• CLASSICAL MUSIC

TODAY

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Katherine Gagnon’s “Submarine,” oil on panel, 2011, from “Two Painters,” opening with an artist reception from 5 to 7 p.m. Dec. 15 at June Fitzpatrick Gallery in Portland. Angela Warren also is featured. Courtesy of June Fitzpatrick Gallery

Southern Maine Children’s Chorus, annual winter concert, University of Southern Maine (Corthell Concert Hall), Gorham. Free/donation. usm.maine.edu/music. 7 p.m.

Portland Conservatory of Music Noonday Concert, with the USM Chamber Singers and Robert Russell, First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church, Portland. Free. 775-3356. 12:15 p.m.

Bates Gamelan Orchestra, program inspired by classical Javanese percussion music, Bates College (chapel), Lewiston. Free; tickets required. 786-6135. 8 p.m. 

FRIDAY

“Magic of Christmas,” annual holiday concert with the Portland Symphony Orchestra, the Magic of Christmas Chorus and guests, Merrill Auditorium, Portland. $25 to $55. 842-0800.

7:30 p.m. Friday; 2 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday; 1 and 5 p.m. Sunday. Through Dec. 18.

Chamber ME Music Series, piano and violin music by Beethoven, Schumann and Bartok, Freeport Community Center. Free. tinyurl.com/chamberME. 11 a.m.

Chamber ME Music Series, piano and violin music by Beethoven, Schumann and Bartok, State Street Church, Portland. Free. 251-1953. 5 p.m.

St. Petersburg Men’s Ensemble, ancient Russian chants to Western European chorales and modern music, Christ Church, Kennebunk. $10; $7 for students and seniors. 985-4494. 7 p.m.

St. Cecilia Chamber Choir, “A Ceremony of Lessons and Carols,” Second Congregational Church, Newcastle. $15; free for students. ceciliachoir.org. 7:30 p.m.

Holiday Concert, Oxford Hills Chamber Choir and pianist Paul Sullivan, Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School (auditorium), South Paris. $10; $8 for students. 743-7813. 7 p.m. 

SATURDAY

Musica de Filia Holiday Concert, South Portland High School auditorium. $10; $5 for students. 807-2158. 2 p.m.

Chamber ME Music Series, piano and violin music by Beethoven, Schumann and Bartok, River Tree Arts, Kennebunk. Free. 967-9120. Noon.

St. Cecilia Chamber Choir, “A Ceremony of Lessons and Carols,” Bowdoin Chapel, Brunswick. $15; free for students. ceciliachoir.org. 3 p.m.

DaPonte String Quartet, Christmas concert, Mid-Coast Presbyterian Church, Topsham. Free. daponte.org. 7 p.m.

Wescustago Youth Chorale, 14th annual winter concert, Freeport Performing Arts Center. $10; $5 for students and seniors. 846-0705. 3 p.m.

University of Southern Maine Chamber Choir, annual holiday concert, reception following concert, Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church, Portland. Free/donation. 939-2260. 4 p.m. 

SUNDAY

Portland String Quartet, Bach’s “The Art of the Fugue,” reception following concert, Woodfords Congregational Church, Portland. $22; $20 for seniors; free for ages 21 and under. 761-1522. 2 p.m.

Odeon Holiday Concert, with Marc Johnson and all four Odeon ensembles, Rockport Opera House. Free. 236-2823. 2:30 p.m.

DaPonte String Quartet, Christmas concert, Second Congregational Church, Newcastle. Free. daponte.org. 3 p.m.

“Music’s Quill: A Baroque Christmas,” with Timothy Burris, lute, and Timothy Neill Johnson, tenor, Cathedral Church of St. Luke, Portland. $15; $10 students and seniors. 772-5434. 3 p.m.

Holiday Concert, with composer Tim Janis, benefits the high School and Mercy Hospital, Catherine McAuley High School, Portland. $25. 797-3802, Ext. 2018. 2 p.m.

Choral Art Society, “Carols in the Library,” Wadsworth-Longfellow House, Portland. $10, $12; reservations required. 774-1822, Ext. 206. 2:30 p.m. 

