Art

“New Works” by Craig Mooney and Henry Isaacs, Gallery on Chase Hill, Kennebunkport. maine-art.com. 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. today through July 3. Through July 21.

“Maine Moderns: Art in Seguinland, 1900-1940,” 65 paintings, sculptures, drawings, and photographs by a small group of American modernists who worked in Maine in the first half of the 20th century, Portland Museum of Art, $4-$10, under 6 free. 775-6148; portlandmuseum.org. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily, until 9 p.m. Friday. Through Sept. 11.

“John Marin: Modernism at Mid-century,” with work from Marin’s career between 1870 and 1953, Portland Museum of Art, $4-$10, free under age 6. 775-6148; portlandmuseum.org. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily, until 9 p.m. Friday.

“Imagination Takes Shape: Canadian Inuit Art from the Robert and Judith Toll Collection,” Bowdoin College (Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum), Brunswick. 2 to 5 p.m. today; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. through Saturday; 2 to 5 p.m. July 3. Through Aug. 9.

“Alex Katz: Drawings,” Colby College (Museum of Art), Waterville. colby.edu. Noon to 5 p.m. today; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday; noon to 5 p.m. July 3. Through Aug. 28.

“James Fitzgerald and the Elizabeth Howard,” drawings; part of the Maine Drawing Project, Farnsworth Art Museum, Rockland, $10-$12, free age 16 and younger. farnsworthmuseum.org. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. today.

Pastel Painters of Maine, 12th International Juried Exhibition, Heartwood College of Art, Kennebunk. 854-2378. Today.

Elizabeth McMillen and Duane Paluska, Center for Maine Contemporary Art, Rockport, paintings and wooden sculptures, 1 to 5 p.m. today; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday; 1 to 5 p.m. July 3. Through July 10.

“Paul Caponigro: The Hidden Presence of Places,” photographs; continues through Oct. 9, Farnsworth Art Museum, Rockland. 596-6457. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily; until 8 p.m. Wednesday.

“Photo National 2011: A Survey of Contemporary Photography,” juried exhibit of works by 34 photographers, University of Maine (Museum of Art), Bangor. 561-3350. Open daily through Aug. 15.

“Logging in the Maine Woods Today,” photographs by Tonee Harbert; open to the public during library hours: 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. Sunday; 7:45 a.m. to 11 p.m. Monday through Thursday; 7:45 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday; and 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday, University of Southern Maine (Glickman Family Library), Portland.

“Will Barnet at 100,” Portland Museum of Art. $4-$10, under 6 free. 775-6148; portlandmuseum.org. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily, until 9 p.m. Friday. Through Aug. 14.

Fabulous Fiber, juried show and sale, York Art Association, York Harbor. Today.

“Critters,” paintings and sculpture by more than 100 artists, University of New England (Art Gallery), Portland, Free. 221-4499; une.edu. 1 to 4 p.m. today through Wednesday; 1 to 7 p.m. Thursday; 1 to 4 p.m. Friday through July 3. Through July 20.

“Contemporaries: The Artists of La Napoule Art Foundation,” works by eight New England artists, Ogunquit Museum of American Art, Ogunquit. 646-4909; ogunquitmuseum.org. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. today.

“Refashioned,” Portland Museum of Art, $4-$10, under 6 free. 775-6148; portlandmuseum.org. Artists Lauren Gillette, Anne Lemanski, and Angelika Werth, 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 July 3. Runs through July 31.

Lauren Fensterstock: Incidents of Garden Displacement, Ogunquit Museum of American Art, $8-$10. 646-4909. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. today.

Robert Hamilton — The Last Paintings, Center for Maine Contemporary Art, Rockport, $5, free for members and children. 236-2875. 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. today; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday; 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. July 3. Through July 10.

“Images of the Longfellow Garden,” Maine Historical Society, Portland, $2-$8. 774-1822; mainehistory.org. Noon to 5 p.m. today; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Thursday.

“2011 Invitational Exhibit,” Landing Gallery, Rockland. 594-4544; landingart.com. New small works by the gallery’s 34 artists. Noon to 5 p.m. today.

“Summertime Blues,” group art show, Richard Boyd Gallery, Peaks Island. 712-1097. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. today.

Pete Jennerjahn — “After Albers,” Yvette Torres Fine Art, Rockland. 888-777-1077; yvettetorresfineart.com. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. today and Wednesday through July 3.

