Art

“Gather Up the Fragments: The Andrews Shaker Collection,” Shaker furniture, printed works, visual art, tools, textiles and small crafts, Portland Museum of Art. 775-6148; portlandmuseum.org. Through Feb. 5.

“Focus on India,” photographs by Lawrence Elbroch, Red Door Pottery Studio and Gallery Shop, Kittery. 439-5671. Through Feb. 1.

History of Maine’s Gateway City, Maine Maritime Museum, Bath. 443-1316. Through Feb. 14.

Charles Thompson, plein air paintings celebrating nature, University of New England Campus Center, Biddeford. une.edu. Through Jan. 30.

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

New and Recent Photographs: Thomas Birtwistle, Cole Caswell and Bryan Graf, Zero Station Art, Design, Framing, Portland. Through Feb. 1.

“John Hultberg and Monhegan Island: The Man, the Place and His Dreams,” Fryeburg Academy (Palmina F. and Stephen S. Pace Galleries of Art), Fryeburg. 935-9232. Through Saturday.

“Bad Seed #3,” Maine artist J.T. Gibson, Coleman Burke Gallery at Port City Music Hall, Portland. colemanburke.com. Through Feb. 26.

“Art 200: Fundamentals of Art,” works by UMFK art students, University of Maine (Blake Library), Fort Kent. 834-7527. Through Jan. 29.

“Multiples,” group exhibition featuring Mildred Johnson, George Mason and Isabelle Pelissier, Coleman Burke Gallery (Fort Andross), Brunswick. colemanburke.com. Through March 3.

“The Circus Comes to Town,” Bex Bros. Circus miniature circus figures and more, Penobscot Marine Museum, Searsport, free. penobscotmarinemuseum.org. Through February.

“Artists Collective” show and sale, mixed media, The Royal Bean, Yarmouth. 846-1009. Through Jan. 31.

“Seasons of Life,” oils and watercolors by Barbara Wood Brookings, Bangor Public Library. 947-8336. Through Jan. 31.

Michael Anthony Higgins, minimalist abstract paintings, Bangor Public Library. 947-8336. Through Jan. 31.

“Reflection, Revelation, Resolution,” dance Images by painter Lori Austill and photographer Arthur Fink, Harmon’s & Barton’s Gallery, Portland. 774-5946. Through Jan. 31.

Winter show, paintings, sculptures, prints, photographs, mixed-media works, presented by Ogunquit Art Association and the library, York Public Library. 363-2818. Through March 3.

“Around the House,” featuring the work of 17 Maine photographers, presented by the Center for Maine Contemporary Art, Portland Public Library (Lewis Gallery). 236-2875. Through Jan. 28.

‘L’Avventura: Chronicling Amy’s (mis) Adventures in Italia and Elsewhere,” text and images, North Yarmouth Academy (Curtis Gallery), Yarmouth. 847-5423. Through Feb. 17.

“Seascapes,” photographs by John Bald, South Portland Public Library. southportlandlibrary.com. Through Jan. 28.

“Rugs All Marked Out” and “The Maine Tin Pedlar,” works by hooked-rug innovator Edward S. Frost, Saco Museum, dyerlibrarysacomuseum.org. Through March 24.

Photographs by Sara Picard, still-life images in color, black-and-white and sepia, Dyer Library, Saco. dyerlibrarysacomuseum.org. Through Jan. 31.

“Maine Photographers: Eyes on Asia,” 45 images by eight photographers of China, Hong Kong, India, Japan, South Korea, Thailand and Vietnam, Addison Woolley Gallery, Portland. addisonwoolley.com. Through March 31.

“The Dorothy and Herbert Vogel Collection: Fifty Works for Maine — Part II,” includes work by artists such as Will Barnet, Richard Tuttle, Claudia De Monte and Steve Keister, Portland Museum of Art. 775-6148; portlandmuseum.org. Through Jan. 29.

“Making Faces: Photographic Portraits of Actors and Artists,” portfolios by Berenice Abbott and Robert Doisneau, Portland Museum of Art. 775-6148; portlandmuseum.org. Through March 12.

“MECA Painters 10 Years Later,” 10th annual exhibit by MECA painting majors 10 years after graduation, June Fitzpatrick Gallery at MECA, Portland. 699-5083. Ends Saturday with closing reception at 3 p.m.

Brunswick High School art exhibit, Thornton Oaks, Brunswick. 729-8033. Through Feb. 3.

