Events

Home Shows

Bath Antique Sale. Find the chic, the quirky, and the captivating at the Bath Antique Sale, boasting 50 New England dealers of fine antiques, vintage goods, furniture, art, and jewelry. Bath Middle School, Bath, Apr. 12. 396-4255.

Boxborough Antique Shows. Bring your antiquing dreams to life with the help of 55 exhibitors from throughout New England displaying authentic American antiques, ceramics, dolls, and more. Boxborough Regency Hotel, Boxborough, Massachusetts, Mar. 1. 229-0403.

Falmouth Kitchen Tour. Don’t miss the chance to take an exclusive peek at a range of kitchens, each one featuring a culinary guest and designs from Southern Maine’s most highly regarded builders and designers. The tour start location to be announced. Falmouth, May 9. falmouthkitchentour.com.

Great Home Expo. You can find a little bit of everything at the Great Home Expo, from contractors and home builders to financial advisors and insurance agencies. Cross Insurance Center, Bangor, May 15–17. 573-1158.

Green Home and Energy Show. If you’re looking to go green this spring, check out the exhibitors from Maine’s sustainable home and energy industries sharing their eco-friendly products and services to create or enhance your green home. The Point Community Center, South Portland, Mar. 28. 221-3450.

Home & Food Truck Show. Hungry for home renovation? Explore a range of exhibitions while nibbling the offerings from an array of food trucks at Topsfield Fairgrounds, Topsfield, Massachusetts, Apr. 25–26. (508)823-0389.

Home Outdoor and Living Show. Looking to show your home a little love? Browse home-related products and services, from home heating to eco-friendly roof cleaning. WIN Waste Innovations Field House at Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts, Mar. 20–22. (508)823-0389.

Maine Home Show, Auburn. Expand your home design horizons with over 100 booths showcasing landscaping, kitchens and baths, pools and spas, and more home-related products and services. Norway Savings Bank Arena, Auburn, Mar. 28–29. 577-2721.

Maine Home Show, Portland. There’s no better way to make a house a home than by exploring design ideas with local builders, contractors, home-improvement stores, and more at the Portland Home Show, Brick South at Thompson’s Point, Portland, Apr. 11–12. 577-2721.

Maine Home Show, Augusta. Home makeover in mind? Meet with the experts and take advantage of show-only discounts and offers from exhibitors at the Augusta Armory, Augusta, Apr. 18–19. 577-2721.

Nantucket Daffodil Festival. Wake up and smell the daffodils! Nantucket proudly hosts their 50th annual Daffodil Festival featuring tours, exhibitions, art shows, and the Garden Club’s Nantucket Daffodil Flower Show. Nantucket, Massachusetts, Apr. 23–26. (508)228-1700.

New Hampshire State Home Show. Start spring off right with a new home renovation project! Over 200 vendors and exhibitors showcase a host of products and services ranging from hot tubs to custom home-building. DoubleTree by Hilton Manchester Downtown, Manchester, New Hampshire, Mar. 14–15. (603)228-0351.

Western Mass Home & Garden Show. Break out your garden gloves and green thumbs for over 700 vendors offering everything from water purification products to lawn installation services. Eastern States Exposition, West Springfield, Massachusetts, Mar. 26–29. (413)733-3126.

Music

Aura, 121 Center St. Avery Anna, Mar. 19; The Fabulous Thunderbirds, Mar. 26; Hunter Hayes, Apr. 4. 772-8274.

Bangor Symphony Orchestra, Collins Center for the Arts, 2 Flagstaff Rd., Orono. Masterworks IV: The Rite of Spring, Mar. 22. 942-5555.

Blue, 650A Congress St. Night Hawk, Whiskey Ginger, & El Malo, Mar. 6; Carl Dimow Quartet & Micromasse, Mar. 7; Birthday Karaoke Party, Mar. 19; Bandwich, My Guy, & MKTrio, Mar. 20; xoplanet & El Malo, Apr. 3; Open Mic, every Tues.; Jazz Sesh, every Wed. 774-4111.

