Theater

Belfast Maskers, 17 Court St. Festival of One Acts, Apr. 19–28. 619-3256.

City Theater, 205 Main St., Biddeford. And Then There Were None, May 10–26. 282-0849.

Grand Theater, 165 Main St., Ellsworth. Fiddler on the Roof, through Apr. 21. 667-9500.

The Hill Arts, 76 Congress St. Cindy Pierce Presents: Keeping It Inn, Apr. 25–26. 347-7177.

Lyric Music Theater, 176 Sawyer St. Young Frankenstein, through Apr. ​21. 799-1421.

Mad Horse Theater, 24 Mosher St., South Portland. Tumacho, Apr. 11–May 5. 747-4148.

Maine Audubon, Gilsland Farm, 20 Gilsland Farm Rd., Falmouth. Earth Day Play Me a Story with Portland Stage, Apr. 20. 781-2330.

Ogunquit Playhouse, 10 Main St. Waitress, May 9–Jun. 8. 646-5511.

Penobscot Theatre Company, Bangor Opera House, 131 Main St. Mr. Burns, A Post-Electric Play, Apr. 18–May 5. 942-3333.

Portland Players Theater, 420 Cottage Rd., South Portland. Peter and the Starcatcher, through Apr. 14. 799-7337.

Portland Stage, 25A Forest Ave. Clyde’s, through Apr. 21; Angels in America, May 1–26. 774-0465.

Public Theatre, 31 Maple St., Lewiston. Lunenburg, May 3–12. 782-3200.

Saco River Theatre, 29 Salmon Falls Rd., Buxton. The Originals Present: A Murder is Announced, Apr. 19–28. 929-6473.

Strand Theatre, 345 Main St., Rockland. NT Live: Vanya, Apr. 18; NT Live: The Motive and the Cue, May 9. 594-0070.

Waterville Opera House, 1 Common St. Head Over Heels, Apr. 26–27 & May 3–4, School Show: The Frog Prince, May 7. 873-7000.

Dance

Belfast Flying Shoes, First Church in Belfast UCC, 8 Court St., Belfast. First Friday Dances, May 3; Contra Caller Workshop, May 8. 338-0979.

The Hill Arts, 76 Congress St. Sara Juli’s: Naughty Bits, May 9–10. 347-7177.

Maine State Ballet, Westbrook Performing Arts Center, 471 Stroudwater St. Spring Recital, May 16–18. 842-0800.

Portland Ballet, Westbrook Performing Arts Center, 471 Stroudwater St. A Harlequinade, Apr. 26–27. 857-3860.

Portland Ovations, Merrill Auditorium, 20 Myrtle St. Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre, Apr. 30. 842-0800.

Portland School of Ballet, Westbrook Performing Arts Center, 471 Stroudwater St. Year End Showcase, May 11. 857-3860.

USM Department of Theatre, Russell Hall, Gorham Campus. USM Spring Dance Concert: Reclaim, Apr. 25–26. 780-5151.

Vivid Motion, The Hill Arts, 76 Congress St. Grania: Pirate Queen, May 17–19. 347-7177.

Music

Aura, 121 Center St. Jackson Dean, Apr. 13; One Night of Queen, Apr. 17; Alan Doyle, Apr. 26; Pop Evil with Sierra Pilot, Apr. 27; Mammoth WVH with Intervals, May 5. 772-8274.

Camden Opera House, 29 Elm St. Tannahill Weavers, Apr. 12. 236-7963.

Chocolate Church Arts Center, 804 Washington St., Bath. John John Brown, Apr. 13; Cheryl Wheeler, Apr. 27; Studio Two, May 11; David, Luke, & Will Mallett, May 17; Crystal Vision, May 18. 442-8455.

Cross Insurance Arena, 1 Civic Center Sq. Staind, Apr. 30; Sum 41, May 1. 791-2200.

Friends of the Kotzschmar Organ, Merrill Auditorium, 20 Myrtle St. Bach Birthday Bash, on demand through Apr. 29. 553-4363.

The Hill Arts, 76 Congress St. Hildaland, Apr. 24; Novel Jazz Septet, Apr. 27; Rasa String Quartet, May 4. 347-7177.

Jonathan’s Ogunquit, 92 Bourne Ln. Another Tequila Sunrise, May 3; The Music of Simon & Garfunkel, May 5; Moondance, May 10; The Elton John Experience, May 11. 646-4777.

Mayo Street Arts, 10 Mayo St. Hinterlands, Apr. 12; The Magid Ensemble: Shterna & The Lost Voice, Apr. 19; Dirty Cello, Apr. 26; James Day Leavitt with Aedan MacDougall, Apr. 27. 879-4629.