“Fresh: New Works by Contemporary New England Artists,” Wiscasset Bay Gallery, Wiscasset. 882-7682; wiscassetbaygallery.com. 19th- and 20th-century American and European paintings and new works by New England artists. 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. today through July 3.

“Three Views: Paintings by Elise Ansel, Kate Emlen and Tom Glover,” landscapes, seascapes and still lifes and abstracts. Thos. Moser Showroom, Freeport. 865-4519; 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. July 3. Through Aug. 28.

Christian Farnsworth — “Echo Garden,” photography exhibit, Cambridge Coffee Bar and Bakehouse, South Portland. cambridgecoffeebar.com. 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. today; 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Thursday.

“Between Earth and Sky,” sculpture exhibition and sale, Hawk Ridge Farm, Pownal. 688-4468. Through July 27.

“Offerings,” Markings Gallery, Bath. 443-1499. Mixed-media artist Susan Mills’ new work, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. today through Thursday.

“Variations IV, an Exhibition of Art, Objects and Perspectives,” seven artists, seven objects and multiple perspectives. Circling the Square Fine Art Press Gallery, Gardiner. 582-2108; theartdogs.com. Artists’ reception, 4 to 6 p.m. today; 2 to 6 p.m. Friday; 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday.

“Petrofied,” by Instamatic Polyforce Hayday, Perimeter Gallery, Belfast. 338-0555. Two-part installation by collection of artists and non-artists, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. today.

Gallery Anniversary Show, Aarhus Gallery, Belfast. 338-0001; aarhusgallery.com. 11 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. today.

“Yarka Vendrinska: Heart of Concern,” Maine Media Gallery, Rockport. 236-8581, Ext. 104. A tribute to an alumna of Maine Media Workshops and the photographers. 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. today; 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. and 7 to 8 p.m. Monday and Tuesday; 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday.

“Illustrated Passages: Artworks Illustrating Paragraphs and Poems,” Maine Art Gallery, Wiscasset. 882-7511. Maine arists. 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. today; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Friday; 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday; 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. July 3. Through July 10.

Daniel Corey, Pemaquid Art Gallery, Pemaquid. 677-2078. Special invited artist for 2011, oil paintings, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. today through July 3.

“Drawing from the Collection,” L.C. Bates Museum, Hinckley. 238-4250. Artists’ reception, 6 to 8 p.m. today.

“Portraits and Voices: Shoemaking Skills of Generations,” exhibit celebrating Lewiston and Auburn’s history and present-day legacy in shoemaking, Museum L-A, Lewiston. 333-3881. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Saturday.

New work by faculty, Center for Furniture Craftsmanship, Rockport. woodschool.org. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday; 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. Through Sept. 9.

“In the Shadow of Katahdin,” 317 Main Street Community Music Center, Yarmouth. Watercolor paintings of the landscapes and wildlife of Baxter State Park by Michael Boardman. Noon to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday.

Gary Akers — “Maine Mornings,” Haynes Galleries, Thomaston. 354-0605. Akers’ most recent paintings. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Wednesday.

The Tuesday Group, work from a collection of artists who have been meeting Tuesday mornings for 20-plus years. Falmouth Memorial Library. 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday; 9:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday; 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday.

Diana Young paintings — “Postcards from Vacationland,” Gold/Smith Gallery, Boothbay Harbor. 633-6252. 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Wednesday.

“Fiber Arts in Bermuda and Bequia.” Maine Fiberarts, Topsham. 721-0678; mainefiberarts.org. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Thursday.

“Swell: Contemplating the Ocean,” Yes Art Works, Creative Trails and Bomb Diggity Baking and Arts Program join the Spindleworks artists to reflect on the ocean. Whatnot Gallery, Spindleworks, Brunswick. 725-8820. 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Thursday.

“Indelible: The Ink Works,” Art House Picture Frames, Portland. 221-3443. Six illustrative works from Portland artist Max M. Leon II, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Thursday.

“Tell Me a Story: Folktales and World Cultures,” University of Southern Maine (Atrium Art Gallery), Lewiston. 753-6500. Features children’s book illustrations by 13 Maine artists. 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Friday. Through Aug. 12.

Botanical Drawings, Elizabeth Moss Gallery, Falmouth. 781-2620. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday. Through July 18.

“Emerging Dis/Order” — Drawings by Amy Stacey Curtis, Alison Hildreth and Andrea Sulzer,” Bates College (Museum of Art), Lewiston. 786-6158; bates.edu/museum.xml. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. Through Sept. 10.

