September 2010

Galleries

Abbe Museum, 26 Mount Desert Street, Bar Harbor. Ongoing: “Layers of Time;” “Sieur de Mont;” and “Online Wabanaki Timeline.” 288-3519 abbemuseum.org

Addison Woolley Gallery at Studio 203A, 132 Washington Avenue, Portland. Jim Kelley and Karen Bushold, photography and mixed media, openings September 2 and 3, exhibit to September 25. 450-8499 addisonwoolley.com

Art Gallery at UNE, Westbrook College Campus, University of New England, 716 Stevens Avenue, Portland. The Art of Drawing, through September 8; the Ninth Annual Sculpture Garden Invitational, to October 31; and Exteriors/Interiors: Architectural Landscapes Inside and Out, Historical and Contemporary, from September 20 to December 19. 221-4490 une.edu/artgallery

Atrium Art Gallery, USM, Lewiston. Altering Matters: New Work by Maine Members of the Surface Design Association International, September 6- November 30; reception, Sept. 10. 753-6500 usm.maine.edu

Aucocisco Gallery, 89 Exchange Street, Portland. Works by Robert Hamilton in September followed by Dozier Bell, October, and Gail Spaien, November. Openings on First Fridays. 775-2222 aucocisco.com

Center for Maine Contemporary Art, 162 Russell Avenue, Rockport. Will Barnet, Master Printmaker: Selections from Five Decades; Dozier Bell: Mementa: Paintings, Drawings, Photographs; Yvonne Jacquette: Aerials: Paintings, Prints, pastels; and Nate Aldrich and Zach Poff: Sound Installation to September 28. 236-2875 cmcanow.org

Fore Street Gallery, 372 Fore Street, Portland. Gallery group show includes Paul Black, Sylvia Dyer, Claudette Gamache, and Stan Moeller. 874-8084 forestreetgallery.com

Galeyrie Fine Art, 190 U.S. Route 1, Falmouth. Gallery artists show, new offerings from the Osher Map Collection and Falmouth Historical Society. Presentation of the 1932 Illustrated Map of Maine by Berta and Elmer Hader. 781-3555 galeyrie.com

Greenhut Galleries, 146 Middle Street, Portland. Jon Ember, to October 2; Jeff Bye, reception October 7, to October 30. 772-2693 greenhutgalleries.com

Institute of Contemporary Art at Maine College of Art, 522 Congress Street, Portland. Mind-bending with the Mundane, to October 17. 775-3052 meca.edu

Maine Maritime Museum, 243 Washington Street, Bath. Current exhibits include ten acres of galleries and exhibits on 25 acres of waterfront, and “Heavy Metal, The Revolution Evolution in Marine Propulsion,” to November 8. 443-1316 mainemaritimemuseum.org

Portland Museum of Art, 7 Congress Square, Portland. American Moderns: Masterworks on paper from the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, 1910-1959, to September 12; Anna Hepler: Makeshirt, to October 17; John Haberle: American Master of Illusion, September 18 to December 12; Debating Modern Photography: The Triumph of Group f/64, September 30 to December 5; and Movies at the Museum, ongoing Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays. 775-6148 portlandmuseum.com, moviesatthemuseum.org

University of Maine Museum of Art, 40 Harlow Street, Bangor. Ceremonies of Mud: New Paintings by Alfredo Gisholt; Both Sides of the Camera: Photographs from the Collection of Judith Ellis Glickman; and Cloudscapes: A Selection from the Permanent Collection, to September 18. 561-3350 umma.umaine.edu

Whitney Art Works, 492 Congress Street, Portland. Tanja Hollander, Gary Green , David Caras: New Photographs, to September 25; I’m Just Sayin/I know Right? Adriane Herman, Jeff Badger, Cliff Baldwin, Megan O’Connell, October 1 to November 20, 780-0700 whitneyartworks.com

Theater

Belfast Maskers, 43 Front Street, Belfast. Deathtrap September 30-October 3 and 7-10. 338-9668 belfastmaskerstheater.com

Gaslight Theater, City Hall, 1 Winthrop, Hallowell. Born Yesterday September 3-5 and 9-11; My Three Angels November 12-14 and 18-20. 626-369 gaslighttheater.org

Lakewood Theater, 76 Theater Road, Madison. Who’s Under Where September 9-12 and 15-18. 474-717 lakewoodtheater.org

Ogunquit Playhouse, 10 Maine Street, Ogunquit. Monty Python’s Spamalot to September 11; Chicago September 15-October 24. 646-5511 ogunquitplayhouse.org

Penobscot Theatre Company, 131 Main Street, Bangor. Alfred Hitchcock’s The 39 Steps September 8-26. 942-3333 penobscottheatre.org

Portland Stage Company, 25 Forest Avenue, Portland. Alfred Hitchcock’s The 39 Steps September 28-October 24; Last Gas November 2-21. 774-0465 portlandstage.com

State Theatre, 181 State Street, Portland. Grand reopening with My Morning Jacket, October 15; open house with Portland Music Foundation, six local bands play 1 p.m.-9 p.m., October 17; Josh Ritter and The Royal City Band with The Low Anthem, October 22; Guster, October 27; Michael Franti and Spearhead, November 6; and Steven Wright, November 11. (800) 745-3000 statetheatre.com

Theater at Monmouth, 795 Main Street, Monmouth. The Pirates of Penzance September 23-October 3. 933-9999 theateratmonmouth.org

Music

Franco American Heritage Center, 46 Cedar Street, Lewiston. Muse of Fire, September 11. 689-2000 francoamericanheritage.org

