Theater

Saturday, July 13

“Buxton, Maine: An American Story,” documentary premiere at the new Buxton-Hollis Historical Society Museum and Library, 100 Main St., Buxton. Suggested donation $10. Proceeds benefit the building rehabilitation fund. 929-3647.

Thursday, July 18-27

“Adrift in Macao,” Maine premiere, presented by The Originals, Saco River Theater, Salmon Falls Road, Bar Mills. 7:30 p.m. on July 18,19,20,25,26,27; 2 p.m. July 21. $22 adults, $20 students and seniors. Thursdays, pay what you can. 929-5412.

Friday, July 19-Aug. 4

“The 39 Steps,” presented by Freeport Players at Freeport Performing Arts Center, 30 Holbrook Street, Freeport. Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. Sunday at 2 p.m. Pay what you want on July 18, preview at 7:30 p.m. Otherwise, tickets $15/door, $10 advance. www.fcponline.org/tix.htm, or in person at Freeport Community Center Thrift Store.

Concerts

Friday, July 12

Jessica Prouty Band, 9 p.m.-midnight, at Bray’s Brew Pub, Naples. Free.

Saturday, July 13

“Broadway and Beyond,” featuring Emily Cain, Kelly Caufield and Matthew Small. Pianist Laura Artesani, 7 p.m., North Windham Union Church, Route 302. $12/$10 students/seniors. Proceeds from this Music with a Mission series benefit community programs. www.mwamconcerts.com.

Portland Comedy Co-Op, at Engine, 265 Main St., Biddeford. 8 p.m./doors open at 7:30. $8 at door. director@feedtheengine.org or 370-9130.

Monday, July 15

“Opera at the Mansion,” presented by PORTopera, 5:30-8 p.m. at Victoria Mansion, 109 Danforth St., Portland. Complimentary wine, cocktails and hors d’oeuvres. $75 per person. 772-4841, ext. 104.

Portland String Quartet, performing chamber music, at 7:30 p.m., in Viola George Auditorium, Harold Alfond Hall, Saint Joseph’s College, 278 White’s Bridge Road, Standish. $10 admission, check or cash. www.portlandstringqurtet.org.

Wednesday, July 17

Summer Concert Series, featuring the Hurricanes, 6-8 p.m., free, at Westbrook’s Riverbank Park.

Thursday, July 18

Bands on the Boardwalk, featuring Endless Escapade, 5:30-7:30 p.m. at Saccarappa Park, Westbrook. Free.

Saturday, July 20

“Life as I Hear It,” featuring Daniel Strange and Ashley Liberty, 7 p.m., North Windham Union Church, Route 302. Admission $12/$10 students, seniors. Proceeds of this Music with a Mission series benefit community programs. www.mwamconcerts.com.

Saturday, July 27

Portland String Quartet, Summer Workshop students perform chamber music at 2:30 and 7:30 p.m. at Saint Joseph’s College, White’s Bridge Road, Standish. Free. www.portlandstringqurtet.org.

Saturday, Aug. 3

Westbrook High School Alumni Concert, featuring concert band, jazz ensemble and choral group, 7 p.m. at Westbrook High School auditorium. Free. Donations to the music program accepted at the door. Visit Facebook: Westbrook Maine Music Alumni. Visit Facebook: Westbrook Maine Music Alumni.

Events

Wednesday, July 17

“The Confederacy Strikes Portland Harbor,” illustrated lecture by Herb Adams, Maine historian, 7 p.m. at Fifth Maine Regiment Museum, Peaks Island. $5 per person. 766-3330 or fifthmaine@juno.com.

PechaKucha Biddeford, at Engine, 265 Main St., Biddeford, at 7:20 p.m. $5 at the door. Eight creative individuals work in various fields discuss their work. Q&A follows at Elements Books, Beer and Coffee next door. director@feedtheengine.org or 370-9130.

Thursday, July 18

Peaks Island Puppets, children’s program, 10:30 a.m. at Portland Public Library, Monument Square. Followed by puppet-making workshop. Free.

Saturday, July 20

Lowry’s Lodge, featuring poets Ted Bookey and Robin Merrill. Hosts Jim Donnelly and Anna Wrobel; 7 p.m. at Saccarappa Art Collective, 861 Main St., Westbrook. $3 suggested donation.

Monday, July 22

“Cumberland and Oxford Canal,” presented by Windham Historical Society, 7 p.m. at Windham Veterans Center. Q&A, refreshments. Suggested donation $5. Fundraiser for Village Green. info@windhamhistorical.org.

Monday, Aug. 26

Steamboats on Sebago, illustrated presentation, 7 p.m, Windham Veterans Center, Windham. $5 donation suggested. Q&A, refreshments. Fundraiser for Windham Historical Society’s proposed Village Green. info@winhamhistoical.org.

Exhibits

Through Wednesday, Aug. 7

“Marking Time,” a collection of painter Barbara Brady’s work, at Saccarappa Art Collective, 861 Main St., Westbrook. Anne Bernard’s encaustics and drawings on the gallery’s Riverside Wall. New works presented by member artists. Gallery hours noon-7 p.m., Wednesday-Saturday. 591-7300 or saccarappaart@gmail.com.

Through Sept. 8

“A Taste of Modernism,” Portland Museum of Art, 62 works from the William S. Paley Collection at the Museum of Modern Art in New York. portlandmuseum.org.

Send events 10 days in advance to arts@keepmecurrent.com.