Art

“botanical propaganda,” multimedia work depicting urban and suburban plant life by Karen Gelard, Perimeter Gallery, Belfast. 338-0986. 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. today.

Group show, with work by Nina Jerome, Sandy Wadlington and Jeffery Becton, Turtle Gallery, Deer Isle. 348-9977. 2 to 6 p.m. today; 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday; 2 to 6 p.m. Oct. 10. Runs through Saturday, Oct. 16.

“John Haberle: Master of Illusion,” Portland Museum of Art, Portland, $4-$10. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. today through Thursday; 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Friday; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Oct. 10. Runs through Sunday, Dec. 12.

“Debating Modern Photography: The Triumph of Group f/64,” Portland Museum of Art, Portland, $4-$10. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. today through Thursday; 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Friday; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Oct. 10. Runs through Sunday, Dec. 5.

“A Maine Harvest,” paintings by Joan W. Hooker, Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, Boothbay. 633-4333. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. today through Oct. 10. Runs through Sunday, Oct. 17.

“Off-Season, Off-Shore: (Yet Another) Trap Day on Cliff Island,” photographs by Lesley MacVane and words by Roger Berle, Harbor Works Gallery, Harpswell. www.harborworksgallery.org. 3 to 8 p.m. today.

“No Cakewalk: Legacies of an African-American Place,” photographs by William Anderson, Harbor Works Gallery, Harpswell. www.harborworksgallery.org. 3 to 8 p.m. today.

Multimedia exhibit, with gallery artists, Turtle Gallery, Deer Isle. www.turtlegallery.com. 2 to 6 p.m. today; 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday; 2 to 6 p.m. Oct. 10. Runs through Saturday, Oct. 16.

“Lincoln Perry: Falling in Place,” George Marshall Store Gallery, York. 351-1083. 1 to 5 p.m. today.

“Earning Their Keep: Maine’s Windjammers,” mutli-stage exhibit featuring historic photos, artifacts, ephemera, videos, schooner models and rotating exhibits by contemporary marine photographers, Penobscot Marine Museum, Searsport, $3-$8, free age 6 and younger. www.penobscotmarinemuseum.org. Neal Parent, photography, noon to 5 p.m. today; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday; noon to 5 p.m. Oct. 10. Runs through Sunday, Oct. 24.

Fall exhibitions, Barn Gallery, Ogunquit. www.barngallery.org. 1 to 5 p.m. today; 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Wednesday; artist talk at 7:30 p.m., 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday; 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 1 to 5 p.m. Oct. 10. Runs through Monday, Oct. 11.

“A Matter of Perception: An Exhibition by Artists with Disabilities,” Freeport Community Library, Freeport. www.freeportlibrary.com. 11:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. today; 11:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday; 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday; 11:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday; 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday; 11:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday; 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday; 11:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Oct. 10. Runs through Saturday, Oct. 30.

“Mind-bending with the Mundane,” works by Miller and Shellabarger, Alix Lamber, Andrew Raftery and Allison Smith examining marriage equality, Maine College of Art (Institute of Contemporary Art), Portland. www.meca.edu. 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. today and Wednesday; artist talk with Andrew Raftery at 3:30 p.m., 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday; 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, Saturday and Oct. 10. Runs through Sunday, Oct. 17.

2010 Book Arts at Stone House Program, work by students, University of Southern Maine (Glickman Family Library), Portland. 780-4270. 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. today; 7:45 a.m. to 11 p.m. Monday through Thursday; 7:45 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday; 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday; 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. Oct. 10.

“Exposed: Rare Photographs of Life in Maine,” Maine Historical Society, Portland. Noon to 5 p.m. today; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday; noon to 5 p.m. Oct. 10. Runs through Monday, Nov. 15.

“Inside the Box,” marine dioramas by Anne-Emmanuelle Marpeau, Penobscot Marine Museum, Searsport, $3-$8. Noon to 5 p.m. today; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday; noon to 5 p.m. Oct. 10. Runs through Monday, Oct. 11.
Hillary Hutton, handwoven rugs and blankets, Handmade Papers Gallery, Brooklin. Noon to 5 p.m. today and Wednesday through Oct. 10.

“The Search for Beauty: Whistler and His Time,” drawings and paintings, Colby College (Museum of Art), Waterville. Noon to 4:30 p.m. today; 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday; 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday; 10 a.m. to4:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday; noon to 4:30 p.m. Oct. 10. Runs through Sunday, Jan. 2.

“Collecting Winslow Homer,” Colby College (Museum of Art), Waterville. www.colby.edu. Noon to 4:30 p.m. today; 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday; 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday; 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday; noon to4:30 p.m. Oct. 10.

“Will Barnet: New York Drawings and Prints, the 1930s,” Colby College (Museum of Art), Waterville. www.colby.edu. Noon to 4:30 p.m. today; 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday; 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday; 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday; noon to4:30 p.m. Oct. 10. Runs through Sunday, Oct. 24.

