Comedy

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

Thursday 7/25

Maine Made: 7:30 p.m., Empire Comedy Club, 575 Congress St., Portland. $12.88. 21-plus. empirecomedyme.com

Exhibits/Galleries

Through 7/20

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

Friday 7/26-Saturday 9/7

“Color and Light”: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesdays-Saturdays, noon to 4 p.m. Sundays, Meetinghouse Arts, 40 Main St., Freeport. Free. meetinghousearts.org

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 8/14

“Judith Rothschild Retrospective”: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays-Saturdays, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sundays, Elizabeth Moss Galleries, 100 Fore St., Portland. elizabethmossgalleries.com

Through 8/16

Ashley Allen Photography: Merrill Memorial Library, 215 Main St., Yarmouth. yarmouthlibrary.org

Through 9/4

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

Film

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

Friday 7/19-Sunday 7/28

“Planet Janet” (2023): Rated PG-13, 2 and 6 p.m. Friday, noon and 3 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Portland Museum of Art, 7 Congress Square. $6. portlandmuseum.org

Saturday 7/20

“Seven Samurai” (1954): Japanese with English subtitles, 2:30 p.m., Portland Museum of Art, 7 Congress Square. $10, $7 students. portlandmuseum.org

Sunday 7/21 & Monday 7/22

Sundance Film Festival: 7 p.m., SPACE, 538 Congress St., Portland. $10. space538.org

Wednesday 7/24

“The Human Surge 3” (2023): 7 p.m., SPACE, 538 Congress St., Portland. $10. space538.org

“Jurassic Park” (1993): Rated PG-13, 7 p.m., Merrill Memorial Library, 215 Main St., Yarmouth. yarmouthlibrary.org

Thursday 7/25

“The Princess Bride” (1987): Rated PG, 1 p.m., Scarborough Public Library, 48 Gorham Road. Registration required. scarboroughlibrary.org

Thursday 7/25-Sunday 7/28

Maine Outdoor Film Festival: Film screenings at Maine Studio Works, MECAD, Eastern Promenade and more. maineoutdoorfilmfestival.com

Friday 7/26

“Charlotte’s Web” (2006): Rated G, 3 p.m., Falmouth Memorial Library, 5 Lunt Road. falmouthmemoriallibrary.org

“Aladdin” (2019): 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 7/26-Sunday 7/28

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

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 7/19

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

Saturday 7/20

Sue Sheriff Jazz; Bess and Kate; Ryan Devlin Trio: 6 p.m., Blue, 650 Congress St., Portland. Entry by donation. 21-plus. blueportlandmaine.com

“You Don’t Own Me; The Fearless Women of the 1960s”: By Carole J. Bufford, 7 p.m., Cadenza, 5 Depot St., Freeport. $23 advance, $28 at door. cadenzafreeport.com

The Crane Wives: 8 p.m. State Theatre, 609 Congress St., Portland. $25 advance, $30 at door. statetheatreportland.com

Emo Night: 9 p.m., Aura, 121 Center St., Portland. $20-$25. 18-plus. auramaine.com

Winslow’s Homies: 9 p.m., Portland House of Music, 25 Temple St., Portland. $8 advance, $10 at door. 21-plus. portlandhouseofmusic.com

Sunday 7/21

Hiss Golden Messenger: 5 p.m., One Longfellow Square, 181 State St., Portland. $35 advance, $45 at door. onelongfellowsquare.com

Monday 7/22

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

Misspent Youth: Concerts in the Park series, 6:30 p.m., Village Park, 20 Hat Trick Drive, Falmouth. Free. falmouthme.org

Tuesday 7/23

USM Jazz Ensemble: 6 p.m., Lincoln Park, Portland. Free. lovelincolnpark.org

Wednesday 7/24

Billy Bragg: 7:30 p.m., Aura, 121 Center St., Portland. $38. 18-plus. auramaine.com

Thursday 7/25

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

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

Maria Wagner: 6 p.m., 317 Main Community Music Center, 317 Main St., Yarmouth. 317main.org

