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Pianist, singer-songwriter and nationally touring performer Heather Pierson will be at One Longfellow Square in Portland on Thursday, March 31. William Lulow

Auditions

Maine State Music Theatre open call st 22 Elm St., Brunswick, for ages 12-18, Thursday, March 31, 4-8 p.m.; ages 5-18, Friday, April 1, 4-8 p.m.; adults, teens and children ages 5 and up Saturday, April 2, 11 a.m.- 3 p.m. See msmt.org/local-maine-auditions for details.

Exhibits/Galleries

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

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.

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Thursday 3/31

“Headway”: Chocolate Church Arts Gallery, Bath. Open house 5:30-7 p.m. for group show of artists from Independence Association program Spindleworks. On view to April 9.

Film

Friday 3/25

Take 4 Presents: Water: 7:30 p.m., film with live musical accompaniment reflects on our dependence on water as a resource, commodity and defining feature of Maine’s landscape and culture. Frontier, 14 Maine St., Mill 3, Brunswick. $15-$18, eventbrite.com.

Ongoing

Apohadion Theater: virtual screenings via theapohadiontheater.com.

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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,” to June 5. “Innovation and Resilience Across Three Generations of Wabanaki Basket-Making,” to June. Hours 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Thursday and 1-5 p.m. Sunday. bowdoin.edu/art-museum.

“Maine Historical Society in Pictures: Exploring our first 200 Years,”: Over two centuries of paintings, photographs and stories of pivotal MHS leaders. 489 Congress St., Portland. On view to May 21. Non-member adults $10; children (6-17) $5; under 6, free. Registration required at mainehistory.org.

“Northern Threads: Two Centuries of Dress at Maine Historical Society, part I:” museum bicentennial exhibit at 489 Congress St., Portland. On view to July 30. Admission fees, registration apply.

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

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Sunday 3/27

Skyline Farm Carriage Museum Exhibit: “Town and Country: Rocking and Rolling Down The Lane,” 1-4 p.m., around 40 unique business and personal cold weather, horse-drawn carriages and sleighs, 95 The Lane, North Yarmouth. Free.

Thursday 3/31

“Curator’s Tour: Antiquity & America”: 4:30 p.m., Bowdoin College Museum of Art, 255 Maine St., Brunswick. Special tour of “Antiquity & America: Artists, Collectors, and the Ancient Mediterranean” with curator Sean P. Burrus. bowdoin.edu.

Ongoing

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

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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.

Friday 3/25

“Across the Waking Skies” album release with Ethan Tischler: 7 p.m., Mayo Street Arts, 10 Mayo St., Portland. $15-$22, tickettailor.com.

Cadenza – Bess Jacques: 7 p.m., Freeport, visitfreeport.com.

Brit Floyd: 8 p.m., Merrill Auditorium, 20 Myrtle St., Portland.

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An Evening with Hrishikesh Hirway and Jenny Owen Youngs: 8 p.m., Space Gallery, 538 Congress St., Portland. $20, space538.org.

Saturday 3/26

Erin Wagner, mezzo-soprano, and pianist Shawn Chang: 3 p.m., presented in advance of Wagner’s Carnegie Hall recital debut, Portland Conservatory of Music, 28 Neal St., Portland. Free to $30, operamaine.org.

Cadenza – Andrew LaVogue: 7 p.m. LaVogue’s music combines post-rock, folk and psychedelia with American primitive guitar playing. Freeport.

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

The East Bayside Bluegrass Family Reunion: 8 p.m., a night of roots music hosted by Joe K., One Longfellow Square, 181 State St., Portland. $15-$20.

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Thursday 3/31

Heather Pierson Trio: 8 p.m., One Longfellow Square, 181 State St., Portland.

John Elliott: 7 p.m. Blue, 650A Congress St., Portland. bandsintown.com.

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

Marc Ribot: 8 p.m., Space Gallery, 538 Congress St., Portland. $20, space538.org.

Sphinx Virtuosi: 7 p.m., Merrill Auditorium, 20 Myrtle St., Portland. $20-$45, portlandovations.org.

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Troy R. Bennett: 6:30 p.m. Portland Eagles, 184 St. John St., Portland. bandsintown.com.

Friday 4/1

April Fools: 7 p.m., Cadenza, 5 Depot St., Freeport. bandsintown.com.

Drake White – The OPTIMYSTIC Tour: 8 p.m., Aura Maine, 121 Center St., Portland. $20.

Eileen Ivers: 7:30 p.m., Chocolate Church Arts Center, Bath. $38/$43.

Melissa and her Minions: 8-11 p.m. Jazz Friday at The Dogfish Company, 128 Free St., Portland. thedogfishcompany.com.

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PortFringe Presents: POP-UP Pirates of Penzance!: 7 p.m., Geno’s Rock Club, 625 Congress St., Portland. $15-$45, portfringe.com.

Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes: 8 p.m., State Theatre, 609 Congress St., Portland. $35-$65.

The THE BAND Band 8 p.m., One Longfellow Square, 181 State St., Portland. bandsintown.com.

Saturday 4/2

Bert Kreischer: 7 p.m., Merrill Auditorium, 20 Myrtle Street, Portland.

Ongoing

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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. thedogfishcompany.com.

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

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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

Agatha Christie’s “Murder on the Orient Express”: through March 27, Lyric Music Theater, 176 Sawyer St., South Portland. $19-$23, lyricmusictheater.org.

“I And You”: March 30-April 17. One afternoon, Anthony arrives unexpectedly at classmate Caroline’s door bearing a beat-up copy of Walt Whitman’s “Leaves of Grass,” an urgent assignment from their English teacher. Portland Stage Company, 25A Forest Ave., Portland. $20-$68, portlandstage.org.

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

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