THEATER

“Monty Python’s Spamalot,” the stage version of the comedic “Monty Python and the Holy Grail,” will show at Hackmatack Playhouse, Route 9, Berwick, through Saturday, Aug. 16. Showtimes are Wednesday through Saturday evenings at 8 p.m., with Thursday matinees at 2 p.m.

Rodgers and Hammerstein’s “The Sound of Music” will be presented by Our Theatre Company, Aug. 15-30 at Nasson Little Theatre, 457 Main St., Springvale, on Fridays and Saturdays at 7 p.m. For more information and ticket reservations, call 294-2995 or visit www.myotc.org.

“Legally Blonde” will show at the Arundel Barn Playhouse, 53 Old Post Road, Arundel, through Aug. 16. The show follows a fashionista who heads to law school to win back a boyfriend. Visit arundelbarnplayhouse.com for tickets.

“Mary Poppins,” the Broadway musical about a magical nanny, is showing at the Ogunquit Playhouse through Aug. 30. Visit ogunquitplayhouse.com for tickets.

A “spring version” of Marsha Norman and Lucy Simon’s “The Secret Garden” will be presented by the Hackmatack Children’s Drama Camp on Friday and Saturday, Aug. 8-9 at 10 a.m. Campers have built and created their own sets and costumes for the show.

ART

The Biddeford Pool Community Club is sponsoring, “Artists by the Sea,” featuring a weekend-long exhibition of original acrylic, oil, watercolor and pastel works by 17 artists in the area. All artworks will be for sale. The event begins with an opening on Friday evening, Aug. 8 from 5-7 p.m., and will be open Saturday, Aug. 9 and Sunday, Aug. 10 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The Biddeford Pool Community Club is located on the corner of Yates Street and Lester B. Orcutt Boulevard in Biddeford Pool.

The Kennebunk River Club will be open to the public on Sunday, Aug. 10 from 1-5 p.m. and on Monday, Aug. 11 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. for the celebration of its 59th annual Art Show, featuring more than 80 Maine artists working in a variety of mediums. Light refreshments will be served Sunday. Admission is $5. The club’s historic Casino and Boathouse are located at 115-116 Ocean Ave., Kennebunkport.

Digital media artist Laurence Gartel will show his art cars and produce a new one, during an exhibit at Morong Falmouth Volkswagen, Mazda, Porsche, Audi, located at 187 Route 1, Falmouth, from Aug. 7-10. The public is invited to watch Gartel’s installation with an unveiling party set for Sunday, Aug. 10 from 1-6 p.m. Visit www.gartelart.com for more information.

The varied photography of Kittery resident Bill Moore, a former newspaper reporter and editor, will be featured during the month of August at Just Us Chickens Gallery, which is open Tuesday through Saturday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. until Labor Day, at 16A Shapleigh Road (Route 236) in Kittery. Visit www.justuschickens.net or call 439-4209 for more information.

Blackbird Studio and Gallery will host a reception on Aug. 9 to celebrate its opening, from 3-7 p.m. The gallery’s 13 active member artists will be on hand, and the live music of “Chase the Ghost,” an indie alternative band from Dover, New Hampshire, will be the entertainment. Light refreshments will be available, and the public is invited. The gallery is located near the Hackmatack Playhouse and across U.S. Route 9 from Noble High School in North Berwick. Regular gallery operating hours are 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., Wednesday through Sunday. For more information, call the gallery at 752-1339 or email [email protected].

The Barn Gallery’s 13th season of Art Videos at the Gallery features a film every Wednesday 7:30 p.m. at the Barn Gallery, Bourne Lane at Shore Road in Ogunquit. Admission is free. On Aug. 13, “Hockney at the Tate” will be shown, followed by “Georgia O’Keefe” on Aug. 20. The gallery is located at 1 Bourne Lane, Ogunquit.

Family Art Mornings will be offered at the Sarah Orne Jewett House Museum and Visitor Center in South Berwick on Thursdays anytime between 10 a.m. and noon, July 31 to Aug. 21, for children ages 5-12. Admission is free to South Berwick residents and Historic New England members, and is otherwise $10 per family. No registration required and drop-in is encouraged. Jewett House is located at 5 Portland St. in South Berwick. For more information, call 384-2454 or visit www.historicnewengland.org.

Several arts workshops are being offered this summer at Engine, the Biddeford arts organization, for both adults and youth, in traditional arts, digital arts and professional development. All workshops and classes will be held at Engine at 265 Main St., Biddeford. A full schedule can be found online at http://feedtheengine.org/workshops-classes.

A new show featuring the oil paintings of Colleen Forde is on display at The Clown in York through Aug. 11. The exhibit showcases Forde’s work in oil on canvas of beaches, marshes and farmlands of southern Maine. The Clown is located at 659 U.S. Route 1 in York. For more information, call 351-3063.

The annual Art in The Barn & Craft Fair sponsored by the Waterborough Historical Society will be held Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 9-10, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., rain or shine, at the Taylor/Frey/Leavitt House Museum, 6 Old Alfred Road at the intersection of Route 5 in Waterboro Center. Local artists will display and sell their work in the barn, and crafters will be set up on the grounds. Food, society merchandise and tours of the 1817 Deering Schoolhouse and museum will be available. For information, call Roger Deering at 247-6987 or Kathy Leighton at 247-5065. For craft table space information, call Jeannie Grant at 247-5332.