Hello Newman: Concerts in the Park series, 6:30 p.m., Memorial Park, 5 Durant Drive, Scarborough. scarboroughcommunitychamber.com

Air Space; Jane Ira Bloom: 7 p.m., SPACE, 538 Congress St., Portland. $15 advance, $20 at door. space538.org

The Flaming Lips: 7:30 p.m., Thompson’s Point, 207 Thompson’s Point Road, Portland. $49.50 advance, $59.50 day-of. statetheatreportland.com

Locrian; Obsidian Tongue; Imipolex; Ichorclaw: 8 p.m., Geno’s Rock Club, 625 Congress St., Portland. 21-plus. facebook.com/genosrockclubofficial

Kind Hearted Strangers; Night Hawk: 8 p.m., Portland House of Music, 25 Temple St., Portland. $18. 21-plus. portlandhouseofmusic.com

Portland Jazz Orchestra: 8 p.m., One Longfellow Square, 181 State St., Portland. $15 advance, $20 at door, $10 seniors, $7 students. onelongfellowsquare.com

Friday 7/26

The Head and the Heart: 6:30 p.m., Thompson’s Point, 207 Thompson’s Point Road, Portland. $49.50 advance, $59.50 day-of, free ages 3 and under. statetheatreportland.com

Queer Club: 8 p.m., Geno’s Rock Club, 625 Congress St., Portland. 21-plus. facebook.com/genosrockclubofficial

Chris Webby: 9 p.m., Aura, 121 Center St., Portland. $28. 18-plus. auramaine.com

Jeff Beam; Carinae; Bonnie: 9 p.m., Oxbow Blending & Bottling, 49 Washington Ave., Portland. $15 advance, $17 at door. oxbowbeer.com

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

Saturday 7/20

“Project Dragology” Season 2, Round 3: 7 p.m., The Hill Arts, 76 Congress St., Portland. $15 advance, $19 at door. thehillarts.me

Wednesday 7/24-Thursday 8/29

“The Mama Cass Elliot Story”: 7 p.m. Wednesdays and Thursdays, Footlights Theatre, 190 Route 1, Falmouth. $20. thefootlightstheatre.com

Thursday 7/25 & Sunday 7/28

Verdi’s “Aida”: Presented by Opera Maine, 7:30 p.m. Thursday, 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Merrill Auditorium, 20 Myrtle St., Portland. $35-$140, free ages 25 and under. operamaine.org

Friday 7/26 & Saturday 7/27

“Seussical Jr.”: 7 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Saturday, Lyric Music Theater, 176 Sawyer St., South Portland. $15. lyricmusictheater.org

Friday 7/26-Sunday 7/28

“Carrie the Musical”: 7:30 p.m., The Hill Arts, 76 Congress St., Portland. $20 advance, $18 students and seniors, $25 at door, $23 students and seniors. thehillarts.me

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 7/20

Rufi Thorpe, Clare Beams, Tessa Fontaine authors talk: “Margo’s Got Money Troubles,” “The Garden,” “The Red Grove,” 7 p.m., Print: A Bookstore, 273 Congress St., Portland. printbookstore.com

Tuesday 7/23

Elizabeth Acevedo author talk: “The Poet X,” 2 p.m., virtual, hosted by Topsham Public Library. libraryc.org/topshamlibrary

Hampton Sides author talk: “The Wide Wide Sea,” 6 p.m., Mechanics’ Hall, 519 Congress St., Portland. $8. backcovebooks.com

Ret Talbot author talk: “Chasing Shadows,” 6:15 p.m., Longfellow Books, 1 Monument Way, Portland. longfellowbooks.com

Kate Spencer author talk: “One Last Summer,” 6:30 p.m., Back Cove Books, 651 Forest Ave., Portland. Free, registration required. backcovebooks.com

Wednesday 7/24

J. Courtney Sullivan author talk: “The Cliffs,” 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

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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