Art

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

“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 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. Monday through Thursday; 7:45 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday; 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday. Through Saturday, Mar. 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.

“Nothing Major,” student-run exhibition featuring work by undergraduates who have not yet declared a major, Maine College of Art, Portland. www.meca.edu. Noon to 5 p.m. today; 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday (reception reception 5 to 8 p.m. Friday); noon to 5 p.m. Saturday. Through March 11.

“White,” artists explore the color white, Aarhus Gallery, Belfast. 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. today.

“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.

“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. Monday through 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. Runs 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 and Monday through Saturday. Through March 14.

“Alex Katz: 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 April 8.

“Clemens Kalischer: Displaced Persons,” photographs of World War II refugees in Europe, 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 April 8.

“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 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.

“Portraits and Voices: Shoemaking Skills of Generations,” exhibit celebrating Lewiston and Auburn?history and present-day legacy in shoemaking, Museum L-A, Lewiston. 333-3881. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Saturday.

“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.

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

Winter exhibits, “Fear and Play,” paintings by Jonathan Lux; “The Gesture Contained,” sculpture by Joshua Enck; and “New York, New York,” photographs from the museum’s collection, University of Maine (Museum of Art), Bangor, free. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday. Through March 26.

“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. Monday through Saturday. Through March 12.

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

“Jack and ME,” oil and watercolor paintings by Jim Lagasse, Bangor Public Library, Bangor. 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday.

“CONCEPT: an Architectural IDEA,” University of Maine (Charles Danforth Gallery), Augusta. www.uma.edu/danforthgallery.html. 8:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday.

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

“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.

Art Guild of Freeport, 20 local artists are exhibiting and selling their work. Please refer to the library website for open hours, www.freeportlibrary.com, Freeport Community Library, Freeport, Free. Monday.

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

Youth Art Month exhibit, Portland Museum of Art, Portland, $4-$10, free under age 6. 775-6148. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday; 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Friday; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday. Through April 3.

“Bound to Art: Illustrated Books from the Edmund S. Muskie Archives and Special Collections Library,” Bates College (Museum of Art), Lewiston, free. 786-6158. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. Through March 25.

“Dialogues, a video series,” artist videos shown continuously in conjunction with the exhibit, Bates College (Museum of Art), Lewiston, free. 786-6158. Rachel Perry Welty’s “Karaoke Wrong Number,” 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday; Roy Villevoye and Jan Dietvorst’s “Owner of the Voyage,” 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Through March 25.

“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.

“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.

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

“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 through Saturday.

“Radius Belfast,” Aarhus Gallery, Belfast. 338-0001. 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday through Saturday; reception 5 to 8 p.m. Friday. Through March 27.

“The Orb and the Octopus,” black and white drawings, by Amy Ray and John Jennison, University of Southern Maine (Area Gallery), Portland, free. 780-5008. 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. Thursday through Saturday. Through April 28.

Southern Maine Clay Guild Pottery Show and Sale, York Art Association, York Harbor. 363-4049. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday trhough Saturday. Through March 26.

“The Jar Project,” an installation of 60 art-filled jars made by 60 artists with connections to Maine, Whitney Art Works, Portland. www.jarproject.net. 4 to 9 p.m. Friday; noon to 6 p.m. Saturday. Through April 2.

“Journeys to the Interior,” paintings by Robert Nason, Addison Woolley Gallery, Portland. 450-8499. www.addisonwoolley.com. Noon to 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Through March 26.

Student Art Exhibition, works by Greely High School and North Yarmouth Academy, 317 Main St., Community Music Center, Yarmouth. Reception, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Friday. Through March 25.

Celebrate Student Art: RSU 23 Art Show, Saco Museum, reception 5:30 to 7:30 Friday, free. 283-3861. Through April 23.

Art Openings

“Lambs Among Wolves,” opening with artist Meghan Howland, Mayo Street Arts, Portland, Free. 5 to 8 p.m. Friday.

