September 12, 2012

Art and Theater Listings

Classical music, theater, auditions, art museums and galleries

• CLASSICAL MUSIC

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Frank Glazer performs Handel, Mozart, Beethoven and more at Bates College in Lewiston on Friday.

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Syrian Violinist Aban Zirikly, "The Pleasures of Classical Music" talk and performance, Thomas Memorial Library, Cape Elizabeth. Free. thomasmemoriallibrary.org. 7 p.m. Thursday.

"3 Superstars in Berlin," opera HD broadcast, Lincoln Theater, Damariscotta. $15; $5 for ages 18 and under. atthelincoln.org. 2 and 7 p.m. Thursday.

Frank Glazer Retrospective, Program I: Handel, Mozart, Debussy, Chopin and Beethoven, Bates College (Olin Arts Center), Lewiston. $10; limited number of free tickets for seniors and students. batestickets.com. 7:30 p.m. Friday.

Pianist George Sebastian Lopez, Franco American Heritage Center, Lewiston. $16; $14 for seniors; free for students. 689-2000. 7:30 p.m. Friday.

• THEATER

"9 to 5: The Musical," musical co-starring Sally Struthers based on hit 1980 movie, Ogunquit Playhouse. $29 to $74. ogunquitplayhouse.org. 2:30 and 8 p.m. Thursday; 8 p.m. Friday; 3:30 and 8 p.m. Saturday.

"Tess of the D'Urbervilles," stage adaptation presented by Dead Wessex Fair, Lucid Stage, Portland. $12; $10 for seniors and students. lucidstage.com. 8 p.m. Thursday to Saturday and Sept. 20. Through Sept. 26.

"Etty," one-woman theatrical play based on the letters and diaries of Etty Hillesum, Rockland Public Library. Free. 594-0310. 6:30 p.m. Thursday.

"Can U REL8?" showcase of eight original short plays by Maine playwrights, Freeport Performing Arts Center. Pay-what-you-can Thursday; $10 in advance, $15 at door all other shows. fcponline.org. 7:30 p.m. Thursday to Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday. Through Sept. 30.

"The Biggest Little House in the Forest," interactive theater experience for infants and toddlers, Children's Museum and Theatre of Maine, Portland. $5, $6. kitetails.org. 11 a.m. Friday; 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. Saturday.

"My Ongoing Problems with Kindness: Confessions of a Mogo Girl," new solo performance by Zoe Weil, Stonington Opera House. $10. operahousearts.org. 7 p.m. Friday.

"Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat," Andrew Lloyd Webber musical based on the Book of Genesis, Portland Players, South Portland. $20; $18 for seniors; $15 for students ($6 for students on Sept. 16). portlandplayers.org. 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 2:30 p.m. Sunday. Through Sept. 30.

"My Mother's Clothes Are Not My Mother," one-woman play by Elizabeth Peavey, St. Lawrence Arts Center, Portland. $12 to $15. stlawrencearts.org. 7 p.m. Saturday.

"Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story," musical celebration of rock legend, Ogunquit Playhouse. $39 to $74. ogunquitplayhouse.org. 2:30 p.m. and 8 p.m. Wednesday and Sept. 20. Through Oct. 7.

"Of Thee I Sing," Musical by George and Ira Gershwin, George Kaufman and Morrie Ryskind, Theater at Monmouth. $10 to $26. theateratmonmouth.org. 7:30 p.m. Sept. 20. Through Sept. 30.

USM Theatre Department Open House, get a behind-the-scenes look at live theater, University of Southern Maine, Gorham. Free. 780-5151. 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. (reception at 7 p.m.) Sept. 20.

• AUDITIONS

Portland Youth Dance Company, hip hop, contemporary, jazz and modern dancers ages 10 to 18, Casco Bay Movers Dance Studio, Portland. portlandyouthdance.com. New hip hop at noon, intermediate level at 1 p.m., high-intermediate and advanced at 2:30 p.m. Saturday.

"HONK! The Musical," based on "The Ugly Duckling," City Theater, Biddeford. citytheater.org. Children's auditions, 2 p.m. Sunday; adult auditions, 6 p.m. Monday and Tuesday.

• ART MUSEUMS

OPENINGS/RECEPTIONS

Le Demers: "Trace," Maine Museum of Photographic Arts, USM Glickman Library, Portland. usm.maine.edu/library. Opening reception, 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday. Through December.

"Then, Now and Always a Part of Saco: 250 Years of the First Parish Church," photos and artifacts, Dyer Library/Saco Museum. dyerlibrarysacomuseum.org. Opens Saturday. Through Nov. 10.

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