Art

“Weston: Leaves of Grass,” Edward Weston photographs, Portland Museum of Art, $4-$10, free under age 6. 775-6148. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. today through Thursday; 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Friday; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday. Through March 13.

“Rackstraw Downes: Onsite Paintings, 1972-2008,” Portland Museum of Art, $4-$10. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. today through Thursday; 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Friday; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday. Through March 20.

“Little Elegies: The Art of Nineteenth-Century Mourning,” paintings, texts, and objects created to assuage grief, memorialize the dead, and remind viewers of religious truths drawn from the museum’s collections, Colby College (Museum of Art), Waterville. www.colby.edu. Noon to 5 p.m. today; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday.

“The Lay of the Land,” work from the museum’s permanent collection, Portland Museum of Art, $4-$10. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. today through Thursday; 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Friday; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday. Through May. 8.

“Imagination Takes Shape: Canadian Inuit Art from the Robert and Judith Toll Collection,” Bowdoin College (Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum), Brunswick. 2 to 5 p.m. today; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. Through April 8.

“Serenity,” porcelain works by Rick Boyd and Pamela Williamson, Richard Boyd Gallery, Peaks Island.www.richardboydpottery.com.11 a.m. to 4 p.m. today; by appointment Monday.

“Fracturing the Burning Glass: Between Mirror and Meaning,” work by Gwenael Belanger, Susan Leopold, Daniel Rozin and Alyson Shotz, Maine College of Art (Institute of Contemporary Art), Portland. www.meca.edu. 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. today and Wednesday through Saturday. Through April 10.

“Storytellers,” Greta Bank, Patrick Corrigan, Carl Haase, Adriane Herman, Charlie Hewitt, Lisa Pixley, Alex Rheault and David Wolfe use their visual art skills to create art works that tell stories, University of Southern Maine (Kate Cheney Chappell Center for Book Arts), Portland. 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. today; 7:45 a.m. to 11 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday; 7:45 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday; 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday. Through March 12.

“Celebrate Artists from Freeport,” group show, Thos. Moser Showroom, Freeport. www.thosmoser.com. 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. today; 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday. Through May. 14.

“Mind to Hand: Drawings from the Farnsworth,” drawings from the museum’s collection; part of the Maine Drawing Project, Farnsworth Art Museum, Rockland, $10-$12, free age 16 and younger. www.farnsworthmuseum.org. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. today and Wednesday through Saturday. Through April 3.

“White,” artists explore the color white, Aarhus Gallery, Belfast. 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. today and Thursday through Saturday. Through Feb. 27.

“44.4 Degrees North,” large map installation by local cartographer, Margot Carpenter, Perimeter Gallery, Belfast. 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. today; 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. Through March 11.

“Karen Gelardi: In the Outside,” multi-media installation, Gallery 37-A, Portland. www.thirtysevena.com. Noon to 6 p.m. today and Thursday thruogh Saturday. Through Feb. 27.

“Pop-ups! They’re not JUST for kids!” Pop-up books from the 1,800 volume Goralnick Collection, Bowdoin College (Hawthorne Longfellow Library), Brunswick. www.bowdoin.edu. 10 a.m. to 1:30 a.m. today; 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 a.m. Tuesday and Wednesday; 8:30 a.m. to midnight Thursday; 8:30 a.m. to 11 p.m. Friday; 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. Saturday. Through April 1.

“The Feathered Hand,” installations, drawings and prints by Alison Derby Hildreth, University of New England (Art Gallery), Portland. 1 to 4 p.m. today and Wednesday; 1 to 7 p.m. Thursday; 1 to 4 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Through April 3.

“Maine’s Soul Survivors,” photographic portraits by Jack Montgomery, Maine Jewish Museum, Portland. 329-9854. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. today through Saturday. Through March 14.

“Scott Reed: Characters,” ink drawings, Colby College (Museum of Art), Waterville. www.colby.edu. Noon to 5 p.m. today; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. Through March 20.

“James Fitzgerald and the Elizabeth Howard,” drawings; part of the Maine Drawing Project, Farnsworth Art Museum, Rockland, $10-$12, free age 16 and younger. www.farnsworthmuseum.org. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. today and Wednesday through Saturday. Through April 21.

HOLLER! STIR Art Collective: works by Spindleworks, Creative Trails and Yes Art Works, 158 Pickett Street Cafe, South Portland. 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. today; 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday; 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. Through March 14.

