• CLASSICAL MUSIC

TODAY

Bay Chamber Summer Music Festival: “The Great Beethoven Sonatas,” Rockport Opera House. $30 to $40; $8 for ages 18 and under. baychamberconcerts.org. 8 p.m.

DaPonte String Quartet: “A Journey to the Heart of Europe,” works by Beethoven, Wolf and Dvorak, Union Church, South Bristol. $25. 967-9120. 7:30 p.m.

Sebago-Long Lake Music Festival, works by Mozart, Brahms and Schoenfield, Leura Hill Eastman Performing Arts Center, Fryeburg. $20; $15 for seniors; $10 for students. fryeburgacademy.org/pac. 7:30 p.m.

“Frontiers of Music #4,” with Maine composers, Frontier Cafe, Cinema & Gallery, Brunswick. Free/donation. explorefrontier.com. 7 p.m.

Gamper Festival of Contemporary Music, concert in the memory of composer David Gamper, Bowdoin College (Studzinski Recital Hall), Brunswick. $10/donation. bowdoinfestival.org. 7:30 p.m. today, Saturday and Sunday.

Bowdoin International Music Festival: Artists of Tomorrow, Bowdoin College (Studzinski Recital Hall), Brunswick. $10. bowdoinfestival.org. 1 p.m. today; 1:30 p.m. Sunday; 1 and 6:30 p.m. Tuesday; 1 p.m. Wednesday; 1 and 6:30 p.m. Aug. 2. Through Aug. 3.

FRIDAY

“Madama Butterfly,” classic opera presented by PORTOpera, Merrill Auditorium, Portland. $41 to $105. porttix.com. 7:30 p.m.

Bowdoin International Music Festival: Festival Fridays, performances of works by Bach, Brahms and Beethoven, Brunswick High School (Crooker Theatre). $40. bowdoinfestival.org. 7:30 p.m. Through Aug. 3.

SUNDAY

DaPonte String Quartet: “A Journey to the Heart of Europe,” works by Beethoven, Wolf and Dvorak, Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, Boothbay. $25. mainegardens.org. 2:30 p.m.

MONDAY

Bowdoin International Music Festival: Monday Sonatas, Bowdoin College (Studzinski Recital Hall), Brunswick. $30. bowdoinfestival.org. 7:30 p.m. Portland Symphony Orchestra Kinderkonzert, PSO String Quartet performs “The Story of Abbie Burgess” for children, Kennebunk Free Library. Free. kennebunklibrary.org. 6:30 p.m.

TUESDAY

DaPonte String Quartet: “A Journey to the Heart of Europe,” works by Beethoven, Wolf and Dvorak, Elijah Kellogg Church, Harpswell. Pay-what-you-wish. daponte.org. 7:30 p.m.

Sebago-Long Lake Music Festival, “Debussy at 150,” Deertrees Theatre, Harrison. $25. sebagomusicfestival.org. 7:30 p.m.

WEDNESDAY

Bowdoin International Music Festival: Wednesday Upbeat!, works by Bach, Adler and Dvorak, Bowdoin College (Studzinski Recital Hall), Brunswick. $30. bowdoinfestival.org. 7:30 p.m.

Sebago-Long Lake Music Festival, “Debussy at 150,” Chebeague United Methodist Church, Chebeague Island. Free/donation. sebagomusicfestival.org. 7:30 p.m.

Met Opera in HD Encore Series, encore broadcast of Offenbach’s “Les Contes D’Hoffmann,” University of Maine (Collins Center for the Arts), Orono. $18. collinscenterforthearts.com. 7 p.m.

AUG. 2

Bay Chamber Summer Music Festival: “A Musical Rendezvous,” Sospiro Winds, Chris Brubeck and a woodwind quintet, Rockport Opera House. $30 to $40; $8 for ages 18 and under. baychamberconcerts.org. 8 p.m.

VentiCordi Chamber Music, music of Telemann, Cowell and Back, South Congregational Church, Kennebunkport. $15 to $20; $5 for ages 18 and under. 286-6688. 7:30 p.m.

• DANCE

Bates Dance Festival: Kate Weare Company, presentation of “Garden,” an exploration of human relationships, Bates College (Schaeffer Theatre), Lewiston. $12 to $24. batesdancefestival.org. 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday.

