Events

Music

1932 Criterion Theatre, 35 Cottage St., Bar Harbor. The Wallflowers, May 24. 288-0829.

Aura, 121 Center St. One Night of Queen, Apr. 15; Dogs In A Pile, Apr. 17; Dark Desert Eagles, Apr. 24; The Fabulous Thunderbirds, Apr. 29; Mamma Mania!, May 16; Tom Keifer Band, May 22; SlipBizkit, May 23. 772-8274.

Bangor Symphony Orchestra, Collins Center for the Arts, 2 Flagstaff Rd., Orono. Masterworks V: Our American Story, Apr. 26. 942-5555.

Blue, 650A Congress St. John Hughes Radio, Fat Knuckle Freddy, Skösh, Apr. 18; Maine Middle Eastern Ensemble, May 6; Vallory Falls, Yabai!, Snake Lips, & Sorry Safari, May 8; The Womps, Thin Lear, Sagittarius Rising, Niagara Moon, May 9; Bess Jacques & The Strays, May 20; Open Mic, every Tues.; Jazz Sesh, every Wed. 774-4111.

Cadenza, 5 Depot St., Freeport. Carole Wise, Apr. 18; Kray Van Kirk, Apr. 30; Jud Caswell, May 1; The Pit Crew, May 2; Zoot Jumpers, May 8; Onward, May 9; YellowHouse Blues Band, May 16; Sophie Patenaude, May 30. 560-5300.

Camden Opera House, 29 Elm St. Gordon Bok, Apr. 18; Tom DiMenna, Apr. 24; Ben Cosgrove, Apr. 29. 236-7963.

Chocolate Church Arts Center, 804 Washington St., Bath. The Rumble & Chief Joseph Boudreaux Jr., Apr. 17; Soggy Po’ Boys, Apr. 25; Billy Prine, May 9. 442-8455.

Collins Center for the Arts, 2 Flagstaff Rd., Orono. Symphonic Band & Concert Band, Apr. 21; The Met Live: Eugene Onegin, May 2; The Met Live: El Último Sueño de Frida y Diego, May 31. 581-1755.

Cross Insurance Arena, 1 Civic Center Sq. Barry Manilow, Apr. 19. 791-2200.

Friends of Kotzschmar Organ, Merrill Auditorium, 20 Myrtle St. Anna Lapwood, May 10. 842-0800.

Grand Theater, 165 Main St., Ellsworth. MET Live: Eugene Onegin (Tchaikovsky), May 16. 667-9500.

The Hill Arts, 76 Congress St. West Point Band Regimental Brass Quintet, Apr. 17; Heavy Nettles, Apr. 18; Novel Jazz Septet, May 2; PATHS Annual Student Showcase 2026, May 13–14; Peter Gallway, May 15. 347-7177.

Jonathan’s Ogunquit, 92 Bourne Ln. David Cook, Apr. 16; Preservation, Apr. 17; Grain Thief, Apr. 18; Dueling Pianos, Apr. 24; The Spacecowboys, Apr. 25; Shadows of the Night, May 2; Christine Lavin, Kenny White, & Kenny Barry, May 3; Moondance, May 16; Another Tequila Sunrise, May 22–23; Carla Cooke, May 29; Captain Jack & The Strangers, May 30; Suzy Bogguss, May 31. 646-4777.

Lincoln Theater, 2 Theater St., Damariscotta. MET Live: Eugene Onegin (Tchaikovsky), May 2; MET Live: El Último Sueño de Frida y Diego (Frank/Cruz), May 30. 563-3424.

Maine Film Center, 93 Main St., Waterville. Met Opera: Eugene Onegin (Tchaikovsky), May 16. 873-7000.

Maine Irish Heritage Center, 34 Gray St. Neil Byrne, May 24. 780-0118.

Meetinghouse Arts, 40 Main St., Freeport. Erica Brown & The Bluegrass Connection, Apr. 24; Bailey’s Mistake, May 16. 865-0040.