Corporeal: Aaron T. Stephan and Katherine Bradford, Aucocisco Galleries, Portland. www.aucocisco.com. Noon to 5 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday and by appointment. Through March 12.

“Waldo County Through Eastern’s Eye,” black and white historic photographs from the Penobscot Marine Museum’s Eastern Illustrating and Publishing Company collection, University of Maine (Hutchinson Center), Belfast. 548-2529. 7:45 a.m. to 9:45 p.m. Monday through Friday; 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday. Through April 30.

“Nothing Major,” student-run exhibition featuring work by undergraduates who have not yet declared a major, Maine College of Art, Portland. www.meca.edu. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday; noon to 5 p.m. Saturday. Through March 11.

“Me and The Presidents,” oil portraits by local artist Keith Christy, University of New England (Campus Center), Biddeford, free. 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday; 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday and Tuesday; 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday and Friday. Through Feb. 28.

“Color, Line, and Form: The Art of Abstraction,” L/A Arts Gallery 5, Lewiston. 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday and Thursday and Friday and Saturday. Through March 12.

“Unconventional Portraits: Photographs by Charles E. Moody,” Saco Museum, Saco, $2-$4, free age 6 and younger. www.dyerlibrarysacomuseum.org. Noon to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday; noon to 8 p.m. Friday; 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday.

“Diagonal Knitting: A Different Slant,” sculptural work and clothing by Katharine Cobey, Maine Fiberarts, Topsham. 721-0678. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Friday.

“Selections from the Collection of the Ogunquit Museum of American Art,” modern and contemporary art, Bates College (Museum of Art), Lewiston, free. 786-6158. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. Through March 25.

“Recent Acquisitions,” admission is $4; $3 for seniors and students; $2 for ages 7 to 18; free for children age 6 and younger and for all after 4 p.m. on Fridays, Saco Museum. 283-3861. Noon to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday; noon to 8 p.m. Friday; 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday.

“Bio-Geo Luminescence,” drawings by Josh Dallaire, Daunis Fine Jewelry, Portland. 773-6011. 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Tuesday through Friday. Through March 31.

“Fauna,” work by Angel Braestrup and Margaret Ryan and “Newfoundland in Paint and Print,” work by Colin Barclay and Robert Aller, Elizabeth Moss Gallery, Falmouth. elizabethmossgalleries.com. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. Through March 12.

“Where Art and Academics Intersect,” work from students at Merriconeag Waldorf School, 317 Main St., Yarmouth. 846-6264. Noon to 6 p.m. Tuesday through Friday.

“Strangers,” portraits by Natalia Martinez of contemporary South Africa, Museum of African Culture, Portland. 871-7188. 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Friday; noon to 4 p.m. Saturday. Through March 30.

Juried Photography Show, Chocolate Church Arts Center (Gallery), Bath. www.chocolatechurcharts.org. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday; noon to 7 p.m. Thursday; 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday; noon to 4 p.m. Saturday.

Art Guild of Freeport Show, Freeport Community Center. www.freeportlibrary.com. 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday; 11:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday; 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday; 11:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday; 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday. Through Feb. 28.

“Maine Agriculture: Views from the Past,” photographs from 75 to 100 years ago of Maine’s agricultural industry, Maine Farmland Trust Gallery, Belfast. www.mainefarmlandtrust.org. 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Friday. Through March 21.

“Area Artists 2011,” group show with paintings, prints, drawings, photographs, and works in clay, glass, fiber and mixed media, University of Southern Maine (Atrium Art Gallery), Lewiston. www.usm.maine.edu/lac/art. 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday; 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Friday; 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday. Through March 19.

“Logging in the Maine Woods Today,” photographs by Tonee Harbert and Madeleine de Sinety and paintings by Alden Grant, Fryeburg Academy (Palmina F. and Stephen S. Pace Galleries of Art), Fryeburg. www.fryeburgacademy.org. 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday through Friday. Through March 4.

“Jack and ME,” oil and watercolor paintings by Jim Lagasse, Bangor Public Library. 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday; 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday. Through Feb. 28.

“CONCEPT: an Architectural IDEA,” University of Maine (Charles Danforth Gallery), Augusta. www.uma.edu/danforthgallery.html. 8:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday; 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday. Through Feb. 28.

