• CLASSICAL MUSIC

TODAY

Noonday Concert with organist Albert Melton, First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church, Portland. Free. 775-3356. 12:15 p.m.

Kinderkonzert, with members of Portland Symphony Orchestra, for ages 3 to 7; Windham High School. $4. 773-6128. “The Nature of Woodwinds,” 9:30 and 10:30 a.m., 1:15 p.m. 

FRIDAY

Daniel Hope, violin, and Jeffrey Kahane, piano, University of Maine (Minsky Recital Hall), Orono. $37. www.collinscenterforthearts.co. 8 p.m.

Kinderkonzert, with members of the Portland Symphony Orchestra, for ages 3 to 7; Brunswick High School (Crooker Theatre). $4 at door. 773-6128. “The Nature of Woodwinds,” 9:30 and 10:30 a.m., 1 p.m.

SUNDAY

“Lute in the Time of J.S. Bach,” featuring Timothy Burris (lute), Timothy Neill Johnson (tenor), Mary Jo Carlsen (violin) and Eliot Cherry (cello); St. Luke’s Cathedral, Portland. $15; $10 for students and seniors. 3 p.m. 

MONDAY

Blue Lobster Troupe, choral concert, Lucid Stage, Portland. $10. 899-3993. 7:30 p.m.

• THEATER

“2 Pianos 4 Hands,” two brothers aspire to be classical pianists, Portland Stage Company. $16.50 to $37. portlandstage.com. 2 and 7:30 p.m. today; 7:30 p.m. Friday; 4 and 8 p.m. Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday.

“The Real McGonagall,” one-man comedy based on the world’s worst poet, Portland Stage Company. $18. portlandstage.com. 8 p.m. today and Friday; 3 and 8 p.m. Saturday; 3 p.m. Sunday and Wednesday. Through Feb. 27.

“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. 7:30 p.m. today and Friday; 3 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday. $18 to $30. www.goodtheater.com. Through Feb. 27.

“Epic Proportions,” comedy presented by Ten Bucks Theatre Company, Eddington-Clifton Civic Center, Eddington. $10. www.tenbuckstheatre.org. 7 p.m. today to Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday.

Winter Cabaret, sketch comedy, live music and desserts, Theater Project, Brunswick. $18/donation. www.theaterproject.com. 8 p.m. today and Saturday.

“Thom Pain,” Will Eno one-man show and winner of first Fringe Award, Lucid Stage, Portland. $12; $10 for students and seniors. www.LucidStage.com. 7:30 p.m. today; 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 7 p.m. Sunday.

“The Vagina Monologues,” stories from the female perspective, Bowdoin College (Kresge Auditorium), Brunswick. $10. 725-3375. 7:30 p.m. today to Saturday.

“Dirty Blonde,” Penobscot Theater production and Maine premiere of musical based on the life of Mae West, Bangor Opera House. $20 to $35. 942-3333. 7 p.m. today; 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 3 p.m. Sunday. Through Feb. 27.

“Rent,” rock opera about young aspiring artists, Lyric Music Theater, South Portland. $19.99. 799-1421. 8 p.m. today and Saturday; 2:30 p.m. Sunday. Through March 5.

“James and the Giant Peach,” children’s play based on classic book, Children’s Museum and Theatre of Maine, Portland. $7 and $8; reservations suggested. 828-1234, Ext. 231. 4 p.m. Friday; 1 and 4 p.m. Saturday; 4 p.m. Sunday. Through March 6.

“A Midsummer Night’s Disco Dream,” new twist on Shakespeare’s play with music from the late 1970s, Waterville Opera House. www.operahouse.org. 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday.

“Almost, Maine,” the residents of a small Maine town find themselves falling in and out of love in unexpected and hilarious ways, Chocolate Church Arts Center, Bath. $15. chocolatechurcharts.org. 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday.

“Pride and Prejudice,” a Professional Ensemble based on Jane Austen’s novel, Theater Project, Brunswick. $18/donation. www.theaterproject.com. 8 p.m. Friday; 2 p.m. Sunday.

“Crazy Lil’ Thing Called Love,” adult comedy, Old Port Playhouse, Portland. $15. 773-0333. 8 p.m. Friday; 2 and 8 p.m. Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday. Through Feb. 27.

“Out of the Hat,” play reading series, Hammond Hall, Winter Harbor. Free; audience members welcome to participate (rehearsals at noon). Children’s theater, 7 p.m. Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday.

“The Two Storytellers,” story, mime and song with Michael Parent and Antonio Rocha, Lucid Stage, Portland. $10 to $12. 899-3993. 2 p.m. Saturday.

“A Night of Romantic Songs with Kelly Caufield,” dinner theater performance, Anthony’s Dinner Theater, Portland. $39.95. 7 p.m. Saturday. Through Feb. 26.

Bold Face Play Reading Series: “The Swan” with Harbor Light Stage; Kittery Art Association, Kittery. $10. 7:30 p.m. Monday. 