MONDAY

Coastal Youth Orchestra’s Winter Concert, with The Fiddleheads, the Coastal String Ensemble and the Coastal Chamber Orchestra, Orion Performing Arts Center, Topsham. Free/donations. 729-5156. 7 p.m. 

TUESDAY

St. Mary Schola, early music ensemble performs 17th-century French Christmas carols, English advent music and more, Cathedral Church of St. Luke, Portland. $20. stmaryschola.org. 7:30 p.m. 

DEC. 15

Portland Conservatory of Music Noonday Concert, holiday sing-along with Robert Russell and Choral Arts members, First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church, Portland. Free. 775-3356. 12:15 p.m. 

• DANCE

“Dance USM!” annual dance concert, University of Southern Maine (Russell Hall), Gorham. $15; $11 for seniors; $8 for students. usm.maine.edu/theatre. 7:30 p.m. today to Saturday; 5 p.m. Sunday. 

• THEATER

“The Snow Queen,” family-friendly adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen’s classic fairy tale, Portland Stage Company. $30 to $40; $12 for children. portlandstage.org. 7 p.m. today and Friday; 2 and 7 p.m. Saturday; noon and 5 p.m. Sunday; 7 p.m. Wednesday and Dec. 15. Through Dec. 24.

David Sedaris’ “Santaland Diaries,” one-man holiday comedy for adults, Portland Stage Company (Studio Theater). $20; $17 students. portlandstage.org. 2:30 and 7:30 p.m. today; 7:30 p.m. Friday; 2 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday; 2:30 and 5:30 p.m. Sunday; 7:30 p.m. Tuesday to Dec. 15. Through Dec. 18.

“A Celtic Christmas,” holiday celebration of performance, song and dance by AIRE, Lucid Stage, Portland. $18 to $22; $12 for children under 12. 799-5327. 7:30 p.m. today and Friday; 2 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday.

Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol,” Nasson Community Center (Little Theatre), Springvale. $12; $10 seniors and students. sanfordmainestage.com. 7:30 p.m. today; 10 a.m. Friday.

“Every Christmas Story Ever Told (And Then Some!),” musical comedy, Schoolhouse Arts Center, Standish. $14; $12 for students and seniors. 642-3743. 7:30 p.m. today to Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday; 7:30 p.m. Dec. 15. Through Dec. 17.

Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol,” with background music, bare stage and minimal props, Freeport Factory Stage. $10 to $12. freeportfactory.com. 7 p.m. today; 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday.

Gilbert and Sullivan’s “The Mikado,” joint production of the Theatre Company at Falmouth High and the Falmouth High School Chorus, Falmouth High School. $7; $5 students and seniors. falmouththeatre.org. 7:30 p.m. today and Friday; 3 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday.

Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet,” set in 1969 with ’60s rock songs presented by Thornton Academy Players, Thornton Academy Garland Auditorium, Saco. $5; $3 with food donation. thorntonacademy.org/store. 7 p.m. today to Saturday.

“Sesame Street Live: Elmo Makes Music,” family-friendly touring musical, Cumberland County Civic Center, Portland. $10 to $50. 775-3458. 10:30 a.m. and 7 p.m. Friday; 10:30 a.m. and 2 p.m. Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday.

Irving Berlin’s “Holiday Musical,” based on the classic movie, Portland Players. $20; $18 seniors; $15 students with ID. portlandplayers.org. 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 2:30 p.m. Sunday.

“The Wandering Beggar,” celebrates early Eastern European Jewish communities, Acorn Studios, Westbrook. $15; $12 students and seniors. 854-0065. 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday. Through Dec. 18.

“The Best Christmas Pageant Ever,” by Studio Theatre of Bath, Chocolate Church Arts Center, Bath. $13 to $15. 442-8455. 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday. Through Dec. 18.

“Miracles on School Street,” all-ages collaboration to celebrate the season, Theater Project, Brunswick. $12. theaterproject.com. 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday. Through Dec. 18.

“Love’s Old Sweet Song,” actress and soprano Janet Lynch portrays Molly Bloom from Joyce’s “Ulysses,” Mayo Street Arts, Portland. $10. mayostreetarts.org. 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday.

