Comedy

Friday 10/11

Ryan O’Flanagan: 7 p.m., Empire Comedy Club, 575 Congress St., Portland. $24.25. 21-plus. empirecomedyme.com

Trey Galyon: 9:30 p.m., Empire Comedy Club, 575 Congress St., Portland. $19.07. 21-plus. empirecomedyme.com

Thursday 10/17

Luis J. Gomez: 7 p.m., Empire Comedy Club, 575 Congress St., Portland. $24.99. 21-plus. empirecomedyme.com

Sheng Wang: 8 p.m., State Theatre, 609 Congress St., Portland. $32.50-$45. statetheatreportland.com

Friday 10/18

Maine Made Comedy Showcase: 7 p.m., Empire Comedy Club, 575 Congress St., Portland. $19.07. 21-plus. empirecomedyme.com

Ongoing

“Crowd Source”: Improv with topics from audience members, 7 p.m. second and fourth Wednesdays, Empire Comedy Club, 575 Congress St., Portland. $5 or free with topic suggestion. 21-plus. empirecomedyme.com

Exhibits/Galleries

Saturday 10/12

Lokotah Sanborn and Jenny Ibsen artists talk: 2 p.m., Sidle House, 20 Bartol Island Road, Freeport. $10 suggested donation. eventbrite.com

Through 10/19

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

“Still Moments”: Liz Hoag and Anne Ireland, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday, Elizabeth Moss Galleries, 100 Fore St., Portland. elizabethmossgalleries.com

Through 10/30

“Scenes of Maine”: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily, Richard Boyd Art Gallery, 15 Epps St., Peaks Island. Free. richardboydpottery.com

Through 10/31

“Feast Your Eyes”: AIGA Maine creative poster exhibition celebrating culinary artistry and cultural resonance, opens 5:30 p.m., Portland Media Center, 516 Congress St., Portland. maine.aiga.org

Through 11/2

“Meditations: Water and Woods”: Roy Germon and Jimmy Viera, 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday-Friday, to 5 p.m. Saturday, Greenhut Galleries, 146 Middle St., Portland. greenhutgalleries.com

Through 11/9

“Flotsam”: Jennifer Goldfinger, 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Tuesday-Friday, to 5 p.m. Saturday, Cove Street Arts, 71 Cove St., Portland. Free. covestreetarts.com

Through 11/16

“Just Between Us”: Tom Hall, Thaddeus Holownia and Lissa Hunter, 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Tuesday-Friday, to 5 p.m. Saturday, Cove Street Arts, 71 Cove St., Portland. Free. covestreetarts.com

Through 11/23

“Here and There, Now and Then” and “If You want to Be My Lover”: Marguerite Robichaux and Annika Earley, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday, Elizabeth Moss Galleries, 251 Route 1, Falmouth. elizabethmossgalleries.com

Through 11/30

“Energy In Flux”: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday, Maine Museum of Photographic Arts, 15 Middle St., Portland. mainemuseumofphotographicarts.org

Through 1/4

“7”: By the Yarmouth Art Alliance, Merrill Memorial Library, 215 Main St., Yarmouth. yarmouthlibrary.org

Film

Friday 10/11-Sunday 10/13

“Girls Will Be Girls” (2024): Indian English and Hindi with English subtitles, 2 and 6 p.m. Friday, noon Saturday, noon and 3 p.m. Sunday, Portland Museum of Art, 7 Congress Square. $6. portlandmuseum.org

Saturday 10/12

“Billy the Kid” (2007): Rated PG-13, 3 p.m., Portland Museum of Art, 7 Congress Square. $10, $7 students. portlandmuseum.org

“Elevator to the Gallows” (1958): 7 p.m., Portland Conservatory of Music, 28 Neal St., Portland. Free. pcm.org

Sunday 10/13

“The Kid Brother” (1927): 7 p.m., Portland Conservatory of Music, 28 Neal St., Portland. $15. kinonik.org

Monday 10/14

“Sugarcane” (2023): Rated R, 2 p.m., Portland Museum of Art, 7 Congress Square. Free. portlandmuseum.org

Tuesday 10/15

“Train to Busan” (2017): Rated TV-MA, 5:30 p.m., Freeport Community Library, 10 Library Drive. freeportlibrary.com

Wednesday 10/16

“Adam’s Rib” (1949): 7 p.m., Kinonik, 121 Cassidy Point Drive, Portland. $10. kinonik.org

“Eureka” (2023): English, Lakota and Portuguese with English subtitles, 7 p.m., SPACE, 538 Congress St., Portland. $10. space538.org

Friday 10/18

Damnationland: Thriller and horror movies from local filmmakers, 7:30 p.m., State Theatre, 609 Congress St., Portland. $15 advance, $20 day-of, $10 students. statetheatreportland.com

Friday 10/18 & Sunday 10/20

“Mountains” (2023): English, Haitian Creole and Spanish with English subtitles, 2 and 6 p.m. Friday, noon and 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 10/11

POPS! Concert: Portland Symphony Orchestra, 5:30 p.m., Allagash Brewing, 50 Industrial Way, Portland. Free. porttix.com

