• CLASSICAL MUSIC

TODAY

Bay Chamber Concerts: “Harp, Strings and Winds,” Rockport Opera House. $30 to $40; $8 for students. baychamberconcerts.org. 8 p.m.

Portland Chamber Music Festival, works by Beethoven, Melinda Wagner and Poulenc, Abromson Center, University of Southern Maine, Portland. $25. pcmf.org. 8 p.m.

Winter Harbor Summer Sing: All Mozart Program, Requiem in d minor, K. 626; and “Ave, verum corpus,” K. 618; Hammond Hall, Winter Harbor. $10. winterharbormusicfestival.org. 7:30 p.m.

VentiCordi Chamber Music, winds and strings, South Congregational Church, Kennebunkport. $15 to $20; 18 and under $5. 286-6688. 7:30 p.m. 

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FRIDAY

Salt Bay Chamberfest, works by Pinscher, Handel and Schubert, Darrows Barn at Round Top Farm, Damariscotta. $30. 522-3749. saltbaychamberfest.org. 7:30 p.m. 

SATURDAY

Salt Bay Chamberfest, family concert with Chamberfest musicians, Lincoln Theater, Damariscotta. Free. 522-3749. 10 a.m.

Recorder Concert, Deborah Booth and harpsichordist Gerald Wheeler perform works by Bach, Handel, Barsanti, Van Eyck, Dieupart and Telemann, Blue Hill Congregational Church. $10. 827-5991. 7:30 p.m.

Portland Chamber Music Festival, works by Osvaldo Golijov and Schubert, Abromson Center, University of Southern Maine, Portland. $25. pcmf.org. 8 p.m. 

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MONDAY

Composer’s Corner Chat, with Salt Bay Chamberfest visiting composer Tamar Muskal, Maine Coast Book Shop and Cafe, Damariscotta. 522-3749. 4 p.m. 

TUESDAY

Friends of the Kotzschmar Organ Tuesdays at Merrill, with Chelsea Chen, Merrill Auditorium, Portland. $15. 842-0800. porttix.com. 7:30 p.m. (preceded by Kotzschmar Konversation at 6:30 p.m. in Merrill Rehearsal Hall).

Salt Bay Chamberfest, works by Beethoven, Muskal and Brahms, Darrows Barn at Round Top Farm, Damariscotta. $30. 522-3749. saltbaychamberfest.org. 7:30 p.m. 

WEDNESDAY

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Bay Chamber Concerts: “Spirit of the 20s,” favorites of the 1920s featuring clarinetist James Campbell, Strand Theatre, Rockland. $30 to $40; $8 students. baychamberconcerts.org. 8 p.m. 

AUG. 25

Bay Chamber Concerts: “Timeless Treasures,” chamber music, Rockport Opera House. $30 to $40; $8 for students. baychamberconcerts.org. 8 p.m.

Composer’s Chat, with Salt Bay Chamberfest visiting composer Pierre Jalbert, Maine Coast Book Shop and Cafe, Damariscotta. 522-3749. 4 p.m. 

• THEATER

“A Taffeta Wedding,” New England premiere of musical with ’60s pop tunes, Arundel Barn Playhouse. $28 to $39. 986-5552. 8 p.m. today; 2 and 8 p.m. Friday; 8 p.m. Saturday.

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“The Music Man,” starring Peter Scolari of TV’s “Newhart” and “Bosom Buddies,” Ogunquit Playhouse. $50.50 to $72.50. ogunquitplayhouse.org. 2:30 and 8 p.m. today; 8 p.m. Friday; 3:30 and 8:30 p.m. Saturday. “The Wiz,” Maine State Music Theatre production of 1970s R&B musical based on “The Wizard of Oz,” Bowdoin College (Pickard Theater), Brunswick. $33 to $56. msmt.org. 2 and 7:30 p.m. today; 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday; 2 and 7:30 p.m. Tuesday; 7:30 p.m. Wednesday; 2 and 7:30 p.m. Aug. 25. Through Aug. 27.

“The Red Velvet Cake War,” comedy, Lakewood Theater, Madison. $18 to $37. lakewoodtheater.org. 8 p.m. today to Saturday; 4 p.m. Sunday; 8 p.m. Tuesday to Aug. 25. Through Aug. 27.

