• CLASSICAL MUSIC

Portland Conservatory of Music Noonday Concert, with jazz pianist Tom Snow, First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church, Portland. Free. 775-3356. 12:15 p.m. Thursday.

“The Art of Song in the Second Viennese School,” with soprano Mary Sullivan and pianist George Lopez, Bowdoin College (Studzinski Recital Hall), Brunswick. Free. 798-4141. 7:30 p.m. Friday.

Tamara Poddubnaya, pianist performs works by Tchaikovsky, Scriabin and Rachmaninov, Franco-American Heritage Center, Lewiston. $16; $14 for seniors; free for students. francocenter.org. 7:30 p.m. Friday.

Marc-Andre Hamelin, classical pianist and composer (rescheduled from Feb. 9), Merrill Auditorium, Portland. $52. porttix.com. 3 p.m. Saturday.

Metropolitan Opera Live in HD: “Rigoletto,” live broadcast, Strand Theatre, Rockland. $23 to $27; $15 for students. rocklandstrand.com. 1 p.m. Saturday.

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Metropolitan Opera Live in HD: “Rigoletto,” live broadcast, Leura Hill Eastman Performing Arts Center, Fryeburg. $26; $23 for seniors; $18 for students. fryeburgacademy.org/pac. 1 p.m. Saturday.

Portland Conservatory of Music Noonday Concert, with pianist Carol Elowe and oboeist Stephen Shiman, First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church, Portland. Free. 775-3356. 12:15 p.m. Feb. 21.

• 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. 2 and 7:30 p.m. Thursday; 7:30 p.m. Friday; 4 and 8 p.m. Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday.

“Death By Design,” murderous comedy by Good Theater, St. Lawrence Arts Center, Portland. $15 to $25. goodtheater.com. 7 p.m. Thursday; 7:30 p.m. Friday; 3 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday; 7 p.m. Wednesday and Feb. 21. Through Feb. 24.

“Big Mouth Thunder Thighs,” Bess Welden’s solo vaudeville piece about body and food, Portland Stage Company Studio Theater. $12. portlandstage.org. 8 p.m. Thursday. Through March 9.

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“The Sound of Music,” classic musical, North Yarmouth Academy (Safford Center), Yarmouth. $6 in advance; $7 day of show. 846-9051. 6:30 p.m. Thursday; 7 p.m. Friday; 2 and 7 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.

“Pinocchio,” family play based on classic fairytale, A/D/A/M, Biddeford. $10 to $13. 809-5053. 7 p.m. Friday; 4 p.m. Saturday.

“Once Upon a Mattress: The True Story of the Princess and the Pea,” Rodgers & Hammerstein musical, Lyric Music Theater, South Portland. $21.99. lyricmusictheater.org. 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 2:30 p.m. Sunday. Through March 2.

“Ordinary Days,” new musical by Adam Gwon, City Theater, Biddeford. $20. 282-0489. 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday. Through Feb. 24.

“Peter Pan,” children’s play, Children’s Museum and Theatre of Maine, Portland. $8, $9. kitetails.org. 4 p.m. Friday; 1:30 and 4 p.m. Saturday; 4 p.m. Sunday; 11:30 a.m. and 2 p.m. Wednesday and Feb. 21. Through March 2.

“If We Were Birds,” award-winning drama presented by Lorem Ipsum Collective about war, violence and womanhood told through the lens of ancient Greek tragedy (contains nudity and depictions of sexual violence), Portland Stage Company Studio Theater. $12. portlandstage.org. 8 p.m. Friday and Feb. 21. Through March 9.

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“For the Lulz,” Horn & Ivory production about how computers and social media affect our lives, Portland Stage Company Studio Theater. $12. portlandstage.org. 8 p.m. Saturday and Wednesday. Through March 10.

Improvised Puppet Project: “Dead Presidents,” comedic scenes for grown-ups created on the spot from audience suggestions, Acorn Studio Theater, Westbrook. $10. improvisedpuppetproject.com. 6 p.m. Sunday.

• AUDITIONS

“The Vagina Monologues,” roles for females identified as ages 16 years and older, performance dates are in April, First Universalist Church of Auburn. auburnuu.org. 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday; 6 to 7:30 p.m. Monday.

“MOMologues 2: Off to School,” roles for four adult women, performances are May 10-19, Schoolhouse Arts Center, Standish. 642-5188. 6:30 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday.

• ART MUSEUMS

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OPENINGS/RECEPTIONS

“American Treasures: Small Treasures,” small-scale work from museum collection, Farnsworth Art Museum, Rockland. farnsworthmuseum.org. Opens Saturday. Through Dec. 29.

