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This pastel painting of a chef was done by Lucy Ellen Smith, who will give a talk at the Saco Museum at 6 p.m. Friday.

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Miranda Gardiner will be signing copies of her book, “Maine … The Way Life Should Be?” at Funtown/Splashtown USA in Saco from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday.

Theater Listings

“Our Town,” Hackmatack Playhouse, 538 School St., Berwick, through July 4, Wednesday through Saturday at 8 p.m., Thursday matinee at 2 p.m., $10-$22. Call 698-1807.

“Godspell,” Arundel Barn Playhouse, 53 Old Post Road, Arundel, June 23-July 11, various times, $28-$39. Call 985-5552.

“Always … Patsy Cline,” Saco River Grange Hall, Salmon Falls Road, Bar Mills, July 9-11 and 16-18, 7:30 p.m., $15-$18. Call 929-5412.

“Oklahoma!” Schoolhouse Arts Center, 16 Richville Road, Standish, July 9-26, Thursday through Saturday at 7:30 p.m., Sunday at 5 p.m., $16-$18. Call 642-3743.

Concert Listings

Saturday, June 27

Southern Maine Symphony Orchestra Midsummer Concert, Corthell Concert Hall, University of Southern Maine, Gorham campus, 5 p.m.

Reggie and Ladye Love Smith, Seaside Pavilion, 6th Street, Old Orchard Beach, 7 p.m., $10-$12. Call 934-2024.

Sunday, June 28

Longfellow Trio, The Old White Church, 15 Salmon Falls Road, Bar Mills, 3 p.m., $12-$14. Call 929-6472.

Saturday, July 4

195th Army Band, Seaside Pavilion, 6th Street, Old Orchard Beach, 7 p.m., free. Call 934-2024.

Event Listings

Friday, June 26

Biddeford Art Walk, downtown Biddeford, 5-8 p.m.

Gallery talk with artist Lucy Ellen Smith, Saco Museum, 6 p.m. Call 283-3861, ext. 115.

“Jimmy Higgins: A Life in the Labor Movement,” Harlan Baker, Acorn Studio Theater, Dana Warp Mill, 90 Bridge St., Westbrook, 7:30 p.m., $10. Call 854-0065.

Saturday, June 27

Evergreen Quilt Show, First Parish Congregational Church, 112 Beach St., Saco, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.

Book signing by Miranda Gardiner, author of “Maine … The Way Life Should Be?,” Funtown/Splashtown USA, 774 Portland Road, Saco, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Call 888-361-9473.

Gala reception for opening of midseason exhibitions, Barn Gallery, Shore Road and Bourne Lane, Ogunquit, 5-8 p.m. Call 646-8400.

Latin dance night, North Dam Mill, 2 Main St., Biddeford, salsa dance lesson at 7:30 p.m., live music at 8 p.m., $8-$10. Call 282-5577.

Monday, June 29

Demonstration in encaustic painting by Diane Bowie Zaitlin, The Pines, Ocean Park, 7-9 p.m. Call 286-3780.

Wednesday, July 1

Book signing with Bob Crowley, winner of “Survivor” and author of “Making Waves: The Stories of Maine’s Bob Crowley as told to David Ladd,” Nonesuch Books, 50 Market St., Mill Creek Shopping Center, South Portland, 7 p.m. Call 799-2659.

Exhibits

“The Fractal Nature of Minerals and Wax,” work by encaustic artist Rick Green, Stones & Stuff, 556 Congress St, Portland, through June 30.

“Retrospective of a Maine Artist,” paintings and sketches by Laura Rothstein, Libby Memorial Library, 27 Staples St., Old Orchard Beach, through June 30.

“Personal Best,” Maine Women in the Arts show, River Tree Arts, 35 Western Ave., Kennebunk Lower Village, through July 3.

Midseason exhibitions, including Rosalind Fedeli and Jim Kelly, Barn Gallery, Shore Road and Bourne Lane, Ogunquit, June 24-July 26.

“The Business of Art,” various artists, University of New England Gallery of Art, 16 Stevens Ave., Portland, June 17 through Sept. 2.

“For My Best Beloved Sister Mia: An Album of Photographs by Julia Margaret Cameron,” Portland Museum of Art, Seven Congress Square, Portland, July 4-Sept. 7.

“Call of the Coast: Art Colonies of New England,” Portland Museum of Art, Seven Congress Square, Portland, through Oct. 12.

Eighth Annual Sculpture Garden Invitational, University of New England Gallery of Art, 16 Stevens Ave., Portland, through Oct. 31.

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