• CLASSICAL MUSIC
THURSDAY
Portland Conservatory of Music Noonday Concert, with mezzo-soprano Jennifer Dudley and pianist Jesse Feinberg, First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church, Portland. Free. 775-3356. 12:15 p.m.
FRIDAY
“Spacious Vision Song Project,” songs and arias from singers Barbara Kilduff and Gerald Seminatore with pianist Brian Moll, Bowdoin Chapel, Brunswick. $15; $10 for seniors and students; cash or check only. spaciousvision.com. 7:30 p.m.
SATURDAY
Choral Art Society’s Epiphany Celebration, presented by the Choral Art Camerata and conducted by CAS music director Robert Russell, Woodfords Congregational Church, Portland. $15 in advance; $20 at door. choralart.org. 7:30 p.m.
Metropolitan Opera Live in HD, broadcast of Berlioz’s “Les Troyens,” Leura Hill Eastman Performing Arts Center, Fryeburg. $26; $23 for seniors; $18 for students. fryeburgacademy.org/pac. Noon.
Metropolitan Opera Live in HD, broadcast of Berlioz’s “Les Troyens,” University of Maine (Collins Center for the Arts), Orono. $28; $18 for students. collinscenterforthearts.com. Noon.
SUNDAY
Pianist Masanobu Ikemiya, classics to ragtime, Jewett Auditorium, Augusta. $10; $5 for students; free for ages 12 and under. concertsatjewett.com. 2 p.m.
TUESDAY
Metropolitan Opera Live in HD, encore broadcast of Verdi’s “Aida,” Strand Theatre, Rockland. $23 to $27; $15 for students. rocklandstrand.com. 1 p.m.
WEDNESDAY
Bay Chamber Concerts Music at Noon Concert Series, with violinist Ronald Lantz and pianist Laura Kargul, Farnsworth Art Museum, Rockland. $25. baychamberconcerts.org. Noon.
JAN. 10
Portland Conservatory of Music Noonday Concert, with the Atlantic Chamber Players, First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church, Portland. Free. 775-3356. 12:15 p.m.
• DANCE
Bangor Ballet’s Annual Evening at the Arts: “Cross Pollination,” several pieces by dancers and choreographers, Husson University (Gracie Theatre), Bangor. $45. 945-3457. 5 p.m. Saturday.
• THEATER
“The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged),” three actors perform a comic parody and tribute to all of Shakespeare’s plays, Lyric Music Theater, South Portland. $10. lyricmusictheater.org. 8 p.m. Thursday to Saturday; 2:30 p.m. Sunday.
Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast,” touring production of award-winning Broadway musical, Merrill Auditorium, Portland. $45 to $70. portlandovations.org. 7 p.m. Friday; 1 and 7 p.m. Saturday.
Martin Steingesser’s “The Thinking Heart: The Life & Loves of Etty Hillesum,” performance in two voices with cello, Bates College (Schaeffer Theatre), Lewiston. Free. batestickets.com. 7:30 p.m. Jan. 10.
• AUDITIONS
Musical “Ordinary Days,” casting two men and two women; bring sheet music; City Theater, Biddeford. citytheater.org. 6:30 p.m. Thursday.
Musica de Filia All-Female Choirs, chamber choir auditions, Musica de Filia Studio, Portland. musicadefilia.com. 5:30 to 8 p.m. Thursday and Jan. 10.
Musica de Filia All-Female Choirs, women’s choir auditions, Musica de Filia Studio, Portland. musicadefilia.com. 6 to 8 p.m. Monday.
Musica de Filia All-Female Choirs, lyric and concert choir auditions, Musica de Filia Studio, Portland. musicadefilia.com. 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday.
Musica de Filia All-Female Choirs, apprentice choir auditions, Musica de Filia Studio, Portland. musicadefilia.com. 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. Wednesday.