“Sharon Lockhart: Lunch Break,” photographs of workers at Bath Iron Works, Colby College (Museum of Art), Waterville. www.colby.edu. Noon to 4:30 p.m. today; 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday; 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday; 10 a.m. to4:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday; noon to 4:30 p.m. Oct. 10. Runs through Sunday, Oct. 17.

“Turtle/Television Island,” photographic prints and other media by James Luna, University of Southern Maine (Art Gallery), Gorham. 780-5008. 1 to 5 p.m. today; 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Friday; 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday and Oct. 10. Runs through Wednesday, Nov. 10.

“Life Work,” sculpture by Cabot Lyford, Hawk Ridge Farm, Pownal. jlacombe@maine.rr.com. Viewing by appointment. Runs through Sunday, Nov. 21.

“Tourist Season,” work by John Vander, Gold/Smith Gallery, Boothbay Harbor. Noon to 5 p.m. today; 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday; noon to 5 p.m. Oct. 10. Runs through Saturday, Oct. 30.

“The Architecture of Environmental Landscapes, Within and Without,” regional artists exploring environmental themes, University of New England (Art Gallery), Portland. 1 to 4 p.m. today and Wednesday; 1 to 7 p.m. Thursday; 1 to 4 p.m. Friday, Saturday and Oct. 10. Runs through Sunday, Dec. 19.

Plein-air show, Kittery Art Association, Kittery. Noon to 5 p.m. today; 3 to 6 p.m. Thursday; noon to 6 p.m. Saturday; noon to 5 p.m. Oct. 10.

“Argot of the Midway,” colored pencil on wood pieces by Justin Roig, Running with Scissors, Portland. 699-4242. Reception at 5 p.m. today. Viewing by appointment.

“Inside,” group show, River Arts, Damariscotta. 563-1507. Noon to 4 p.m. today; 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday; noon to 4 p.m. Oct. 10. Runs through Friday, Nov. 5.

Maine Women in the Arts, fine-art show with miniatures, Masonic Hall, Kennebunkport. www.mainewomenarts.com. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. today.

“The Warmth of Wood,” wood pieces by Ann Prescott, Karl Grose and Wayne Robbins, Markings Gallery, Bath. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. today, Monday and Wednesday through Oct. 10.

“Islands and Sirens,” work by Tom Curry and Brian Mark, Thos. Moser Showroom, Freeport. www.thosmoser.com. 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. today; 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday; 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Oct. 10.

“Faces of Maine,” Maine Art Gallery, Wiscasset. www.maineartgallery.org. 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. today; 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday; 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Oct. 10. Runs through Saturday, Oct. 30.

June Dragoon, paintings, SugarWood Gallery, Farmington. www.sugarwoodgallery.com. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. today; 10 a.m. to5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday; 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Oct. 10.

Artfest, open studios and galleries, various locations, York. www.gatewaytomaine.org. Today.

“Photographing Maine: 10 Years Later, 2000-2009,” photography with work by more than 150 artists, Center for Maine Contemporary Art, Rockport. 236-2875. 1 to 5 p.m. today; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday; 1 to 5 p.m. Oct. 10. Runs through Sunday, Dec. 5.

“The Ambiguities: Selected Works,” graphite drawings and color-saturated paintings from Thorpe Feidt’s series inspired by Herman Melville’s novel “Pierre: or, The Ambiguities,” University of Southern Maine (Area Gallery), Portland. www.usm.maine.edu/gallery.7 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Friday. Runs through Oct. 29.

Group show, work by Ed Nadeau and others, Courthouse Gallery Fine Art, Ellsworth. 667-6611. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday. Runs through Saturday, Oct. 30.
Furniture Masters of New Hampshire, Center for Furniture Craftsmanship, Rockport. www.woodschool.org. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday; 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. Runs through Wednesday, Nov. 24.

“Clearing,” abstract landscapes by Jill Caldwell, Maine Farmland Trust Gallery, Belfast. 338-6575. 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. Runs through Oct. 18.

“A Matter of Perception: An Exhibition by Artists with Disabilities,” VSA arts of Maine Gallery, Augusta. www.vsartsmaine.org. 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Runs through Friday, Dec. 31.

“Origins,” The Gallery at Eleven Pleasant St., Brunswick. www.vsartsmaine.org. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Thursday; 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday. Runs through Friday, Nov. 26.

“Photography by Brenton Hamilton,” Susan Maasch Fine Art, Portland. www.susanmaaschfineart.com. 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Oct. 10. Runs through Wednesday, Oct. 27.

Christopher Cart and Shaune McCarthy, Harbor Square Gallery, Rockland. www.harborsquaregallery.com. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday. Runs through Saturday, Oct. 30.