“You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown,” musical based on the comic strip, Studio 48 Performing Arts Center, Brunswick. $15. 590-7276. 7 p.m. today and Friday; 2 and 7 p.m. Saturday; 7 p.m. Aug. 25. Through Aug. 27.

“James and the Giant Peach,” family-friendly play based on children’s book, Theater at Monmouth. $10, $12. 939-9999. 1 p.m. today and Friday. “Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Jersey Lily,” mystery, Acadia Repertory Theatre, Somerville. $18 to $23; $10 for children under 16. 244-7260. 8:15 p.m. today to Aug. 25. Through Sept. 4.

“Guys and Dolls,” classic musical, Boothbay Playhouse. $20; $17 for children under 12. 633-3379. 8 p.m. today to Saturday.

“Murder a la Moliere,” murder-mystery dinner theater with music from the 1970s, Carousel Music Theater, Boothbay Harbor. $36; includes meal and show. 633-5297. 6:30 p.m. today to Sunday; 6:30 p.m. Tuesday to Aug. 25. Through Aug. 28.

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“King Lear,” Shakespeare tragedy, Theater at Monmouth. $20, $26. 939-9999. 7:30 p.m. today.

“Monsters! The Musical,” comic musical, Deertrees Theatre, Harrison. $25; $15 for students. 583-6747. 8 p.m. today to Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday.

“Welcome to Homo Hollow,” musical comedy by Eggplant Faerie Players, Lucid Stage, Portland. $12; $10 for students and seniors. 899-3993. 8 p.m. today.

“The Passion of the Hausfrau,” one-woman comedy with Beth Welden about the misadventures of a mom, Freeport Factory Stage. $12, $15. 865-5505. 7:30 p.m. today to Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday; 7:30 p.m. Aug. 25. Through Aug. 27.

“The 39 Steps,” mystery/comedy based on classic Alfred Hitchcock film, Hackmatack Playhouse, Berwick. $12 to $29.50. 698-1807. 8 p.m. today, Friday, Wednesday and Aug. 25. Through Sept. 3.

“Switch Triptych,” New England debut of award-winning theater company Big Picture Group, set in New York City in 1919 at Bell Atlantic’s switchboard exchange, Portland Stage Company (Studio Theater). $15 ($10 today). 751-8815. 7 p.m. today to Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday; 7 p.m. Aug. 25. Through Aug. 28.

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“Blithe Spirit,” Noel Coward comedy, Theater at Monmouth. $20, $26. 939-9999. 7:30 p.m. Friday.

“Rent,” musical presented by the Fairway Players, Winthrop Performing Arts Center. $10 to $15. 623-4583. 7 p.m. Friday.

“Seussical the Musical,” family-friendly play based on Dr. Seuss characters, Windham Center Stage Theatre. $7. 893-2098. 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 4 p.m. Sunday.

“How to Eat Like a Child and Other Lessons in Not Being a Grown-Up,” family-friendly musical, Schoolhouse Arts Center, Standish. $5, $10. 642-3743. 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday.

“Harriet the Spy,” presented by Young People’s Theater Camp, Theater Project, Brunswick. $6. 729-8584. 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 2:30 p.m. Sunday.

“Much Ado About Nothing,” Shakespeare comedy, Theater at Monmouth. $20, $24. 933-9999. 7:30 p.m. Saturday.

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Hackmatack 40th Birthday Celebration, live music, food and comedy; includes “39 Steps” performance; Hackmatack Playhouse, Berwick. $50. 698-1807. 5:30 p.m. Saturday.

“Room Service,” farce about actors who try to get a play produced before creditors shut them down, Theater at Monmouth. $20, $26. 933-9999. 1 p.m. Saturday.

“Beauty and the Beast,” performance for children, Bowdoin College (Pickard Theater), Brunswick. $8 to $12. 725-8769. msmt.org. 11 a.m., 1 and 3 p.m. Monday.

“I Left My Heart,” musical Tribute to Tony Bennett, Arundel Barn Playhouse. $28 to $39. 985-5552. 8 p.m. Tuesday; 2 and 8 p.m. Wednesday; 8 p.m. Aug. 25. Through Sept. 3.

“The Fantasticks,” musical comedy about two fathers who trick their children into falling in love, Poland Spring Inn. $10. 8 p.m. Tuesday. Through Aug. 30. “Breakfast with Mary,” comedy, Deertrees Theatre, Harrison. $20; $10 for students. 583-6747. 8 p.m. Wednesday and Aug. 25. Through Aug. 28.

