Concerts

Nov. 14

USM Vocal Jazz Ensembles, directed by Taylor O’Donnell, 7:30 p.m., Corthell Concert Hall, USM Gorham Campus. Tickets $8 for adults, $5 for seniors, USM alumni, students. Go to www.usm.maine.edu/music/boxoffice or call 780-5555.

Nov. 17

Portland Jazz Orchestra, directed by Christopher Oberholtzer, 8 p.m., Corthell Concert Hall, USM Gorham Campus. Tickets $15 for adults, $10 for seniors, USM employees and alumni, $5 for students. Go to www.usm.maine.edu/music/boxoffice or call 780-5555.

Nov. 25
Erica Brown and the Bluegrass Connection, 7:30-9 p.m., Saco River Theatre, 29 Salmon Falls Road, Bar Mills. Tickets: Adults $20, seniors, students $18.  Reservations advised: 929-6472 or www.sacorivertheatre.org.

Dec. 3

Rick Charette and his Bubble Gum Band, 27th Annual Holiday Benefit Concert, 2:30 p.m., Pearson’s Cafe dining hall, Saint Joseph’s College, Standish. Admission: A new, unwrapped toy or monetary donation to benefit children in Standish, Windham, Raymond and Sebago. For more information, contact Kathryn Cody at 207-893-7794 or kcody@sjcme.edu.

Theater

Nov. 10-Nov. 19

“Twelfth Night (or What you Will)”, by William Shakespeare, directed by Sara Valentine, University of Maine Theatre Department, Russell Hall, USM Gorham campus. Go to www.usm.maine.edu/theatre for performance times and to purchase tickets: $8 students, $12 seniors, faculty, staff, alumni, $16 general public.

“The Sound of Music,” Windham High School production, Friday-Saturday 7 p.m., Sunday 3 p.m., Windham Performing Arts Center at Windham High School, 406 Gray Road, Windham. Tickets: $14 reserved seating, $10-$12 general admission, 893-1742.

Nov. 16-18

“The Man Who Came To Dinner,” Lake Region High School fall comedy directed by Eugene Long, 7 p.m. Thursday-Saturday with 2 p.m. matinees Saturday-Sunday. Tickets: $6 for students and over 65 , $8 at door); $8 adults, $10 at door; $20 families with young children. Advance tickets available at Aubuchon Hardware in Naples, Bridgton Books, Casco Village Variety, Crawford Law Office in Raymond and the LRHS office

Dec. 1-2, 7-9

“Always … Patsy Cline,” 7:30 p.m., Saco River Theatre, 29 Salmon Falls Road, Bar Mill. Tickets: Adults $25, seniors, students $22.  Reservations advised: 207-929-5412 or www.sacorivertheatre.org.

Exhibits

Nov. 17-19

Art is Community VIII, reception with artists 4-8 p.m. Nov. 17; gallery hours 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Nov. 18-19, The Old White Church, 15 Salmon Falls Road, Bar Mills. Saco River Art League’s annual, juried show and sale of regional art and crafts, includes paintings, sculptures and child-friendly interactive art-making for visitors during the opening weekend. The show remains hanging through Dec. 11. Donations appreciated, portion of proceeds to benefit Saco River Theatre. For more information or admission by appointment, please call Pat Packard at 929-6472 or Susan Orfant at 642-4219.

Through Dec. 8

“Resonance and Memory: The Essence of Landscape,” traveling group exhibition, Tuesday-Sunday, noon to 4 p.m. USM Art Gallery. Re-imagined landscapes with paintings, sculpture, digital drawings, photography and glass works by eight artists. Free. For more information: www.usm.maine.edu/gallery.

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

Erica Brown and the Bluegrass Connection performs Nov. 25 at Saco River Theatre. From left, Steve Roy, Matt Shipman, Erica Brown, Ken Taylor and Read McNamara.