Antje Duvekot: 7 p.m., 317 Main Community Music Center, 317 Main St., Yarmouth. $25. 317main.org

Boyscott: 8 p.m., SPACE, 538 Congress St., Portland. $20 advance, $24 at door. space538.org

Glimmer; Declaw; Dowsing Rod: 8 p.m., Blue, 650 Congress St., Portland. $10. 21-plus. blueportlandmaine.com

The Sweet Remains; Jeffrey Gaines: 8 p.m., One Longfellow Square, 181 State St., Portland. $35 advance, $45 at door. onelongfellowsquare.com

Jake Blount; Mali Obomsawin: 9 p.m., Portland House of Music, 25 Temple St., Portland. $20. 21-plus. portlandhouseofmusic.com

Saturday 10/12

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

“Voices of Maine: Immigrant Stories in Song”: 7 p.m., Mayo Street Arts, 10 Mayo St., Portland. $15 suggested donation. mayostreetarts.org

AJ Lee; Blue Summit: 8 p.m., Portland House of Music, 25 Temple St., Portland. $20. 21-plus. portlandhouseofmusic.com

The California Honeydrops: 8 p.m., State Theatre, 609 Congress St., Portland. $32 advance, $37 day-of. statetheatreportland.com

Geneviève Racette; Gaud; Ladybrain: 8 p.m., Blue, 650 Congress St., Portland. $15 advance, $18 at door. 21-plus. blueportlandmaine.com

Liz Cooper; Dari Bay; Slark Moan: 8 p.m., Oxbow Blending and Bottling, 49 Washington Ave., Portland. $17 advance, $20 at door. oxbowbeer.com

OneBeat: International musician collaboration, 8 p.m., SPACE, 538 Congress St., Portland. $25 suggested donation. space538.org

Sunday 10/13

Rock and Roll Playhouse plays The Beatles: Music for kids, noon, Portland House of Music, 25 Temple St., Portland. $16. portlandhouseofmusic.com

Songwriters showcase: 4 p.m., Cadenza, 5 Depot St., Freeport. $23 advance, $28 at door, $10 students. cadenzafreeport.com

Mindy Smith: 7 p.m., One Longfellow Square, 181 State St., Portland. $30 advance, $40 at door. onelongfellowsquare.com

Deb Talan; Grace Guggenheim: 7:30 p.m., Oxbow Blending and Bottling, 49 Washington Ave., Portland. $20 advance, $25 at door. oxbowbeer.com

FRKSE; Jayden Barber; Ichorclaw; Architecture: 8 p.m., Blue, 650 Congress St., Portland. $10-$20. 21-plus. blueportlandmaine.com

Monday 10/14

Bane: 6 p.m., Portland House of Music, 25 Temple St., Portland. $30 advance, $35 at door. 18-plus. portlandhouseofmusic.com

Tuesday 10/15

Robert Ellis; Tom Peabody: 7 p.m., Oxbow Blending and Bottling, 49 Washington Ave., Portland. $20. oxbowbeer.com

Abby and Noah Gundersen: 8 p.m., One Longfellow Square, 181 State St., Portland. $25 advance, $35 at door. onelongfellowsquare.com

Ricky Montgomery: 8 p.m., State Theatre, 609 Congress St., Portland. $25 advance, $27 day-of. statetheatreportland.com

Wednesday 10/16

Midlife; Shadow Show: 8 p.m., Portland House of Music, 25 Temple St., Portland. $20. 21-plus. portlandhouseofmusic.com

Thursday 10/17

“Flight of the Bumblebee”: Musical performances and beer tasting, 5-8 p.m., Portland Museum of Art, 7 Congress Square. $10 for beer tasting, 21-plus. Free museum entry. portlandmuseum.org

Greg Freeman; Clearwater Swimmers; Chico States: 7:30 p.m., Oxbow Blending and Bottling, 49 Washington Ave., Portland. $15 advance, $17 at door. oxbowbeer.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

Xiu Xiu; Jakob Battick: 8 p.m., SPACE, 538 Congress St., Portland. $20 advance, $25 at door. space538.org

Friday 10/18

Dan Pelletier; Lara Herscovitch: 7 p.m., Cadenza, 5 Depot St., Freeport. $23 advance, $28 at door, $10 students. cadenzafreeport.com

David Singley: 7 p.m., The Hill Arts, 76 Congress St., Portland. $22. bit.ly/4eB0ZRy

Duo Mundi George and Guli: 7:30 p.m., Portland Conservatory of Music, 28 Neal St., Portland. porttix.com

Boat Dares; Corpus Chicanery; SCOBY; Da Babies: 8 p.m., Blue, 650 Congress St., Portland. $10. 21-plus. blueportlandmaine.com

“Just Dance, a Gaga Monster Halloween Ball“: Dance and costume party, 8 p.m., Aura, 121 Center St., Portland. $15. 18-plus. auramaine.com

Rushadicus: 8 p.m., SPACE, 538 Congress St., Portland. $12 advance, $15 at door. space538.org

