Comedy

Friday 7/12

“In Utero, a Radical Feminist Comedy Show”: 7:30 p.m., Blue, 650 Congress St., Portland. $15 advance, $20 at door. 21-plus. blueportlandmaine.com

Friday 7/12 & Saturday 7/13

Mike Cannon: 7 p.m. Friday, 7 and 9:30 p.m. Saturday, Empire Comedy Club, 575 Congress St., Portland. $25-$35. 21-plus. empirecomedyme.com

Wednesday 7/17

Steven Briggs: 7 p.m., Empire Comedy Club, 575 Congress St., Portland. $24.25. 21-plus. empirecomedyme.com

Thursday 7/18

Heavy Hitters Tour: 7 p.m., Empire Comedy Club, 575 Congress St., Portland. $24.25. 21-plus. empirecomedyme.com

Friday 7/19

Talk of the Town Comedy Show: 8 p.m., Maine House of Comedy, 77 Free St., Portland. $20. eventbrite.com

Friday 7/19 & Saturday 7/20

Zoltan Kaszas: 7 and 9:30 p.m. both nights, Empire Comedy Club, 575 Congress St., Portland. $29.44-$39.82. 21-plus. empirecomedyme.com

Exhibits/Galleries

Through 7/15

“Light Springs”: Nick Benfey, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday, Elizabeth Moss Galleries, 100 Fore St., Portland. elizabethmossgalleries.com

Through 7/16

“Salt Water and Sunshine”: Paul Brahms, Christina Davis, Anastasia Gatto and Ryan Kohler, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday-Wednesday, to 8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, Casco Bay Artisans, 68 Commercial St., Portland. cascobayartisans.com

Through 7/20

“Along The Edge”: Nina Jerome, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays, Elizabeth Moss Galleries, 251 Route 1, Falmouth. elizabethmossgalleries.com

Through 7/27

“In The Making”: Maine Museum of Photographic Arts, 15 Middle St., Portland. mainemuseumofphotographicarts.org

Through 7/28

“Smoke and Mirrors”: Thomas Connolly, 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Mondays-Fridays, to 5 p.m. Saturdays, Greenhut Galleries, 146 Middle St., Portland. greenhutgalleries.com

Through 7/30

“Curator’s Choice”: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily, Richard Boyd Art Gallery, 15 Epps St., Peaks Island. Free. richardboydpottery.com

Through 9/4

Joy Grannis: Gilsland Farm Gallery, 20 Gilsland Farm Road, Falmouth. maineaudubon.org/art

Film

Friday 7/12

“Horton Hears a Who” (2008): Rated G, 3 p.m., Falmouth Memorial Library, 5 Lunt Road. falmouthmemoriallibrary.org

“Trolls: Band Together” (2013): Rated PG, 7 p.m., L.L.Bean Discovery Park, 95 Main St., Freeport. Free Family Movies summer series through Aug. 30. llbean.com/llb/shop/518418

Friday 7/12-Sunday 7/14

“Last Summer” (2023): French with English subtitles, 2 and 6 p.m. Friday, noon and 3 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Portland Museum of Art, 7 Congress Square. $6. portlandmuseum.org

Thursday 7/18

“Who Framed Roger Rabbit” (1988): Rated PG, 1 p.m., Scarborough Public Library, 48 Gorham Road. Registration required. scarboroughlibrary.org

Friday 7/19

“Matilda” (1996): Rated PG, 3 p.m., Falmouth Memorial Library, 5 Lunt Road. falmouthmemoriallibrary.org

“Under the Boardwalk” (2023): Rated PG, 7 p.m., L.L.Bean Discovery Park, 95 Main St., Freeport. Free Family Movies summer series through Aug. 30. llbean.com/llb/shop/518418

Ongoing

Apohadion Theater: 107 Hanover St., Portland. facebook.com/TheApohadionTheater

Merrill Film Society: Watch movies on your own and join a Zoom discussion. Email mcarnes@yarmouthlibrary.org for an invitation. yarmouthlibrary.org

Music

Friday 7/12

“Songs of the Seas” by Roll and Go: Sea shanties, 2 p.m., Lunt Auditorium at OceanView, 74 Lunt Road, Falmouth. Free. oceanviewrc.com

Big Yellow Taxi, the Music of Joni Mitchell: 8 p.m., One Longfellow Square, 181 State St., Portland. $25 advance, $35 at door. onelongfellowsquare.com

Golden Rules the Thumb; Little Oso; Big Trash: 8 p.m., SPACE, 538 Congress St., Portland. $10 advance, $12 at door. space538.org