“Mrs. Smith Goes to Washington,” story of Margaret Chase Smith portrayed by Sally Jones, Stonington Opera House. $10 to $15; free for island students. 367-2788. 7 p.m. Aug. 25.

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• AUDITIONS

Oratorio Chorale Audition, all voice parts welcome, Mid-Coast Presbyterian Church, Topsham. 329-5708. Today; call to schedule.

“The Diviners,” Monmouth Community Players production running Oct. 21-30; several roles for adults and teens; Cumston Hall, Monmouth. 946-4645. 6:30 p.m. Sunday to Tuesday; call for more information.

Rodgers & Hammerstein’s “Cinderella,” singing and dancing roles for children ages 6 and older, Community Little Theatre, Auburn. 838-1722. 5 p.m. Sunday.

Dickens’ “The Christmas Bride,” Snowlion Repertory Company production; roles for musical theatre performers of all ages and types except children; The Hutchins School, South Portland. 518-9305. 5 to 8 p.m. (by appointment) Sunday. 

• ART MUSEUMS

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OPENINGS/RECEPTIONS

“ALOFT! Topsails to Turbines,” use of wind power through the ages, Maine Maritime Museum, Bath. mainemaritimemuseum.org. Opens Saturday. Through Nov. 27. 

CONTINUING

Charlie Hewitt, pen-and-ink drawings, Tides Institute and Museum of Art, Eastport. tidesinstitute.org. Through today.

“The Question of Drawing,” exhibit examines what drawing should be, Ogunquit Museum of American Art. ogunquitmuseum.org. Through Sunday.

“Impressions of a World Traveler,” early 20th-century travel photos, souvenirs and writings of museum founder Edith Barry, Brick Store Museum Program Center, Kennebunk. brickstoremuseum.org. Through Sept. 1.

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“Voyages and the Great Age of Sail,” artifacts related to 19th-century Saco sea captain Tristram Jordan; also “Point of Departure,” works by Saco artist Diane Bowie Zaitlin, Saco Museum. dyerlibrarysacomuseum.org. Through Sept. 4.

“Selected Drawings and Photographs from the Marsden Hartley Memorial Collection,” Bates College (Olin Arts Center), Lewiston. 786-6158. Through Sept. 5.

“Emerging Dis/Order,” drawings by Amy Stacey Curtis, Alison Hildreth and Andrea Sulzer, Bates College (Museum of Art), Lewiston. 786-6158. Through Sept. 10.

“Four in Maine: Drawings,” work by Mary Barnes, Emily Brown, John Moore and T. Allen Lawson, Farnsworth Art Museum, Rockland. farnsworthmuseum.org. Through Sept. 11.

“Maine Moderns: Art in Seguinland, 1900-1940,” paintings, sculptures, drawings and photographs of Modernists who worked in Maine in the first half of the 20th century, Portland Museum of Art. portlandmuseum.org. Through Sept. 11.

“Edward Hopper’s Maine,” paintings of Maine scenes, Bowdoin College Museum of Art, Brunswick. bowdoin.edu. Through Oct. 16. “Hopper’s Contemporaries: Artists in New England,” works by contemporaries of Edward Hopper, Bowdoin College Museum of Art, Brunswick. bowdoin.edu. Through Sept. 11.

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“New Dawn Fades,” photographs by Thomas Hager, University of Maine Museum of Art, Bangor. 561-3350. Through Sept. 24.

“Photo National 2011: A Survey of Contemporary Photography,” juried exhibit of works by 34 photographers, University of Maine Museum of Art, Bangor. 561-3350. Through Sept. 24.

“Folk Art on High,” weather vane exhibit, Rufus Porter Museum, Bridgton. rufusportermuseum.org. Through Oct. 1.

“Inspired by Buddhism: Ancient Art from the Permanent Collection,” objects from Cambodia, China, Tibet, Korea and Japan, Colby College (Museum of Art), Waterville. colby.edu. Through Oct. 2.

“Exhibiting Whistler: A Tribute to David P. Becker,” prints by James McNeill Whistler, Colby College (Museum of Art), Waterville. colby.edu. Through Oct. 2.

“American Modern,” photographs by Abbott, Evans and Bourke-White, Colby College (Museum of Art), Waterville. colby.edu. Through Oct. 2.