Oscar Wilde’s “The Importance of Being Earnest,” by the Feeney Players, St. Joseph’s College (Viola George Auditorium), Standish. $10; $5 for ages 18 and under. 893-7723. 7 p.m. Friday; 2 and 7 p.m. Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday.

“The Gift of the Magi,” Covelight Productions presentation of holiday musical set in 1940s Maine, Williston-Immanuel United Church, Portland. $15; $10 for ages 17 and under. (603) 953-3640. 8 p.m. Friday; 2 and 8 p.m. Saturday.

Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol,” performed by six actors and a fiddler, Public Theatre, Lewiston. $18; $5 for children. thepublictheatre.org. 7 p.m. Friday; 2 and 7 p.m. Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday.

“Seussical the Musical,” family-friendly musical based on Dr. Seuss characters, Midcoast Performing Arts Center, Brunswick. $10; $8 for seniors and students. youth-theater.org/index.html. 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday. Through Dec. 17.

“Christmas with the Rat Pack,” dinner theater based on iconic Las Vegas act, Anthony’s Dinner Theater, Portland. $39.99, includes five-course dinner. 221-2267. 7 p.m. Saturday. Through Dec. 17.

“Pinocchio,” presented by Heartwood Theater, Lincoln Academy (Parker B. Poe Theater), Newcastle. $8; $5 for students. 563-1373. 4 and 7 p.m. Saturday.

Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol,” by New Surry Theater of Blue Hill, Stonington Opera House. $12. 367-2788. 7 p.m. Saturday.

Charles Dickens’ “The Christmas Bride,” musical by Snowlion Repertory Company, Lucid Stage, Portland. $17; $15 for students and seniors. lucidstage.com. 8 p.m. Dec. 15. Through Dec. 21. 

• AUDITIONS

“Beyond Therapy,” Chocolate Church Arts Center (Curtis Room Annex), Bath. studiotheatreofbath.com. 7 p.m. Monday and Wednesday.

• ART MUSEUMS

OPENINGS/RECEPTIONS

“The Circus Comes to Town,” Bex Bros. Circus, miniature circus figures and more, Penobscot Marine Museum, Searsport. Opens Saturday. Through Jan. 29. penobscotmarinemuseum.org 

CONTINUING

Portland Museum of Art: “Madeleine de Sinety: Photographs,” photos of everyday people and public events over a 40-year period, through Dec. 18; “Gather Up the Fragments: The Andrews Shaker Collection,” Shaker furniture, printed works, visual art, tools, textiles, and small craft, through Feb. 5. portlandmuseum.org

University of New England Art Gallery, Portland: “Faces of War,” photo essay of soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan by Jerry Robinov, through Feb. 12. une.edu/artgallery/facesofwar.cfm

Maine Historical Society, Portland: “Having in Paris a Great Success,” French fashion from 1928 to 1936, through Dec. 31; “Dressing Up, Standing Out, Fitting In: Adornment & Identity in Maine,” artifacts reveal the way Mainers dressed from the 18th to 20th centuries, through May 27. mainehistory.org

Brick Store Museum, Kennebunk: “Barry: The Art Exhibition,” Edith Cleaves Barry’s paintings, sculpture and pen-and-ink drawings, through Jan. 9. 985-4802.

Bowdoin College Museum of Art, Brunswick: “Along the Yangzi River: Regional Culture of the Bronze Age from Hunan,” 60 bronze vessels and monumental bells cast in southern China between 1300 B.C.E. and 221 B.C.E., through Jan. 8; “Where Hath Fleeting Beauty Fled?”, selections of 19th- and 20th-century art, through Jan. 22; “After Atget: Todd Webb Photographs, New York and Paris,” street photography of Webb, through Jan. 29. bowdoin.edu

Saco Museum: “Let Heaven and Nature Sing: Seventh Annual Festival of Trees,” through Dec. 31. 283-3861.

Farnsworth Art Museum, Rockland: Louise Nevelson, sculptures, through Dec. 31; Paul Caponigro, “The Hidden Presence of Places,” black-and-white photographs, through Jan. 15; “Beyond Rugs!”, rug-hooking textile art, through Feb. 5. 596-6457.

