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.

“Legally Blonde” will show at the Arundel Barn Playhouse, 53 Old Post Road, Arundel, through Aug. 16. Visit arundelbarnplayhouse.com for tickets.

“BINGO: The Winning Musical” will show at Biddeford’s City Theater for a limited, two-week engagement, opening Aug. 22-31, with shows Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m. “BINGO” is an interactive musical comedy with bingo games and real prizes as part of the show. Tickets available at www.citytheater.org or 282-0849.

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

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 tickets, call 294-2995 or visit http://www.myotc.org.

“The Marvelous Wonderettes,” a jukebox show featuring hits of the 1950s and ’60s, will show at Arundel Barn Playhouse, Aug. 19-30, with performances Tuesday through Saturday evenings at 8 p.m. and Wednesday matinees at 2 p.m. For tickets, call 985-5552 or visit www.arundelbarnplayhouse.com.

“The Trip to Bountiful” will show at Hackmatack Playhouse on Wednesday, Aug. 20 through Saturday, Aug. 30. Tickets are available online at www.hackmatack.org or by phone, 698-1807.

ART

“River, Lake, Ocean: Inspired by a Body of Water,” a themed exhibition of quilts, is on exhibit at the Dyer Community Gallery at the Dyer Library on Main Street in Saco through August.

Sea Water Studio on Ogunquit Beach is set for Tuesday, Aug. 19 from 10 a.m. to noon. Join local artists for a summer watercolor painting retreat. This is a free program, but participants must pre-register. For information or to register, call 337-2900 or email [email protected]

The varied photography of Kittery resident Bill Moore will be featured during the month of August at Just Us Chickens Gallery, 16A Shapleigh Road (Route 236) in Kittery. Visit www.justuschickens.net or call 439-4209 for more information.

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, through Aug. 21. This program is recommended for children ages 5-12 and their caregivers. 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.

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 causes the group supports. Tickets will be available at the door or by calling 432-6968. For more information, email [email protected].

The flute and guitar duo of Peter Bloom and Mark Leighton will perform chamber music by Schubert, Giuliani and others on Sunday, Aug. 17, at 3 p.m. at the West Kennebunk United Methodist Church as part of its Concerts in West K series. Admission is by donation. The church is located at 160 Alfred Road in West Kennebunk. For more information, contact Paul Wells at 985-2831.

Elements: Books Coffee Beer, Main Street, Biddeford, announces its upcoming performers and events in August: Deer Creek, acoustic folk/jazz/blues fusion duo, tonight, Thursday, Aug. 14 at 8 p.m.; October Road, an acoustic folk/rock duo, Friday, Aug. 15 at 8 p.m.; Beevermccain, an electric guitar and vibraphone duo with vocals, Sunday, Aug. 17 at 1 p.m.; Jim Gallant, folk singer/songwriter and guitarist, Tuesday, Aug. 19 at 8 p.m.

The Portland Symphony Orchestra will perform a free concert on Sunday, Aug. 17 at 7 p.m. at the Wells Reserve at Laudholm, in celebration of the PSO’s 90th anniversary. The “Tune-Up Maine Free Chamber Concert Series” features a specially selected ensemble performing works by Beethoven, Mozart and others. For more information, visit www.portlandsymphony.org.

The summer concert series at Wells Harbor Park will take place on Saturdays through Aug. 30. 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 1 to 11/2 hours. On Aug. 16, The Spectras will perform rock, R&B and soul. Admission is free. For more information, call 646-5596 or email [email protected].

VentiCordi Chamber Music will perform tonight, Thursday, Aug. 14 at 7:30 p.m. at South Congregational Church, 2 North St., Kennebunkport. Visit www.VentiCordi.com or call 286-6688 for tickets and information.

A classical concert series will take place at the Franciscan Guest House Auditorium, 26 Beach Ave., Kennebunk, featuring Danute Mileika, mezzo-soprano, on Aug. 16 to benefit the Franciscan monastery. For more information, call 967-4865 or visit www.franciscanguesthouse.com.

The Town of South Berwick will host its Hot Summer Nights Concert Series on Thursday evenings on the Central School lawn. Performers will include Chris Way Music tonight, 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.

other

Pecha Kucha night at River Tree Arts, 35 Western Ave., Kennebunk, will be Aug. 21 with doors opening at 6:30 p.m. The series of 10 brief presentations start at 7:20 p.m.

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. “Georgia O’Keefe” will be shown on Aug. 20, followed by “The Mystery of Henry Darger” on Aug. 27. Darger (1892-1973) was a writer who worked as a custodian in Chicago. He was not known as an artist until after his death, when his art work was discovered among his possessions.The gallery is located at 1 Bourne Lane, Ogunquit.

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 “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 Saturday, Aug. 16. All performances take place at the Maine State Ballet Theater located at 348 U.S. Route 1, Falmouth. Tickets are on sale online at www.mainestateballet.org or through calling the theater at 781-3587. For more information, visit www.mainestateballet.org.

The five-person 49th Parallel Dance Company, based in New York City and Vancouver, Canada, will present a new mixed program, “Pathways,” on Aug. 23 at the Saco River Theatre, 29 Salmon Falls Road, Bar Mills, at 7:30 p.m. Visit www.sacorivertheatre.org or call 929-6472 for tickets.

Cirque du Soleil will present “Varekai,” written and directed by Dominic Champagne, at the Cross Center Arena (formerly the Civic Center) in Portland on Sept. 3. This production pays tribute to the nomadic soul, to the spirit and art of the circus tradition, with an international cast of 50.

auditions

The Tri City Community Chorus invites any singers interested in joining to a vocal screening for all voice parts Monday, Aug. 18, at the Masonic Hall, third floor of the Saco & Biddeford Savings Institution, 252 Main St., Saco; entrance and parking in the rear. E-mail Director Matt Murray at [email protected] to schedule a time, or call him at 450-3295. Rehearsals for the fall/winter semester will begin on Monday, Aug. 25.

Auditions are being accepted for the short film, “The Owl,” to be directed by author Jeremy Robinson and Ken Dodge. The movie will be shot this fall, Oct. 17-19 in Portsmouth, N.H. and will be premiered locally, shown at film festivals around the world and used as a launch pad for a feature length film. Being sought are a middle aged man and woman, a 20-something man and a girl, age 10”“14, who can display a wide range of emotions. Virtual auditions can be submitted via e-mail up until Sept. 6. In-person auditions will be scheduled for Sept. 6 in Portsmouth. For the full casting call and detailed audition information, visit http://bit.ly/owl-casting.

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.