La Vent du Nord: 8 p.m., One Longfellow Square, 181 State St., Portland. $40 advance, $50 at door. onelongfellowsquare.com

Little Lies: Fleetwood Mac tribute, 9 p.m., Portland House of Music, 25 Temple St., Portland. $20. 21-plus. portlandhouseofmusic.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 Co., 125 Western Ave., South Portland. seadogbrewing.com

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

Theater/Dance

Thursday 10/10 & Friday 10/11

“Jekyll and Hyde”: By Tophat Miniature Stage Productions, 7 p.m., Mayo Street Arts, 10 Mayo St., Portland. $15 advance, $18 at door, pay-what-you-can available. 18-plus. mayostreetarts.org

Through 10/13

“Conscience”: 7:30 p.m. Wednesday and Friday, 2 and 7:30 p.m. Thursday, 3:30 and 8 p.m. Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday, Portland Stage, 25A Forest Ave., Portland. $35-$75 Saturday and Sunday, $30-$67 others. portlandstage.org

Sunday 10/13

“Lobster Role Live”: Dungeons and Dragons with audience participation, 5 p.m., Empire Comedy Club, 575 Congress St., Portland. $24.25. 21-plus. empirecomedyme.com

Monday 10/14-Wednesday 10/16

“SAW The Musical: The Unauthorized Parody”: 7 p.m. Monday and Tuesday, 3 and 7 p.m. Wednesday, The Hill Arts, 76 Congress St., Portland. $35-$135. thehillarts.me

Thursday 10/17

“Cirque Kalabanté: Afrique en Cirque”: 7 p.m., Merrill Auditorium, 20 Myrtle St., Portland. $25-$60, $20 students. portlandovations.org

“Russell Kaback’s 25044: My Grandfather’s Story” (2024): 7 p.m., Scarborough Public Library, 48 Gorham Road. Registration required. scarboroughlibrary.org

Friday 10/18

Janoah Bailin’s Community Circus Show: 5 p.m., Kennedy Park basketball courts, 90 Anderson St., Portland. $15 suggested donation. mayostreetarts.org

“Halloween Horror Shadow Puppet Dance Party”: 7-10 p.m., Mayo Street Arts, 10 Mayo St., Portland. $10 advance, $13 at door, pay-what-you-can available. 21-plus. mayostreetarts.org

Friday 10/18 & Saturday 10/19

“Hadestown”: 8 p.m. Friday with ASL performance, 1 and 7 p.m. Saturday, Merrill Auditorium, 20 Myrtle St., Portland. $95-$115. porttix.com

Friday 10/18-Sunday 10/27

“Stroll Haunted Yarmouth”: 7:30 p.m. Friday, 5:30 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, 5:30 p.m. Oct. 20, Old Baptist Hillside Cemetery, 35 Hillside St., Yarmouth. $20. 2 p.m. Oct. 27, Royal River Community Playhouse, 305 Route 1, Yarmouth. $15. royalrivercommunityplayers.com

Through 10/19

“Kevin O’Leary’s God Less America”: 7 p.m. Wednesdays-Saturdays, The Studio Theatre, 25A Forest Ave., Portland. $25. eventbrite.com

Through 11/3

“Witch”: 7:30 p.m. Thursdays-Saturdays, 2 p.m. Sundays, Mad Horse Theater, 24 Mosher St., South Portland. Pay-what-you-can. madhorse.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

Friday 10/11

Marjorie Liu author talk: “Wingbearer” series, 5:30 p.m., Back Cove Books, 651 Forest Ave., Portland. backcovebooks.com

“Storytelling in Magazines”: Part of Maine Lit Fest, 7 p.m., Mechanics’ Hall, 519 Congress St., Portland. Free, registration required. mainewriters.org

Saturday 10/12

“Hollington’s Florilegium” book and artist talk: Floral illustrations and writing by Clark Lawrence, 6 p.m., Novel Book Bar and Café, 643 Congress St., Portland. Free, registration required. novelmaine.com

Viet Thanh Nguyen author talk: “The Sympathizer,” 7 p.m., Portland High School, 284 Cumberland Ave., Portland. $10. longfellowbooks.com

Sunday 10/13

“An Afternoon of Poetry in Honor of Deborah Cummins”: Poetry readings by Julia Bouwsma, Franny Choi and Stuart Kestenbaum in honor of former MWPA Board President Deborah Cummins, 1-3 p.m., Gilsland Farm Audubon Center, 20 Gilsland Farm Road, Falmouth. Free, registration required. mainewriters.org

“Maine Authors and Their Audiobook Narrators”: Part of Maine Lit Fest, virtual via Zoom, hosted by Maine Writers and Publishers Alliance. Free. mainewriters.org

Tuesday 10/15

Teri Anderholm author talk: “Inn Mates: An Innkeeper’s Memoir,” 5 p.m., Merrill Memorial Library, 215 Main St., Yarmouth. yarmouthlibrary.org

Thursday 10/17

Dawn Potter poet talk: “Calendar,” 6:30 p.m., Back Cove Books, 651 Forest Ave., Portland. backcovebooks.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 Co., 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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