Bates College (Olin Arts Center), Lewiston: “Tale Spinning,” narrative art, and “25: Selections from the Permanent Collection,” celebrating the museum’s 25th anniversary, both through Dec. 17. 786-6158.

Abbe Museum, Bar Harbor: “Twisted Path II: Contemporary American Art Informed by Tradition,” contemporary art show featuring native artists from the Northeast, through May; “Indians and Rusticators,” through December 2012. abbemuseum.org

UMaine Museum of Art, Bangor: Dominic Chavez: “The Global Lens,” photography exhibit; Carlo Pittore, “Studio Life,” paintings; and Abe Ajay, “Constructions,” wall-oriented relief sculptures, all through Dec. 30. umma.umaine.edu

• ART GALLERIES

OPENINGS/RECEPTIONS

“Something Blue,” multi-artist exhibit, Elizabeth Moss Gallery, Falmouth. elizabethmossgalleries.com. Opening reception, 5 to 7 p.m. today.

Annual Small Works Show, painting and mixed media by 18 artists, Perimeter Gallery, Belfast. 338-0555. Opening reception, 6 to 8 p.m. today.

Annual Holiday Reception, Phoenix Studio, Portland. phoenixstudio.com. Fine art glass, 5 to 8 p.m. today.

Annual Holiday Exhibition, work by gallery artists and invited guest artists, Caldbeck Gallery, Rockland. 594-5935. Reception, today. Through Dec. 23.

“Photo a Go Go,” silent auction and music, Bakery Photographic Collective, Westbrook. bakeryphoto.com. 6 to 8 p.m. Friday.

“Inside Stories,” oil paintings by Adria Moynihan, running with scissors, Portland. 978-394-6605. Opening reception, 5 to 8 p.m. Friday. Through Dec. 24.

Jean Kigel’s “Kitchen Americana,” The Bakery, Damariscotta. 563-2867. Artist reception, 4 to 6 p.m. Saturday. Through Dec. 31.

“Maine 10,” holiday art show, Gallery Framing, Brunswick. 729-9108. Artist reception, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday.

Kathleen Daughan Open Studio, Lucid Stage, Portland. kathleendaughan.com. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday.

“Multiples,” group exhibition with Mildred Johnson, George Mason and Isabelle Pelissier, Coleman Burke Gallery (Fort Andross), Brunswick. colemanburke.com. Artist reception, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Saturday. Through Feb. 1.

“Two Painters,” Katherine Gagnon and Angela Warren, June Fitzpatrick Gallery, Portland. 772-1961. Artist reception, 5 to 7 p.m. Dec. 15. 

CONTINUING

Maine College of Art (Institute of Contemporary Art), Portland: “A Perpetual Present: 2011 MECA Faculty Selects Exhibition,” through Dec. 23. 699-5029.

University of Southern Maine (Woodbury Campus Center), Portland: “Many Hands: Wabanaki Paths of Learning,” installation, through Dec. 16. usm.maine.edu/gallery

Rose Contemporary, Portland: “Enter Night,” multimedia, through Dec. 31. 780-0700.

Zero Station Art, Design and Framing, Portland: “New and Recent Photographs” by Thomas Birtwistle, Cole Caswell and Bryan Graf, through Feb. 1. zerostation.com

Coleman Burke Gallery at Port City Music Hall, Portland: “Bad Seed #3,” work by JT Gibson. colemanburke.com. Through Jan. 25.

Gleason Fine Art, Portland: “Eye Catchers,” artwork to please the eye and tickle the senses, through Jan. 30. 699-5599.

Harmons & Bartons Gallery, Portland: “Bringing Art Home for the Holidays,” four craft artists in fiber, metal, wood and clay, through Dec. 31. 774-5948.

Addison Woolley Gallery, Portland: Diane Hudson’s “My Chicago” and Jane Banquer’s “Vanishing Acts,” through Dec. 22. 450-8499.

Green Hand Bookshop, Portland: “In the Forest By the Sea,” paintings by Jada Fitch, through Jan. 30. 450-6695.