Illiterate Light; Nova One: 8 p.m., Portland House of Music, 25 Temple St., Portland. $17. 21-plus. portlandhouseofmusic.com

Dopadod: 9 p.m., Aura, 121 Center St., Portland. $20. 18-plus. auramaine.com

Saturday 7/13

The Collins Duo: 7 p.m., Cadenza, 5 Depot St., Freeport. $23 advance, $28 at door, $10 students. cadenzafreeport.com

Fiddles and Pipes: 7 p.m., Merrill Auditorium, 20 Myrtle St., Portland. $38.50 or pay-what-you-can. porttix.com

Morihiko Nakahara: 7 p.m., Seaside Pavilion, Portland. $35-$49. porttix.com

Titus Abbott Collective: 7 p.m., Zero Station, 222 Anderson St., Portland. $20 suggested donation. zerostation.com

Tracy McMullen; Scott Kiefner: 7 p.m., Blue, 650 Congress St., Portland. Entry by donation. 21-plus. blueportlandmaine.com

The Black Feathers: 7:30 p.m., Ground Floor Freeport, 13 School St., Freeport. $25. groundfloorfreeport.com

Los Lobos: Concerts in the Park series, 7:30 p.m., L.L.Bean Discovery Park, 95 Main St., Freeport. llbean.com/llb/shop/518418

Nora Brown; Stephanie Coleman: 8 p.m., One Longfellow Square, 181 State St., Portland. $20 advance, $25 at door. onelongfellowsquare.com

The Thing; Otis: 8:30 p.m., Portland House of Music, 25 Temple St., Portland. $15. 21-plus. portlandhouseofmusic.com

Steamboat Gypsy Band: 9 p.m., The Dogfish Company, 128 Free St., Portland. 772-5483

Tekno: 9 p.m., Aura, 121 Center St., Portland. $50. 21-plus. auramaine.com

Sunday 7/14

Maine Beer Community Concert: Noon, Maine Beer Co., 525 Route 1, Freeport. Free. bowdoinfestival.org

Hildaland; Katie McNally; Neil Pearlman: 4 p.m., One Longfellow Square, 181 State St., Portland. $20 advance, $25 at door. onelongfellowsquare.com

Felice Brothers; Dead Gowns: 8 p.m., SPACE, 538 Congress St., Portland. $27 advance, $32 at door. space538.org

Vallory Falls; Indoor Friends; Frankie Moon & the Dave Mathewses Band: 8 p.m., Blue, 650 Congress St., Portland. $10 advance, $15 at door. 21-plus. blueportlandmaine.com

Monday 7/15

Jeezum Crow: Sounds by the Sea summer concert series, 6 p.m., Fort Williams Park, 1000 Shore Road, Cape Elizabeth. Free. capecommunityservices.org

Tuesday 7/16

Ideal Maine Band: 6 p.m., Lincoln Park, Portland. Free. lovelincolnpark.org

Days N Daze: 7 p.m., Geno’s Rock Club, 625 Congress St., Portland. 21-plus. facebook.com/genosrockclubofficial

Soul Glo; Upchuck; Misery Whip: 8 p.m., SPACE, 538 Congress St., Portland. $18 advance, $22 at door. space538.org

Wednesday 7/17

Marc Black: “Boppa Chua! A History of the 1950s and ’60s Through Popular Song,” 5:30 p.m., Freeport Community Library, 10 Library Drive. freeportlibrary.com

Maine Pops Concert Band: 7 p.m., Heseltine Park, 45 Irving St., Portland. Free. woodfordscorner.org

Thursday 7/18

Scott Kiefner Trio: 12:15 p.m., Portland Conservatory Of Music, 28 Neal St., Portland. Free. porttix.com

OceanView Community Concert: 2 p.m., OceanView at Falmouth, 20 Blueberry Lane, Falmouth. Free. bowdoinfestival.org

Cathie and Nate: Music in the Parks series, 6 p.m., Winslow Park, Freeport. $2-$3 park entry fee. meetinghousearts.org

Heather Pierson: Concerts in the Park series, 6 p.m. Congress Square Park, Portland. Free. statetheatreportland.com

The Middle Men: 6 p.m., 317 Main Community Music Center, 317 Main St., Yarmouth. 317main.org

Motor Booty Affair: Concerts in the Park series, 6:30 p.m., Memorial Park, 5 Durant Drive, Scarborough. scarboroughcommunitychamber.com

Memphis Lightning: 7 p.m., Cadenza, 5 Depot St., Freeport. $35 advance, $40 at door, $10 students. cadenzafreeport.com

