Comedy

Saturday 3/22

Jackie Fabulous: 7 and 9:30 p.m., Empire Comedy Club, 575 Congress St., Portland. $20. 21-plus. Contact: empirecomedyme.com

Monday 3/24

“Be Right Back”: Live podcast recording, 7 p.m., Empire Comedy Club, 575 Congress St., Portland. $10. 21-plus. Contact: empirecomedyme.com

Thursday 3/27

“A Night of Longform Improv”: 7 p.m., Novel Book Bar and Café, 643 Congress St., Portland. $10. Contact: novelmaine.com

Thursday 3/27-Saturday 3/29

Joe Pera: 7 p.m. Thursday, 7 and 9:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Empire Comedy Club, 575 Congress St., Portland. $35. 21-plus. Contact: empirecomedyme.com

Ongoing

“Comics Against Humanity”: Audience plays trivia with stand-up comedians, 7 p.m., Thursday, Hi-Fidelity Brewing, 200 Anderson St., Portland. 18-plus. Contact: hifidelitybeer.com

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

Empire Improv: First, third and fifth Wednesdays, Empire Comedy Club, 575 Congress St., Portland. $15. 21-plus. Contact: empirecomedyme.com

Exhibits/Galleries

Through 3/22

“Collective Marks; Six Years of Print”: By Running With Scissors Art Studio, SPACE, 538 Congress St., Portland. Contact: rwsartstudios.com/collectivemarks

Through 3/29

“What Calm!”: Kelly McConnell, 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Tuesday-Friday, to 5 p.m. Saturday, Cove Street Arts, 71 Cove St., Portland. Contact: covestreetarts.com

Through 3/30

“From a Woman’s Perspective”: 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday-Sunday, Richard Boyd Art Gallery, 15 Epps St., Peaks Island. Free. Contact: richardboydpottery.com

Through 3/31

“Love Unfolded”: By Yarmouth Arts Alliance, Merrill Memorial Library, 215 Main St., Yarmouth. Contact: yarmouthlibrary.org

Through 4/5

“Munjoy Hill and the Portland Waterfront, 50 Years”: Mark Rockwood and Jeffrey Stevensen, 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Tuesday-Friday, to 5 p.m. Saturday, Cove Street Arts, 71 Cove St., Portland. Contact: covestreetarts.com

“Some Assembly Required” and “Proto Carrot”: Jessica Gandolf and Elijah Ober, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday, Elizabeth Moss Galleries, 251 Route 1, Falmouth. Contact: elizabethmossgalleries.com

Through 4/12

“Refashioned” and “Fiber and Fire”: Michael Stasiuk; On-Kyeong Seong and Jonathan Mess, 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Tuesday-Friday, to 5 p.m. Saturday, Cove Street Arts, 71 Cove St., Portland. Contact: covestreetarts.com

Through 4/26

“Maine Show 2025”: 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday-Friday, to 5 p.m. Saturday, Greenhut Galleries, 146 Middle St., Portland. Contact: greenhutgalleries.com

Through 4/28

“Miniatures”: Free gallery opening 7 p.m. March 7, otherwise viewing by appointment, Mayo Street Arts, 10 Mayo St., Portland. Contact: mayostreetarts.org

Through 6/8

“Circle of the Sun”: USM art gallery, 716 Stevens Ave., Portland. Contact: hirons@une.edu

Film

Saturday 3/22

“One Summer” (2023): French with English subtitles, noon, followed by discussion, Portland Museum of Art, 7 Congress Square. Free. Contact: portlandmuseum.org

“Cunningham” (2019): Rated PG, 3 p.m., Portland Museum of Art, 7 Congress Square. $10, $7 students. Contact: portlandmuseum.org

“Mulan” (1998): Rated G, 3 p.m., Thomas Memorial Library, 6 Scott Dyer Road, Cape Elizabeth. Contact: thomasmemoriallibrary.org

Sunday 3/23

“Blue Velvet” (1986): Rated R, 3 p.m., Portland Museum of Art, 7 Congress Square. $10, $7 students. Contact: portlandmuseum.org