“Selected Drawings and Photographs from the Marsden Hartley Memorial Collection,” Bates College (Olin Arts Center), Lewiston. In the museum’s Synergy Space, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. Through Aug. 31.

“Point of Departure” — Works by Diane Bowie Zaitlin, Saco Museum, $2-$5, 6 and under free. 283-3861; sacomuseum.org. Noon to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday; noon to 8 p.m. Friday; 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. Through Sept. 3.

“Common Ground, Uncommon Perspectives,” Bayview Gallery, Brunswick. 729-5500. New England artists Mariella Bisson, William Simpson, Paul Stone and James Urbanska. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday; New England artists Mariella Bisson, William Simpson, Paul Stone and James Urbanska, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday.

“Telling Stories,” CRAFT Gallery, Rockland. 594-0167; craftonelm.com. Three Maine craft artists tell stories in various craft materials, using metaphors and calligraphy. 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. through Saturday.

Philip and Matt Barter — “Father and Son,” Gleason Fine Arts, Boothbay Harbor. 633-6849. Paintings and wood reliefs. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday.

Helen St. Clair — “The Figure,” Gleason Fine Arts, Boothbay Harbor. 633-6849. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday.

“Drawing the Line # 4,” June Fitzpatrick Gallery at MECA, Portland. 699-5083. Leonard Baskin, Thomas Cornell, Pat Hardy, Michael Waterman and Richard Wilson. Noon to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. Through July 16.

“Portland of Islands and Oceans,” Jeff Barrett, Kevin Beers, Brad Betts, Mitch Billis, Tom Curry, Henry Isaacs, John Neville and David Witbeck. Gleason Fine Art, Portland. 633-6849. 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday through Friday; 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday. Through July 30.

Oil paintings by Norma Torti, Red Door Pottery Studio and Gallery Shop, Kittery. 439-5671; reddoorpottery.com. 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday.

“Shift: Vivien Russe and Mary Hart,” Aucocisco Galleries, Portland. 775-2222. Noon to 5 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday. Through July 9.

“Folk Art on High,” weathervane exhibit, Rufus Porter Museum, Bridgton. 647-2828; rufusportermuseum.org. Thirty-six weathervanes with original surfaces as well as photographs of vanes from the 1970s. Noon to 4 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday. Through Oct. 1.

David Little — “Exploring the Maine Landscape,” Courthouse Gallery Fine Art, Ellsworth, free. 667-6611. Artists’ talk, 6 p.m. Wednesday.

Charles Martin, cartoonist, artist and illustrator who created more than 200 covers for The New Yorker magazine, Greenhut Galleries, Portland. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday; 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Friday through July 3. Through July 30.

America Martin, Carver Hill Gallery, Rockland. 594-7745. Solo exhibition of paintings. Opening reception, 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday.

“Drawing the Line # 2” — Noriko Sakanishi, June Fitzpatrick Gallery, Portland. 772-1961. Open by appointment Thursday. Through July 30.

“Drawing the Line # 3” — Ken Greenleaf, June Fitzpatrick Gallery, Portland. 772-1961. Open by appointment Thursday. Through July 30.

“Artists of Hallowell,” art work of local artists complemented by music, readings and more, Harlow Gallery, Hallowell. harlowgallery.org. Reception 5 to 8 p.m. Friday; noon to 6 p.m. Friday and Saturday.

First Fridays at the Farnsworth, Farnsworth Art Museum, Rockland, free. 596-6457; farnsworthmuseum.org. During First Fridays, the museum opens its galleries free to the public from 5 to 8 p.m.

“CD Investements,” Markings Gallery, Bath. 443-1499. Mixed-media garden sculptures, “Garden Girls” by Natasha Kempers-Cullen. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday.

“CD Investements,” Markings Gallery, Bath. 443-1499. Mixed media garden sculptures “Garden Girls” by Natasha Kempers-Cullen, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday through July 3. Through July 31.

America Martin, Carver Hill Gallery, Rockland. 594-7745. Solo exhibition of paintings. 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Through July 27.

Francine Schrock and Patrick Plourde, Harmons & Bartons Gallery, Portland, new series of paintings and sculptures capturing the essence of Portland. 774-5946. Opening reception 5 to 8 p.m. Friday; 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Saturday. Through July 30.