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“Little Elegies: The Art of Nineteenth-Century Mourning,” paintings, texts and objects created to assuage grief and memorialize the dead, Colby College (Museum of Art), Waterville. colby.edu. Through Oct. 2.

“Celebrating a Gift: The Norma B. Marin Photography Collection,” Colby College (Museum of Art), Waterville. 859-5609. Through Oct. 2.

“Andrew Moore: Detroit Disassembled,” photographs of Detroit’s industrial decline and reclamation by nature, Colby College (Museum of Art), Waterville. colby.edu. Through Oct. 2.

“Alex Katz: Drawings,” ink and oil sketches and graphite drawings, Colby College (Museum of Art), Waterville. colby.edu. Through Oct. 2.

“Andrew and Jamie Wyeth: Selections from the Private Collection of Victoria Browning Wyeth,” paintings, Bates College (Olin Arts Center), Lewiston. 786-6158. Through Oct. 2.

“Paul Caponigro: The Hidden Presence of Places,” photographs, Farnsworth Art Museum, Rockland. 596-6457. Through Oct. 9.

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“John Marin: Modernism at Mid-century,” work from painter Marin’s career between 1870 and 1953, Portland Museum of Art. portlandmuseum.org. Through Oct. 10.

“The Stone Coast,” sculptures by multiple artists, Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, Boothbay. mainegardens.org. Through Oct. 10.

“The Dorothy and Herbert Vogel Collection: Fifty Works for Fifty States,” collection of drawings, paintings, sculptures, photographs and prints by artists mainly working in the United States, Portland Museum of Art. 775-6148. Through Oct. 23.

“Andrew Wyeth, Christina’s World and the Olson House,” Farnsworth Art Museum (Wyeth Center), Rockland. farnsworthmuseum.org. Through Oct. 30.

“Children’s Book Illustrators,” original work by Maurice Sendak, Dr. Seuss, Jules Feiffer, Eric Carle, Leonard Baskin, E.B. Lewis, Barbara Cooney and more; University of New England Art Gallery, Portland. une.edu/artgallery/childrensbook.cfm. Through Oct. 30.

“Building an American Modernist Collection: Highlights from OMAA Permanent Collection,” Ogunquit Museum of American Art. ogunquitmuseum.org. Through Oct. 31.

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Jack Levine, paintings from the permanent collection, Ogunquit Museum of American Art. ogunquitmuseum.org. Through Oct. 31.

“The Drawing Tradition,” drawings by Henry Strater, Ogunquit Museum of American Art. ogunquitmuseum.org. Through Oct. 31.

“Jason Larkin: Past Perfect,” 2011 Arnold Newman Prize winner exhibition, Farnsworth Art Museum, Rockland. farnsworthmuseum.org. Through Nov. 27.

“Imagination Takes Shape: Canadian Inuit Art from the Robert and Judith Toll Collection,” Bowdoin College (Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum), Brunswick. bowdoin.edu/arcticmuseum. Through Dec. 6.

“Indians and Rusticators: Wabanakis and Summer Visitors on Mount Desert Island,” Abbe Museum, Bar Harbor. abbemuseum.org. Through Dec. 28.

“Dressing Up, Standing Out, Fitting In: Adornment & Identity in Maine,” artifacts reveal the way Mainers dressed from the 18th to 20th centuries, Maine Historical Society, Portland. mainehistory.org. Through May 27.

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• ART GALLERIES

OPENINGS/RECEPTIONS

“Partners for World Health: Blue Wrap Project,” Portland Public Library (Lewis Gallery). 871-1700. Gallery talk and reception, 5 to 8 p.m. today. Through Aug. 31.

“Inspirations in Color,” still lifes and landscapes by Beth Westra, Falmouth Memorial Library. 781-2351. Opens today. Through Sept. 30.

“The Scent of Flowers: Still Life,” original juried artwork of Maine artists, Maine Art Gallery, Wiscasset. 882-7511. Opens today. Through Sept. 18.

“Changing Seasons,” Penobscot Valley Industries photography exhibit, Bangor Public Library. 947-8336. Reception, 10 a.m. to noon Friday. Through Sept. 30.

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Burt Silverman: “Painter of People and Places,” Haynes Galleries, Thomaston. 354-0605. Opening reception, 5 to 8 p.m. Friday. Through Sept. 8.

