THEATER

Sanford Maine Stage Theatre presents an all-Irish review, “A Little Bit of Heaven,” on March 17 from 7-9 p.m. at Nasson Little Theatre, 457 Main St., Springvale. This will be a presentation of beloved songs from Ireland and its history. Tickets are $10, and can be purchased at the door. For more information, go to the Sanford Main Stage Facebook page or email mts@gwi.net.

“Shear Madness” by Paul Portner will run through March 20 at the St. Lawrence Arts Center, 76 Congress St., Portland. Good Theater presents the Maine premiere of the production directed by Brian P. Allen and starring Paul Drinan, Timothy C. Goodwin, Laura Houck, Kathleen Kimball, Conor Riordan Martin and Michael Wood. “Shear Madness” is a “whodunit comedy” with multiple endings and up-to-the-minute jokes. Performance times are Wednesdays and Thursdays at 7 p.m., Fridays at 7:30 p.m., Saturdays at 3 and 7:30 p.m., and Sundays at 2 p.m. Ticket costs are $22, $27 and $30. For more information, call 885- 5883 or go to www.goodtheater.com.

ART

“Wonder, an Interdisciplinary Exhibition” is being presented at the University of New England’s Portland campus art gallery through Sunday. “Wonder” is a collaborative, interdisciplinary initiative exploring intersections among the visual arts, sciences and humanities. During the 2015- 16 academic year, UNE Department of Creative and Fine Arts faculty partnered with faculty and students in non-art disciplines throughout UNE to develop works of painting, drawing, printmaking, sculpture, 3D printing, video, photography and mixed media installation. These works are featured in the “Wonder” exhibition. Participating artists from the UNE Department of Creative and Fine Arts include Stephen Burt, Luc Demers, Sarah Gorham, Holly Haywood, Lisa Pixley, Alex Rheault, Oran Suta, Charles Thompson, Michael Vickery, Tom Whitehead and Reesa Wood. For information and directions, visit www.une.edu/artgallery.

“Works in Tandem” is a member art show at Kittery Art Association from Saturday through April 10. There will be an opening reception on Sunday from 4-6 p.m. Kittery Art Association’s gallery features the work of seacoast artists, and sponsors a monthly music series by local performers. For more information, call 451-9384 or visit www.kitteryartassociation.org.

“Four Elements & Five Senses” is on display at the Dyer Library/Saco Museum through March 18. The theme of this exhibition asks artists to explore ways in which they perceive, experience and respond to the wonders of the world around them. The show will feature paintings, drawings, prints, photographs, fiber art, sculpture, ceramics and mixed media work. The artists in this show teach in Maine’s public and private schools and universities, and are members of the Maine Art Educators Association. For more information on upcoming events at Dyer Library/Saco Museum, go to www.dyerlibrarysacomuseum.org.

Music

“Jammin’ for Waban” will feature four bands playing rock, country and blues to benefit the new Autism Therapy Wing at Waban’s Fraser-Ford Child Development Center in Sanford on Saturday. There will be raffles, pub-style appetizers and a cash bar to keep participants rockin’ and dancin’ from 7-11 p.m. This event is sponsored by the Sanford Elks and will take place at the Elks Lodge, 13 Elm St., Sanford. MC for the event is Katie Thompson from the WMTW Channel 8 News Team. Tickets are $20 per person. Call 324-7955 to purchase tickets.

Southern Rail will perform bluegrass music at the Sanford-Springvale Historical Museum in Springvale on April 2 at 7:30 p.m. Doors will open at 6:45 p.m. Southern Rail has been performing and touring nationally for over 30 years, and is currently working on its 12th CD. The museum is located at 505 Main St. Tickets are $20 for adults and seniors; free for ages 21 and under. For more information, call 324-2797 or go to www.sanfordhistory.org.

Bowdoin International Music Festival is accepting applications for the ninth annual composition competition. The 2016 competition is for works written for string quartet (two violins, viola, violoncello). To be eligible, composers must be students living within the United States and be under the age of 35. The selected work will be premiered during Bowdoin’s 2016 Gamper Festival of Contemporary Music from July 28-31. This is an opportunity for a young composer to have his or her work performed during a major music festival. A prize of $1,000 will be awarded to the winning composer. A modest travel stipend, lodging and a recording of the work will also be provided. For complete details, visit the festival’s website at bowdoinfestival.org.

Auditions

Sanford Maine Stage Theatre is looking for some actors to fill out roles in their upcoming Murder Mystery Dinner show on May 14 at Nasson Little Theatre in Springvale. They are especially short on male actors. Rehearsals will be starting soon.

SPECIAL INTEREST

Sanford-Springvale Historical Museum will host a program featuring David W. Jourdan on March 17 at 7 p.m. Jourdan is the founder and president of Nauticos, a company devoted to the exploration of the deep oceans. He has published three non-fiction books about his discoveries. This event is free and open to the public. The museum is located at 505 Main St. in Springvale, and is handicapped-accessible. Following the program, refreshments will be served.

Ogunquit Performing Arts announces the 15th annual Classic Film Series. Films will be shown at the Dunaway Center, 23 School St., Ogunquit, on the first Sunday of the month at 2 p.m. through May. “12 O’Clock High” will be shown on April 3 at 2 p.m. The film stars Gregory Peck, Hugh Marlowe, Gary Merrill, Millard Mitchell, and Dean Jagger in a 1949 American war film is about aircrews in the United States Army’s Eighth Air Division who flew daylight bombing missions over Germany and France.