“Bringing It Home,” Berri Kramer’s visual journal of some villages in Guatemala, Heartwood College of Art, Kennebunk. www.heartwoodcollegeofart.org. 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday.

Paula Dougherty, life and figure drawings, University of Maine (Art Gallery), Machias. 255-1279. 1 to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Friday. Through March 18.

“Quartet,” work by Arunas Bukauskas, Barbara Goodbody, Melonie Bennett and Susan Bennett, Addison Woolley Gallery, Portland. www.addisonwoolley.com. Noon to 5 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday.

“Burn the Lot,” print show by Cannonball Press, Space, Portland. www.space538.org. Noon to 6 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday. Through March 26.

Spindleworks, work by adults with disabilities, Harlow Gallery, Hallowell. www.harlowgallery.org. Noon to 6 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday.

“Stable: Photography, 2011,” with work by Jock Sturges, Brenton Hamilton, Jack Montgomery, Leah McDonald, Keliy Anderson-Staley, Andreas Laszlo Konrath, Josephine Sacabo and Jan Pieter van Voorst van Beest, Susan Maasch Fine Art, Portland. www.susanmaaschfineart.com. 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday.

“A Conference of Birds II,” with work by Scott Kelley, Jeff Barrett, Andreas von Huene and others, Gleason Fine Art, Portland. www.gleasonfineart.com. 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday. Through March 26.

“Aunt Lu: The Story of Princess Watahwaso,” collection of photographs and objects, Abbe Museum, Bar Harbor. www.abbemuseum.org. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday-Saturday.

Art Walk, Downtown, Biddeford, free. www.biddefordartwalk.com. 5 to 8 p.m. Friday.

Benefits

Winter ARTirondack Auction, handmade chairs for auction plus wine dinner to benefit Mahoosuc Arts, Sunday River (Peak Lodge), Newry. www.MahoosucArts.org. Saturday.

Swim for the Lights, swimmer Gary Sredzienski swims to raise money for the American Lighthouse Foundation, followed by celebration party featuring the Serfs. Patty’s Restaurant, Kittery Point, 15. 594-4174. www.LighthouseFoundation.org. 5 p.m. Saturday.

Books and Authors

Longfellow Days: Poets in the Community, poetry readings as part of Longfellow Days events, Curtis Memorial Library, Brunswick, free. 729-4439. With Marcia Brown, Annie Finch and Helene McGlauflin, 1 p.m. today.

Brown Bag Lecture series, one hour program, bring your own lunch, Portland Public Library, Portland, free. 871-1710. Amy Wood, “Life Your Way.” Noon to 1 p.m. Wednesday.

Book launch party, for Hannah Holmes’ ” Quirk: Brain Science Makes Sense of Your Peculiar Personality,” Nonesuch Books, South Portland. nonesuchbooks.com. 7 p.m. Wednesday.

Author program, Tom Segev, author of “Simon Wiesenthal: The Life and Legends,” talks about his book, Colby College (Cotter Union), Waterville, free. www.colby.edu. 7 p.m. Thursday.

Author talk and book signing, Skidompha Library, Damariscotta. Beth Powning, “The Seacaptain’s Wife,” 10 a.m. Thursday.

Birthday party, celebrate the bookstore’s 32nd anniversary and the release of “Artifacts of Ice Age Maine” by Stephen Petroff and”Medvedb’s Journal (revised and expanded)” by Kendall Merriam, Gulf of Maine Books, Brunswick, free. 729-5083. 3 p.m. Saturday.

Classical Music

Lute in the time of J.S. Bach, Timothy Burris, lute; Timothy Neill Johnson, tenor; Mary Jo Carlsen-violin, Eliot Cherry, cello. St. Luke’s Cathedral, Portland, $15, $10 for students/seniors. 3 p.m. today.

Blue Lobster Troupe, choral concert, Lucid Stage, Portland, $10. 899-3993. 7:30 p.m. Monday.

The Longfellow Chorus and Orchestra, part of the celebration of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s birthday. Saturday afternoon performance features Tyler Putnam of Chebeague Island, First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church, Portland, $10-$20. www.longfellowchorus.com. 4:30 and 8 p.m. Saturday.

Literary Delights, with the Colby Faculty Woodwinds, Colby College (Lorimer Chapel), Waterville, free. www.colby.edu. 7:30 p.m. Saturday.