Bates Dance Festival: Keigwin + Company, New York choreographer and former Bates dance student perform new works, Bates College (Schaeffer Theatre), Lewiston. $12 to $24. batesdancefestival.org. 8 p.m. Aug. 2-4.

• THEATER

“Damn Yankees,” musical set in Fenway Park starring Carson Kressley, Ogunquit Playhouse. $39 to $75. ogunquitplayhouse.org. Previews at 8 p.m. today; opens at 8 p.m. today and continues at 8 p.m. Friday; 3:30 and 8:30 p.m. Saturday; 2 and 7 p.m. Sunday; 8 p.m. Tuesday; and 2:30 and 8 p.m. Wednesday and Aug. 2. Through Aug. 18.

Rodgers & Hammerstein’s “Cinderella,” musical based on fairy tale, Arundel Barn Playhouse. $30 to $41. arundelbarnplayhouse.com. 8 p.m. today; 2 and 8 p.m. Friday; 8 p.m. Saturday and Tuesday; 2 and 8 p.m. Wednesday; 8 p.m. Aug. 2. Through Aug. 4.

“Sunset Boulevard,” Andrew Lloyd Webber musical based on 1950 Billy Wilder movie, presented by Maine State Music Theatre, Pickard Theater, Brunswick. $36 to $59. msmt.org. 2 and 7:30 p.m. today; 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday; 2 and 7:30 p.m. Tuesday; 7:30 p.m. Wednesday; 2 and 7:30 p.m. Aug. 2. Through Aug. 4.

Shakespeare’s “Macbeth,” presented by Fenix Theatre, Bowdoin College Hatch Quad, Brunswick. Free. fenixtheatre.com. 6 p.m. today and Aug. 2. Through Aug. 9.

“Thank You For the Music,” Broadway revue, Boothbay Playhouse. $15. 633-3379. 8 p.m. today to Saturday.

“The House of Bernarda Alba,” drama presented by Heartwood Theater, Lincoln Academy (Parker B. Poe Theater), Newcastle. $18; $12 for students. heartwoodtheater.org. 7:30 p.m. today to Saturday; 3 p.m. Sunday.

Shakespeare’s “King Henry IV, Part I,” Theater at Monmouth. $10 to $26. theateratmonmouth.org. Previews at 7:30 p.m. today; opens at 7:30 p.m. Friday and continues at 7 p.m. Sunday and 7:30 p.m. Aug. 2. In repertory through Aug. 18.

Andrew Lloyd Webber’s “Love Never Dies,” live in HD broadcast, Lincoln Theater, Damariscotta. $15; $5 for ages 18 and under. atthelincoln.org. 7 p.m. today.

“Guys and Dolls,” musical, Midcoast Theater’s Teen Summer production, Orion Performing Arts Center, Topsham. $10; $8 for students and seniors. orionperformingartscenter.org. 7 p.m. today and Friday; 2 p.m. Saturday.

MaineStage Summer Shakespeare Series, Lafayette Park, Kennebunk. Free/donation. mainestageshakespeare.com. “As You Like It,” 7 p.m. today and Saturday; “Othello,” 7 p.m. Friday and Aug. 2; “Love’s Labour’s Lost,” 2 p.m. Saturday. Through Aug. 11.

“Hairspray,” musical about teen dancers and integration in early ’60s Baltimore, Hackmatack Playhouse, Berwick. $18 to $25; $10 for students. hackmatack.org. 2 and 8 p.m. today; 8 p.m. Friday, Saturday, Wednesday and Aug. 2. Through Aug. 11.

Gilbert and Sullivan’s “The Mikado,” comic operetta, Freeport Performing Arts Center. $10 in advance; $15 day of show. fcponline.org. 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday. Through Aug. 5.

“Funny Girl,” musical based on Fanny Brice, Northport Music Theater. $20 to $25. northport musictheater.com. 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 3:30 p.m. Sunday.

Shakespeare’s “Macbeth,” presented by Fenix Theatre, Deering Oaks Park, Portland. Free. fenixtheatre.com. 6:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Through Aug. 11.