“Continuum,” photographs by Berri Kramer and Stuart Nudelman, Heartwood College of Art, Kennebunk. 985-0985. Grand opening artists’ party, 5 to 7 p.m. Friday.

Nancy Wilson Fulton: “House Falls Beautiful,” photograph exhibit, Tides Institute and Museum of Art, Eastport. 583-4047. Artist talk and opening reception, 7 to 9 p.m. Friday. Through Sept. 18.

“Foggy Days in Maine,” paintings by Abbie Williams, Abbie Williams Studio, Damariscotta. 563-7568. Opening reception, 4 to 7 p.m. Saturday. Through Oct. 8.

“New Works,” by Jayne Adams, Patrick Plourde and David Witbeck, Gallery on Chase Hill, Kennebunkport. maine-art.com. Reception, 5 to 7 p.m. Saturday. Through Sept. 5.

Leo Krikorian: “Godfather of the Beats,” Yvette Torres Fine Art, Rockland. 888-777-1077. Opening reception, 5 to 8 p.m. Saturday. Through Sept. 25.

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Vincent Hartgen: “Painting Schoodic,” Littlefield Gallery, Winter Harbor. 581-1149. Opening reception, 5 to 7 p.m. Saturday. Through Sept. 15.

Martha Burkert: “Near and Far” and Jon Kolkin: “Dreamscape,” Elizabeth Moss Gallery, Falmouth. 781-2620. Opening artists’ reception, 5 to 7 p.m. Aug. 25.

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“The Boat,” group show, Gallery on Chase Hill, Kennebunkport. maine-art.com. Through today.

“In a Nutshell: The Worlds of Maurice Sendak,” traveling exhibit of illustrations, York Public Library. 363-2818. Through Friday.

“Drawing the Line #6,” drawings by Carly Glovinski, June Fitzpatrick Gallery at MECA, Portland. 699-5083. Through Saturday.

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“Lyrical Landscapes and DreamScapes,” work by Laurie Goddard and Jon Kolkin, Carver Hill Gallery, Rockland. 594-7745. Through Saturday.

“Say It With Color,” oil paintings, pastel and watercolors, photos, fiber, glass, ceramic and jewelry, L/A Arts Gallery 5, Lewiston. laarts.org. Through Saturday.

“Shoreline Inspirations,” shoreline paintings, Beth Ellis Cove Gallery, Ogunquit. 646-7700. Through Saturday.

Works by Helder, Fretz, Rhoads, Pieper, Schafermeyer, Schunke and Dane, paintings, metal sculptures and glass vessels, Turtle Gallery, Deer Isle. 348-9977. Through Saturday.

“A Few of My Favorite Things,” pieces from Mt. Desert Island collections, College of the Atlantic (Ethel H. Blum Gallery), Bar Harbor. coa.edu. Through Saturday.

“Summer’s Bounty: From the Garden to the Kitchen, Part 2,” more than 24 New England artists, George Marshall Store Gallery, York. 351-1083. Through Sunday.

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DeWitt Hardy, watercolors, George Marshall Store Gallery, York. 351-1083. Through Sunday.

“Three Photographers: Three Visions,” work by Ray Beal, Holly Garner-Jackson and Kris Larson, University of Maine (Powers Art Galleries), Machias. 255-1279. Through Monday.

“Transformations,” more than 20 works by men in long-term recovery at the Milestone Foundation of Old Orchard Beach, Merrill Memorial Library, Yarmouth. 847-3001. Through Aug. 27.

“Space Invaders,” works of art that confront and challenge the notions of space and all its meanings, Rose Contemporary, Portland. 780-0700. Through Aug. 27.

Sarah Knock: “Water: The Surface and Below,” realist paintings, Greenhut Galleries, Portland. 772-2693. Through Aug. 27.

“The Solid Earth! The Actual World!” recent work by Michael Branca, 3Fish Gallery, Portland. 773-4773. Through Aug. 27.

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Jeanne O’Toole Hayman, new work, Addison Woolley Gallery, Portland. 450-8499. addisonwoolley.com. Through Aug. 27.

Photography by Sam Little, Frost Farm Gallery, Norway. 743-8041. Through Aug. 27.

“Nature’s Keep: Artists Responding to Divine Design,” seven artists respond to the natural world, Harlow Gallery, Hallowell. harlowgallery.org. Through Aug. 27.