“Forgotten Transport,” photographs of old and abandoned vehicles by Jonathan M. Dunitz, Blue, Portland. portcityblue.com. Through Jan. 31.

“More Than a Rap Sheet: The Real Stories of Incarcerated Women,” photographs of and poems by women incarcerated in Maine, presented by Family Crisis Services, Freeport Public Library. familycrisis.org. Through Jan. 31.

“The Moment,” paintings by contemporary realist painter Michael De Brito, University of Maine Museum of Art, Bangor. www.umma.umaine.edu. Through March 24.

“The City,” photographs by Lori Nix of deteriorating urban locations, University of Maine Museum of Art, Bangor. www.umma.umaine.edu. Through March 24.

“I Put A Spell On You,” works by sculptor and installation artist Brett Day Windham, University of Maine Museum of Art, Bangor. www.umma.umaine.edu. Through March 24.

“Because You’re Mine,” sculpture, video and performance by George Terry, University of Maine Museum of Art, Bangor. www.umma.umaine.edu. Through March 24.

“Knox County Through Eastern’s Eye,” photos from the Penobscot Marine Museum’s collection, Camden Public Library. 236-3440. Through Jan. 31.

“The Art of the Book,” exploration of the museum’s collection of primarily 19th- and 20th-century rare books, Farnsworth Art Museum, Rockland. farnsworthmuseum.org. Through April 1.

“Genesis,” Lucinda Bliss, Rebecca Fitzgerald and Shoshannah White, Rose Contemporary, Portland. rosecontemporary.com. Through Jan. 31.

Fourth Annual Juried Art Exhibit, Topsham Public Library. 725-1727. Through Feb. 18.

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

Art Maine 2012, works by several artists, Greenhut Galleries, Portland. 772-2693; www.greenhutgalleries.com. Through Jan. 28.

Juried student exhibition, University of Southern Maine (Woodbury Campus Center), Portland. usm.maine.edu/gallery. Through Feb. 19.

“A River Lost and Found: The Androscoggin River in Time and Place,” photography project presentation by Michael Kolster, photographer and teacher at Bowdoin College, Harlow Gallery, Hallowell. 6:30 p.m. Thursday.

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Art Openings

Deborah Randall and Henry Kallem, Elizabeth Moss Gallery, Falmouth. Reception 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday. Through March 3.

“Communique,” paintings by Belfast artist and gallery co-founder Freddy LaFage, Perimeter Gallery, Belfast. 338-0555. Opening reception, 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday.

“Favorite Places,” oil paintings by Anne Lively, Merrill Memorial Library, Yarmouth. 846-0697. Opening reception, 6 to 8 p.m. Friday.

Patti Bradley, oils and pastels of Belize and Maine, 317 Main Street Community Music Center, Yarmouth. 846-6264. Opening reception, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Friday.

“Midwinter Night’s Dream,” group show, Chocolate Church Art Gallery, Bath. chocolatechurcharts.org. Opening reception 5 to 7 p.m. Friday.

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Auditions

“25 Years of Rock: Billboard Hits ’55 — ’79,” concert is April 21, Winter Street Center, Bath. 443-6581. Auditioning singers, 6 to 8 p.m. Friday and 2 to 5 p.m. Saturday.

Murder mystery dinner show, Sanford Maine Stage, Springvale. sanfordmainestage.com. Women and men needed for Feb. 18 show, 4 to 6 p.m. Saturday.

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Benefits

“Walking in the Light,” a charity fashion show and Martin Luther King Jr. day of service event, benefits Catholic Charities Thrift Store, One Longfellow Square, Portland, free/donation of cash or winter clothing. 781-8550, ext. 1187. 7 p.m. Monday.

Help Heat Homes benefit supper, spaghetti dinner with music from Static Codea featuring Mary Bergey, Elk’s Lodge, Rockland, $6. 236-8625. 5 to 8 p.m. Friday.

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Books and Authors

Henry Bird, author of “Ride the Wind: Biologist and Pastor,” Cundy’s Harbor Library, Harpswell, free. 729-3600. 2 p.m. today.

Chats with Champions, series of talks by community leaders in various fields, with Graham Shimmield, Bigelow Laboratory executive director, Skidompha Library, Damariscotta, free. 563-5513. 10 a.m. Tuesday.

“The Art of Frank Vining Smith: Maritime Painting in the 20th Century,” with author James Craig, Maine Maritime Museum, Bath, $7, $5 for members. MaineMaritimeMuseum.org. 7 p.m. Wednesday.