CONTINUING

Portland Museum of Art: “Between Past and Present: The Homer Studio Photographic Project,” contemporary photography made with a variety of historic processes, through Sunday; “Lois Dodd: Catching the Light,” more than 50 paintings by Maine artist spanning six decades, through April 7; “Voices of Design: 25 Years of Architalx,” interactive exhibition showcasing the power of design, through May 19. 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: “Dorothy Schwartz: Evolution of a Printmaker,” through Feb. 25. treeoflifemuseum.org

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Bowdoin College Museum of Art, Brunswick: “Real/Ideal: Transformations in Nineteenth-Century Painting,” through Feb. 24; “Fantastic Stories: The Supernatural in Nineteenth-Century Japanese Prints” and “The Fixed Image: History and Process in American Photography,” 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

Saco Museum: “I My Needle Ply with Skill: Maine Schoolgirl Needlework of the Federal Era,” needlework of the 18th and 19th centuries, through March 2. dyerlibrarysacomuseum.org

Brick Store Museum, Kennebunk: “47 Years at the Super Bowl: What It Means to Be in the ‘Never Miss a Super Bowl Club,’ ” objects from the personal collection of Don Crisman, through March 30. brickstoremuseum.org

Bates College Museum of Art, Lewiston: Robert S. Neuman’s “Ship to Paradise,” depictions by a Mount Desert Island artist of humankind’s vices and worldly conceits; “Intermezzi: Opus IV,” prints by German artist Max Klinger; and “Color at the Center,” textile installations by Fransje Killaars, through March 22. bates.edu/museum/exhibitions

Colby College Museum of Art, Waterville: “Rediscoveries 4: Comedy, Seriously,” art that engages comedy and seriousness at once, and Alex Katz, “A Matter of Light,” prints, drawings and paintings from the permanent collection, through March 30. colby.edu

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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; “Wabanaki Guides,” the legacy of Wabanaki people serving as guides for European and American explorers, cartographers, tourists and artists from the 1600s to present, through December. 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: Michael Crouser, “Dog Run,” gelatin silver prints; Robert Rivers, “The Promised Land,” drawings; Candice Ivy, “Honey From the Belly of the Lion,” site-specific installation with video and sculptural elements; and “Steve’s Picks,” favorite works by retiring museum registrar Stephen Ringle, through March 21. umma.umaine.edu

• ART GALLERIES

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OPENINGS/RECEPTIONS

Melonie Bennett: “Bad A**,” photographs documenting Portland night clubs and a party cruise with Kid Rock, PhoPa Gallery, Portland. 317-6721. Opening reception, 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday. Through March 30.

Bess Cutler, abstract figure drawings, Doo Hair Salon, Kittery. 439-4009. Opening reception, 6 to 8 p.m. Friday. Through April 14.

“Undressed Five,” figure drawing and painting group show, F-8 Fine Art Gallery, Kennebunkport. f-8gallery.com. Artist reception, 5 to 8 p.m. Saturday. Through Monday.

CONTINUING

Portland Public Library: “Prints: Breaking Boundaries,” work of 35 Maine artists who use new techniques and materials, presented by Center for Maine Contemporary Art, through Feb. 23; “The Sea Within Us: Iconically Maritime in Fashion and Design,” presented by Maine Maritime Museum, through June 14. portlandlibrary.com

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University of Southern Maine (Woodbury Campus Center), Portland: Faculty art exhibition, through April 3. usm.maine.edu/gallery

University of Southern Maine (Osher Map Library), Portland: “Iconic America: The U.S. Outline as National Symbol,” through Feb. 28. usm.maine.edu/maps

University of Southern Maine (Glickman Library), Portland: Gary M. Green, “Terrain Vague,” black-and-white photographs, through May 3. usm.maine.edu/gallery

Greenhut Galleries, Portland: “Art Maine 2013,” works by Greenhut artists, through Feb. 23. greenhutgalleries.com

Harmon’s & Barton’s Gallery, Portland: Janalee Welch, “All Things Pastel,” through Feb. 28. harmonsbartons.com

University of New England (Art Gallery), Portland: “Homage,” Maine Women Pioneers exhibition, through March 2. une.edu/artgallery

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Maine College of Art (Institute of Contemporary Art), Portland: “The Other Side of Shade,” group show exploring race, oppression and power, through Saturday. meca.edu

Constellation Gallery, Portland: “Occupy Gallery,” representational and abstract art depicting the artists’ perspective of social and economic injustice, through Wednesday. constellationart.com

Coleman Burke Gallery at Port City Music Hall, Portland: “Looking In — Looking Out,” art installation by Amy Jorgensen, through March 23. colemanburke.com

Sanctuary Tattoo and Art Gallery, Portland: “Lovecraft: A Darkey Key,” group show, through May 1. sanctuarytattoo.com

Meg Perry Center, Portland: “Sensory Circus,” multi-media group show exploring the five senses, through Feb. 22. 619-1564.