Merrill Auditorium, 20 Myrtle St. John Legend, May 1; Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass & Other Delights, May 11. 842-0800.

Midcoast Symphony Orchestra, see website for locations. Resurrection, May 16–17. midcoastsymphony.org.

North Star Baroque, Woodfords Church, 202 Woodford St. C.P.E. Bach Cello Concerto, Pergolesi, & Rameau, May 8. 842-0800.

One Longfellow Square, 181 State St. Portland Jazz Orchestra, Apr. 16 & May 21; Mary Fahl, Apr. 18; Richard Shindell, Apr. 22; Mary Gauthier, Apr. 24; Genticorum, May 1; Kruger Brothers, May 2; Vanessa Collier, May 3; Open Mic Night, May 6; Brett Dennen, May 7; Joe Pug, May 14; All Roads Music Festival, May 16; Caiola, May 17; The Last Revel, May 23. 761-1757.

​​Opera House at Boothbay Harbor, 86 Townsend Ave. The Boneheads, Apr. 18; Ellis Paul, Apr. 25; Laura Tupper & Bobby Sweet, May 2; Nigel Wearne, May 8; Andrew Duhon, May 23; Traverse, May 28; Suzy Bogguss, May 30. 633-5159.

Portland Conservatory of Music, 28 Neal St. Paul & Kate, Apr. 16; Words in Music, Apr. 24–25; Songs From Here, Apr. 26; Bridging Centuries, May 3. 775-3356.

Portland House of Music, 25 Temple St. Jake Xerxes Fussell, Apr. 17; The Antlers, Apr. 18; Bait Bag, Apr. 24; Juice, Apr. 25; Annie In The Water, May 7; Arcy Drive, May 15; All Roads Music Festival, May 16; High Fade, May 22. 805-0134.

Portland Ovations, Merrill Auditorium, 20 Myrtle St. The Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Wind Ensemble, Apr. 21; Chucho Valdés Royal Quartet, May 3. 842-0800.

Portland Symphony Orchestra, Merrill Auditorium, 20 Myrtle St. Bach’s B Minor Mass, Apr. 26–28; Mahler’s 6th, May 19. 842-0800.

State Theatre, 609 Congress St. Crowder, Apr. 17; Badfish, Apr. 18; The Last Dinner Party, Apr. 20; John Butler, Apr. 21; Celtic Woman, Apr. 24; Ty Segall, Apr. 30; Haley Heynderickx & Max García Conover, May 1; Railroad Earth, May 8; Ani DiFranco, May 9; Silversun Pickups, May 11. 956-6000.

Stone Mountain Arts Center, 695 Dugway Rd., Brownfield. Jake Shimabukuro, Apr. 17; Alana MacDonald, Apr. 18; Béla Fleck, Edmar Castañeda, & Antonio Sánchez Trio, Apr. 19; Alan Doyle, Apr. 21–22; Peter Wolf & the Midnight Travelers, Apr. 24–25; The Weight Band, May 1; Adam Ezra Group, May 2; Martin Sexton, May 9; Tom Rush, May 15; Amy Helm, May 16; Shemekia Copeland, May 24; Ruth Moody, May 30. 935-7292.

Strand Theatre, 345 Main St., Rockland. Jake Shimabukuro, Apr. 16; Met Opera: Eugene Onegin, May 2 & 14; Met Opera: El Último Sueño de Frida y Diego, May 30. 594-0070.

University of Southern Maine, Crewe Center for the Arts, 111 Bedford St. Pirates of Penzance, Apr. 16–17; Rising Stars, Apr. 18; Student Recitals, Apr. 22 & 25; Osher Jazz Ensemble, Apr. 23; Osher Wind Ensemble, Apr. 24; Composers Showcase, Apr. 25; Osher Vocal Jazz Ensemble, Apr. 30; Hello & Goodbye, May 1; Pianofest, May 2. 780-5555.

Vinegar Hill Music Theatre, 53 Old Post Rd., Arundel. Ellis Paul, Apr. 26; The Mallett Brothers Band, May 2; Being Petty, May 9–10; Eclipse, May 15; Tom Rush, May 17; Vyntyge Skynyrd, May 29. 985-5552.