“Altering Matters: New Work by Maine Members of the Surface Design Association,” University of Southern Maine (Atrium Art Gallery), Lewiston. www.usm.maine.edu/lac/art. 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Thursday; 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Friday; 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday. Runs through Tuesday, Nov. 30.

“Visual Contemplations,” watercolors and oils by Cynthia Asherman, 317 Main St., Yarmouth. Noon to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday. Runs through Friday, Oct. 29.

“Landscapes,” work by Anthony Muench and Abbie Sewall, North Yarmouth Academy (Curtis Gallery), Yarmouth. www2.nya.org. 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. Runs through Friday, Oct. 29.

“Locations,” work by Jeff Kellar, Icon Contemporary Art, Brunswick. 725-8157. 1 to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday; 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday. Runs through Saturday, Oct. 16.

“Karsh,” large-format and vintage silver gelatin prints by Yousuf Karsh, Haynes Galleries, Thomaston. www.haynesgalleries.com. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday. Runs through Saturday, Oct. 23.

“Sea of Faces,” work by Nicole Wolf, Elizabeth Moss Gallery, Falmouth. www.elizabethmossgalleries.com. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday. Runs through Saturday, Oct. 16.

“Love Letters to an American Gothic,” paintings by Veronica Cross, Lajos Matolcsy Art Center, Norway. 1 to 3 p.m. Monday; 1 to 5 p.m. Tuesday; 9 a.m. to noon Wednesday; 1 to 5 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Runs through Saturday, Oct. 30.

“Two by Two,” 2-inch-by-2-inch photos and other works by Ali Goodwin, Drift Contemporary Art Gallery, Kittery. www.drift-gallery.com. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Runs through Friday, Oct. 22.

“Dance 2010,” dance photography by Arthur Fink, Arthur Fink Studio, Portland. www.arthurfinkphoto.com. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Runs through Friday, Oct. 29.

“Drawing: Marks, Traces and Imprints,” group show, University of Maine (Charles Danforth Gallery), Augusta. 8:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Thursday; artist talk with Elizabeth Jabar at 1 p.m.,8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday. Runs through Wednesday, Oct. 20.

“Colors of Hope,” group show, L/A Arts Gallery 5, Lewiston. 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday.

“Young Artist: Mature Art,” oil paintings and watercolors by Russel Whitten, York Public Library, York. www.york.lib.me.us. 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday through Friday; 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. Runs through Tuesday, Oct. 26.

“In a Place By Himself: The Graphic World of Winslow Homer,” Saco Museum, Saco. Noon to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday; noon to 8 p.m. Friday; 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday; noon to 4 p.m. Oct. 10. Runs through Sunday, Nov. 14.

Anna Sweeten and Alexandra Hart, Harbor Square Gallery and the Muir Garden for Contemporary Sculpture, Rockland. www.harborsquaregallery.com. 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. Runs through Saturday, Oct. 30.

“Life of Millions of Years: The Ancient Egyptian Quest for Immortality,” photographs by Santha Faiia, Museum of African Culture, Portland. www.museumafricanculture.org. 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Friday; noon to 4 p.m. Saturday. Runs through Friday, Oct. 15.

Melissa Burgess, photographs, Heron Point Gallery, Portland. www.heronpointgallery.com. 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. Runs through Saturday, Oct. 30.

Jason Slaughter, paintings, Waterfall Arts, Belfast. www.waterfallarts.org. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Friday.

“Cranberry Island and More,” paintings by Henry Finkelstein, June Fitzpatrick Gallery at MECA, Portland. 699-5083. Noon to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. Runs through Saturday, Oct. 23.

Group show, with paintings and sculpture, Yvette Torres Fine Art, Rockland. www.yvettetorresfineart.com. 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday through Oct. 10.

“Jane Dahmen: Through the Trees,” and “Pleine Air Maine,” paintings by Brad Betts, Mitch Billis and Bjorn Bunquist, Gleason Fine Art, Portland. 699-5599. 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday through Friday; 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday. Runs through Saturday, Oct. 30.

“Some, Things, Curious,” drawings, painting and installation by Kreh Mellick, Kimberly Convery, and Devon and Brendan Mullins, Space, Portland. www.space538.org. Noon to 6 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday. Runs through Friday, Oct. 22.

“Raising White Boys in the South,” multimedia installation created by artists Michael Dickins and Dawn Martin Dickins, Harlow Gallery, Hallowell. www.harlowgallery.org. Noon to 6 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday. Runs through Friday, Oct. 29.

Dozier Bell, paintings and drawings, Aucocisco Galleries, Portland. 775-2222. Noon to 5 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday. Runs through Saturday, Oct. 23.

“How Long is Yesterday?” photographs of Ireland by Dan Dow; also, oil paintings by Andrea van Voorst van Beest, Addison Woolley Gallery, Portland. www.addisonwoolley.com. Noon to 5 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday. Runs through Saturday, Oct. 30.

