Wayne du Maine

Wayne du Maine will be Midcoast Symphony Orchestra’s guest artist March 20 at the Orion Performing Arts Center in Topsham. Contributed / Midcoast Symphony Orchestra

Exhibits/Galleries

“Headway”: Chocolate Church Arts Gallery, Bath. Group show of artists from Independence Association program Spindleworks. Open house 5:30-7 p.m. March 31; on view to April 9.

“Innovation and Resilience Across Three Generations of Wabanaki Basket-Making”: Bowdoin College Museum of Arts, Brunswick.

Polly Smith: “Here, Near, and Away,” watercolors, Merrill Memorial Library, 215 Main St., Yarmouth.

“Reflections”: solo show by Brooke Lambert, Union of Maine Visual Artists Gallery at 516 Congress St., Portland, through March 30.

Sunday 3/13

“The Homecoming: An Odyssey Collective Open Studio Event”: 1:30-3 p.m., Mad Horse Theatre, 24 Mosher St., South Portland. See in-progress, hands-on art-making. RSVP for free, 45-minute session at bit.ly/3IMOgeC.

Ongoing

Maine Art Collective: multimedia experience run by 14 Maine artists using media ranging from sculpture to jewelry, painting to photography. Maine Art Collective, 18 Exchange St. Portland.

Space Gallery: 538 Congress St., Portland. space538.org/exhibitions.

Film

Merrill Film Society: Merrill Memorial Library, 315 Main St., Yarmouth. Email JEastman@yarmouthlibrary.org for details.

Ongoing

Apohadion Theater: virtual screenings via theapohadiontheater.com.

Frontier Theater: 14 Maine St., Brunswick. Weekly listings for in-person showings at explorefrontier.com/events/all.

Southworth Planetarium: 96 Falmouth St., Portland, in person, usm.maine.edu/planet/location-and-hours.

Museums

Bowdoin College Museum of Art, Brunswick: “Marcia Resnick: As it Is or Could Be” and “Jona Frank: Model Home.” Now open six days a week; new hours at bowdoin.edu/art-museum.

Portland Museum of Art, “North Atlantic Triennial Down North”: contemporary art of the North Atlantic region, to June 5, portlandmuseum.org/triennial.

Wednesday 3/16

Ongoing

Maine Museum of Photographic Arts Antidote online at mainemuseumofphotographicarts.org/antidote.

Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. by reservation, Bowdoin College, 255 Maine St., Brunswick, bowdoin.edu/arctic-museum.

Music

“Music of Motown”: PSO POPS! with guest conductor William Waldrop, Merrill Auditorium, Portland. Available to April 8.

Play Me a Story: 10:30 a.m., Portland Stage Company, 25A Forest Ave., Portland. $8-$15, portlandstage.org.

Friday 3/11

Dark Star Orchestra (Night 1): 6:30 p.m., State Theatre, 609 Congress St., Portland. Continues the Grateful Dead live concert experience. $39.50-$75. statetheatreportland.com.

Josephine County – St. Patrick’s Day Celebration: 7 p.m., One Longfellow Square, 181 State St., Portland. $20-$25, onelongfellowsquare.com.

Gladys Knight: 8 p.m. Merrill Auditorium, 20 Myrtle St., Portland.

Marcus King Band: 8 p.m. Aura Maine, 121 Center St., Portland. auramaine.com.

St. Patrick’s Day Celebration Concert: Italian Heritage Center, 40 Westland Ave., Portland, italianheritagecenter.com.

Saturday 3/12

Dark Star Orchestra (Night 2): 6:30 p.m., State Theatre, 609 Congress St., Portland. $39.50-$75.

Anni Clark: 7 p.m., Cadenza, 5 Depot St., Freeport.

Pretty Girls Sing Soprano: 7:30 p.m. Brunswick UU Church for their Concerts for a Cause series raises money for Mid Coast Hunger Unitarian Universalist Church of Brunswick, 1 Middle St., Brunswick. $5-$15, uubrunswick.org.