Benefits

Hoops for Heart, Games for children from noon to 2 p.m., followed by a 3-on-3 tournament for high school students from 2-4 p.m. Benefits American Heart Association., St. Joseph’s College (Harold Alfond Center), Standish, 5 donation. 893-6615. With men’s and women’s basketball teams, 2 p.m. today.

Go Red For Women Luncheon, Benefits American Heart Association, Holiday Inn by the Bay, Portland, 100. Tuesday.

Lewiston Auburn Film Festival Fundraiser, live music by local fiddle legend Greg Boardman and a Beatles tribute by Nick Knowlton and friends; preview of festival films; light appetizers; cash bar; silent auction. Bates Mill Atrium, Lewiston. Suggested donation. 577-9746. www.lafilmfestival.org. 5 to 8 p.m. Friday.

Mardi Gras Masquerade Ball, silent auction, food and dancing; benefits Community Partners. Semiformal attire required, Port City Music Hall, Portland. asafford@cpime.org. 6 p.m. to midnight Saturday.

EverAfter Mustang Rescue, fourth annual dance with raffle, Eagles Club, Biddeford, $10. 571-4172. 7 p.m. to midnight Saturday.

Concert with Rustic Overtones, Also features The Andrew Yankowsky Band and Christian Cuff. Benefits Operation Smile. Tickets at www.brownpapertickets.com, Morse High School, Bath. cosmopolitanconcert@gmail.com. Doors 6:45 p.m. Saturday.

Book Signings

Gail Donovan will sign her most recent children’s book, “What’s Bugging Bailey Blecker?” at the Cathedral Shop, St. Luke’s Cathedral, Portland. 772-5434. 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. today.

Books and Authors

Longfellow Birthday Celebration, Robin Hansen, author of “Ice Harbor Mittens,” reads from her book. Also, Gary Lawless hosts an open poetry reading; part of Longfellow Days, Unitarian Universalist Church, Brunswick, free. www.brunswick downtown.com. 6:30 p.m. today.

Brown Bag Lecture series, one-hour program, bring your own lunch, Portland Public Library, Portland, free. 871-1710. Hannah Holmes, “Quirk: Brain Science Makes Sense of Your Peculiar Personality,” noon to 1 p.m. Wednesday.

Death and Survival in the Civil War, series with presentations, Maine Historical Society, Portland, donation suggested. www.spiritsalive.org. Civil War Heroes and Heroines Buried in Evergreen Cemetery with Tom Desjardins, Saturday. Through March 26.

Pros(e) in Portland, Maine Writers and Publishers Alliance conference; learn about the publishing business; author Colin Woodard is the keynote speaker, Portland Public Library, Portland, $75/member, $125 non-members. 228-8263. www.mainewriters.org. 10 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Saturday.

Classical Music

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.longfellow chorus.com. 3 p.m. today.

Songs and Choruses, part of the celebration of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s birthday, First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church, Portland, $15-$20. www.longfellow chorus.com. 1:30 p.m. today.

Decompression Chamber Music Series, small classical ensembles, One Longfellow Square, Portland, $12 door, $10 in advance. 761-1757. Mendelssohn, 6 p.m. Monday.

Keith Crook, classical guitarist, University of Southern Maine (Corthell Concert Hall), Gorham, $5-$15. 780-5555. 8 p.m. Friday.

Comedy

Secret Lives of Comedians, Lucid Stage, Portland, $10. 7:30 p.m. today.

Open Mic Comedy, hosted by comedian Brian Brinegar, Slainte, Portland. 828-0900. 8 p.m.; Todd the Rocket, 10 p.m. Thursday.

Half Price Showcase, Hosted by weekend headliner George Hamm, Comedy Connection, Portland, $8. www.mainecomedy.com. 8:30 p.m. Thursday.

George Hamm, With Tony Moschetto, Comedy Connection, Portland, $16. www.mainecomedy.com. 8:30 p.m. Friday.