“On Site,” work by Sally McCorkle, University of Maine (Art Gallery), Farmington. 778-7002. Reception 5 to 7 p.m., noon to 4 p.m. Thursday; noon to 4 p.m. Friday through Oct. 10. Runs through Sunday, Nov. 7.

“Lalla Essaydi: Les Femmes du Maroc,” large-scale photographs adapted from Eugene Delacroix’s “Les Femmes d’Algiers,” Bates College (Museum of Art), Lewiston. www.bates.edu. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday; reception and gallery talk at 3:30 p.m. Saturday. Runs through Friday, Dec. 17.

“Wally Reinhardt: Collaborations with Ovid,” paintings interpreting Ovid’s “Metamorphoses,” Bates College (Museum of Art), Lewiston. www.bates.edu. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday. Runs through Dec. 17.

Jeff Bye, Greenhut Galleries, Portland. 772-2693. Reception 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday; artist’s talk at 4 p.m., 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Friday; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday. Runs through Saturday, Oct. 30.

Fall exhibit, works by Todd Watts, Ilya Askinazi and from the museum’s collection, University of Maine (Museum of Art), Bangor. 561-3350. 10 a.m. to
5 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Runs through Thursday, Dec. 30.

“Mesa to Sedona to Jerome,” paintings by Francine Schrock, Sandpiper Jewelry Gallery, South Portland. 767-8090. 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday. Runs through Friday, Dec. 31.

Ted Wengren, paintings, Frost Gully Gallery, Freeport. Reception 4 to 6 p.m. Oct. 10. Runs through Friday, Nov. 12.

Auditions

Sanford Maine Stage Theatre auditions, for the old-time radio show “Wuthering Heights,” Sanford Maine Stage, Springvale. 324-8227. 4 to 6 p.m. today.

Benefits

Homegrown Fine Art and Crafts Show, exhibit, sale and silent auction benefits the farm, Skyline Farm, North Yarmouth. Noon to 3 p.m. today; 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday; noon to 3 p.m. Oct. 10. Runs through Saturday, Dec. 4.

Golf scramble, benefits OOB 365. Biddeford-Saco Country Club, Saco, $100. www.oob365.com. 8 a.m. (check in), 9 a.m. (start) today.

Art at Marrett, work by members of the Saco River Art League on display in the house. A silent auction of the artwork benefits Marrett House and Historic New England, Marrett House, Standish, free. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. today.

Maine Women’s Gala and Auction: Bidding to Break the Glass Ceiling, dinner, live and silent auctions and dancing; benefits the Maine Women’s Policy Center, Holiday Inn by the Bay, Portland. www.mainewomenspolicycenter.org. 5 to 9 p.m. Wednesday.

Black Frame Art Sale and Show, to benefit the Bayside Neighborhood Association’s children’s art programs and other community activities; works of art $200 each, Merrill Auditorium, Portland, free. www.blackframeartsale.com. Preview from noon to 3 p.m., 5 to 8 p.m. Friday.

Antiques show and sale, Medomak Valley Land Trust’s annual event with 60 dealers, Medomak Valley High School, Waldoboro, $5. www.midcoast.com/~mvlt/calendar.html. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Oct. 10.

Books and Authors

Yoga programs, with Judith Hanson Lasater, author of “Yoga Body,” The Yoga Center, Portland. 774-9642. “Living Your Yoga” ($89), 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. today.
Author program, Reza Jalali, author of “Moon Watchers,” talks about immigrants to Maine, Scarborough Public Library, Scarborough. 883-4723. 2 p.m. today.

Author program, Sandra Steingraber, author of “Living Downstream: A Scientist’s Personal Investigation of Cancer and the Environment,” talks about and signs copies of her book, Bates College (Olin Arts Center), Lewiston, free. 786-6135. 7:30 p.m. Monday.

Author program, economist Herbert Gintis, author of “The Bounds of Reason,” talks about the evolution of morality, Bates College (Pettengill Hall), Lewiston, free. www.bates.edu.
7 p.m. Monday.

Brown Bag Lecture series, one-hour program, bring your own lunch, Portland Public Library, Portland, free. 871-1710. David Morine, “Two Coots in a Canoe,” noon to 1 p.m. Wednesday.

Author program, Jane Brox, author of “Brilliant: The Evolution of Artificial Light,” talks about and signs copies of her book as part of the Cornerstones of Science 10-year anniversary celebration, Curtis Memorial Library, Brunswick, free. www.curtislibrary.com. 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. (Brox lecture at 6:30 p.m.) Friday.

Author signing and reading, Wiscasset Public Library, Wiscasset, free. 882-7161. W.H. Bunting, author of “Live Yankees: The Sewalls and Their Ships,” 1 p.m. Saturday.

Author program, Steven Blush, author of “American Hardcore,” talks about the new edition of his book, answers questions and will screen the film based on his book, Portland Public Library, Portland, free. 871-1700. 2:30 to 5 p.m. Saturday.