Gluck’s Iphigenie en Tauride, live in HD from the Met Opera Series, Fryeburg Academy (Leura Hill Eastman Performing Arts Center), Fryeburg, $18 studen-$26 adults, $23 seniors. 935-9232. 1 p.m. Saturday.

Comedy

Open Mic Comedy, hosted by comedian Brian Brinegar, Slainte, Portland. 828-0900. 8 p.m. Sync with Marshall Law, 10 p.m. Thursday.

Bob Marley, Stone Mountain Arts Center, Brownfield, $27.50. www.stonemountainartscenter.com.8 p.m. Friday.

Dance

Ballroom dancing, Maplewood Dance Center, Portland. 878-0584. 7 to 11 p.m. Wednesday and Friday; semi-formal dance party, 7:30 to 11 p.m. Saturday.

The Evolution of Black Dance, Sponsored by the Bowdoin College African American Society, Bowdoin College (Kresge Auditorium), Brunswick, Free. 725-3375. 8 p.m. Thursday.

Family Contradance, fourth Saturday of the month, Community House, Kennebunkport, $2-$7, $16 family maximum. 967-9916. With Two Fiddles Band, 6:30 to 9 p.m. Saturday.

Saturday Night Dance Party, Argentine tango lesson at 6 p.m., group lesson 7 p.m., American Ballroom Dance Academy, Portland. 8 to 11 p.m. (dance party) Saturday.

Fairs/Festivals

Winterfest, parades, rides, food and more, various locations, Millinocket. www.katahdinmaine.com. Today.

Moosehead Lake Chocolate Festival, sample chocolate desserts, Masonic Hall, Greenville. 695-2702. 1 p.m. today.

Winter Carnival, human dog sled race, sledding, kids’ games and more, various locations, Old Orchard Beach, $10 carnival button. www.oob365.com. 5 to 8 p.m. Friday; 5:30 to 7 p.m. pub crawl, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday.

WinterFest, antique snowmobiles, snowplows, snow blowers, sleighs, ice boats, dogsleds, and toboggans on exhibit, antique snowmobile and snow plow parade and more, Owls Head Transportation Museum, $12, free kids under age 18. 594-4418. 9:30 a.m. Saturday.

Ancient Ones, outdoor sports and gun show with a variety of displays and activities including tomahawk throwing and teepee set-up demonstrations, Augusta Armory, Augusta, $5, free for children/military. 582-7178. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday.

Kennebunk Winterfest, craft fair, children’s scavenger hunt, horse-drawn carriage rides and more, Various locations, Kennebunk. www.kennebunkmaine.us. begins at 8 a.m. Saturday.

Winter Carnival, snow adventures and games and refreshments, Bangor Public Library, free. 947-8336. 11 a.m. Saturday.

Films

“Genius Within: The Inner Life of Glenn Gould,” documentary about the pianist followed by a discussion with members of the Portland String Quartet; benefits the LARK Society for Chamber Music, Portland Public Library, $40. www.larksociety.org. 2 p.m. today.

“Blue Vinyl,” documentary film about the vinyl siding industry and possible health concerns; space is limited, call for reservations, Jacobs Chiropractic Acupuncture Center, Portland, free. 774-6251. 6:30 p.m. Tuesday.

Teens Through Time, film series with teen-centric view point, Portland Public Library, free. 1960s: “Hard Day’s Night,” 4:30 p.m. Wednesday.

Film series, Rockland Public Library, free. “The Sound of Jazz,” 6:30 p.m. Thursday.

Sagadahoc Preservation’s Dreamland Theater, film series, Winter Street Center, Bath. “Chocolat” and “Like Water for Chocolate,” 7 p.m. Thursday.

Random Movie Night, series in the Teen Lounge, Portland Public Library. www.portlandlibrary.com. 3:30 to 6 p.m. Thursday.

Pizza and Social Concerns, film series of though-provoking films coupled with pizza and discussion, Winthrop Center Friends Church, free. 685-4797. “My Boy Jack,” 6 p.m. Thursday.

Oscar Nominated Short Films: Animation, Space, Portland, $6/$8. 828-5600. www.space538.org. 7:30 p.m. (Doors 7) Thursday.

Sierra Club film series, screening of the PBS documentary “Frogs: The Thin Green Line;” dessert at 6:30., First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church, Kennebunk, free, public welcome. 7 p.m. Friday.