Tuesday 3/24

“Letting Go, a Hospice Journey”: Part of Die Well Death Education series, 1 p.m., Scarborough Public Library, 48 Gorham Road. Registration required. Contact: scarboroughlibrary.org

Tuesday 3/25

“Kajillionaire” (2020): Rated R, 5 p.m., Thomas Memorial Library, 6 Scott Dyer Road, Cape Elizabeth. Contact: thomasmemoriallibrary.org

March Movie Madness: Showing basketball movies at 7 p.m. Tuesdays, Novel Book Bar and Café, 643 Congress St., Portland. Contact: novelmaine.com

Wednesday 3/26

“Eephus” (2024): 7 p.m., SPACE, 538 Congress St., Portland. $10. Contact: space538.org

“Forbidden Games” (1952): 7 p.m., Kinonik, 121 Cassidy Point Drive, Portland. $10. Contact: kinonik.org

“Moneyball” (2011): Rated PG-13, 7 p.m., Merrill Memorial Library, 215 Main St., Yarmouth. Contact: yarmouthlibrary.org

Through 3/27

“Dawn of Impressionism: Paris, 1874” (2024): 1 p.m. March 19, 20 and 26, 2 p.m. March 21, noon March 27, Portland Museum of Art, 7 Congress Square. $6 Friday, $10 other days, $7 students. Contact: portlandmuseum.org

“No Other Land” (2024): Arabic, Hebrew and English with English subtitles, 6 p.m. Friday, noon Sunday, 3 p.m. Thursday, Portland Museum of Art, 7 Congress Square. $10, $7 students. Contact: portlandmuseum.org

Friday 3/28

“A League of Their Own” (1992): Rated PG, 11 a.m., Merrill Memorial Library, 215 Main St., Yarmouth. Contact: yarmouthlibrary.org

Friday 3/28-Thursday 4/3

“On Becoming a Guinea Fowl” (2024): Rated PG-13, 2 and 6 p.m. Friday, noon Saturday, noon and 3 p.m. Sunday, 1 p.m. Wednesday, 2 p.m. Thursday, Portland Museum of Art, 7 Congress Square. $6 at 2 p.m. Friday; $10, $7 students all other times. Contact: portlandmuseum.org

Ongoing

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

Music

Friday 3/21

Soggy Po’ Boys: 7 p.m., The Hill Arts, 76 Congress St., Portland. $25 advance, $30 at door. Contact: thehillarts.me

Darlin’ Corey: 7:30 p.m., Blue Point Congregational Church, 236 Pine Point Road, Scarborough. $15 advance, $20 at door. Contact: rb.gy/kdrjlf

Covered in Bees: 8 p.m., Oxbow Blending and Bottling, 49 Washington St., Portland. $15 advance, $17 at door. 21-plus unless with parent/guardian. Contact: oxbowbeer.com

Little Lies: Fleetwood Mac tribute, 8 p.m., One Longfellow Square, 181 State St., Portland. $36 advance, $46 at door. Contact: onelongfellowsquare.com

Safe Maine Abortion Fund benefit concert: Featuring Bait Bag, Midnight Breakfast and Louisa Stancioff, 8 p.m., Portland House of Music, 25 Temple St., Portland. $9 advance, $13 day-of. 21-plus. Contact: portlandhouseofmusic.com

Thin Lear; Niagara Moon; Heather Lynn; Emily Irving: 8 p.m., Blue, 650A Congress St., Portland. $10 advance, $12 at door. 21-plus. Contact: blueportlandmaine.org

Saturday 3/22

“Bach Birthday Bash”: 7 p.m., Merrill Auditorium, 20 Myrtle St., Portland. $38.50, $36.50 seniors and wheelchair users, $12 students, free under 12. Contact: porttix.com

Erica Brown and the Bluegrass Connection: 7 p.m., Meetinghouse Arts, 40 Main St., Freeport. Free. $25 advance, $30 at door, $15 students. Contact: meetinghousearts.org