“It’s Not So Black and White,” Richard Boyd Gallery, Peaks Island. 712-1097. Multimedia show, blown glass and pottery, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and July 3. Through July 26.

First Friday Art Walk, self-guided tour of local art galleries, art studios, museums, and alternative art venues on the first Friday of every month, various locations, Portland, free. firstfridayartwalk.com. 5 to 8 p.m. Friday.

“American Realism: Works on Paper, 1862-2011,” two and a half centuries of works on paper by masters of American Realism, Haynes Galleries, Thomaston. 354-0605. Opening reception, 6 to 8 p.m. Friday; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday. Through Aug. 4.

“Transitions,” St. Lawrence Arts Center, Portland. 347-3075. New works by Sonia Anne-Cooke Broen. 5 to 8 p.m. Friday.

Auditions

Larry Shue comedy “The Foreigner,” actors should be prepared to cold read from the script and will likely be asked to try Southern and/or British accents to the best of their ability, Freeport High School. 865-2220; fcponline.org/auditions. Principal roles for five men and two women and other ensemble roles. 1 to 2:30 p.m. today; 6:30 to 8 p.m. Monday.

Oratorio Chorale audition, the coming season’s schedule includes works such as the Vivaldi “Gloria” and Bach’s “Mass in G,” as well as music by Vaughan Williams, Britten, Elgar and others. Midcoast Presbyterian Church, Topsham. 329-5708. Openings are available in all voice parts and singers are not required to prepare a piece. Call for time Tuesday.

Benefits

Curtis Friends Book Sale, benefit for Curtis Memorial Library. Brunswick Junior High School. 725-5242; curtislibrary.com. Largest book sale in Northern New England. Books, CDs, DVDs and more. 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. today.

Antique Tractor Festival to raise funds for Make-A-Wish, Farmington Fairgrounds, $2-$5, 10 and under free. 938-3258; maineantiquetractorclub.com. 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. today.

Suzuki concert to raise funds for the victims of the Japan earthquake and tsunami, St. Joseph’s College (Harold Alfond Center), Standish. 621-4166. More than 200 violin, viola, guitar and piano students ages 4 to 16 will perform classical music and folk. 6:30 p.m. today.

Food/Hunger, to benefit the local non-profit organization Cultivating Community, June Fitzpatrick Gallery, Portland. 772-1961; eatedidbleart.blogspot.com. Seven boxed portfolios from local artists will be auctioned off. Call for hours. Today.

Books and Authors

Nancy Prince, Maine Coast Book Shop and Cafe, Damariscotta. 563-3207. Author of “Libby’s Loons.” 11 a.m. Tuesday.

Jim Wetherell, Freeport Community Library. 582-1899. Author of “L.L. Bean: The Man and His Company.” 6:30 p.m. Wednesday.

Harrison Thorp, Portland Public Library. portlandlibrary.com. Author of “Freak the News: Journalistic High Jinks in a Small Maine Town.” Noon Wednesday.

Poetry and music series, with local poets and musicians, Lithgow Public Library, Augusta, free. lithgow.lib.me.us. Poet Dave Morrison and musicians Dave and Anna Patterson. 6:30 p.m. Thursday.

Linda and Marth Greenlaw, Nonesuch Books, South Portland. 799-2659. Authors of “The Maine Summers Cookbook.” 7 p.m. Thursday.

Julia Spencer-Fleming, Kennebooks, Kennebunk. 967-6136. Author of “One Was a Soldier.” 6:30 p.m. Thursday.

Paul Dioron, Maine Coast Book Shop and Cafe, Damariscotta. 563-3207. Book signing and reading. Author of “Trespasser.” 5 p.m. Thursday.

Jay R. Tunney, Maine Coast Book Shop and Cafe, Damariscotta. 563-3207. Author of the biography “The Prizefighter and the Playwright.” 5 p.m. Friday.

Jenifer LeClair, Maine Coast Book Shop and Cafe, Damariscotta. 563-3207. Author of “Danger Sector,” the second book in her Windjammer Mystery Series. 11 a.m. Saturday.

Classical Music

Tamara Poddubnaya, pianist, Portland Conservatory’s International Piano Festival, Woodfords Congregational Church, Portland, $12-$15. 775-3356. 7:30 p.m. today.

Concert by Rising Stars, Portland Conservatory’s International Piano Festival, advanced students, Franco-American Heritage Center, Lewiston, $12-$15. 775-3356. 7:30 p.m. Monday.