Cadenza, 5 Depot St., Freeport. The Blueliners, Mar. 6; Almost Olive, Mar. 7; Collins & Friends, Mar. 14; Tannahill Weavers, Mar. 18; Terry Swett, Mar. 28; Songwriters in the Round, Mar. 29; Half Moon Jug Band, Apr. 4. 560-5300.

Camden Opera House, 29 Elm St. Tannahill Weavers, Mar. 21. 236-7963.

Center Theatre, 20 E. Main St., Dover-Foxcroft. Mallett Brothers, Mar. 14. 564-8943.

Chocolate Church Arts Center, 804 Washington St., Bath. Boxty, Mar. 13; Northern Cross, Mar. 28. 442-8455.

Collins Center for the Arts, 2 Flagstaff Rd., Orono. Twisted Pine, Feb. 28; Mnozil Brass, Mar. 7; Rock Orchestra by Candlelight, Mar. 9; UMaine Concert Band, Mar. 10; A Far Cry, Mar. 15; Solas, Mar. 17; Classic Albums Live, Mar. 27; The Met Live: Tristan und Isolde, Mar. 29; Shanghai Quartet, Apr. 12. 581-1755.

Friends of Kotzschmar Organ, Merrill Auditorium, 20 Myrtle St. Bach Birthday Bash, Mar. 22. 842-0800.

Gracie Theatre, 1 College Cir., Bangor. Mallett Brothers Band, Mar. 21; Classical Uprising, Mar. 29. 941-7888.

The Hill Arts, 76 Congress St. World Famous Grassholes, Feb. 28; Highway Kind, Mar. 6; Bailey’s Mistake, Mar. 14. 347-7177.

Jonathan’s Ogunquit, 92 Bourne Ln. 19th Nervous Breakdown, Mar. 27; Vienna Teng, Apr. 10. 646-4777.

Lincoln Theater, 2 Theater St., Damariscotta. The MET Live: Tristan und Isolde (Wagner), Mar. 21. 563-3424.

Maine Film Center, 93 Main St., Waterville. Met Opera: Cinderella (Massenet), Feb. 28; Met Opera: Tristan und Isolde (Wagner), Apr. 4. 873-7000.

Maine Irish Heritage Center, 34 Gray St. Paul Byron, Mar. 6. 780-0118.

Meetinghouse Arts, 40 Main St., Freeport. Hildaland, Mar. 7; The Gawler Family, Mar. 14; Ladies of Flame, Apr. 11. 865-0040.

Merrill Auditorium, 20 Myrtle St. Brit Floyd, Mar. 10; Diana Krall, Mar. 27; Melissa Etheridge, Apr. 4. 842-0800.

Midcoast Symphony Orchestra, see website for locations. Ambition & Destiny, Mar. 21–22. midcoastsymphony.org.

One Longfellow Square, 181 State St. David Nail, Mar. 5; Alisa Amador, Mar. 6; Chris Smither, Mar. 7; The Celtic Tenors, Mar. 8; Church of Cash, Mar. 12; Portland Jazz Orchestra, Mar. 19; Catie Curtis, Mar. 21; Both Sides Now, Mar. 22; Robbie Fulks & Mark Erelli, Mar. 26; Big Richard, Mar. 27; James McMurtry, Mar. 31; Chris Knight, Apr. 12. 761-1757.

​​Opera House at Boothbay Harbor, 86 Townsend Ave. Dervish, Mar. 13; Teada, Mar. 21; Pan Fried Steel, Apr. 11. 633-5159.

Portland Chamber Music Festival, see website for locations. Winter Warmer Festival with Invoke, Mar. 6–8. pcmf.org.

Portland Conservatory of Music, 28 Neal St. Steve Grover Memorial Band, Feb. 28; Isabelle Pazar, Ellie Bergeron Aker, & Joseph Stacy, Mar. 5; Echoes Through Time & Story, Mar. 15; PCM Brass at the Library, Mar. 19; Lucian Ban & Mat Maneri, Mar. 20; English Baroque, Apr. 2; Marilyn Crispell & Harvey Sorgen, Apr. 4. 775-3356.