Oscar Nominated Short Films: Live Action, Space, Portland, 6/$8. 828-5600. www.space538.org. 7:30 p.m. (Doors 7) Friday.

Food and Drink

Argentinean Wine Dinner, Inn by the Sea (Sea Glass Restaurant), Cape Elizabeth, $62. www.innbythesea.com. Thursday.

For Children

“James and the Giant Peach,” Children’s Museum and Theatre of Maine, Portland, $7-$8, reservations suggested. 828-1234 ext. 231. 4 p.m. today and Friday; 1 and 4 p.m. Saturday.

Explore India!, music, dances, food tasting, hindi calligraphy, henna, forehead art and rangoli sand painting, Children’s Museum and Theatre of Maine, Portland, $9, free under 18 months. www.kitetails.org. 1 to 3:30 p.m. today.

George Washington Birthday Celebration, with crafts, games and refreshments, Bangor Public Library, free. 947-8336. 11 a.m. Tuesday.

Snow Splash Book Bash, outdoor activities and readings with children’s book authors and illustrators, Pineland Farms, New Gloucester, free. www.downeast.com/snowsplash. 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday.

1930s Game Day, play games popular with children in the 1930s; costumes encouraged, Bangor Public Library, free. 947-8336. 11 a.m. Wednesday.

Balloon Twisting, for ages 9 and older with magician, Conjuring Carroll, pre-registration required, Gardiner Public Library. 582-3312. 3 p.m. Wednesday.

Home & Garden

Maine Home, Remodeling and Garden Show, with celebrity chefs, Cumberland County Civic Center, Portland, $5-$8, free under age 6. www.homegardenflowershow.com. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. today.

Scarborough Garden Club, St. Nicholas Episcopal Church, Scarborough, free. Spotlighting members’ talents, 1 p.m. Monday.

The Kennebec Company Workshop Tour, behind the scenes tour of the cabinet maker’s facility; part of Longfellow Day. Reservations required, Wing Farm Business Park, Bath, free. 721-0141. 10 a.m. Tuesday.

Beginning Bonsai, learn some of the history, the spiritual and meditative influences, the elements of design used in creating a bonsai, and the cultural requirements for keeping your bonsai healthy and growing. Registration required, Plants Unlimited, Rockport, $45. www.plants-unlimited.com. 1 to 4:30 p.m. Saturday.

Museums

“In the Soviet Union’s Cross Hairs: the 20th Century Navy in Maine,” Maine Maritime Museum, Bath, $9/child-$12, free for members and children. 443-1316. 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. today through Saturday. Through March 29.

“Cold Waters, Cold War:, the 20th Century Navy in Maine,” free admission for two students 18 and under with adult, Maine Maritime Museum, Bath, $10. 443-1316. 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Runs through Friday.

“Learning is an Ornament: The History of Kennebunk’s Schools,” replica installations, historic images and more, Brick Store Museum, Kennebunk, $5 donation. www.brickstoremuseum.org. 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Tuesday through Friday; 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday.

“First People: Mi’kmaq, Maliseet, Passamaquoddy,” an exhibit of Native American history and culture, University of Maine (Acadian Archives), Fort Kent. www.umfk.maine.edu/archives/default.cfm. 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday and Thursday and Friday.

“A Most Inconvenient Storm,” original photographs from the ice storm of January 1886, Maine Historical Society, Portland. www.mainehistory.org. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. Through March 1.

Music

Kotzschmar concerts, Merrill Auditorium, Portland. www.foko.org. “Kids, Kartoons and Kotzschmar” with organist Rob Richards/illustrator Christina Siravo, $17, $10 students, free under age 12, 2 p.m. today.

Robin and Linda Williams, Stone Mountain Arts Center, Brownfield, $20. www.stonemountainartscenter.com. 8 p.m. today.

Jazz Breakfast, breakfast items available for purchase; concert free with museum admission, Portland Museum of Art, Portland, $4-$10, free children under age 6. 775-6148. Port City Jazz, 10:30 a.m. to noon today.

Buckcherry, with Hellyeah, All That Remains and the Damned Things, State Theatre, Portland, $32 day of, $30 in advance. www.statetheatreportland.com. 7 p.m. today.