Waldo Theatre, 916 Main St., Waldoboro. Dar Williams, May 1; Martin Sexton, May 8; Pet Sounds Live, May 16. 975-6490.

Waterville Opera House, 1 Common St. The Wallflowers, May 23; The Righteous Brothers, May 27; Arrested Development, May 29. 873-7000.

Comedy

1932 Criterion Theatre, 35 Cottage St., Bar Harbor. Ladies of Laughter, May 9; Paula Poundstone, May 15. 288-0829.

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

Jonathan’s Ogunquit, 92 Bourne Ln. Jimmy Cash, May 24. 646-4777.

Merrill Auditorium, 20 Myrtle St. Nick Offerman, Apr. 16; Killers of Kill Tony, May 2. 842-0800.

State Theatre, 609 Congress St. Hasan Minhaj & Ronny Chieng, Apr. 19; Rodney Carrington, Apr. 23; Tig Notaro, Apr. 25. 956-6000.

Stone Mountain Arts Center, 695 Dugway Rd., Brownfield. Bob Marley, May 14. 935-7292.

Vinegar Hill Music Theatre, 53 Old Post Rd., Arundel. James Austin Johnson, Apr. 22. 985-5552.

Waldo Theatre, 916 Main St., Waldoboro. James Austin Johnson, Apr. 24. 975-6490.

Theater

Belfast Maskers, 17 Court St. A Girl in School Uniform (Walks into a Bar), Apr. 16–26. 619-3256.

Center Theatre, 20 E. Main St., Dover-Foxcroft. Sound of Music, May 8–17. 564-8943.

City Theater, 205 Main St., Biddeford. The Cemetery Club, May 8–24. 282-0849.

Community Little Theatre, 30 Academy St., Auburn. The Secret Garden, Apr. 16–19. 783-0958.

Gaslight Theater, Hallowell City Hall, 1 Winthrop St. An Inspector Calls, Apr. 17–26. 626-3698.

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

Grand Theater, 165 Main St., Ellsworth. Charlotte’s Web, May 1–2. 667-9500.

The Hill Arts, 76 Congress St. Slemons Spring Cabaret, Apr. 24. 347-7177.

Lakewood Theater, 76 Theater Rd., Madison. Parlor Games, May 21–30. 474-7176.

Mad Horse Theater, 24 Mosher St., South Portland. An Empty Plate in the Café Du Grand Boeuf, Apr. 23–May 17. 747-4148.

Mayo Street Arts, 10 Mayo St. Puppet Pants, Apr. 18; Unraveling, Apr. 18; Exploring Shadow Masks & Human Silhouettes, Apr. 19; Bread & Puppet Theater, Apr. 24–26. 879-4629.

Ogunquit Playhouse, 10 Main St. Ain’t Too Proud, May 14–Jun. 13. 646-5511.

Penobscot Theatre Company, Bangor Opera House, 131 Main St. The Garbologists, Apr. 23–May 10. 942-3333.

Portland Ovations, Merrill Auditorium, 20 Myrtle St. Meredith Willson’s The Music Man, May 13–14. 842-0800.

Portland Stage, 25A Forest Ave. Our Town, to Apr. 26; The Laugh Track, May 6–31. 774-0465.

Public Theatre, 31 Maple St., Lewiston. Grandma Gatewood Took a Walk, May 8–17; Hansel and Gretel, May 30. 782-3200.

Waterville Opera House, 1 Common St. Once Upon a Mattress, Apr. 24–May 3. 873-7000.

Film

Lincoln Theater, 2 Theater St., Damariscotta. The Black Pirate (1926), Apr. 26; The Sound of Music (1965), May 3. 563-3424.

Maine Film Center, 93 Main St., Waterville. Schindler Space Architect, Apr. 21. 873-7000.

Mayo Street Arts, 10 Mayo St. Low Budge, No Budge Film Festival, Apr. 16. 879-4629.