Portland House of Music, 25 Temple St. Reprise, Mar. 4; Saxquatch, Mar. 5; Nep, Mar. 6; Mindchatter, Mar. 18; LaMP, Mar. 27–28; Keller Williams, Apr. 11. 805-0134.

Portland Ovations, see website for locations. Natalie MacMaster, Donnell Leahy, & The Celtic All Stars, Mar. 11; The Nightingale’s Encore, Mar. 22. 842-0800.

Portland Symphony Orchestra, Merrill Auditorium, 20 Myrtle St. Northern Folktales: Copland & Sibelius, Mar. 1; Dinosaurs & Dragons!, Mar. 8; Brahms Double Concerto, Mar. 31. 842-0800.

State Theatre, 609 Congress St. Pigeons Playing Ping Pong, Feb. 27; INZO, Mar. 5; Mammoth, Mar. 11; Mali Obomsawin, Mar. 18; Thievery Corporation, Mar. 22; Mike Gordon, Mar. 28; Aly & AJ, Apr. 2; Geordie Greep, Apr. 4; Band of Horses, Apr. 9. 956-6000.

Stone Mountain Arts Center, 695 Dugway Rd., Brownfield. Robert Cray Band, Feb. 28; Bright Cloud Mountain, Mar. 6; Mallett Brothers Band, Mar. 13; Lucius, Mar. 20; Altan, Mar. 21; Danielle Nicole, Mar. 27; Tricky Britches, Mar. 28; Shelby Means, Apr. 3; Willy Porter & Peter Mulvey, Apr. 10; Quinn Sullivan, Apr. 11. 935-7292.

Strand Theatre, 345 Main St., Rockland. Le Vent Du Nord, Feb. 28; New Inca Son, Mar. 7; Met Opera: Tristan und Isolde, Mar. 21 & Apr. 1; Halcyon String Quartet, Apr. 11. 594-0070.

University of Southern Maine, Crewe Center for the Arts, 111 Bedford St. Revolutions, Mar. 6; Fantasy & Folklore, Mar. 27; Student Recital Series, to Apr. 2; High Wire: Henry Plays Holland, Apr. 10; Osher Vocal Jazz Ensembles, Apr. 14. 780-5555.

Waldo Theatre, 916 Main St., Waldoboro. Gubbulidis, Mar. 7; Eilen Jewell, Mar. 13; Pokey LaFarge, Mar. 14; Solas, Mar. 15; Della Mae, Mar. 27. 975-6490.

Waterville Opera House, 1 Common St. Femmes of Rock, Mar. 13; The Irish Tenors, Mar. 20; Gipsy Kings with Tonino Baliardo, Mar. 27; Melissa Etheridge, Mar. 30. 873-7000.

Comedy

Blue, 650A Congress St. Comedy Open Mic, every Tues. 774-4111.

Cross Insurance Arena, 1 Civic Center Sq. Jim Gaffigan, Mar. 12. 791-2200.

Jonathan’s Ogunquit, 92 Bourne Ln. Bob Marley, Mar. 26. 646-4777.

Merrill Auditorium, 20 Myrtle St. Zachariah Porter, Mar. 7; Matteo Lane, Mar. 20. 842-0800.

State Theatre, 609 Congress St. Pete Correale, Feb. 28; Charlie Berens, Mar. 14; Chelsea Handler, Mar. 27; Mae Martin, Apr. 7; Craig Ferguson, Apr. 10. 956-6000.

Stone Mountain Arts Center, 695 Dugway Rd., Brownfield. Juston McKinney, Apr. 4. 935-7292.

Strand Theatre, 345 Main St., Rockland. Leslie Liao, Mar. 28. 594-0070.

Waldo Theatre, 916 Main St., Waldoboro. Craig Ferguson, Apr. 9. 975-6490.

Waterville Opera House, 1 Common St. Juston McKinney, Mar. 14. 873-7000.