“The Pinocchio Show,” summer drama camp performance, Center Theatre for the Performing Arts, Dover-Foxcroft. $6; $22 per family. centertheatre.org. 6 p.m. Friday.

“Chess,” rock opera by members of ABBA and Tim Rice, City Theater, Biddeford. $20. citytheater.org. 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday. Through Aug. 5.

“Show Biz Can Be Murder,” interactive mystery-themed dinner by Mystery for Hire, Senator Inn and Spa, Augusta. $40. 622-8800. 7 p.m. Friday.

“Footloose,” musical based on 1984 movie about a teen dancer in a small town, Windham Center Stage Theatre. $12; $10 for seniors and students. windhamtheater.org. 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 4 p.m. Sunday. Through Aug. 5.

Tennessee Williams’ “The Glass Menagerie,” drama set during the Great Depression, Theater at Monmouth. $10 to $26. theateratmonmouth.org. 1 p.m. Saturday and Sunday; 7:30 p.m. Wednesday. In repertory through Aug. 18.

Moliere’s “Tartuffe,” hijinks and physical comedy, Theater at Monmouth. $20 to $28. theateratmonmouth.org. 7:30 p.m. Saturday and Tuesday. In repertory through Aug. 19.

“The Rat Pack Special,” dinner theater and music, Anthony’s Dinner Theater, Portland. $29.99. anthonysdinnertheater.com. 7 p.m. Saturday. Through Aug. 25.

“The Little Prince,” children’s show, Theater at Monmouth. $12. theateratmonmouth.org. 1 p.m. Tuesday and Aug. 2. In repertory through Aug. 17.

Shakespeare’s “Two Gentlemen of Verona,” Theater at Monmouth. $10 to $26. theateratmonmouth.org. 1 p.m. Wednesday. In repertory through Aug. 17.

“Once Upon a Mattress,” musical comedy, Boothbay Playhouse. $20. 633-3379. 8 p.m. Aug. 2. Through Aug. 18.

• AUDITIONS

Oratorio Chorale, openings in all voice parts; singers are not required to prepare a piece; Midcoast Presbyterian Church, Topsham. oratoriochorale.org. 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesday.

• ART MUSEUMS

OPENINGS/RECEPTIONS

“The Private World of Robert M. Wilson,” photography, Sanford-Springvale Historical Museum, Sanford. 490-1028. Opens Friday. Through Aug. 25.

“The Portland Society of Art and Winslow Homer in Maine,” 50 watercolors and drawings examine the relationship between Homer, architect John Calvin Stevens and the Portland Society of Art, Portland Museum of Art. portlandmuseum.org. Opens Saturday. Through Feb. 3.

CONTINUING

Portland Museum of Art: “The Draw of the Normandy Coast, 1860-1960,” more than 40 works of famous European and American art, including works by Monet, Matisse, Whistler and Picasso, through Aug. 13; “Maine Sublime: Frederic Edwin Church’s Landscapes of Mount Desert and Mount Katahdin,” focuses on 23 of Church’s small oil sketches, through Sept. 30. portlandmuseum.org

Maine Historical Society Museum/Longfellow House, Portland: “Wired!” explores the electrification of Maine during the 20th century, through May 26, 2013. mainehistory.org

Maine Jewish Museum, Portland: Rush Brown, “Portland: Capturing a Changing Neighborhood,” paintings, through Sept. 10. mainejewishmuseum.org

Museum of Chebeague History, Chebeague Island: “Chebeague Through Artists’ Eyes” through Sept. 3. 846-5237.

Bowdoin College Museum of Art, Brunswick: William Wegman, “Hello Nature,” 30-year retrospective of artist’s work, through Oct. 21; “A River Lost & Found: The Androscoggin River in Time and Place,” interactive exhibit, through Sept. 16. bowdoin.edu

Pejepscot Historical Society Museum, Brunswick: “Promenade: A Walk in Style Through Pejepscot’s Past,” through Oct. 31. pejepscothistorical.org

Maine Maritime Museum, Bath: “Subdue, Seize and Take: Maritime Maine in the Unwelcome Interruption of the War of 1812,” examines the maritime world of pre-statehood Maine; through Oct. 12. mainemaritimemuseum.org