Author signing, L.L. Bean Retail Store, Freeport, free. www.llbean.com. Dahlov Ipcar, “The Calico Jungle,” 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Oct. 10.

Author program, book signing and mushroom identification with Greg Marley, author of “Chanterelle Dreams, Amanita Nightmares: The Love, Lore and Mystique of Mushrooms,” Rabelais, Portland. 774-1044.
1 p.m. Oct. 10.

Classical Music

Sunday Classical, with the Portland Symphony Orchestra, Merrill Auditorium, Portland, $15.30-$50.40. www.porttix.com. 2:30 p.m. today. Runs through Sunday, May. 1.
Bangor Symphony Orchestra, first performance featuring the orchestra’s new music director and conductor, Lucas Richman, University of Maine (Collins Center for the Arts), Orono. www.bangorsymphony.org. 3 p.m. today.

A Chopin-Schumann Bicentennial Celebration, solo piano concert with Laura Kargul, University of Southern Maine (Corthell Concert Hall), Gorham, $5-$15. 3 p.m. today.

Tuesday Classical, with the Portland Symphony Orchestra, Merrill Auditorium, Portland, $18-$63. www.porttix.com. 7:30 p.m. Tuesday. Runs through Tuesday, May. 3.

Ensemble 415, early music ensemble with a program of chamber works and concerti, Bates College (Olin Arts Center), Lewiston, $12, $6 for seniors and students. www.bates.edu. 7:30 p.m. Wednesday.

Masanobu Ikemiya and Gus La Casse, piano and violin, Hammond Hall, Winter Harbor, $7-$15, free under age 12. 963-2569. 7 p.m. Friday.

Bates Composers Society, Bates College (Olin Arts Center), Lewiston, free, but tickets are required. www.bates.edu. 7:30 p.m. Saturday.

Mendelssohn, Muir and More, with members of the Muir String Quartet and others, Rockport Opera House, Rockport, $25-$45, $8 age 18 and younger. www.baychamberconcerts.org.4 p.m. Oct. 10.

Comedy

Bobcat Goldthwait, Comedy Connection, Portland, $25. www.mainecomedy.com. 8 p.m. Wednesday.

Kelly MacFarland with Bernedette Pauley, Comedy Connection, Portland. 774-5554. $7.50, 8:30 p.m. Thursday; $15,8:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday.

Dance

International folk dancing, dances taught, beginners welcome, Mallett Hall, Pownal, $5, $3 for children. 688-2293. 7 to 9 p.m. today.

Ballroom dancing, Maplewood Dance Center, Portland. 878-0584. Dance social, 7 to 11 p.m. Wednesday; 7 to 11 p.m. Saturday.

Harvest ball, with swing band the Fogcutters, Portland Club, Portland, $25 couple, $15 singles. 761-4477. 7 to 11 p.m. Friday.

Dancing with DJ John, Maplewood Dance Center, Portland. 878-0584. 7 to 11 p.m. Friday. Runs through Oct. 29.

Modern Dance Company, performance with choreography by students and faculty, Bates College (Schaeffer Theatre), Lewiston, free. www.bates.edu. Noon Saturday and Oct. 10.
Foliage dance, casual dress, Nasson Community Center, Springvale, $10. www.nassoncc.org. 8 to 11:30 p.m. Saturday.

Fairs/Festivals

Arts and crafts show, Ossipee Trail Arts Center, Limington. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. today.
Fryeburg Fair, Maine’s largest agricultural fair with harness racing, nightly entertainment and midway; museum and exhibits, Fryeburg Fairgrounds, Fryeburg. www.fryeburgfair.com. Today.

Maine Fiberarts Festival, demonstrations, displays and storytelling that explore the connection between plants and cloth, Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, Boothbay, $5-$10, free under age 3. Mainegardens.org. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. today.

Acadia Oktoberfest, Food and Craft Festival, food, beer and wine sampling, crafts, music and entertainment, Smugglers Den Campground, Southwest Harbor, $5-$25, free under age 10. www.acadiachamber.com.11:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday.

Fall Foliage Craft Fair, variety of crafts, children’s activities, entertainment and exhibits, Boothbay Railway Village, Boothbay. www.railwayvillage.org. Saturday.

Craft fair, Wells ElementarySchool, Wells. www.wells.lib.me.us/wells. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Oct. 10.

Films

Camden International Film Festival, numerous films, guests, panels, parties and other special events in Camden and Rockland. Individual films are $8.50; passes range from $25 to $100, various locations, Camden. www.camdenfilmfest.org. Today.

Global Lens Film Series, a touring program of narrative features from around the world, Bates College (Ronj Coffeehouse), Lewiston, $5. 786-6135. “Gods,” 6 p.m. Monday; “Masquerades,” 8 p.m. Friday. Runs through Monday, Dec. 13.