Folk Implosion: 7:30 p.m., Oxbow Blending & Bottling, 49 Washington Ave., Portland. $30. oxbowbeer.com

Duane Betts; Palmetto Motel: 8 p.m., Portland House of Music, 25 Temple St., Portland. $27. 21-plus. portlandhouseofmusic.com

Hilary Silver; Cosmos Sunshine; Wild Suburbs: 8 p.m., Blue, 650 Congress St., Portland. $10 advance, $12 at door. 21-plus. blueportlandmaine.com

Tommy Prine; Kindred Valley: 8 p.m., One Longfellow Square, 181 State St., Portland. $20 advance, $25 at door. onelongfellowsquare.com

Friday 7/19

Heather Pierson: Music in the Parks series, 4 p.m., Memorial Park, Freeport. meetinghousearts.org

Half Moon Jug Band: 7 p.m., Cadenza, 5 Depot St., Freeport. $23 advance, $28 at door, $10 students. cadenzafreeport.com

Sophie Patenaude and Friends: 7 p.m., Blue, 650 Congress St., Portland. Entry by donation. 21-plus. blueportlandmaine.com

Chaparelle: 8 p.m., Portland House of Music, 25 Temple St., Portland. $21 advance, $26 at door. 21-plus. portlandhouseofmusic.com

Choro Das 3: 8 p.m., One Longfellow Square, 181 State St., Portland. $25 advance, $35 at door. onelongfellowsquare.com

Old Crow Medicine Show: 8 p.m. State Theatre, 609 Congress St., Portland. $45 advance, $50 at door. statetheatreportland.com

Friday 7/19 & Saturday 7/20

Moonshake: Dance party with DJs, 9 p.m. to 2 a.m., SPACE, 538 Congress St., Portland. $15 advance, $20 at door Friday. $20 advance, $25 at door Saturday. $30 two-day pass. space538.org

Through 9/2

Dave Jacquet; Ronnie Mocciola: 4 p.m., Jacquet on Mondays, Mocciola on Tuesdays, Brickyard Hollow Brewing Company, 20 Bow St., Freeport. brickyardhollow.com

Through 9/4

Bearly Dead: 8 p.m. Wednesdays, Portland House of Music, 25 Temple St., Portland. $12. 21-plus. portlandhouseofmusic.com

Through 9/12

Summer Sunsets Live: Music, food and games, opens at 4 p.m., Thompson’s Point, 207 Thompson’s Point Road, Portland. Free. thompsonspoint.com

Ongoing

Musicians Circle: 3-5 p.m., Wednesdays, Scarborough Community Center, 418 Payne Road, Scarborough. 730-4150, comserv@scarboroughmaine.org

Open jazz session: 7 p.m., Wednesdays, Blue, 650 Congress St., Portland. blueportlandmaine.com

Flask Retro Party: 8 p.m., every last Saturday, Flask Lounge, 117 Spring St., Portland. $5. flasklounge.com

“Monday of the Minds”: Hip hop open mic, 8 p.m., Mondays, Flask Lounge, 117 Spring St., Portland. 21-plus. flasklounge.com

Stereo Dreams: Open mic, 8 p.m., every first Wednesday, Sun Tiki Studios, 375 Forest Ave., Portland. suntikistudios.com

Open DJ Night: 8:30 p.m., Tuesdays, Flask Lounge, 117 Spring St., Portland. flasklounge.com

Live Music: 9 p.m., Fridays, Sea Dog Brewing Company, 125 Western Ave., South Portland. seadogbrewing.com

Karaoke: 10 p.m., Thursdays, Sea Dog Brewing Company, 125 Western Ave., South Portland. seadogbrewing.com

Theater/Dance

Wednesday 7/17

“My Body My Voice”: 7 p.m., 317 Main Community Music Center, 317 Main St., Yarmouth. $25. 317main.org

Through 7/28

“Elephant and Piggie’s ‘We are in a Play!'”: 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays, 10 a.m. Wednesdays-Fridays, ASL performances at 11 a.m. July 13 and 20, Children’s Museum and Theatre of Maine, 250 Thompson’s Point Road, Portland. $20. kitetails.org/elephantandpiggie

Through 8/3

“Love’s Labor’s Lost”: 6:30 p.m. Thursdays-Saturdays, additional show July 24, Deering Oaks Park, Portland. Free, pay-what-you-can. fenixtheatre.com

Through 8/30

“Killer Comfort”: 7:30 p.m. Fridays, Footlights Theatre, 190 Route 1, Falmouth. $20. thefootlightstheatre.com

Ongoing

Balderdash Academy On The Air: 7-9 p.m., monthly, The Hill Arts, 76 Congress St., Portland. thehillarts.me