Theater

Belfast Maskers, 17 Court St. Below the Belt, Mar. 19–29. 619-3256.

Chocolate Church Arts Center, 804 Washington St., Bath. The Play That Goes Wrong, Apr. 3–12. 442-8455.

City Theater, 205 Main St., Biddeford. The Secret Garden, Mar. 13–29. 282-0849.

Community Little Theatre, 30 Academy St., Auburn. The Secret Garden, Apr. 10–19. 783-0958.

Footlights Theatre, 190 US-1, Falmouth. We Drew the Sky, Mar. 26–Apr. 11. 747-5434.

Good Theater, Stevens Square Theater, 631 Stevens Ave. Grand Horizons, Apr. 2–19. 835-0895.

Grand Theater, 165 Main St., Ellsworth. Little Women the Musical, Mar. 27–Apr. 4. 667-9500.

Lincoln Theater, 2 Theater St., Damariscotta. NT Live: The Fifth Step, Mar. 12–13. 563-3424.

Lyric Music Theater, 176 Sawyer St., South Portland. Anastasia, The Musical, Mar. 27–Apr. 12. 799-1421.

Mad Horse Theater, 24 Mosher St., South Portland. The Minutes, Feb. 26–Mar. 29. 747-4148.

Mayo Street Arts, 10 Mayo St. PuppetKabob’s Dirty Gerts, Mar. 27–28. 879-4629.

​​Opera House at Boothbay Harbor, 86 Townsend Ave. Y-Arts Community Players: Alice in Wonderland, Mar. 27. 633-5159.

Penobscot Theatre Company, Bangor Opera House, 131 Main St. Darker the Night, Brighter the Stars, to Mar. 8. 942-3333.

Portland Ovations, Merrill Auditorium, 20 Myrtle St. Kinky Boots, Mar. 4–5. 842-0800.

Portland Players Theater, 420 Cottage Rd., South Portland. Little Women, the Musical, Mar. 20–Apr. 5. 799-7337.

Portland Stage, 25A Forest Ave. Like Flies, a rage play, Mar. 4–22; Our Town, Apr. 1–26. 774-0465.

Public Theatre, 31 Maple St., Lewiston. Whit’s End, Mar. 20–29. 782-3200.

Strand Theatre, 345 Main St., Rockland. NT Live: Life of Pi, Mar. 12 & 29. 594-0070.

USM Department of Theatre, Russell Hall, Gorham Campus. All in the Timing, Feb. 27–Mar. 8; Cabaret, Apr. 2–12. 780-5151.

Waterville Opera House, 1 Common St. Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, Mar. 24; Menopause the Musical 2: Cruising Through ‘The Change’, Apr. 7; The Little Prince, Apr. 8. 873-7000.

Film

Lincoln Theater, 2 Theater St., Damariscotta. Born Yesterday (1950), Mar. 5–6; Out of the Past (1947), Apr. 2–3; Hop, Apr. 12. 563-3424.

Maine Film Center, 93 Main St., Waterville. Santosh, Feb. 28 & Mar. 1. 873-7000.

Portland Symphony Orchestra, Merrill Auditorium, 20 Myrtle St. Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back in Concert, Mar. 14–15. 842-0800.

Waldo Theatre, 916 Main St., Waldoboro. Craft Cinema: Clueless, Mar. 1; Fly Fishing Film Tour, Mar. 28. 975-6490.

Literary

Blue, 650A Congress St. Poetry & Prose Open Mic, Mar. 5 & Apr. 2. 774-4111.

Camden Public Library, 55 Main St. Book Club: The Sound of a Wild Snail (Mar. 3) & Playground (Apr. 7); Kids’ Saturday Storytime, Mar. 7, 21, & Apr. 4; Art & Journaling, every Wed.; Book Time for Babies, every Wed. 236-3440.

Local Buzz, Yarmouth History Center, 118 East Elm St. Local Buzz Reading Series, Mar. 7 & Apr. 4. yarmouthmehistory.org.