The Best of the Met: Live in HD Encore Series, Donizetti’s Don Pasquale, Lincoln Theater, Damariscotta, $20. 563-3424. atthelincoln.org. 7:30 p.m. Tuesday. Through Aug. 9.

“Cafe Vienna,” opera performed by the PORTopera Young Artists, Fryeburg Academy (Leura Hill Eastman Performing Arts Center), Fryeburg, $16-$18. 935-9232. 7:30 p.m. Tuesday.

Student recital, Portland Conservatory’s International Piano Festival, Woodfords Congregational Church, Portland, donations accepted. 775-3356. 3 and 7:30 p.m. Wednesday.

Met Summer Live in HD Encore Series, Donizetti’s Don Pasquale, screenings of classic live in HD transmissions, Fryeburg Academy (Leura Hill Eastman Performing Arts Center), Fryeburg, $10-$18. 935-9232. 6:30 p.m. Wednesday.

Bay Chamber Concerts’ Summer Concert Series opening night, Menahem Pressler, piano and Shmuel Ashkenasi, violin, Rockport Opera House, $50, $8 age 18 and younger. baychamberconcerts.org. 8 p.m. Friday.

Strafford Wind Symphony, Seaside Pavilion, Old Orchard Beach, free. 934-2024. 6 p.m. July 3.

Comedy

Tim Sample, Maine humorist, Opera House at Boothbay Harbor, $18-$22. 633-5159. 7:30 p.m. Thursday.

Comedy Showcase, Comedy Connection, Portland, $7.50-$15, 18-plus, or 16-plus with parent. mainecomedy.com. Round four Portland’s Funniest, 8: 30 p.m. Thursday; Joe List and Kate Ghiloni, 8: 30 p.m. Friday and Saturday.

Bob Marley, The Landing at Pine Point, Scarborough, $25. thelandingatpinepoint.com. 7 and 9:30 p.m. Friday.

Dance

Spindleworks Contra Dance, Knights of Columbus Hall, Brunswick, free, open to the public. 725-8820. Caller Chrissy Fowler and fiddler Hope Hoffman will lead the session. 10:30 a.m. to Noon Wednesday.

Fairs/Festivals

South Freeport Summer Solstice Festival and Garden Tour, book, jewelry and art sale, quilt raffle, Coastal Winds Community Band and more, South Freeport Church, Freeport. 865-4012. southfreeportchurch.com. 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Today.

Films

Rooftop Film Series — “Wayne’s World,” Free Street parking garage, Portland, free. menskmaine.org. 9 p.m. today.

“Bicycle Dreams,” award-winning feature-length documentary about the Race Across America, Frontier Cafe, Cinema & Gallery, Brunswick, $10-$12. 725-5222. 7 p.m. Monday and Tuesday.

“TV SHOW”: Episodes 2+3, premiere of “The Kidnap,” television variety show produced by Bomb Diggity Arts, a program of Momentum, and Shoot Media Project, a program of Creative Trails. “The Kidnap” is a 1930’s-era spy movie. Space, Portland, $5-$7. space538.org. 7:30 p.m. Tuesday.

Teens through Time, film series with teen-centric viewpoint, Portland Public Library, free. 871-1700. “Bring It On.” 4:30 p.m. Wednesday.

For Children

Origami Stories: “The Crane Wife,” come hear the Japanese folktale “The Crane Wife,” then make an origami paper crane to take home. Children’s Museum and Theatre of Maine, free with admission. 2 and 3 p.m. today.

Yarmouth Summer Arts Series, Royal River Park (rain location Harrison Middle School), Yarmouth, free. 846-2406. Kate O’Connor: “A Beautiful Future,” songs, games and music. 11 a.m. Wednesday.

Museums

“Horse-Drawn Summer Delivery Vehicles,” Skyline Farm, North Yarmouth, free, donations accepted. 239-5782; skylinefarm.org. Horse-drawn delivery vehicles commonly seen on Maine roads in the late 1800s through the early 1900s, 1 to 4 p.m. today and July 3. Through Aug. 21.

“Learning Is an Ornament: The History of Kennebunk’s Schools,” replica installations, historic images and more, Brick Store Museum, Kennebunk, $5 donation. brickstoremuseum.org. 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday; 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Friday.

“Voyages and the Great Age of Sail,” artifacts related to 19th-century Saco sea captain Tristram Jordan; also “Point of Departure,” works by Saco artist Diane Bowie Zaitlin, Saco Museum, $2-$5. 283-3861; dyerlibrarysacomuseum.org. Noon to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday; noon to 8 p.m. Friday; 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and July 3. Through Sept. 3.