Maine Hysterical Society, Johnson Hall, Gardiner, $18, $10 under age 14. 582-3100. 7:30 p.m. Saturday.

George Hamm, With Tony Moschetto, Comedy Connection, Portland, $16. www.mainecomedy.com. 8:30 p.m. Saturday.

Dance

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

Swing Dance, partner not needed, beginners welcome, Deering Grange, Portland. 653-5012. With Lex and Joe Blues Swing ($10), 8 to 9 p.m. lesson, 9 p.m. to midnight dancing Friday.

Saturday Night Dance Party, Argentine Tango lesson at 6 p.m.; group lesson 7 p.m.; dance party 8-11 p.m., American Ballroom Dance Academy, Portland. Call for cover. 671-7644. Saturday.

Contra Dance, all dances taught, dessert potluck; partner not necessary, Falmouth Congregational Church, Falmouth, $5-$10, free under 5. 756-2201. With Frigate, 7:15 p.m. Saturday.

Fairs/Festivals

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 3 p.m. today.

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, Owls Head, $12, free kids under age 18. 594-4418. 9:30 a.m. today.

Psychic Sunday, fees for readings, products and services, Lucid Stage, Portland, $1. 286-1427. www.onthenewedge.com. 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. today.

Films

Israeli Society through the Lens of Film, Colby College (Lovejoy Building), Waterville, free. www.colby.edu. “Vasermil,” 7 p.m. Monday.

A Chemical Reaction, Documentary film by Paul Tukey, Belfast Free Library, Belfast, Free. 338- 3884. 6:30 p.m. Tuesday.

“Queen of the Sun,” Documentary that offers a profound alternative look at the tragic global bee crisis. Tickets online at www.merriconeaag.org., Merriconeag Waldorf School, Freeport, $7. www.merriconeaag.org. Thursday.

Reel Paddling Film Festival, presented by the Bowdoin Outing Club, Bowdoin College (Searles Science Building), Brunswick. 725-3346. 3 p.m. Friday.

Reel Paddling Film Festival, presented by the Bowdoin Outing Club, Bowdoin College (Searles Science Building), Brunswick. 725-3346. 3 p.m. Friday.

Reel Paddling Film Festival, presented by the Bowdoin Outing Club, Bowdoin College (Searles Science Building), Brunswick. 725-3346. 3 p.m. Friday.

“No Dearth on the Nile: Margery Durant Flies in Style to Africa,” Durant’s grandson shares the film and family photos, Owls Head Transportation Museum, Owls Head, free. www.owlshead.org. 1 p.m. Saturday.

Down to the Sea in Film, nautical movie series, Maine Maritime Museum, Bath, $5-$25. www.MaineMaritimeMuseum.org. “The Mystery of the Don Disaster,” 6:30 p.m. Saturday.

Food and Drink

Meet Your Farmers and Fishermen, a celebration of Community Supported Agriculture and Fisheries with food and entertainment at which you can sign up to participate, learn about seasonal local foods, Statewide, Maine, free. www.mofga.org. 1 to 3 p.m. today.

Healthy Foods, Whole Foods Market, Portland. 774-7711. Vegan Fest, 1 to 4 p.m. today.

Cold River Bartenders Bash, local bartenders compete to create the Ultimate Cold River Cocktail; 21-plus, Ocean Gateway Terminal, Portland, $35. http://tinyurl.com/28rmueg. 5 to 8:30 p.m. Monday.

Dinner and book signing, with Gabrielle Hamilton, chef and author of “Blood, Bones & Butter: The Inadvertent Education of a Reluctant Chef,” Grace, Portland, $120. 828-4422. 7 p.m. Thursday.

Trivia Night, with drink specials, free munchies and prizes. Happy hour 4-6 p.m., Jameson Tavern, Freeport. 865-4196. 6 p.m. Friday.

