THEATER

“The Addams Family,” will show at the Ogunquit Playhouse Oct. 1-26. Visit ogunquitplayhouse.org for ticket information.

“Bobbi-Jo’s Shotgun Wedding & Reception,” a dinner show, will be presented at the Biddeford Eagles, 57 Birch St., Biddeford, on Saturday, Oct. 4. Doors open at 6:30 p.m.; show starts promptly at 7 p.m. Tickets are $20 per person for dinner and the show, with proceeds to benefit Ever After Mustang Rescue of Biddeford. Contact [email protected] for tickets. A cash bar will be available.

“Avenue Q” a comedic adult coming-of-age story featuring actors and puppets, will show at the Lyric Music Theater, 176 Sawyer St., South Portland, through Oct. 4. This show, which contains explicit lyrics and language, won Tony Awards for Best Book, Musical Score in 2004. Regular shows are Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m. Call 799-1421 or email [email protected]. Visit www.lyricmusictheater.org for more information.

“The Rainmaker” will show at the Good Theater in the St. Lawrence Arts Center, 76 Congress St., Portland, Oct. 1-19. Performance times are Wednesdays and Thursdays at 7 p.m.; Fridays at 7:30 p.m.; Satruday at 3 and 7:30 p.m.; and Sundays at 2 p.m. Call 885-5883 or visit www.goodtheater.com for more information.

ART

“Sacred Partners,” a series of artwork by Maine artist Debra Bickford, will be on display at the University of New England’s Biddeford Campus Center from Oct. 4 through Nov. 1. An artist’s reception will be held on Friday, Oct. 10 from 5-7 p.m. The exhibit is free and open to the public. UNE’s Campus Center is located at 11 Hills Beach Road, Biddeford. Hours are Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. For more information, contact Diane Noble by email at [email protected] or 284-6394.

“Fun Fakes and Funky Findings,” a showing of the jewelry art of Diane Terragni as well as her hand-dyed yarns, will be featured during October at the Just us Chickens Gallery, 16 A Shapleigh Road, Kittery. The opening for this event will be Friday, Oct. 3 from 4-7 p.m., with refreshments. Call 439-4209 or visit www.justuschickens.net for more information.

Maine Women in the Arts will host its annual Fall Fine Arts Show ”“ Big & Small, from Oct. 3-5, at the Masonic Hall, Temple Street, Kennebunkport, featuring all original paintings, with tabletop small-size paintings as well as larger art. Show hours are 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 3; 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 4; and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 5. A public opening reception on Friday, Oct. 3 will be from 5-7 p.m. No admission charge. Parking available behind the hall.

“TIME,” an exhibition of Ingunn Milla Joergensen’s paintings of Maine barns, along with some abstract pieces, will show at The Gallery at the Grand, 1 Chase Hil Road, Kennebunk, through Oct. 5 and is available for viewing daily from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

“Andrew Wyeth: The Linda L. Bean Collection” will show through Oct. 31 at the Ogunquit Museum of American Art in Ogunquit. This collection celebrates the art of Andrew Wyeth, one of Maine’s best-known painters, through a collection assembled by Linda Bean of the L.L. Bean family of Freeport.

“MATTER,” Amy Stacey Curtis’ eighth of nine solo-biennial exhibits of interactive installation, is nine large-in-scope works throughout 24,000 square feet of Parsonfield’s Robinson Mill, 10 Mill St. As with Curtis’ previous “solo biennials,” each installation has instructions for audience participation. MATTER will be open for participation Oct. 4-24 with an opening on Saturday, Oct. 4 from 2-5 p.m. Regular hours will be daily from noon to 5 p.m., with free admission, donations accepted. For more information, visit www.amystaceycurtis.com or call 838-3390. Curtis will discuss her work at the Ogunquit Museum of American Art, on Saturday, Oct. 18 at 10 a.m. Her solo exhibit, “Amy Stacey Curtis: Drawings,” will show at the museum through Oct. 31.

MUSIC

Concert pianist Laura Kargul, who is celebrating her 25th year on the faculty of the University of Southern Maine, will perform three works at the Sanford-Springvale Historical Museum, Friday, Oct. 10 at the Historical Museum, 505 Main St., Springvale. Admission for adults and seniors is $15. There is no charge for persons 21 and under. Tickets may be reserved by calling 324-2797 or purchased at the door the evening of the concert. Doors open at 6:45 p.m., and the concert begins at 7:30 p.m.

Gypsy jazz trio Ameranouche will perform at the First Parish Federated Church, 150 Main St., South Berwick, on Oct. 4 at 7 p.m. The series will continue on Saturday, Oct. 25 with La Madeleine, and then Nov. 22 with singer-songwriter Caroline Cotter with special guest Julie Dougherty. For advance reservations, call 450-8746.