Merrill Auditorium, 20 Myrtle St. Zach Williams, Apr. 26; Straight No Chaser, May 4. 842-0800.

One Longfellow Square, 181 State St. Jeffrey Martin, Apr. 19; Marielle Kraft, Apr. 20; Robbie Fulks & Patty Larkin, Apr. 21; Cheryl Wheeler, Apr. 25; Mary Fahl, Apr. 27; Susan Werner, May 2; Livingston Taylor, May 3; Jenny Owen Youngs, May 4; Susan Shook & the Disarmers with Nicolette & the Nobodies, May 9; Willy Porter, May 12. 761-1757.

​​Opera House at Boothbay Harbor, 86 Townsend Ave. Jacob Jolliff Band, Apr. 12; The Boneheads, Apr. 20; Lara Tupper & Bobby Sweet, Apr. 27; Tony Trischka, May 3; Barnstar!, May 4; Hanneke Cassel Band, May 10. 633-5159.

Portland Chamber Music Festival, Hannaford Hall, 88 Bedford St. Spring Salon & Social, May 11. 320-0257.

Portland Conservatory of Music, 28 Neal St. Adam Swanson, Apr. 12; VentiCordi, Apr. 13; Dr. John Ross, Apr. 18; Elements Trio, Apr. 26; Chiharu Naruse & Katherine Liccardo, May 2. 775-3356.

Portland House of Music, 25 Temple St. Down East Dead, Apr. 17; Danielle Nicole, Apr. 18; Iba Mahr, Apr. 21; Gustaf, Apr. 22; Weird Phishes, Apr. 25; Knower, Apr. 27; The Femmes, Apr. 29; Enterprise Earth, Inferi, Crown Magnetar, & Tracheotomy, May 1; A Band of Brothers, May 2; GoldenOak, May 10. 805-0134.

Portland Ovations, Hannaford Hall, USM Portland Campus, 88 Bedford St. Handel and Haydn Society, May 5. 842-0800.

Portland Ovations, Merrill Auditorium, 20 Myrtle St. Leslie Odom Jr., Apr. 25. 842-0800.

Portland Symphony Orchestra, Merrill Auditorium, 20 Myrtle St. The Mighty Kotzschmar, Apr. 21–23 (on demand May 13–Jun. 10); Pepe Romero & Mahler, May 7. 842-0800.

Saco River Theatre, 29 Salmon Falls Rd., Buxton. Jennifer Porter, May 11. 929-6473.

State Theatre, 609 Congress St. Badfish, Apr. 20; Me First and the Gimme Gimmes, Apr. 23; Neon Trees, Apr. 25; Benjamin Tod & Lost Dog Street Band, Apr. 26; In Flames, May 1; Sarah Jarosz, May 2; Rodrigo y Gabriela, May 4; The Fogcutters Big Band Syndrome, May 10; Avatar, May 14. 956-6000.

Stone Mountain Arts Center, 695 Dugway Rd., Brownfield. Ruthie Foster, Apr. 20; Barnstar!, Apr. 27; Alasdair Fraser & Natalie Haas, May 4; The Wood Brothers, May 8; Le Vent du Nord, May 10; The Weight Band. May 11. 935-7292.

University of Southern Maine, Corthell Hall, 37 College Ave., Gorham. Double Bass Studio Recital, Apr. 23; Vocal Jazz Concert, Apr. 25; Alma Kenow: Senior Composition Recital, Apr. 26. 780-5555.

Vinegar Hill Music Theatre, 53 Old Post Rd., Arundel. The Suitcase Junket, Apr. 26; Sans Souci, May 3; Carbon Leaf, May 4; Vyntyge Skynyrd, May 10. 985-5552.

Waldo Theatre, 916 Main St., Waldoboro. Dani Tribesman Reggae Band, Apr. 20; 10,000 Maniacs, Apr. 26; Darlingside with Spencer Albee, May 1; Le Vent Du Nord, May 9. 975-6490.

Art

Bates College Museum of Art, 75 Russell St., Lewiston. Senior Thesis Show 2024, Apr. 12–May 25. 786-6158.

Bowdoin College Museum of Art, 245 Maine St., Brunswick. Jim Dine: Last Year’s Forgotten Harvest, through Jun. 2; Without Apology: Asian American Selves, Memories, Futures, through Jun. 2; Empires of Liberty: Athena, America, and the Feminine Allegory of the State, through Jun. 2. 725-3275.

Caldbeck Gallery, 12 Elm St., Rockland. Spring Group Show, Apr. 19–May 19. 594-5935.

Carol L. Douglas Studio and Gallery, 394 Commercial St., Rockport. Landscape and marine paintings, workshops, and instruction. Watch-me-paint.com. (585) 201-1558.