• MUSEUMS

OPENINGS/RECEPTIONS

“Cold Waters, Cold War: The 20th Century Navy in Maine,” artifacts and photos of U.S.-Soviet naval operations, Maine Maritime Museum, Bath. 443-1316. Opens Saturday. Through Aug. 7.

 CONTINUING

“Unconventional Portraits: Photographs by Charles E. Moody,” Saco Museum. 283-3861. Through Feb. 26.

“Recent Acquisitions,” multimedia, Saco Museum. 283-3861. Through Feb. 26.

“A Most Inconvenient Storm,” original photographs from the ice storm of January 1886, Maine Historical Society, Portland. www.mainehistory.org. Through March 1.

“Weston: Leaves of Grass,” Edward Weston’s black-and-white photographs based on Walt Whitman’s “Leaves of Grass,” Portland Museum of Art. 775-6148; www.portlandmuseum.org. Through March 13.

“Characters,” ink drawings by faculty member Scott Reed, Colby College (Museum of Art), Waterville. www.colby.edu. Through March 20.

“Rackstraw Downes: Onsite Paintings, 1972-2008,” artist retrospective, Portland Museum of Art. 775-6148. Through March 20.

“Bound to Art: Illustrated Books from the Edmund S. Muskie Archives and Special Collections Library,” Bates College (Museum of Art), Lewiston. 786-6158. Through March 25.

“Dialogue: A Video Series,” artists’ videos rotate throughout the exhibit’s run, Bates College (Museum of Art), Lewiston. 786-6158. Through March 25.

“Selections from the Collection of the Ogunquit Museum of American Art,” modern and contemporary art, Bates College (Museum of Art), Lewiston. 786-6158. Through March 25.

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. 561-3350. Through March 26.

“Strangers,” portraits by Natalia Martinez of contemporary South Africa, Museum of African Culture, Portland. 871-7188. Through March 30.

“The Wreck of the Nottingham Galley,” exhibit of items related to or recovered from the Nottingham Galley, Maine State Museum, Augusta. www.mainestatemuseum.org. Through March 31.

“Aunt Lu: The Story of Princess Watahwaso,” photographs and objects, Abbe Museum, Bar Harbor. www.abbemuseum.org. Through April 4.

“Andrew Wyeth: Winter Exhibition,” paintings, Farnsworth Art Museum, Rockland. www.farnsworthmuseum.org. Through April 3.

“Mind the Hand: Drawings from the Farnsworth,” Farnsworth Art Museum, Rockland. www.farnsworthmuseum.org. Through April 3.

“Waldo County Through Eastern’s Eye,” black-and-white historic photographs from the Penobscot Marine Museum’s Eastern Illustrating and Publishing Co. collection, University of Maine (Hutchinson Center), Belfast. 548-2529. Through April 30.

“The Lay of the Land,” work from the museum’s permanent collection, Portland Museum of Art. 775-6148. Through May 8.

“Displaced Persons,” black-and-white photographs of World War II refugees by Clemens Kalischer, Colby College (Museum of Art), Waterville. www.colby.edu. Through June 12.

“Joan Whitney Payne Collection,” works on loan from the Portland Museum of Art with pieces from the permanent collection, Colby College (Museum of Art), Waterville. www.colby.edu. Through June 12.

“James Fitzgerald and The Elizabeth Howard,” paintings by Fitzgerald of the schooner Elizabeth Howard and its crew, Farnsworth Art Museum, Rockland. www.farnsworthmuseum.org. Through June 26.

“Learning is an Ornament: The History of Kennebunk’s Schools,” replica installations, historic images and more, Brick Store Museum, Kennebunk. www.brickstoremuseum.org. Through Sept. 6.

“Inspired by Buddhism: Ancient Art from the Permanent Collection,” objects from Cambodia, China, Tibet, Korea and Japan, Colby College (Museum of Art), Waterville. www.colby.edu. Through Oct. 2.

“Little Elegies: The Art of Nineteenth-Century Mourning,” paintings, texts and objects created to assuage grief and memorialize the dead, Colby College (Museum of Art), Waterville. www.colby.edu. Through Oct. 2.

“Alex Katz: Drawings,” ink and oil sketches and graphite drawings, Colby College (Museum of Art), Waterville. www.colby.edu. Through Oct. 2.

“Imagination Takes Shape: Canadian Inuit Art from the Robert and Judith Toll Collection,” Bowdoin College (Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum), Brunswick. Through Dec. 6.

• ART GALLERIES

OPENINGS/RECEPTIONS

Art Guild of Freeport Show, Freeport Community Center. www.freeportlibrary.com. 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. today; 11:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday; 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday; 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday; 11:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday. Through Feb. 28.

“Nothing Major,” student-run exhibition featuring work by undergraduates who have not yet declared a major, Maine College of Art, Portland. www.meca.edu. Opens Monday. Through March 11.

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“Selected Works from USM’s Juried Student Exhibition,” University of Southern Maine (Area Gallery), Portland. 743-2183. Through today.

Faculty exhibit, University of Southern Maine (Art Gallery), Gorham. 780-5008. Through today.

“Octopus’s Garden,” sculpture and two-dimensional work dedicated to coral by Melita Westerlund, College of the Atlantic (Ethel H. Blum Gallery), Bar Harbor. www.coa.edu. Through today.

