• CLASSICAL MUSIC

TODAY

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Among the exhibitions currently up at the Bowdoin College Museum of Art in Brunswick are “Insight Out: Exploring Gifts of Art from Private Collectors,” including this 1854 chromolithograph of a water lily by William Sharp, above; and “Telephones,” a seven-minute montage of Hollywood film clips created by the artist and composer Christian Marclay, below. Courtesy photos

Also among the exhibitions at the Bowdoin College Museum of Art: “Intimations of Independence: The First 100 Years of American Portraiture,” featuring portraits of Jefferson, Madison and others.

Portland Conservatory of Music Noonday Concert, with violinist Robert Lehmann and pianist Sayuro Miyamoto, First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church, Portland. Free. 775-3356.

12:15 p.m. “Brass Blast Off!” Portland Symphony Orchestra Kinderkonzert Series for ages 4 to 7, Bates College (Olin Arts Center), Lewiston. $4. portlandsymphony.org. 9, 10 and 11 a.m.

FRIDAY

Olivier Messiaen Anniversary Concert, with pianists Bridget Convey, Chiharu Naruse and Annie Antonacos, Bowdoin College (Studzinski Recital Hall), Brunswick. Free. 798-4141. 3 p.m. talk with Daniel Sonenberg, 4 p.m. concert.

Capital Trio, piano trio plays Beethoven’s Sonata in D major for violin and piano (Op. 12, No. 1) and more, Bates College (Olin Arts Center), Lewiston. Free; tickets required. 786-6135. 7:30 p.m.

“Brass Blast Off!” Portland Symphony Orchestra Kinderkonzert Series for ages 4 to 7, East End Community School, Portland. $4. portlandsymphony.org. 9:30 and 10:30 a.m.

“Brass Blast Off!” Portland Symphony Orchestra Kinderkonzert Series for ages 4 to 7, Reiche Community School, Portland. $4. portlandsymphony.org. 1:15 p.m.

SATURDAY

Midcoast Symphony Orchestra, pieces by Tchaikovsky and von Weber featuring guest conductor Karla Kelley, Franco American Heritage Center, Lewiston. $17; free for ages 18 and younger. midcoastsymphony.org. 7:30 p.m.

SUNDAY

Midcoast Symphony Orchestra, pieces by Tchaikovsky and von Weber featuring guest conductor Karla Kelley, Orion Performing Arts Center, Topsham. $17; free for ages 18 and younger. midcoastsymphony.org. 2:30 p.m.

MONDAY

“Brass Blast Off!” Portland Symphony Orchestra Kinderkonzert Series for ages 4 to 7, Dyer Library, Saco. $4. portlandsymphony.org. 9:30 and 10:30 a.m.

TUESDAY

Tuesday Classical, Portland Symphony Orchestra and the Masterworks Chorus of the Choral Arts Society perform works by Brahms, Poulenc and Scheherazade, Merrill Auditorium, Portland. $20 to $70. porttix.com. 7:30 p.m.

MARCH 15

Portland Conservatory of Music Noonday Concert, with pianist Vivian Choi, First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church, Portland. Free. 775-3356. 12:15 p.m.

• DANCE

Irish Stepdancers, from the Stillson School of Irish Dance, performance and screening of 1956 Gene Kelly film “Invitation to the Dance,” Dunaway Center, Ogunquit. $5. 646-7055. 6:30 p.m. Saturday.

Live in HD: “Swan Lake,” live broadcast of Bolshoi Ballet production, Lincoln Theater, Damariscotta. $15; $5 for children. atthelincoln.org. 7 p.m. Wednesday.

• THEATER

Tennessee Williams’ “Hidden Tennessee,” an evening of short pieces, Portland Stage Company. $27 to $39; $15 to $19.50 for students. portlandstage.org. 7:30 p.m. today and Friday; 4 and 8 p.m. Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday; 7:30 p.m. Tuesday to March 15. Through March 18.

Annie Baker’s “Circle Mirror Transformation,” Gaslight Theater production at Hallowell City Hall. $12; $10 for students and seniors. 626-3698. 7:30 p.m. today to Saturday.

“Little Me,” Good Theater production of Neil Simon play, St. Lawrence Arts Center, Portland. $20 to $30. goodtheater.com. 7 p.m. today; 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday; 7 p.m. Wednesday and March 15. Through April 1.

“The Pillowman,” presented by Bowdoin College Department of Theater and Dance, Bowdoin College (Memorial Hall), Brunswick. Free; tickets required. 725-3375. 7 p.m. today.

John Belluso’s “A Nervous Smile,” Dramatic Repertory Company production about a boy with disabilities, Portland Stage Company (Studio Theater), Portland. $10 to $35. dramaticrep.org. 7:30 p.m. today to Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday; 7:30 p.m. Wednesday and March 15. Through March 18.