Daunis Fine Jewelry, Portland: Jeffrey Hayes, “Thank You, Dutch Masters,” precision miniature paintings inspired by the great Dutch still life masters, through Feb. 28. 773-6011.

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Gleason Fine Art, Portland: Tom Curry, “New Work,” through March 29. 699-5599.

Green Hand Bookshop, Portland: Kalaisha Watrous, “Afterthoughts,” through April 3. 253-6808.

Rose Contemporary, Portland: “This Flat Earth/Esta Tierra Plana,” collaborative exhibition featuring American and Spanish artists, through Feb. 23. rosecontemporary.com

Richard Boyd Gallery, Peaks Island: “New Year: Works by Gallery Artists,” through Sunday. richardboydpottery.com

Saccarappa Art Collective, Westbrook: Susan Orfant, “IIWII,” paintings, through Feb. 27. 591-7300.

University of Southern Maine (Art Gallery), Gorham: Astrid Bowley, “Everything,” drawing installation, through March 6. usm.maine.edu/gallery

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Elizabeth Moss Gallery, Falmouth: “Despite Winter, Gardens,” group show of paintings and sculpture, through March 10. elizabethmossgalleries.com

Yarmouth Frame Shop and Gallery: “Follow Your Heart,” group show, through Feb. 28. 846-7777.

Freeport Historical Society Harrington House: “Buttons, Rum and Rakes: Freeport’s Mercantile Past,” through March. freeporthistoricalsociety.org

Thos. Moser Showroom, Freeport: Laurie Hadlock and Carrie Lonsdale, “Paintings and Prints,” through April 28. thosmoser.com

Bowdoin College (Hawthorne Longfellow Library), Brunswick: “Bowdoin Boys in Blue (and Gray),” exhibition celebrating the sesquicentennial of the Civil War, through June 1. 725-3288.

The Frontier, Brunswick: “CSA: Community Supporting Arts,” through Feb. 24. exporefrontier.com

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Coleman Burke Gallery (Fort Andross), Brunswick: Cynthia Davis, “Standing Navigation on the End of a Needle,” through March 16. colemanburke.com

Maine Fiberarts, Topsham: “Tools to Equip the Shaman for Night Travels,” art installation by Susan Mills, through Friday. mainefiberarts.org

Topsham Public Library: “Joy of Art,” fifth annual juried art exhibition, through Saturday. 725-1727.

Markings Gallery, Bath: “From the Heart,” new work in fiber, clay, mixed media and metals by Maine artisans, through March 31. markingsgallery.com

University College, Bath: “Unexpected Thaw,” Spindleworks exhibit featuring Donald Freeman, Dana Albright, Kevin Babine and Michelle Rice, through Feb. 28. spindleworks.org

Campus Center, University of New England, Biddeford: Arlee Woodworth, landscape paintings, through March 2. 602-2169.

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York Public Library: “Encore, Encore,” work by more than 24 artists who have exhibited at the library during the past 11 years, through March 26. 363-2818.

Wells Public Library: Edward Hanscom, “Fine Art Photography,” through Feb. 28. 646-8181.

Irvine Gallery at River Tree Arts, Kennebunk: “Surfing in Maine: A Glimpse Into the History, Artwork and Culture of the Maine Surf Community,” through March 2. rivertreearts.org

Just Us Chickens Gallery, Kittery: Sue Wierzba, silk paintings, scarves, pillows and other accessories, through Saturday. justuschickens.net

Aarhus Gallery, Belfast: “Heart,” group show, through Feb. 24. aarhusgallery.com

Perimeter Gallery, Belfast: “Tinker: Pieces from the Yard,” through March 10. 338-0555.

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Camden Public Library: Stefan Pastuhov, “Stream of Thought,” paintings of local streams in mid-winter and early spring, through Feb. 28. 236-3440.

Savory Maine, Damariscotta: Melissa Thornton, oil and pastel paintings, through March 18. savorymainedining.com

Frost Farm Gallery, Norway: Western Maine Paper Project, original works on paper, through April 5. frostfarmgallery.com

University of Maine at Farmington Art Gallery: Harriet Casdin-Silver, “Beauty and the Political Body,” through March 7. 778-1062.

Cellardoor Winery at the Villa, Lincolnville: Rufus Coes, “Art Collector Maine at the Cellardoor Villa,” paintings, through Feb. 24. 263-2654.

Maine State Capitol Building, Augusta: “Painted Paper Bird Sculpture” by Hugh Verrier and recent photographs by John Orcutt, through Feb. 28. 246-6694.

Harlow on the Circle Lobby Gallery, Augusta: Paintings by Harlow Tuesday Group, through April 4. harlowgallery.org

University of Maine (Danforth Gallery), Augusta: Juried student exhibition from architecture program, through March 1. 621-3261


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