The Incredible Breakfast Cook-Off, Maine Restaurant Week’s breakfast competition benefiting the Preble Street Resource Center. Sea Dog Brewing Company, S. Portland, $15, $27/2 tickets. www.mainerestaurant week.com. 7 to 9 a.m. Friday.

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. Through March 6.

Children’s Book Character Party, with Arthur, storytelling, cookie decorating and more, Colby College (Bookstore), Waterville, free, but tickets required. 859-5400. 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday.

Popcorn Saturday, children’s program for preschool through grade 5, River Tree Arts, Kennebunk, $5, $20/family. 967-9120. Ask the Ballerina, 11 a.m. Saturday.

Kids Night Out, games, movies, swimming, rock climbing and arts and crafts for children ages 7-13, St. Joseph’s College (Harold Alfond Center), Standish, $9, $6 for additional child. 893-7723. 5:30 to 9 p.m. Saturday.

Home & Garden

Jam, Jel, Marmalade, Preserve, Conserve, learn how to make a batch of jam/jelly using the water bath canning method, Bonny Eagle Middle School, Buxton, $20. 929-9185. 6:30 to 9 p.m. Monday.

Yes, You Can Grow Roses in Maine, rose growing workshop. Admission is free but registration is required, Plants Unlimited, Rockport. www.plants-unlimited.com. 1 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 and Monday through Saturday. Through March 29.

“First People: Mikmaq, 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. Monday through Friday. Through May 31.

“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. Monday and Tuesday.

“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.

Music

Sacred Harp Singing, Participatory event. Music from The Sacred Harp, featuring hymns, fuging tunes, anthems, and other songs in a style rooted in Colonial New England. Potluck dinner follows. 563-6083, Private Residence, Free. 563-6083. 2 to 5 p.m. today.

Paul Winter Consort, with Midcoast Community Chorus and a multimedia exploration by artist Eric Hopkins, Camden Hills Regional High School (Strom Auditorium), Rockport, $25-$45, $8 age 18 and younger. www.baychamberconcerts.org. 4 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. Bob Charest Quartet, 10:30 a.m. to noon today.

Booth & Guiteau, and Jake Hoffman and Cody McManus, Local Sprouts Cooperative, Portland. 899-3529. noon to 2 p.m. today.

Sunday Jazz, VENUE American Grille, Portland. John Linscott and the Mainstream Jazz Masters, 12:30 p.m. today.

Girl Talk, mashups and more, State Theatre, Portland, $20. www.statetheatreportland.com. 8 p.m. Monday.

Lake Dive Street, One Longfellow Square, Portland, 10. http://www.onelongfellowsquare. 8 p.m. Tuesday.

Leif Sherman Curtis, with Pairdown and Eric Carbonara, The Oak and the Ax, Biddeford, 5. 8 p.m. Tuesday.

Open Mic Night, Run of the Mill Brewpub, Saco. With Slack Master, 8 to 11 p.m. Tuesday.

Pops concert, “Heroes Come in All Shapes & Sizes,” by the Italian Heritage Center Concert Band with the Hall Elementary School Chorus., Deering High School, Portland, $7/$6, $6/$5 pre-sale; students free. www.italianheritageband.com. 7 p.m. Wednesday.

Dead Man’s Clothes, with locals Maria Stella, and Boston’s Dirty Dishes and Grass is Green., The Aphodian, Portland, $2. www.deadmansclothes.com. 8 p.m. Wednesday.

Clash of the Titans, Rolling Stones vs. Thin Lizzy, Port City Music Hall, Portland, $5. www.portcitymusic hall.com. 9 p.m. Wednesday.

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

Chris Velan, with Pete Miller and Jason Spooner, Frontier Cafe, Cinema & Gallery, Brunswick. www.explorefrontier.com. 6:30 p.m. Thursday.