“Paintings by Antonio Guerrero — Political Prisoner,” University of Southern Maine (Glickman Family Library), Portland. 743-2183. Through Friday.

“Serenity,” porcelain works by Rick Boyd and Pamela Williamson, Richard Boyd Gallery, Peaks Island. www.richardboydpottery.com. Through Monday.

“Stable: Photography, 2011,” work by Jock Sturges, Brenton Hamilton, Jack Montgomery, Leah McDonald, Keliy Anderson-Staley, Andreas Laszlo Konrath, Josephine Sacabo and Jan Pieter van Voorst van Beest; Susan Maasch Fine Art, Portland. www.susanmaaschfineart.com. Through Wednesday.

“Bringing It Home,” Berri Kramer’s visual journal of villages in Guatemala, Heartwood College of Art, Kennebunk. www.heartwoodcollegeofart.org. Through Feb. 24.

“Diagonal Knitting: A Different Slant,” sculptural work and clothing by Katharine Cobey, Maine Fiberarts, Topsham. 721-0678. Through Feb. 25.

“Where Art and Academics Intersect,” work from students at Merriconeag Waldorf School, 317 Main St., Yarmouth. 846-6264. Through Feb. 25.

“Quartet,” work by Arunas Bukauskas, Barbara Goodbody, Melonie Bennett and Susan Bennett, Addison Woolley Gallery, Portland. www.addisonwoolley.com. Through Feb. 26.

Juried Photography Show, Chocolate Church Arts Center (Gallery), Bath. www.chocolatechurcharts.org. Through Feb. 26.

Spindleworks, work by adults with disabilities, Harlow Gallery, Hallowell. www.harlowgallery.org. Through Feb. 26.

“White,” artists explore the color white, Aarhus Gallery, Belfast. 338-0001. Through Feb. 27.

“Karen Gelardi: In the Outside,” multi-media installation, Gallery 37-A, Portland. www.thirtysevena.com. Through Feb. 27.

“Jack and ME,” oil and watercolor paintings by Jim Lagasse, Bangor Public Library. Through Feb. 28.

“CONCEPT: an Architectural IDEA,” University of Maine (Charles Danforth Gallery), Augusta. www.uma.edu/danforthgallery.html. Through Feb. 28.

“Me and the Presidents,” oil portraits by Keith Christy, University of New England (Campus Center), Biddeford. Through Feb. 28.

“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. Through March 4.

“44.4 Degrees North,” large map installation by cartographer Margot Carpenter, Perimeter Gallery, Belfast. Through March 11.

“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. Through March 12.

“Corporeal,” works by Aaron T. Stephan and Katherine Bradford, Aucocisco Galleries, Portland. www.aucocisco.com. Through March 12.

“Color, Line, and Form: The Art of Abstraction,” L/A Arts Gallery 5, Lewiston. 782-7228. Through March 12.

“Storytellers,” Greta Bank, Patrick Corrigan, Carl Haase, Adriane Herman, Charlie Hewitt, Lisa Pixley, Alex Rheault and David Wolfe use their skills to create art that tell stories, University of Southern Maine (Kate Cheney Chappell Center for Book Arts), Portland. Through March 12.

“Maine’s Soul Survivors,” photographic portraits by Jack Montgomery, Maine Jewish Museum, Portland. 329-9854. Through March 14.

“HOLLER!” STIR Art Collective: Works by Spindleworks, Creative Trails and Yes Art Works, 158 Pickett Street Caf?South Portland. Through March 14.

Paula Dougherty, life and figure drawings, University of Maine (Art Gallery), Machias. 255-1279. Through March 18.

“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. Through March 19.

“Maine Agriculture: Views from the Past,” photographs from 75 to 100 years ago of Maine’s agricultural industry, Maine Farmland Trust Gallery, Belfast. www.mainefarmlandtrust.org. Through March 21.

“Burn the Lot,” print show by Cannonball Press, Space, Portland. www.space538.org. Through March 26.

“A Conference of Birds II,” work by Scott Kelley, Jeff Barrett, Andreas von Huene and others, Gleason Fine Art, Portland. www.gleasonfineart.com. Through March 26.

“Bio-Geo Luminescence,” drawings by Josh Dallaire, Daunis Fine Jewelry, Portland. 773-6011. Through March 31.

“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. Through April 1.

“The Jar Project,” installation of 60 art-filled jars made by 60 artists with connections to Maine, Whitney Art Works, Portland. www.jarproject.net. Through April 2.

“The Feathered Hand,” installations, drawings and prints by Alison Derby Hildreth, University of New England (Art Gallery), Portland. Through April 3.

“Fracturing the Burning Glass: Between Mirror and Meaning,” work by Gwenael Belanger, Susan Leopold, Daniel Rozin and Alyson Shotz, Maine College of Art (Institute of Contemporary Art), Portland. www.meca.edu. Through April 10.

“Celebrate Artists from Freeport,” group show, Thos. Moser Showroom, Freeport. www.thosmoser.com. Through May 14.