“A Doll’s House,” directed by Bates senior Elizabeth Castellano, Bates College (Schaeffer Theatre), Lewiston. $6; $3 for seniors and non-Bates students. batestickets.com. 7:30 p.m. today and Friday; 2 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday; 7:30 p.m. Monday.

“The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged),” Freeport Factory Stage. $19; $15 for seniors and students; pay-what-you-can on Thursdays. freeportfactory.com. 7:30 p.m. today to Saturday; 2 p.m. Monday; 7:30 p.m. March 15. Through March 25.

“The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged),” by Poland Stage Troupe, Falmouth Memorial Library. Free. 781-2351. 6:30 p.m. today; 8 p.m. Friday.

“The Poets and the Assassin,” play about women in Iraq, Bates College (Olin Arts Center), Lewiston. Free. 786-6378. 4 p.m. today.

“Dirty Rotten Scoundrels,” musical comedy based on 1988 Steve Martin film, Lyric Music Theater, South Portland. $19.99. lyricmusictheater.org. 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 2:30 p.m. Sunday.

Harold Pinter’s “The Birthday Party,” musical, Acorn Studios, Westbrook. $15; $12 for students and seniors. acorn-productions.org. 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday.

“Sex in the Sixties,” an evening of four plays about sex in the 1960s, Lincoln Theater, Damariscotta. $12; $10 for members. 563-3424. 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday.

“The Odyssey,” traditional Sicilian marionette show of Homer’s epic by Shoestring Theater with live music, Mayo Street Arts, Portland. $4 to $10. mayostreetarts.org. 7:30 p.m. Friday; 1 p.m. Saturday. Through March 24.

Rodgers & Hammerstein’s “Cinderella,” Windham Center Stage Theatre. $8, $10; $5 for children under age 5. 893-2098. 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday. Through March 25.

“The Drowsy Chaperone,” tribute to the golden age of musicals, University of Southern Maine (Russell Hall), Gorham. $21; $15 for seniors and staff; $10 for students. usm.maine.edu/theatre.

7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 5 p.m. Sunday and Wednesday; 7:30 p.m. March 15. Through March 18.

John Logan’s “Red,” play about artist Mark Rothko by York Readers Theater, York Public Library. Free/donation. york.lib.me.us. 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday.

Friends of the Freeport Factory Stage Mixer, for anyone interested in getting involved with Freeport Factory Stage, Linda Bean’s Topside Tavern, Freeport. freeportfactory.com. 5:30 p.m. Tuesday.

“The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-In-The-Moon Marigolds,” Paul Zindel’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play by Mad Horse Theatre Company, Lucid Stage, Portland. $22; $20 for seniors and students; pay-what-you-can on Thursdays. lucidstage.com. 8 p.m. March 15. Through April 1.

National Theater in London Live in HD, live broadcast of Shakespeare’s “The Comedy of Errors,” Lincoln Theater, Damariscotta. $15. 563-3424. 7 p.m. March 15.

• AUDITIONS

“39 Steps,” parts for three men and one woman, Gaslight Theater at Hallowell City Hall, Hallowell. 626-3698. 2 p.m. Sunday.

“Rabbit Hole,” play runs June 1-10, Community Little Theatre, Auburn. laclt.com/audition. 6 p.m. Sunday and Tuesday.

• ART MUSEUMS

OPENINGS/RECEPTIONS

Youth Art Month Exhibition, more than 100 pieces by children in grades K-12, Portland Museum of Art. portlandmuseum.org. Free celebration reception, 4 to 7:30 p.m. Saturday. Through April 1.

CONTINUING

Portland Museum of Art: “Making Faces: Photographic Portraits of Actors and Artists,” photos of famous actors and artists plus works by the artists profiled, through April 8; “Edgar Degas: The Private Impressionist,” more than 70 drawings, prints, pastels, photographs and sculptures, through May 28; Tanja Alexia Hollander: “Are You Really My Friend?” photographs of Facebook friends, through June 17. portlandmuseum.org

Maine Historical Society Museum/Longfellow House, Portland: “Take to the Streets!” photography exhibit examining American protest movements, through March 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

Bowdoin College Museum of Art, Brunswick: “Insight Out: Exploring Gifts of Art from Private Collectors,” contributions from private collectors since 1811, and “Intimations of Independence: The First 100 Years of American Portraiture,” portraits of Thomas Jefferson, James Madison and more, both through April 15; “Motion and Emotion: Contemporary Art from Gerhard Richter to Chakaia Booker,” through June 3; “Building a College Collection: Select Recent Acquisitions,” more than 20,000 objects, and “Telephones,” seven-minute compilation of Hollywood film clips, both through June 24. bowdoin.edu