Knit or Not Nights, enjoy live fiddle music performed by Hope Hoffman with special guest Jeff Trippe. Audience members are invited to bring their knitting projects to work on, Spindleworks, Brunswick, free. www.spindleworks.org. 5:15 to 6:15 p.m. Thursday. Through April 7.

Wendy MacIsaac, fiddler/piano/stepdancer with fiddler Andrea Beaton, Unity Centre for the Performing Arts, Unity, $15. 948-SHOW. 7:30 p.m. Thursday.

Concert Series, Skye Theatre Performing Arts Center, South Carthage. 562-4445. Maeve Gillchirst with String Quartet, 7 p.m. Thursday. Through Dec. 28.

Lindsay Mac & The Boom Booms, One Longfellow Square, Portland, $12/$15. 761-1757. http://www.onelongfellowsquare. 8 p.m. Thursday.

Astronautalis, ages 18 and older, Space, Portland, $10. www.space538.org. With Sims and Sandbag, 8:30 p.m. (doors at 8) Thursday.

Steve Jones, Run of the Mill Brewpub, Saco. 8 to 11 p.m. Thursday.

Ivan Neville’s DUMPSTAPHUNK, Port City Music Hall, Portland, $12/$15, VIP $25. 8 p.m. Thursday.

Slow Blind Tone, a soulful blend of rock, funk, blues and jazz, College of the Atlantic (Gates Center), Bar Harbor. www.coa.edu. 8 p.m. Friday.

Mark O’Connor Quartet, Merrill Auditorium, Portland, $32-$40, $10 for students. www.porttix.com. 8 p.m. Friday.

Waltzings for Dreamers, concert series, Stone Mountain Arts Center, Brownfield, free. www.stonemountainartscenter.com. Maeve Gilchrist and Sarah Jarosz, 8 p.m. Friday.

Ralph Stanley, bluegrass, One Longfellow Square, Portland, $45. 761-1757. 8 p.m. Friday.

Craig Perry, Deer Run Tavern, Yarmouth. Friday.

Habib Koite, Oliver Mtukudzi and Afel Bocoum, Strand Theatre, Rockland, $38. 594-0070. 8 p.m. Friday.

The Woes, With Britta Pejic, The Oak and the Ax, Biddeford, $7. 8 p.m. Friday.

Friday Night Jazz, Dorie Barnes (Vocals) & Jesse Feinberg, Solo Bistro, Bath. Dorie Barnes (Vocals) & Jesse Feinberg, 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Friday.

Slow Blind Tone, College of the Atlantic, Bar Harbor, 10. Rock, blues, jazz and funk, 7:30 p.m. Friday.

Maeve Gilchrist and Sarah Jarosz, Chocolate Church Arts Center, Bath, $20 door, $18 in advance. chocolatechurcharts.org. 7:30 p.m. Saturday.

Ladysmith Black Mambazo, University of Maine (Collins Center for the Arts), Orono, $27-$32. www.collinscenterforthearts.co. 8 p.m. Saturday.

The Infamous Stringdusters, Stone Mountain Arts Center, Brownfield, $20. stonemountainartscenter.com. 8 p.m. Saturday.

The Nu-Utopians, John Lennon song project; 21-plus, The Landing at Pine Point, Scarborough, $20-$25. www.thelandingatpinepoint.com. 7 p.m. Saturday.

Vance Gilbert, folk; with Adam Waxman, One Longfellow Square, Portland, $20 door-$17, in advance. 761-1757. 8 p.m. Saturday.

Acappellooza 11, Multigenerational a cappella concert features seven groups from Maine and New Hampshire. Benefits Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southern Maine. Tickets at 773-KIDS, at Bull Moose or at the door., Hannaford Hall – USM, Portland, $12. 773-KIDS. 6 p.m. Saturday.

Martin England & the Reconstructed, concert to benefit the South Berwick Public Library’s building fund; tickets available at the Library and all Bull Moose Music locations, Spring Hill Restaurant, South Berwick, $10/advance-$12/door. 8 p.m. Saturday.