Brown Bag Lunch and Learn Series, Bill Haviland, author of “At the Place of the Lobsters and Crabs: Indian People and Deer Isle Maine,” Abbe Museum, Bar Harbor, free. abbemuseum.org. Noon Thursday.

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Classical Music

The Rossini Club Public Concert Series, soprano Elizabeth Harmon, pianist Susan Rudy, violinist Robert Lehmann and others play Schumann, Cathedral Church of St. Luke, Portland, $5-$10, students free. 797-8318. 3 p.m. today.

Midcoast Symphony Orchestra, performing Shostakovich, Symphony No. 5 in D minor, also pieces by Mahler, Dvorak and Dukas, Orion Performing Arts Center, Topsham, $17, 18 and younger free. midcoastsymphony.org. 2:30 p.m. today.

Portland Conservatory of Music Noonday Concerts, lute and tenor, First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church, Portland, free. 775-3356. 12:15 p.m. Thursday.

Metropolitan Opera Live in HD, “The Enchanted Island,” Fryeburg Academy (Leura Hill Eastman Performing Arts Center), $23-$26, $18 for students. 935-9232. fryeburgacademy.org/pac. 1 p.m. Saturday.

Clarinetist Jon Manasse with pianist Frank Glazer, Olin Concert Hall, Lewiston, $6. batestickets.com. 3 p.m. Jan. 22.

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Comedy

Tim Sample, sponsored by American Legion Charles C. Lilly Post 149, benefits Legion scholarship fund, Medomak Valley High School, Waldoboro, $12 advance, $15 doors. 449-7824. 2 p.m. today.

Open Mic Comedy Night, Slainte, Portland, 21-plus. slaintewinebar.com. 8 p.m. Thursday.

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Dance

Swing Dance, Wescustogo Hall, North Yarmouth, $8. 653-5012. Music by Maine Swingin’ DJs, lesson at 7 p.m., dance at 8 p.m. Friday, Jan. 20.

“Tap, Tap, Jazz!” Maine State Ballet Theater, Falmouth, $15. mainestateballet.org. 4 and 7 p.m. Saturday.

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Films

“The Films of Terrence Malick,” featuring “Badlands,” Strand Theatre, Rockland, $7.50. 594-0070; rocklandstrand.com. 1 p.m. today.

“Mother: Caring for the 7 Billion,” presented by the Midcoast Peace and Justice Group of Waldo County, First Universalist Church, Rockland. 236-8732. 7 p.m. Tuesday; 6 p.m. Wednesday.

“40 WEST,” Maine premiere, shot in Buxton and Hollis, directed by Mainer Dana Packard, Nickelodeon Cinemas, Portland, $8. 40WESTmovie.com. 6:30 and 9 p.m. Thursday.

Independent Film Series, “Sensation of Sight,” rated R, Fryeburg Academy (Leura Hill Eastman Performing Arts Center), $8, $4 students. 935-9232. 7:30 p.m. Thursday.

Future Shorts Pop-Up Film Fesival, showcase of short films from around the world, Space, Portland, $8, $6 students, all ages. space538.org. 7:30 p.m. Friday.

Winter and Spring Film Series, “The Help” (2011), rated PG-13, York Public Library, free. 363-2818. 3 p.m. Jan. 22.

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Food and Drink

Tavern dinner, traditional hearth-cooked meal in an authentic colonial tavern atmosphere, Museums of Old York, York, $35, $30 for museum members. 363-4974, ext. 12. 6 to 8 p.m. Friday.

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For Children

Youth Ice Fishing Derby, Lake St. George State Park, Liberty, 3. 589-4255. 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. today.

“Rusty Rocket’s Last Blast,” combining humor, animation and the latest planetary images for a fun and informative solar system tour, University of Southern Maine (Southworth Planetarium), Portland, 4-5. 780-4249; usm.maine.edu/planet. 3 p.m. today.

Children’s Celebration of Martin Luther King Jr., with children’s book authors Charlotte Agell and Rohan Henry, Bowdoin College (Thorne Hall), Brunswick, free. 725-3280. 10:30 a.m. to noon Monday.

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Music

“Simple Gifts,” chorus with pianist Sean Fleming and the Midcoast Children’s Chorus, Camden Hills Regional High School (Strom Auditorium), Rockport, $15-$25. 975-0582. 4 p.m. today.