Teller’s Garden First Friday Performances: 6:30 p.m., first Friday, Portland Media Center, 516 Congress St., Portland. $15, $10 seniors. facebook.com/TellersGarden

Writing/Authors

Saturday 7/13

Chelsea Jackson author talk: “All Things Holy and Heathen,” 7 p.m., Back Cove Books, 651 Forest Ave., Portland. backcovebooks.com

Monday 7/15

Hogfish Farm to Stage, “Taking Space”: Spoken word performances, 7 p.m., SPACE, 538 Congress St., Portland. $10 advance, $12 at door. space538.org

Tuesday 7/16

Sharon Kitchens author talk: “Stephen King’s Maine,” 6:30 p.m., Thomas Memorial Library, 6 Scott Dyer Road, Cape Elizabeth. thomasmemoriallibrary.org

Wednesday 7/17

Bill Roorbach book launch: “Beep,” 7 p.m., SPACE, 538 Congress St., Portland. $5. printbookstore.com

Through 7/18

Cultivating Climate Resilience Book Discussion Group: Hosted by South Portland Land Trust, 9 a.m. Thursdays, South Portland Public Library, 482 Broadway. Registration required. southportlandlibrary.com

Thursday 7/18

Dana Sawyer author talk: “The Perennial Philosophy Reloaded,” 6 p.m., Portland New Church, 302 Stevens Road, Portland. Registration required. longfellowbooks.com

Ben Shattuck author talk: “The History of Sound,” 7 p.m., Print: A Bookstore, 273 Congress St., Portland. printbookstore.com

Ongoing

Blurb Club in Mechanics’ Hall: Noon, every other Thursday, Congress Square Park, or Mechanics’ Hall, 519 Congress St., Portland, in bad weather. Informal book discussions for adults and seniors. Hosted by Portland Public Library. portlandlibrary.com

Books a la Carte: 2 p.m., third Tuesday, book and author discussions, no assigned reading. People Plus, 35 Union St., Brunswick. peopleplusmaine.org

Books and Brews: 6 p.m., first Wednesday, Flight Deck Brewing, Brunswick Landing, 11 Atlantic Ave., Brunswick. curtislibrary.com/book-groups

Books on Tap: 4:30 p.m., third Monday, Sea Dog Brewing Company, 3 Cabela Boulevard, Scarborough. Hosted by Scarborough Public Library. tcorbett@scarboroughlibrary.org, scarboroughlibrary.org

Casco Bay Writers’ Project at the Hall: 10 a.m. to noon, Thursdays. Mechanic’s Hall, 519 Congress St., Portland. mechanicshallmaine.org

Civil War Book Club: 7 p.m., Monday, monthly, People Plus, 35 Union St., Brunswick. peopleplusmaine.org

Free e-Books: Free military history, African-American history and Latino history downloads at ebooksforstudents.org.

Great Books Discussion: 10 a.m. to noon, second Saturday, Topsham Public Library, 25 Foreside Road. emma@topshamlibrary.org, topshamlibrary.org

Guerilla Poetry Whoop: 6:30 p.m., second Thursday, virtual via Zoom. Registration required. Hosted by Thomas Memorial Library. thomasmemoriallibrary.org

Just Desserts Mystery Group: 6:30-7:30 p.m., second Tuesday, Curtis Memorial Library, 23 Pleasant St., Brunswick. curtislibrary.com/book-groups

LGBTQ+ Book Group for adults: 6 p.m., second Monday, Curtis Memorial Library, 23 Pleasant St., Brunswick. Registration required. curtislibrary.com/book-groups

Monday Afternoon Book Group: 1 p.m., first Monday, hybrid via Zoom and at Curtis Memorial Library, 23 Pleasant St., Brunswick. curtislibrary.com/book-groups

Preservation Pages: 6 p.m., monthly, various locations in Greater Portland. portlandlandmarks.org

Social Topics in Literature Book Group: 6:30-8 p.m., second Wednesday, virtual via Zoom. Registration required. Hosted by Prince Memorial Library. princememorial.org

South Portland Public Library Writers’ Group: 2-4 p.m., first and third Saturdays via Zoom. No experience necessary. Registration required. southportlandlibrary.com/writers-group

Thursday Afternoon Book Group: 3-4:30 p.m., last Thursday. To register, email emanning@cumberlandmaine.com. Prince Memorial Library, 266 Main St., Cumberland. princememorial.org

Write On Writers: 1 p.m., Wednesdays, People Plus, 35 Union St., Brunswick. peopleplusmaine.org

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