“The Take,” a film about globalization and workers’ rights. Screening is followed by discussion, College of the Atlantic (Gates Center), Bar Harbor. 288-5015. 7 p.m. Monday.
Filmmaker program, filmmaker Jenny Perlin presents some of her work and talks about her process, College of the Atlantic (McCormick Lecture Hall), Bar Harbor. www.coa.edu. 6:30 p.m. Wednesday.

SCOPE, visual arts film series, Space, Portland, $7. www.space538.org. “Milton Glaser: To Inform and Delight,”7:30 p.m. Thursday. Runs through Thursday, Dec. 9.

Film series, Abbe Museum, Bar Harbor, free. www.abbemuseum.org. “Language of America,”7 p.m. Thursday. Runs through Thursday, Dec. 2.

“The Texas Chainsaw Massacre,” with guest Gunnar Hansen (Leatherface), who will talk about the film and answer audience questions, The Grand, Ellsworth, $10. www.grandonline.org. 7 p.m. Thursday.

“Who is Harry Nilsson and Why is Everybody Talkin’ About Him?” $7 or $5 if you wear a bathrobe, Space, Portland. www.space538.org. 7 p.m. Friday.

Food and Drink

20-Mile Meal, southern Maine chefs will be preparing food made from ingredients harvested or raised at Turkey Hill or within 20 miles, plus music, art, farm tours and other activities, Turkey Hill Farm, Cape Elizabeth, $35, $18 for seniors and students, free under age 7. www.cultivatingcommunity.org. 2 to 5 p.m. today.

Wine dinner, five courses featuring wines from the Piedmont region of Italy, Bar Lola, Portland, $70. 775-5652.6:30 p.m. Tuesday.

Supper club, series presented by the New England Farm 2 Fork Project, Raven Hill Orchard, East Waterboro. www.thenewenglandfarm2forkproject.com. National Moldy Cheese Day/Made in New England Cheese Social Saturday; Lunch on the Land/National Cider Day Oct. 10.

Gateway Farmers Market, Greater York Region Chamber of Commerce Visitor Center, York. www.gatewayfarmersmarket.com. 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday.

Open Creamery Day, visit the state’s cheese makers, meet their animals and taste their cheeses, statewide. www.mainecheeseguild.org. 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Oct. 10.

For Children

“Play Me a Story,” reading of children’s books by company actors followed by an acting workshop for children ages 4 to 10, Portland Stage Company, Portland, $15 each, $50 for the series. www.portlandstage.org. Readings of “Guji Guji” and “I, Crocodile,” 10:30 a.m. Saturday. Runs through Saturday, Nov. 20.

Home & Garden

Apple preservation, root-cellar storage, hard cider, vinegar, fruit leather, dry apples and applesauce, Koviashuvik Local Living School, Temple, $35. 778-0318. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. today.

Gardening workshop, registration required, Skillins Greenhouse, Falmouth, free. (800) 244-3860. Fresh floral arranging ($15), 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. Saturday.

Gardening workshop, registration required, Skillins Greenhouse, Brunswick, free. (800) 339-8111. Fresh floral arranging ($15), 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. Saturday.

Gardening workshop, registration required, Skillins Greenhouse, Cumberland, free. Fresh floral arranging ($15), 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. Saturday.

Children’s basket workshop, registration required, Abbe Museum, Bar Harbor. 288-3519. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday.

Music

Emily Smith, Scottish folk singer, Opera House at Boothbay Harbor, Boothbay Harbor, $20, $16 in advance. 633-5159. 7:30 p.m. today.

Sacred harp singing, also known as shape-note singing; not a performance, open to those interested in practicing the traditional four-part singing, Portland New Church, Portland, by donation. vicki-adams@roadrunner.com. 1 to 4 p.m. today.

Round Mountain, Mayo Street Arts, Portland, $10. www.mayostreetarts.org. 8 p.m. today.
Jazz breakfast, food available for purchase; concert free with museum admission, Portland

Museum of Art, Portland, $4-$10, free under age 6. 775-6148. Tom Snow, 10:30 a.m. to noon today; Gerry Wright, 10:30 a.m. to noon Oct. 10.

John Primer, VENUE Music Bar and Grille, Portland. venuemusicbar.com. 8 p.m. today.
Naomi Shelton and the Gospel Queens, with the Bates Gospelaires, Bates College (Olin Arts Center), Lewiston, $16, $8 for seniors and students. www.bates.edu. 7:30 p.m. today.

Maine Ole Opry, show and inductions, Silver Spur, Mechanic Falls, $7-$9, donation. www.ptscountrymusicassoc.org. 1 p.m. today.

Jazz buffet, Events on Broadway, South Portland, $13-$15.50. 699-5855. With Sally Davis, 5 to 8 p.m. today; with Maine Saxophone Project, 5 to 8 p.m. Oct. 10.

