June 20, 2012

Art and Theater Listings

Classical music, dance, theater, auditions, art museums and galleries

• CLASSICAL MUSIC

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Tom Frey, left, and Jeffrey Rockwell in “2 Piano 4 Hands,” continuing through July 1 at Portland Stage Company.

Darren Setlow photo courtesy of Portland Stage Company

FRIDAY

Chamber Music Festival, program one: Complete violin and piano works of Schubert, Kneisel Hall, Blue Hill. $20 to $30. kneisel.org. 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday.

SATURDAY

"Music Among Friends," concert for Thomas Wolf, retiring artistic director of Bay Chamber Concerts, with violins, viola, cellos and piano, Rockport Opera House. $50; $8 for ages 18 and under. 236-2823. 8 p.m.

Christ Church Cathedral Men and Boys Choir of Ottowa, St. Peter's by the Sea, Cape Neddick. Free. st-peters-by-the-sea.org. 3:30 p.m.

Hannah Sloane-Barton and Friends, vocal recital with pianist Patricia Hayden; works by Wolf, Brahms, Puccini, Handel, Purcell and Rorem; Merrill Hall, Nordica Auditorium, Farmington. Free/donation. artsinstitute.org. 7:30 p.m.

Portland Conservatory of Music Ninth Annual International Piano Festival, with pianist Frank Glazer, Woodfords Congregational Church, Portland. $15; $12 for seniors and students. portlandconservatory.net. 7:30 p.m.

TUESDAY

Portland Conservatory of Music Ninth Annual International Piano Festival, with pianist Tamara Poddubnaya, Woodfords Congregational Church, Portland. $15; $12 for seniors and students. portlandconservatory.net. 7:30 p.m.

WEDNESDAY

Bowdoin International Music Festival: Wednesday Upbeat!, with Ray Chen, New York Philharmonic principal oboe Liang Wang, Cincinnati Symphony principal flutist Randy Bowman and the Ying and Shanghai Quartets, Bowdoin College (Studzinski Recital Hall), Brunswick. $30. bowdoinfestival.org. 7:30 p.m.

Kneisal Hall Chamber Music, Bangor Public Library. Free. 947-8336, Ext. 111. 7 p.m.

Portland Conservatory of Music Ninth Annual International Piano Festival, with festival participants performance, Woodfords Congregational Church, Portland. $15; $12 for seniors and students. portlandconservatory.net. 11 a.m. Wednesday; 7:30 p.m. June 28.

MET Opera: Live in HD Summer Encore Series, encore screening of "Don Giovanni," Leura Hill Eastman Performing Arts Center, Fryeburg. $18; $15 for seniors; $10 for students. fryeburgacademy.org/pac. 2:30 p.m.

The Best of the MET: Live in HD Encore Series, encore screening of "Don Giovanni," Lincoln Theater, Damariscotta. $20. atthelincoln.org. 7:30 p.m.

• THEATER

Rodgers & Hammerstein's "South Pacific," classic musical about romance in the Pacific Theater during World War II, Ogunquit Playhouse. $29 to $74. ogunquitplayhouse.org. Previews at 2:30 p.m. today; opens at 8 p.m. today and continues at 8 p.m. Friday; 3:30 and 8 p.m. Saturday; 2 and 7 p.m. Sunday; 8 p.m. Tuesday; and 2:30 and 8 p.m. Wednesday and June 28. Through July 15.

"2 Pianos 4 Hands," play with music that follows the dynamic and comical true journey of two piano players, Portland Stage Company. $40; $20 students. portlandstage.org. 8 p.m. today; 4 and 8 p.m. Saturday; 4 p.m. Sunday; 8 p.m. Tuesday to June 28. Through July 1.

"Forever Plaid," musical about a young vocal group that gets a second chance to perform after dying in an accident, Arundel Barn Playhouse. $30 to $41. arundelbarnplayhouse.com. 8 p.m. today to Saturday.

"A Chorus Line," Tony Award-winning musical about actors auditioning for a chorus line presented by Maine State Music Theatre, Bowdoin College (Pickard Theater), Brunswick. $36 to $59. msmt.org. 2 and 7:30 p.m. today and Friday; 7:30 p.m. Saturday.

"Burt and Me," American love story musical, Hackmatack Playhouse, Berwick. $20 to $25; $10 for students. hackmatack.org. 2 and 8 p.m. today; 8 p.m. Friday, Saturday and Wednesday; 2 and 8 p.m. June 28. Through June 30.

"Vaudeville on Vacation," by Dark Follies with special guests Cait Capaldi and Heather Powers, Lucid Stage, Portland. $12; $10 for students and seniors. lucidstage.com. 8 p.m. today and Friday; 2 and 8 p.m. Saturday.

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