner will receive $3,000 and a full production at Portland Stage, portlandstage.org/script-submissions.

“Significant Other”: Good Theater at Good St. Lawrence Arts Center, 76 Congress St., Portland. $27-$34, goodtheater.com.

Friday 3/4

Golden Dragon Acrobats: 10 a.m., Merrill Auditorium, 20 Myrtle St., Portland. portlandovations.org.

“Puppet Crimes”: 7 p.m., hand puppet show with musical accompaniment, Mayo Street Arts, 10 Mayo St., Portland. $15-$22, tickettailor.com.

“You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown”: 7:30 p.m., Orion Performing Arts Center, 66 Republic Ave., Topsham. $12-$15, showtix4u.com.

Sunday 3/6

“Al Franken: The Only Former U.S. Senator Currently on Tour Tour”: 8 p.m., State Theatre, 609 Congress St., Portland. $45-$65.

Saturday 3/12

“Rope”: 2 and 7 p.m., by The Theatre Company at Falmouth High School, 2022 Maine Drama Festival entry, $10 at the door.