Live at the Library, coffeehouse series featuring music, poetry, readings and more, York Public Library, free. www.york.lib.me.us. With musicians Harvey Reid and Joyce Andersen. 3 p.m. today.

Peter Hazen, piano, Local Sprouts Cooperative, Portland. 899-3529. With brunch, noon to 2 p.m. today.

Sunday Jazz, VENUE American Grille, Portland. Tom Delrossie Group, 12:30 p.m. today.

Sunday Jazz, VENUE American Grille, Portland. 12:30 p.m. today. Through Feb. 27.

TWO, music series featuring two New England-based bands performing original music; 21-plus, Port City Music Hall, Portland, $2. www.portcitymusichall.com. Grand Hotel (CD release) and Kurt Baker, 8 p.m. Tuesday.

The Irish Descendants, Celtic band from Newfoundland, Franco-American Heritage Center, Lewiston, $20/door. 783-1585. 7 p.m. Tuesday.

Old Time Music Jam, Local Sprouts Cooperative, Portland. 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday.

The Irish Descendants, Celtic band from Newfoundland, Skye Theatre Performing Arts Center, South Carthage, $20/door. 562-4445. 7 p.m. Wednesday.

Dan Bern with Common Rotation, One Longfellow Square, Portland, $15. 761-1757. 8 p.m. Thursday.

Noonday concerts, half-hour performance presented by Portland Conservatory of Music and the church, First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church, Portland, free. 775-3356. Elliott Schwartz and Company, 12:15 p.m. Thursday.

Nicole Atkins and the Black Sea, with Cotton Jones and Jacob Augustine; 21-plus. Tickets are $10 in advance, $12 at the door; $20 VIP seated, Port City Music Hall, Portland. www.portcitymusichall.com. 8 p.m. Thursday.

The Irish Descendants, Unity Centre for the Performing Arts, Unity, $20. 948-SHOW. 7:30 p.m. Thursday.

Jimmy Dority and Friends, Local Sprouts Cooperative, Portland. 899-3529. 7 p.m. Thursday.

Bobby Long, 21-plus. Tickets are $10 in advance, $15 day of show; $20 VIP seated, Port City Music Hall, Portland. www.portcitymusichall.com. 8 p.m. Friday.

Jim McGonickle, Deer Run Tavern, Yarmouth. Friday.

Buille with John Doyle, contemporary Irish music with a traditional sound, One Longfellow Square, Portland, $23 door, $20 in advance. 761-1757. 8 p.m. Friday.

Tricky Britches, Local Sprouts Cooperative, Portland. 899-3529. 8 p.m. Friday.

Walter Weymouth and Ryan Reed, country singers, Johnson Hall, Gardiner, $10. 588-0453. 7 p.m. Friday.

Steve Grover New York Quartet, Maine drummer Steve Grover, New York saxophonist Andrew Rathbun, pianist Frank Carlberg, and bassist Chris Van Voorst Van Beest., Bowdoin College (Studzinski Recital Hall), Brunswick, Free. 798-4141. 7:30 p.m. Friday.

Juanito Pascual Flamenco Quartet, One Longfellow Square, Portland, $20 door, $17 in advance. www.onelongfellowsquare.com. 8 p.m. Saturday.

Dimensions in Jazz, Woodfords Congregational Church, Portland. 828-1310. Steve Grover’s Birthday Bash ($10 in advance; $15 at the door), 8:30 p.m. Saturday.

Dave Mason, rock singer/songwriter and guitarist. Tickets are $42.50 in advance; $47.50 day of show, Jonathan’s Restaurant, Ogunquit. 646-4777. 7 p.m. Saturday.

Flogging Molly, Celtic punk; with Sweden’s Moneybrother opening, State Theatre, Portland, $30-$32. www.statetheatreportland.com. 7:30 p.m. Saturday.

Steve Riley and the Mamou Playboys, Stone Mountain Arts Center, Brownfield, $30. stonemountainartscenter.com. 8 p.m. Saturday.

Juke Union, classic folk, Deer Run Tavern, Yarmouth, free. Saturday.

The Magic of Ireland, Irish music and dance; benefits the renovation campaign for the D.A. Hurd Library, Noble High School, Berwick, $32.50. www.da-hurd.lib.me.us. 7:30 p.m. Saturday.

Single Job, Wide, folk/rock, Local Sprouts Cooperative, Portland. 899-3529. 8 p.m. Saturday.