Bowdoin College (Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum), Brunswick: “In a State of Becoming,” Inuit art from the collection of Rabbi Harry Sky, ongoing. bowdoin.edu/arcticmuseum

Maine Maritime Museum, Bath: “Port of Portland: A Ship-Shaped History,” a look at Portland’s past via the ships that sailed through the harbors, the city’s shipping and ship-building industries, and more, through May 13. mainemaritimemuseum.org

Bates College (Olin Arts Center), Lewiston: “James Ensor: ‘Scenes de la vie du Christ’ and Other Works,” lithographs, and “Xiaoze Xie: Amplified Moments,” paintings, both through March 18. bates.edu/museum

Dyer Library/Saco Museum: “Rugs All Marked Out: Biddeford’s Edward S. Frost,” celebration of 19th-century rug entrepreneur, and “Hooked Rugs of Artists from the Maine Tin Pedlar,” both through March 24; wall sculptures by University of New England Students made from repurposed materials and with a marine theme, through March 30. 283-3861.

Farnsworth Art Museum, Rockland: “The Art of the Book,” focuses on the museum’s collection of rare 19th- and 20th-century books, through April 1. 596-6457.

UMaine Museum of Art, Bangor: “The Moment: Paintings by Michael De Brito,” Lori Nix: “The City,” Brett Day Windham: “I Put a Spell on You” and George Terry: “Because You’re Mine,” all through March 24. umma.umaine.edu

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 Dec. 29. abbemuseum.org

• ART GALLERIES

OPENINGS/RECEPTIONS

Altered Book Exhibition from Margo Ogden’s Workshop, Hubbard Free Library, Hallowell. harlowgallery.org. Opens today. Through March 28.

“Monhegan Island Year Around” by Alison Hill and “Still Life, Revisited” by Brita Holmquist, Margaret Ryan and Margareta McDonald, Elizabeth Moss Gallery, Falmouth. elizabethmossgalleries.com. Opening reception, 5 to 7 p.m. today. Through April 7.

“Springtime Floriade,” multi-disciplinary exhibit, Chocolate Church Art Gallery, Bath. chocolatechurcharts.org. Opening reception, 5 to 7 p.m. Friday. Through April 20.

“The Wyeths: First Family of American Realism,” work by N.C., Andrew, Jamie, Carolyn, Henriette and Victoria Wyeth, Haynes Galleries, Thomaston. haynesgalleries.com. Opening receptions, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday. Through April 10.

“Spring Works,” by Cynthia Hammett, Ed McCartan and Dorothy K. Magadieu, Damariscotta River Grill. damariscottarivergrill.com. Reception, 4 to 6 p.m. Wednesday. Through April 24.

CONTINUING

Maine College of Art (MECA), Portland: Michael Bell-Smith, lo-fi environments exhibit, through Wednesday. 699-5029.

The Salt Exchange, Portland: “Reflections,” sea-inspired oil paintings and metallic driftwood sculptures by Ellen Thayer, through April 30. thesaltexchange.net

Coffee By Design (India Street), Portland: “Out of the Blue,” group show by YES Art Works, through April 1. yesartworks.org

Lofts Gallery, Portland: “Open Spaces, Maine III,” paintings by Leslie Anderson, Ann Mohnkern and Louisa Wickard, through March 30. 773-1737.

Gleason Fine Art, Portland: Kevin Beers, “Trucks and Landscapes,” new paintings, through March 30. 699-5599.

Greenhut Galleries, Portland: Sixth Annual Biennial Invitational, through April 27. 772-2693.

Addison Woolley Gallery, Portland: “Portraits,” photographs by Sally Dennison and Mat Thorne, through March 31. addisonwoolley.com

Rose Contemporary, Portland: “Print/Counter-Print,” works by members of Peregrine Press, Zea Mays Printmaking and MECA, through March 30. peregrinepress.com

3 Fish Gallery, Portland: “Attach,” new drawings by Amy Ray, through March 30. 773-4773.

Art House Picture Frames, Portland: “Night Studies,” small works by Christina Goodwin, through March 24. arthousepictureframes.com

Harmon’s & Barton’s Gallery, Portland: “A Year of New Work,” by Neil Wyrick, through March 30. harmonsbartons.com

St. Lawrence Arts Center, Portland: Lisa Dombek, paintings and mixed media, through March 30. stlawrencearts.org

Portland Public Library (Lewis Gallery): “Visual Poetry: A Painting Show,” through April 3. portlandlibrary.com

Salt Institute for Documentary Studies, Portland: “Flash Forward,” group exhibition, through May 4. salt.edu

Green Hand Bookshop, Portland: “Madness Immemorial,” tribute to H.P. Lovecraft by Brandon Kawashima and Michelle Souliere, through March 30. 253-6808.

