Comedy

Through 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

Sunday 3/30

Comedy for a Cause: Benefits Portland Firefighters Local 740, 7 p.m., Empire Comedy Club, 575 Congress St., Portland. $25. 21-plus. Contact: empirecomedyme.com

Jonathan Van Ness: 7 p.m., State Theatre, 609 Congress St., Portland. $45-$85. 16-plus. Contact: statetheatreportland.com

Thursday 4/3-Saturday 4/5

Steph Tolev: 7 and 9:30 p.m. both nights, Empire Comedy Club, 575 Congress St., Portland. $27. 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 3/29

“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

Tuesday 4/1-Tuesday 4/29

“The American Landscape”: 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily, Richard Boyd Art Gallery, 15 Epps St., Peaks Island. Free. Contact: richardboydpottery.com

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 6/8

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

Film

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

Saturday 3/29

“Twin Peaks, Fire Walk With Me” (1992): Rated R, 3 p.m., Portland Museum of Art, 7 Congress Square. $10, $7 students. Contact: portlandmuseum.org

“A Peace of Forest”: 7 p.m., followed by filmmaker Q&A, Hannaford Hall, USM campus, 88 Bedford St., Portland. $15, $5 children. Contact: falmouthlandtrust.org

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

Wednesday 4/2

“8 1/2” (1963): 7 p.m., Kinonik, 121 Cassidy Point Drive, Portland. $10. Contact: kinonik.org

Friday 4/4-Friday 4/11

“Who By Fire” (2024): French with English subtitles, 2 p.m. Friday, noon and 3:15 Saturday, noon Sunday and Wednesday, 2 p.m. Thursday, Portland Museum of Art, 7 Congress Square. $6 Friday; $10, $7 students other days. Contact: portlandmuseum.org

Ongoing

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

Music

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

Saturday 3/29

My Guy: 7 p.m., Novel Book Bar and Café, 643 Congress St., Portland. $10. Contact: novelmaine.com

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

Van Voorst Quartet; Seba Molnar: 7 and 9 p.m., Blue, 650A Congress St., Portland. Entry by donation. Contact: blueportlandmaine.org

“Adults Rock!” Maine Academy of Modern Music showcase: 8 p.m., Oxbow Blending and Bottling, 49 Washington St., Portland. $15, $10 children. 21-plus unless with parent/guardian. Contact: oxbowbeer.com

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

Sam Greenfield; Skösh: 8 p.m., Portland House of Music, 25 Temple St., Portland. $20. 18-plus. Contact: portlandhouseofmusic.com

Hallowell Does the Last Waltz: 8 p.m., One Longfellow Square, 181 State St., Portland. $24.50 advance, $29.50 at door. Contact: onelongfellowsquare.com

Higher Ground: Tribute to Stevie Wonder and other soul superstars, 9 p.m., Aura, 121 Center St., Portland. $30-$50. 18-plus. Contact: auramaine.com

Sunday 3/30

Pine Tree Pickers: 2 p.m., The Hill Arts, 76 Congress St., Portland. $25 advance, $30 at door. Contact: thehillarts.me

“Mozart Meets Klezmer”: 2:30 p.m., Merrill Auditorium, 20 Myrtle St., Portland. $33.50-$118.50. Contact: porttix.com

“240 Strings, an Afternoon of Passion and Poetry”: 7:30 p.m., Portland Conservatory of Music, 28 Neal St., Portland. Free, registration required. Contact: porttix.com

Wednesday 4/2

Open mic night: Sign-ups at 6:30 p.m., show 7-10 p.m., One Longfellow Square, 181 State St., Portland. Free. Contact: onelongfellowsquare.com

Thursday 4/3

Colin Whiteman; Amy Hunter: 12:15 p.m., Portland Conservatory of Music, 28 Neal St., Portland. Free, registration required. Contact: porttix.com

One Time Weekend; The Crowded Table: 8 p.m., Portland House of Music, 25 Temple St., Portland. $15. 21-plus. Contact: portlandhouseofmusic.com

Friday 4/4

Blues on Sunday; Nelson Checkoway: 7 p.m., Cadenza, 5 Depot St., Freeport. $25 advance, $30 at door, $12 students. Contact: cadenzafreeport.com

Lehmann Duo: 7:30 p.m., Portland Conservatory of Music, 28 Neal St., Portland. $29.50. Contact: porttix.com

Cool Keith; MC Homeless; Brzowski: 8 p.m., Oxbow Blending and Bottling, 49 Washington St., Portland. $20 advance, $25 at door. 21-plus. Contact: oxbowbeer.com

Eclipse: Pink Floyd tribute, 9 p.m., Portland House of Music, 25 Temple St., Portland. $20 advance, $25 day-of. 21-plus. Contact: portlandhouseofmusic.com

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 3/28 & 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

“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

Tuesday 4/1

“Shen Yun”: Ballet, 7 p.m., Merrill Auditorium, 20 Myrtle St., Portland. $105-$183. Contact: porttix.com

Wednesday 4/2-Sunday 5/4

“Not Quite Almost”: 7:30 p.m. Wednesday-Friday, 3:30 and 8 p.m. Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday, and various other times, Portland Stage Company, 25 Forest Ave., Portland. $25-$47 April 2 and 3, $35-$73 Saturday and Sunday, $30-$67 others, discounts for seniors and students. Select nights pay-what-you-can. Contact: portlandstage.org

Friday 4/4

“Susan Linn’s ‘What the Duck?'”: Puppetry, 10 a.m. and 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 4/4-Sunday 4/13

“Faust in the Anthropocene”: 7 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday, The Hill Arts, 76 Congress St., Portland. $27 advance, $32 at door. Contact: thehillarts.me

Through 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 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

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 3/28

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

Tuesday 4/1

Poet swap with Kate Kearns, Mike Bove and David Stankiewicz: Poets read each other’s work, 7 p.m., Print: A Bookstore, 273 Congress St., Portland. Contact: printbookstore.com

Wednesday 4/2

Jodie Picoult author talk: “By Any Other Name,” 7 p.m., virtual, hosted by Topsham Public Library. Contact: libraryc.org/topshamlibrary

Thursday 4/3

Adrianne Black author talk: “The Klansman’s Son: My Journey from White Nationalism to Antiracism,” 7 p.m., Jewish Community Alliance of Southern Maine, 1342 Congress St., Portland. $10, free tickets available. Contact: longfellowbooks.com

Friday 4/4

Barbara Perez author talk: “Por La Sombrita,” 7 p.m., Novel Book Bar and Café, 643 Congress St., Portland. Free. Contact: novelmaine.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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