Harry’s Harvest Ball, Harry Brown’s Farm, Starks. www.harryshill.com. Today.
The Outside Track, Scottish band, Unity Centre for the Performing Arts, Unity, $10. 948-SHOW. 7:30 p.m. Monday.

The Outside Track, Scottish band, Franco-American Heritage Center, Lewiston, $12. 689-2000. 7 p.m. (pre-show jam at 6:15 p.m.) Tuesday.

Ahmad Hassan Muhammad Trio, jazz and world music, One Longfellow Square, Portland, $8. 761-1757. 8 p.m. Wednesday.

The Outside Track, Scottish band, Skye Theatre Performing Arts Center, South Carthage, $10. 562-4445. 7 p.m. (pre-show jam at 6:15 p.m.) Wednesday.

Leo Kottke, guitarist, Jonathan’s Restaurant, Ogunquit, $49, $45 in advance. 646-4777. 8 p.m. Thursday.

Rod Picott with Amanda Shires, VENUE Music Bar and Grille, Portland. venuemusicbar.com. 8 p.m. Thursday.

Stephaniesid & Honey Clouds, One Longfellow Square, Portland, $10, $8 in advance. 761-1757. 8 p.m. Thursday.

Noonday concerts, half-hour performances presented by Portland Conservatory of Music and the church, First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church, Portland, free. 775-3356. Chiharu Naruse, piano, Wren Saunders, basson, and Kristen Finkbeiner, clarinet, 12:15 p.m. Thursday.

Dave Mallett, folk, Stone Mountain Arts Center, Brownfield, $20. stonemountainartscenter.com. 8 p.m. Friday.

Uncle Earl, string band, Chocolate Church Arts Center, Bath, $22, $20 in advance. chocolatechurcharts.org. 7:30 p.m. Friday.

Occidental Brothers Dance Band International, central and west African dance music, University of Southern Maine (Abromson Community Education Center), Portland, $28, $10 for students. www.porttix.com. 8 p.m. Friday.

Erin McKeown Band, One Longfellow Square, Portland, $18, $15 in advance. 761-1757. 8 p.m. Friday.

Mauro Bertoli, piano, admission is free for students age 21 and younger, Franco-American Heritage Center, Lewiston, $16, $14 for seniors. www.francoamericanheritage.org. 7:30 p.m. Friday.

Downeast Harvest Review, with author Van Reid and music from Castlebay and Sassafras Stomp, Lincoln Academy (Parker B. Poe Theater), Newcastle, $15, $10 for children. 529-5438. 7:30 p.m. Friday.

Uncle Earl, www.stonemountainartscenter.com, Stone Mountain Arts Center, Brownfield, $22. 8 p.m. Saturday.

Enter the Haggis, Celtic rock, Opera House at Boothbay Harbor, Boothbay Harbor, $25, $20 in advance. 633-5159. 8 p.m. Saturday.

Second Saturday Jazz, bring your own instruments to jam, Mayo Street Arts, Portland, $5 donation. www.mayostreetarts.org. 8 p.m. Saturday.

Sean Fleming and His Dam’Rag Scottas Orchestra, ragtime jazz, Congregational Church of Bristol, Bristol, $12, free age 18 and younger. www.ccobucc.org. 7:30 p.m. Saturday.

Portland Symphony Orchestra Pops, Merrill Auditorium, Portland, $18-$58.50. www.porttix.com. Eileen Ivers with Immigrant Soul, 7:30 p.m. Saturday and 2:30 p.m. Oct. 10. Runs through Sunday, April 10.

Barefoot Truth, VENUE Music Bar and Grille, Portland, $10. venuemusicbar.com. 9 p.m. Saturday.

U.S. Air Force Band of Liberty, tickets are limited; reservations recommended, Lewiston Middle School, Lewiston, free. 782-7228. 7 p.m. Saturday.

Shemekia Copeland, blues, Unity Centre for the Performing Arts, Unity, $26.50. 948-SHOW. 8 p.m. Saturday.

Black Label Society, with Clutch, Children of Bodom and 2 Cents, Androscoggin Bank Colisee, Lewiston, $34.50, $31.50 in advance. www.thecolisee.com.
7:30 p.m. Saturday.

Kris Delmhorst and Jeffrey Foucault, One Longfellow Square, Portland, $18, $15 in advance. 761-1757. 8 p.m. Saturday.

Agape Coffeehouse, Seacoast Chapel, Saco, free. www.seacoastchapel.com/agape. Lisa Gallant-Seal, 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday.

Ryan Cabrera, with the Sophomore Beat, Headstart and Skyler, Noble High School, Berwick, $15-$30. Brownpapertickets.com. 8 p.m. Saturday.

Suede, Jonathan’s Restaurant, Ogunquit, $30.50, $27.50 in advance. 646-4777. 8 p.m. Oct. 10.