Dyer Library/Saco Museum: Katie Banks, “Secrets of Color,” paintings based on Victoria Finlay’s book “Color: A Natural History of the Palette,” through Tuesday; Annie Lemieux, photographs of the “Way Way Store,” through Aug. 22; “The Moving Panorama of Pilgrim’s Progress,” Civil War-era panorama seen in its entirety for the first time in more than a century, through Nov. 10 (also at Pepperell Mills in Bidderford). dyerlibrarysacomuseum.org

Ogunquit Museum of American Art: “The Art of Will Barnet,” abstract paintings, through Aug. 12; Peggy Bacon: “Life in Art,” paintings and prints of Ogunquit, through Sept. 2; “Building an American Modernist Collection,” highlights from the permanent collection, and Henry Strater: “Art of the Portrait,” collection of portraits, through Oct. 31. ogunquitmuseum.org

Brick Store Museum, Kennebunk: “A Glimpse of Louis Norton,” early 20th-century paintings of Kennebunkport; and “Painted Details: Artists Interpret Kennebunk’s Historic Architecture,” through Sept. 8; “Barry: The Art Exhibition,” paintings, drawings and sculptures by Edith Barry, through Sept. 15. 985-4802.

Bates College Museum of Art, Lewiston: “Starstruck: The Fine Art of Astrophotography,” featuring 106 images by artists from 11 countries across five continents, through Dec. 15. bates.edu/museum/exhibitions

Colby College Museum of Art, Waterville: “Interior Visions: Selections from the Collection,” pieces from museum collection curated by Alex Katz, through Oct. 7; Alex Katz, “Maine/New York,” 28 paintings and one multi-part sculpture, through Dec. 30. 859-5609.

Maine State Museum, Augusta: “Girl Scouts: Celebrating One Hundred Years,” vintage period uniforms, pins, patches, ephemeras, cookie merchandise, camping gear and more, through Aug. 31; “Malaga Island: Fragmented Lives,” historic photographs, documents, artifacts and first-person accounts, through May 2013. mainestatemuseum.org

University of Maine Museum of Art, Bangor: Arnold Mesches: “A Minispective,” plus Richard Haden: “Carved Signs” and Chris Natrop: “Lily Ponder,” through Sept. 15. umma.umaine.edu

Farnsworth Art Museum, Rockland: “Stories of the Land and Its People,” work of more than 140 students who participated in a yearlong collaboration between the Farnsworth and four public schools, through Aug. 12; “The Homestead Project: A Residence Reimagined,” architectural designs, through Sept. 23; “Impressionist Summers: Frank W. Benson’s North Haven,” paintings, lithographs and etchings, through Oct. 21; Andrew Wyeth: “Summers in Port Clyde,” watercolors from 1930s and ’40s, through Nov. 4; “Jamie Wyeth, Rockwell Kent and Monhegan,” paintings, through Dec. 30. farnsworth museum.org

Abbe Museum, Bar Harbor: 2012 Waponahki Student Art Show, through Oct. 22; “Indians and Rusticators” and “Transcending Traditions: The Next Generation and Maine Indian Basketry,” through Dec. 29. abbemuseum.org

• ART GALLERIES

OPENINGS/RECEPTIONS

Biddeford Art Walk, various venues throughout downtown and in the mills, Biddeford. biddefordartwalk.com. 5 to 8 p.m. Friday.

Fresh Art Show and Sale, multi-media, Sprague Hall, Cape Elizabeth. 318-1049. 6 to 8 p.m. Friday; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday; 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday.

“From Stitch to Stone,” multi-media group show, Sunnyfield Studio Gallery, West Newfield. 793-2504. Opens Friday. Through Aug. 5.

Louisa Scott Creighton-Smith, photography, Cushing Arts in the Barn. cushingmainehistoricalsociety.org. 5 to 7 p.m. Friday; 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday; 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday.

Jacqueline Hickey: “Homage to Portland,” Maine Potters Market, Portland. mainepottersmarket.com. Opens Monday. Through Aug. 29.

Leon Vanella Photography, Rising Tide Community Market, Damariscotta. risingtide.coop. Opens Monday. Through Aug. 25.