One Longfellow Square, 181 State Street, Portland. The Portland Jazz Orchestra, September 16; Mary Flower, September 20; Mike & Ruthy CD Release, September 24; Mark Olson, September 27; A Special Acoustic Evening with Zach Deputy, September 30; Julie Downs, October 1; Miss Tess and the Bon Ton Parade with Over a Cardboard Sea, October 2; and Kris Delmhorst and Jeffrey Foucault, October 9. 761-1757 onelongfellowsquare.com

Portland String Quartet, Portland. String quartet workshop series for adult amateur string players, September 26 to October 1 at the Newagen Seaside Inn. 893-4990 portlandstringquartet.com

Port City Music Hall, 504 Congress Street, Portland. Fountains of Wayne, October 14; Stephen Kellogg and the Sixers, October 29. 899-4990 portcitymusichall.com

Wine Tastings

Browne Trading Market, Merrill’s Wharf, Portland. 3rd Thursdays, 5-7 p.m. 775-7560 brownetrading.com

The Clown, 659 US Route 1, York. 2nd Fridays, 5-8 p.m. 351-3063 the-clown.com

Kitchen and Cork, 400 Expedition Drive, Suite A, Scarborough. 3rd Thursdays, 5-7:30 p.m. 885-5727 kitchenandcork.com

Leavitt & Sons, 37 Depot Road, Falmouth. 3rd Thursdays, 4:30-6:30 p.m. 781-3753 leavittandsons.com

Old Port Wine Merchants, 223 Commercial Street, Portland. 3rd Wednesdays, 4-7:30 p.m. 772-9463 oldportwine.com

RSVP, Forest Avenue, Portland. 2nd Wednesdays, 4-7 p.m. 773-8808

Don’t Miss

Acadia’s Oktoberfest and Food Festival, Smuggler’s Den Campground, Southwest Harbor. Meet Maine brew masters, sample wine and food, entertainment, craft booths. October 9. 244-9264 acadiachamber.com

Apple Pumpkin Festival, Livermore Falls. Music, craft displays, kids’ activities. September 25. 897-6755 applepumpkinfestival.org

Camden International Film Festival, Camden, Rockport, and Rockland. Films, filmmaker roundtable. September 30-October 3. 617-817-537 camdenfilmfest.org

Capriccio Art Celebration, Ogunquit. Town-wide festival of art, music, poetry, museum exhibits, and architecture. September 6-19. 646-2939 ogunquit.org

Chalk on the Walk, Biddeford. Chalk art, kids’ activities, craft fair, music. September 25. 450-6233 heartofbiddeford.org

Clinton Lions Fair, Clinton. Midway, livestock, Maine Dairy Princess competition, fireworks. September 9-12. 426-8013 clintonlionsfair.com

Common Ground Country Fair, Unity. Organic food vendors and demonstrations, workshops, crafts, livestock, agricultural products, live entertainment. September 24-26. 568-4142 mofga.org

Cumberland County Fair, Cumberland.
Harness racing, livestock, rides, pumpkin and squash weigh-in. September 26-October 2. 829-5531 cumberlandfair.com

Downeast Sea Kayaking Symposium, Bar Harbor. Courses from introductory to expert for kayak and canoe, BCU training and assessment, rolling courses. September 10-13. 669-2338 carpediemkayaking.com

Eastport Pirate Festival, Eastport. Pirate Ball, kids’ activities, parade, reenactments, races, pageant. September 10-12. 853-4343 eastportpiratefestival.com

Eliot Festival Days, Eliot. Chili cook-off, antique auto show, fireworks, parade, 5K road race, Fun Run. September 24-25. 439-1817

Fall in the Village Art Festival, Freeport. Art exhibits and sales, live music. September 18. 865-1212 freeportusa.com/artfestival.html

Farmington Fair, Farmington. Exhibit halls, livestock, midway, harness racing, animal pulling. September 19-25. 778-6083

Foliage Food & Wine Festival, Blue Hill. Food and drink from restaurants, chefs, and food producers. October 14-17. 374-3242 bluehillpeninsula.org

Fryeburg Fair, Fryeburg. Livestock, tractor pulls, pig scramble, midway, parade, harness racing. October 3-10. 935-3268 fryeburgfair.com

Harvest Fest and Chowder Cook-Off, Bethel. Chowder from area restaurants, apple pie contest, hikes, guided and self-guided bike rides, apple picking, canoeing, and kayaking. September 18. 824-2282 bethelmaine.com

Harvest on the Harbor, Portland. Over 140 food artisans, wineries, breweries, distilleries, epicurean purveyors, and Maine-made products featured at this ultimate food and wine experience. Tastings, live music, demonstrations by nationally acclaimed cookbook authors. October 21-23. 772-4994 harvestontheharbor.com

Harvestfest, York. Craft and wares marketplace, fireworks, ox roast, bean hole baked beans. October 16-17. 363-4422 maineoktoberfest.org

Museum of Human Beings, Colin W. Sargent reads from his novel about Sacagawea’s son: Kennebunk Free Library, September 24 at 11 a.m., 985-2173. museumofhumanbeings.com

Punkinfiddle, Wells. Celebration of National Estuaries Day: live music, kids’ activities, artisan demonstrations. September 25. 646-4521 punkinfiddle.org

York Art Association Art in the Park, Moulton Park, York Harbor. Juried art show. September 11. 363-4049 yorkartassociation.com

–Compiled by Diane Hudson