“Cold Waters, Cold War,” the 20th-century Navy in Maine, Maine Maritime Museum, Bath, $9/child-$12/adult, free for members and children. 443-1316. 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday through July 3. Through Aug. 7.

Music

Concerts at Jewett, $10, $5 for students, 12 and under free, University of Maine (Jewett Hall), Augusta. 621-3551. PORTopera’s Young Artists. 2 p.m. today.

Down East Country Music Association 2011 Competitions, country, gospel, bluegrass and folk categories in youth and adult age groups; open to singers, musicians, bands, vocal groups and duos, Litchfield Sportsman’s Club, Litchfield, $5. 793-8884. 10 a.m. today.

Greg Brown, Stone Mountain Arts Center, Brownfield, $36. stonemountainartscenter.com. 8 p.m. today.

Weekly music jam sessions, Sail Power and Steam Museum, Rockland, free. 701-7627. Bring an instrument or just come to listen. 2 to 4 p.m. today and July 3.

Pickle Jar Defenders and Tumbling Bones, old-time americana music, Local Sprouts Cooperative, Portland. 899-3529; localsprouts.coop. 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. today.

Chimneys and Reverend, The Oak and the Ax, Biddeford, $5. theoakandtheax.blogspot.com. 8 p.m. today.

Jake Jaques, acoustic folk, Andy’s Old Port Pub, Portland, free, all ages. 874-2639. 6 p.m. today.

Top-Hatz, music from the ’20s to the ’60s, benefit for the Kennebunkport Historical Society with a brief presentation about their activities, Colony Hotel, Kennebunkport, $5. 985-8759. 5 p.m. Today.

Sacred harp singing, potluck supper, bring a dish to pass, St. Paul’s Union Chapel, Waldoboro. 721-9732. Hymns, fuging tunes, anthems and other songs in a style rooted in Colonial New England. 2 to 5 p.m. today.

Josiah Wolf with The Gloaming, if and it, DJ PeaceFang, Space, Portland, $8, 18-plus. space538.org. 9 p.m. today.

Open mic with Alec Wall, Andy’s Old Port Pub, Portland, free, all ages. 874-2639. 7 p.m. Monday.

RC Carlson, acoustic folk, Andy’s Old Port Pub, Portland, free, all ages. 874-2639. 7 p.m. Tuesday.

Yarmouth Summer Arts Series, six-piece rhythm and blues with vocalist Diana Hansen, Royal River Park, Yarmouth, free. 846-2406. 6:15 p.m. Wednesday. Rain date Thursday.

Weekly old-time music jam, an open jam of old-time Appalachian music, bring an instrument or just come and listen, Local Sprouts Cooperative, Portland. 899-3529; localsprouts.coop. 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday. Through Aug. 31.

David Beam and the Custom House Gang, roots and blues music, Andy’s Old Port Pub, Portland, free, all ages. 874-2639. 7:30 p.m. Wednesday.

Summer music series, Shades of Blue, Bangor Public Library, free. bpl.lib.me.us. 7 p.m. Wednesday.

Auburn Community Concert Band, Festival Plaza, Auburn, free. 333-6601, Ext. 2108. American Music Classics, 7 to 8:15 p.m. Wednesday.

Castlebay, Celtic-inspired folk duo, songs and stories supported with guitar, Celtic harp, fiddle and woodwinds, Little Brown Church, Round Pond, $10, kids free. 529-5438. 7:30 p.m. Wednesday.

Inanna, Sisters in Rhythm, live album recording, Stone Mountain Arts Center, Brownfield, $7. stonemountainartscenter. 8 p.m. Thursday.

Thaddeus Hogarth, guitarist and songwriter, The Landing at Pine Point, Scarborough, $15-$20. 8 p.m. (Doors 6 p.m.) Thursday.

El Malo, “Salsacore” group playing clave-influenced music, One Longfellow Square, Portland, $8. onelongfellowsquare.com. 8 p.m. Thursday.

Justin Walton, songs from the road, Andy’s Old Port Pub, Portland, free, all ages. 874-2639. 7:30 p.m. Thursday.

Rock Camp Showcase, Mayo Street Arts, Portland, $5, suggested donation. 615-3609. 7 p.m. Thursday.