Maine Irish Heritage Center, 34 Gray St. Maine Irish Writes, Mar. 5 & Apr. 2; Maine Irish Reads: Say Nothing by Patrick Radden Keefe (Mar. 12) & The Spinning Heart by Donal Ryan (Apr. 9). 780-0118.

Maine Maritime Museum, 243 Washington St., Bath. Story Time with Splash, Mar. 3 & Apr. 7. 443-1316.

Merrill Auditorium, 20 Myrtle St. David Sedaris, Apr. 8. 842-0800.

Print: A Bookstore, 273 Congress St. Growing Up on Munjoy Hill: A Discussion with Authors Michael C. Connolly & Ed Crockett, Mar. 11; Kat Rosenfield (How to Survive in the Woods) with Travis Kennedy, Mar. 18. 536-4778.

Dance

Aura, 121 Center St. Dancing with the Celts, Mar. 14. 772-8274.

Belfast Flying Shoes, First Church in Belfast, UCC, 8 Court St. First Friday Dance, Mar. 6 & Apr. 3. 338-0979.

Blue, 650A Congress St. Salsa Nite, Mar. 27. 774-4111.

Collins Center for the Arts, 2 Flagstaff Rd., Orono. Grand Kyiv Ballet: Giselle, Mar. 12. 581-1755.

Maine State Ballet, Lopez Theater, 348 U.S. Route 1, Falmouth. Sleeping Beauty, Mar. 20–Apr. 12. 781-3587.

Meetinghouse Arts, 40 Main St., Freeport. FLOR Cuadro Flamenco, Mar. 21. 865-0040.

Portland Ballet, Westbrook Performing Arts Center, 471 Stroudwater St. New Works, Mar. 20. 857-3860.

Portland Ovations, Merrill Auditorium, 20 Myrtle St. Les Ballets Africains, Mar. 3. 842-0800.

Portland School of Ballet, Westbrook Performing Arts Center, 471 Stroudwater St. La Fille Mal Gardée, Mar. 21. 842-0800.

Art

Bates College Museum of Art, 75 Russell St., Lewiston. Shellburne Thurber: Full Circle, to Mar. 21; Precision & Expression: American Studio Ceramics from the E. John Bullard Collection, to Mar. 21. 786-6158.

Bowdoin College Museum of Art, 245 Maine St., Brunswick. Josefina Auslender: Drawing Myself Free, to May 31; Hung Liu: Happy & Gay, to May 31. 725-3275.

Colby College Museum of Art, 5600 Mayflower Hill Dr., Waterville. Mawte: Bound Together, to Apr. 13; Is Anything the Matter? Drawings by Laylah Ali, to Apr. 19. 859-5600.

Farnsworth Art Museum, 16 Museum St., Rockland. Andrew Wyeth: Under the Lens, to Apr. 19; Along the Goose River: Andrew Wyeth’s Secret Subject, to Apr. 19. 596-6457.

Greenhut Galleries, 146 Middle St. The Portland Show 2026, Mar. 5–May 2. 772-2693.

Kittery Art Association, 2 Walker St. Vibrant Visions, Mar. 12–Apr. 5; Tides & Transitions, Apr. 9–May 3. 451-9384.

Maine Historical Society, 489 Congress St. Working Granite: Italian Stonecutters & Their Union, to Jul. 25. 774-1822.

Maine Jewish Museum, 267 Congress St. There Is Always an &, Mar. 5–Apr. 30; Ellen Golden: Strata, Mar. 5–Apr. 30; Tamara Krendel: Light in Shadow, Mar. 5–Apr. 30. 773-2339.

Maine Sculpture Trail, Schoodic International Sculpture Symposium. An outdoor exhibit of 34 sculptures over 200 miles Downeast. schoodicsculpture.org.

Moss Galleries, 100 Fore St. Benji Grignon: Stallion Song, to Mar. 21. 804-0459.

Moss Galleries, 251 US-1, Falmouth. Nick Benfey, to Apr. 11. 781-2620.

Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum, 10 Polar Loop, Brunswick. At Home In the North, to Jun. 1. 725-3416.

Portland Museum of Art, 7 Congress Sq. Art in Bloom, Mar. 25–29; Ming Smith: Jazz Requiem: Notations in Blue, to Jun. 7; Precious: The Value of Ornament, Mar. 13–Jul. 19. 775-6148.

Ticonic Gallery & Studios, 93 Main St., Waterville. Youth Art Month, Mar. 1–30; Community Draw, Mar. 11. 873-7000.

University of New England Art Galleries, Jack S. Ketchum Library, 11 Hills Beach Rd., Biddeford. Direct Snap, to May 17. 602-3000.

Bites

The Burleigh, Kennebunkport Inn, 1 Dock Sq. Bourbons & Bitters, Feb. 28 & Apr. 4; But First, Tequila, Mar. 7 & 28; Spring Spritz Cocktail Class, Mar. 21. 204-9668.

Maine Maple Sunday Weekend, see website for sugarhouse locations. Visit the sugarhouses for Maine maple syrup samples, demonstrations, activities, treats, tours, music, and more fun, Mar. 21–22. mainemapleproducers.com.

Maine Restaurant Week, see website for locations and details. Mar. 1–12. mainerestaurantweek.com.

Now You’re Cooking, 49 Front St., Bath. Basics, Mar. 15; Pasta: Tortellini, Mar. 24; Pies, Mar. 31; Breakfast Bakes, Apr. 1; Vegetarian Banh Mi & Homemade Pita Bread, Apr. 12. 443-1402.

Stone Mountain Arts Center, 695 Dugway Rd., Brownfield. St. Paddy’s Celebration & Dinner, Mar. 14. 935-7292.

Don’t Miss

The Hill Arts, 76 Congress St. Smokus Pocus, Mar. 7. 347-7177.

Maine Audubon, Gilsland Farm, 20 Gilsland Farm Rd., Falmouth. Bird Walk, every Thurs. to Mar. 26. 781-2330.

Maine Irish Heritage Center, 34 Gray St. Paddy Cullivan’s The Murder of Michael Collins, Apr. 3. 780-0118.

Maine Maritime Museum, 243 Washington St., Bath. Full Moon Gathering, Mar. 3 & Apr. 2; STEAMbox Family Workshops: From Sky to Sea (Mar. 14) & Remarkable Raptors (Apr. 11). 443-1316.

Mayo Street Arts, 10 Mayo St. Aquarius Funkk & Prismatic Productions presents: The Lovers’ Ball, Feb. 28. 879-4629.

​​Opera House at Boothbay Harbor, 86 Townsend Ave. Open Mic, Mar. 6. 633-5159.

Portland Ovations, Merrill Auditorium, 20 Myrtle St. The Peking Acrobats, Mar. 26; Wabanaki Stories, Apr. 11. 842-0800.

Portsmouth Historical Society, 10 Middle St., Portsmouth, NH. Homeschool Day: Reinventing Portsmouth (Mar. 6) & Preserving Our Stories (Apr. 3). (603)436-8433.

State Theatre, 609 Congress St. Hidden Brain, Apr. 3. 956-6000.

Strawbery Banke Museum, 14 Hancock St., Portsmouth. 18th Century Quill Writing Workshop, Mar. 7; Homeschool Program: Journey Into Colonial Life, Mar. 11; Homeschool Program: Living on Turtle Island, Mar. 11; English Paper Piecing Quilting Workshop, Mar. 14; Berry Basket Workshop, Mar. 28. (603)433-1100.

Waterville Opera House, 1 Common St. Michael Carbonaro, Mar. 7. 873-7000.

Windswept Gardens, 1709 Broadway, Bangor. Kids’ Mother’s Day Planting Workshop, Apr. 11. 941-9898.

WW&F Railway, 97 Cross Rd., Alna. Eastertime Eggspress to SeaLyon Farm, Apr. 11 & 18. 882-4193.

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Compiled by Bethany Palmer