Painter Mike Fletcher, with Kevin Johnson, Mark Kelly, Richard Mann, Wesley Reddick and Willy Reddick, Aarhus Gallery, Belfast. aarhusgallery.com. Opens Tuesday. Through Aug. 26.

“Katahdin to Cadillac, Scenes of Maine,” oils and watercolors by Frances Pratt, Caswell Gallery Framing, Brunswick. 729-9108. Opens Wednesday. Through Aug. 30.

Denise Brown, watercolors and acrylics, Just us Chickens Gallery, Kittery. justuschickens.net. Opens Wednesday. Through Aug. 31.

Tom Paiement: “Search for Form,” Greenhut Galleries, Portland. greenhutgalleries.com. Opening reception, 5 to 7 p.m. Aug. 2. Through Sept. 1.

Wood Island Lighthouse Exhibit, University of New England (Campus Center), Biddeford. woodislandlighthouse.org. Opening reception, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Aug. 2. Through Aug. 31.

“Three Colorists,” work by Tom Curry, Henry Isaacs and Andrea Peters, Gleason Fine Art, Boothbay Harbor. gleasonfineart.com. Opens Aug. 2. Through Sept. 4.

CONTINUING

Gleason Fine Art, Portland: Tim Christensen, “Animals,” drawings on porcelain, through Saturday. 699-5599.

Glickman Library, University of Southern Maine, Portland: “Ikebana in Maine,” Ikebana flower arrangements, through Tuesday; photographer Daniel E. Davis, “Here and There,” through Aug. 19. usm.maine.edu

Heron Point Gallery, Portland: Judy O’Donnell, painting and bronze sculpture, through Saturday. 773-0822.

Rose Contemporary, Portland: “Mythologies,” work by Lucinda Bliss, Stephen Burt, Rebecca Fitzpatrick, Carrie Scanga, Todd Watts and Timothy Wilson, through Aug. 25. 780-0700.

Green Hand Bookshop, Portland: “Beasts and Botany,” art by Elise Smorczewski, through Monday. 253-6808.

Harmon’s & Barton’s Gallery, Portland: Francine Schrock and Caren-Marie Michel, “Size Matters,” through Tuesday. harmonsbartons.com

Addison Woolley Gallery, Portland: “City Limit,” photographs by Karen Bushold and Susan Porter, through Saturday. addisonwoolley.com

Greenhut Galleries, Portland: Jeff Bye, “American Landscapes,” and George Lloyd: “10 Figurative Works,” through Saturday. greenhutgalleries.com

Pinecone + Chickadee, Portland: “Cats vs. Dogs,” themed free-for-all show, through Aug. 3. 772-9280.

Aucocisco Galleries, Portland: Ellie and Will Barnet, paintings, through Aug. 3. 775-2222.

University of New England (Art Gallery), Portland: “Upon Reflection,” photographs Judy Ellis Glickman, through Sept. 6. une.edu/artgallery

Portland Public Library: “Culture on Cloth,” Inuit wall hangings and sculpture, through Aug. 31. portlandlibrary.com

Macpage LLC, South Portland: “Landscapes,” 20 local artists in various media, through Oct. 19. macpage.com

Richard Boyd Gallery, Peaks Island: “Creatures and Critters,” works by Thomas Dowling, Pam Cabanas, Judy O’Donnell, Tina-Marie Poulin and Jean Noon, through Sunday. richardboydpottery.com

Elizabeth Moss Gallery, Falmouth: Brita Holmquist and Lesia Sochor, paintings, through Aug. 26. elizabethmossgalleries.com

Falmouth Memorial Library: “Anne’s Garden,” paintings, through Aug. 13. falmouthmemorial library.org

Maine Audubon, Falmouth: “On the Wing,” sculpture exhibition and sale, through Sept. 30. junelacombesculpture.com

Yarmouth Frame Shop and Gallery: “Summertime Respire,” multiple artist show, through Sunday. 846-7777.

The Royal Bean, Yarmouth: The Artisans Collective, through Aug. 23. 846-1009.