June Fitzpatrick Gallery at MECA, Portland: “Drawing the Line #11,” drawings large and small, through Dec. 23. 699-5083.

Fore Street Gallery, Portland: “New Work,” paintings by Paul Black, through Jan. 7. 874-8084.

Greenhut Galleries, Portland: “Peace 2011,” paintings, drawings and sculptures, through Dec. 31. 772-2693.

Portland Public Library (Lewis Gallery): “Port of Portland: A Ship-Shaped History,” presented by Maine Maritime Museum, through Jan. 3. maine.aiga.org

University of Southern Maine Art Gallery, Gorham: Juried student exhibition, through Friday. usm.maine.edu/gallery

The Royal Bean, Yarmouth: Artisans collective mixed-media show and sale, through Dec. 15. 846-7967.

317 Main Street Community Music Center, Yarmouth: Michele A. Caron, paintings in gouache, egg tempera and sign lettering enamels, through Jan. 13. 317mainst.org

Skyline Farm, North Yarmouth: “Back to the Land,” exhibit and sale, through Sunday. skylinefarm.org

Thos. Moser Showroom, Freeport: “Celebrate Women Artists in Maine,” group show of 20 artists, through Dec. 31. 865-4519.

Markings Gallery, Bath: Invitational ornament show, ornaments in glass, clay, wood, fiber and metals, through Dec. 31. markingsgallery.com

Studio 53 Fine Art Gallery, Boothbay Harbor: Multi-artist show and sale, through Sunday. 380-7554.

Gold/Smith Gallery, Boothbay Harbor: “Gift Wrapped,” mixed-media collages by Noriko Sakanishi, through Dec. 24. 633-6252.

Snug Harbor Farm, Kennebunk: Second annual holiday art show, through Dec. 31. snugharborfarm.com

Kennebunk Free Library: YES Art Works Group Exhibit, through Dec. 31. 985-2173.

Red Door Pottery Studio, Kittery: “Focus on India,” photos by Lawrence Elbroch, through Dec. 15. 439-5671.

Damariscotta River Grill: “Objects of Affection,” still-life paintings by Liliana Thelander, Denise Rankin, Nancy O’Brien MacKinnon and Pamela Hansen, through Monday. damariscottarivergrill.com

Fryeburg Academy (Palmina F. and Stephen S. Pace Galleries of Art): “John Hultberg and Monhegan Island: The Man, The Place and his Dreams,” through Jan. 21. fryeburgacademy.org

Monkitree, Gardiner: “Beast in Show,” benefit for area animal organizations by artists Susan Mathias and Nancy McGinnis, through Jan. 16. 512-4679.

Aarhus Gallery, Belfast: “Holiday Extravaganza,” more than 60 Maine artists, craftsmen, poets and musicians, through Dec. 24. 338-0001.

Center for Maine Contemporary Art, Rockport: “Still/Moving,” performance, video, sculptural objects, printmaking and photography by Deborah Wing-Sproul; “Sferics and Aural Ecosystem,” installation artists Zach Poff and N.B. Aldrich; and “Pieced” and “Wired,” contemporary artists Gabriella D’Italia, George Mason and Ellen Wieske, all through Sunday. cmcanow.org

Center for Furniture Craftsmanship, Rockport: “Maine Wood 2012,” biennial juried exhibition of outstanding Maine woodworkers, through Feb. 3. woodschool.org

Archipelago, Rockland: “All Things Bright and Beautiful,” diverse works of four Maine artists, through March 16. 596-0701.

Carver Hill Gallery, Rockland: Diane Bowie Zaitlin, encaustic paintings, through Dec. 31. carverhillgallery.com

Art Space Gallery, Rockland: “A Tradition of Affordable Art,” winter show, through Dec. 31. artspacemaine.com

Frost Gully Gallery, Thomaston: Dahlov Ipcar paintings, through Saturday. frostgullygallery.com.

Courthouse Gallery Fine Art, Ellsworth: “Small Works 2011,” multi-artist show, through Dec. 23. 667-6611.

Harlow Gallery, Hallowell: “8x10x10,” group show; all work $80, through Saturday. 622-3813.

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