SPECIAL INTEREST

The Maine State Ballet will present Stravinsky’s “The Firebird” and the “Bach Concerti” on the weekends of Oct. 10 and Oct. 17. The two ballets have been choreographed by Linda MacArthur Miele. “The Firebird” is a dramatic piece featuring Elizabeth Dragoni in the title role, while “Bach Concerti” is a series of four selections featuring more formal, classical choreography for more than 20 dancers. Among them is Waterboro resident Alyssa Bryan. The show runs on Friday evenings at 7 p.m. and Saturdays at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. through Saturday, Oct. 18. All performances take place at the Maine State Ballet Theater, 348 U.S. Route 1, Falmouth. Tickets are on sale online at www.mainestateballet.org or via phone at 781-3587. For more information, visit www.mainestateballet.org.

A film screening of “Service,” an episode of Craft In America, part of the PBS veterans initiative Stories of Service, will be hosted by the Maine Crafts Association at Engine, Main Street, Biddeford, on Thursday, Oct. 9 at 6 p.m. Doors open at 5:45 p.m. The showing is free, but reservations are recommended. Email [email protected] or call 370-9130.

“The Man Who Thought He Was Sherlock Holmes,” an audience participation murder mystery dinner, written by Robert Mattson, will show at The Crabby Bear Restaurant, 1076 Route 109, Acton, on Oct. 4. The bar will open at 5:30 p.m., and dinner begins at 6:30 p.m. Reservations required. Contact [email protected] or Scott Davis at Crabby Bear, 636-4510 or 324-8227.

Maine FabLab, a program of Engine, is holding an open house to celebrate national MFG Day 2014 on Oct. 3 from 3-6 p.m. at 265 Main St. in downtown Biddeford. MFG Day is an initiative supported by a group of industry sponsors and co-producers designed to amplify the voice of individual manufacturers and coordinate a collective chorus of manufacturers with common concerns and challenges, according to a release from Engine. Visitors can see the lab’s digital fabrication equipment in action, including two Makerbot 3D printers and the lab’s new desktop CNC milling machine. Local manufacturers holding tours during the MFG Day include Saco River Dyehouse from 3-5 p.m.; Arundel Machine Tool from 9 a.m. to noon; and Volk Packaging from 9-11 a.m. Pratt & Whitney will schedule tours by appointment. For more information, contact Tammy Ackerman, [email protected] 370-9130.

“Project Unspeakable” will be performed at The New School, 38 York St., Kennebunk, on Friday, Oct. 3 at 7 p.m. The play was inspired by James Douglass’ book, “JFK and the Unspeakable: Why He Died and Why It Matters.” It will be performed by 12 volunteer readers, sometimes taking several parts. Visit www.projectunspeakable.com for more information about the show. The performance is free, though donations are welcome, and a discussion about the play will follow, ending at about 9 p.m. Volunteer readers are also invited to learn parts and participate. Volunteers can come to the school at 6 p.m. and will be assigned a part at that time. For more information, contact Randy Kehler, 413-624-8858 or [email protected].

Victory Dance, an evening of swing dancing, will take place at the Waterhouse Center on Main Street in Kennebunk on Saturday, Oct. 4, in correlation with the Brick Store Museum’s ongoing exhibit, “Vitamin V: How Food Fought the Second World War.” Group swing dance lessons will start at 5:30 p.m., and guests are invited to dance until 9 p.m. to the live, big-band music of the New Legacy Swing Band. A raffle, photo booth and mini museum displays will be part of the evening and admission to the museum is included. Guests are also invited to sport their 1940s-era style for a “Best-Retro-Dressed” Competition. Visit www.brickstoremuseum.org or call 985-4802 for further information. 

“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.

AUDITIONS

Casting is underway for a new reality show, “Lost in Love,” featuring people who are seeking to reconnect with “the one who got away.” Applicants should be, or appear to be, between the ages of 21-35. Those chosen for the show will get an all-expenses-paid journey to find a lost love. Email [email protected] or call 818-666-3606 for more information.

The Voices in Harmony choirs are currently accepting new members of all ages for the fall session. The Children’s Choir (grades 4-8) and Mixed Choir (high school through adults) start rehearsing in September, while the Little Voices (ages kindergarten through third grades) and the auditioned all-female Jazz Choir “Inner Voices” begins in October. All choirs will combine in concert on Dec. 14, and concert tickets will once again help a local charity. To participate, visit www.voicesinharmonychoirs.com or call 282-3361.

The Academy of Dance, 25 River Road in Biddeford, is holding auditions for children in the community who are interested in participating in its amateur production of “The Nutcracker” this December. Call 283-1662 for more information.