Sunburned Hand of the Man, With Hush Arbors, Franklin’s Mint and Bill Nace., The Oak and the Ax, Biddeford, $8. 8 p.m. Saturday.

Village Coffee House, With Breezemeere Bottom Boys, New Gloucester Congregational Church, $10. www.villagecoffeehouse.org. 7:30 p.m. Saturday.

Aframe & Mike Clouds, Run of the Mill Brewpub, Saco. 8 to 11 p.m. Saturday.

Special Events

Laser Fest, Audio Visual Imagineering Laser System presents laser shows, some with rock music, University of Southern Maine (Southworth Planetarium), Portland, $5. Today.

Longfellow Days Tour, tour the house where Henry Wadsworth Longfellow lived from 1830 to 1832, Joshua Chamberlain House, Brunswick, free. www.brunswickdowntown.com. Noon to 3 p.m. today.

“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.

Antiques Show, with more than 50 dealers, Fort Andross, Brunswick, free admission. 522-1977. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. today.

Zumbathon, Club Texas, Auburn. 784-7785. www.clubtexas.info. 7 p.m. Monday.

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

Mardi Gras, parades, music and more, various locations, Ogunquit. www.visitogunquit.org. Friday.

Dan Candell, master hypnotist and mind reader; to benefit the Class of 2013, Fryeburg Academy (Leura Hill Eastman Performing Arts Center), Fryeburg, $10. 935-9232. 7:30 p.m. Friday.

Audio Producer Fred Greenhalgh, Audio samples and a talk about his new work, “The Cleansed: Season One.” Coffee by Design on India Street, Portland, free. 7 to 9 p.m. Friday.

Can-Am Crown Sled Dog Races, spectator viewing from Main Street and Lonesome Pine Ski Lodge, various locations, Fort Kent. can-am.sjv.net. Saturday. Through March 8.

Annual Mardi Gras Ball, authentic Louisiana cuisine from Chef Marc Bell and dancing to music from Robert Sylvain & the Cajun Aces. Tickets at Bull Moose & MardiGrasPortland.com. Benefits Portland’s Cathedral School. Eastland Park Hotel, Portland, $40/$50. www.MardiGrasPortland.com. 6 p.m. Saturday.

Day of Wellness, 15 sessions for a balanced and holistic approach to healthy spirit, mind and body, everything from yoga, mediation, and tai chi, to music and loss, to exercise techniques and self defense., Casco Bay YMCA, Freeport, $20 members, $35 non-members. 865-9600. www.cumberlandcountyymca.org. 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday.

Theater

“Animal Farm,” student production, College of the Atlantic (Gates Center), Bar Harbor. www.coa.edu. 2 p.m. today.

Magic of Ireland, Irish music and dance, University of Maine (Collins Center for the Arts), Orono, $42. www.collinscenterforthearts.co. 3 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.

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

“Key for Two,” a comedy about a divorcee trying to solve her financial problems; presented by Gaslight Theater, Hallowell City Hall, Hallowell. 2 p.m. today; 7:30 p.m. Thursday through Saturday.

“Crazy Lil’ Thing Called Love,” adult comedy, Old Port Playhouse, Portland, $15. 773-0333. 2 p.m. today.

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

“Dirty Blonde,” Penobscot Theater production and Maine premiere, Bangor Opera House, Bangor, $20-$35. 942-3333. 3 p.m. today.

“A Lie of the Mind,” Masque and Gown production; tickets available at Smith Union information desk, Bowdoin College (Pickard Theater), Brunswick, $3. 725-3375. 7 p.m. Friday.

Portland Playback Theater, Theme: Conflict and Harmony, First Parish Church, Portland, 7. www.portlandplayback.com. 7:30 p.m. Friday.

“The Shadow Box,” Old Port Playhouse, Portland, $15. 773-0333. oldportplayhouse.com. 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Through March 20.

 

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