Freeport Historical Society Harrington House: “Buttons, Rum and Rakes: Freeport’s Mercantile Past,” through March 2013. freeporthistorical society.org

Thos. Moser Showroom, Freeport: “Viewpoints,” group exhibit, through Oct. 28. 865-4519.

Hawk Ridge Farm, Pownal: “Steel and Stone,” June LaCombe Sculpture show featuring Roy Patterson and Stephen Porter, through Sunday. junelacombesculpture.com

Whatnot Gallery, Spindleworks, Brunswick: “Baker’s Dozen,” studio installation, through Tuesday. spindleworks.org

Little Dog Coffee Shop, Brunswick: “Studio Selection, 1,” latest works from Spindleworks studios, through Tuesday. spindleworks.org

Topsham Public Library: “Studio Selection, 2,” latest works from Spindleworks studios, through Aug. 5. spindleworks.org

Markings Gallery, Bath: “Into the Kitchen,” artful kitchen elements featuring Nan Kilbourn-Tara, Ann Prescott, Mark Irving and Maggie’s Farms, through Aug. 29. markingsgallery.com

Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, Boothbay: Julie Babb, bird-related art, through Sunday; “Watershed’s Legends: 25 Years of Residencies,” work in clay, and “Garden Pots,” through Aug. 31; “On the Wing,” sculpture exhibition and sale, through Sept. 30. mainegardens.org

Gleason Fine Art, Boothbay Harbor: Carole Hanson, new sculptures; Kevin Beers, new paintings; and Tim Christensen, drawings on porcelain, through Saturday. 633-6849.

Gold/Smith Gallery, Boothbay Harbor: Diana Young, “The Walnut Ink Drawings,” through Monday. 633-6252.

Pemaquid Art Gallery: Group show, through Oct. 8. 677-2752.

York Public Library: Carol Ann Powley, “Art Quilt Odyssey,” mixed-media art quilts, through Aug. 6; Tim Beavis retrospective, through Aug. 28. york.lib.me.us

George Marshall Store Gallery, York: “Currents: Celebrating the Working Waterfront,” through Aug. 19. 351-1083.

York Art Association, York Harbor: “Good Old Summertime,” annual summer members’ show, through Aug. 5. yorkartassociation.com

Corey Daniels Gallery, Wells: Sarah Bouchard, Clint Fulkerson and David Raymond, sculpture, drawings, lambda prints, block prints and drawings, through Aug. 4. 646-5301.

Denmark Arts Center: Jean Kigel, “Aquarium and Aviary,” Gyotaku monoprints and Asian brush bird paintings, through Aug. 2. 452-2412.

Perimeter Gallery, Belfast: “Mountain Star Mind Testament,” mixed-media by Peter Voshefski, through Sunday. 338-0555.

Waterfall Arts, Belfast: David McLaughlin, “The Art of Salvage, Pigeon, 100 Hammers and BCOPE Photographs,” through Saturday. waterfallarts.org

Barn Gallery, Ogunquit: 16th Annual Regional Artists Exhibition, through Saturday. barngallery.org

Emery Community Arts Center, Farmington: Harold Garde, “People, Places and Things,” expressionist paintings, through Aug. 12. emeryarts.umf.maine.edu/calendar

River Tree Arts, Kennebunk: “Painters, Players and Poets,” multi-media exhibit of Maine-based artists, writers, composers and furniture makers, through Aug. 4. rivertreearts.org

Kennebunk Free Library: “The Life of a Collection: Spotlight on Hats,” through Tuesday. kennebunklibrary.org

River Arts, Damariscotta: “Legends of Watershed Center for Ceramic Arts,” work in clay, through Friday. riverartsme.org

Savory Maine, Damariscotta: Paintings by Hannah Ineson, through Aug. 21. savorymainedining.com

Damariscotta River Grill: “Dancing in the Light,” Art at the Grill exhibit, through Monday. damariscottarivergrill.com

Just Us Chickens Gallery, Kittery: “July Bonanza Art Explosion,” through Tuesday. justuschickens.net

Haley Art Gallery, Kittery: “Secret Garden,” garden-inspired art, through Aug. 30. 439-7612.