Michael Kebede; Tom Kovacevic; Stomp Street Three: 7 p.m., Mayo Street Arts, 10 Mayo St., Portland. $15 advance, $18 at door, pay-what-you-can available. Contact: mayostreetarts.org

Arthur Terembula: 7 p.m., Novel Book Bar and Café, 643 Congress St., Portland. $5. Contact: novelmaine.com

Gordon Thomas Ward: 7 p.m., Cadenza, 5 Depot St., Freeport. $25 advance, $30 at door, $12 students. Contact: cadenzafreeport.com

“Clash of the Titans, Radiohead vs. Pink Floyd”: Audience votes on cover songs, 8 p.m., Oxbow Blending and Bottling, 49 Washington St., Portland. $20 advance, $25 at door. 21-plus unless with parent/guardian. Contact: oxbowbeer.com

Eggy: 8 p.m., State Theatre, 609 Congress St., Portland. $23 advance, $28 day-of. Contact: statetheatreportland.com

Andy McKee: 8 p.m., One Longfellow Square, 181 State St., Portland. $36 advance, $46 at door. Contact: onelongfellowsquare.com

Miracle Blood; Viqueen; Going2Hell; Armus: 8 p.m., Blue, 650A Congress St., Portland. $10 advance, $15 at door. 21-plus. Contact: blueportlandmaine.org

Emo Night: Live covers of classic ’90s-2000s emo music, 9 p.m., Aura, 121 Center St., Portland. $20. 18-plus. Contact: auramaine.com

Primal Soup: Phish tribute, 9:30 p.m., Portland House of Music, 25 Temple St., Portland. $10 advance, $15 day-of. 21-plus. Contact: portlandhouseofmusic.com

Moonshake: 9 p.m. to 2 a.m., SPACE, 538 Congress St., Portland. $20. 21-plus. Contact: space538.org

Sunday 3/23

Diane Walsh: 2 p.m., Portland Conservatory of Music, 28 Neal St., Portland. $29.50. Contact: porttix.com

Rossini Club: 3 p.m., St. Luke’s Cathedral, 143 State St., Portland. $15. Contact: rossiniclub.org

Sons of Mystro: 4 p.m., One Longfellow Square, 181 State St., Portland. $42 advance, $52 at door. Contact: onelongfellowsquare.com

Habibi; Bonnie; Crazy Deja Vu: 7:30 p.m., SPACE, 538 Congress St., Portland. $20 advance, $25 at door. Contact: space538.org

Tuesday 3/25

James Bradley Earl; Daniel Higgs; Matt LaJoie: 8 p.m., SPACE, 538 Congress St., Portland. $18 advance, $20 at door. Contact: space538.org

Wednesday 3/26

Cameron Whitcomb: 8 p.m., State Theatre, 609 Congress St., Portland. $25 advance, $30 day-of. Contact: statetheatreportland.com

Thursday 3/27

Portland String Orchestra with David Krakauer: 7 p.m., Maine Jewish Museum, 267 Congress St., Portland. $23, pay-what-you-can available. Contact: porttix.com

Ally the Piper: 8 p.m., Portland House of Music, 25 Temple St., Portland. $32.50. 21-plus. Contact: portlandhouseofmusic.com

Quest Master; Fief; Ichorclaw; Deep Gnome: 8 p.m., SPACE, 538 Congress St., Portland. $15 advance, $20 at door. Contact: space538.org

Reverie Road: 8 p.m., One Longfellow Square, 181 State St., Portland. $30 advance, $40 at door. Contact: onelongfellowsquare.com

Talons of Spring: 8 p.m., Blue, 650A Congress St., Portland. $10 advance, $15 at door. 21-plus. Contact: blueportlandmaine.org

Friday 3/28

Kat and the Kooltones: 7 p.m., Cadenza, 5 Depot St., Freeport. $25 advance, $30 at door, $12 students. Contact: cadenzafreeport.com

North Star Baroque: 7 p.m., Woodfords Church, 202 Woodford St., Portland. $40.50, $18 children and students. porttix.com