• ART MUSEUMS
CONTINUING
Portland Museum of Art: “The Portland Society of Art and Winslow Homer in Maine,” 50 watercolors and drawings examine the relationship between Homer, architect John Calvin Stevens and the Portland Society of Art, through Feb. 3; “Between Past and Present: The Homer Studio Photographic Project,” contemporary photography made with a variety of historic processes, through Feb. 17. portlandmuseum.org
Maine Historical Society Museum/Longfellow House, Portland: “Wired!” explores the electrification of Maine during the 20th century, through May 26. mainehistory.org
Maine Jewish Museum, Portland: Dahlov Ipcar, recent paintings, prints, giclee and books, through Friday. treeoflifemuseum.org
Museum of African Culture, Portland: “The Incarnation of Earthly Creations,” Haitian art, through Jan. 30. museumafricanculture.org
Bowdoin College Museum of Art, Brunswick: “Fantastic Stories: The Supernatural in Nineteenth-Century Japanese Prints,” through March 3; “In Printmaking ABC,” master prints in memoriam of Bowdoin alumnus David P. Becker, through March 10. bowdoin.edu/art-museum
Maine Maritime Museum, Bath: “Ahead Full at Fifty: 50 Years of Collecting at Maine Maritime Museum,” through May 26. mainemaritimemuseum.org
Colby College Museum of Art, Waterville: “Rediscoveries 4: Comedy, Seriously,” art that engages comedy and seriousness at once, through March 30. colby.edu
Maine State Museum, Augusta: “Malaga Island: Fragmented Lives,” historic photographs, documents, artifacts and first-person accounts, through May. mainestatemuseum.org
Farnsworth Art Museum, Rockland: “Recent Acquisitions,” newly acquired work by Georgia O’Keeffe, Arthur Dove, Rockwell Kent, Marguerite and William Zorach, Elaine de Kooning, Andrew and N.C. Wyeth, and more, through March 10; “Andrew Wyeth: Pencil Drawings and Watercolor Sketches,” through April 7; “Decorating the Everyday: Popular Art from the Farnsworth,” furniture, paintings, textiles and toys reflecting mainly 19th- and early 20th-century regional life in Maine and New England, through Sept. 22. farnsworthmuseum.org
Abbe Museum, Bar Harbor: “N’tolonapemk: Our Relatives’ Place,” archeological exhibits and stories of the Passamaquoddy, through October. abbemuseum.org
Penobscot Marine Museum, Searsport: “Keeping Warm,” 19th-century quilts and 19th- and early 20th-century winter clothing, toys, sports equipment and historic photos of Maine in winter, through Feb. 24. 548-2529.
University of Maine (Museum of Art), Bangor: Alan Bray, “At the Edges,” paintings; Mayumi Sarai, “Ring Cycle,” carved wooden sculptures; and Susan Jane Belton, “What’s Yours,” oil on panel portraits; through Saturday. umma.umaine.edu
• ART GALLERIES
OPENINGS/RECEPTIONS
First Friday Art Walk, galleries and museums open for free, downtown Portland. 5 to 8 p.m. Friday.
Diane Hudson: “Travels with Eddie and Other Surprises,” plus “Visual Whispers” by Dan Dow, Addison Woolley Gallery, Portland. addisonwoolley.com. Opening reception, 5 to 8 p.m. Friday. Through Jan. 26.
“Still Dancing with Dance,” dance photography by Arthur Fink with live dancers, Arthur Fink Studio, Portland. 615-5722. 5 to 8 p.m. Friday.
Michael Heiko: “Why I Moved to Maine,” Harmon’s & Barton’s Gallery, Portland. harmonsbartons.com. Opening reception, 5 to 8 p.m. Friday. Through Jan. 31.
“Prints: Breaking Boundaries,” work of 35 Maine artists who use new techniques and materials, presented by Center for Maine Contemporary Art, Portland Public Library (Lewis Gallery). cmcanow.org. Artists’ reception, 5 to 8 p.m. Friday. Through Feb. 23.
“Emergent,” installation by Rebecca FitzPatrick and Petra Simmons, Rose Contemporary, Portland. rosecontemporary.com. Opens Friday. Through Jan. 26.
“New Year: Works by Gallery Artists,” Richard Boyd Gallery, Peaks Island. richardboydpottery.com. Opening reception, 5 to 8 p.m. Friday. Through Feb. 17.
Florence Nellie Holland: “Honest and Catkins: A Life’s Work of Beauty,” Kennebunk Free Library. kennebunklibrary.org. Opening reception, 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. Saturday. Through Jan. 31.