Phoebe Bly, new paintings, Jonathan Frost Gallery, Rockland. 596-0800. Through Aug. 27.

“The Aged and Unknown,” works by printmaker R. Keith Rendall, Aarhus Gallery, Belfast. 338-0001. Through Aug. 28.

“Three Views,” paintings by Elise Ansel, Kate Emlen and Tom Glover, Thos. Moser Showroom, Freeport. 865-4519. Through Aug. 28.

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Barbara Ernst Prey: “Open Spaces,” meditations on the environment, Blue Water Fine Arts, Port Clyde. (516) 316-7477. Through Aug. 28.

“The World Around You,” open juried annual summer show, York Art Association, York Harbor. 363-4049. Through Aug. 28.

“Across Landscapes,” group exhibit by Lyn Asselta, Susan Bailey, Dean Diggins, Leslie Doherty, Ann Gillespie, Suzie Goodwin, Robert Hollingworth, Natalie MacKnight, Anthony Montanino and Gail Sauter; Haley Farm Gallery, Kittery. 439-2669. Through Aug. 31.

“Her Mark,” women artists working in a diverse range of media, style and subjects, Bayview Gallery, Brunswick. 729-5500. Through Aug. 31.

“75 Years in the Life of a Collection: Spotlight on Shoes,” Brick Store Museum collection ranging from 18th century to today, Kennebunk Free Library. 985-2173. Through Aug. 31.

Kathy Goddu: “East Meets West,” Japanese Shibori textile art, Gallery Framing, Brunswick. 729-9108. Through Aug. 31.

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“To Hear the Forest Speaking,” Heidi Daub paintings based on original prose, Markings Gallery, Bath. 443-1499. Through Aug. 31.

“Creatures and Critters,” new work by potter Rick Boyd, Richard Boyd Gallery, Peaks Island. 712-1097. Through Aug. 31.

Juried Art Show, with 2-D, 3-D, photography and artisans’ work, Lajos Matolcsy Arts Gallery, Norway. 739-6161. Through Aug. 31.

“French Silk,” paintings by Susan M. Wierzba, Harmons & Bartons Gallery, Portland. 774-5948. Through Aug. 31.

“Second Show,” featuring the work of 20 member artists, Sebascodegan Artists Cooperative Gallery, Harpswell. 371-2015. Through Aug. 31.

“Jazz,” new series by John Vander based on jazz music, Gold/Smith Gallery, Boothbay Harbor. 633-6252. Through Aug. 31.

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Gary O’Connor: “Mostly People and Places,” original oil and watercolor paintings, Dock Fore, Portland. 772-8619. Through Aug. 31.

Erin Endicott: “Healing Sutras,” contemporary embroidery on antique fabric, Chellis Wilson Studio, Portland. 518- 9018. Through Aug. 31.

Russell D’Alessio and Virginia Sarsfield: “Sirens, Nymphs, and Ladies,” Handmade Papers Gallery, Brooklin. 359-8345. Through Aug. 31.

Peter Poskas: “Timeless Places,” luminous landscape paintings, Haynes Galleries, Thomaston. 354-0605. Through Aug. 31.

Fifth Annual Local Art Exhibit, West Buxton Public Library. 727-5898. Through Aug. 31.

Maine Woodturners Show, Markings Gallery, Bath. 443-1499. Through Aug. 31.

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“Taking Shape,” artwork inspired by woodshop renovation, Whatnot Gallery, Spindleworks, Brunswick. 725-8820. Through Aug. 31.

“Bon Appetit! The Exhibit,” whimsical collection of food and culinary art by YES Art Works artists, The Blue Spoon, Portland. 773-1116. Through Sept. 1.

John Ripton: “Reflections-Urban (Por)traits,” photography exhibit, University of New England Campus Center, Biddeford. une.edu. Through Sept. 2.

Carol Jessen: “Out and About,” plus “Put a Smile on Your Face” by William Irvine, Jeff Barrett and David Witbeck, Gleason Fine Arts, Boothbay Harbor. 633-6849. Through Sept. 7.

“New Work By Faculty,” Center for Furniture Craftsmanship, Rockport. woodschool.org. Through Sept. 9.

“Travels Over the Seas: Italy, France and Beyond,” recent acquisitions of 19th- and 20th-century American and European paintings, Wiscasset Bay Gallery. 882-7682. Through Sept. 9.