Center for Maine Contemporary Art, 21 Winter St., Rockland. Darkness Visible: Allison Hildreth, through May 5; On This Island: Carla Weeks, through May 5; Let The World In, through May 5; Good Morning Midnight: Sam Finkelstein & Duncan Hewitt, through May 5. 701-5005.

Colby College Museum of Art, 5600 Mayflower Hill Dr., Waterville. Playscape: Contemporary Art from the Colby Museum’s Collection, through Apr. 22; A Lot More Inside: Esopus Magazine, through May 12; 2024 Senior Exhibition, May 9–26; The World Outside: Louise Nevelson at Midcentury, through Jun. 9; Painted: Our Bodies, Hearts, and Village, through Jul. 28. 859-5600.

Cove Street Arts, 71 Cove St. Along The Coast, through May 4. 808-8911.

De’Bramble Art Gallery, 16 Middle St., Freeport. Art by Marilyn J. Welch and Friends. (510) 717-8427.

Farnsworth Art Museum, 16 Museum St., Rockland. Selections from the Andrew & Betsy Wyeth Collection, through Sept. 8; Abstract Flash: Unseen Andrew Wyeth, through Sept. 8; Emilie Stark-Menneg: Thread of Her Scent, through Sept. 22; Louise Nevelson: Dusk to Dawn, through Sept. 29; Marsden Hartley and the Sea, through Oct. 7. 596-6457.

Greenhut Galleries, 146 Middle St. The Portland Show, through Apr. 27; Ed Douglas Solo Exhibition, May 2–Jun. 1. 772-2693.

Kittery Art Association, 2 Walker St. Extraordinary Earth, Apr. 11–May 12. 451-9384.

Lincoln Theater, 2 Theater St., Damariscotta. Exhibition on Screen: John Singer Sargent, Apr. 18–19. 563-3424.

Maine Historical Society, 489 Congress St. Building the International Appalachian Trail, through Jun. 1; Photojournalism & the 1936 Flood, through Aug. 10; Music in Maine, through Dec. 31. 774-1822.

Maine Jewish Museum, 267 Congress St. The Steve and Judy Halpert Photography Collection: Part II, through May 3; Father and Daughter: William Zorach and Dahlov Ipcar, through May 3. 773-2339.

Maine Maritime Museum, 243 Washington St., Bath. Collections Uncharted: Discovering New Narratives, through May 10; Lost and Found: Sounds of the Maine Coast by Dianne Ballon, through Nov. 30; Sustaining Maine’s Waters: Understanding the Changing Gulf of Maine, through Dec. 31. 443-1316.

Ogunquit Museum of American Art, 543 Shore Rd. Anthony Cudahy: Spinneret, Apr. 12–Jul. 21. 646-4909.

Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum, 9500 College Station, Brunswick. Iñuit Qiñiġaai: Contemporary Inuuit Photography, through Apr. 22; Collections and Recollections: Objects and the Stories They Tell & At Home In the North, through Jun. 1, 2025. 725-3416.

Portland Museum of Art, 7 Congress Sq. +collection, through Apr. 28; Alex Katz, Wedding Dress, through Jun. 2. 775-6148.

Portsmouth Historical Society, 10 Middle St., Portsmouth, NH. The Matter of Memory, through Nov. 3. (603)436-8433.

Richard Boyd Art Gallery, 15 Epps St., Peaks Island. Maine Moods: Paintings by Deena S. Ball, through Apr. 29; Paintings In Oil, May 2–30. 712-1097.

Strawbery Banke Museum, 14 Hancock St., Portsmouth. Bread Basket-Making Workshop, Apr. 13. (603)433-1100.

Ticonic Gallery & Studios, 93 Main St., Waterville. Community Draw, May 8. 873-7000.

University of New England Art Galleries, UNE Art Gallery, 716 Stevens Ave. Recent Acquisitions in the Stephen K. Halpert Collection of Photography at UNE, through May 19. 602-3000.

University of New England Art Galleries, Jack S. Ketchum Library, 11 Hills Beach Rd., Biddeford. Tidal Shift: Work from the Searsport EcoArts Residency, through May 20. 602-3000.

Don’t Miss

Cross Insurance Arena, 1 Civic Center Sq. Maine Comic and Toy Con, Apr. 19–21. 791-2200.

Jonathan’s Ogunquit, 92 Bourne Ln. Vicki Monroe, Apr. 18. 646-4777.

Mystic Theater, 49 Franklin St., Rumford. Friday Night LIVE 2024, Apr. 19–20. 369-0129.

Stonington Opera House, 1 School St. Trivia Night, Apr. 18. 367-2788.

Compiled by Bethany Palmer