Waldo Theatre, 916 Main St., Waldoboro. Mountainfilm on Tour, Apr. 17; Building Hope: Ending Homelessness, Apr. 19. 975-6490.

Literary

Camden Opera House, 29 Elm St. Downtown Poetry Party, Apr. 22. 236-7963.

Camden Public Library, 55 Main St. Book Club: The God of the Woods, May 5; Book Talk: Neither Wife nor Widow (May 5), Last House (May 14), Within Me (May 19); Kids’ Saturday Storytime, Apr. 18, May 2, & 16; 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, May 2. yarmouthmehistory.org.

Maine Irish Heritage Center, 34 Gray St. Maine Irish Writes, May 7; Maine Irish Reads: Conversations with Friends by Sally Rooney, May 14. 780-0118.

Maine Maritime Museum, 243 Washington St., Bath. Story Time with Splash, May 19. 443-1316.

Print: A Bookstore, see website for locations. Linford D. Fisher (Stealing America), Apr. 27; Jennifer Acker (Surrender), Apr. 30; Kylie Lee Baker (Japanese Gothic), May 6. printbookstore.com.

Dance

Aura, 121 Center St. Golden: A K-Pop Kids Party, Apr. 25. 772-8274.

Belfast Flying Shoes, First Church in Belfast, UCC, 8 Court St. First Friday Dance, May 1. 338-0979.

Blue, 650A Congress St. Salsa Nite, Apr. 24 & May 22; Roots & Rhythm Dance Night, May 29. 774-4111.

DanceMaineia, Camden Opera House, 29 Elm St. Spring Recitals, May 16–17. 380-1726.

The Hill Arts, 76 Congress St. Dirigo Conservatory of Movement: The Wizard of Oz, May 29. 347-7177.

Merrill Auditorium, 20 Myrtle St. Shen Yu, Apr. 18–19. 842-0800.

Portland Ballet, Westbrook Performing Arts Center, 471 Stroudwater St. A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Apr. 24–25. 842-0800.

Portland School of Ballet, Westbrook Performing Arts Center, 471 Stroudwater St. Year End Showcase, May 9. 842-0800.

Art

Bates College Museum of Art, 75 Russell St., Lewiston. Senior Thesis Exhibition 2026, Apr. 17–May 30. 786-6158.

Blue, 650A Congress St. Portland Drawing Group, Apr. 20 & May 18. 774-4111.

Bowdoin College Museum of Art, 245 Maine St., Brunswick. Josefina Auslender: Drawing Myself Free, to May 31; Hung Liu: Happy & Gay, to May 31; Creating the Modern: Works on Paper from a Recent Gift by Howard M. Haimes ‘76, to May 31. 725-3275.

Caldbeck Gallery, 12 Elm St., Rockland. Spring Exhibition, to Apr. 25. 594-5935.

Center for Maine Contemporary Art, 21 Winter St., Rockland. Sachiko Akiyama, to May 10; Leon Benn, to May 10. 701-5005.

Colby College Museum of Art, 5600 Mayflower Hill Dr., Waterville. Everyday Devotions: Gifts from the Alex Katz Foundation & Beyond, to May 31; Global Crossings: Selections from the Lunder Collection, to Jun. 7. 859-5600.

Farnsworth Art Museum, 16 Museum St., Rockland. Benjamin Spalding: Go Bang!, to Sept. 20. 596-6457.

Greenhut Galleries, 146 Middle St. The Portland Show 2026, to May 2; Ed Douglas Solo Exhibition, May 7–30. 772-2693.

Kittery Art Association, 2 Walker St. Tides & Transitions, to May 3; K-12 Student Art Show: The Kittery School System, May 7–16; Beyond Form, May 21–Jun. 14. 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’s Always an Angle (&): A Mobile Photography Workshop, Apr. 19; There Is Always an &, to Apr. 30; Ellen Golden: Strata, to Apr. 30; Tamara Krendel: Light in Shadow, to Apr. 30; Guest Curator Dr. Myron Beasley: Accra, May 7–Jun. 25; Paula Gerstenblatt: Transversals: Reverberations Across Contested Lines, May 7–Jun. 25. 773-2339.