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“Hither and Yon: Landscapes, Seascapes, Escapes,” watercolor paintings by Betsy Wales, 317 Main Street Gallery, Yarmouth. 846-6264. Through Sept. 9.

“Georgetown Goes Modern: The Modern Art Movement Meets an Island Community,” historic paintings, photographs, sculptures and artifacts, Georgetown Historical Society. 371-9200. Through Sept. 10.

“Drawing the Line,” work in different drawing media on two-dimensional surfaces, Barn Gallery, Ogunquit. 646-8400. Through Sept. 10.

“Graphite,” sculpture and drawings by James Marshall and Kate Beck, Icon Contemporary Art, Brunswick. 725-8157. Through Sept. 10.

“Table of Contents: Richard Brown Lethem,” paintings, Aucocisco Galleries, Portland. 775-2222. Through Sept. 10.

“Five Artists,” work by Barbara Bean, Cory Hart, Letty Chiew Husson, Lea Peterson and Susan Zimmerman, Old Post Office Gallery, Georgetown. Through Sept. 11.

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“Five Maine Realists,” work by David Graeme Baker, Doug Martenson, Alison Rector, Simon Parkes and David Vickery; Courthouse Gallery Fine Art, Ellsworth. 667-6611. Through Sept. 11.

Larinda Meade, printmaker, Finance Authority of Maine, Augusta. (800) 228-3734. Through Sept. 16.

“Without Borders VIII: Breaking Ground,” work by John Bell, Richard Corey, Ryan Guerrero, Bethany Engstrom, Matthew Leavitt and Justin Taylor; University of Maine (Lord Hall Gallery), Orono. withoutbordersfest.org. Through Sept. 16.

Carol Sloane, Janice Kasper, Frederick Kellogg and Barbara Sullivan, new works, Caldbeck Gallery, Rockland. 594-5935. Through Sept. 17.

“Maine to France,” pastels, watercolors and oils, Damariscotta River Grill. 563-2992. Through Sept. 19.

“Wednesday Night Art,” work by sculptors Vivian Beer, Kazumi Hoshino and Mark Kindschi, Courthouse Gallery Fine Art, Ellsworth. 667-6611. Through Sept. 21.

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“A League of Our Own,” etchings, photography and colored porcelain, Red Door Pottery Studio and Gallery Shop, Kittery. 439-5671. Through Sept. 24.

“Ralf Feyl: Threshold,” new oil paintings, Gleason Fine Art, Portland. 699-5599. Through Sept. 24.

“(un) Natural Splendor: Inka Essenhigh and Richard Van Buren,” Center for Maine Contemporary Art, Rockport. 236-2875. Through Sept. 25.

Franciska Needham, artwork, with other artists’ sculptures, Franciska Needham Gallery, Damariscotta. 563-1227. Through Sept. 30.

Quilling Work of Christine Anderson, religious documents on fine paper, York Public Library. 363-2818. Through Sept. 30.

“Drawing the Line #5,” drawings by Emily Nelligan and gallery artists, June Fitzpatrick Gallery, Portland. 772-1961. Through Sept. 30.

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“Entropy in Maine: Photographs by Jonathan Rundell,” North Yarmouth Academy (Curtis Gallery), Yarmouth. 847-5423. Through Oct. 3.

“High Seas and a Safe Harbor: Kennebunkport’s Age of Sail,” maritime exhibition, Pasco Center of Kennebunkport Historical Society, Kennebunkport. 967-2751. Through Oct. 7.

Terry Hilt, Susan Shatter and Andrea Sulzer, multi-media, Aucocisco Galleries, Portland. 775-2222. Through Oct. 8.

“The Jar Project,” 60 art-filled jars made by 60 artists with connections to Maine, Spring Gallery and Sculpture Garden, Belgrade Lakes. 773-0193. Through Oct. 9.

Daniel Corey, oil paintings by special invited artist for 2011, Pemaquid Art Gallery. 677-2078. Through Oct. 10.

Peggy Farrell and Bruce Babb, new works (paintings and woodworking), Pemaquid Art Gallery. pemaquidartgallery.com. Through Oct. 10.

Artisans Collective Art in the Park, local artisans painting, throwing clay and displaying pottery, photography and fiber, Village Green Park, Yarmouth. 846-7967. Sundays through Oct. 30.

 

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