Bluegrass jam with Kevin Dyer and Friends, Museums of Old York, York, $4. 363-4974. 1 to 4 p.m. today.

Different Drummers Joyful Hearts Club Band, Unity of Greater Portland, Windham, $10 donation. unitygreaterportland.org. 2:30 p.m. today.

Aimee Mann, Stone Mountain Arts Center, Brownfield, $70. stonemountainartscenter.com. 8 p.m. Wednesday.

Arthur Webster and Mark Stover, King Eider’s Pub, Damariscotta. 563-6008. 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday.

Portland Jazz Orchestra, Chris Oberholtzer and his 18-piece ensemble perform an evening of big-band swing, One Longfellow Square, Portland, $9, $5 students and seniors. onelongfellowsquare.com. 8 p.m. Thursday.

Shanna Underwood, songs of travel told in a deep, bluesy voice, The Local Buzz, Cape Elizabeth, donation. capelocalbuzz.com. 8 p.m. Thursday.

Brian Carpenter and the Confessions, with Old Soul, The Oak and the Ax, Biddeford, $7. theoakandtheax.blogspotcom. 8 p.m. Friday.

The Coloradas CD-release show, Maine bluegrass band, This Way opens, One Longfellow Square, Portland, $10 advance, $12 doors. onelongfellowsquare.com. 8 p.m. Friday.

Marc Cohn Trio, Stone Mountain Arts Center, Brownfield, $55. stonemountainartscenter.com. 8 p.m. Friday.

Okbari, Middle Eastern, Turkish and Arabic music, The Local Buzz, Cape Elizabeth, donation. capelocalbuzz.com. 8 p.m. Friday.

Holy Mackerels Trio, with Mark Stover and Fiddlin’ Paul D’Alessio, Tugs Pub, Southport Island. 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Friday.

Hattie Simon and Nick Thompson-Brown, jazz vocals and piano with stand-up bass, Bard Coffee, Portland. 899-4788. 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday.

Ronnie Earl and the Broadcasters, blues, One Longfellow Square, Portland, $25-$28. onelongfellowsquare.com. 8 p.m. Saturday.

Livingston Taylor, benefits Sacopee Valley Health Center, Stone Mountain Arts Center, Brownfield, $55. stonemountainartscenter.com. 8 p.m. Saturday.

Ocean Sol, standards from the last century of swing, bossa nova, blues, “sol,” ballads, bebop and more, The Local Buzz, Cape Elizabeth, donation. capelocalbuzz.com. 8 p.m. Saturday.

Holy Mackerels, Cattle Call, The McCarthys, Opera House at Boothbay Harbor, $8 advance, $10 doors. boothbayoperahouse.com. 7:30 p.m. Saturday.

Women in Harmony present “Still I Rise,” winter concert of 60-voice chorus, Woodfords Congregational Church, Portland, $15, $10 students and seniors. wihmaine.org. 7 p.m. Saturday and 4 p.m. Sunday.

Winter Salon Night, with Jennie Backstrom, vocalist and musician, Red Door Pottery Studio and Gallery Shop, Kittery, free, seating limited, donation. 439-5671. reddoorpottery.com. 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday.

Xenia Rubinos, cheeky spanglish wordplay in a punkish tone, Space, Portland, $7, 18-plus. space538.org. 8 p.m. Jan. 22.

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Outdoors

Winter Family Fun Day, including ice skating, sledding and interpretive walks, Cobscook Bay State Park, Edmunds Township, $1.50 ages 12 to 64, all others free, lunch included. 726-4412. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday.

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Special Events

Psychic Sunday, individual fees for readings, products and services, Lucid Stage, Portland, $1 admission. OnTheNewEdge.com. 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. today.

Live in HD: Berlin Philharmonic, conducted by Claudio Abbado, works of Mahler, vocalists Anne Sofie von Otter and Jonas Kaufmann, Lincoln Theater, Damariscotta, $17. 563-3424. 2 p.m. today; tribute to Venezuela featuring Maestro Gustavo Dudamel, 2 p.m. Jan. 22.

Seanachie Nights, spoken word and music featuring Jo Radner, Meg Gilman, Jean Armstrong, Susan Dries, Vernon Cox, Janet Lynch and Lynne Cullen, Bull Feeney’s, Portland, $9 suggested. 253-0288. 7 to 9 p.m. Monday.