CONTINUING
Portland Public Library: “The Sea Within Us: Iconically Maritime in Fashion and Design,” presented by Maine Maritime Museum, through June 14. portlandlibrary.com
University of Southern Maine Osher Map Library, Portland: “Iconic America: The U.S. Outline as National Symbol,” through Feb. 28. usm.maine.edu/maps
Coleman Burke Gallery at Port City Music Hall, Portland: Zachary Field, “Elemental Equanimity,” art installation, through Friday. colemanburke.com
Constellation Gallery, Portland: “The Art for the Holidays: Gifts that Give Forever,” through Jan. 16. constellationart.com
Greenhut Galleries, Portland: “The Holiday Show,” through Jan. 18. greenhutgalleries.com
Fore Street Gallery, Portland: “Streets of Portland,” paintings by Paul Black, through Monday. 874-8084.
Macpage LLC, South Portland: “Abstract,” mixed-media collages, sculptures, photographs and paintings from 36 Maine artists, through Jan. 25. macpage.com
Thomas Memorial Library, Cape Elizabeth: Karen Luse, “Out in the Open: Pastels, Paintings and Prints,” through Jan. 30. thomasmemoriallibrary.org
Elizabeth Moss Gallery, Falmouth: Painters Veronica Cross and Louise Bourne, through Jan. 13. elizabethmossgalleries.com
DaVinci Experience Art Gallery, Falmouth: “Bright Beginnings,” paintings, photography and ceramics by established local artists and emerging artists, through Jan. 12. davinciexperience.com
Freeport Historical Society Harrington House: “Buttons, Rum and Rakes: Freeport’s Mercantile Past,” through March. freeporthistoricalsociety.org
Whatnot Gallery, Spindleworks, Brunswick: “Winter Wonderland,” latest artwork and goods, through Friday.
Maine Fiberarts, Topsham: “Tools to Equip the Shaman for Night Travels,” art installation by Susan Mills, through Feb. 15. mainefiberarts.org
The Oak and the Ax, Biddeford: “This Must Be the Place,” works by seven local artists, through Jan. 18. theoakandtheax.blogspot.com
University of New England (Campus Center), Biddeford: “Creative Teachers Art by MAEA,” multimedia by art teachers who belong to the Maine Art Education Association, through Jan. 12. 602-2269.
Wells Public Library: Winter group show by local artists, through Jan. 31. 646-8181.
River Tree Arts, Kennebunk: Annual Prelude Clothesline Show, gift and art show featuring work by local artists, designers and craftsmen, through Saturday. rivertreearts.org
Harlow Gallery, Hallowell: Kennebec Valley Art Association Annual Holiday Art Show & Sale, through Jan. 12. harlowgallery.org
Perimeter Gallery, Belfast: “Small Works,” paintings, drawings, sculpture and mixed media by 20 artists, through Jan. 20. 338-0555.
Waterfall Arts, Belfast: Waldo HAP Photo Project, through Feb. 12. waterfallarts.org
Frost Farm Gallery, Norway: Western Maine Paper Project, original works on paper, through April 5. frostfarmgallery.com
Unity College (Leonard R. Craig Art Gallery): John Silverio, “Living Geometry,” paintings and drawings, through Jan. 11. 948-9239.
Crosstrax Deli, Unity: “CSA: Community Supporting Arts,” through Jan. 26. crosstraxdeli.com
Harlow on the Circle Lobby Gallery, Augusta: Donna Parkinson and Sarah Vosmus, “Mapping the Air,” collaborative installation, through Jan. 25. harlowgallery.org
Maine State Capitol Building, Augusta: “Painted Paper Bird Sculpture” by Hugh Verrier and recent photographs by John Orcutt, through February. 246-6694.
University of Maine (Charles Danforth Gallery), Augusta: “Work Ethic of a Chimney Sweep,” aesthetic and cultural study of the Disney film “Mary Poppins,” through Jan. 18. uma.maine.edu
Savory Maine, Damariscotta: “CSA: Community Supporting Arts,” through Feb. 5. savorymainedining.com
Caldbeck Gallery, Rockland: 31st annual holiday exhibition, through Jan. 31. caldbeck.com
Maine Coastal Islands National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center, Rockland: John Wood, Hank Tyler, Kathleen Florance, Karl Gerstenberger and Keith Carver, multimedia, through Jan. 31. maineseabirds.org
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