August 8, 2012

Art and Theater Listings

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

• CLASSICAL MUSIC

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“The Rocky Horror Show” will be staged at Arundel Barn Playhouse through Aug. 18.

Courtesy Arundel Barn Playhouse

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“High Chair 11:12 p.m.-12:00 a.m.,” by Daniel E. Davis is part of the photography exhibit “Here and There” at the USM Glickman Library, 314 Forest Ave. in Portland. Davis will speak at the library from 2 to 3:30 p.m. Saturday in Rooms 423/424.

Courtesy Maine Museum of Photographic Arts

THURSDAY

Bay Chamber Summer Music Festival: Vivaldi's "The Four Seasons" and Concerto for Two Cellos, Rockport Opera House. $30 to $40; $8 for ages 18 and under. baychamberconcerts.org. 8 p.m.

Portland Chamber Music Festival, selections by Boccherini, Hindemith and Dvorak; Abromson Center, University of Southern Maine, Portland. $30. pcmf.org. 8 p.m. Through Aug. 18.

FRIDAY

Bay Chamber Summer Music Festival: Luminous Baroque, Farnsworth Art Museum (Wyeth Center), Rockland. $30; $8 for ages 18 and under; $40 for both concerts. baychamberconcerts.org. 6 and 8:15 p.m.

SATURDAY

Pianist Lan Lam and Violinist Geoffrey Day, sonatas by Mozart, Beethoven and Brahms; Jewett Auditorium, Augusta. Donations at the door. concertsatjewett.com. 2 p.m.

Portland Chamber Music Festival, selections by Paganini, Dominick Argento and Schubert; Abromson Center, University of Southern Maine, Portland. $30. pcmf.org. Through Aug. 18.

TUESDAY

Sebago-Long Lake Music Festival, "Russian Finale," Deertrees Theatre, Harrison. $25. sebagomusicfestival.org. 7:30 p.m.

WEDNESDAY

Sebago-Long Lake Music Festival, "Russian Finale," Leura Hill Eastman Performing Arts Center, Fryeburg. $20; $15 for seniors; $10 for students. fryeburgacademy.org/pac. 7:30 p.m.

2012 Summer Met Opera in HD Encore Series, encore broadcast of Strauss' "Der Kosenkavalier," University of Maine (Collins Center for the Arts), Orono. $18. collinscenterforthearts.com. 7 p.m.

AUG. 16

Bay Chamber Summer Music Festival: "Dreams and Passions," works from the classical, romantic and modern periods, Rockport Opera House. $30 to $40; $8 for ages 18 and under. baychamberconcerts.org. 8 p.m.

Portland Chamber Music Festival, selections by Telemann, Michael Rose and Brahms; Abromson Center, University of Southern Maine, Portland. $30. pcmf.org. 8 p.m. Through Aug. 18.

• DANCE

Bates Dance Festival: "Performance in the RAW," works-in-progress fresh from the studio by artists in residence, Bates College (Schaeffer Theatre), Lewiston. Free. batesdancefestival.org. 7:30 p.m. Friday.

Bates Dance Festival: "Young Choreographers/New Works," more than 20 new works by festival students, Bates College (Schaeffer Theatre), Lewiston. Free. batesdancefestival.org. 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday.

Bates Dance Festival: "Festival Finale," festival participants perform new works, plus a production by Youth Arts Program participants, Bates College (Merrill Gymnasium), Lewiston. $6. batesdancefestival.org. 7:30 p.m. Saturday.

• THEATER

"Damn Yankees," musical set in Fenway Park starring Carson Kressley, Ogunquit Playhouse. $39 to $75. ogunquitplayhouse.org. 2:30 and 8 p.m. Thursday; 8 p.m. Friday; 8:30 p.m. Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday; 8 p.m. Tuesday; 2:30 and 8 p.m. Wednesday and Aug. 16. Through Aug. 18.

MaineStage Summer Shakespeare Series, Lafayette Park, Kennebunk. Free/donation. mainestageshakespeare.com. "As You Like It," 7 p.m. Thursday and Saturday; "Othello," 7 p.m. Friday; "Love's Labour's Lost," 2 p.m. Saturday.

"Once Upon a Mattress," musical comedy, Boothbay Playhouse. $20. 633-3379. 8 p.m. Thursday and Friday; 2 and 8 p.m. Saturday; 8 p.m. Wednesday and Aug. 16. Through Aug. 18.

"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. Thursday; 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday.

Moliere's "Tartuffe," hijinks and physical comedy, Theater at Monmouth. $20 to $28. theateratmonmouth.org. 1 p.m. Thursday, Saturday and Tuesday; 7:30 p.m. Wednesday. In repertory through Aug. 19.

Shakespeare's "Macbeth," presented by Fenix Theatre, Bowdoin College Hatch Quad, Brunswick. Free. fenixtheatre.com. 6 p.m. Thursday; 6:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday.

Shakespeare's "Two Gentlemen of Verona," Theater at Monmouth. $10 to $26. theateratmonmouth.org. 1 p.m. Thursday; 7 p.m. Sunday; 7:30 p.m. Tuesday. In repertory through Aug. 17.

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