Outdoors

Ice Harvest, annual event with refreshments, ice skating, horse-drawn wagon rides and more, Thompson Ice House, South Bristol. 644-1250. www.thompsonicehouse.com. 9 a.m. today.

Bird Walks, guided by a student naturalist, College of the Atlantic (George B. Dorr Museum of Natural History), Bar Harbor, free. www.coa.edu. 1 to 2 p.m. Wednesday.

Winter Family Fun Day, outdoor games, snowshoeing, maple sugaring, nature walks, winter survival demos, animal tracking, bonfires. Admission is $1.50 for ages 12-64; free all others. Lunch is included, Fort McClary State Park, Kittery Point. 384-5160. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday.

Tracking Walks, learn to identify tracks and sign of creatures in the snow, College of the Atlantic (George B. Dorr Museum of Natural History), Bar Harbor, free. www.coa.edu. 10 to 11 a.m. Thursday. Through March 10.

Kittery Trading Post Kid’s Derby, for children age 12 and younger. Register at www.icefishingderby.com/maine/kids-derby. Free entry for derby; park admission is $1.50 for those ages 12 to 64, free all others, Range Pond State Park, Poland. 8 a.m. to noon Friday.

Winter Family Fun Day, dog-sled rides, ice harvesting and ice sculpting demonstrations, nature hikes and more, Aroostook State Park, Presque Isle, $1.50. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday.

Pro Sports

Portland Pirates, AHL hockey team, Cumberland County Civic Center, Portland, $11-$17. 207-828-4665. www.portlandpirates.com. Vs. Hartford, 1 p.m. Monday.

Maine Red Claws, NBA Development League basketball game, Portland Exposition Building, vs. Rio Grande Valley, 1 p.m. Thursday. 

Readings

Open Mic Poetry Reading, Second Congregational Church, Biddeford, free. 284-7898. Biddeford Adult Poetry Project, 6 p.m. Thursday.

Special Events

Wedding Expo, also held at Stage Neck Inn, more than 50 vendors participating, York Harbor Inn, York Harbor, free. www.seacoastdenimanddiamonds.com. 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. today.

Camden Conference, annual conference about world issues with international speakers, Camden Opera House. www.camdenconference.org. Today.

Laser Fest, Audio Visual Imagineering Laser System presents laser several shows, daily, today through Feb. 27, some featuring rock music, University of Southern Maine (Southworth Planetarium), Portland, $5. blogs.usm.maine.edu/planetarium.

“Winter Delivery”, exhibit of horse-drawn vehicles as an oil delivery wagon, school bus sleigh and both city and country sleighs, Skyline Farm, North Yarmouth. www.skylinefarm.org/. 1 to 4 p.m. today. Through March 27.

“The Wreck of the Nottingham Galley,” exhibit of items related to or recovered from the Nottingham Galley, Maine State Museum, Augusta. www.mainestatemuseum.org. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. Through March 31.

Open Sky Music Jam, storytelling, Jenn Bliss on accordion and guests, The Green Hand Bookshop, Portland. 2 to 3 p.m. Tuesday.

Craft Day, variety of crafts will be available for all ages; take your creation home, Abbe Museum, Bar Harbor. 288.3519. www.abbemuseum.org. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday.

Stuart McLean and the Vinyl Cafe, University of Maine (Collins Center for the Arts), Orono. www.collinscenterforthearts.com. 7 p.m. Thursday.

“Faithful Voices,” dramatic readings based on American social activists, discussion with author Ed Schwarz follows; sponsored by Peace Action Maine, Peace Action Maine (Meg Perry Center), Portland, free. 6:30 p.m. Thursday.

Lit, monthly literary event open to poetry, spoken word and more, Mayo Street Arts, Portland, $5 to $10 donation. www.mayostreetarts.org. 7 p.m. Friday.

Stuart McLean and the Vinyl Cafe, Merrill Auditorium, Portland. www.porttix.com. 7:30 p.m. Friday.

“Harriet Tubman Visits a Therapist and Other Conversations of Color,” concert, play and art celebrating the Black Freedom Movement, Lucid Stage, Portland, $10-$20, sliding scale. 899-3993. 7:30 p.m. Friday.

Be Our Guest Wedding Show, wedding expo with music and refreshments. Admission is free but reservations are required, The Landing at Pine Point, Scarborough. 774-4527. 6 p.m. Friday.