Townsend Real Estate & Art Gallery, South Portland: Dennis Fournier, “Places We Know,” new works, through Sunday. townsendre.com/ our-gallery

South Portland Public Library: Portland Camera Club exhibit, work by Paul Schreiber and Mike Cullivan, through March 19. portlandcameraclub.org

Richard Boyd Gallery, Peaks Island: Retrospective exhibit of 20th-century Peaks Island art, through March 24. richardboydpottery.com

Somerset Sports and Fitness Center, Scarborough: “The Good Ole Days: Men and Their Tools,” 19th-century tools used by surveyor Levi Weston, Skowhegan History House traveling display, through April 10. skowheganhistoryhouse.org

University of Southern Maine (Art Gallery), Gorham: “The Myths,” photographic exhibition on the evolving roles of women, through April 4. usm.maine.edu/gallery

317 Main Street Community Music Center, Yarmouth: Oils and pastels of Belize and Maine by Patti Bradley, through Friday. 846-6264.

Royal Bean, Yarmouth: Artisans collective mixed-media show, through March 30. 846-7967.

Yarmouth Frame Shop and Gallery: “Painting in Normandy and Beyond,” six-woman show, through March 30. 846-7777.

Thos. Moser Showroom, Freeport: “Viewpoints,” new work by painters Eric Hopkins, James Mullen and Colin Page, through May 1. 865-4519.

Gallery Framing, Brunswick: Debra Arter: “Layers of Meaning,” mixed-media work, through March 29. 729-9108.

Little Dog Coffee Shop, Brunswick: “Little House Meets Little Dog,” paintings by Melissa Capuano, through March 30. spindleworks.org

Markings Gallery, Bath: New work by Obie Buell, Susie Stevenson, Susan Hutton and Annette Kearney, through March 30. markingsgallery.com

Topsham Public Library (Crooker Gallery): “Assembly Line,” work by Barbara Bean, Maureen Block, Terry Grasse and Ann Slocum, through March 27. topshamlibrary.org

Maine Fiberarts, Topsham: “The Art of the Needle,” needlepoint tapestries by Jill Vendituoli, through April 23. mainefiberarts.org

University of Southern Maine (Atrium Art Gallery), Lewiston: “The Inspired Hand 5,” juried artwork by Maine Crafts Association, through March 16. usm.maine.edu/atriumgallery

Harlow Gallery, Hallowell: “Higher Forms of Art,” high school art exhibition, through Saturday. harlowgallery.org

Engine, Biddeford Arts: “MERC: Mainers Recycling Cardboard,” through March 30. feedtheengine.org

University of New England (Campus Center), Biddeford: “Another Part of Me,” staff and faculty exhibit, through April 2. une.edu

Fryeburg Academy (Palmina F. and Stephen S. Pace Galleries of Art): “Singular: Ten Artists’ Portraits of Objects,” through March 18. 935-9232.

River Tree Arts, Kennebunk: “Charles Gatewood’s Wall Street,” rare vintage and contemporary photographs of the 1970s, through March 17. 967-9120.

Red Door Pottery Studio, Kittery: “Focus on India,” photos by New Hampshire craftsman Lawrence Elbroch, through March 31. 439-5671.

University of Maine (Hutchinson Center), Belfast: Selections from the Elmer Montgomery collection and “The Atlantic Fisherman,” Penobscot Marine Museum traveling exhibition, through April 30. penobscotmarinemuseum.org

Aarhus Gallery, Belfast: “44N 69W: Radius Belfast,” fourth annual show, through April 1. aarhusgallery.com

Waterfall Arts, Belfast: “Painters, Players and Poets,” “Branching Out: Water” and Gardiner area artists, through March 27. waterfallarts.org

Perimeter Gallery, Belfast: “As High as Heaven,” paintings and drawings by Kenny Cole, through April 21. 338-0555.

Craft, Camden: Pottery by Barbara Michelena, Hanako Kanazato and George Pearlman, through May 1. craftonelm.com

River Arts, Damariscotta: “Playing Around: Art of the Imagination,” 96 works by 46 artists, with several 3D sculptures in a variety of media and assemblages, through March 29. riverartsme.org

College of the Atlantic, Bar Harbor: “Biology Through the Lens” and “The Faces of Migration: Illustrations of Birds on Great Duck Island,” photography by students and artwork by Jordan Chalfant and Anna Stunkel, both through Saturday. 288-5015.

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

Schoolhouse Gallery, Kingfield: Marguerite Robichaux, Hugh Verrier and John Orcutt, landscape paintings, paper bird sculptures and nature photography, through March 28. 939-6518.

Bangor Public Library: Rita Haunert’s “Attending to the Ordinary,” plus works from Art in Heart artists, through March 30. www.bpl.lib.me.us

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