New Older Timers: 7:30 p.m., Portland Conservatory of Music, 28 Neal St., Portland. $29.50. Contact: porttix.com

Ellis Paul: 7:30 p.m., Ground Floor, 13 School St., Freeport. $35. Contact: groundfloorfreeport.com

Cave In; Glacier: 8 p.m., Oxbow Blending and Bottling, 49 Washington St., Portland. $25. 21-plus unless with parent/guardian. Contact: oxbowbeer.com

Joanne Shaw Taylor: 8 p.m., Aura, 121 Center St., Portland. $29.50-$59.50. 18-plus. Contact: auramaine.com

Midnight North: 8 p.m., Portland House of Music, 25 Temple St., Portland. $19. 21-plus. Contact: portlandhouseofmusic.com

Twain; Esther Rose: 8 p.m., SPACE, 538 Congress St., Portland. $18 advance, $22 at door. Contact: space538.org

Ongoing

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

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

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

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

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

Live music: 9 p.m., Fridays, Sea Dog Brewing Co., 125 Western Ave., South Portland. Contact: seadogbrewing.com

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

Theater/Dance

Friday 3/21

“Haus of 1,000 Sarahs”: Drag, 7 p.m., Mayo Street Arts, 10 Mayo St., Portland. $15 advance, $18 at door, pay-what-you-can available. 18-plus. Contact: mayostreetarts.org

Friday 3/21-Sunday 4/6

“The SpongeBob Musical”: 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday, Lyric Music Theater, 176 Sawyer St., South Portland. $30, $25 seniors and students 17 and under. Contact: lyricmusictheater.org

Through 3/22

“The Amorous Age”: 7 p.m. Thursday, 7:30 p.m. Friday, 2 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, The Footlights Theatre, 190 Route 1, Falmouth. $20. Contact: thefootlightstheatre.com

Saturday 3/22-Sunday 3/30

“Frozen Jr.”: 2 and 7 p.m. Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday, Freeport High School, 30 Holbrook St., Freeport. $13.50. Contact: our.show/ccctfrozenjr

Through 3/23

“Madeleines”: 7:30 p.m. Wednesday-Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday, with various other times, Portland Stage, 25A Forest Ave., Portland. $25-$47 previews, $35-$73 Saturday and Sunday matinee, $30-$67 all others. Discounts for ages 65-plus and students. Contact: portlandstage.org

“You Can’t Take it With You”: 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday, Greely High School, 303 Main St., Cumberland. $10, $8 seniors and students. Contact: msad51.org/apps/pages/gca_tickets

Sunday 3/23

“A Year with Frog and Toad”: With ASL interpretation, 3 p.m., Merrill Auditorium, 20 Myrtle St., Portland. $24. Contact: porttix.com

Wednesday 3/26 & Thursday 3/27

“The Addams Family”: 7 p.m. both days, with ASL interpretation Wednesday, Merrill Auditorium, 20 Myrtle St., Portland. $64.50-$141. Contact: porttix.com

Thursday 3/27

“Russell Kaback’s 25044, My Grandfather’s Story”: One-man play about a Polish Jewish survivor of Nazi concentration camps, 6:30 p.m., Greely High School, 303 Main St., Cumberland. Free, registration required. Contact: princememorial.org

Thursday 3/27-Saturday 4/12

“Pie in the Sky”: 7 p.m. Thursday, 7:30 p.m. Friday, 2 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, The Footlights Theatre, 190 Route 1, Falmouth. $20. Contact: thefootlightstheatre.com

Friday 3/28 & Saturday 3/29

“Ethereal, Dark Myths”: Burlesque, 8 p.m., The Hill Arts, 76 Congress St., Portland. $20 advance, $29 at door. Contact: thehillarts.me

Through 3/30

“Women Laughing Alone with Salad”: 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Friday, Saturday and March 26, 2 p.m. March 18 and 30, 5 p.m. March 23, Mad Horse Theater, 24 Mosher St., South Portland. Pay-what-you-can. Contact: madhorse.com