Belfast Summer Nights weekly music series, Bel-Isle Jazz Quartet, Heritage Park, Belfast, free. 322-7123. 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday.

Music in the Gazebo series, Evergreen: American roots music ensemble, gazebo, Greenville, free. 695-2421. 7 p.m. rain or shine Friday.

Jonathan Edwards, Opera House at Boothbay Harbor, $20/$25. 633-5159. 8 p.m. (doors at 7:30) Friday.

Friday Night Jazz, Solo Bistro, Bath. 443-3373. Lorraine Bohland (vocals) and Flash Allen (keyboard). 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Friday.

Slaid Cleaves, One Longfellow Square, Portland, $20-$23. 761-1757. 8 p.m. Friday.

ICONS: A Salute to Vintage Las Vegas, The Landing at Pine Point, Scarborough, $20-$30. 8 p.m. (doors 6:30 p.m.) Saturday.

Tom Wilsbach on Uilleann Pipes and Don Wessels on Harmonica, Feile Restaurant and Pub, Wells, $5. feilerestaurantandpub.com. 8 p.m. Saturday.

Farren Butcher, Inc., Jonathan’s Restaurant, Ogunquit, $20-$23. 646-4777; jonathansrestaurant.com. 8 p.m. Saturday.

Liva Jazz Supper Club, contemporary and classic jazz, Zachery’s, 81 Riverside St., no cover, 21-plus. 774-5601. 7 to 11 p.m. Saturday. Through Aug. 27.

Dave Mallett, folk singer-songwriter, Fryeburg Academy (Leura Hill Eastman Performing Arts Center), Fryeburg, $12-$15. 935-9232; fryeburgacademy.org. 7:30 p.m. Saturday.

Pete Miller and Christian Cuff, indie and folk, One Longfellow Square, Portland, $8-$10. 761-1757. 8 p.m. Saturday.

Inanna, Sisters in Rhythm, drumming influenced by African, Brazilian and Middle East rhythms accompanied by all-female vocals, Center Theatre for the Performing Arts, Dover-Foxcroft, $10-$12. 564-8943. 7 p.m. Saturday.

Stephanie Hayward, pianist, singer-songwriter, The Local Buzz, Cape Elizabeth, free, donations welcome. 541-9024. 7 p.m. Saturday.

Barn Burner Music Series: The Giant Kings, casual show in the Quisisana Barn, featuring Kevin Barry, Duke Levine and crooner Chris Cote, Stone Mountain Arts Center, Brownfield, $15. stonemountainartscenter.com. Doors at 6:30, show at 8 p.m. July 3.

J. Geils, Jeff Pitchell, Gerry Beaudoin and Texas Flood, Jonathan’s Restaurant, Ogunquit, $42.50-$46.50. 646-4777; jonathansrestaurant.com. 8 p.m. July 3.

The Sweetback Sisters, modern swing, One Longfellow Square, Portland, $12-$15. 761-1757. 8 p.m. July 3.

Shape note singing, four-part singing tradition also known as sacred harp, everyone welcome to participate, The New Church, Portland, donations appreciated. 216-3890. 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. July 3.

Myron Samuels, blues and more, The Local Buzz, Cape Elizabeth, free, donations welcome. 541-9024. 11 a.m. July 3.

Pro Sports

Portland Sea Dogs, Minor League baseball, Hadlock Field, Portland, $7-$9. portlandseadogs.com. New Britain, 7 p.m. Monday and Tuesday, noon Wednesday; New Hampshire, 7 p.m. Thursday and Friday, 6 p.m. Saturday and July 3.

Readings

Community play reading, Chase Emerson Public Library, Deer Isle, free. First half of “Much Ado About Nothing.” 7 p.m. Monday.

Community play reading, Stonington Public Library, free. Second half of “Much Ado About Nothing,” 4 p.m. Tuesday.

Port Veritas Youth Poetry Slam, Local Sprouts Cooperative, Portland. 899-3529. localsprouts.coop. 7 to 10 p.m. Tuesday.

Special Events

Antique paper show, postcards, calendars and other paper collectibles, more than 40 exhibitors, Holiday Inn West, Portland, $4. 828-8065. 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. today.

“Lobster Role” — A Rabelais Tribute, celebration of history, politics and social conventions of the lobster, book reading, photography exhibit and public exhibit of a work by David Foster Wallace, Rabelais, Portland, free. 774-1044. 5:30 to 8 p.m. Friday.

