January 23

Art and Theater Listings

• CLASSICAL MUSIC

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Maine State Ballet presents “Tap, Tap, Jazz” in Falmouth Friday and Saturday.

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“Self Portrait” by Lois Dodd is part of the exhibition of her paintings at the Portland Museum of Art.

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THURSDAY

Portland Conservatory of Music Noonday Concert, with Elliott Schwartz and Friends, First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church, Portland. Free. 775-3356. 12:15 p.m.

FRIDAY

Matana Roberts: "Prologue," exploratory soundwork for alto saxophone and moving image, Bowdoin College (Studzinski Recital Hall), Brunswick. Free. 798-4141. 7:30 p.m.

SATURDAY

Vox Nova Chamber Choir: "Heaven on the Horizon," modern choral music, Bowdoin Chapel, Brunswick. $15. voxnovachoir.com. 7 p.m. Saturday; 3 p.m. Sunday.

SUNDAY

Portland Symphony Orchestra: "Happy Birthday Mozart!" featuring Mozart's 39th Symphony, Merrill Auditorium, Portland. $26 to $64. porttix.com. 2:30 p.m.

MONDAY

Decompression Chamber Music Series, "Sparks and Jumps -- Genius Effect Part One," Haydn, Mozart and classical style, One Longfellow Square, Portland. $12 in advance; $15 at door. onelongfellowsquare.com. 6 p.m.

TUESDAY

Metropolitan Opera Live in HD: Donizetti's "Maria Stuarda," encore broadcast, Strand Theatre, Rockland. $23 to $27; $15 for students. rocklandstrand.com. 1 p.m.

WEDNESDAY

ETHEL: "Present Beauty," string quartet performance of Philip Glass' score to "The Hours," Hannaford Hall, University of Southern Maine, Portland. $40; $10 for students. portlandovations.org. 7:30 p.m.

JAN. 31

Portland Conservatory of Music Noonday Concert, with trumpeter Mark Tipton, First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church, Portland. Free. 775-3356. 12:15 p.m.

PSO KinderKonzert, for ages 3 to 7, Brunswick High School (Crooker Theatre). $4. portlandsymphony.org. 9:30 and 10:30 a.m.

• DANCE

"Tap, Tap, Jazz," fast-paced show featuring Broadway showtunes, high energy and innovative choreography, Maine State Ballet Theater, Falmouth. $15 to $20. mainestateballet.org. 7 p.m. Friday; 1 and 4 p.m. Saturday.

• THEATER

"Greater Tuna," off-beat comedy set in Tuna, Texas, Portland Stage Company. $34 to $44; discounts available for seniors, students and groups of 10 or more. portlandstage.org. 7:30 p.m. Thursday to Jan. 31. Through Feb. 17.

"Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo," Maine premiere of drama about a tiger roaming the streets of Baghdad seeking the meaning of life during the Iraq War, Mad Horse Theatre Company, Hutchins School, Portland. $20; $15 for seniors and students; pay what you can Thursdays. madhorse.com. 7:30 p.m. Thursday to Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday; 7:30 p.m. Jan. 31. Through Feb. 3.

"Arsenic & Old Lace," classic comedy, Portland Players, South Portland. $20; $18 for seniors; $15 for students. portlandplayers.org. 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 2:30 p.m. Sunday. Through Feb. 10.

"Lovers and Other Strangers," romantic comedy by Lake Region Community Theatre, Lake Region High School, Naples. $10. lrctme.org. 7:30 p.m. Friday; 1 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday.

"The Hound of the Baskervilles," comedic Sherlock Holmes spoof, The Public Theatre, Lewiston. $18; $5 for ages 18 and under. thepublictheatre.org. 7:30 p.m. Friday; 8 p.m. Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday; 7:30 p.m. Jan. 31. Through Feb. 3.

Winter Cabaret, raucous, adults-only night of sketch comedy, music and desserts, Theater Project, Brunswick. $15 to $20 suggested. theaterproject.com. 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday. Through Feb. 10.

"Ghost-Writer," one-act drama presented by Heartwood Regional Theater Company, Lincoln Academy, Newcastle. $20; $12 for students. heartwoodtheater.org. 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 3 p.m. Sunday.

"Play Me a Story: Snowy Stories," interactive theater workshop for children ages 4 to 10, Portland Stage Company. $40 per month; $15 per session. portlandstage.org. 10:30 a.m. Saturday.

"Mystery at My Family Reunion," interactive mystery-themed dinner by Mystery for Hire, DaVinci's Eatery, Lewiston. $38.95. 782-2088. 7 p.m. Saturday.

"Spank! The Fifty Shades Parody," adults-only musical based on the best-selling book "Fifty Shades of Grey," State Theatre, Portland. $27.50 to $32.50; reserved seating. statetheatreportland.com. 8 p.m. Tuesday.

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“Ahead Full at Fifty: 50 Years of Collecting” is on view at the Maine Maritime Museum in Bath.

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