Bates College (Chase Hall), Lewiston: Bates Dance Festival dance photo exhibit, through Aug. 11. batesdancefestival.org

Lyceum Gallery, Lewiston: “Different Strokes: The Paintings of Richard Field and Jan Zaremba,” through Aug. 17. 576-4805.

University of Southern Maine (Atrium Art Gallery), Lewiston: “Tell Me a Story: A World of Wonders,” children’s book illustrations by 11 Maine artists, through Aug. 3. 753-6500.

Maine Art Gallery, Wiscasset: “Illustrated Passages,” artists select text to accompany their art, through Aug. 19. maineartgallery.com

Wiscasset Bay Gallery: “Expanding Horizons in 20th Century Maine Art,” 20th-century American paintings and new works by New England artists, through Aug. 8. 882-7682.

University of Maine (Acadian Archives), Fort Kent: “L’ArtCADIE,” work by artists from across eastern Canada that highlight the 400th anniversary of the founding of Acadia, through Aug. 15. 834-7536.

Harlow Gallery, Hallowell: “Hallowell through History” and “Model Citizens,” through Saturday; Pamela Hetherly, oil paintings, through Sept. 7. harlowgallery.org

Circling the Square Fine Art Press Gallery, Gardiner: “Collaborative Connections,” group exhibit, through Aug. 4. theartdogs.com

Central Maine Artists Gallery, Skowhegan: “The Art Quilt Show,” contemporary art quilts including landscape, abstract and pictorial pieces, through Aug. 4. 858-0797.

Old Post Office Gallery, Georgetown: “Coast and Country,” works by five local artists, through today. 371-2015.

Littlefield Gallery, Winter Harbor: Mark Herrington and Joseph Haroutunian: “Rock and Jazz,” sculpture and paintings, through Aug. 15. littlefieldgallery.com

Frost Gully Gallery, Thomaston: Thomas Crotty, Maine landscapes, through Saturday; new works by Janice Anthony, Dahlov Ipcar, Diane Dahlke, Tom Crotty, Robert Dyer and Margaret Gill, through Aug. 18. frostgullygallery.com

Haynes Galleries, Thomaston: “The Portrait in American Realism,” drawings, paintings, sculpture and photographs by American Realists from the 19th to 21st centuries, through Friday. haynesgalleries.com

Turtle Gallery, Deer Isle: “Continuing Connections: Craft Media,” work by Ingrid Merken, Chris Joyce, Robin Cust, Jeffrey Becton and Sequoia Miller, through Aug. 4. turtlegallery.com

Downtown Gallery, Washington: “Landscape Languages,” work by Barbara Vanderbilt, Cynthia White and Mary Boothby, through Aug. 12. 845-2225.

Blue Water Fine Arts, Port Clyde: Barbara Ernst Prey, “Forty Years of Painting,” 30 never-before-seen watercolors, dry-brush and oil paintings, through Aug. 31. bluewaterfinearts.com

Courthouse Gallery Fine Art, Ellsworth: New works by multiple artists, through Aug. 12. courthousegallery.com

Merrymeeting Arts Center, Bowdoinham: “Three Town Artists,” Carlo Pittore, Bryce Muir and Carter Smith, through Sept. 23. merrymeetingartscenter.org.

Yvette Torres Fine Art, Rockland: Art of Anne Ayvaliotis, through Sunday. 332-4014.

CRAFT Gallery, Rockland: “Beyond Rugs: The Handwoven Rug as Art,” through Aug. 11. craftonelm.com

Caldbeck Gallery, Rockland: Paintings of Dennis Pinette and Jeff Epstein, through Aug. 11. 594-5935.

Archipelago, Rockland: Jean Kigel, “Of Solar Flares and Northern Lights,” watercolors and Asian brush painting, through Tuesday. 594-0701.

Twin Brooks Stretchers, Lincolnville: Chris Polson, new large paintings, through Sept. 14. 763-4271.

College of the Atlantic (Ethel H. Blum Gallery), Bar Harbor: Jane Davis Doggett, “Talking Graphics with Waterscapes,” canvas-printed vector graphics, through Aug. 3. 288-5015.

Art Galleries at University of Maine at Machias: Robert Bryson, “Portrait Project 2011-2012,” paintings and portraits of the past 25 years, through Aug. 10. 255-1279.