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

Meetinghouse Arts, 40 Main St., Freeport. Refresh, Apr. 17–May 30. 865-0040.

Ogunquit Museum of American Art, 543 Shore Rd. Looking For America, to Jul. 19. 646-4909.

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. Ming Smith: Jazz Requiem: Notations in Blue, to Jun. 7; Precious: The Value of Ornament, to Jul. 19. 775-6148.

Portsmouth Historical Society, 10 Middle St., Portsmouth, NH. Betty & Barney, to Nov. 2. (603)436-8433.

Ticonic Gallery & Studios, 93 Main St., Waterville. Painted Fiction: Curated by Barbara Sullivan, Apr. 15–Jun. 15. 873-7000.

University of New England Art Galleries, UNE Art Gallery, 716 Stevens Ave. Gone From My Sight, to Jun. 8. 602-3000.

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. Spring Spritz Cocktail Class, Apr. 25. 204-9668.

The Lodge on the Cove, 29 S. Main St., Kennebunkport. Mother’s Day Lobster Bake, May 10. (800)549-1248.

Maine Maritime Museum, 243 Washington St., Bath. Sunday Supper: Spain, Apr. 26. 443-1316.

Maine Seaweed Week, see website for locations. Find seaweed food and drink specials, cooking workshops, farm tours, and more at over 70 businesses to celebrate this sustainable superfood. Apr. 24–May 3. seaweedweek.org.

Now You’re Cooking, 49 Front St., Bath. Celebration of Mushrooms, Apr. 14; Wontons, Dumplings, & Potstickers, Apr. 28; A Taste of France, Apr. 29. 443-1402.

WW&F Railway, 97 Cross Rd., Alna. Mother’s Day Tea with Back River Bistro, May 9. 882-4193.

Don’t Miss

Aura, 121 Center St. The Free Beer & Hot Wings Morning Show Live, May 1; The Psychology of Serial Killers, May 6. 772-8274.

Collins Center for the Arts, 2 Flagstaff Rd., Orono. Bill Blagg, May 7. 581-1755.

Grand Theater, 165 Main St., Ellsworth. Courageous Women’s Wrestling Event, May 9. 667-9500.

Jonathan’s Ogunquit, 92 Bourne Ln. Vicki Monroe, Apr. 23. 646-4777.

Maine Audubon, Fields Pond, 216 Fields Pond Rd., Holden. Photographic Reflections: Spring Photo Walk, Apr. 18, 25, May 2, & 16. 781-2330.

Maine Jewish Museum, 267 Congress St. Numbers, Narratives, & Maine Jewish Life: A Colby Student Poster Session & Community Conversation, May 3. 773-2339.

Maine Maritime Museum, 243 Washington St., Bath. Full Moon Gathering, May 1 & 31; STEAMbox Family Workshops: The Power of Plants, May 9; Community Day, May 16. 443-1316.

Merrill Auditorium, 20 Myrtle St. Theresa Caputo, May 28. 842-0800.

Portland Ovations, Mechanic’s Hall, 519 Congress St. Talaga: Jay Carlon & Michaela Tobin, May 7. 842-0800.

State Theatre, 609 Congress St. Pattie Gonia, Apr. 26; Ira Glass, May 2. 956-6000.

Strawbery Banke Museum, 14 Hancock St., Portsmouth. Industry & Invention Homeschool Day, Apr. 29; Springfest, May 9–10; Our Families, Our Communities, Our Histories Lecture, May 14. (603)433-1100.

Windswept Gardens, 1709 Broadway, Bangor. Hanging Basket Workshop, Apr. 18. 941-9898.

WW&F Railway, 97 Cross Rd., Alna. Eastertime Eggspress to SeaLyon Farm, Apr. 18; The Great War Remembered: WWI Reenactment Weekend, May 16–17. 882-4193.

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Compiled by Bethany Palmer