Ongoing

Balderdash Academy On The Air: Monthly, The Hill Arts, 76 Congress St., Portland. Contact: thehillarts.me

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

Writing/Authors

Friday 3/21

“Spicy Scenes and Queer Romance”: With authors C. Rochelle, Nyla K. and M.A. Wardell, 7 p.m., Novel Book Bar and Café, 643 Congress St., Portland. Contact: novelmaine.com

Saturday 3/22

Larry Dyhrberg book launch: “Sutton Tales,” 2 p.m., Falmouth Memorial Library, 5 Lunt Road. Contact: falmouthmemoriallibrary.org

Tuesday 3/25

Ron Currie book launch: “The Savage, Noble Death of Babs Dionne,” 7 p.m., Print: A Bookstore, 273 Congress St., Portland. Contact: printbookstore.com

Through 3/26

“A Close Reading of Jane Eyre”: 10 a.m. Wednesdays, South Portland Public Library, 482 Broadway. Contact: southportlandlibrary.com

Wednesday 3/26

Jennifer Weiner author talk: “In Her Shoes” and “The Breakaway,” 2 p.m., virtual, hosted by Topsham Public Library. Contact: libraryc.org/topshamlibrary

“How Authors Blend Fact and Fiction to Create a Familiar, Imaginary World”: Presented by Maine author Shannon Bowring, of “The Road to Dalton,” 6 p.m., virtual via Zoom. Contact: scarboroughlibrary.org

Abbie Kiefer poet talk: “Certain Shelter,” 6 p.m., South Portland Public Library, 482 Broadway. Contact: southportlandlibrary.com

Friday 3/28

Eskor David Johnson author talk: “Pay as You Go,” 6:30 p.m., Longfellow Books, 1 Monument Way, Portland. Contact: longfellowbooks.com

Shana Youngdahl author talk: “A Catalog of Burnt Objects,” 7 p.m., Print: A Bookstore, 273 Congress St., Portland. Contact: 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. Hosted by Portland Public Library. Contact: portlandlibrary.com

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

Cookbook Club: Recipe tasting, 5:30 p.m., third Wednesday, Falmouth Memorial Library, 5 Lunt Road. Registration required. Contact: falmouthmemoriallibrary.org

Cook the Book: Cook and share a recipe from a cookbook, 5:30 p.m., second Monday, September to June, Wescustago Hall/Community Center, 120 Memorial Higihway, North Yarmouth. Hosted by Prince Memorial Library. Contact: kgreenlee@cumberlandmaine.com

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

Podcast Brew Crew: 6:30 p.m., first Thursday, Well & Good Brewing Co., 173 Cumberland Road, North Yarmouth. Hosted by Prince Memorial Library. Contact: princememorial.org

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

Saturday Morning Book Chat: 10 a.m., first Monday, Prince Memorial Library, 266 Main St., Cumberland. Contact: smazur@cumberlandmaine.com

Short Story Discussion Group: 10 a.m., every other Monday, Falmouth Memorial Library, 5 Lunt Road. Contact: events@falmouthmemoriallibrary.org

Social Topics in Literature Book Group: 6:30-8 p.m., second Wednesday, October to June, Prince Memorial Library, 266 Main St., Cumberland. Contact: kgreenlee@cumberlandmaine.com

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

Tuesday Morning Book Group: 11 a.m., first Tuesday, Scarborough Public Library, 48 Gorham Road. Contact: askSPL@scarboroughlibray.org

Thursday Book Group: 11 a.m. or 3 p.m., last Thursday, September to May, Prince Memorial Library, 266 Main St., Cumberland. Contact: kgreenlee@cumberlandmaine.com

Wednesday Book Group: 1 p.m., second Wednesday, Falmouth Memorial Library, 5 Lunt Road. Contact: reference@falmouthmemoriallibrary.org

Wednesday Evening Book Group: 5 p.m., second Wednesday, hybrid, Scarborough Public Library, 48 Gorham Road. Contact: askSPL@scarboroughlibray.org

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