“Red, White and Blue Variety Show,” old patriotic songs and dances, Sanford Maine Stage, Springvale, $10. sanfordmainestage.com. 7 p.m. Friday.

Lighthouse tours, one of only 40 caisson-style lighthouses in the U.S. and the only one open to visitors; must be over 55 inches tall; cancelled in rain or fog, Spring Point Ledge Lighthouse, South Portland, $5, under 14 free. 699-2676; SpringPointLight.org. 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday and July 3.

235th Anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, public reading and commentary by a living history interpreter, Colonial Pemaquid Historic Site, New Harbor. 677-2423. 2 p.m. July 3.

Dancing in the Street, Motown with Jr. Walker and the Allstars, fireworks, Harbor Park, Camden, free. 236-2823. baychamberconcerts.org. 8:30 p.m. July 3.

Sports

Vintage Baseball, an authentic baseball game based on 1860 rules between the Dirigo (Maine) and Essex (Mass.) Vintage Baseball teams. After the game the community is invited to play the teams. Old-time music from The Maine Squeeze accordion band, kettle corn, ice cream, raffles and more. Pettengill Farm, Freeport, $5, members and kids free. 865-3170. freeporthistoricalsociety. 1 p.m. today.

Theater

Northern Writes, new play festival with short plays, dramatic readings and full-length productions, Bangor Opera House, $5 day, $35 festival pass. penobscottheatre.org. 2, 5 and 8 p.m. today; 2 and 7 p.m. Monday; 7 p.m. Tuesday through Friday.

“Lend Me a Tenor,” Oxford Hills Music and Performing Arts Association, Norway Grange, Norway. ohmpaa.org. 2 p.m. today.

Pearwater Production’s “Blue Moon Chronicles,” gay romantic comedy written by South Portland’s Jeffrey Kagan-McCann, Lucid Stage, Portland, $20. 899-3993; lucidstage.com. 2 p.m. today.

“Ida’s Havin’ a Yard Sale,” Maine humor, Freeport Factory Stage, Freeport, $17.50-$22.50. freeportfactory.com. 5 p.m. today; 7:30 p.m. Friday; 8 p.m. Saturday.

“The Real McGonagall,” a hilarious story of the world’s worst poet and his dubious place in history, The Theater Project, Brunswick, $18. 729-8584. 5 p.m. today.

“Summer of Love,” musical comedy about self-discovery and love starring TV’s Michele Lee of “Knots Landing,” Ogunquit Playhouse, $53.50-$76.50. (800) 982-2787. 2 and 7 p.m. today; 8 p.m. Tuesday; 2:30 and 8 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday; 8 p.m. Friday; 3:30 and 8:30 p.m. Saturday; 2 and 7 p.m. July 3. Through July 16.

“Crazy for You,” the Gershwin musical, Arundel Barn Playhouse, $28-$39. 985-5552. 8 p.m. Tuesday; 2 and 8 p.m. Wednesday; 8 p.m. Thursday through July 3. Through July 16.

“Ten Nights in a Bar Room,” prohibitionist drama starring Blaine Pickett as Harvey Greene, Hackmatack Playhouse, Berwick, $22-$25, $10 students and under 20. 698-1807. 8 p.m. Wednesday; 2 and 8 p.m. Thursday; 8 p.m. Friday; 2 and 8 p.m. Saturday.

“Annie,” Maine State Music Theatre, Bowdoin College (Pickard Theater), Brunswick, $33-$56. 725-8769; msmt.org. 2 and 7:30 p.m. Wednesday; 7:30 p.m. Thursday; 2 and 7:30 p.m. Friday; 7:30 p.m. Saturday; 2 and 7:30 p.m. July 3. Through July 16.

“Seussical the Musical,” Boothbay Playhouse, Boothbay, $17-$20. 633-3379. All ages. 8 p.m. Wednesday through Friday; 2 and 8 p.m. Saturday. Through July 9.

“Much Ado About Nothing,” Stonington Opera House, $15-$32.50, free for island students. 367-2788. 7 p.m. Thursday through July 3. Through July 16.

“Footloose,” Lakeside Theater, Rangeley, $15, reserved seating. 864-5364. 7 p.m. Friday; 7 p.m. Saturday.

Portland Playback Theater “Bloopers,” Portland Playback Theater Company puts five actors at your disposal to honor the stories of your life, unrehearsed and on the spot. Community Television Network Studio, Portland, $7. portlandplayback.com. 7:30 p.m. Friday.