“Sankofa: A Journey of Our Own,” student production that explores cross-cultural blackness with African diasporic experience, featuring dance, music, theater and spoken word, Bates College (Schaeffer Theatre), Lewiston, free. bates.edu/events. 7:30 p.m. Monday.

“The Drum Major Instinct,” students from Portland Housing Authority centers perform plays based on Martin Luther King sermons, plus music, dance and theater, Mayo Street Arts, Portland, free. mayostreetarts.org. 1 p.m. Monday.

Sanford Mills carriage robes, featuring more than 70 robes donated by former Sanford resident Paul Lehoux, Sanford-Springvale Historical Museum, Sanford. 324-2797. Reception 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday.

UNE Center for Global Humanities Presents Bill McKibben, “Local and Global: Notes from the Front Lines of the Climate Fight,” Westbrook Performing Arts Center, free. une.edu. 6 p.m. Friday.

“IBEX: Search for the Solar System’s Edge,” full-dome show, University of Southern Maine (Southworth Planetarium), Portland, $4-$6. usm.maine.edu/planet. 7 p.m. Friday.

“Two Small Pieces of Glass,” full-dome shows about history and science of telescopes, University of Southern Maine (Southworth Planetarium), Portland, $4-$6. usm.maine.edu/planet. 8:30 p.m. Friday.

The Metropolitan Opera: Live In HD, Handel’s “The Enchanted Island,” baroque, various composers, Lincoln Theater, Damariscotta, $23, $21 for seniors. atthelincoln.org. 1 p.m. Saturday.

Dolly Wagglers present “The Mystery of Ice Mountain,” puppet show for all ages, Mayo Street Arts, Portland, $8, $4 for kids. mayostreetarts.org. 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. Saturday.

A Celebration of Scottish Bard Robert Burns in music, dance and poetry, featuring Highland Soles, Neil Pearlman Band, Elijah Woolcott, Annie Finch and Betsy Sholl, The New Church, Portland, $12. 767-6396. 7:30 p.m. Saturday.

Metropolitan Opera Live in HD, Handel’s “The Enchanted Island,” baroque, various composers, Strand Theatre, Rockland, $27. rocklandstrand.com. 12:55 p.m. Saturday.

“Dinosaurs,” exporing the exotic realm of the Mesozoic Era, University of Southern Maine (Southworth Planetarium), Portland, $5. 3 p.m. Jan. 22.

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Sports

Maine Red Claws, NBA Development League affiliate of the Celtics, Bobcats and 76ers, Portland Exposition Building, $6-$30. 210-6655; nba.com/dleague. Vs. Springfield, 5 p.m. today; vs. Erie, 8 p.m. Friday; vs. Erie, 5 p.m. Jan. 22.

Portland Pirates, AHL affiliate of the Phoenix Coyotes, Cumberland County Civic Center, Portland, $12-$20. 828-4665; portlandpirates.com. Vs. Connecticut, 6:30 p.m. Wednesday; vs. Springfield, 7 p.m. Friday; vs. St. John’s, 7 p.m. Saturday.

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Theater

William Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” Portland Players, South Portland, $20, $18 seniors, $15 students. portlandplayers.org. 2:30 p.m. today; 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 2:30 p.m. Jan. 22. Through Jan. 29.

“Holiday” by Philip Barry, read by the library’s play reading group, Bangor Public Library, free. 947-8336. 5:30 p.m. Tuesday; 2 p.m. Saturday.

“Warriors Don’t Cry,” one-woman play by Melba Pattillo Beals, collaboration with NAACP and Portland Ovations, Hannaford Hall, University of Southern Maine, Portland, $25, $10 students. portlandovations.org. 7:30 p.m. Wednesday.

“Peter Pan: The Musical,” presented by Arts in Motion Theater Company, Fryeburg Academy (Leura Hill Eastman Performing Arts Center), $12, family four-pack $40. artsinmotiontheater.com. 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday.

“As It Is in Heaven,” a Heartwood Theater Company production, suitable for all ages, themes of community and relationships, Skidompha Library, Damariscotta, $18, $12 students. heartwoodtheater.org. 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 3 p.m. Jan. 22. Through Feb. 4.

Annie Baker’s “Circle Mirror Transformation,” Theater Project, Brunswick, pay-what-you-want. theaterproject.com. 8 p.m. Friday; 2 p.m. Jan. 22. Through Feb. 19.

Winter Cabaret, adults-only night of sketch comedy, music and desserts, Theater Project, Brunswick, pay-what-you-want. theaterproject.com. 8 p.m. Saturday.

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