Longfellow “February Frostbite,” all-ages 2.5K road race in celebration of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s birthday. Participants are encouraged to wear Victorian winter or Longfellow costumes, Congress Street, Portland. longfellowchorus.com/frostbite. 8 a.m. Saturday.

Flogging Molly, in-store meet and greet and CD signing, Bull Moose, Portland, free. www.bullmoose.com. 5 p.m. Saturday.

Longfellow’s Birthday Party, craft activities, prizes, cake and poetry readings, Maine Historical Society, Portland, free. www.mainehistory.org. 10 a.m. Saturday.

Theater

“2 Pianos 4 Hands,” about the sometimes-funny story of two brothers who both aspire to be classical pianists, Portland Stage Company, Portland. 2 p.m. today.

“Moonlight and Magnolias,” the craziness that happens behind the scenes during the filming of “Gone with the Wind,” St. Lawrence Arts Center, Portland. www.goodtheater.com. 2 p.m. today; 7:30 p.m. through Saturday. Through Feb. 27.

“Rent,” Lyric Music Theater, South Portland, $19.99. 2:30 p.m. today; 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Through March 5.

“Epic Proportions,” comedy presented by Ten Bucks Theatre Company, Eddington-Clifton Civic Center, Eddington. www.tenbuckstheatre.org. 2 p.m. today.

“A Midsummer Night’s Disco Dream,” new twist on Shakespeare’s play with music from the late 1970s, Waterville Opera House, Waterville. 2 p.m. today.

“The Two Storytellers,” with Michael Parent and Antonio Rocha, Lucid Stage, Portland, $10-$12. 2 p.m. today.

“Almost, Maine,” the residents of a small Maine town find themselves falling in and out of love in unexpected and hilarious ways, Chocolate Church Arts Center, Bath, $15. 2 p.m. today.

“Pride and Prejudice,” a Professional Ensemble based on Jane Austen’s novel. Admission is pay what you want; $18 suggested, Theater Project, Brunswick. www.theaterproject.com. 2 p.m. today.

“Thom Pain,” a Will Eno play described by The New York Times as “a surreal meditation on the empty promises life makes, the way experience never lives up to the weird and awesome fact of being,” Lucid Stage, Portland, $12, $10 for students and seniors. www.LucidStage.com. 7 p.m. today.

“Crazy Lil’ Thing Called Love,” adult comedy, Old Port Playhouse, Portland, $15. 773-0333. 2 p.m. today; 8 p.m. Friday; 2 and 8 p.m. Saturday. Through Feb. 27.

“Dirty Blonde,” Penobscot Theater production and Maine premiere, Bangor Opera House, $20-$35. 942-3333. 3 p.m. today; 7 p.m. Thursday; 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Through Feb. 27.

Bold Face Play Reading Series, with Harbor Light Stage, Kittery Art Association, $10. “The Swan,” 7:30 p.m. Monday.

“Venus,” based on the true story of Saartjie Baartman, for mature audiences, Bowdoin College (Wish Theater), Brunswick, free; tickets required. 725-3375. 8 p.m. Thursday and Friday; 2 and 8 p.m. Saturday. Through Saturday.

“Animal Farm,” student production, College of the Atlantic (Gates Center), Bar Harbor. www.coa.edu. 7:30 p.m. Friday; 2 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday. Through Feb. 27.

“Key for Two,” a comedy about a divorcee trying to solve her financial problems; presented by Gaslight Theater, Hallowell City Hall. 626-3698. 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Through March 5.

“Jesus Christ Superstar,” Hebron Academy (Lepage Center for the Arts), Hebron, free. 966-2100. 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday.

“HUAC vs. Hollywood: A Play,” Lucid Stage, Portland, $10. 899-3993. 8 p.m. Saturday.

A Night of Romantic Songs with Kelly Caufield, dinner performance, Anthony’s Dinner Theater, Portland, $39.95. 7 p.m. Saturday.

“In Edie’s Honor,” Center Stage Players tribute to Edie Hazard, Theater Project, Brunswick, $5, general admission. 2 p.m. Saturday.

“Checkered Floors,” Cheryl Hamilton presents a one-woman dramatic account of Somali immigration, Nasson Community Center, Springvale, $15. 324-5657. nassoncc.org. 7 p.m. Saturday.

 

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