MUSIC

A “Change in Latitudes” Jimmy Buffett Tribute concert will be hosted by the Sanford Professional Firefighters and Paramedics, Local 1624 on Friday, Aug. 15 at 7 p.m. at Goodall Park. Proceeds from this campaign will go toward Project Graduation for local high school students, and other causes. Tickets will be available at the door or by calling 432-6968. For more information, email [email protected].

Inanna, Sisters in Rhythm will perform Saturday, Aug. 9 at 7:30 p.m., with the traditional world songs and rhythms from Africa, the Middle East, Latin America and other indigenous cultures, at the Saco River Theater, 29 Salmon Falls Road, Bar Mills. Visit www.sacorivertheatre.org or call 929-6472 for tickets.

VentiCordi Chamber Music will perform on Thursday, Aug. 14 at 7:30 p.m. at South Congregational Church, 2 North St., Kennebunkport. Chamber music concert for winds and strings with world renowned guest artists. Visit www.VentiCordi.com or call 286-6688 for tickets and information.

Elements: Books Coffee Beer, on Main Street, Biddeford, announces its upcoming performers and events in August: Tombstone PD, Americana soul rock, Saturday, Aug. 9 at 8 p.m.; Springwater Music, a modern jazz duo, Sunday, Aug. 10 at 1 p.m.; Seth Warner acoustic jazz and folk duo, Tuesday, Aug. 12 at 8 p.m.; Deer Creek, acoustic folk/jazz/blues fusion duo, Thursday, Aug. 14 at 8 p.m.; October Road, an acoustic folk/rock duo, Friday, Aug. 15 at 8 p.m.

A classical concert series will take place at the Franciscan Guest House Auditorium, 26 Beach Ave., Kennebunk: On Aug. 8, Danute Mileika, mezzo-soprano, and Antanas Meilus, tenor soloist and chorister, will perform with accompaniment by Covalesky. An encore performance on Aug. 16 featuring Covalesky and Mileika will benefit the Franciscan monastery. For more information, call 967-4865 or visit www.franciscanguesthouse.com.

The summer concert series at Wells Harbor Park will take place on Saturdays through Aug. 30. On Aug. 9 the Eddie Forman Orchestra will perform polka music. On Aug. 16, The Spectras will perform rock, R&B and soul. All concerts will be at the Hope Hobbs Gazebo on Landing Road (off Route 1). Rain location is Ward Gym at Wells Junior High School on Route 1. All concerts start at 6:30 p.m. and run for about an hour. Admission is free. Concert-goers should bring their own blanket or chair.

Catie Curtis, a Saco native, will perform a benefit concert at the Georgetown Historical Society, 20 Bay Point Road, Georgetown, on Friday, Aug. 8 at 7 p.m. The concert will benefit the society’s archival activities. Tickets must be purchased in advance at the society or by mail, with a check made out to GHS, Box 441, Georgetown, ME 04548. Call 371-9200 for more information.

The Town of South Berwick will host its Hot Summer Nights Concert Series on Thursday evenings on the Central School lawn. Performers will include the Scharff Brothers on Aug. 7 and Chris Way Music on Aug. 14. PB&J will perform at Spring Hill as part of the Lanternfest on Aug. 20. For more information, visit the Hot Summer Nights Concert Series on Facebook.

special interest

Leavitt Theatre, 259 Main St., Ogunquit, will host a summer silent film series with live music featuring comedies and dramas from the early days of cinema. Most screenings will be on Thursday evenings at 8 p.m., with 1924’s “Peter Pan” on Aug. 7 and “Charlie Chaplin Comedy Night” on Aug. 28. For more information, visit www.leavittheatre.com.

“At Home in the Victorian Era” will be on display at the Saco Museum through Nov. 9, featuring an examination of the Victorian home and its furnishings.

“A Midsummer Night’s Dream” will be presented by the Maine State Ballet Aug. 8-16 at the Maine State Ballet Theater in Falmouth. Biddeford resident Emily Belanger, Aubrey Bartlett of Kennebunk and Alyssa Bryan of Waterboro will be among the cast of nearly 70 dancers. The show runs on Thursday and Friday evenings at 7 p.m. and Saturdays at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. through Aug. 16. Maine State Ballet Theater is located at 348 U.S. Route 1, Falmouth. Tickets can be purchased at www.mainestateballet.org by phone at 781-3587. For more information, visit www.mainestateballet.org.

Poetry Rocks with Dave Morrison will be presented by The Maine Writers & Publishers Alliance on Wednesday, Aug. 13 at 6 p.m. in Portland, as part of the Friends of Congress Square Park’s summer series. Morris delivers his poems over simple looping guitar grooves. Visit www.mainewriters.org for more information.

auditions

Sanford Maine Stage is holding auditions for its upcoming murder mystery dinner show, “The Man Who Thought He Was Sherlock Holmes,” by Robert Mattson, which is to be performed at The Crabby Bear Restaurant in Acton on Oct. 4. The theater is seeking 4-5 men between the ages of 20-50 and three to four women between the ages of 20-50. For more information, contact Mary Stair at [email protected] or 324-8227 or visit the Sanford Maine Stage Facebook page. Rehearsals will start the first week of September.