David Liebman, jazz saxophonist, One Longfellow Square, Portland, $20, $15 in advance, $10 for students and seniors. 761-1757. 7 p.m. Oct. 10.

Shemekia Copeland, blues, Stone Mountain Arts Center, Brownfield, $25. www.stonemountainartscenter.com. 8 p.m. Oct. 10.

Tribute to Lenny Breau, Franco-American Heritage Center, Lewiston, $16.50. www.francoamericanheritage.org. 1 p.m. Oct. 10.

Smackfest, with Godsmack and more than a dozen other bands, Bangor Waterfront Pavilion, Bangor, $45.50. waterfrontconcerts.com. 10 a.m. (gates) Oct. 10.

Outdoors

Fall foliage hike, led by a park ranger and district forester, Bradbury Mountain State Park, Pownal, free with park admission. www.parksandlands.com. 10 a.m. today.

Foliage hike, led by a park ranger and district forester, Sebago Lake State Park, Casco, free with park admission. www.parksandlands.com. 10 a.m. today.

Foliage hike, led by a park ranger and district forester, Bald Mountain Public Reserved Land, Oquossoc, free with park admission. www.parksandlands.com. 10 a.m. today.

Foliage paddle, led by a park ranger and district forester, Androscoggin Riverlands State Park, Turner, free with park admission. www.parksandlands.com. 10 a.m. today.

Pike Street Challenge, bike racing, Pike Street, Biddeford, free. communitybike.net. 3:30 p.m. (registration), 4 to 5 p.m. (racing) Thursday.

Sebasticook Regional Land Trust Farm and Habitat Bike Tour, register by Oct. 4, Besse Building, Albion, $10, $20 family rate. www.sebasticookrlt.org. 9 a.m. Saturday.

Foliage hike, led by a park ranger and district forester, Shackford Head State Park, Eastport, free with park admission. www.parksandlands.com. 10 a.m. Saturday.

Bike rides, bike rodeo and barbecue, Community Bicycle Center, Biddeford, free. communitybike.net. Ride times vary, 9:30 a.m. to noon (rodeo), 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. (barbecue) Saturday.

Foliage hike, led by a park ranger and district forester, Camden Hills State Park, Camden, free with park admission. 1 p.m. Oct. 10.

Special Events

Coin and stamp show, medals, tokens, postcards, supplies, sponsored by the Brunswick Area Coin and Stamp Club, Knights of Columbus Hall, Brunswick, free. 721-7872. 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. today.

Farm Day, music, animals, corn maze, camera obscura, geocaching, storytelling and house tours, Pettengill Farm, Freeport, suggested donation of $5, $2 for children. 865-3170. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. today.

Open house, with milkshakes made by pedal power, Community Bicycle Center, Biddeford, free. communitybike.net. 3 to 5 p.m. Friday.

Lighthouse tours, one of only 40 caisson-style lighthouses in the United States and the only one open to visitors; wear appropriate shoes; must be over 55 inches tall; canceled in case of rain or fog, Spring Point Ledge Lighthouse, South Portland, $5. 699-2676. 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday.

Foreign Auto Festival, car and antique airplane show, no animals, Owls Head Transportation Museum, Owls Head. 9:30 a.m. (gates) Saturday and Oct. 10.

Apple Saturdays, cider pressing (bring your own apples or purchase at the village), Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village, New Gloucester, free. 10 a.m. Saturday.

Theater

“The 39 Steps,” comedic spy thriller, Portland Stage Company, Portland, $14-$37. 2 p.m. today; 7:30 p.m. Wednesday through Friday; 4 and 8 p.m. Saturday; 2 p.m. Oct. 10. Runs through Sunday, Oct. 24.

“The Pirates of Penzance,” Theater at Monmouth, Monmouth, $20-$26. Today.
“Chicago,” Ogunquit Playhouse, Ogunquit, $49-$67. 2 p.m. today; 8 p.m. Wednesday; 2:30 and 8 p.m. Thursday; 8 p.m. Friday;3:30 and 8:30 p.m. Saturday; 2 and 7 p.m. Oct. 10. Runs through Sunday, Oct. 24.

Naked Shakespeare, minimalist performances by Acorn Productions’ Shakespeare Ensemble, Wine Bar on Wharf Street, Portland, $8 suggested donation. 854-0065. “Sonnets and Soliloquies,” 8 p.m. Monday.

“Spamalot,” national Broadway tour, University of Maine (Collins Center for the Arts), Orono, $57-$62. www.collinscenterforthearts.com. 7 p.m. Tuesday.

“The Awesome ’80s Prom,” presented by New Edge Entertainment, Big Easy, Portland, $10. 7:30 p.m. Thursday. Runs through Thursday, Oct. 21.

“Where Love Takes You,” World War II love story, Sanford Maine Stage, Springvale. 324-8227. 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 2 p.m. Oct. 10.

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