Marcus King – Live in 2022: 8 p.m., Aura Maine, 121 Center St., Portland. $30.50-$71.50, auramaine.com.

Tuesday 3/15

Dropkick Murphys St. Patrick’s Day Tour 2022: State Theatre, Portland.

Friday 3/18

The Clifford Cameron Trio: 7 p.m., evening of Jazz performances, Cadenza, Freeport.

“John Mulaney: From Scratch”: 7 p.m., Cross Insurance Arena, 1 Civic Center Square, Portland. $52-$76.

“Origin of Love: The Songs & Stories of Hedwig”: 7 p.m., State Theatre, 609 Congress St., Portland. $30-$60, statetheatreportland.com.

Jazz Friday with LQH: 8-11 p.m., The Dogfish Company, 128 Free St., Portland, thedogfishcompany.com.

Saturday 3/19

DaPonte String Quartet: 3 p.m., Meetinghouse Arts, Freeport, daponte.org.

Sunday 3/20

Midcoast Symphony Orchestra/Wayne du Maine: 2:30 p.m., Orion Performing Arts Center in Topsham. Free pre-concert performance by the Peterson Family String Band 1:30 p.m. $22-$25, free for 18 and under and college students with ID, midcoastsymphony.org, 846-5378.

Tuesday 3/22

“Bach Birthday Bash”: 7 p.m., Kotzschmar organist James Kennerley performs at Merrill Auditorium, Portland. On-demand March 26 through April 25, boxoffice.porttix.com/events.

Saturday 3/26

Tom Rush with Matt Nakoa: 7:30 p.m., Chocolate Church Arts Center, Bath, $50-$55.

Ongoing

80’s n Retro Party: rotating DJs last Saturday of every month, Flask Lounge, 117 Spring St., Portland. flasklounge.com.

Afrobeat Saturdays: 9 p.m. Saturdays, Aura Maine, 121 Center St., Portland, eventbrite.com.

Darlin’ Corey: 6 p.m. first Friday of the month through December, Port City Blue, 650A Congress St., Portland.

Foundation Friday: second Friday of the month, Flask Lounge, 117 Spring St., Portland. Community. Dance. Music. Love. See flasklounge.com for time.

Fourth Friday Jazz with rotating special guest: 8-11 p.m., The Dogfish Company, 128 Free St., Portland. www.thedogfishcompany.com.

Irish Music Night: 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays, Blue, 650A Congress St., Portland, facebook.com/IrishNightAtBlue.

Karaoke: 10 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. every Thursday, Sea Dog Brewing Company, 125 Western Ave., South Portland. sopo.seadogbrewing.com.

Under the Covers: 8-11:30 p.m., third Friday of the month, Seasons Grille, 155 Riverside St., Portland. Free.

Theater/Dance

“Last Ship to Proxima Centauri”: through March 20, Portland Stage Mainstage, 25A Forest Ave., Portland. In this Clauder Competition-winning futuristic sci-fi, planet Earth has become uninhabitable. The last escape ship from Earth arrives at its new home centuries after all the others. $25-$68, portlandstage.org.

Portland Stage’s Clauder Competition: submissions due March 31. Winner will receive $3,000 and a full production at Portland Stage, portlandstage.org/script-submissions.

“Significant Other”: Good Theater at Good St. Lawrence Arts Center, 76 Congress St., Portland. $27-$34, to March 20, goodtheater.com.

Wait, What?! A Comedy: March production at The Footlights Theatre, 190 U.S. Route 1, Falmouth. $20, thefootlightstheatre.com.

Saturday 3/12

“How to Create a Puppet Slam Piece”: 7 p.m., Mayo Street Arts, 10 Mayo St., Portland. $10-$22, tickettailor.com.

“Rope”: 2 and 7 p.m., by The Theatre Company at Falmouth High School, 2022 Maine Drama Festival entry, $10 at the door.